# 2013 in UFC

The year 2013 was the 21st year in the history of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States. 2013 started with UFC on FX: Belfort vs. Bisping. 2013 also saw the introduction of the women's bantamweight weight class with UFC 157: Rousey vs. Carmouche.

## 2013 UFC.com awards

2013 UFC.COM Awards :
| No | Best Fighter | The Upsets | The Submissions | The Newcomers | The Knockouts | The Imports |
| 1 | Chris Weidman | Chris Weidman defeats Anderson Silva 1 UFC 162 | Anthony Pettis defeats Benson Henderson UFC 164 | Brandon Thatch | Chris Weidman defeats Anderson Silva 1 UFC 162 | Ronda Rousey |
| 2 | Demetrious Johnson | Antônio Silva defeats Alistair Overeem UFC 156 | Kenny Robertson defeats Brock Jardine UFC 157 | Conor McGregor | Vitor Belfort defeats Dan Henderson 2 UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs. Henderson 2 | Daniel Cormier |
| 3 | Vitor Belfort | TJ Grant defeats Gray Maynard UFC 160 | Ronaldo Souza defeats Chris Camozzi UFC on FX: Belfort vs. Rockhold | Kelvin Gastelum | Maurício Rua defeats James Te Huna UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Bigfoot | Ronaldo Souza |
| 4 | Urijah Faber | Stipe Miocic defeats Roy Nelson UFC 161 | Ronda Rousey defeats Liz Carmouche UFC 157 | Ryan LaFlare | Renan Barão defeats Eddie Wineland UFC 165 | Gilbert Melendez |
| 5 | Travis Browne | Robbie Lawler defeats Rory MacDonald 1 UFC 167 | Antônio Braga Neto defeats Anthony Smith UFC on Fuel TV: Nogueira vs. Werdum | Lim Hyun-gyu | Junior dos Santos defeats Mark Hunt UFC 160 | Tyron Woodley |
| 6 | Anthony Pettis | Michael Johnson defeats Joe Lauzon UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs. Sonnen | Fabrício Werdum defeats Antônio Rogério Nogueira UFC on Fuel TV: Nogueira vs. Werdum | Sara McMann | Vitor Belfort defeats Luke Rockhold UFC on FX: Belfort vs. Rockhold | Bobby Green |
| 7 | Cain Velasquez | Kelvin Gastelum defeats Uriah Hall The Ultimate Fighter: Team Jones vs. Team Sonnen Finale | The Faber Trifecta - Urijah Faber defeats Ivan Menjivar at UFC 157 Scott Jorgensen at The Ultimate Fighter: Team Jones vs. Team Sonnen Finale Michael McDonald at UFC on Fox: Johnson vs. Benavidez 2 | Cat Zingano | Antônio Silva defeats Alistair Overeem UFC 156 | Tim Kennedy |
| 8 | Robbie Lawler | Antônio Rogério Nogueira defeats Rashad Evans UFC 156 | Sérgio Moraes defeats Neil Magny UFC 163 | Chris Holdsworth | Wanderlei Silva defeats Brian Stann UFC on Fuel TV: Silva vs. Stann | Alexis Davis |
| 9 | Georges St-Pierre | Reza Madadi defeats Michael Johnson UFC on Fuel TV: Mousasi vs. Latifi | Piotr Hallmann defeats Francisco Trinaldo UFC Fight Night: Teixeira vs. Bader | Ali Bagautinov | Lyoto Machida defeats Mark Muñoz UFC Fight Night: Machida vs. Muñoz | Amanda Nunes |
| 10 | Jon Jones | Renée Forte defeats Terry Etim UFC on Fuel TV: Barão vs. McDonald | Brendan Schaub defeats Matt Mitrione UFC 165 | Jessica Eye | Demetrious Johnson defeats Joseph Benavidez 2 UFC on Fox: Johnson vs. Benavidez 2 | Yoel Romero |
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## Debut UFC fighters

