UFC 158: Georges St. Pierre Defeats Nick Diaz

UFC 158: St-Pierre vs. Diaz took place on March 16, 2013, at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Georges St-Pierre defended the UFC welterweight championship against Nick Diaz by unanimous decision, while Johny Hendricks defeated former interim champion Carlos Condit in a Fight of the Night that solidified Hendricks as the leading title challenger.

Event video: St-Pierre versus Diaz.

St-Pierre controls Diaz over five rounds

The matchup had been delayed since 2011, when promotional issues and then St-Pierre’s injury prevented the two from meeting. By UFC 158, the rivalry had become personal, but the fight itself was largely controlled by the champion.

St-Pierre repeatedly took Diaz down, controlled positions against the fence and on the mat, and used his jab and movement when the fight remained standing. Diaz continued talking, pressuring, and landing combinations in stretches, but could not sustain enough offense to change the result.

All three judges scored the fight 50–45 for St-Pierre. The victory was another successful welterweight title defense and extended his long unbeaten stretch.

Hendricks and Condit deliver the night’s best fight

Hendricks repeatedly landed his left hand and mixed in takedowns, while Condit attacked with knees, combinations, and submission threats. Condit finished strongly, but Hendricks had banked enough work in the first two rounds to win 29–28 on all three scorecards.

The fight earned Fight of the Night honors and made Hendricks the clear next challenger for St-Pierre.

Ellenberger stops Marquardt; the undercard builds future contenders

Jake Ellenberger knocked out Nate Marquardt at 3:00 of the first round and earned Knockout of the Night. Chris Camozzi edged Nick Ring by split decision, while Mike Ricci outpointed Colin Fletcher.

Patrick Côté defeated Bobby Voelker, Darren Elkins stopped Antonio Carvalho, Jordan Mein stopped Dan Miller, and John Makdessi outpointed Daron Cruickshank. Rick Story, T.J. Dillashaw, and George Roop also earned victories on the early preliminaries.

Complete UFC 158 results

Main card

• Georges St-Pierre def. Nick Diaz — unanimous decision; round 5, 5:00. St-Pierre retained the UFC welterweight championship.
• Johny Hendricks def. Carlos Condit — unanimous decision; round 3, 5:00.
• Jake Ellenberger def. Nate Marquardt — KO/TKO (punches); round 1, 3:00.
• Chris Camozzi def. Nick Ring — split decision; round 3, 5:00.
• Mike Ricci def. Colin Fletcher — unanimous decision; round 3, 5:00.

Preliminary card

• Patrick Côté def. Bobby Voelker — unanimous decision; round 3, 5:00.
• Darren Elkins def. Antonio Carvalho — TKO (punches); round 1, 3:06.
• Jordan Mein def. Dan Miller — TKO (punches); round 1, 4:42.
• John Makdessi def. Daron Cruickshank — unanimous decision; round 3, 5:00.
• Rick Story def. Quinn Mulhern — TKO (punches); round 1, 3:05.
• T.J. Dillashaw def. Issei Tamura — KO/TKO (punches); round 2, 0:26.
• George Roop def. Reuben Duran — unanimous decision; round 3, 5:00.

UFC 158 settled the long-delayed St-Pierre–Diaz matchup and simultaneously established Hendricks as the champion’s next major threat. Explore more of our MMA coverage.

Sources

UFC: official UFC 158 event results; UFC: UFC 158 historical retrospective; Sherdog event record.

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