UFC 51

Date: Sat 5 Feb · 23:00 UTC
Venue: Mandalay Bay Events Center; Paradise, Nevada
Bouts: 9; 2 title fights
Finishes: 7 of 9; 5 KO/TKO · 2 sub
Bonuses: Tito Ortiz vs. Vitor Belfort; FOTN

Full results

Main Card

Tito Ortiz USA · 11-4-0 record going in: 11-4-0
def.
Vitor Belfort BRA · 12-4-0 record going in: 12-4-0
Decision (split) Round 3 5:00 Light Heavyweight
Pete Sell USA · 5-0-0 record going in: 5-0-0
def.
Phil Baroni USA · 5-4-0 record going in: 5-4-0
Submission (guillotine choke) Round 3 4:19 Middleweight
Andrei Arlovski BLR · 7-3-0 record going in: 7-3-0
def.
Tim Sylvia USA · 17-1-0 record going in: 17-1-0
Submission (ankle lock) Round 1 0:47 Heavyweight Title fight
Evan Tanner USA · 30-4-0 record going in: 30-4-0
def.
David Terrell USA · 5-1-0 record going in: 5-1-0
TKO (punches) Round 1 4:35 Middleweight Title fight
Paul Buentello USA · 19-8-0 record going in: 19-8-0
def.
Justin Eilers USA · 9-2-1 record going in: 9-2-1
KO (punches) Round 1 3:34 Heavyweight

Prelims

Mike Kyle USA · 8-3-0 record going in: 8-3-0
def.
James Irvin USA · 7-0-0 record going in: 7-0-0
KO (punches) Round 1 1:55 Heavyweight
David Loiseau CAN · 11-4-0 record going in: 11-4-0
def.
Gideon Ray USA · 7-1-1 record going in: 7-1-1
TKO (doctor stoppage) Round 1 5:00 Middleweight
Karo Parisyan USA · 12-3-0 record going in: 12-3-0
def.
Chris Lytle USA · 18-10-5 record going in: 18-10-5
Decision (unanimous) Round 3 5:00 Welterweight
Nick Diaz USA · 9-3-0 record going in: 9-3-0
def.
Drew Fickett USA · 24-2-0 record going in: 24-2-0
TKO (punches) Round 1 4:40 Welterweight

In brief

UFC 51 took place on 5 February 2005 at Mandalay Bay Events Center, Paradise, Nevada. Main event: Tito Ortiz def. Vitor Belfort (Decision (split) · Round 3 5:00). Full results for all 9 fights on the card, with winner, method and round.