UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs Henderson Results

UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs Henderson
Nov 9, 2013
Goiania Arena
Goiania, Brazil

(click on fighter's name for detailed scouting report)

Main Card (Fox Sports 1/SN360 (Canada) – 8:00pm Eastern)
 

Light Heavyweights (five rounds): 
Vitor Belfort – 204 lbs (23-10, #4 ranked middleweight) vs Dan Henderson – 204 lbs (29-10, #5 ranked light heavyweight)
– Belfort wins via KO (head kick) – Round 1 – KNOCKOUT OF THE NIGHT

Middleweights:
Cezar 'Mutante' Ferreira – 185 lbs (4-2) vs Daniel Sarafian – 186 lbs (9-3)
– Ferreira wins via split decision (28-29, 30-27, 30-28)
 

Light Heavyweights:
Rafael 'Feijao' Cavalcante – 205 lbs (11-4, 1NC) vs Igor Pokrajac – 204 lbs (25-10, 1NC) 
– Cavalcante wins via submission (tap out due to strikes) – Round 1

Welterweights:
Paulo Thiago – 170 lbs (15-5) vs Brandon Thatch – 170 lbs (10-1)
– Thatch wins via submission (tap out due to strikes) – Round 1

Welterweights:
Santiago Ponzinibbio – 171 lbs (18-1) vs Ryan LaFlare – 170 lbs (8-0)
– LaFlare wins via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Featherweights:
Rony Jason – 146 lbs (18-1) vs Jeremy Stephens – 146 lbs (21-9)
– Stephens via KO (head kick) – Round 1

Prelims (Facebook/UFC.tv – 6:00pm Eastern)
 

Featherweights:
Godofredo Pepey – 146 lbs (10-2) vs Sam Sicilia – 146 lbs (11-3)
– Sicilia wins via TKO (punches) – Round 1 
 

Middleweights:
Thiago Perpetuo  – 185 lbs (9-2-1) vs Omari Akhmedov – 182 lbs (11-0)
– Akhmedov wins via KO (punches) – Round 1 – FIGHT OF THE NIGHT
 

Lightweights:
Thiago Tavares – 156 lbs (21-5-1) vs Justin Salas – 155 lbs (11-4)
– Tavares wins via submission (rear naked choke) – Round 1
 

Lightweights:
Adriano Martins – 155 lbs (24-6)  vs Daron Cruickshank – 155 lbs (13-3)
– Martins wins via submission (straight armbar) – Round 2 – SUBMISSION OF THE NIGHT
 

Flyweights:
Jose Maria – 126 lbs (33-4, 2NC)  vs Dustin Ortiz – 125 lbs (11-2)
– Ortiz wins via TKO (punches) – Round 3