UFC 169 Results: Renan Barao vs. Urijah Faber

UFC 169: Barão vs. Faber II took place on February 1, 2014, at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. Renan Barão stopped Urijah Faber in the first round to retain the UFC bantamweight championship, while José Aldo defended the featherweight title against Ricardo Lamas. Alistair Overeem returned to the win column against Frank Mir, and Abel Trujillo knocked out Jamie Varner in one of the night’s most exciting fights.

Event video: UFC 169.

Barão retains in a stoppage that Faber disputed

Barão hurt Faber with a right hand and swarmed him with punches. Faber covered and gave a thumbs-up while defending on the ground, but referee Herb Dean stepped in at 3:42 of round one. Faber immediately protested that he was still intelligently defending himself.

The TKO stood, giving Barão his first defense as undisputed bantamweight champion after Dominick Cruz vacated the title because of injury.

Aldo outpoints Lamas over five rounds

José Aldo controlled distance with kicks and counters through the early rounds against Ricardo Lamas. Lamas finished strongly with top control in the fifth, but the champion had already built a clear lead. All three judges scored the bout 49–46 for Aldo.

Trujillo and Varner deliver the action fight

Jamie Varner hurt Abel Trujillo badly during a chaotic second round, but Trujillo survived and fired back with a right hand that knocked Varner out at 2:32. Their bout earned Fight of the Night, while Trujillo also received a knockout bonus.

Alistair Overeem defeated Frank Mir by unanimous decision, and Ali Bagautinov outpointed John Lineker. Al Iaquinta, Chris Cariaso, Nick Catone, Clint Hester, Rashid Magomedov, and Neil Magny also won decisions.

Complete UFC 169 results

• Renan Barão def. Urijah Faber — TKO (punches); round 1, 3:42. Barão retained the UFC bantamweight championship.
• José Aldo def. Ricardo Lamas — unanimous decision; round 5, 5:00. Aldo retained the UFC featherweight championship.
• Alistair Overeem def. Frank Mir — unanimous decision; round 3, 5:00.
• Ali Bagautinov def. John Lineker — unanimous decision; round 3, 5:00.
• Abel Trujillo def. Jamie Varner — KO (punch); round 2, 2:32.
• Alan Patrick def. John Makdessi — unanimous decision; round 3, 5:00.
• Chris Cariaso def. Danny Martinez — unanimous decision; round 3, 5:00.
• Nick Catone def. Tom Watson — split decision; round 3, 5:00.
• Al Iaquinta def. Kevin Lee — unanimous decision; round 3, 5:00.
• Clint Hester def. Andy Enz — unanimous decision; round 3, 5:00.
• Rashid Magomedov def. Anthony Rocco Martin — unanimous decision; round 3, 5:00.
• Neil Magny def. Gasan Umalatov — unanimous decision; round 3, 5:00.

UFC 169 featured two title defenses and a debated main-event stoppage, while Trujillo–Varner supplied the card’s clearest action highlight.

Sources

UFC: official UFC 169 event record; Sherdog: complete UFC 169 results.

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