2013 in UFC explained

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]

The Ultimate Fighter

Season	Finale	Division	Winner	Runner-up
TUF 17: Team Jones vs. Team Sonnen	Apr 13, 2013	Middleweight	Kelvin Gastelum	Uriah Hall
TUF: Brazil 2	Jun 8, 2013	Welterweight	Leonardo Santos	William Macario
TUF 18: Team Rousey vs. Team Tate	Nov 30, 2013	Bantamweight	Chris Holdsworth	David Grant
		Women's Bantamweight	Julianna Peña	Jessica Rakoczy
TUF: China	Nov 30, 2013	Featherweight	Ning Guangyou	Yang Jianping
		Welterweight	Zhang Lipeng	Wang Sai

Debut UFC fighters

The following fighters fought their first UFC fight in 2013:

• Adam Cella
• Adlan Amagov
• Adriano Martins
• Alan Patrick
• Alex Garcia
• Alexis Davis
• Ali Bagautinov
• Alptekin Özkiliç
• Amanda Nunes
• Andre Fili
• Anthony Lapsley
• Anthony Smith
• Antonio Braga Neto
• Ben Wall
• Bethe Correia
• Bobby Green
• Bobby Voelker
• Brandon Thatch
• Brian Houston
• Brian Melancon
• Bristol Marunde
• Bruno Santos
• Bubba McDaniel
• Caros Fodor
• Cat Zingano
• Chris Holdsworth
• Clint Hester
• Collin Hart
• Conor McGregor
• Daniel Cormier
• Daniel Omielańczuk
• Daniel Sarafian
• Darrell Montague
• Davey Grant
• Drew Dober
• Dustin Kimura
• Dustin Ortiz
• Dylan Andrews
• Eddie Mendez
• Elias Silvério
• Estevan Payan
• Francimar Barroso
• Garett Whiteley
• Gegard Mousasi
• Germaine de Randamie
• Gian Villante
• Gilbert Melendez
• Gilbert Smith

• Godofredo Pepey
• Hyun Gyu Lim
• Igor Araújo
• Ildemar Alcântara
• Iliarde Santos
• Ilir Latifi
• Isaac Vallie-Flagg
• Ivan Jorge
• James Krause
• James Vick
• Jared Rosholt
• Jessamyn Duke
• Jesse Ronson
• Jéssica Andrade
• Jessica Eye
• Jessica Rakoczy
• Jimmy Quinlan
• João Zeferino
• Jon Manley
• Jordan Mein
• Jorge Masvidal
• Jose Maria Tome
• Josh Samman
• Josh Sampo
• Julianna Peña
• Julie Kedzie
• Junior Hernandez
• Justin Scoggins
• K. J. Noons
• Kazuki Tokudome
• Kelvin Gastelum
• Kevin Casey
• Kevin Souza
• K. J. Noons
• Krzysztof Jotko
• Kurt Holobaugh
• Kyoji Horiguchi
• Kyung Ho Kang
• Leandro Silva
• Leonardo Santos
• Liz Carmouche
• Lorenz Larkin
• Lucas Martins
• Luke Barnatt
• Luke Rockhold
• Michel Prazeres
• Miesha Tate
• Mizuto Hirota
• Nah-Shon Burrell

• Nandor Guelmino
• Neil Magny
• Nico Musoke
• Nikita Krylov
• Omari Akhmedov
• Ovince St. Preux
• Pedro Nobre
• Peggy Morgan
• Piotr Hallmann
• Quinn Mulhern
• Rafael Cavalcante
• Raquel Pennington
• Richie Vaculik
• Robert Whiteford
• Roger Bowling
• Roger Gracie
• Roger Hollett
• Ronaldo Souza
• Ronda Rousey
• Rosi Sexton
• Roxanne Modafferi
• Ryan Benoit
• Ryan Couture
• Ryan LaFlare
• Santiago Ponzinibbio
• Sara McMann
• Sarah Kaufman
• Sean Spencer
• Sergio Pettis
• Sheila Gaff
• Thiago Santos
• Tim Kennedy
• Tom Niinimäki
• Tor Troéng
• Trevor Smith
• Tyron Woodley
• Uriah Hall
• Viscardi Andrade
• Walt Harris
• William Macário
• Wilson Reis
• Yan Cabral
• Yancy Medeiros
• Yoel Romero
• Yuri Villefort
• Zach Makovsky
• Zak Cummings

Events list

See main article: List of UFC events.

