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2011 in UFC
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Information
First dateJanuary 1, 2011
Last dateDecember 30, 2011
Events
Total events27
UFC17
UFC on Fox1
UFC on FX?
UFC on Fuel TV?
TUF Finale events?
Fights
Total fights?
Title fights?
Chronology
UFC 124: St-Pierre vs. Koscheck 2 2011 in UFC UFC 142: Aldo vs. Mendes

Event Chronology[edit]

December 30, 2011 UFC 141: Lesnar vs. Overeem  
Main card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Heavyweight Alistair Overeem def Brock Lesnar TKO (kick to the body and punches) 1 2:26
Lightweight Nate Diaz def Donald Cerrone unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 29–28) 3 5:00
Welterweight Johny Hendricks def Jon Fitch KO (punch) 1 0:12
Light Heavyweight Alexander Gustafsson def Vladimir Matyushenko TKO (punches) 1 2:13
Featherweight Jimy Hettes def Nam Phan unanimous decision (30-25, 30-25, 30-26) 3 5:00
Preliminary card (televised)
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Featherweight Ross Pearson def Junior Assunção unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27) 3 5:00
Lightweight Danny Castillo def Anthony Njokuani split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28) 3 5:00
Preliminary card (Facebook)
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Welterweight Dong Hyun Kim def Sean Pierson unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) 3 5:00 [a]
Lightweight Jacob Volkmann def Efrain Escudero unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) 3 5:00
Featherweight Diego Nunes def Manny Gamburyan decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) 3 5:00 [b]
  1. ^ This bout aired on the PPV broadcast following the Fitch vs. Hendricks fight.
  2. ^ This bout aired last on the PPV broadcast following the Lesnar vs. Overeem fight.
December 10, 2011 UFC 140: Jones vs. Machida  
Main Card (Pay-Per-View)
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Light Heavyweight Jon Jones defeated Lyoto Machida Technical Submission (guillotine choke) 2 4:26 [a]
Heavyweight Frank Mir defeated Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira Technical Submission (kimura) 1 3:38
Light Heavyweight Antônio Rogério Nogueira defeated Tito Ortiz TKO (punches and elbows to the body) 1 3:15
Welterweight Brian Ebersole defeated Claude Patrick Split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28) 3 5:00
Featherweight Chan Sung Jung defeated Mark Hominick KO (punches) 1 0:07
Preliminary Card (Televised)
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Light Heavyweight Igor Pokrajac defeated Krzysztof Soszynski KO (punches) 1 0:35 [b]
Middleweight Costa Philippou defeated Jared Hamman KO (punches) 1 3:11 [c]
Catchweight — 158.5 pounds (71.9 kg) Dennis Hallman defeated John Makdessi Submission (rear naked choke) 1 2:58 [d]
Bantamweight Yves Jabouin defeated Walel Watson Split decision (28-29, 29-28, 30-27) 3 5:00
Preliminary Card (Facebook)
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Lightweight Mark Bocek defeated Nik Lentz Unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) 3 5:00 [e]
Welterweight Jake Hecht defeated Rich Attonito TKO (elbows and punches) 2 1:10 [f]
Lightweight John Cholish defeated Mitch Clarke TKO (punches) 2 4:36 [g]
  1. ^ For the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship
  2. ^ This bout aired on the PPV broadcast following Makdessi vs. Hallman.
  3. ^ This bout aired on the PPV broadcast following Ortiz vs. Nogueira.
  4. ^ This bout aired on the PPV broadcast following Jones vs. Machida.
  5. ^ This bout aired on the Ion broadcast following Soszynski vs. Pokrjac.
  6. ^ This bout aired on the Ion broadcast following Makdessi vs. Hallman and on the PPV broadcast following Soszynski vs. Prokrajac.
  7. ^ This bout aired on the Ion broadcast following Hamman vs. Philippou.
December 3, 2011 The Ultimate Fighter: Team Bisping vs. Team Miller Finale  
Main Card (Pay-Per-View)
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Light Heavyweight Jon Jones defeated Lyoto Machida Technical Submission (guillotine choke) 2 4:26 [a]
Heavyweight Frank Mir defeated Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira Technical Submission (kimura) 1 3:38
Light Heavyweight Antônio Rogério Nogueira defeated Tito Ortiz TKO (punches and elbows to the body) 1 3:15
Welterweight Brian Ebersole defeated Claude Patrick Split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28) 3 5:00
Featherweight Chan Sung Jung defeated Mark Hominick KO (punches) 1 0:07
Preliminary Card (Televised)
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Light Heavyweight Igor Pokrajac defeated Krzysztof Soszynski KO (punches) 1 0:35 [b]
Middleweight Costa Philippou defeated Jared Hamman KO (punches) 1 3:11 [c]
Catchweight — 158.5 pounds (71.9 kg) Dennis Hallman defeated John Makdessi Submission (rear naked choke) 1 2:58 [d]
Bantamweight Yves Jabouin defeated Walel Watson Split decision (28-29, 29-28, 30-27) 3 5:00
Preliminary Card (Facebook)
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Lightweight Mark Bocek defeated Nik Lentz Unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) 3 5:00 [e]
Welterweight Jake Hecht defeated Rich Attonito TKO (elbows and punches) 2 1:10 [f]
Lightweight John Cholish defeated Mitch Clarke TKO (punches) 2 4:36 [g]
  1. ^ For the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship
  2. ^ This bout aired on the PPV broadcast following Makdessi vs. Hallman.
  3. ^ This bout aired on the PPV broadcast following Ortiz vs. Nogueira.
  4. ^ This bout aired on the PPV broadcast following Jones vs. Machida.
  5. ^ This bout aired on the Ion broadcast following Soszynski vs. Pokrjac.
  6. ^ This bout aired on the Ion broadcast following Makdessi vs. Hallman and on the PPV broadcast following Soszynski vs. Prokrajac.
  7. ^ This bout aired on the Ion broadcast following Hamman vs. Philippou.
November 19, 2011 UFC 139: Shogun vs. Henderson  
Main card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Light Heavyweight Dan Henderson def Maurício Rua unanimous decision (48-47, 48-47, 48-47) 3 5:00
Middleweight Wanderlei Silva def Cung Le TKO (knees and punches) 2 4:49
Bantamweight Urijah Faber def Brian Bowles submission (guillotine choke) 2 1:27
Welterweight Martin Kampmann def Rick Story split decision (30-27, 29-28, 28-29) 3 5:00 [a]
Light Heavyweight Stephan Bonnar def Kyle Kingsbury unanimous decision (30-27, 30-25, 30-27) 3 5:00
Preliminary card (televised)
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Light Heavyweight Ryan Bader def Jason Brilz KO (punch) 1 1:17
Bantamweight Michael McDonald def Alex Soto KO (punches) 1 0:56
Preliminary card (Facebook)
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Middleweight Chris Weidman def Tom Lawlor technical submission (D'Arce choke) 1 2:07 [b]
Lightweight Gleison Tibau def Rafael dos Anjos split decision (28-29, 29-28, 30-27) 3 5:00
Catchweight (141 lb) Miguel Torres def Nick Pace unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) 3 5:00
Welterweight Seth Baczynski def Matt Brown submission (guillotine choke) 2 0:42 [c]
