Results

Preliminary Card

Welterweight Bout: Nick Diaz vs. Drew Fickett

Diaz defeats Fickett by technical knockout (strikes) at 4:40 of round one.

Welterweight Bout: Karo Parisyan vs. Chris Lytle

Parisyan defeats Lytle by unanimous decision. All three judges scored the bout 30-27 for Parisyan.

Middleweight Bout: David Loiseau vs. Gideon Ray

Loiseau defeats Ray by technical knockout (doctor stoppage) at the end of round one.

Heavyweight Bout: Mike Kyle vs. James Irvin

Kyle defeats Irvin by knockout (punches) at 1:55 of round one.

Main Card

Heavyweight Bout: Paul Buentello vs. Justin Eilers

Buentello defeats Eilers by knockout (punches) at 3:34 of round one.

Middleweight Championship Bout: David Terrell vs. Evan Tanner

* For the vacant UFC Middleweight Championship belt

Evan Tanner defeats David Terrell by technical knockout (strikes) at 4:35 of round one. Tanner becomes the UFC Middleweight champion, and the first Middleweight champion since 2002. (See: List of UFC champions.)

Interim Heavyweight Championship Bout: Andrei Arlovski vs. Tim Sylvia

* For the Interim Heavyweight Championship belt

Andrei Arlovski defeats Tim Sylvia by submission (achilles lock) at :47 of round one. Arlovski becomes the Interim Heavyweight champion. The title is an interim championship due to the UFC Heavyweight Champion, Frank Mir, being seriously injured in a motorcycle accident and not able to defend the title against No. 1 contender, Andrei Arlovski.

Middleweight Bout: Phil Baroni vs. Pete Sell

In the evening's swing bout, Sell defeats Baroni by submission (guillotine choke) at 4:19 of round three.

Light Heavyweight Bout: Tito Ortiz vs. Vitor Belfort

In the main event of the evening, Tito Ortiz defeats Vitor Belfort by split decision. The judges scored the bout 29-28, 29-28, and 28-29 for Ortiz.