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UFC 97 - Redemption

Apr 18, 2009 Canada Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Anderson Silva

34-11-0 (Win-Loss-Draw) win
MAIN EVENT TITLE FIGHT vs
Middleweight VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY

Thales Leites

28-9-0 (Win-Loss-Draw) loss
Match
12
Method
Decision (Unanimous)
Referee
Yves Lavigne
Round
5
Time
5:00
Match Fighters Method/Referee R Time
11
Sam 'Hands of Stone' Stout

win
vs
Matt 'Handsome' Wiman

loss
Decision (Unanimous)
Dan Miragliotta
3 5:00
10 vs
TKO (Punches)
Mario Yamasaki
1 4:28
9 vs
Brian 'All-American' Stann

loss
Submission (Kimura)
Dan Miragliotta
1 3:53
8 vs
TKO (Punches)
Yves Lavigne
2 2:29
7
Luiz 'Banha' Cane

win
vs
Decision (Unanimous)
Mario Yamasaki
3 5:00
6
Denis Kang

win
vs
Decision (Unanimous)
Philippe Chartier
3 5:00
5 vs
TKO (Elbows)
Mario Yamasaki
1 2:27
4
Ed 'Short Fuse' Herman

win
vs
Decision (Unanimous)
Philippe Chartier
3 5:00
3
Mark Bocek

win
vs
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
Dan Miragliotta
1 4:57
2
T.J. Grant

win
vs
Ryo 'Piranha' Chonan

loss
Decision (Split)
Philippe Chartier
3 5:00
1 vs
Decision (Unanimous)
Yves Lavigne
3 5:00
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