Catchweight (158 lb) Danny Castillo def Shamar Bailey TKO (punches) 1 4:52 [d]
  1. ^ Dana White erroneously stated at the events' post-fight press conference that Kampmann won by unanimous decision. According to the California State Athletic Commission's website, it is in fact a split decision.
  2. ^ This bout aired on the Spike broadcast following the Bailey vs. Castillo fight.
  3. ^ This bout aired on the Spike broadcast following the McDonald vs. Soto fight.
  4. ^ This bout aired on the Spike broadcast following the Bader vs. Brilz fight.
November 12, 2011 UFC on Fox: Velasquez vs. Dos Santos  
Main event
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Heavyweight Championship Junior dos Santos def Cain Velasquez (c) KO (punches) 1 1:04 [a]
Lightweight Benson Henderson def Clay Guida unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28) 3 5:00
Featherweight Dustin Poirier def Pablo Garza submission (D'Arce choke) 2 1:32
Featherweight Ricardo Lamas def Cub Swanson submission (arm triangle choke) 2 2:16
Welterweight DaMarques Johnson def Clay Harvison KO (punches) 1 1:34 [b]
Bantamweight Darren Uyenoyama def Norifumi Yamamoto unanimous decision (30-27, 30-26, 30-27) 3 5:00
Featherweight Robbie Peralta vs Mackens Semerzier No Contest 3 1:54 [c]
Bantamweight Alex Caceres def Cole Escovedo unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) 3 5:00
Welterweight Mike Pierce def Paul Bradley split decision (29-28, 28-29, 30-27) 3 5:00
Light Heavyweight Aaron Rosa def Matt Lucas majority decision (28–28, 30–26, 30–26) 3 5:00 [d]
  1. ^ dos Santos defeated Velasquez via KO (punches) at 1:04 of round 1 to become the new UFC Heavyweight Champion.
  2. ^ This bout aired last on the international broadcast following the Velasquez vs. dos Santos fight.
  3. ^ Bout ruled no contest by CSAC.[1] Originally, Peralta defeated Semerzier via TKO (accidental headbutt and punches) at 1:54 of round 3.
  4. ^ Lucas was deducted one point in the second round for repeatedly dropping his mouthpiece.
November 5, 2011 UFC 138: Leben vs. Muñoz  
Main card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Middleweight Mark Muñoz def Chris Leben TKO (corner stoppage) 2 5:00
Bantamweight Renan Barão def Brad Pickett submission (rear naked choke) 1 4:09
Welterweight Thiago Alves def Papy Abedi submission (rear naked choke) 1 3:32
Light Heavyweight Anthony Perosh def Cyrille Diabaté submission (rear naked choke) 2 3:09
Lightweight Terry Etim def Edward Faaloloto submission (guillotine choke) 1 0:17
Welterweight John Maguire def Justin Edwards unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) 3 5:00 [a]
Heavyweight Phil De Fries def Rob Broughton unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) 3 5:00
Featherweight Michihiro Omigawa def Jason Young unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) 3 5:00
Welterweight Che Mills def Chris Cope TKO (knees and punches) 1 0:40 [b]
Bantamweight Chris Cariaso def Vaughan Lee split decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28) 3 5:00
  1. ^ This bout aired last on the live broadcast following the Leben vs. Muñoz fight. This bout also aired on the Spike broadcast following the Alves vs. Abedi fight.
  2. ^ This bout aired on the live broadcast and Spike broadcast following the Diabaté vs. Perosh fight.
October 29, 2011 UFC 137: Penn vs. Diaz  
Main card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Welterweight Nick Diaz def B.J. Penn unanimous decision (29-27, 29-28, 29-27) 3 5:00
Heavyweight Cheick Kongo def Matt Mitrione unanimous decision (30-27, 30-28, 29-28) 3 5:00
Heavyweight Roy Nelson def Mirko Filipovic TKO (punches) 3 1:30
Bantamweight Scott Jorgensen def Jeff Curran unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27) 3 5:00
Featherweight Hatsu Hioki def George Roop split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28) 3 5:00
Preliminary card (televised)
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Lightweight Donald Cerrone def Dennis Siver submission (rear naked choke) 1 2:22 [a]
Catchweight (148 lb) Bart Palaszewski def Tyson Griffin KO (punches) 1 2:45
Preliminary card (Facebook)
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Light Heavyweight Brandon Vera def Eliot Marshall unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) 3 5:00 [b]
Lightweight Ramsey Nijem def Danny Downes unanimous decision (30-25, 30-26, 30-27) 3 5:00
Middleweight Francis Carmont def Chris Camozzi unanimous decision (30-26, 30-27, 30-27) 3 5:00
Middleweight Clifford Starks def Dustin Jacoby unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) 3 5:00
  1. ^ This bout aired last on the PPV broadcast following the Penn vs. Diaz fight.
  2. ^ This bout aired on the Spike broadcast following the Siver vs. Cerrone fight.
October 8, 2011 UFC 136: Edgar vs. Maynard III  
Main card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Lightweight Championship Frankie Edgar (c) def Gray Maynard KO (punches) 4 3:54 [a]
Featherweight Championship José Aldo (c) def Kenny Florian unanimous decision (49–46, 49–46, 49–46) 5 5:00 [b]
Middleweight Chael Sonnen def Brian Stann submission (arm triangle choke) 2 3:51
Featherweight Nam Phan def Leonard Garcia unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) 3 5:00
Lightweight Joe Lauzon def Melvin Guillard submission (rear naked choke) 1 0:47
Preliminary card (televised)
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Middleweight Demian Maia def Jorge Santiago unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) 3 5:00
Lightweight Anthony Pettis def Jeremy Stephens split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28) 3 5:00
Preliminary card (Facebook)
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Heavyweight Stipe Miocic def Joey Beltran unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 29-28) 3 5:00 [c]
Featherweight Darren Elkins def Zhang Tiequan unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-26) 3 5:00
Middleweight Aaron Simpson def Eric Schafer unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) 3 5
Middleweight Mike Massenzio def Steve Cantwell unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 29-28) 3 5:00 [d]
  1. ^ Edgar defeated Maynard via KO (punches) at 3:54 of round 4 to retain UFC Lightweight Championship.
  2. ^ Aldo defeated Florian via unanimous decision (49–46, 49–46, 49–46) to retain UFC Featherweight Championship.
  3. ^ This bout aired on the PPV broadcast following the Edgar vs. Maynard fight.
  4. ^ This bout aired last on the PPV broadcast following the Beltran vs. Miocic fight.
October 1, 2011 UFC Live: Cruz vs. Johnson  
Main card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Bantamweight Championship Dominick Cruz (c) def Demetrious Johnson unanimous decision (50–45, 49–46, 50–45) 5 5:00 [a]
Heavyweight Stefan Struve def Pat Barry submission (triangle armbar) 2 3:22
Welterweight bout Anthony Johnson def Charlie Brenneman TKO (head kick) 1 2:49
Lightweight Matt Wiman def Mac Danzig unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) 3 5:00