The following fighters fought their first UFC fight in 2013:
* Adam Cella
* Adlan Amagov
* Adriano Martins
* Alan Patrick
* Alex Garcia
* Alexis Davis
* Ali Bagautinov
* Alptekin Özkiliç
* Amanda Nunes
* Andre Fili
* Anthony Lapsley
* Anthony Smith
* Antonio Braga Neto
* Ben Wall
* Bethe Correia
* Bobby Green
* Bobby Voelker
* Brandon Thatch
* Brian Houston
* Brian Melancon
* Bristol Marunde
* Bruno Santos
* Bubba McDaniel
* Caros Fodor
* Cat Zingano
* Chris Holdsworth
* Clint Hester
* Collin Hart
* Conor McGregor
* Daniel Cormier
* Daniel Omielańczuk
* Daniel Sarafian
* Darrell Montague
* Davey Grant
* Drew Dober
* Dustin Kimura
* Dustin Ortiz
* Dylan Andrews
* Eddie Mendez
* Elias Silvério
* Estevan Payan
* Francimar Barroso
* Garett Whiteley
* Gegard Mousasi
* Germaine de Randamie
* Gian Villante
* Gilbert Melendez
* Gilbert Smith
* Godofredo Pepey
* Hyun Gyu Lim
* Igor Araújo
* Ildemar Alcântara
* Iliarde Santos
* Ilir Latifi
* Isaac Vallie-Flagg
* Ivan Jorge
* James Krause
* James Vick
* Jared Rosholt
* Jessamyn Duke
* Jesse Ronson
* Jéssica Andrade
* Jessica Eye
* Jessica Rakoczy
* Jimmy Quinlan
* João Zeferino
* Jon Manley
* Jordan Mein
* Jorge Masvidal
* Jose Maria Tome
* Josh Samman
* Josh Sampo
* Julianna Peña
* Julie Kedzie
* Junior Hernandez
* Justin Scoggins
* K. J. Noons
* Kazuki Tokudome
* Kelvin Gastelum
* Kevin Casey
* Kevin Souza
* K. J. Noons
* Krzysztof Jotko
* Kurt Holobaugh
* Kyoji Horiguchi
* Kyung Ho Kang
* Leandro Silva
* Leonardo Santos
* Liz Carmouche
* Lorenz Larkin
* Lucas Martins
* Luke Barnatt
* Luke Rockhold
* Michel Prazeres
* Miesha Tate
* Mizuto Hirota
* Nah-Shon Burrell
* Nandor Guelmino
* Neil Magny
* Nico Musoke
* Nikita Krylov
* Omari Akhmedov
* Ovince St. Preux
* Pedro Nobre
* Peggy Morgan
* Piotr Hallmann
* Quinn Mulhern
* Rafael Cavalcante
* Raquel Pennington
* Richie Vaculik
* Robert Whiteford
* Roger Bowling
* Roger Gracie
* Roger Hollett
* Ronaldo Souza
* Ronda Rousey
* Rosi Sexton
* Roxanne Modafferi
* Ryan Benoit
* Ryan Couture
* Ryan LaFlare
* Santiago Ponzinibbio
* Sara McMann
* Sarah Kaufman
* Sean Spencer
* Sergio Pettis
* Sheila Gaff
* Thiago Santos
* Tim Kennedy
* Tom Niinimäki
* Tor Troéng
* Trevor Smith
* Tyron Woodley
* Uriah Hall
* Viscardi Andrade
* Walt Harris
* William Macário
* Wilson Reis
* Yan Cabral
* Yancy Medeiros
* Yoel Romero
* Yuri Villefort
* Zach Makovsky
* Zak Cummings

## The Ultimate Fighter

| Season | Finale | Division | Winner | Runner-up |
| TUF 17: Team Jones vs. Team Sonnen | Apr 13, 2013 | Middleweight | Kelvin Gastelum | Uriah Hall |
| TUF: Brazil 2 | Jun 8, 2013 | Welterweight | Leonardo Santos | William Macario |
| TUF 18: Team Rousey vs. Team Tate | Nov 30, 2013 | Bantamweight | Chris Holdsworth | David Grant |
| TUF 18: Team Rousey vs. Team Tate | Nov 30, 2013 | Women's Bantamweight | Julianna Peña | Jessica Rakoczy |
| TUF: China | Nov 30, 2013 | Featherweight | Ning Guangyou | Yang Jianping |
| TUF: China | Nov 30, 2013 | Welterweight | Zhang Lipeng | Wang Sai |

## Title fights

* ↑ For the UFC Flyweight Championship.
* ↑ For the UFC Featherweight Championship.
* ↑ For the interim UFC Bantamweight Championship.
* ↑ For the UFC Women's Bantamweight Championship.
* ↑ For the UFC Welterweight Championship.
* ↑ For the UFC Lightweight Championship.
* ↑ For the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship.
* ↑ For the UFC Heavyweight Championship.
* ↑ For the UFC Middleweight Championship.
* ↑ For the UFC Flyweight Championship.
* ↑ For the UFC Featherweight Championship.
* ↑ For the UFC Lightweight Championship.
* ↑ For the interim UFC Bantamweight Championship.
* ↑ For the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship.
* ↑ For the UFC Heavyweight Championship.
* ↑ For the UFC Welterweight Championship.
* ↑ For the UFC Flyweight Championship.
* ↑ For the UFC Women's Bantamweight Championship.
* ↑ For the UFC Middleweight Championship.

