Completed MMA Event
UFC 166: Velasquez vs. Dos Santos 3
- Saturday 10.19.2013 at 10:00 PM ET
- U.S. Broadcast: Pay Per View | Prelims: Fox Sports 1
- Promotion: Ultimate Fighting Championship
- Ownership: Zuffa, LLC
- Venue: Toyota Center
- Location: Houston, Texas, United States
- Enclosure: Octagon
- TV Announcers: Mike Goldberg, Joe Rogan
- Ring Announcer: Bruce Buffer
- Post-Fight Interviews: Joe Rogan
- Ticket Revenue (live gate): $2,500,000
- Attendance: 17,238
- PPV Buys / Buyrate: 330,000 | TV Ratings: 628,000 avg. viewers (FS1 prelims)
- MMA Bouts: 13
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Fight Card
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UFC Heavyweight Championship
KO/TKO, Slam and Punches
3:09 Round 5 of 5, 23:09 Total13
Main Event
265
5 x 5 | Pro
Cancelled & Fizzled Bouts
Honors & Awards
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Fight of the NightGilbert Melendez vs. Diego Sanchez | $60,000 bonus to each fighter
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Knockout of the NightDarrell Montague vs. John Dodson | $60,000 bonus to Dodson
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Submission of the NightTony Ferguson vs. Mike Rio | $60,000 bonus to Ferguson
Referees
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Herb Dean
Velasquez vs. dos Santos III (13), Sotiropoulos vs. Noons (5), Pague vs. Horiguchi (1) -
Jacob Montalvo
Cormier vs. Nelson (12), Montague vs. Dodson (9), Kaufman vs. Eye (6), Fili vs. Larsen (2) -
Kerry Hatley
Melendez vs. Sanchez (11), Dollaway vs. Boetsch (8), Ferguson vs. Rio (3) -
Jay Stafin
Jordan vs. Gonzaga (10), Lombard vs. Marquardt (7), Amagov vs. Waldburger (4)
Consensus Rankings Rankings FAQ
Fight Predictions
Tapology members can make predictions for upcoming MMA & Boxing fights. UFC 166 is closed for new predictions. 1,678 total members made predictions on this event, breaking down as follows below.
Leaderboard of the best predictions by member: UFC 166 Leaderboard
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69%31%
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86%14%
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48%52%
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96%4%
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87%13%
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69%31%
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78%22%
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71%29%
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74%26%
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Wiki
UFC 166 Wiki
Attendance: 17,238
Live Gate: $2,500,000
Average ticket price: $145.03
Total fight time: 2:04:04
Betting favorites went 11-1 (Kaufman vs. Eye overturned to No Contest)
# of decisions: 4
# of T/KOs: 7
# of Submissions: 1
# of fighters making UFC debut: 5
# of undefeated fighters:1
Fights by weight class:
HW: 3
LHW:0
MW: 1
WW: 2
LW: 3
FW: 0
BW: 1
FLW: 1
WBW:1
*Larsen vs. Fili was a 148.5 pound catchweight bout after Fili missed weight*
$60,000 "of the Night" bonuses:
Fight of the Night: Gilbert Melendez vs. Diego Sanchez
Submission of the Night: Tony Ferguson
Knockout of
the Night:
John Dodson
Last updated
03.03.2014, 8:17 PM ET
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