UFC on Fox: Henderson vs Melendez Results

UFC on Fox: Henderson vs Melendez
April 20, 2013
HP Pavilion
San Jose, California

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

Main Card (Fox- 8:00pm Eastern)

UFC Lightweight Championship: 
Benson Henderson – champion – 155 lbs (18-2, #1 ranked lightweight) vs Gilbert Melendez – 154 lbs (21-2, #2 ranked lightweight)
– Henderson wins via split decision (47-48, 48-47, 48-47)

Heavyweights:
Frank Mir – 257 lbs (16-6, #6 ranked heavyweight) vs Daniel Cormier – 235 lbs (11-0, #3 ranked heavyweight)
– Cormier wins via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Lightweights:
Nate Diaz – 156 lbs (16-8, #4 ranked lightweight) vs Josh Thomson – 155 lbs (19-5, (1))
– Thomson wins via TKO (head kick & punches) – Round 2 – KNOCKOUT OF THE NIGHT

Welterweights:
Matt Brown – 171 lbs (16-11) vs Jordan Mein – 170 lbs (27-8)
– Brown wins via TKO (punches & elbows) – Round 2 – FIGHT OF THE NIGHT
 

Prelims (FX – 5:00pm Eastern)

Featherweights:
Chad Mendes – 146 lbs (13-1, #3 ranked featherweight) vs Darren Elkins – 145 lbs (16-2)
– Mendes wins via TKO (punches) – Round 1

Middleweights:
Francis Carmont – 186 lbs (20-7) vs Lorenz Larkin – 186 lbs (13-0)
– Carmont wins via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

Lightweights:
Ramsey Nijem – 156 lbs (7-2) vs Myles Jury – 156 lbs (11-0)
– Jury wins via KO (punch) – Round 2

Flyweights:
Joseph Benavidez – 125 lbs (17-3) vs Darren Uyenoyama – 125 lbs (8-3) 
– Benavidez wins via TKO (body blows) – Round 2

Lightweights:
Tim Means – 156 lbs (18-3-1) vs Jorge Masvidal – 156 lbs (23-7)
– Masvidal wins via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

Bantamweights:
T.J. Dillashaw – 136 lbs (7-1) vs Hugo Viana – 135 lbs (7-0)
– Dillashaw wins via TKO (punches) – Round 1

Prelims (Facebook – 4:00 pm Eastern)

Lightweights:
Anthony Njokuani – 155 lbs (15-7) vs Roger Bowling 156 lbs (11-3)
– Njokuani wins via KO (punch) – Round 2

Middleweights:
Clifford Starks – 185.5 lbs (8-1) vs Yoel Romero – 185 lbs (4-1)
– Romero wins via KO (flying knee & punches) – Round 1 – KNOCKOUT OF THE NIGHT