UFC 41
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UFC 41: Onslaught was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on February 28, 2003, at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The event was broadcast live on pay-per-view in the United States, and later released on DVD.
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
| Main Card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Heavyweight | Tim Sylvia | def. | Ricco Rodriguez (c) | TKO (punches) | 1 | 3:09 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| Preliminary card | |||||||
| Lightweight | Din Thomas | def. | Matt Serra | Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| 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
| Semifinals | Finals (UFC 41) | ||||||||
| United States | B.J. Penn | DU | |||||||
| United States | Matt Serra | 3 | |||||||
| United States | B.J. Penn | DS1 | |||||||
| Japan | Caol Uno | 15:00 | |||||||
| Japan | Caol Uno | DU | |||||||
| United States | Din Thomas | 3 |
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