UFC 157

UFC mixed martial arts event in 2013

UFC 157: Rousey vs. Carmouche

The poster for UFC 157: Rousey vs. Carmouche

Information

Promotion

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Date

February 23, 2013

Venue

Honda Center

City

Anaheim, California

Attendance

13,257^[1]

Total gate

1,350,191^[1]

Buyrate

450,000^[2]

Event chronology

UFC on Fuel TV: Barão vs. McDonald

UFC 157: Rousey vs. Carmouche

UFC on Fuel TV: Silva vs. Stann

UFC 157: Rousey vs. Carmouche was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on February 23, 2013, at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California.^[3]

Background

The headline bout between Ronda Rousey and Liz Carmouche was the first-ever women's fight in UFC history.^[4]^[5] The two fought in the newly created 135-pound bantamweight division for the UFC Women's Bantamweight Championship.^[4] Rousey was the defending champion, as she was awarded the championship at a UFC on Fox: Henderson vs. Diaz pre-event press conference on December 6, 2012, prior to which she was the Strikeforce Women's Bantamweight Champion.^[6]

Manny Gamburyan was expected to face Chad Mendes at the event; however, Gamburyan was forced out of the bout with a thumb and elbow injury.^[7] Mendes was then pulled from the card as a suitable replacement could not be found on short notice.^[8] As a result, the bout between Court McGee and Josh Neer was promoted to the main card.

At the weigh-ins, Nah-Shon Burrell came into his bout with Yuri Villefort heavy, weighing in at 175.8 lb. Villefort had already agreed in advance to a catchweight bout and received a portion of Burrell's purse.^[9]

15,525 people purchased tickets to watch the event at the arena, and there were 450,000 pay-per-view buys.^[10]

Results

Main Card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Women's Bantamweight	Ronda Rousey (c)	def.	Liz Carmouche	Submission (armbar)	1	4:49	^[a]
Light Heavyweight	Lyoto Machida	def.	Dan Henderson	Decision (split) (28–29, 29–28, 29–28)	3	5:00
Bantamweight	Urijah Faber	def.	Ivan Menjivar	Submission (rear-naked choke)	1	4:34
Welterweight	Court McGee	def.	Josh Neer	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)	3	5:00
Welterweight	Robbie Lawler	def.	Josh Koscheck	TKO (knee and punches)	1	3:57
Preliminary Card (FX)
Heavyweight	Brendan Schaub	def.	Lavar Johnson	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)	3	5:00
Lightweight	Michael Chiesa	def.	Anton Kuivanen	Submission (rear-naked choke)	2	2:29
Featherweight	Dennis Bermudez	def.	Matt Grice	Decision (split) (28–29, 29–28, 29–28)	3	5:00
Lightweight	Sam Stout	def.	Caros Fodor	Decision (split) (28–29, 29–28, 29–28)	3	5:00
Preliminary Card (Facebook)
Welterweight	Kenny Robertson	def.	Brock Jardine	Submission (Suloev stretch)^[11]	1	2:57	^[b]
Welterweight	Neil Magny	def.	Jon Manley	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28)	3	5:00
Catchweight (175.8 lb)	Nah-Shon Burrell	def.	Yuri Villefort	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28)	3	5:00

^ For the UFC Women's Bantamweight Championship.
^ This bout aired on the broadcast following the Faber vs Menjivar bout.

^[12]

Bonus awards

Fighters were awarded $50,000 bonuses.^[13]

Fight of the Night: Dennis Bermudez vs. Matt Grice
Knockout of the Night: Robbie Lawler
Submission of the Night: Kenny Robertson

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.^[14]

Ronda Rousey: $90,000 (includes $45,000 win bonus) def. Liz Carmouche: $12,000
Lyoto Machida: $200,000 (no win bonus) def. Dan Henderson: $250,000
Urijah Faber: $100,000 (includes $50,000 win bonus) def. Ivan Menjivar: $17,000
Court McGee: $40,000 (includes $20,000 win bonus) def. Josh Neer: $16,000
Robbie Lawler: $105,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus) def. Josh Koscheck: $78,000
Brendan Schaub: $36,000 (includes $18,000 win bonus) def. Lavar Johnson: $29,000
Michael Chiesa: $30,000 (includes $15,000 win bonus) def. Anton Kuivanen: $8,000
Dennis Bermudez: $20,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus) def. Matt Grice: $8,000
Sam Stout: $52,000 (includes $26,000 win bonus) def. Caros Fodor: $15,000
Kenny Robertson: $16,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus) def. Brock Jardine: $8,000
Neil Magny: $16,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus) def. Jon Manley: $8,000
Nah-Shon Burrell: $12,500 (includes $7,000 win bonus) def. Yuri Villefort: $6,550 ^

^ Nah-Shon Burrell was fined and a percentage of his fight purse went to Yuri Villefort for failing to make the required weight for his fight.

References

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^ "Pay Per View". MMAPayout.com. 2013-06-05. Retrieved 2013-06-05.
^ Haggerty, Kevin (2012-11-14). "UFC 157 set for Honda Center in Anaheim". MMAmania.com. Retrieved 2012-11-14.
^ ^a ^b "Rousey, Carmouche have UFC date". USA Today. 2012-12-07. p. 3C, Sports.
^ Arias, Carlos (2012-12-06). "MMA: Rousey ready to make history in MMA". Orange County Register. Retrieved 2012-12-06.
^ Gerbasi, Thomas (December 6, 2012). "The UFC Crowns Its First Queen". UFC. Retrieved May 11, 2016.
^ Pishna, Ken (2013-02-08). "Manny Gamburyan Forced Out of UFC 157; Chad Mendes Awaits New Opponent". mmaweekly.com. Retrieved 2013-02-08.
^ Staff (2013-02-08). "With no opponent, Chad Mendes off next week's UFC 157card". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2013-02-08.
^ Staff (2013-02-22). "UFC 157 weigh-in results". MMAjunkie.com. Retrieved 2012-02-22.
^ Straka, Mike (2015). Rowdy Rousey: Ronda Rousey's Fight to the Top. Chicago, Illinois: Triumph Books. ISBN 978-1633194441. Retrieved 2016-04-26.
^ "Before This Weekend, There Was Only One Suloev Stretch Kneebar in UFC History...Now, There Are Three".
^ "UFC® 157: Rousey vs. Carmouche". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2012-12-07.
^ Staff (2013-02-24). "UFC 157 bonuses: Lawler, Robertson, Bermudez, Grice earn $50K awards". MMAjunkie.com. Retrieved 2012-02-24.
^ Staff (2013-02-27). "UFC 157 salaries: Henderson, Machida top $1.17 million payroll". MMAjunkie.com. Retrieved 2013-02-27.