UFC Ultimate Fight Night 5

Summary

Ultimate Fight Night 5 was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on June 28, 2006. The event took place at Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, in Las Vegas, Nevada and was broadcast live on Spike TV in the United States and Canada.

Ultimate Fight Night 5
The poster for Ultimate Fight Night 5
Information
PromotionUltimate Fighting Championship
DateJune 28, 2006
VenueHard Rock Hotel and Casino
CityParadise, Nevada
Attendance954[1]
Total gate$134,368[2]
Event chronology
The Ultimate Fighter: Team Ortiz vs. Team Shamrock Finale Ultimate Fight Night 5 UFC 61: Bitter Rivals

The show drew a 1.4 overall rating[3] and served as the lead-in for the premiere of Blade: The Series. This event featured the UFC debut of future middleweight champion Anderson Silva and also featured the first of 2 fights between future welterweight stars Jon Fitch and Thiago Alves . The disclosed fighter payroll for the event was $197,000.

Results edit

Main Card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Welterweight Jonathan Goulet def. Luke Cummo Decision (Majority) (30-27, 30-27, 29-29) 3 5:00
Middleweight Anderson Silva def. Chris Leben KO (Knee) 1 0:49
Light Heavyweight Rob MacDonald def. Kristian Rothaermel Submission (Armbar) 1 4:01
Light Heavyweight Rashad Evans def. Stephan Bonnar Decision (Majority) (30-27, 29-28, 28-28) 3 5:00
Lightweight Mark Hominick def. Jorge Gurgel Decision (Unanimous) (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) 3 5:00
Preliminary Card
Welterweight Josh Koscheck def. Dave Menne Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00 [a]
Light Heavyweight Jason Lambert def. Branden Lee Hinkle TKO (Punches) 1 5:00 [b]
Welterweight Jon Fitch def. Thiago Alves TKO (Upkick and Punches) 2 4:37 [c]
Middleweight Jorge Santiago def. Justin Levens KO (Knee) 1 2:13 [d]
  1. ^ This bout was not aired on the broadcast.
  2. ^ This bout was not aired on the broadcast.
  3. ^ This bout was not aired on the broadcast.
  4. ^ This bout was not aired on the broadcast.

Bonus awards edit

Reported Payout edit

Anderson Silva: $36,000

Rashad Evans: $24,000

Stephan Bonnar: $16,000

Jon Fitch: $16,000

Josh Koscheck: $14,000

Jason Lambert: $14,000

Luke Cummo: $12,000

Rob MacDonald: $10,000

Mark Hominick: $8,000

Chris Leben: $7,000

Thiago Alves: $6,000

Jonathan Goulet: $6,000

Kristian Rothaermel: $5,000

Jorge Gurgel: $5,000

Justin Levens: $5,000

Dave Menne: $5,000

Branden Lee Hinkle: $4,000

Jorge Santiago: $4,000

Disclosed Fighter Payroll: $197,000

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Live Gate & Attendance". mmapayout.com.
  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-09-26. Retrieved 2007-09-26.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ "Ivan's Blog--- Ivan Trembow's Self-Important, Random Rants on Mixed Martial Arts, Video Games, Pro Wrestling, Television, Politics, Sports, and High-Quality Wool Socks".