UFC 104
| UFC 104: Machida vs. Shogun | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 The poster for UFC 104: Machida vs. Shogun | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | October 24, 2009 | |||
| Venue | Staples Center | |||
| City | Los Angeles, California | |||
| Attendance | 14,892[1] | |||
| Total gate | $1,913,093[1] | |||
| Buyrate | 500,000[2] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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UFC 104: Machida vs. Shogun was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) on October 24, 2009 in Los Angeles, California.[3]
Background
[edit]As with UFC 103, the UFC announced a portion of the preliminary card would air live and commercial-free during an hour-long block on Spike.[4]
Chase Gormley, who was slated to face Ben Rothwell, instead faced Stefan Struve after Rothwell's opponent was changed to Cain Velasquez.[5] An injured Sean Sherk was replaced by Josh Neer against Gleison Tibau.[6]
Additionally, on the day of the weigh-in, two fights were changed to catchweight status as Anthony Johnson, Josh Neer and Gleison Tibau all came in over the weight limit of their respective weight classes.[7]
Results
[edit]| Main card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Light Heavyweight | Lyoto Machida (c) | def | Maurício Rua | Decision (unanimous) (48–47, 48–47, 48–47) | 5 | 5:00 | [a] |
| Heavyweight | Cain Velasquez | def | Ben Rothwell | TKO (punches) | 2 | 0:58 | |
| Catchweight (157 lb) | Gleison Tibau | def | Josh Neer | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30-27, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Joe Stevenson | def | Spencer Fisher | TKO (punches) | 2 | 4:03 | |
| Catchweight (176 lb) | Anthony Johnson | def | Yoshiyuki Yoshida | KO (punch) | 1 | 0:41 | |
| Preliminary card (Spike TV) | |||||||
| Light Heavyweight | Ryan Bader | def | Eric Schafer | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–26, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Heavyweight | Pat Barry | def | Antoni Hardonk | TKO (punches) | 2 | 2:30 | |
| Preliminary card | |||||||
| Middleweight | Chael Sonnen | def | Yushin Okami | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Middleweight | Jorge Rivera | def | Rob Kimmons | TKO (punches) | 3 | 1:53 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Kyle Kingsbury | def | Razak Al-Hassan | Decision (split) (28–29, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Heavyweight | Stefan Struve | def | Chase Gormley | Submission (triangle choke) | 1 | 4:04 | |
- ^ For the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship.
Bonus awards
[edit]Fighters were awarded $60,000 bonuses.[8]
- Fight of the Night: Antoni Hardonk vs. Pat Barry
- Knockout of the Night: Pat Barry
- Submission of the Night: Stefan Struve
Reported payout
[edit]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.[9]
- Lyoto Machida: ($200,000, includes $100,000 win bonus) def. Maurício Rua: (250,000) ^
- Cain Velasquez: ($70,000 includes $35,000 win bonus) def. Ben Rothwell: ($50,000)
- Gleison Tibau: ($38,000 includes $19,000 win bonus) def. Josh Neer: ($14,000)
- Joe Stevenson: ($94,000 includes $47,000 win bonus) def. Spencer Fisher: ($26,000)
- Anthony Johnson: ($30,000 includes $15,000 win bonus) def. Yoshiyuki Yoshida: ($12,000) ^
- Ryan Bader: ($30,000 includes $15,000 win bonus) def. Eric Schafer: ($13,000)
- Pat Barry: ($14,000 includes $7,000 win bonus) def. Antoni Hardonk: ($16,000)
- Chael Sonnen: ($54,000 includes $27,000 win bonus) def. Yushin Okami: ($18,000)
- Jorge Rivera: ($36,000 includes $18,000 win bonus) def. Rob Kimmons: ($9,000)
- Kyle Kingsbury: ($16,000 includes $8,000 win bonus) def. Razak Al-Hassan: ($3,000)
- Stefan Struve: ($14,000 includes $7,000 win bonus) def. Chase Gormley: ($10,000)
^ Anthony Johnson was reportedly fined 20 percent of his purse for failing to make the 170-pound welterweight limit. The CSAC's initial report did not include information on the penalty.
^ Due to the controversy surrounding the main event Rua received his full pay including his win bonus.[10]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b ""UFC 104: Machida vs. Shogun" officially draws 14,892 spectators for $1.9 million gate". 2009-10-27. Archived from the original on 2012-10-13.
- ^ "UFC 104, 106 PPV Buyrate Updates".
- ^ "UFC 104". Ufc.com. Archived from the original on 2009-08-28. Retrieved 2009-08-25.
- ^ "Spike TV to air UFC 104 prelim fights of Bader vs. Schafer, Hardonk vs. Barry on Oct. 24". mmajunkie.com. Archived from the original on October 15, 2009. Retrieved October 12, 2009.
- ^ Hunt, Kelvin (21 August 2009). "Chase Gormley (6–0) vs. Stefan Struve (17–3) set for UFC 104. HT: FightersOnly UFC 103 coverage". Bloody Elbow. Retrieved 2009-08-21.
- ^ Savage, Greg. "Neer Replaces Sherk at UFC 104". sherdog.com. Retrieved 2009-09-02.
- ^ "Official UFC 104 weigh-in results". MMAjunkie.com. 2009-10-23. Archived from the original on 2012-07-10. Retrieved 2009-10-26.
- ^ "UFC 104 fighter bonuses – Struve, Barry and Hardonk earn 60k awards". MMAjunkie. Archived from the original on October 28, 2009. Retrieved October 25, 2009.
- ^ "UFC 104 fighters salaries: Machida ($200K) and Rua ($155K) top $922K payroll". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved October 27, 2009.
- ^ "How Dana White Handled the Lyoto Machida over Mauricio "Shogun" Rua Decision". 8 January 2010.
