UFC 97

Date: Sat 18 Apr · 23:00 UTC
Venue: Bell Centre; Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Bouts: 12; 1 title fight
Finishes: 5 of 12; 3 KO/TKO · 2 sub
Bonuses: Sam Stout vs. Matt Wiman; FOTN

Full results

Main Card

Anderson Silva BRA · 25-4-0 record going in: 25-4-0
def.
Thales Leites BRA · 14-1-0 record going in: 14-1-0
Decision (unanimous) Round 5 5:00 Middleweight Title fight
Sam Stout CAN · 13-5-1 record going in: 13-5-1
def.
Matt Wiman USA · 10-4-0 record going in: 10-4-0
Decision (unanimous) Round 3 5:00 Lightweight
Maurício Rua BRA · 17-3-0 record going in: 17-3-0
def.
Chuck Liddell USA · 21-6-0 record going in: 21-6-0
TKO (punches) Round 1 4:28 Light Heavyweight
Krzysztof Soszynski POL · 21-9-1 record going in: 21-9-1
def.
Brian Stann USA · 6-1-0 record going in: 6-1-0
Submission (kimura) Round 1 3:53 Light Heavyweight
Cheick Kongo FRA · 13-4-1 record going in: 13-4-1
def.
Antoni Hardonk NLD · 8-4-0 record going in: 8-4-0
TKO (punches) Round 2 2:29 Heavyweight
Luiz Cane BRA · 10-1-0 record going in: 10-1-0
def.
Steve Cantwell USA · 7-1-0 record going in: 7-1-0
Decision (unanimous) Round 3 5:00 Light Heavyweight

Prelims

Denis Kang CAN · 31-11-1 record going in: 31-11-1
def.
Xavier Foupa-Pokam FRA · 19-9-0 record going in: 19-9-0
Decision (unanimous) Round 3 5:00 Middleweight
Nate Quarry USA · 10-3-0 record going in: 10-3-0
def.
Jason MacDonald CAN · 21-11-0 record going in: 21-11-0
TKO (elbows) Round 1 2:27 Middleweight
Ed Herman USA · 16-7-0 record going in: 16-7-0
def.
David Loiseau CAN · 18-8-0 record going in: 18-8-0
Decision (unanimous) Round 3 5:00 Middleweight
Mark Bocek CAN · 6-2-0 record going in: 6-2-0
def.
David Bielkheden SWE · 13-6-0 record going in: 13-6-0
Submission (rear-naked choke) Round 1 4:57 Catchweight
T. J. Grant CAN · 13-2-0 record going in: 13-2-0
def.
Ryo Chonan JPN · 15-9-0 record going in: 15-9-0
Decision (split) Round 3 5:00 Welterweight
Eliot Marshall USA · 5-1-0 record going in: 5-1-0
def.
Vinny Magalhães BRA · 2-3-0 record going in: 2-3-0
Decision (unanimous) Round 3 5:00 Light Heavyweight

In brief

UFC 97 took place on 18 April 2009 at Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Main event: Anderson Silva def. Thales Leites (Decision (unanimous) · Round 5 5:00). Full results for all 12 fights on the card, with winner, method and round.