Preliminary card (Facebook)
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Lightweight Yves Edwards def Rafaello Oliveira TKO (head kick and punches) 2 2:44
Lightweight Paul Sass def Michael Johnson submission (inverted heel hook) 1 3:00
Catchweight (138 lb) Mike Easton def Byron Bloodworth TKO (knees and punches) 2 4:52
Lightweight T. J. Grant def Shane Roller verbal submission (armbar) 3 2:12
Welterweight Josh Neer def Keith Wisniewski TKO (doctor stoppage) 2 5:00
Bantamweight Walel Watson def Joseph Sandoval TKO (punches) 1 1:17
  1. ^ Cruz defeated Johnson via unanimous decision (50–45, 49–46, 50–45) to retain the UFC Bantamweight Championship.
September 24, 2011 UFC 135: Jones vs. Rampage  
Main card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Light Heavyweight Championship Jon Jones (c) def Quinton Jackson submission (rear naked choke) 4 1:14 [a]
Welterweight Josh Koscheck def Matt Hughes KO (punches) 1 4:59
Heavyweight Mark Hunt def Ben Rothwell unanimous decision (29-28, 29-27, 30-27) 3 5:00
Heavyweight Travis Browne def Rob Broughton unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) 3 5:00
Lightweight Nate Diaz def Takanori Gomi submission (armbar) 1 4:27
Preliminary Card (televised)
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Lightweight Tony Ferguson def Aaron Riley TKO (corner stoppage) 1 5:00
Middleweight Nick Ring def Tim Boetsch unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27) 3 5:00
Preliminary Card (Facebook)
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Featherweight Junior Assunção def Eddie Yagin unanimous decision (30-26, 30-26, 30-27) 3 5:00
Bantamweight Takeya Mizugaki def Cole Escovedo TKO (punches) 2 4:30 [b]
Light Heavyweight James Te-Huna def Ricardo Romero KO (punches) 1 0:47 [c]
  1. ^ Jones defeated Jackson via submission (rear naked choke) at 1:14 of round 4 to retain the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship.
  2. ^ This bout aired last on PPV broadcast following the Jones vs. Jackson fight.
  3. ^ This bout aired on the Spike broadcast following the Ferguson vs. Riley fight.
September 17, 2011 UFC Fight Night: Shields vs. Ellenberger  
Main card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Welterweight Jake Ellenberger def Jake Shields KO (knees and punches) 1 0:53
Middleweight Court McGee def Dongi Yang unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 30-28) 3 5:00
Featherweight Erik Koch def Jonathan Brookins unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 30-27) 3 5:00
Middleweight Alan Belcher def Jason MacDonald submission (punches) 1 3:48
Preliminary Card (Facebook)
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Lightweight Vagner Rocha def Cody McKenzie submission (rear naked choke) 2 3:49
Lightweight Evan Dunham def Shamar Bailey unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) 3 5:00
Welterweight Lance Benoist def Matthew Riddle decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) 3 5:00
Bantamweight Ken Stone def Donny Walker technical submission (rear naked choke) 1 2:40
Welterweight Seth Baczynski def Clay Harvison submission (rear naked choke) 2 1:12
Welterweight TJ Waldburger def Mike Stumpf submission (triangle choke) 1 3:52
Featherweight Robbie Peralta def Mike Lullo unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28) 3 5:00
Welterweight Justin Edwards def Jorge Lopez unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) 3 5:00
August 27, 2011 UFC 134: Silva vs. Okami  
Main card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Middleweight Championship Anderson Silva (c) def Yushin Okami TKO (punches) 2 2:04 [a]
Light Heavyweight Maurício Rua def Forrest Griffin KO (punches) 1 1:53
Lightweight Edson Barboza def Ross Pearson split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28) 3 5:00
Heavyweight Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira def Brendan Schaub KO (punches) 1 3:09
Light Heavyweight Stanislav Nedkov def Luiz Cané KO (punches) 1 4:13
Preliminary card (televised)
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Lightweight Thiago Tavares def Spencer Fisher TKO (punches) 2 2:51
Middleweight Rousimar Palhares def Dan Miller unanimous decision (29-27, 30-27, 30-25) 3 5:00
Preliminary card (Facebook)
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Welterweight Paulo Thiago def David Mitchell unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) 3 5:00 [b]
Bantamweight Raphael Assunção def Johnny Eduardo unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) 3 5:00
Welterweight Erick Silva def Luis Ramos KO (punches) 1 0:40 [c]
Featherweight Yuri Alcantara def Felipe Arantes unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28) 3 5:00
Bantamweight Yves Jabouin def Ian Loveland split decision (27-30, 29-28, 29-28) 3 5:00 [d]
  1. ^ Silva defeated Okami via TKO (punches) at 2:04 of round 2 to retain the UFC Middleweight Championship.
  2. ^ Thiago defeated Mitchell via . This bout aired on the PPV broadcast following the Silva vs. Okami fight.
  3. ^ This bout aired on the Spike broadcast following the Tavares vs. Fisher fight. This bout also aired on the PPV broadcast following the Nogueira vs. Schaub fight.
  4. ^ This bout aired last on the PPV broadcast following the Thiago vs. Mitchell fight.
August 14, 2011 UFC Live: Hardy vs. Lytle  
Main card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Welterweight Chris Lytle def Dan Hardy submission (guillotine choke) 3 4:16
Lightweight Benson Henderson def Jim Miller unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 30-26) 3 5:00
Lightweight Donald Cerrone def Charles Oliveira TKO (punches) 1 3:01
Welterweight Duane Ludwig def Amir Sadollah unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) 3 5:00
Preliminary Card (Facebook)
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Middleweight Jared Hamman def CB Dollaway TKO (punches) 2 3:38
Bantamweight Joseph Benavidez def Eddie Wineland unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) 3 5:00
Middleweight Ed Herman def Kyle Noke submission (inverted heel hook) 1 4:15
Light Heavyweight Ronny Markes def Karlos Vemola unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) 3 5:00
Featherweight Jimy Hettes def Alex Caceres submission (rear naked choke) 2 3:12
Lightweight Cole Miller def TJ O'Brien submission (guillotine choke) 2 2:28
Lightweight Jacob Volkmann def Danny Castillo unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) 3 5:00
Bantamweight Edwin Figueroa def Jason Reinhardt TKO (elbows and punches) 2 0:50
August 6, 2011 UFC 133: Evans vs. Ortiz  
Main card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Light Heavyweight Rashad Evans def Tito Ortiz TKO (knee/punches) 2 4:48
Middleweight Vitor Belfort def Yoshihiro Akiyama KO (punches) 1 1:52
Welterweight Brian Ebersole def Dennis Hallman TKO (elbows) 1 4:28
Middleweight Costa Philippou def Jorge Rivera split decision (28–29, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Welterweight Rory MacDonald def Mike Pyle TKO (punches) 1 3:54
Preliminary card (televised)
