UFC 95
UFC 95: Sanchez vs. Stevenson was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) on February 21, 2009 at The O2 Arena in London, England. It was broadcast live for viewers in Europe and Canada and later tape delayed for U.S. viewers on Spike. The bout was headlined by season one and two winners of The Ultimate Fighter.
Results
Preliminary card
* Welterweight bout: England Paul Kelly vs. United States Troy Mandaloniz
Kelly defeated Mandaloniz via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–28). This bout aired on the live broadcast following the Sanchez vs. Stevenson fight.
* Heavyweight bout: South Africa Neil Grove vs. United States Mike Ciesnolevicz
Ciesnolevicz defeated Grove via submission (heel hook) at 1:03 of round 1. This bout aired last on the live broadcast following the Kelly vs. Mandaloniz fight.
* Lightweight bout: Sweden Per Eklund vs. United States Evan Dunham
Dunham defeated Eklund via TKO (punches) at 2:14 of round 1. This bout aired on the live broadcast following the Hardy vs. Markham fight.
* Heavyweight bout: Brazil Junior dos Santos vs. Netherlands Stefan Struve
dos Santos defeated Struve via TKO (punches) at 0:54 of round 1. This bout aired on the live broadcast following the Maia vs. Sonnen fight.
* Lightweight bout: England Terry Etim vs. United States Brian Cobb
Etim defeated Cobb via TKO (Strikes) at 0:10 of round 2. This bout aired on the live broadcast following the Marquardt vs. Gouveia fight.
Main card
* Welterweight bout: United States Josh Koscheck vs. Brazil Paulo Thiago
Thiago defeated Koscheck via KO (Uppercut) at 3:29 of round 1.
* Middleweight bout: Brazil Demian Maia vs. United States Chael Sonnen
Maia defeated Sonnen via submission (triangle choke) at 2:37 of round 1.
* Middleweight bout: United States Nate Marquardt vs. Brazil Wilson Gouveia
Marquardt defeated Gouveia via TKO (Strikes) at 3:10 of round 3.
* Welterweight bout: England Dan Hardy vs. United States Rory Markham
Hardy defeated Markham via KO (punch) at 1:09 of round 1.
* Lightweight bout: United States Diego Sanchez vs. United States Joe Stevenson
Sanchez defeated Stevenson via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 29–28).
* Fight of the Night: United States Diego Sanchez vs. United States Joe Stevenson
* Knockout of the Night: Brazil Paulo Thiago
* Submission of the Night: Brazil Demian Maia
Notes
- Mike Ciesnolevicz replaced Justin McCully
- Brian Cobb replaced Justin Buchholz who suffered from staph infection
- Evan Dunham replaced David Baron
As with UFC 91, every bout was aired on the broadcast due to the speed of the main card bouts.
