“third straight opponent to be put to sleep”
Maia was out but not completely put to sleep where his body was spasming like Bisping. Gouveia and Kampmann were just TKO’ed . . . this is Marquardt’s first KO victory in the UFC.

“Henderson . . . controlled the entire first round”
He clearly won the round but did he control Silva from the opening bell? Not really.

Marquardt’s striking has improved by leaps and bounds since their first encounter
That’s the running party line concerning Marquardt’s skills but upon closer examination I don’t really see it. I really need to watch Marquardt’s fight against Leites again but he tends to keep himself open in the beginning of rounds. Leites recognized it and dropped him on his butt. Gouveia clearly rocked him in the 1st or 2nd round but then rushed him too early to really take advantage. If he gets rocked by Dan Henderson or Anderson Silva I believe the outcome will be seriously different. Although I can imagine Anderson Silva allowing him to get up just so he can exact more punishment.

I don’t really know how to guage whether a fighter has improved their striking but I’m not sold on Marquardt’s striking just yet. Taking advantage of a fighter that leaves his face unprotected is not impressive. Note, the foundation for Thiago Silva’s victory was initially revealed by Houston Alexander and made extremely apparent by Wanderlei Silva. Jardine has a tendency to drop his right hand.