The Ultimate Fighter 16 Finale Results – Winners & Highlights

Event: The Ultimate Fighter 16 Finale: Team Carwin vs. Team Nelson
Date: Sat., Dec. 15, 2012
Venue: Hard Rock Hotel and Casino
Location: Las Vegas, Nevada
Total Fights: 11

The Ultimate Fighter 16 Finale featured a fight card with numerous finishes, with a main event showdown between Roy Nelson and Matt Mitrione. The Ultimate Fighter 16 Finale happend on Saturday, December 15, 2012. The main card kicked off at 12:30 PM ET and didn’t wrap up until around 2:30 PM ET. This event had 11 fights. In the co-main event, Roy Nelson defeated Matt Mitrione via TKO (Punches) in round 1.

The Ultimate Fighter 16 Finale results

Starting from the first fight ending with the main event. Here is a full list of results from The Ultimate Fighter 16 Finale. Be sure to check out The Ultimate Fighter 16 Finale bonuses and payouts.

Tim Elliott def. Jared Papazian via Decision (Unanimous) – Round 3, 5:00
Mike Rio def. John Cofer via Submission (Armbar) – Round 3, 4:11
Hugo Viana def. Reuben Duran via KO (Punch) – Round 1, 4:05
T.J. Waldburger def. Nick Catone via Submission (Triangle Choke) – Round 3, 1:04
Rustam Khabilov def. Vinc Pichel via KO (Suplex and Punches) – Round 1, 2:15
Johnny Bedford def. Marcos Vinicius Borges Pancini via KO (Punches) – Round 2, 1:00
Mike Pyle def. James Head via TKO (Knee and Punches) – Round 1, 1:55
Dustin Poirier def. Jonathan Brookins via Submission (Brabo Choke) – Round 1, 4:15
Pat Barry def. Shane del Rosario via KO (Punches) – Round 2, 0:26
Colton Smith def. Mike Ricci via Decision (Unanimous) – Round 3, 5:00
Roy Nelson def. Matt Mitrione via TKO (Punches) – Round 1, 2:58

‘Team Carwin vs. Team Nelson’ complete results

Tim Elliott vs. Jared Papazian
Tim Elliott defeated Jared Papazian by Decision (Unanimous) at 5:00 in round 3.

Mike Rio vs. John Cofer
Mike Rio pulled out a win against John Cofer in round 3 by Submission (Armbar).

Hugo Viana vs. Reuben Duran
Hugo Viana bested Reuben Duran in round 1 at KO (Punch).

T.J. Waldburger vs. Nick Catone
T.J. Waldburger got the victory over Nick Catone by Submission (Triangle Choke) in round 2 at 1:04.

Rustam Khabilov vs. Vinc Pichel
The fifth bout ended at 2:15 of round 1 with Rustam Khabilov defeating Vinc Pichel by KO (Suplex and Punches).

Johnny Bedford vs. Marcos Vinicius Borges Pancini
Marcos Vinicius Borges Pancini lost to Johnny Bedford at 1:00 of round 2 via 2.

Mike Pyle vs. James Head
Mike Pyle got the better of James Head and won by TKO (Knee and Punches) in round 1 at 1:55.

Dustin Poirier vs. Jonathan Brookins
Dustin Poirier beat Jonathan Brookins by Submission (Brabo Choke) at 4:15 of round 1.

Pat Barry vs. Shane del Rosario
Pat Barry won in round 2 at 0:26 by KO (Punches); Steve Mazzagatti was the third man in the Octagon.

Colton Smith vs. Mike Ricci
The night’s co-main event ended at 5:00 of round 3 with Colton Smith defeating Mike Ricci by Decision (Unanimous).

Roy Nelson vs. Matt Mitrione
In the main event, Roy Nelson defeated Matt Mitrione by TKO (Punches) in round 1.

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