## Events list

| # | Event | Date | Venue | Location | Attendance |
| 257 | UFC 168: Weidman vs. Silva 2 | Dec 28, 2013 | MGM Grand Garden Arena | Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | 15,650 |
| 256 | UFC on Fox: Johnson vs. Benavidez 2 | Dec 14, 2013 | Sleep Train Arena | Sacramento, California, U.S. | 11,573 |
| 255 | UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Bigfoot | Dec 7, 2013 | Brisbane Entertainment Centre | Brisbane, Australia | 11,393 |
| 254 | The Ultimate Fighter: Team Rousey vs. Team Tate Finale | Nov 30, 2013 | Mandalay Bay Events Center | Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | 4,853 |
| 253 | UFC 167: St-Pierre vs. Hendricks | Nov 16, 2013 | MGM Grand Garden Arena | Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | 14,856 |
| 252 | UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs. Henderson | Nov 9, 2013 | Goiânia Arena | Goiânia, Brazil | 10,565 |
| 251 | UFC: Fight for the Troops 3 | Nov 6, 2013 | Fort Campbell | Fort Campbell, Kentucky, U.S. | — |
| 250 | UFC Fight Night: Machida vs. Munoz | Oct 26, 2013 | Phones 4u Arena | Manchester, England, U.K. | 10,355 |
| 249 | UFC 166: Velasquez vs. Dos Santos 3 | Oct 19, 2013 | Toyota Center | Houston, Texas, U.S. | 17,238 |
| 248 | UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Shields | Oct 9, 2013 | Ginásio José Corrêa | Barueri, Brazil | 6,621 |
| 247 | UFC 165: Jones vs. Gustafsson | Sep 21, 2013 | Air Canada Centre | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | 15,504 |
| 246 | UFC Fight Night: Teixeira vs. Bader | Sep 4, 2013 | Mineirinho Arena | Belo Horizonte, Brazil | 5,126 |
| 245 | UFC 164: Henderson vs. Pettis | Aug 31, 2013 | BMO Harris Bradley Center | Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. | 9,178 |
| 244 | UFC Fight Night: Condit vs. Kampmann 2 | Aug 28, 2013 | Bankers Life Fieldhouse | Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. | 6,417 |
| 243 | UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs. Sonnen | Aug 17, 2013 | TD Garden | Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | 14,181 |
| 242 | UFC 163: Aldo vs. Korean Zombie | Aug 3, 2013 | HSBC Arena | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 13,873 |
| 241 | UFC on Fox: Johnson vs. Moraga | Jul 27, 2013 | KeyArena | Seattle, Washington, U.S. | 8,967 |
| 240 | UFC 162: Silva vs. Weidman | Jul 6, 2013 | MGM Grand Garden Arena | Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | 12,964 |
| 239 | UFC 161: Evans vs. Henderson | Jun 15, 2013 | MTS Centre | Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada | 14,754 |
| 238 | UFC on Fuel TV: Nogueira vs. Werdum | Jun 8, 2013 | Ginásio Paulo Sarasate | Fortaleza, Brazil | 6,286 |
| 237 | UFC 160: Velasquez vs. Bigfoot 2 | May 25, 2013 | MGM Grand Garden Arena | Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | 12,380 |
| 236 | UFC on FX: Belfort vs. Rockhold | May 18, 2013 | Arena Jaraguá | Jaraguá do Sul, Brazil | 7,642 |
| 235 | UFC 159: Jones vs. Sonnen | Apr 27, 2013 | Prudential Center | Newark, New Jersey, U.S. | 15,227 |
| 234 | UFC on Fox: Henderson vs. Melendez | Apr 20, 2013 | HP Pavilion | San Jose, California, U.S. | 13,506 |
| 233 | The Ultimate Fighter: Team Jones vs. Team Sonnen Finale | Apr 13, 2013 | Mandalay Bay Events Center | Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | 5,918 |
| 232 | UFC on Fuel TV: Mousasi vs. Latifi | Apr 6, 2013 | Ericsson Globe Arena | Stockholm, Sweden | 14,506 |
| 231 | UFC 158: St-Pierre vs. Diaz | Mar 16, 2013 | Bell Centre | Montreal, Quebec, Canada | 20,145 |
| 230 | UFC on Fuel TV: Silva vs. Stann | Mar 3, 2013 | Saitama Super Arena | Saitama, Japan | 14,682 |
| 229 | UFC 157: Rousey vs. Carmouche | Feb 23, 2013 | Honda Center | Anaheim, California, U.S. | 13,257 |
| 228 | UFC on Fuel TV: Barão vs. McDonald | Feb 16, 2013 | Wembley Arena | London, England, U.K. | 10,349 |
| 227 | UFC 156: Aldo vs. Edgar | Feb 2, 2013 | Mandalay Bay Events Center | Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | 10,275 |
| 226 | UFC on Fox: Johnson vs. Dodson | Jan 26, 2013 | United Center | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | 16,091 |
| 225 | UFC on FX: Belfort vs. Bisping | Jan 19, 2013 | Ginásio do Ibirapuera | São Paulo, Brazil | 9,116 |

## UFC on FX: Belfort vs. Bisping

UFC on FX: Belfort vs. Bisping (also known as UFC on FX 7) was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on January 19, 2013, at Ginásio do Ibirapuera in São Paulo, Brazil.

