UFC MMA events in 2013
2013 in UFC First date January 19 Last date December 28 Total events 33 UFC 13 UFC on Fox 4 UFC on FX 2 UFC on Fuel TV 4 UFC Fight Night 8 TUF Finale events2 Total fights 386 Title fights 19
The year 2013 was the 21st year in the history of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States. 2013 started with UFC on FX: Belfort vs. Bisping . 2013 also saw the introduction of the women's bantamweight weight class with UFC 157: Rousey vs. Carmouche .[ 1]
2013 UFC.com awards
Debut UFC fighters
The following fighters fought their first UFC fight in 2013:
The Ultimate Fighter
Title fights
Title fights in 2013
Weight class
Method
Round
Time
Event
Notes
Flyweight
Demetrious Johnson (c)
def.
John Dodson
Decision (unanimous) (49–46, 48–47, 48–47)
5
5:00
UFC on Fox 6
[ a]
Featherweight
José Aldo (c)
def.
Frankie Edgar
Decision (unanimous) (49–46, 49–46, 48–47)
5
5:00
UFC 156
[ b]
Bantamweight
Renan Barão (ic)
def.
Michael McDonald
Submission (arm-triangle choke)
4
3:57
UFC on Fuel TV 7
[ c]
Women's Bantamweight
Ronda Rousey (c)
def.
Liz Carmouche
Submission (armbar)
1
4:49
UFC 157
[ d]
Welterweight
Georges St-Pierre (c)
def.
Nick Diaz
Decision (unanimous) (50–45, 50–45, 50–45)
5
5:00
UFC 158
[ e]
Lightweight
Benson Henderson (c)
def.
Gilbert Melendez
Decision (split) (47–48, 48–47, 48–47)
5
5:00
UFC on Fox 7
[ f]
Light Heavyweight
Jon Jones (c)
def.
Chael Sonnen
TKO (elbows and punches)
1
4:33
UFC 159
[ g]
Heavyweight
Cain Velasquez (c)
def.
Antônio Silva
TKO (punches)
1
1:21
UFC 160
[ h]
Middleweight
Chris Weidman
def.
Anderson Silva (c)
KO (punches)
2
1:18
UFC 162
[ i]
Flyweight
Demetrious Johnson (c)
def.
John Moraga
Submission (armbar)
5
3:43
UFC on Fox 8
[ j]
Featherweight
José Aldo (c)
def.
Chan Sung Jung
TKO (punches)
4
2:00
UFC 163
[ k]
Lightweight
Anthony Pettis
def.
Benson Henderson (c)
Submission (armbar)
1
4:31
UFC 164
[ l]
Bantamweight
Renan Barão (ic)
def.
Eddie Wineland
TKO (spinning back kick and punches)
2
0:26
UFC 165
[ m]
Light Heavyweight
Jon Jones (c)
def.
Alexander Gustafsson
Decision (unanimous) (48–47, 48–47, 49–46)
5
5:00
UFC 165
[ n]
Heavyweight
Cain Velasquez (c)
def.
Junior dos Santos
TKO (slam and punch)
5
3:09
UFC 166
[ o]
Welterweight
Georges St-Pierre (c)
def.
Johny Hendricks
Decision (split) (48–47, 47–48, 48–47)
5
5:00
UFC 167
[ p]
Flyweight
Demetrious Johnson (c)
def.
Joseph Benavidez
KO (punches)
1
2:08
UFC on Fox 9
[ q]
Women's Bantamweight
Ronda Rousey (c)
def.
Miesha Tate
Submission (armbar)
3
0:58
UFC 168
[ r]
Middleweight
Chris Weidman (c)
def.
Anderson Silva
TKO (leg injury)
2
1:16
UFC 168
[ s]
Events list
#
Event
Date
Venue
Location
Attendance
257
UFC 168: Weidman vs. Silva 2
Dec 28, 2013
MGM Grand Garden Arena
Las Vegas, Nevada , U.S.
15,650 [ 8]
256
UFC on Fox: Johnson vs. Benavidez 2
Dec 14, 2013
Sleep Train Arena
Sacramento, California , U.S.
11,573 [ 9]
255
UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Bigfoot
Dec 7, 2013
Brisbane Entertainment Centre
Brisbane , Australia
11,393 [ 10]
254
The Ultimate Fighter: Team Rousey vs. Team Tate Finale
Nov 30, 2013
Mandalay Bay Events Center
Las Vegas, Nevada , U.S.
4,853 [ 11]
253
UFC 167: St-Pierre vs. Hendricks
Nov 16, 2013
MGM Grand Garden Arena
Las Vegas, Nevada , U.S.
14,856 [ 12]
252
UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs. Henderson
Nov 9, 2013
Goiânia Arena
Goiânia , Brazil
10,565 [ 13]
251
UFC: Fight for the Troops 3
Nov 6, 2013
Fort Campbell
Fort Campbell, Kentucky , U.S.
