Completed MMA Event
UFC on FOX 5: Henderson vs. Diaz
- Saturday 12.08.2012 at 08:00 PM ET
- U.S. Broadcast: FOX | Prelims: FX
- Promotion: Ultimate Fighting Championship
- Ownership: Zuffa, LLC
- Venue: KeyArena
- Location: Seattle, Washington, United States
- Enclosure: Octagon
- TV Announcers: Mike Goldberg, Joe Rogan
- Ring Announcer: Bruce Buffer
- Post-Fight Interviews: Joe Rogan
- Ticket Revenue (live gate): $1,522,600
- Attendance: 14,387 (Paid: 13,430)
- TV Ratings: 4.4M average viewers (6M peak, 1.2M FX prelims)
- MMA Bouts: 11
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Fight Card
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UFC Lightweight Championship
Decision, Unanimous
5 Rounds, 25:00 Total11
Main Event
155
5 x 5 | Pro
Cancelled & Fizzled Bouts
Honors & Awards
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Knockout of the NightYves Edwards vs. Jeremy Stephens | $65,000 bonus to Edwards
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Fight of the NightScott Jorgensen vs. John Albert | $65,000 bonus to each fighter
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Submission of the NightScott Jorgensen vs. John Albert | $65,000 bonus to Jorgensen
Referees
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Herb Dean
Henderson vs. Diaz (11), Penn vs. MacDonald (9), Jorgensen vs. Albert (1) -
Dan Miragliotta
Rua vs. Gustafsson (10), Swick vs. Brown (8), Nijem vs. Proctor (5) -
Steve Newport
Edwards vs. Stephens (7), Easton vs. Assunção (6) -
Anthony Hamlett
Cruickshank vs. Martinez (4), LeVesseur vs. Trujillo (3), Siver vs. Phan (2)
Consensus Rankings Rankings FAQ
Fight Predictions
Tapology members can make predictions for upcoming MMA & Boxing fights. UFC on FOX 5 is closed for new predictions. 1,539 total members made predictions on this event, breaking down as follows below.
Leaderboard of the best predictions by member: UFC on FOX 5 Leaderboard
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59%41%
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62%38%
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64%36%
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28%72%
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11%89%
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78%22%
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79%21%
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19%81%
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93%7%
Wiki
UFC on FOX 5 Wiki
UFC on FOX 5 will be the UFC's second trip to Seattle, after UFC Fight Night 24: Nogueira vs Davis. it's also the UFC's fifth trip to the pacific northwest, after one event in Portland and two in Vancouver.
While UFC on FOX 5 is the fifth overall UFC event on the FOX network, it's the fourth under the four-events-per-year contract.
It's the second UFC on FOX card to feature a title fight, the first being UFC on FOX 1, featuring Cain Velasquez versus Junior dos Santos for the Heavyweight title.
Three fights originally scheduled for the cancelled UFC 151 pay-per-view will take place at this event, including Dennis Siver versus Eddie Yagin, Daron Cruickshank versus Henry Martinez, and Tim Means versus Abel Trujillo.
A fight between Donald Cerrone and Anthony Pettis was initially rumored to take place at this event, however the fight is now confirmed for the sixth UFC on FOX event in January.