	Event	Date	Venue	Location	Attendance
257	UFC 168: Weidman vs. Silva 2		MGM Grand Garden Arena	Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.	[2]
256			Sleep Train Arena	Sacramento, California, U.S.	[3]
255			Brisbane Entertainment Centre	Brisbane, Australia	[4]
254	The Ultimate Fighter: Team Rousey vs. Team Tate Finale		Mandalay Bay Events Center	Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.	[5]
253	UFC 167: St-Pierre vs. Hendricks		MGM Grand Garden Arena	Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.	[6]
252			Goiânia Arena	Goiânia, Brazil	[7]
251			Fort Campbell	Fort Campbell, Kentucky, U.S.	rowspan="1
250			Phones 4u Arena	Manchester, England, U.K.	[8]
249	UFC 166: Velasquez vs. Dos Santos 3		Toyota Center	Houston, Texas, U.S.	[9]
248			Ginásio José Corrêa	Barueri, Brazil	[10]
247	UFC 165: Jones vs. Gustafsson		Air Canada Centre	Toronto, Ontario, Canada	[11]
246			Mineirinho Arena	Belo Horizonte, Brazil	[12]
245	UFC 164: Henderson vs. Pettis		BMO Harris Bradley Center	Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.	[13]
244			Bankers Life Fieldhouse	Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.	[14]
243			TD Garden	Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.	[15]
242	UFC 163: Aldo vs. Korean Zombie		HSBC Arena	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	[16]
241			KeyArena	Seattle, Washington, U.S.	[17]
240	UFC 162: Silva vs. Weidman		MGM Grand Garden Arena	Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.	[18]
239	UFC 161: Evans vs. Henderson		MTS Centre	Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada	[19]
238	UFC on Fuel TV: Nogueira vs. Werdum		Ginásio Paulo Sarasate	Fortaleza, Brazil	[20]
237	UFC 160: Velasquez vs. Bigfoot 2		MGM Grand Garden Arena	Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.	[21]
236			Arena Jaraguá	Jaraguá do Sul, Brazil	[22]
235	UFC 159: Jones vs. Sonnen		Prudential Center	Newark, New Jersey, U.S.	[23]
234			HP Pavilion	San Jose, California, U.S.
233			Mandalay Bay Events Center	Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.	[24]
232			Ericsson Globe Arena	Stockholm, Sweden	[25]
231	UFC 158: St-Pierre vs. Diaz		Bell Centre	Montreal, Quebec, Canada	[26]
230			Saitama Super Arena	Saitama, Japan	[27]
229	UFC 157: Rousey vs. Carmouche		Honda Center	Anaheim, California, U.S.	[28]
228			Wembley Arena	London, England, U.K.	[29]
227	UFC 156: Aldo vs. Edgar		Mandalay Bay Events Center	Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.	[30]
226			United Center	Chicago, Illinois, U.S.	[31]
225			Ginásio do Ibirapuera	São Paulo, Brazil	[32]

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.^{[33] [34]}

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 . Sarafian was injured before the championship fight with Cezar Ferreira, who went on to win the show.^[35]

Johnny Eduardo was briefly linked to a bout at this event against Iuri Alcântara, but was replaced by George Roop.^[36] Roop was then injured and replaced by UFC newcomer Pedro Nobre.^[37]

