WEC

WEC 41: Brown vs. Faber 2

Completed Sleep Train Arena, Sacramento, United States 10 bouts

Key takeaways

  • Mike Brown beat Urijah Faber by unanimous decision in the main event.
  • Jose Aldo beat Cub Swanson by knockout in the co-main event.
  • Seven of the ten results came early: one knockout and six submissions.

Main card

MB ✓

Mike Brown vs Urijah Faber

Unanimous decision R5 5:00
Urijah Faber
CS

Cub Swanson vs Jose Aldo

Knockout R1 0:08
Jose Aldo ✓
Donald Cerrone ✓

Donald Cerrone vs James Krause

Submission R1 4:38
JK
JP

Jens Pulver vs Josh Grispi

Submission R1 0:33
JG ✓
MG ✓

Manvel Gamburyan vs John Franchi

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
JF
RR ✓

Rafael Rebello vs Kyle Dietz

Submission R1 1:55
KD
MC

Mike Campbell vs Anthony Pettis

Submission R1 1:49
AP ✓
SJ

Scott Jorgensen vs Antonio Banuelos

Split decision R3 5:00
AB ✓
FG ✓

Frank Gomez vs Noah Thomas

Submission R2 3:12
NT
RP

Rolando Perez vs Seth Dikun

Submission R1 2:30
SD ✓
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Results

Main and co-main events

Mike Brown beat Urijah Faber by unanimous decision after five rounds in the main event of WEC 41 at the Sleep Train Arena in Sacramento. In the co-main event, Jose Aldo beat Cub Swanson by knockout after 8 seconds.

How the card was decided

Across the ten bouts that produced a result, one ended by knockout, six 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 Jose Aldo, who stopped Cub Swanson after 8 seconds, and six of the seven finishes came inside the opening round. The longest was Frank Gomez's submission of Noah Thomas, 8 minutes and 12 seconds in. End to end, the ten fights filled one hour and 15 minutes of cage time.