—
250
UFC Fight Night: Machida vs. Munoz
Oct 26, 2013
Phones 4u Arena
Manchester , England , U.K.
10,355 [ 14]
249
UFC 166: Velasquez vs. Dos Santos 3
Oct 19, 2013
Toyota Center
Houston , Texas , U.S.
17,238 [ 15]
248
UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Shields
Oct 9, 2013
Ginásio José Corrêa
Barueri , Brazil
6,621 [ 16]
247
UFC 165: Jones vs. Gustafsson
Sep 21, 2013
Air Canada Centre
Toronto , Ontario , Canada
15,504 [ 17]
246
UFC Fight Night: Teixeira vs. Bader
Sep 4, 2013
Mineirinho Arena
Belo Horizonte , Brazil
5,126 [ 18]
245
UFC 164: Henderson vs. Pettis
Aug 31, 2013
BMO Harris Bradley Center
Milwaukee, Wisconsin , U.S.
9,178 [ 19]
244
UFC Fight Night: Condit vs. Kampmann 2
Aug 28, 2013
Bankers Life Fieldhouse
Indianapolis, Indiana , U.S.
6,417 [ 20]
243
UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs. Sonnen
Aug 17, 2013
TD Garden
Boston, Massachusetts , U.S.
14,181 [ 21]
242
UFC 163: Aldo vs. Korean Zombie
Aug 3, 2013
HSBC Arena
Rio de Janeiro , Brazil
13,873 [ 22]
241
UFC on Fox: Johnson vs. Moraga
Jul 27, 2013
KeyArena
Seattle, Washington , U.S.
8,967 [ 23]
240
UFC 162: Silva vs. Weidman
Jul 6, 2013
MGM Grand Garden Arena
Las Vegas, Nevada , U.S.
12,964 [ 24]
239
UFC 161: Evans vs. Henderson
Jun 15, 2013
MTS Centre
Winnipeg, Manitoba , Canada
14,754 [ 25]
238
UFC on Fuel TV: Nogueira vs. Werdum
Jun 8, 2013
Ginásio Paulo Sarasate
Fortaleza , Brazil
6,286 [ 26]
237
UFC 160: Velasquez vs. Bigfoot 2
May 25, 2013
MGM Grand Garden Arena
Las Vegas , Nevada , U.S.
12,380 [ 27]
236
UFC on FX: Belfort vs. Rockhold
May 18, 2013
Arena Jaraguá
Jaraguá do Sul , Brazil
7,642 [ 28]
235
UFC 159: Jones vs. Sonnen
Apr 27, 2013
Prudential Center
Newark, New Jersey , U.S.
15,227 [ 29]
234
UFC on Fox: Henderson vs. Melendez
Apr 20, 2013
HP Pavilion
San Jose, California , U.S.
13,506 [ 30]
233
The Ultimate Fighter: Team Jones vs. Team Sonnen Finale
Apr 13, 2013
Mandalay Bay Events Center
Las Vegas , Nevada , U.S.
5,918 [ 31]
232
UFC on Fuel TV: Mousasi vs. Latifi
Apr 6, 2013
Ericsson Globe Arena
Stockholm , Sweden
14,506 [ 32]
231
UFC 158: St-Pierre vs. Diaz
Mar 16, 2013
Bell Centre
Montreal , Quebec , Canada
20,145 [ 33]
230
UFC on Fuel TV: Silva vs. Stann
Mar 3, 2013
Saitama Super Arena
Saitama , Japan
14,682 [ 34]
229
UFC 157: Rousey vs. Carmouche
Feb 23, 2013
Honda Center
Anaheim, California , U.S.
13,257 [ 35]
228
UFC on Fuel TV: Barão vs. McDonald
Feb 16, 2013
Wembley Arena
London , England , U.K.
10,349 [ 36]
227
UFC 156: Aldo vs. Edgar
Feb 2, 2013
Mandalay Bay Events Center
Las Vegas , Nevada , U.S.
10,275 [ 37]
226
UFC on Fox: Johnson vs. Dodson
Jan 26, 2013
United Center
Chicago , Illinois , U.S.
