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]

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2013 in UFC
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Information
First dateJanuary 19
Last dateDecember 28
Events
Total events33
UFC13
UFC on Fox4
UFC on FX2
UFC on Fuel TV4
UFC Fight Night8
TUF Finale events2
Fights
Total fights386
Title fights19
Chronology
2012 in UFC 2013 in UFC 2014 in UFC
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Title fights

More information Title fights in 2013, Weight class ...
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]
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The Ultimate Fighter

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SeasonFinaleDivisionWinnerRunner-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
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Debut UFC fighters

The following fighters fought their first UFC fight in 2013:

Events list

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# 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[2]
256 UFC on Fox: Johnson vs. Benavidez 2 Dec 14, 2013 Sleep Train Arena Sacramento, California, U.S. 11,573[3]
255 UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Bigfoot Dec 7, 2013 Brisbane Entertainment Centre Brisbane, Australia 11,393[4]
254 The Ultimate Fighter: Team Rousey vs. Team Tate Finale Nov 30, 2013 Mandalay Bay Events Center Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. 4,853[5]
253 UFC 167: St-Pierre vs. Hendricks Nov 16, 2013 MGM Grand Garden Arena Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. 14,856[6]
252 UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs. Henderson Nov 9, 2013 Goiânia Arena Goiânia, Brazil 10,565[7]
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[8]
249 UFC 166: Velasquez vs. Dos Santos 3 Oct 19, 2013 Toyota Center Houston, Texas, U.S. 17,238[9]
248 UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Shields Oct 9, 2013 Ginásio José Corrêa Barueri, Brazil 6,621[10]
247 UFC 165: Jones vs. Gustafsson Sep 21, 2013 Air Canada Centre Toronto, Ontario, Canada 15,504[11]
246 UFC Fight Night: Teixeira vs. Bader Sep 4, 2013 Mineirinho Arena Belo Horizonte, Brazil 5,126[12]
245 UFC 164: Henderson vs. Pettis Aug 31, 2013 BMO Harris Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. 9,178[13]
244 UFC Fight Night: Condit vs. Kampmann 2 Aug 28, 2013 Bankers Life Fieldhouse Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. 6,417[14]
243 UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs. Sonnen Aug 17, 2013 TD Garden Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. 14,181[15]
242 UFC 163: Aldo vs. Korean Zombie Aug 3, 2013 HSBC Arena Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 13,873[16]
241 UFC on Fox: Johnson vs. Moraga Jul 27, 2013 KeyArena Seattle, Washington, U.S. 8,967[17]
240 UFC 162: Silva vs. Weidman Jul 6, 2013 MGM Grand Garden Arena Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. 12,964[18]
239 UFC 161: Evans vs. Henderson Jun 15, 2013 MTS Centre Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada 14,754[19]
238 UFC on Fuel TV: Nogueira vs. Werdum Jun 8, 2013 Ginásio Paulo Sarasate Fortaleza, Brazil 6,286[20]
237 UFC 160: Velasquez vs. Bigfoot 2 May 25, 2013 MGM Grand Garden Arena Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. 12,380[21]
236 UFC on FX: Belfort vs. Rockhold May 18, 2013 Arena Jaraguá Jaraguá do Sul, Brazil 7,642[22]
235 UFC 159: Jones vs. Sonnen Apr 27, 2013 Prudential Center Newark, New Jersey, U.S. 15,227[23]
234 UFC on Fox: Henderson vs. Melendez Apr 20, 2013 HP Pavilion San Jose, California, U.S. 13,506[24]
233 The Ultimate Fighter: Team Jones vs. Team Sonnen Finale Apr 13, 2013 Mandalay Bay Events Center Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. 5,918[25]
232 UFC on Fuel TV: Mousasi vs. Latifi Apr 6, 2013 Ericsson Globe Arena Stockholm, Sweden 14,506[26]
231 UFC 158: St-Pierre vs. Diaz Mar 16, 2013 Bell Centre Montreal, Quebec, Canada 20,145[27]
230 UFC on Fuel TV: Silva vs. Stann Mar 3, 2013 Saitama Super Arena Saitama, Japan 14,682[28]
229 UFC 157: Rousey vs. Carmouche Feb 23, 2013 Honda Center Anaheim, California, U.S. 13,257[29]
228 UFC on Fuel TV: Barão vs. McDonald Feb 16, 2013 Wembley Arena London, England, U.K. 10,349[30]
227 UFC 156: Aldo vs. Edgar Feb 2, 2013 Mandalay Bay Events Center Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. 10,275[31]
226 UFC on Fox: Johnson vs. Dodson Jan 26, 2013 United Center Chicago, Illinois, U.S. 16,091[32]
225 UFC on FX: Belfort vs. Bisping Jan 19, 2013 Ginásio do Ibirapuera São Paulo, Brazil 9,116[33]
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UFC on FX: Belfort vs. Bisping

