WEC

WEC 53: Henderson vs. Pettis

Completed Jobing.com Arena, Glendale, United States 11 bouts

Key takeaways

  • Anthony Pettis beat Benson Henderson by unanimous decision in the main event.
  • Dominick Cruz beat Scott Jorgensen by unanimous decision in the co-main event.
  • Six of the eleven results came early: three knockouts and three submissions.
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Main card

Benson Henderson

Benson Henderson vs Anthony Pettis

Unanimous decision R5 5:00
AP ✓
SJ

Scott Jorgensen vs Dominick Cruz

Unanimous decision R5 5:00
DC ✓
CH

Chris Horodecki vs Donald Cerrone

Submission R2 2:43
Donald Cerrone ✓
BP

Bart Palaszewski vs Kamal Shalorus

Split decision R3 5:00
KS ✓
DD ✓

Danny Downes vs Zhang Tiequan

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
ZT
JV

Jamie Varner vs Shane Roller

Submission R1 3:55
SR ✓
IM

Ivan Menjivar vs Brad Pickett

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
BP ✓
EW ✓

Eddie Wineland vs Ken Stone

Knockout R1 2:11
KS
DC ✓

Danny Castillo vs Will Kerr

Knockout R1 1:25
WK
RL

Ricardo Lamas vs Iuri Alcantara

Knockout R1 3:26
IA ✓
CC

Chris Cariaso vs Renan Barao

Submission R1 3:47
RB ✓
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Results

Main and co-main events

Anthony Pettis beat Benson Henderson by unanimous decision after five rounds in the main event of WEC 53 at the Jobing.com Arena in Glendale. The co-main event also went to the scorecards: Dominick Cruz beat Scott Jorgensen after five rounds.

How the card was decided

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

Finishes and fight times

The quickest finish belonged to Danny Castillo, who stopped Will Kerr at 1:25 of round one, and five of the six finishes came inside the opening round. The longest was Donald Cerrone's submission of Chris Horodecki, 7 minutes and 43 seconds in. End to end, the eleven fights filled one hour and 57 minutes of cage time.

Countries, weight classes and broadcast

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