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Light Heavyweight Alexander Gustafsson def Matt Hamill TKO (punches and elbows) 2 3:34
Featherweight Chad Mendes def Rani Yahya unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) 3 5:00
Preliminary card (Facebook)
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Welterweight Johny Hendricks def Mike Pierce split decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28) 3 5:00 [a]
Catchweight (138 lb) Ivan Menjivar def Nick Pace unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) 3 5:00 [b]
Featherweight Mike Brown def Nam Phan unanimous decision (29-27, 29-28, 29-28) 3 5:00
Middleweight Rafael Natal def Paul Bradley unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28) 3 5:00
  1. ^ This bout aired on the PPV broadcast following the Evans vs. Ortiz fight.
  2. ^ This bout aired last on the PPV broadcast following the Hendricks vs. Pierce fight.
July 2, 2011 UFC 132: Cruz vs. Faber  
Main card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Bantamweight Championship Dominick Cruz (c) def Urijah Faber unanimous decision (50–45, 49–46, 48–47) 5 5:00 [a]
Middleweight Chris Leben def Wanderlei Silva KO (uppercuts and punches) 1 0:27
Lightweight Dennis Siver def Matt Wiman unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) 3 5:00
Light Heavyweight Tito Ortiz def Ryan Bader submission (guillotine choke) 1 1:56
Welterweight Carlos Condit def Dong Hyun Kim KO (flying knee & punches) 1 2:58
Preliminary card (televised)
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Lightweight Melvin Guillard def Shane Roller KO (punches) 1 2:12 [b]
Lightweight Rafael dos Anjos def George Sotiropoulos KO (punch) 1 0:59
Preliminary card (Facebook)
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Bantamweight Brian Bowles def Takeya Mizugaki unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28) 3 5:00
Middleweight Aaron Simpson def Brad Tavares unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) 3 5:00
Lightweight Anthony Njokuani def Andre Winner unanimous decision (30-26, 30-26, 30-27) 3 5:00 [c]
Bantamweight Jeff Hougland def Donny Walker unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27) 3 5:00 [d]
  1. ^ Cruz defeated Faber via unanimous decision (50–45, 49–46, 48–47) to retain the UFC Bantamweight Championship.
  2. ^ This bout aired on the PPV broadcast following the Siver vs. Wiman fight.
  3. ^ This bout aired on the Spike broadcast following the Sotiropoulos vs. dos Anjos fight.
  4. ^ This bout aired last on the PPV broadcast following the Cruz vs. Faber fight.
June 26, 2011 UFC Live: Kongo vs. Barry  
Main card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Heavyweight Cheick Kongo def Pat Barry KO (punch) 1 2:39
Welterweight Charlie Brenneman def Rick Story unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) 3 5:00
Welterweight Matt Brown def John Howard unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) 3 5:00
Heavyweight Matt Mitrione def Christian Morecraft KO (punches) 2 4:28
Preliminary card (Facebook)
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Featherweight Tyson Griffin def Manny Gamburyan majority decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-29) 3 5:00
Featherweight Javier Vazquez def Joe Stevenson unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 30-27) 3 5:00
Lightweight Joe Lauzon def Curt Warburton submission (flying triangle kimura) 1 1:58
Welterweight Rich Attonito def Daniel Roberts unanimous decision (29-27, 30-27, 29-28) 3 5:00
Lightweight Nik Lentz Charles Oliveira No Contest 3 5:00 [a]
Featherweight Ricardo Lamas def Matt Grice TKO (head kick and punches) 1 4:41
Lightweight Michael Johnson def Edward Faaloloto TKO (punches) 1 4:42
  1. ^ Bout ruled no contest by PSAC.[2] Originally, Oliveira defeated Lentz via submission (rear naked choke) at 1:48 of round 2. Oliveira landed an illegal knee strike to Lentz’s head while he was still grounded. The strike went unnoticed by the referee, but immediately preceded the fight ending submission.
June 11, 2011 UFC 131: Dos Santos vs. Carwin  
Main card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Heavyweight Junior dos Santos def Shane Carwin unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-26) 3 5:00
Featherweight Kenny Florian def Diego Nunes unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27) 3 5:00
Middleweight Mark Muñoz def Demian Maia unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27) 3 5:00
Heavyweight Dave Herman def John Olav Einemo TKO (knee and punches) 2 3:19
Lightweight Donald Cerrone def Vagner Rocha unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-26) 3 5:00
Preliminary card (televised)
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Lightweight Sam Stout def Yves Edwards KO (punch) 1 3:52 [a]
Middleweight Chris Weidman def Jesse Bongfeldt submission (guillotine choke) 1 4:54
Preliminary card (Facebook)
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Light Heavyweight Krzysztof Soszynski def Mike Massenzio unanimous decision (30-27, 30-26, 30-27) 3 5:00
Middleweight Nick Ring def James Head submission (rear naked choke) 3 3:33
Featherweight Dustin Poirier def Jason Young unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28) 3 5:00
Heavyweight Joey Beltran def Aaron Rosa TKO (punches) 3 1:26 [b]
Featherweight Darren Elkins def Michihiro Omigawa unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27) 3 5:00
  1. ^ This bout aired last on the PPV broadcast following the dos Santos vs. Carwin fight.
  2. ^ This bout aired on the Spike broadcast following the Stout vs. Edwards fight.
June 4, 2011 The Ultimate Fighter: Team Lesnar vs. Team Dos Santos Finale  
Main card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Welterweight Tony Ferguson def Ramsey Nijem KO (punches) 1 3:54 [a]
Lightweight Clay Guida def Anthony Pettis unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) 3 5:00
Middleweight Ed Herman def Tim Credeur TKO (punches) 1 0:48
Light Heavyweight Kyle Kingsbury def Fabio Maldonado unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) 3 5:00
Welterweight Chris Cope def Chuck O'Neil unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) 3 5:00
Preliminary card (Facebook)
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Lightweight Jeremy Stephens def Danny Downes unanimous decision (30-27, 30-26, 30-26) 3 5:00
Featherweight George Roop def Josh Grispi TKO (body punch) 3 3:14 [b]
Welterweight Shamar Bailey def Ryan McGillivray unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) 3 5:00
Welterweight Clay Harvison def Justin Edwards split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28) 3 5:00
Bantamweight Scott Jorgensen def Ken Stone KO (punches) 1 4:01 [c]
Bantamweight Reuben Duran def Francisco Rivera submission (rear naked choke) 3 1:57
  1. ^ Ferguson defeated Nijem via KO (punches) at 3:54 of round 1 to become the Season 13 Welterweight winner of The Ultimate Fighter.
  2. ^ This bout aired on the Spike broadcast following the Jorgensen vs. Stone fight.
  3. ^ This bout aired on the Spike broadcast following the Nijem vs. Ferguson fight.
