- Saturday 12.06.2014 at 10:00 PM ET
- U.S. Broadcast: Pay Per View | Prelims: Fox Sports 1
- Promotion: Ultimate Fighting Championship
- Ownership: Zuffa, LLC
- Venue: Mandalay Bay Events Center
- Location: Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
- Enclosure: Octagon
- TV Announcers: Mike Goldberg, Joe Rogan
- Ring Announcer: Bruce Buffer
- Post-Fight Interviews: Joe Rogan
- Ticket Revenue (live gate): $2,488,000
- Attendance: 9,617
- PPV Buys / Buyrate: 400,000 | TV Ratings: 840,000 avg. viewers (FS1 prelims)
- MMA Bouts: 11
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Fight Card
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UFC Lightweight Championship
Submission, Guillotine Choke
1:53 Round 2 of 5, 6:53 Total10Co-Main Event
155
5 x 5 | Pro
Cancelled & Fizzled Bouts
Honors & Awards
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Performance of the NightAnthony Pettis vs. Gilbert Melendez | $50,000 bonus to Pettis
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Performance of the NightEddie Gordon vs. Josh Samman | $50,000 bonus to Samman
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Fight of the NightSergio Pettis vs. Matt Hobar | $50,000 bonus to each fighter
Referees
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Herb Dean
Hendricks vs. Lawler II (11), Duffee vs. Hamilton (8), Gordon vs. Samman (5) -
John McCarthy
Pettis vs. Melendez (10), Ferguson vs. Trujillo (7), Anderson vs. Jones (4) -
Mario Yamasaki
Browne vs. Schaub (9), Faber vs. Rivera Jr. (6), Pettis vs. Hobar (2) -
Mark Smith
Pennington vs. Evans-Smith (3), Collard vs. White (1)
Consensus Rankings Rankings FAQ
Fight Predictions
Tapology members can make predictions for upcoming MMA & Boxing fights. UFC 181 is closed for new predictions. 1,531 total members made predictions on this event, breaking down as follows below.
Leaderboard of the best predictions by member: UFC 181 Leaderboard
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46%54%
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77%23%
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91%9%
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77%23%
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98%
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91%9%
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26%74%
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25%75%