UFC on Fox: Velasquez vs. dos Santos

UFC on Fox: Velasquez vs. dos Santos (also known as UFC on Fox 1) was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on November 12, 2011 at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California.^[2]

UFC on Fox: Velasquez vs. dos Santos
The poster for UFC on Fox: Velasquez vs. dos Santos
Promotion	Ultimate Fighting Championship
Date	November 12, 2011
Venue	Honda Center
City	Anaheim, California
Attendance	11,607[1]
Total gate	$1,072,187[1]
Event chronology
UFC 138: Leben vs Munoz UFC on Fox: Velasquez vs. dos Santos UFC 139: Shogun vs. Henderson

Background

This card marked the UFC's debut on the Fox Network. Zuffa CEO Lorenzo Fertitta confirmed that the debut show would be a one-hour special with only the main event airing live on television, but a full preliminary card taking place beforehand.^[3][4]

Fox Deportes aired the Guida vs. Henderson, Poirier vs. Garza, Swanson vs. Lamas, and Johnson vs. Harvison fights.^[5]

The winner of the Clay Guida/Benson Henderson fight determined who was next to get a title shot against Frankie Edgar (the reigning champion at the time), at UFC 144 in Japan.^[6]

The UFC on Fox main event broadcast marked the most-watched live hour ever for MMA in the United States and averaged 5.7 million viewers.^[7] The ratings peaked in the United States at 8.8 million viewers for the main event.^[8]

Results

Main event (Fox)
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Heavyweight	Junior dos Santos	def.	Cain Velasquez (c)	KO (punches)	1	1:04	[a]
Preliminary card (Facebook)
Lightweight	Benson Henderson	def.	Clay Guida	Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 30–27, 30–27)	3	5:00	[b]
Featherweight	Dustin Poirier	def.	Pablo Garza	Submission (D'Arce choke)	2	1:32
Featherweight	Ricardo Lamas	def.	Cub Swanson	Submission (arm-triangle choke)	2	2:16
Welterweight	DaMarques Johnson	def.	Clay Harvison	KO (punches)	1	1:34	[c]
Bantamweight	Darren Uyenoyama	def.	Norifumi Yamamoto	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–26, 30–27)	3	5:00
Featherweight	Robbie Peralta	vs.	Mackens Semerzier	No Contest (accidental clash of heads)	3	1:54	[d]
Bantamweight	Alex Caceres	def.	Cole Escovedo	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)	3	5:00
Welterweight	Mike Pierce	def.	Paul Bradley	Decision (split) (28–29, 30–27, 29–28)	3	5:00
Light Heavyweight	Aaron Rosa	def.	Matt Lucas	Decision (majority) (28–28, 30–26, 30–26)	3	5:00	[e]

1. For the UFC Heavyweight Championship.
2. This UFC Lightweight Championship title eliminator bout aired on the broadcast followed by the dos Santos vs Velasquez bout.
3. This bout aired on the broadcast following the dos Santos vs Velasquez bout.
4. Originally ruled a TKO victory for Peralta, result was overturned due to replay indicating the damage was initiated by an accidental headbutt.
5. Lucas had 1 point deducted in round 2 for dropping his mouthpiece for the second time.

Bonus awards

The following fighters received $65,000 bonuses.^[9]

• Fight of the Night: Clay Guida vs. Benson Henderson
• Knockout of the Night: Junior dos Santos
• Submission of the Night: Ricardo Lamas

Reported payout

The following is the reported payout to the fighters as reported to the California State Athletic Commission. It does not include sponsor money or "locker room" bonuses often given by the UFC and also do not include the UFC's traditional "fight night" bonuses.^[10]

• Junior dos Santos: $220,000 ($110,000 win bonus) def. Cain Velasquez: $100,000
• Ben Henderson: $60,000 ($30,000 win bonus) def. Clay Guida: $40,000
• Dustin Poirier: $20,000 ($10,000 win bonus) def. Pablo Garza: $8,000
• Ricardo Lamas: $20,000 ($10,000 win bonus) def. Cub Swanson: $15,000
• DaMarques Johnson: $28,000 ($14,000 win bonus) def. Clay Harvison: $8,000
• Darren Uyenoyama: $12,000 ($6,000 win bonus) def. Norifumi Yamamoto: $15,000
• Robert Peralta: $16,000 ($8,000 win bonus) def. Mackens Semerzier: $8,000
• Alex Caceres: $16,000 ($8,000 win bonus) def. Cole Escovedo: $6,000
• Mike Pierce: $36,000 ($18,000 win bonus) def. Paul Bradley: $8,000
• Aaron Rosa: $12,000 ($6,000 win bonus) def. Matt Lucas: $6,000

See also

• List of UFC events