May 28, 2011 UFC 130: Rampage vs. Hamill  
Main card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Light Heavyweight Quinton Jackson def Matt Hamill unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) 3 5:00
Heavyweight Frank Mir def Roy Nelson unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-26) 3 5:00
Heavyweight Travis Browne def Stefan Struve KO (superman punch) 1 4:11
Welterweight Rick Story def Thiago Alves unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) 3 5:00
Middleweight Brian Stann def Jorge Santiago KO (punches) 2 4:29
Preliminary card (televised)
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Bantamweight Demetrious Johnson def Miguel Torres unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) 3 5:00
Middleweight Tim Boetsch def Kendall Grove unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) 3 5:00
Preliminary card (Facebook)
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Lightweight Gleison Tibau def Rafaello Oliveira submission (rear naked choke) 2 3:28 [a]
Bantamweight Michael McDonald def Chris Cariaso split decision (29-28, 27-30, 29-28) 3 5:00
Bantamweight Renan Barão def Cole Escovedo unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28) 3 5:00
  1. ^ This bout aired last on the PPV broadcast following the Jackson vs. Hamill fight.
April 30, 2011 UFC 129: St-Pierre vs. Shields  
Main card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Welterweight Championship Georges St-Pierre (c) def Jake Shields unanimous decision (50-45, 48-47, 48-47) 5 5:00 [a]
Featherweight Championship José Aldo (c) def Mark Hominick unanimous decision (48-45, 48-46, 49-46) 3 5:00 [b]
Light Heavyweight Lyoto Machida def Randy Couture KO (crane kick) 2 1:05
Light Heavyweight Vladimir Matyushenko def Jason Brilz KO (punches) 1 0:20
Lightweight Benson Henderson def Mark Bocek unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) 3 5:00
Preliminary card (televised)
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Welterweight Rory MacDonald def Nate Diaz unanimous decision (30-26, 30-27, 30-26) 3 5:00
Welterweight Jake Ellenberger def Sean Pierson KO (punches) 1 2:42
Preliminary card (Facebook)
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Welterweight Claude Patrick def Daniel Roberts unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) 3 5:00
Bantamweight Ivan Menjivar def Charlie Valencia TKO (elbow and punches) 1 1:30 [c]
Middleweight Jason MacDonald def Ryan Jensen submission (triangle choke) 1 1:37 [d]
Lightweight John Makdessi def Kyle Watson KO (spinning back fist) 3 1:27 [e]
Featherweight Pablo Garza def Yves Jabouin submission (flying triangle choke) 1 4:31 [f]
  1. ^ St-Pierre defeated Shields via unanimous decision (50-45, 48-47, 48-47) to retain the UFC Welterweight Championship.
  2. ^ Aldo defeated Hominick via unanimous decision (48-45, 48-46, 49-46) to retain the UFC Featherweight Championship.
  3. ^ This bout aired on the Spike broadcast following the Ellenberger vs. Pierson fight. This bout also aired on the PPV broadcast following the Couture vs. Machida fight.
  4. ^ This bout aired on the Spike broadcast following the Diaz vs. MacDonald fight.
  5. ^ This bout aired last on the PPV broadcast following the St. Pierre vs. Shields fight.
  6. ^ This bout aired on the PPV broadcast following the Matyushenko vs. Brilz fight.
March 26, 2011 UFC Fight Night: Nogueira vs. Davis  
Main card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Light Heavyweight Phil Davis def Antônio Rogério Nogueira unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) 3 5:00
Welterweight Anthony Johnson def Dan Hardy unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) 3 5:00
Welterweight Amir Sadollah def DaMarques Johnson submission (elbows) 2 3:27
Featherweight Chan Sung Jung def Leonard Garcia submission (twister) 2 4:59
Preliminary card (Facebook)
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Heavyweight Mike Russow def Jon Madsen TKO (doctor stoppage) 2 5:00
Featherweight Mackens Semerzier def Alex Caceres submission (rear naked choke) 1 3:18
Welterweight John Hathaway def Kris McCray split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28) 3 5:00
Bantamweight Michael McDonald def Edwin Figueroa unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) 3 5:00
Heavyweight Christian Morecraft def Sean McCorkle technical submission (guillotine choke) 2 4:10
Preliminary card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Welterweight Johny Hendricks def TJ Waldburger TKO (punches) 1 1:35
Middleweight Aaron Simpson def Mario Miranda unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-26) 3 5:00
Lightweight Nik Lentz def Waylon Lowe submission (guillotine choke) 3 2:24
March 19, 2011 UFC 128: Shogun vs. Jones  
Main card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Light Heavyweight Championship Jon Jones def Maurício Rua (c) TKO (punches and knees) 3 2:37 [a]
Lightweight Jim Miller def Kamal Shalorus TKO (knee and punches) 3 2:15
Middleweight Nate Marquardt def Dan Miller unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) 3 5:00
Heavyweight Brendan Schaub def Mirko Filipovic KO (punch) 3 3:44
Preliminary card (televised)
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Light Heavyweight Luiz Cané def Eliot Marshall TKO (punches) 1 2:15
Lightweight Edson Barboza def Anthony Njokuani unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) 3 5:00
Preliminary card (Facebook)
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Welterweight Mike Pyle def Ricardo Almeida unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) 3 5:00
Lightweight Gleison Tibau def Kurt Pellegrino split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28) 3 5:00
Preliminary card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Bantamweight Joseph Benavidez def Ian Loveland unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27) 3 5:00
Catchweight (195 lb) Nick Catone def Costa Philippou unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) 3 5:00
Featherweight Erik Koch def Raphael Assunção KO (punch) 1 2:32 [b]
  1. ^ Jones defeated Rua via TKO (punches and knees) at 2:37 of round 3 to become the new UFC Light Heavyweight Champion.
  2. ^ This bout aired on the Spike broadcast following the Marshall vs. Cane fight and the PPV broadcast following the Rua vs. Jones fight.
March 3, 2011 UFC Live: Sanchez vs. Kampmann  
Main card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Welterweight Diego Sanchez def Martin Kampmann unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) 3 5:00
Middleweight Mark Muñoz def CB Dollaway KO (punches) 1 0:54
Middleweight Chris Weidman def Alessio Sakara unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) 3 5:00
Bantamweight Brian Bowles def Damacio Page technical submission (guillotine choke) 1 3:30
Preliminary card (Facebook)
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Light Heavyweight Cyrille Diabaté def Steve Cantwell unanimous decision (30-27, 30-25, 30-26) 3 5:00
Lightweight Danny Castillo def Joe Stevenson unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28) 3 5:00
