UFC 59

UFC 59: Reality Check was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on April 15, 2006 at the Arrowhead Pond in Anaheim, California, and broadcast live on pay-per-view in the United States and Canada.

UFC 59: Reality Check
The poster for UFC 59: Reality Check
Promotion	Ultimate Fighting Championship
Date	April 15, 2006
Venue	Arrowhead Pond
City	Anaheim, California
Attendance	13,814 (13,060 paid)[1]
Total gate	$2,191,450
Buyrate	425,000[2]
Event chronology
Ultimate Fight Night 4 UFC 59: Reality Check UFC 60: Hughes vs Gracie

This was the first UFC event held in California after the state's legalization of mixed martial arts contests. It was a sold-out show, and was one of the fastest sell outs in UFC history.

According to the California State Athletic Commission, there were 13,060 tickets sold, with a live gate of $2,191,450. The disclosed fighter payroll for the event was $539,000.^[3]

Results

Main Card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Heavyweight	Tim Sylvia	def.	Andrei Arlovski (c)	TKO (punches)	1	2:43	[a]
Welterweight	Sean Sherk	def.	Nick Diaz	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)	3	5:00
Light Heavyweight	Tito Ortiz	def.	Forrest Griffin	Decision (split) (30–27, 28–29, 29–27)	3	5:00
Middleweight	Evan Tanner	def.	Justin Levens	Submission (triangle choke)	1	3:14	[b]
Heavyweight	Jeff Monson	def.	Marcio Cruz	Decision (split) (30–27, 29–28, 28–29)	3	5:00
Preliminary Card
Welterweight	Karo Parisyan	def.	Nick Thompson	TKO (punches)	1	4:44
Middleweight	David Terrell	def.	Scott Smith	Submission (rear-naked choke)	1	3:08
Light Heavyweight	Jason Lambert	def.	Terry Martin	TKO (punches)	2	2:37	[c]
Welterweight	Thiago Alves	def.	Derrick Noble	TKO (punches)	1	2:54	[d]

1. For the UFC Heavyweight Championship.
2. Levens replaced Jeremy Horn, who dropped out due to a back injury sustained during training.
3. This was a preliminary fight that did not air on the pay-per-view broadcast.
4. This was a preliminary fight that did not air on the pay-per-view broadcast.

Bonus Awards

The following fighters received bonuses.^[4]

• Fight of the Night: Tito Ortiz vs. Forrest Griffin

Encyclopedia awards

The following fighters were honored in the October 2011 book titled UFC Encyclopedia.^[5]

• Knockout of the Night: Tim Sylvia
• Submission of the Night: Evan Tanner

Reported Payout

• Tito Ortiz: $200,000
• Andrei Arlovski: $90,000
• Tim Sylvia: $90,000
• Evan Tanner: $40,000
• Karo Parisyan: $16,000
• Sean Sherk: $16,000
• Forrest Griffin: $16,000
• David Terrell: $12,000
• Nick Diaz: $10,000
• Jeff Monson: $10,000
• Jason Lambert: $8,000
• Thiago Alves: $8,000
• Justin Levens: $5,000
• Nick Thompson: $5,000
• Marcio Cruz: $5,000
• Derrick Noble: $3,000
• Scott Smith: $3,000
• Terry Martin: $2,000
• Disclosed Fighter Payroll: $539,000

See also

• Ultimate Fighting Championship
• List of UFC champions
• List of UFC events
• 2006 in UFC