Completed Event
UFC 129: St. Pierre vs. Shields
- Date: Saturday 04.30.2011 at 09:00 PM ET
- U.S. Broadcast: Pay Per View | Undercard: Spike TV
- Name: UFC 129: St. Pierre vs. Shields
- Promotion: Ultimate Fighting Championship
- Ownership: Zuffa, LLC
- Venue: Rogers Centre
- Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Enclosure: Octagon
- TV Announcers: Mike Goldberg, Joe Rogan
- Ring Announcer: Bruce Buffer
- Post-Fight Interviews: Joe Rogan
- Ticket Revenue (live gate): $12,075,000
- Attendance: 55,724
- PPV Buys / Buyrate: 800,000 | TV Ratings: 1.5M viewers (Spike Prelims)
- Number of Bouts: 12
- Sherdog | Wikipedia | The UG | MMA Ratings | Promoter
| Consensus Rank |
#8 Best MMA Event of the Year for 2011
#13 Greatest Event of All Time |
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UFC 129 Fight Card
| Bout | Info | |
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Georges St. Pierre
defeats
Jake Shields
via
Decision, Unanimous
Main Event | Title Fight | Welterweight | 170 lbs (77.1 kg) |
5 Rounds, 25:00 Total
Bout Page
Referee: Herb Dean |
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Jose Aldo
defeats
Mark Hominick
via
Decision, Unanimous
Co-Main Event | Title Fight | Featherweight | 145 lbs (65.8 kg) Fight of the Night ($129,000 to both fighters) #47 Greatest Fight of All Time #4 Greatest Featherweight MMA Fight of All Time #6 Best MMA Fight of the Year for 2011 |
5 Rounds, 25:00 Total
Bout Page
Referee: John McCarthy |
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Lyoto Machida
defeats
Randy Couture
via
KO/TKO, Head Kick
Main Card | Light Heavyweight | 205 lbs (93.0 kg) Knockout of the Night ($129,000 to Machida) #7 Greatest Knockout of All Time #25 Best MMA Fight of the Year for 2011 #2 Best MMA Knockout of the Year 2011 |
1:05 Round 2 of 3, 6:05 Total
Bout Page
Referee: Yves Lavigne |
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Vladimir Matyushenko
defeats
Jason Brilz
via
KO/TKO, Punches
Main Card | Light Heavyweight | 205 lbs (93.0 kg) #40 Best MMA Knockout of the Year 2011 |
0:20 Round 1 of 3
Bout Page
Referee: Dan Miragliotta |
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Ben Henderson
defeats
Mark Bocek
via
Decision, Unanimous
Main Card | Lightweight | 155 lbs (70.3 kg) |
3 Rounds, 15:00 Total
Bout Page
Referee: Yves Lavigne |
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Rory MacDonald
defeats
Nate Diaz
via
Decision, Unanimous
Preliminary Card | Welterweight | 170 lbs (77.1 kg) #42 Greatest Welterweight MMA Fight of All Time #36 Best MMA Fight of the Year for 2011 |
3 Rounds, 15:00 Total
Bout Page
Referee: John McCarthy |
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Jake Ellenberger
defeats
Sean Pierson
via
KO/TKO, Punches
Preliminary Card | Welterweight | 170 lbs (77.1 kg) #47 Best MMA Knockout of the Year 2011 |
2:42 Round 1 of 3
Bout Page
Referee: Herb Dean |
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Claude Patrick
defeats
Daniel Roberts
via
Decision, Unanimous
Preliminary Card | Welterweight | 170 lbs (77.1 kg) |
3 Rounds, 15:00 Total
Bout Page
Referee: Dan Miragliotta |
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Ivan Menjivar
defeats
Charlie Valencia
via
KO/TKO, Elbow and Punches
Preliminary Card | Bantamweight | 135 lbs (61.2 kg) |
1:30 Round 1 of 3
Bout Page
Referee: John McCarthy |
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Jason MacDonald
defeats
Ryan Jensen
via
Submission, Triangle Choke
Preliminary Card | Middleweight | 185 lbs (83.9 kg) #35 Best MMA Submission of the Year 2011 |
1:37 Round 1 of 3
Bout Page
Referee: Herb Dean |
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John Makdessi
defeats
Kyle Watson
via
KO/TKO, Spinning Back Fist
Preliminary Card | Lightweight | 155 lbs (70.3 kg) #69 Greatest Knockout of All Time #22 Best MMA Knockout of the Year 2011 |
1:27 Round 3 of 3, 11:27 Total
Bout Page
Referee: Dan Miragliotta |
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Pablo Garza
defeats
Yves Jabouin
via
Submission, Triangle Choke
Preliminary Card | Featherweight | 145 lbs (65.8 kg) Submission of the Night ($129,000 to Garza) #37 Greatest Submission of All Time #7 Best MMA Submission of the Year 2011 |
4:31 Round 1 of 3
Bout Page
Referee: Yves Lavigne |
| Cancelled & Fizzled Bouts | Info | |
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Cain Velasquez
vs.
Junior Dos Santos
Fizzled (Velasquez Shoulder Injury)
Main Event | Title Fight | Heavyweight | 265 lbs (120.2 kg) |
5 x 5 Minute Rounds
Bout Page
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Phil Davis
vs.
Jason Brilz
Fizzled
Preliminary Card | Light Heavyweight | 205 lbs (93.0 kg) |
3 x 5 Minute Rounds
Bout Page
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Anthony Johnson
vs.
Dan Hardy
Fizzled (Moved to UFN 24)
Main Card | Welterweight | 170 lbs (77.1 kg) |
3 x 5 Minute Rounds
Bout Page
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Phil Davis
vs.
Matt Hamill
Cancelled (Hamill Rescheduled)
Main Card | Light Heavyweight | 205 lbs (93.0 kg) |
3 x 5 Minute Rounds
Bout Page
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Brian Foster
vs.
Sean Pierson
Cancelled (Foster Brain Hemorrhage)
Preliminary Card | Welterweight | 170 lbs (77.1 kg) |
3 x 5 Minute Rounds
Bout Page
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Rory MacDonald
vs.
James Wilks
Fizzled
Preliminary Card | Welterweight | 170 lbs (77.1 kg) |
3 x 5 Minute Rounds
Bout Page
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UFC 129 Videos & Highlights
Promo Video | UFC 129: St. Pierre vs. Shields Promo Video report dead link
The UFC's initial promo video for the St. Pierre vs. Shields mega-matchup at UFC 129 from Toronto.
Promo Video | The Cast of UFC 129 -- UFC Promo Video report dead link
The UFC promotional video for UFC 129 -- "The Cast of UFC 129: St. Pierre vs. Shields"
