UFC Ultimate Fight Night 5

Ultimate Fight Night 5 was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on June 28, 2006. The event took place at Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, in Las Vegas, Nevada and was broadcast live on Spike TV in the United States and Canada.

Ultimate Fight Night 5
The poster for Ultimate Fight Night 5
Promotion	Ultimate Fighting Championship
Date	June 28, 2006
Venue	Hard Rock Hotel and Casino
City	Paradise, Nevada
Attendance	954[1]
Total gate	$134,368[2]
Event chronology
The Ultimate Fighter: Team Ortiz vs. Team Shamrock Finale Ultimate Fight Night 5 UFC 61: Bitter Rivals

The show drew a 1.4 overall rating^[3] and served as the lead-in for the premiere of Blade: The Series. This event featured the UFC debut of future middleweight champion Anderson Silva and also featured the first of 2 fights between future welterweight stars Jon Fitch and Thiago Alves . The disclosed fighter payroll for the event was $197,000.

Results

Main Card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Welterweight	Jonathan Goulet	def.	Luke Cummo	Decision (majority) (30–27, 30–27, 29–29)	3	5:00
Middleweight	Anderson Silva	def.	Chris Leben	KO (knee)	1	0:49
Light Heavyweight	Rob MacDonald	def.	Kristian Rothaermel	Submission (armbar)	1	4:01
Light Heavyweight	Rashad Evans	def.	Stephan Bonnar	Decision (majority) (30–27, 29–28, 28–28)	3	5:00
Lightweight	Mark Hominick	def.	Jorge Gurgel	Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)	3	5:00
Preliminary Card
Welterweight	Josh Koscheck	def.	Dave Menne	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 30–27)	3	5:00	[a]
Light Heavyweight	Jason Lambert	def.	Branden Lee Hinkle	TKO (punches)	1	5:00	[b]
Welterweight	Jon Fitch	def.	Thiago Alves	TKO (upkick and punches)	2	4:37	[c]
Middleweight	Jorge Santiago	def.	Justin Levens	KO (knee)	1	2:13	[d]

1. This bout was not aired on the broadcast.
2. This bout was not aired on the broadcast.
3. This bout was not aired on the broadcast.
4. This bout was not aired on the broadcast.

Bonus awards

The following fighters received bonuses.^[4]

• Fight of the Night: Jonathan Goulet vs. Luke Cummo
• Knockout of the Night: Anderson Silva
• Submission of the Night: Rob MacDonald

Reported Payout

Anderson Silva: $36,000

Rashad Evans: $24,000

Stephan Bonnar: $16,000

Jon Fitch: $16,000

Josh Koscheck: $14,000

Jason Lambert: $14,000

Luke Cummo: $12,000

Rob MacDonald: $10,000

Mark Hominick: $8,000

Chris Leben: $7,000

Thiago Alves: $6,000

Jonathan Goulet: $6,000

Kristian Rothaermel: $5,000

Jorge Gurgel: $5,000

Justin Levens: $5,000

Dave Menne: $5,000

Branden Lee Hinkle: $4,000

Jorge Santiago: $4,000

Disclosed Fighter Payroll: $197,000

See also

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