UFC 41

History

UFC 41 featured two championship bouts, a Heavyweight Championship Bout between Ricco Rodriguez and Tim Sylvia, and a Lightweight Championship Bout between B.J. Penn and Caol Uno. The event also marked the return of Tank Abbott to the UFC. Ken Shamrock served as the color commentator for this card.

Results

|Heavyweight |Tim Sylvia |def. |Ricco Rodriguez (c) |TKO (punches) |1 |3:09 |For the UFC Heavyweight Championship. |Heavyweight |Frank Mir |def. |Tank Abbott |Submission (toe hold) |1 |0:46 | |Lightweight |B.J. Penn |vs. |Caol Uno |Draw (split) (48–46, 47–48, 48–48) |5 |5:00 |For the vacant UFC Lightweight Championship. Penn and Uno fought to a split draw after five rounds. Judges scored the bout 48–47 Uno, 48–46 Penn, and 48–48. This match was the final match of a 4-man tournament that took place over several cards to crown a new lightweight champion, the first round occurred on UFC 39. Without a definite outcome, the title remained vacant and eventually put the Lightweight division on hiatus. The Lightweight championship would be contested once again at UFC 64 and since then has become a permanent fixture in the UFC. |Middleweight |Matt Lindland |def. |Phil Baroni |Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) |3 |5:00 | |Heavyweight |Vladimir Matyushenko |def. |Pedro Rizzo |Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 30–27, 29–28) |3 |5:00 | |Lightweight |Din Thomas |def. |Matt Serra |Decision (split) |3 |5:00 |Thomas wins by split decision. Originally, Matt Serra had won by split decision. Further inspection revealed that Judge Doc Hamilton had transposed his scoring in the final round, accidentally giving Serra's column the winning score of ten instead of its intended slot to Thomas. Setting a precedent for the sport, the New Jersey State Athletic Control Board deemed the decision be reversed, and UFC president Dana White personally reported the change to Thomas and his team. |Heavyweight |Gan McGee |def. |Alexandre Dantas |TKO (punches) |1 |4:49 | |Lightweight |Yves Edwards |def. |Rich Clementi |Submission (rear-naked choke) |3 |4:07 |

Lightweight tournament bracket

| RD1-seed1=USA | RD1-seed2=USA | RD1-team1= B.J. Penn | RD1-team2= Matt Serra | RD1-score1=DU | RD1-score2= 3 | RD1-seed3=JP | RD1-seed4=USA | RD1-team3= Caol Uno | RD1-team4= Din Thomas | RD1-score3=DU | RD1-score4= 3 | RD2-seed1=USA | RD2-seed2=JPN | RD2-team1=B.J. Penn | RD2-team2= Caol Uno | RD2-score1=DS1 | RD2-score2=15:00

1 In UFC 41, B.J. Penn and Caol Uno had a split draw. (48-46, 47-48, 48-48). There was no champion.

Encyclopedia awards

The following fighters were honored in the October 2011 book titled UFC Encyclopedia.

• Fight of the Night: Matt Lindland vs. Phil Baroni
• Knockout of the Night: Tim Sylvia
• Submission of the Night: Frank Mir

References

References

1. (2009-05-13). "UFC 41: 'Maine-iac' reigns".
2. Gerbasi, Thomas. (2011-10-17). "UFC Encyclopedia - The Definitive Guide to the Ultimate Fighting Championship". DK.