Thiago Perpetuo was expected to face Michael Kuiper at the event; however, Perpetuo suffered an injury and was replaced by Caio Magalhaes.^[38] 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.^[39]

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.^[40]

Bonus awards

Fighters were awarded $50,000 bonuses.^[41]

• 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.^[43] 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.^[44] Also featured on the card was a bout between two time UFC Heavyweight Champion Frank Mir and Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix Champion Daniel Cormier.^[45]

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^[46] and was replaced by Darren Elkins.^[47]

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.^[48]

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.^[49]

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.^[50]

Results

^[51]

Bonus Awards

Fighters were awarded $50,000 bonuses.^[52]

• 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.^[53]

• 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

• UFC
• List of UFC champions
• List of UFC events

External links

• UFC past events on UFC.com
• UFC events results at Sherdog.com

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ronda Rousey And Liz Carmouche Will Make History At UFC 157. 2012-12-23. 2012-12-25. The Inquisitr.
2. Web site: UFC 168 draws reported 15,650 attendance for $6.2 million live gate. mmajunkie.com. Matt Erickson. 2013-12-29. 2013-12-29.
3. Web site: UFC on FOX 9 draws reported 11,573 attendance for $1,066,610 live gate. mmajunkie.com. Staff. 2013-12-14. 2013-12-14.
4. Web site: UFC Fight Night 33 draws reported 11,393 attendance for $1.785 million live gate. mmajunkie.com. Staff. 2013-12-06. 2013-12-07.
5. Web site: TUF 18 Finale official attendance and live gate figures announced. mmajunkie.com. Staff. 2013-12-09. 2013-12-09.
6. Web site: UFC 167 officially draws 14,856 attendance for $5.759 million live gate. MMAjunkie.com. 2013-11-22. 2013-11-22. MMAjunkie Staff.
7. Web site: UFC Fight Night 32 draws reported attendance of 10,000-plus. MMA Junkie. November 9, 2013. November 10, 2013.
8. Web site: UFC Fight Night 30 draws reported 10,355 attendance for $1.5 million gate. MMA Junkie. October 26, 2013. October 26, 2013.
9. Web site: UFC 166 draws reported 17,238 attendance for $2.5 million live gate. MMA Junkie. October 20, 2013. October 20, 2013.
10. Web site: UFC Fight Night 29 draws reported sold-out attendance of 6,621. MMA Junkie. October 9, 2013. October 9, 2013.
11. Web site: UFC 165 draws reported 15,504 attendance for $1.9 million live gate. MMA Junkie. September 22, 2013. September 22, 2013.
12. Web site: UFC Fight Night 28 draws reported 5,126 attendance – but UFC not concerned. MMA Junkie. 2013-09-04. 2013-09-04.
13. Web site: UFC 164 draws reported 9,178 attendance for $907,116 live gate. MMA Junkie. 2013-09-01. 2013-09-01.
14. Web site: UFC Fight Night 27 officially draws 6,417 attendance for $355,290 live gate. MMA Junkie. 2013-08-30. 2013-08-30.
15. Web site: UFC Fight Night 26 officially draws 14,181 fans for gate of $1.534 million. MMA Junkie. 2013-09-10. 2013-09-10.