Preliminary card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Lightweight Shane Roller def Thiago Tavares KO (punches) 2 1:28 [a]
Bantamweight Takeya Mizugaki def Reuben Duran split decision (30-27, 27-30, 29-28) 3 5:00
Middleweight Dongi Yang def Rob Kimmons TKO (punches) 2 4:47
Middleweight Rousimar Palhares def David Branch submission (kneebar) 2 1:44
Light Heavyweight Igor Pokrajac def Todd Brown TKO (knee and punches) 1 5:00 [b]
  1. ^ This bout aired on the live broadcast following the Dollaway vs. Munoz fight.
  2. ^ This bout aired on the live broadcast following the Bowles vs. Page fight.
February 27, 2011 UFC 127: Penn vs. Fitch  
Main card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Welterweight B.J. Penn def Jon Fitch majority draw (28-29, 28-28, 28-28) 3 5:00
Middleweight Michael Bisping def Jorge Rivera TKO (punches) 2 1:54
Lightweight Dennis Siver def George Sotiropoulos unanimous decision (29-28, 30-28, 30-27) 3 5:00
Welterweight Brian Ebersole def Chris Lytle unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28) 3 5:00
Middleweight Kyle Noke def Chris Camozzi submission (rear naked choke) 1 1:35
Preliminary card (televised)
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Lightweight Ross Pearson def Spencer Fisher unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28) 3 5:00
Light Heavyweight Alexander Gustafsson def James Te-Huna submission (rear naked choke) 1 4:27 [a]
Middleweight Nick Ring def Riki Fukuda unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) 3 5:00
Preliminary card (Facebook)
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Light Heavyweight Anthony Perosh def Tom Blackledge submission (rear naked choke) 1 2:45
Featherweight Zhang Tiequan def Jason Reinhardt submission (guillotine choke) 1 0:48 [b]
Preliminary card (Facebook)
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Heavyweight Mark Hunt def Chris Tuchscherer KO (punch) 2 1:41 [c]
Lightweight Curt Warburton def Maciej Jewtuszko unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) 3 5:00
  1. ^ This fight aired on the PPV broadcast in the review of the event.
  2. ^ This fight aired on the PPV broadcast following the Ebersole vs. Lytle fight.
  3. ^ This fight aired on the PPV broadcast following the Penn vs. Fitch fight.
February 5, 2011 UFC 126: Silva vs. Belfort  
Main card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Middleweight Championship Anderson Silva (c) def Vitor Belfort KO (front kick & punches) 1 3:25 [a]
Light Heavyweight Forrest Griffin def Rich Franklin unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) 3 5:00
Light Heavyweight Jon Jones def Ryan Bader submission (guillotine choke) 2 4:20
Welterweight Jake Ellenberger def Carlos Eduardo Rocha split decision (27-30, 29-28, 29-28) 3 5:00
Bantamweight Miguel Torres def Antonio Banuelos unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) 3 5:00
Preliminary card (televised)
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Lightweight Donald Cerrone def Paul Kelly submission (rear naked choke) 2 3:48 [b]
Featherweight Chad Mendes def Michihiro Omigawa unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) 3 5:00
Preliminary card (Facebook)
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Bantamweight Demetrious Johnson def Norifumi Yamamoto unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27) 3 5:00
Preliminary card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Lightweight Paul Taylor def Gabe Ruediger KO (head kick and punches) 2 1:42 [c]
Light Heavyweight Kyle Kingsbury def Ricardo Romero TKO (punches) 1 0:21 [d]
Welterweight Mike Pierce def Kenny Robertson TKO (punches) 2 0:29
  1. ^ Silva defeated Belfort via KO (front kick & punches) at 3:25 of round 1 to retain the UFC Middleweight Championship.
  2. ^ This bout aired last on the PPV broadcast following the Taylor vs. Ruediger fight.
  3. ^ This bout aired on the PPV broadcast following the Silva vs. Belfort fight.
  4. ^ This bout aired on the Spike broadcast following the Mendes vs. Omigawa fight.
January 22, 2011 UFC: Fight For The Troops 2  
Main card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Lightweight Melvin Guillard def Evan Dunham TKO (knees) 1 2:58
Heavyweight Matt Mitrione def Tim Hague TKO (punches) 1 2:59
Featherweight Mark Hominick def George Roop TKO (punches) 1 1:28
Heavyweight Pat Barry def Joey Beltran unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28) 3 5:00
Lightweight Matt Wiman def Cole Miller unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27) 3 5:00
Preliminary card (Facebook)
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Lightweight Yves Edwards def Cody McKenzie technical submission (rear naked choke) 2 4:33 [a]
Welterweight DaMarques Johnson def Mike Guymon verbal submission (body triangle) 1 3:22
Featherweight Rani Yahya def Mike Brown unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28) 3 5:00
Lightweight Waylon Lowe def Willamy Freire unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) 3 5:00
Preliminary card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Welterweight Charlie Brenneman def Amilcar Alves unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) 3 5:00
Bantamweight Will Campuzano def Chris Cariaso unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) 3 5:00
  1. ^ This bout aired on the Spike broadcast following the Dunham vs. Guillard fight.
January 1, 2011 UFC 125: Resolution  
Main card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Lightweight Championship Frankie Edgar draw Gray Maynard split draw 5 5:00 [a]
Middleweight Brian Stann def Chris Leben TKO (knee and punches) 1 3:37
Light Heavyweight Thiago Silva def Brandon Vera unanimous decision (30–26, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00 [b]
Welterweight Dong Hyun Kim def Nate Diaz unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) 3 5:00
Lightweight Clay Guida def Takanori Gomi submission (guillotine choke) 2 4:27
Preliminary card (televised)
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Lightweight Jeremy Stephens def Marcus Davis KO (punch) 3 2:33
Featherweight Dustin Poirier def Josh Grispi unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) 3 5:00
Middleweight Brad Tavares def Phil Baroni KO (knees and punches) 1 4:20 [c]
Preliminary card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Featherweight Diego Nunes def Mike Brown split decision (29-28, 29-28, 28-29) 3 5:00
Welterweight Daniel Roberts def Greg Soto submission (kimura) 1 3:45 [d]
Lightweight Antonio McKee def Jacob Volkmann split decision (29-28, 29-28, 28-29) 3 5:00
  1. ^ Edgar and Maynard fought to a split draw (46–48, 48–46, 47–47). Edgar retain the UFC Lightweight Championship.
  2. ^ Silva defeated Vera via unanimous decision (30–26, 30–27, 30–27). Silva falsified his urine sample during a post-fight drug test and the NSAC ruled the bout a no contest.[3]
  3. ^ This bout aired last on the PPV broadcast following the Roberts vs. Soto fight.
  4. ^ This bout aired on the PPV broadcast following the Edgar vs. Maynard fight.

