WEC

WEC 38: Varner vs. Cerrone

Completed San Diego, United States 10 bouts

Key takeaways

  • Jamie Varner beat Donald Cerrone by split decision in the main event.
  • Urijah Faber beat Jens Pulver by submission in the co-main event.
  • Seven of the ten results came early: four knockouts and three submissions.

Main card

JV ✓

Jamie Varner vs Donald Cerrone

Split decision R5 1:48
Donald Cerrone
JP

Jens Pulver vs Urijah Faber

Submission R1 1:34
Urijah Faber ✓
DV ✓

Danillo Villefort vs Mike Campbell

Knockout R1 3:53
MC
Jose Aldo ✓

Jose Aldo vs Rolando Perez

Knockout R1 4:15
RP
Benson Henderson ✓

Benson Henderson vs Anthony Njokuani

Submission R2 0:42
AN
EG ✓

Edgar Garcia vs Hiromitsu Miura

Knockout R1 1:18
HM
DC ✓

Dominick Cruz vs Ian McCall

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
IM
SJ ✓

Scott Jorgensen vs Frank Gomez

Submission R1 1:09
FG
JL ✓

Jesse Lennox vs Blas Avena

Knockout R2 0:41
BA
CV ✓

Charlie Valencia vs Seth Dikun

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
SD
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Results

Main and co-main events

Jamie Varner beat Donald Cerrone by split decision after five rounds in the main event of WEC 38 at the San Diego. In the co-main event, Urijah Faber beat Jens Pulver by submission at 1:34 of round one.

How the card was decided

Across the ten bouts that produced a result, four ended by knockout, three by submission and three on the judges' scorecards — seven stoppages in ten fights. One of the three decisions divided the judges.

Finishes and fight times

The quickest finish belonged to Scott Jorgensen, who stopped Frank Gomez at 1:09 of round one, and five of the seven finishes came inside the opening round. The longest was Benson Henderson's submission of Anthony Njokuani, 5 minutes and 42 seconds in. End to end, the ten fights filled one hour and 15 minutes of cage time.