WEC

WEC 40: Torres vs. Mizugaki

Completed UIC Pavilion, Chicago, United States 10 bouts

Key takeaways

  • Miguel Torres beat Takeya Mizugaki by unanimous decision in the main event.
  • Joseph Benavidez beat Jeff Curran by unanimous decision in the co-main event.
  • Three of the ten results came early: two knockouts and one submission.
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Main card

MT ✓

Miguel Torres vs Takeya Mizugaki

Unanimous decision R5 5:00
TM
JC

Jeff Curran vs Joseph Benavidez

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
Joseph Benavidez ✓
Benson Henderson ✓

Benson Henderson vs Shane Roller

Knockout R1 1:41
SR
RA ✓

Raphael Assuncao vs Jameel Massouh

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
JM
BP

Bart Palaszewski vs Anthony Njokuani

Knockout R2 0:27
AN ✓
IL

Ivan Lopez vs Dominick Cruz

Unanimous decision R3 3:24
DC ✓
WF ✓

Wagnney Fabiano vs Fredson Paixao

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
FP
EW

Eddie Wineland vs Rani Yahya

Submission R1 1:07
RY ✓
MT

Manny Tapia vs Akitoshi Tamura

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
AT ✓
MB

Mike Budnik vs Rafael Dias

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
RD ✓
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Results

Main and co-main events

Miguel Torres beat Takeya Mizugaki by unanimous decision after five rounds in the main event of WEC 40 at the UIC Pavilion in Chicago. The co-main event also went to the scorecards: Joseph Benavidez beat Jeff Curran after three rounds.

How the card was decided

Across the ten bouts that produced a result, two ended by knockout, one by submission and seven on the judges' scorecards — three stoppages in ten fights. Every decision was unanimous: not one result divided the judges.

Finishes and fight times

The quickest finish belonged to Rani Yahya, who stopped Eddie Wineland at 1:07 of round one, and two of the three finishes came inside the opening round. The longest was Anthony Njokuani's knockout of Bart Palaszewski, 5 minutes and 27 seconds in. End to end, the ten fights filled two hours and 2 minutes of cage time.

Countries, weight classes and broadcast

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