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UFC on FX: Belfort vs. Bisping
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PromotionUltimate Fighting Championship
DateJanuary 19, 2013
VenueGinásio do Ibirapuera
CitySão Paulo, Brazil
Attendance9,116[33]
Event chronology
UFC 155: dos Santos vs. Velasquez 2 UFC on FX: Belfort vs. Bisping UFC on Fox: Johnson vs. Dodson
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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.[34][35]

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.[36]

Johnny Eduardo was briefly linked to a bout at this event against Iuri Alcântara, but was replaced by George Roop.[37] Roop was then injured and replaced by UFC newcomer Pedro Nobre.[38]

Thiago Perpetuo was expected to face Michael Kuiper at the event; however, Perpetuo suffered an injury and was replaced by Caio Magalhaes.[39] 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.[40]

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.[41]

Results

More information Main Card (FX), Weight class ...
Main Card (FX)
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Middleweight Vitor Belfort def. Michael Bisping TKO (head kick and punches) 2 1:27
Middleweight C. B. Dollaway def. Daniel Sarafian Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) 3 5:00
Heavyweight Gabriel Gonzaga def. Ben Rothwell Submission (guillotine choke) 2 1:01
Lightweight Khabib Nurmagomedov def. Thiago Tavares KO (punches and elbows) 1 1:55
Preliminary Card (Fuel TV)
Featherweight Godofredo Pepey def. Milton Vieira Decision (split) (28–29, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Middleweight Ronny Markes def. Andrew Craig Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Featherweight Nik Lentz def. Diego Nunes Decision (unanimous) (30–28, 30–27, 30–26) 3 5:00
Lightweight Edson Barboza def. Lucas Martins TKO (punches) 1 2:38 [a]
Bantamweight Pedro Nobre vs. Iuri Alcântara No Contest 1 2:11 [b]
Light Heavyweight Ildemar Alcântara def. Wagner Prado Submission (knee lock) 2 2:39
Preliminary Card (Facebook)
Lightweight Francisco Trinaldo def. C.J. Keith Submission (arm-triangle choke) 2 1:50
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  1. This bout aired on the broadcast following the Belfort vs Bisping bout.
  2. 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.[42]

  • 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

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UFC on Fox: Henderson vs. Melendez
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PromotionUltimate Fighting Championship
DateApril 20, 2013
VenueHP Pavilion
CitySan Jose, California
Attendance13,506[24]
Total gate$1.333 million[24]
Event chronology
The Ultimate Fighter: Team Jones vs. Team Sonnen Finale UFC on Fox: Henderson vs. Melendez UFC 159: Jones vs. Sonnen
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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

More information Main card (Fox), Weight class ...
Main card (Fox)
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Lightweight Benson Henderson (c) def. Gilbert Melendez Decision (split) (47–48, 48–47, 48–47) 5 5:00 [a]
Heavyweight Daniel Cormier def. Frank Mir Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00
Lightweight Josh Thomson def. Nate Diaz TKO (head kick and punches) 2 3:44
Welterweight Matt Brown def. Jordan Mein TKO (elbows to the body) 2 1:00
Preliminary Card (FX)
Featherweight Chad Mendes def. Darren Elkins TKO (punches) 1 1:08
Middleweight Francis Carmont def. Lorenz Larkin Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Lightweight Myles Jury def. Ramsey Nijem KO (punch) 2 1:02
Flyweight Joseph Benavidez def. Darren Uyenoyama TKO (body kick and punches) 2 4:50
Lightweight Jorge Masvidal def. Tim Means Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Bantamweight T.J. Dillashaw def. Hugo Viana TKO (punches) 1 4:22
Preliminary card (Facebook)
Lightweight Anthony Njokuani def. Roger Bowling TKO (punch) 2 2:52
Middleweight Yoel Romero def. Clifford Starks KO (flying knee and punches) 1 1:32
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[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

References

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