results of 51
UFC 51 - Results!!! *spoiler*
Fight 1 - Welterweight
Nick Diaz d. Drew Fickett via TKO (Strikes) at 4:40 of round 1.
Fight 2 - Welterweight
Karo Parisyan d. Chris Lytle via Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) after 3 rounds.
Fight 3 - Middleweight
David Loiseau d. Gideon Ray via TKO (Doctor Stoppage from a cut) at 5:00 of round 1.
Fight 3 - Heavyweight
Mike Kyle d. James Irvin via KO at 1:55 of round 1
Fight 5 - Heavyweight
Paul Buentello d. Justin Eilers via KO (Punch) at 3:34 of round 1.
Fight 6 - Middleweight Title
Evan Tanner d. David Terrell via TKO (Strikes) at 4:35 of round 1.
Tanner completely dominated him after the 30 second mark passed.
Fight 7 - Interm Heavyweight Title
Andrei Arlovski d. Tim Sylvia via Submission (Ankle Lock) at 0:47 of round 1.
Fight 8 - Middleweight
Pete Sell d. Phil Baroni via Submission (Guillotine Choke) at 4:19 of round 3.
Fight 9 - Light Heavyweight
Tito Ortiz d. Vitor Belfort via Decision (Split) after 3 rounds.
UFC 51 payscale
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-Tito Ortiz: $175,000 ($125,000 for fighting; $50,000 win bonus)
-Vitor Belfort: $100,000 ($100,000 for fighting; win bonus would have been $40,000)
-Tim Sylvia: $40,000 ($40,000 for fighting; win bonus would have been $40,000)
-Evan Tanner: $38,000 ($18,000 for fighting; $20,000 win bonus)
-Andrei Arlovski: $30,000 ($12,000 for fighting; $18,000 win bonus)
-Nick Diaz: $11,000 ($6,000 for fighting; $5,000 win bonus)
-Phil Baroni: $10,000 ($10,000 for fighting; win bonus would have been $10,000)
-Paul Buentello: $8,000 ($4,000 for fighting; $4,000 win bonus)
-Karo Parisyan: $8,000 ($4,000 for fighting; $4,000 win bonus)
-Mike Kyle: $6,000 ($3,000 for fighting, $3,000 win bonus)
-David Terrell: $6,000 ($6,000 for fighting, win bonus would have been $6,000)
-Justin Eilers: $5,000 ($5,000 for fighting; win bonus would have been $5,000)
-Chris Lytle: $4,000 ($4,000 for fighting; win bonus would have been $4,000)
-David Loiseau: $4,000 ($2,000 for fighting; $2,000 win bonus)
-Pete Sell: $4,000 ($2,000 for fighting; $2,000 win bonus)
-James Irvin: $3,000 ($3,000 for fighting; win bonus would have been $3,000)
-Drew Fickett: $2,000 ($2,000 for fighting; win bonus would have been $2,000)
-Gideon Ray: $2,000 ($2,000 for fighting; win bonus would have been $2,000)
Total Fighter Payroll: $456,000
Comparative Notes on Total Fighter Payroll:
UFC 47: $333,000
UFC 48: $586,000
UFC 49: $535,000
UFC 51: $456,000
Comparative Notes on Number of Fighters Making $10,000 or More
UFC 47: 6 out of 16 fighters made $10,000 or more
UFC 48: 10 out of 16 fighters made $10,000 or more
UFC 49: 5 out of 16 fighters made $10,000 or more
UFC 51: 7 out of 18 fighters made $10,000 or more