### Background

The main fight featured middleweights Michael Bisping and Vitor Belfort. The event also held the first UFC fight for Daniel Sarafian, middleweight finalist on the first season of The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil. Sarafian was injured before the championship fight with Cezar Ferreira, who went on to win the show.
Johnny Eduardo was briefly linked to a bout at this event against Iuri Alcântara, but was replaced by George Roop. Roop was then injured and replaced by UFC newcomer Pedro Nobre.
Thiago Perpetuo was expected to face Michael Kuiper at the event; however, Perpetuo suffered an injury and was replaced by Caio Magalhaes. On December 27, it was announced that Magalhaes had also pulled out of the bout and that Kuiper would be shifted to UFC on Fox 6 on January 26, 2013 to face Buddy Roberts.
Roger Hollett was expected to face Wagner Prado at the event; however, Hollett was forced out of the bout with a torn bicep and was replaced by promotional newcomer Ildemar Alcântara.

### Results

* ↑ This bout aired on the broadcast following the Belfort vs Bisping bout.
* ↑ Nobre was unable to continue due to Alcântara landing strikes to the back of Nobre's head.

### Bonus awards

Fighters were awarded $50,000 bonuses.
* Fight of the Night: C.B. Dollaway vs. Daniel Sarafian
* Knockout of the Night: Vitor Belfort
* Submission of the Night: Ildemar Alcântara

## UFC on Fox: Henderson vs. Melendez

UFC on Fox: Henderson vs. Melendez (also known as UFC on Fox 7) was a mixed martial arts event held on April 20, 2013, at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, California. The event was broadcast live on FOX.

### Background

The event was headlined by a UFC Lightweight Championship bout between defending champion Benson Henderson and Strikeforce Lightweight Champion Gilbert Melendez. Also featured on the card was a bout between two time UFC Heavyweight Champion Frank Mir and Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix Champion Daniel Cormier.
Clay Guida was expected to face Chad Mendes at this event. However it was revealed on March 15 that Guida had pulled out of the bout citing an injury and was replaced by Darren Elkins.
Dan Hardy was expected to face Matt Brown at the event. However, Hardy was forced out of the bout due to medical issues regarding his heart and was replaced by Jordan Mein.
Francisco Rivera was expected to face Hugo Viana at the event. However, Rivera was forced out of the bout with an injury and replaced by T.J. Dillashaw.
A scheduled bout between Jon Tuck and Norman Parke was scrapped during the week leading up to the event, as Tuck was forced out of the bout with an injury.

### Results

* ↑ For the UFC Lightweight Championship.

### Bonus Awards

Fighters were awarded $50,000 bonuses.
* Fight of the Night: Matt Brown vs. Jordan Mein
* Knockout of the Night: Josh Thomson and Yoel Romero
* Submission of the Night: None

### Reported payout

The following is the reported payout to the fighters as reported to the California State Athletic Commission. It does not include sponsor money and also does not include the UFC's traditional "fight night" bonuses or Pay-Per-View quotas.
* Benson Henderson: $200,000 (includes $100,000 win bonus) def. Gilbert Melendez: $175,000
* Daniel Cormier: $126,000 (includes $63,000 win bonus) def. Frank Mir: $200,000
* Josh Thomson: $95,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus) def. Nate Diaz: $15,000
* Matt Brown: $60,000 (includes $30,000 win bonus) def. Jordan Mein: $16,000
* Chad Mendes: $56,000 (includes $28,000 win bonus) def. Darren Elkins: $24,000
* Francis Carmont: $38,000 (includes $19,000 win bonus) def. Lorenz Larkin: $23,000
* Myles Jury: $16,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus) def. Ramsey Nijem: $14,000
* Joseph Benavidez: $66,000 (includes $33,000 win bonus) def. Darren Uyenoyama: $12,000
* Jorge Masvidal: $60,000 (includes $30,000 win bonus) def. Tim Means: $10,000
* T.J. Dillashaw: $28,000 (includes $14,000 win bonus) def. Hugo Viana: $8,000
* Anthony Njokuani: $36,000 (includes $18,000 win bonus) def. Roger Bowling: $12,000
* Yoel Romero: $20,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus) def. Clifford Starks: $8,000