16,091 [ 38]
225
UFC on FX: Belfort vs. Bisping
Jan 19, 2013
Ginásio do Ibirapuera
São Paulo , Brazil
9,116 [ 39]
UFC on FX: Belfort vs. Bisping
UFC on FX: Belfort vs. Bisping (also known as UFC on FX 7 ) was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on January 19, 2013, at Ginásio do Ibirapuera in São Paulo, Brazil .[ 40] [ 41]
Background
The main fight featured middleweights Michael Bisping and Vitor Belfort . The event also held the first UFC fight for Daniel Sarafian , middleweight finalist on the first season of The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil . Sarafian was injured before the championship fight with Cezar Ferreira , who went on to win the show.[ 42]
Johnny Eduardo was briefly linked to a bout at this event against Iuri Alcântara , but was replaced by George Roop .[ 43] Roop was then injured and replaced by UFC newcomer Pedro Nobre.[ 44]
Thiago Perpetuo was expected to face Michael Kuiper at the event; however, Perpetuo suffered an injury and was replaced by Caio Magalhaes .[ 45] On December 27, it was announced that Magalhaes had also pulled out of the bout and that Kuiper would be shifted to UFC on Fox 6 on January 26, 2013 to face Buddy Roberts.[ 46]
Roger Hollett was expected to face Wagner Prado at the event; however, Hollett was forced out of the bout with a torn bicep and was replaced by promotional newcomer Ildemar Alcântara .[ 47]
Results
^ This bout aired on the broadcast following the Belfort vs Bisping bout.
^ Nobre was unable to continue due to Alcântara landing strikes to the back of Nobre's head.
Bonus awards
Fighters were awarded $50,000 bonuses.[ 48]
Fight of the Night: C.B. Dollaway vs. Daniel Sarafian
Knockout of the Night: Vitor Belfort
Submission of the Night: Ildemar Alcântara
UFC on Fox: Henderson vs. Melendez
UFC on Fox: Henderson vs. Melendez (also known as UFC on Fox 7 ) was a mixed martial arts event held on April 20, 2013, at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, California .[ 49] The event was broadcast live on FOX .
Background
The event was headlined by a UFC Lightweight Championship bout between defending champion Benson Henderson and Strikeforce Lightweight Champion Gilbert Melendez .[ 50] Also featured on the card was a bout between two time UFC Heavyweight Champion Frank Mir and Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix Champion Daniel Cormier .[ 51]
Clay Guida was expected to face Chad Mendes at this event. However it was revealed on March 15 that Guida had pulled out of the bout citing an injury[ 52] and was replaced by Darren Elkins .[ 53]
Dan Hardy was expected to face Matt Brown at the event. However, Hardy was forced out of the bout due to medical issues regarding his heart and was replaced by Jordan Mein .[ 54]
Francisco Rivera was expected to face Hugo Viana at the event. However, Rivera was forced out of the bout with an injury and replaced by T.J. Dillashaw .[ 55]
A scheduled bout between Jon Tuck and Norman Parke was scrapped during the week leading up to the event, as Tuck was forced out of the bout with an injury.[ 56]
Results
[ 57]
Bonus Awards
Fighters were awarded $50,000 bonuses.[ 58]
Fight of the Night: Matt Brown vs. Jordan Mein
Knockout of the Night: Josh Thomson and Yoel Romero
Submission of the Night: None
Reported payout
The following is the reported payout to the fighters as reported to the California State Athletic Commission . It does not include sponsor money and also does not include the UFC's traditional "fight night" bonuses or Pay-Per-View quotas.[ 59]
Benson Henderson: $200,000 (includes $100,000 win bonus) def. Gilbert Melendez: $175,000
Daniel Cormier: $126,000 (includes $63,000 win bonus) def. Frank Mir: $200,000
Josh Thomson: $95,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus) def. Nate Diaz: $15,000
Matt Brown: $60,000 (includes $30,000 win bonus) def. Jordan Mein: $16,000
Chad Mendes: $56,000 (includes $28,000 win bonus) def. Darren Elkins: $24,000
Francis Carmont: $38,000 (includes $19,000 win bonus) def. Lorenz Larkin: $23,000
Myles Jury: $16,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus) def. Ramsey Nijem: $14,000
Joseph Benavidez: $66,000 (includes $33,000 win bonus) def. Darren Uyenoyama: $12,000
Jorge Masvidal: $60,000 (includes $30,000 win bonus) def. Tim Means: $10,000
T.J. Dillashaw: $28,000 (includes $14,000 win bonus) def. Hugo Viana: $8,000
Anthony Njokuani: $36,000 (includes $18,000 win bonus) def. Roger Bowling: $12,000
Yoel Romero: $20,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus) def. Clifford Starks: $8,000
See also
References
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^ "Ten Best: The Fighters of 2013 | UFC" . www.ufc.com . 2018-09-14. Retrieved 2024-12-28 .
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^ MMAjunkie Staff (2013-11-22). "UFC 167 officially draws 14,856 attendance for $5.759 million live gate" . MMAjunkie.com. Retrieved 2013-11-22 .
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^ "UFC on FUEL TV 10 draws 6,286 attendance in Brazil" . mmajunkie.com. 2013-06-09. Retrieved 2013-06-09 .
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^ Staff (2012-05-18). "UFC on FX 8 draws reported 7,642 attendance in Brazil" . MMAjunkie.com. Retrieved 2013-05-18 .
^ Staff (2012-04-28). "UFC 159 draws a reported 15,227 attendees for $2.7 million live gate" . MMAjunkie.com. Retrieved 2013-04-28 .
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