UFC 162

UFC 162: Silva vs. Weidman
UFC 162: Silva vs. Weidman
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Information
Promotion	Ultimate Fighting Championship
Date	July 6, 2013
Venue	MGM Grand Garden Arena
City	Las Vegas, Nevada
Attendance	12,964
Total gate	$4.826 million
Buyrate	550,000
Event chronology

UFC 162: Silva vs. Weidman was a mixed martial arts event on July 6, 2013, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.^[3]

Background

The main event was a UFC Middleweight Championship bout between long time title holder Anderson Silva and undefeated top contender Chris Weidman.^[4]

Also, co-featured on the card was expected to be a bout between top featherweight contenders Ricardo Lamas and Chan Sung Jung; however on June 14, it was announced that Jung had been pulled from the Lamas bout and would replace an injured Anthony Pettis to face José Aldo on August 3, 2013 at UFC 163.^[5] As a result, Lamas was pulled from the event.^[6]

A bout between Thiago Silva and Rafael Cavalcante, briefly linked to this event, was moved to UFC on Fuel TV: Nogueira vs. Werdum.^[7]

John Makdessi was expected to face Edson Barboza at the event; however, Makdessi, pulled out of the bout citing an injury and was replaced by Rafaello Oliveira.^[8]

Shane del Rosario was originally scheduled to face Dave Herman at the event; however, del Rosario was forced off the card due to injury and replaced by Gabriel Gonzaga.^[9]

Results

Main card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Middleweight	Chris Weidman	def.	Anderson Silva (c)	KO (punches)	2	1:18	^[a]
Featherweight	Frankie Edgar	def.	Charles Oliveira	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 30–27)	3	5:00
Middleweight	Tim Kennedy	def.	Roger Gracie	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28)	3	5:00
Middleweight	Mark Muñoz	def.	Tim Boetsch	Decision (unanimous) (30–26, 30–27, 29–28)	3	5:00
Featherweight	Cub Swanson	def.	Dennis Siver	TKO (punches)	3	2:24
Preliminary card (FX)
Middleweight	Andrew Craig	def.	Chris Leben	Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 30–27)	3	5:00
Lightweight	Norman Parke	def.	Kazuki Tokudome	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28)	3	5:00
Heavyweight	Gabriel Gonzaga	def.	Dave Herman	TKO (punches)	1	0:17	^[b]
Lightweight	Edson Barboza	def.	Rafaello Oliveira	TKO (leg kicks)	2	1:44
Preliminary card (Facebook)
Welterweight	Brian Melancon	def.	Seth Baczynski	KO (punches)	1	4:59
Welterweight	Mike Pierce	def.	David Mitchell	TKO (punches)	2	2:55

^ For the UFC Middleweight Championship.
^ This bout aired on the broadcast following the Weidman vs Silva bout.

^[10]

Bonus awards

The following fighters were awarded $50,000 bonuses.^[11]

Fight of The Night: Frankie Edgar vs. Charles Oliveira and Cub Swanson vs. Dennis Siver
Knockout of The Night: Chris Weidman
Submission of the Night: None awarded as no matches ended by submission

Reported payout

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.^[12]

Chris Weidman: $48,000 (includes $24,000 win bonus) def. Anderson Silva: $600,000
Frankie Edgar: $240,000 (includes $120,000 win bonus) def. Charles Oliveira: $21,000
Tim Kennedy: $90,000 (includes $30,000 win bonus) def. Roger Gracie: $50,000
Mark Muñoz: $84,000 (includes $42,000 win bonus) def. Tim Boetsch: $37,000
Cub Swanson: $58,000 (includes $29,000 win bonus) def. Dennis Siver: $33,000
Andrew Craig: $24,000 (includes $12,000 win bonus) def. Chris Leben: $51,000
Norman Parke: $30,000 (includes $15,000 win bonus) def. Kazuki Tokudome: $8,000
Gabriel Gonzaga: $58,000 (includes $29,000 win bonus) def. Dave Herman: $23,000
Edson Barboza: $46,000 (includes $23,000 win bonus) def. Rafaello Oliveira: $14,000
Brian Melancon: $16,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus) def. Seth Baczynski: $16,000
Mike Pierce: $56,000 (includes $28,000 win bonus) def. David Mitchell: $10,000