UFC on Fox: dos Santos vs. Miocic

UFC on Fox: dos Santos vs. Miocic
UFC on Fox: dos Santos vs. Miocic
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Information
Promotion	Ultimate Fighting Championship
Date	December 13, 2014
Venue	U.S. Airways Center
City	Phoenix, Arizona
Attendance	15,350
Total gate	$1.5 million
Event chronology

UFC on Fox: dos Santos vs. Miocic (also known as UFC on Fox 13) was a mixed martial arts event held at U.S. Airways Center in Phoenix, Arizona, on December 13, 2014.^[2]

Background

The event was the first that the organization has hosted in Arizona. Zuffa previously hosted the final World Extreme Cagefighting event, WEC 53, in nearby Glendale in 2010.^[2]

The fight card was headlined by a heavyweight bout between former UFC Heavyweight Champion Junior dos Santos and Stipe Miocic.^[3]

Jussier Formiga was expected to face John Moraga at the event. However, Formiga was forced to pull out of the fight due to injury and was replaced by UFC newcomer Willie Gates.^[4]^[5]

Nate Diaz missed weight on his first attempt at the weigh-ins, weighing in at 160.6 pounds. He was given additional time to make the lightweight limit, but made no attempt to cut further. Instead, he was fined 20 percent of his purse, which went to Rafael dos Anjos.^[6]

A middleweight bout between Ed Herman and Derek Brunson, slated for the televised preliminary portion of the event, was cancelled on the day of the event, as Brunson was stricken with a stomach ailment.^[7] The fight was rescheduled to take place the following month at UFC 183.^[8]

Results

Main Card (Fox)
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Heavyweight	Junior dos Santos	def.	Stipe Miocic	Decision (unanimous) (48–47, 49–46, 49–46)	5	5:00
Catchweight (160.6 lb)	Rafael dos Anjos	def.	Nate Diaz	Decision (unanimous) (30–26, 30–26, 30–27)	3	5:00
Heavyweight	Alistair Overeem	def.	Stefan Struve	KO (punches)	1	4:13
Heavyweight	Matt Mitrione	def.	Gabriel Gonzaga	TKO (punches)	1	1:59
Preliminary Card (Fox Sports 1)
Women's Strawweight	Joanna Jędrzejczyk	def.	Cláudia Gadelha	Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28)	3	5:00
Flyweight	John Moraga	def.	Willie Gates	Submission (rear-naked choke)	3	4:06
Welterweight	Ben Saunders	def.	Joe Riggs	Submission (neck injury)	1	0:57
Lightweight	Drew Dober	def.	Jamie Varner	Submission (rear-naked choke)	1	1:52
Lightweight	Bryan Barberena	def.	Joe Ellenberger	TKO (elbows and punches)	3	3:24
Preliminary Card (UFC Fight Pass)
Lightweight	David Michaud	def.	Garett Whiteley	Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 30–27)	3	5:00
Bantamweight	Henry Cejudo	def.	Dustin Kimura	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)	3	5:00
Bantamweight	Ian Entwistle	def.	Anthony Birchak	Submission (heel hook)	1	1:04	^[a]

^ This bout aired on the Fox Sports 1 prelims broadcast after Saunders vs. Riggs fight.

^[9]

Bonus awards

The following fighters were awarded $50,000 bonuses:^[10]

Fight of the Night: Junior dos Santos vs. Stipe Miocic
Performance of the Night: Matt Mitrione and Ian Entwistle

Reported payout

The following is the reported payout to the fighters as reported to the Arizona Boxing and MMA Commission. It does not include sponsor money and also does not include the UFC's traditional "fight night" bonuses.^[11]

Junior dos Santos: $260,000 (includes $130,000 win bonus) def. Stipe Miocic: $30,000
Rafael dos Anjos: $86,000 (includes $41,000 win bonus) def. Nate Diaz: $16,000 ^
Alistair Overeem: $150,000 (includes $50,000 win bonus) def. Stefan Struve: $40,000
Matt Mitrione: $66,000 (includes $33,000 win bonus) def. Gabriel Gonzaga: $38,000
Joanna Jędrzejczyk: $20,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus) def. Cláudia Gadelha: $10,000
John Moraga: $50,000 (includes $25,000 win bonus) def. Willie Gates: $8,000
Ben Saunders: $28,000 (includes $14,000 win bonus) def. Joe Riggs: $16,000
Drew Dober: $16,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus) def. Jamie Varner: $20,000
Ed Herman: $47,000 vs. Derek Brunson: N/A <
Bryan Barberena: $16,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus) def. Joe Ellenberger: $10,000
David Michaud: $16,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus) def. Garrett Whiteley: $8,000
Henry Cejudo: $30,000 (includes $15,000 win bonus) def. Dustin Kimura: $15,000
Ian Entwistle: $16,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus) def. Anthony Birchak: $8,000

^ Diaz was fined $4,000, 20 percent of his purse for failing to make the required weight for his fight with Rafael dos Anjos. That money was issued to Dos Anjos, officials confirmed.^[11]
< Bout did not take place as Brunson was unable to compete after becoming ill the day of the fight. Herman was paid his show money.^[11]