UFC 104

Background

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.

Chase Gormley, who was slated to face Ben Rothwell, instead faced Stefan Struve after Rothwell's opponent was changed to Cain Velasquez. An injured Sean Sherk was replaced by Josh Neer against Gleison Tibau.

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.

Results

|Light Heavyweight |Lyoto Machida (c) |def |Maurício Rua |Decision (unanimous) (48–47, 48–47, 48–47) |5 |5:00 |For the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship. |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 | |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 | |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 |

Bonus awards

The following fighters received $60,000 bonuses.

• Fight of the Night: Antoni Hardonk vs. Pat Barry
• Knockout of the Night: Pat Barry
• Submission of the Night: Stefan Struve

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.

• 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.

References

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