UFC 144 Results – Winners & Highlights

Event: UFC 144: Edgar vs. Henderson
Date: Sun., Feb. 26, 2012
Venue: Saitama Super Arena
Location: Saitama, Japan
Total Fights: 12

UFC 144 featured a fight card with numerous finishes, with a main event war between Benson Henderson and Frankie Edgar. UFC 144 happend on Sunday, February 26, 2012. The main card kicked off at 2:00 PM ET and didn’t wrap up until around 4:00 PM ET. This event had 12 fights. In the co-main event, Benson Henderson defeated Frankie Edgar via Decision (Unanimous) in round 5.

UFC 144 results

Starting from the first fight ending with the main event. Here is a full list of results from UFC 144. Be sure to check out UFC 144 bonuses and payouts.

Issei Tamura def. Tiequan Zhang via KO (Punch) – Round 2, 0:33
Chris Cariaso def. Takeya Mizugaki via Decision (Unanimous) – Round 3, 5:00
Riki Fukuda def. Steve Cantwell via Decision (Unanimous) – Round 3, 5:00
Vaughan Lee def. Norifumi Yamamoto via Submission (Armbar) – Round 3, 4:29
Takanori Gomi def. Eiji Mitsuoka via TKO (Punches) – Round 2, 2:21
Anthony Pettis def. Joe Lauzon via KO (Head Kick and Punches) – Round 1, 1:21
Hatsu Hioki def. Bart Palaszewski via Decision (Unanimous) – Round 3, 5:00
Tim Boetsch def. Yushin Okami via TKO (Punches) – Round 3, 0:54
Jake Shields def. Yoshihiro Akiyama via Decision (Unanimous) – Round 3, 5:00
Mark Hunt def. Cheick Kongo via TKO (Punches) – Round 1, 2:11
Ryan Bader def. Quinton Jackson via Decision (Unanimous) – Round 3, 5:00
Benson Henderson def. Frankie Edgar via Decision (Unanimous) – Round 5, 5:00

‘Edgar vs. Henderson’ complete results

Issei Tamura vs. Tiequan Zhang
Issei Tamura defeated Tiequan Zhang by KO (Punch) at 0:33 in round 2.

Chris Cariaso vs. Takeya Mizugaki
Chris Cariaso pulled out a win against Takeya Mizugaki in round 3 by Decision (Unanimous).

Riki Fukuda vs. Steve Cantwell
Riki Fukuda bested Steve Cantwell in round 3 at Decision (Unanimous).

Vaughan Lee vs. Norifumi Yamamoto
Vaughan Lee got the victory over Norifumi Yamamoto by Submission (Armbar) in round 1 at 4:29.

Takanori Gomi vs. Eiji Mitsuoka
The fifth bout ended at 2:21 of round 2 with Takanori Gomi defeating Eiji Mitsuoka by TKO (Punches).

Anthony Pettis vs. Joe Lauzon
Joe Lauzon lost to Anthony Pettis at 1:21 of round 1 via 1.

Hatsu Hioki vs. Bart Palaszewski
Hatsu Hioki got the better of Bart Palaszewski and won by Decision (Unanimous) in round 3 at 5:00.

Tim Boetsch vs. Yushin Okami
Tim Boetsch beat Yushin Okami by TKO (Punches) at 0:54 of round 3.

Jake Shields vs. Yoshihiro Akiyama
Jake Shields won in round 3 at 5:00 by Decision (Unanimous); Leon Roberts was the third man in the Octagon.

Mark Hunt vs. Cheick Kongo
Mark Hunt battled Cheick Kongo and took the win by TKO (Punches) in round 1 at 2:11.

Ryan Bader vs. Quinton Jackson
The night’s co-main event ended at 5:00 of round 3 with Ryan Bader defeating Quinton Jackson by Decision (Unanimous).

Benson Henderson vs. Frankie Edgar
In the main event, Benson Henderson defeated Frankie Edgar by Decision (Unanimous) in round 5.

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