16. Web site: UFC 163 draws announced attendance of 13,873 fans in Rio de Janeiro. MMA Junkie. 2013-08-04. 2013-08-04.
17. Web site: UFC on FOX 8 officially draws 8,967 attendance for $700,081 live gate. MMA Junkie. 2013-07-30. 2013-07-30.
18. Web site: UFC 162 officially draws 12,964 attendance for $4.826 million live gate. MMAjunkie.com. 2012-07-25. 2013-07-25. Staff.
19. Web site: UFC 161 draws reported 14,754 attendance and $3.15 million live gate. MMAjunkie.com. 2013-06-16. 2013-06-16. Staff.
20. Web site: UFC on FUEL TV 10 draws 6,286 attendance in Brazil. mmajunkie.com. 2013-06-09. 2013-06-09.
21. Web site: UFC 160 officially draws 12,380 attendance for $2.942 million live gate. MMAjunkie.com. 2012-06-06. 2013-06-06. Staff.
22. Web site: UFC on FX 8 draws reported 7,642 attendance in Brazil. MMAjunkie.com. 2012-05-18. 2013-05-18. Staff.
23. Web site: UFC 159 draws a reported 15,227 attendees for $2.7 million live gate. MMAjunkie.com. 2012-04-28. 2013-04-28. Staff.
24. Web site: The Ultimate Fighter 17 Finale $569K gate . MMAjunkie.com . 2012-04-30 . 2013-04-30 . Staff . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130503034312/http://www.mmajunkie.com/news/2013/04/the-ultimate-fighter-17-finale-officially-sells-5382-tickets-for-569k-gate . 2013-05-03 .
25. Web site: UFC on FUEL TV 9 draws a reported 14,506 attendance for $2.71 million live gate. MMA Junkie. 2013-04-06. 2013-04-06.
26. Web site: UFC 158 draws reported 20,145 attendance and $3.7 million gate. MMA Junkie. 2013-03-17. 2013-03-17.
27. Web site: UFC on FUEL TV 8 draws a reported 14,682 attendance in Japan. MMAjunkie.com. 2012-03-03. 2012-03-03. Staff.
28. Web site: ufc-157-officially-draws 13,257 attendance for $1,350,191 gate. MMAjunkie.com. 2012-02-27. 2012-02-27. Staff.
29. Web site: UFC on FUEL TV 7 draws a reported 10,349 attendance for $1.3 million live gate. MMAjunkie.com. 2012-02-16. 2012-02-16. Staff.
30. Web site: UFC 156 officially draws 10,275 attendance and $2.4 million gate. MMAjunkie.com. 2012-02-13. 2012-02-13. Staff.
31. Web site: UFC On FOX 6: Johnson Vs Dodson Attendance And Gate Totals. fighters.com. 2012-01-26. 2012-01-26. John Petit. https://web.archive.org/web/20131224111208/http://www.fighters.com/01/26/ufc-on-fox-6-johnson-vs-dodson-attendance-and-gate-totals. 2013-12-24. dead.
32. Web site: UFC on FX 7 draws reported 9,116 attedance for sell-out . MMAjunkie.com . 2013-01-20 . 2013-01-20.
33. Web site: UFC on FX: Belfort vs.Bisping . Ultimate Fighting Championship. 2012-11-21 . 2012-11-21.
34. Web site: UFC's Jan. 19 return to Brazil will be UFC on FX 7 . Erickson . Matt . 2012-11-03 . 2012-11-03 . MMAjunkie.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121106094702/http://mmajunkie.com/news/31435/ufcs-return-to-brazil-on-jan-19-will-be-ufc-on-fx-7.mma . 2012-11-06 .
35. Web site: Bisping vs. Belfort will headline UFC's Jan. 19 show in Brazil . Meltzer . Dave . 2012-11-03 . 2012-11-22 . MMAFighting.com.
36. Web site: Report: Johnny Eduardo out, George Roop in vs. Yuri Alcantara at UFC's return to Brazil . MMAjunkie.com . Erickson . Matt . 2012-11-02 . 2012-11-02 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121104050712/http://mmajunkie.com/news/31407/report-johnny-eduardo-out-george-roop-in-vs-yuri-alcantara-at-ufcs-return-to-brazil.mma . 2012-11-04 .