Champions[edit]

Heavyweight
Cain Velasquez Junior dos Santos
Light Heavyweight
Maurício Rua Jon Jones
Middleweight
Anderson Silva
Welterweight
Georges St-Pierre
Lightweight
Frankie Edgar
Featherweight
José Aldo
Bantamweight
Dominick Cruz
week 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53
Heavyweight Cain Velasquez Junior dos Santos
Light Heavyweight Maurício Rua Jon Jones
Middleweight Anderson Silva
Welterweight Georges St-Pierre
Lightweight Frankie Edgar
Featherweight José Aldo
Bantamweight Dominick Cruz

Debutes in 2011[edit]

The following fighters had their first fight in the UFC in 2011.

Events[edit]

PPV Events[edit]

UFC 141: Lesnar vs. Overeem[edit]

Main article: UFC 141
UFC 141: Lesnar vs. Overeem
The poster for UFC 141: Lesnar vs. Overeem
Information
PromotionUltimate Fighting Championship
DateDecember 30, 2011
VenueMGM Grand Garden Arena
CityLas Vegas, Nevada
Attendance13,793[4]
Total gate$3,100,000[4]
Buyrate750,000[5]
Event chronology
UFC 140: Jones vs. Machida UFC 141: Lesnar vs. Overeem UFC 142: Aldo vs. Mendes

UFC 141: Lesnar vs. Overeem was a mixed martial arts pay-per-view event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on Friday December 30, 2011, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.[6]

Background[edit]

The UFC returned to a 10 p.m. ET start with this event.[7]

The winner of the main event was expected to face Junior dos Santos in a bout for the UFC Heavyweight Championship.[8]

UFC 141 was the last event to feature preliminary fights live on Spike TV.[9]

T. J. Grant was originally scheduled to face Jacob Volkmann at this event but was forced to pull out due to an undisclosed injury, and was replaced by returning veteran Efrain Escudero.[10]

Ramsey Nijem was scheduled to face Anthony Njokuani at the event but was forced to pull out due to an injury, and replaced by Danny Castillo.[11]

Matthew Riddle was scheduled to face Luis Ramos, but the bout was cancelled only moments before the fight due to Riddle being ill.[12]

Bonus awards[edit]

Fighters were awarded $75,000 bonuses.[13]

  • Fight of the Night: Nate Diaz vs. Donald Cerrone
  • Knockout of the Night: Johny Hendricks
  • Submission of the Night: Not awarded as no matches ended by submission.
Reported payout[edit]

The following is the reported payout to the fighters as reported to the Nevada State Athletic Commission. It does not include sponsor money and also does not include the UFC's traditional "fight night" bonuses.[14]

