UFC 51
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| UFC 51: Super Saturday | ||
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| Details | ||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |
| Date | February 5, 2005 | |
| Venue | Mandalay Bay Arena | |
| City | Las Vegas, Nevada | |
| Attendance | 11,072 (Paid 9,268) [1] | |
| Total Gate | $1,493,000 | |
| Event chronology | ||
| UFC 50: The War of '04 | UFC 51: Super Saturday | UFC 52: Couture vs Liddell |
UFC 51: Super Saturday was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on February 5, 2005 (Super Bowl weekend) at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. The event was broadcasted live on pay-per-view in the United States and Canada, and later released on DVD. The event was to be held in Japan, but UFC President Dana White moved it back to Las Vegas. Headlining the card were fan favorites Tito Ortiz and Vitor Belfort. The total fighter payroll for the event was $456,000.[2]
[edit] Results
[edit] Preliminary Card
- Welterweight Bout: Nick Diaz vs. Drew Fickett
- Diaz defeats Fickett by technical knockout (strikes) at 4:40 of round one.
- Welterweight Bout: Karo Parisyan vs. Chris Lytle
- Parisyan defeats Lytle by unanimous decision. All three judges scored the bout 30-27 for Parisyan.
- Middleweight Bout: David Loiseau vs. Gideon Ray
- Loiseau defeats Ray by technical knockout (doctor stoppage) at 5:00 of round one.
- Heavyweight Bout: Mike Kyle vs. James Irvin
- Kyle defeats Irvin by knockout (punches) at 1:55 of round one.
[edit] Main Card
- Heavyweight Bout: Paul Buentello vs. Justin Eilers
- Buentello defeats Eilers by knockout (punches) at 3:34 of round one.
- Middleweight Championship Bout: David Terrell vs. Evan Tanner
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- For the vacant UFC Middleweight Championship belt
Evan Tanner defeats David Terrell by technical knockout (strikes) at 4:35 of round one. Tanner becomes the UFC Middleweight champion, and the first Middleweight champion since 2002. (See: List of UFC champions.)
- Interim Heavyweight Championship Bout: Andrei Arlovski vs. Tim Sylvia
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- For the Interim Heavyweight Championship belt
Andrei Arlovski defeats Tim Sylvia by submission (achilles lock) at :47 of round one. Arlovski becomes the Interim Heavyweight champion. The title is an interim championship due to the UFC Heavyweight Champion, Frank Mir, being seriously injured in a motorcycle accident and not able to defend the title against No. 1 contender, Andrei Arlovski.
- Middleweight Bout: Phil Baroni vs. Pete Sell
- In the evening's swing bout, Sell defeats Baroni by submission (guillotine choke) at 4:19 of round three.
- Light Heavyweight Bout: Tito Ortiz vs. Vitor Belfort
- In the main event of the evening, Tito Ortiz defeats Vitor Belfort by split decision. The judges scored the bout 29-28, 29-28, and 28-29 for Ortiz.
[edit] Fighter Payouts
Tito Ortiz def. Vitor Belfort
- Ortiz - $175,000 ($ 125,000 to fight; $50,000 to win)
- Belfort - $100,000
Pete Sell def. Phil Baroni
- Sell - $4,000 ($2,000 to fight; $2,000 to win)
- Baroni - $10,000
Andrei Arlovski def. Tim Sylvia
- Arlovski - $30,000 ($12,000 to fight; $18,000 to win)
- Sylvia - $40,000
Evan Tanner def. David Terrell
- Tanner - $38,000 ($18,000 to fight; $20,000 to win)
- Terrell - $6,000
Paul Buentello def. Justin Eilers
- Buentello - $8,000 ($4,000 to fight; $4,000 to win)
- Eilers - $5,000
Mike Kyle def. James Irvin
- Kyle - $6,000 ($3,000 to fight, $3,000 to win)
- Irvin - $3,000
David Loiseau def. Gideon Ray
- Loiseau - $4,000 ($2,000 to fight; $2,000 to win)
- Ray - $2,000
Karo Parisyan def. Chris Lytle
- Parisyan - $8,000 ($4,000 to fight; $4,000 win to)
- Lytle - $4,000
Nick Diaz def. Drew Fickett
- Diaz - $11,000 ($6,000 to fight; $5,000 to win)
- Fickett - $2,000
Total Fighter Payroll: $456,000
[edit] Sources
- UFC 51: Super Saturday Results on Sherdog.com
- "Ultimate Fighting Championship Cards" on Wrestling Information Archives
- Full Breakdown of UFC 51 Fighter Salaries
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