37. Web site: Report: Report: Pedro Nobre replaces George Roop, meets Yuri Alcantara at UFC on FX 7 . MMAjunkie.com . 2013-01-06 . 2013-01-06 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130108111632/http://www.mmajunkie.com/news/2013/01/report-pedro-nobre-replaces-george-roop-meets-yuri-alcantara-at-ufc-on-fx-7 . 2013-01-08 .
38. Web site: Caio Magalhaes replaces Thiago Perpetuo, faces Michael Kuiper at UFC on FX 7. MMAjunkie.com. Staff. 2012-12-01. 2012-12-01.
39. Web site: Kuiper-Magalhaes off UFC on FX 7, Kuiper-Roberts joins UFC on FOX 6. MMAjunkie.com. Staff. 2012-12-27. 2012-12-27.
40. Web site: Roger Hollett out, Wagner Prado meets Ildemar Alcantara at UFC on FX 7. MMAjunkie.com. Staff. 2013-01-08. 2013-01-08.
41. Web site: UFC on FX 7 Bonuses: Belfort, Dollaway, Sarafian, Ildemar Alcantara net $50K. MMAjunkie.com. Staff . January 19, 2013.
42. Web site: UFC on FOX 7 draws reported 13,506 attendance for $1.333 million live gate. MMAjunkie.com. 2012-04-20. 2013-04-20. Staff.
43. Web site: UFC targets HP Pavilion in San Jose for April 20 UFC on FOX 7 card. MMAjunkie.com. 2013-01-02. 2013-01-02.
44. Web site: UFC on FOX 7 targeted for Benson Henderson vs. Gilbert Melendez lightweight title fight . mmafighting.com . Mike Chiapetta. 2013-01-14. 2013-01-14.
45. Web site: Frank Mir vs. Daniel Cormier set for UFC on FOX 7 in San Jose . bloodyelbow.com . Mookie Alexander. 2013-01-15. 2013-01-15.
46. Web site: Clay Guida Injured, Out of Chad Mendes Fight at UFC on Fox 7 . sherdog.com . Greg Savage. 2013-03-15. 2013-03-15.
47. Web site: Darren Elkins steps in for Clay Guida, meets Chad Mendes at UFC on FOX 7 . mmajunkie.com . Matt Erickson . 2013-03-19 . 2013-03-19 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130321102551/http://www.mmajunkie.com/news/2013/03/darren-elkins-steps-in-for-clay-guida-meets-chad-mendes-at-ufc-on-fox-7 . 2013-03-21 .
48. Web site: Injury forces Dan Hardy off UFC on FOX 7; Jordan Mein now meets Matt Brown . mmajunkie.com . Matt Erickson . 2013-03-22 . 2013-03-22 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130324015238/http://www.mmajunkie.com/news/2013/03/injury-forces-dan-hardy-off-ufc-on-fox-7-jordan-mein-now-meets-matt-brown . 2013-03-24 .
49. Web site: T.J. Dillashaw replaces Francisco Rivera, meets Hugo Viana at UFC on FOX 7 . mmajunkie.com . Matt Erickson . 2013-03-22 . 2013-03-22 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130324015513/http://www.mmajunkie.com/news/2013/03/t-j-dillashaw-replaces-francisco-rivera-meets-hugo-viana-at-ufc-on-fox-7 . 2013-03-24 .
50. Web site: Jon Tuck vs. Norman Parke pulled from Saturday's UFC on FOX 7 lineup. MMAjunkie.com. 2013-04-14. 2013-04-14. Staff.
51. Web site: UFC on Fox: Henderson vs. Melendez. Ultimate Fighting Championship. 2013-01-16. 2013-01-16.
52. Web site: UFC on FOX 7 bonuses: Brown, Mein, Romero, Thomson earn $50,000 . Staff . MMAjunkie.com . 2013-04-20 . 2013-04-20 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130424002109/http://www.mmajunkie.com/news/2013/04/ufc-on-fox-7-bonuses-brown-mein-romero-thomson-earn-50000 . 2013-04-24 .
53. Web site: UFC on FOX 7 salaries: Benson Henderson, Frank Mir earn biggest fight purses. mmajunkie.com. 2013-04-21. 2013-04-21.