- Friday 10.05.2012 at 08:00 PM ET
- U.S. Broadcast: FX | Prelims: Fuel TV
- Promotion: Ultimate Fighting Championship
- Ownership: Zuffa, LLC
- Venue: Target Center
- Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
- Enclosure: Octagon
- TV Announcers: Jon Anik, Kenny Florian
- Ring Announcer: Bruce Buffer
- Post-Fight Interviews: Jon Anik
- Ticket Revenue (live gate): $357,590
- Attendance: 7,055 (Paid: 3,398)
- TV Ratings: 1.1M average viewers
- MMA Bouts: 10
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Fight Card
Cancelled & Fizzled Bouts
Honors & Awards
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Submission of the NightJosh Neer vs. Justin Edwards | $40,000 bonus to Edwards
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Knockout of the NightMichael Johnson vs. Danny Castillo | $40,000 bonus to Johnson
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Fight of the NightDiego Nunes vs. Bart Palaszewski | $40,000 bonus to each fighter
Referees
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Herb Dean
Browne vs. Silva (10), Roller vs. Volkmann (3) -
Josh Rosenthal
Hieron vs. Ellenberger II (9), Johnson vs. Castillo (6), Prater vs. LeVesseur (4) -
Daryl Guthmiller
Dodson vs. Formiga (8), Simpson vs. Pierce (5), Nunes vs. Palaszewski (2) -
Nick Gamst
Neer vs. Edwards (7), Harris vs. Uyenoyama (1)
Fight Predictions
Tapology members can make predictions for upcoming MMA & Boxing fights. UFC on FX 5 is closed for new predictions. 1,164 total members made predictions on this event, breaking down as follows below.
Leaderboard of the best predictions by member: UFC on FX 5 Leaderboard
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90%10%
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77%23%
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6%94%
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65%35%
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68%32%
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31%69%
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78%22%
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Wiki
UFC on FX 5 Wiki
The main event features undefeated Travis Browne against Strikeforce Heavyweight tournament semi-finalist Antonio Silva who is coming off a loss in his UFC debut. The event was originally expected to take place on September 7, 2012 at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana.Louis Gaudinot was expected to face Darren Uyenoyama at the event; however, Gaudinot was forced out of the bout with an injury and replaced by promotional newcomer Phil Harris.A bout between Rob Broughton and Matt Mitrione, originally scheduled for UFC on Fox: Shogun vs. Vera and then briefly linked to this event was scrapped after Broughton was forced out of the bout for a second time.As a result of the cancellation of UFC 151, bouts between Jake Ellenberger vs. Jay Hieron, Danny Castillo vs. Michael Johnson, Shane Roller vs. Jacob Volkmann and Dennis Hallman vs. Thiago Tavares were rescheduled for this event.