  • Alistair Overeem: $385,714.28 (includes $121,428.57 win bonus) def. Brock Lesnar: $400,000
  • Nate Diaz: $74,000 (includes $37,000 win bonus) def. Donald Cerrone: $30,000
  • Johny Hendricks: $52,000 (includes $26,000 win bonus) def. Jon Fitch: $60,000
  • Alexander Gustafsson: $32,000 (includes $16,000 win bonus) def. Vladimir Matyushenko: $40,000
  • Jim Hettes: $16,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus) def. Nam Phan: $8,000
  • Ross Pearson: $40,000 (includes $20,000 win bonus) def. Junior Assuncao: $8,000
  • Danny Castillo: $38,000 (includes $19,000 win bonus) def. Anthony Njokuani: $12,000
  • Dong Hyun Kim: $82,000 (includes $41,000 win bonus) def. Sean Pierson: $8,000
  • Jacob Volkmann: $32,000 (includes $16,000 win bonus) def. Efrain Escudero: $10,000
  • Diego Nunes: $24,000 (includes $12,000 win bonus) def. Manny Gamburyan: $18,000
Entrance Music[edit]
Fighter Artist Title Album
Alexander Gustafsson Vince DiCola "Training Montage" Rocky IV
Alistar Overeem Sensation "The Anthem 2004" (The Rush Original Edit) The Anthem 2004
Brock Lesnar Sunny Ledfurd "Nickel Sized Hail (And the Damaging Winds)" Greatest Hits 2003–2009
Donald Cerrone Kid Rock "Cowboy" Devil Without a Cause
Jimy Hettes Damian Marley "Welcome to Jamrock" Welcome to Jamrock
Johny Hendricks Bleu Edmondson "50 Dollars And A Flask of Crown"
Jon Fitch Johnny Cash "Rusty Cage" Unchained
Nam Phan Junior Senior "Move Your Feet" D-D-Don't Don't Stop the Beat
Nate Diaz 2Pac "I'm a Souljah" (DJ Scholar Remix)
Vladimir Matyushenko Motörhead "Deaf Forever" Orgasmatron

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UFC 140: Jones vs. Machida[edit]

Main article: UFC 140

UFC 139: Shogun vs. Henderson[edit]

Main article: UFC 139

UFC 138: Leben vs. Muñoz[edit]

Main article: UFC 138

UFC 137: Penn vs. Diaz[edit]

Main article: UFC 137

UFC 136: Edgar vs. Maynard III[edit]

Main article: UFC 136

UFC 135: Jones vs. Rampage[edit]

Main article: UFC 135

UFC 134: Silva vs. Okami[edit]

Main article: UFC 134

UFC 133: Evans vs. Ortiz[edit]

Main article: UFC 133

UFC 132: Cruz vs. Faber[edit]

Main article: UFC 132

UFC 131: Dos Santos vs. Carwin[edit]

Main article: UFC 131

UFC 130: Rampage vs. Hamill[edit]

Main article: UFC 130

UFC 129: St-Pierre vs. Shields[edit]

Main article: UFC 129

UFC 128: Shogun vs. Jones[edit]

Main article: UFC 128

UFC 127: Penn vs. Fitch[edit]

Main article: UFC 127

UFC 126: Silva vs. Belfort[edit]

Main article: UFC 126

UFC 125: Resolution[edit]

Main article: UFC 125

The Ultimate Fighter[edit]

The Ultimate Fighter: Team Bisping vs. Team Miller Finale[edit]

Main article: The Ultimate Fighter: Team Bisping vs. Team Miller Finale

The Ultimate Fighter: Team Lesnar vs. Team Dos Santos Finale[edit]

Main article: The Ultimate Fighter: Team Lesnar vs. Team dos Santos Finale

UFC on Fox[edit]

UFC on Fox: Velasquez vs. Dos Santos[edit]

Main article: UFC on Fox: Velasquez vs. dos Santos

UFC Live[edit]

UFC Live: Cruz vs. Johnson[edit]

Main article: UFC Live: Cruz vs. Johnson

UFC Live: Hardy vs. Lytle[edit]

Main article: UFC Live: Hardy vs. Lytle

UFC Live: Kongo vs. Barry[edit]

Main article: UFC Live: Kongo vs. Barry

UFC Live: Sanchez vs. Kampmann[edit]

Main article: UFC Live: Sanchez vs. Kampmann

UFC Fight Night[edit]

UFC Fight Night: Shields vs. Ellenberger[edit]

Main article: UFC Fight Night: Shields vs. Ellenberger

UFC Fight Night: Nogueira vs. Davis[edit]

Main article: UFC Fight Night: Nogueira vs. Davis

UFC: Fight For The Troops[edit]

UFC: Fight For The Troops 2[edit]

Main article: UFC: Fight For The Troops 2


References[edit]

  1. ^ "Robert Peralta's UFC on FOX 1 victory over Mackens Semerzier officially ruled a no contest". MMA Mania. Retrieved December 13, 2011.
  2. ^ "PSAC: UFC on Versus 4's Oliveira vs. Lentz overturned, declared a no-contest". mmajunkie.com. June 29, 2011.
  3. ^ http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2011/4/7/2097005/ufc-fighter-thiago-silva-suspended-for-one-year
  4. ^ a b Staff (January 11, 2012). "UFC 141 officially draws 13,793 attendance for $3.1 million live gate". MMAjunkie.com.
  5. ^ http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2012/10/3/3451910/ufc-152-ppv-buys-jon-jones-vs-vitor-belfort
  6. ^ "UFC 141: Lesnar vs. Overeem". Ultimate Fighting Championship. November 7, 2011.
  7. ^ Staff (2011-10-12). "UFC returning to 10 p.m. ET pay-per-view slot with UFC 141". MMAjunkie.com. Retrieved 2011-10-12.
  8. ^ Okamoto, Brett (September 6, 2011). "Brock Lesnar-Alistair Overeem fight set". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 6, 2011.
  9. ^ Stupp, Dann (November 29, 2011). "UFC 141 'UFC Prelims' special gets Njokuani-Nijem, Assuncao-Pearson on Spike TV". MMAjunkie.com. Retrieved November 29, 2011.
  10. ^ Stupp, Dann (December 6, 2011). "'TUF 8' champ Escudero returning to UFC, meets Volkmann at UFC 141". MMAjunkie.com. Retrieved December 6, 2011.
  11. ^ Staff (December 7, 2011). "Ramsey Nijem out, Danny Castillo in against Anthony Njoukani at UFC 141". MMAjunkie.com. Retrieved December 7, 2011.
  12. ^ Staff (December 30, 2011). "Illness forces Matt Riddle out of UFC 141, Luis Ramos bout pulled from card". MMAjunkie.com. Retrieved December 30, 2011.
  13. ^ Staff (2011-12-31). "UFC 141 bonuses: Hendricks, Diaz and Cerrone get $75,000 awards". MMAjunkie.com. Retrieved 2011-12-31.
  14. ^ Staff (December 31, 2011). "UFC 141 salaries: Overeem ($386K), Lesnar ($400K) lead $1.4 million payroll". MMAjunkie.com. Retrieved December 31, 2011.
  15. ^ Duck, Allison (December 31, 2011). "UFC 141 walk-in music: Not nearly as exciting as the fights". LasVegasSun.com. Retrieved January 1, 2012.
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