UFC 166

UFC mixed martial arts event in 2013

UFC 166: Velasquez vs. dos Santos III

The poster for UFC 166: Velasquez vs. dos Santos III

Information

Promotion

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Date

October 19, 2013

Venue

Toyota Center

City

Houston, Texas

Attendance

17,238^[1]

Total gate

$2.5 million^[1]

Buyrate

330,000^[2]

Event chronology

UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Shields

UFC 166: Velasquez vs. dos Santos III

UFC Fight Night: Machida vs. Muñoz

UFC 166: Velasquez vs. dos Santos III was a mixed martial arts event held on October 19, 2013, at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas.^[3]

Background

The main event was a UFC Heavyweight Championship bout between the current champion Cain Velasquez and top contender Junior dos Santos.^[3]^[4] The two have split their two previous encounters with Dos Santos winning the first bout via first round knockout at UFC on Fox: Velasquez vs. dos Santos and then Velasquez winning the rematch via unanimous decision at UFC 155.

A bout between Tony Ferguson and Khabib Nurmagomedov was rescheduled from UFC 164 however visa complications left Nurmagomedov unable to compete and was subsequently replaced by Mike Rio.

A bout between George Roop and Francisco Rivera was scheduled for this card, but was moved to UFC Fight Night 31 and replaced by Sarah Kaufman vs. Jessica Eye.^[5]

Matt Grice was expected to face Jeremy Larsen at the event. However, Grice was forced out of the bout after sustaining serious injuries in a September 8 car accident in his home state of Oklahoma.^[6] Grice was replaced by Charles Oliveira who also lost his original opponent, Estevan Payan, due to injury.^[7] Subsequently on October 5, Oliveira pulled out of the Larsen bout citing a strained thigh muscle.^[8] Larsen instead faced promotional newcomer Andre Fili.^[9]

Luke Rockhold was expected to face Tim Boetsch at the event. However, Rockhold was forced out of the bout citing a knee injury and was replaced by C.B. Dollaway.^[10]

Andre Fili weighed in 2.5 pounds too heavy. As a result, 20-percent of Fili's purse was forfeited to his opponent, Jeremy Larsen.^[11]

Results

Main card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Heavyweight	Cain Velasquez (c)	def.	Junior dos Santos	TKO (slam and punch)	5	3:09	^[a]
Heavyweight	Daniel Cormier	def.	Roy Nelson	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)	3	5:00
Lightweight	Gilbert Melendez	def.	Diego Sanchez	Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 30–27, 29–28)	3	5:00
Heavyweight	Gabriel Gonzaga	def.	Shawn Jordan	KO (punches)	1	1:33
Flyweight	John Dodson	def.	Darrell Montague	KO (punch)	1	4:13
Preliminary card (Fox Sports 1)
Middleweight	Tim Boetsch	def.	C.B. Dollaway	Decision (split) (30–26, 27–29, 30–26)	3	5:00	^[b]
Welterweight	Hector Lombard	def.	Nate Marquardt	KO (punches)	1	1:48
Women's Bantamweight	Jessica Eye	vs.	Sarah Kaufman	No Contest (overturned)	3	5:00	^[c]
Lightweight	K. J. Noons	def.	George Sotiropoulos	Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 30–27)	3	5:00
Preliminary card (Facebook/Youtube)
Welterweight	Adlan Amagov	def.	TJ Waldburger	KO (punches)	1	3:00	^[d]
Lightweight	Tony Ferguson	def.	Mike Rio	Submission (D'Arce choke)	1	1:52
Catchweight (148.5 lb)	Andre Fili	def.	Jeremy Larsen	TKO (punches)	2	0:53
Bantamweight	Kyoji Horiguchi	def.	Dustin Pague	TKO (punches)	2	3:51

^ For the UFC Heavyweight Championship.
^ Dollaway had 1 point deducted in round 3 for a second poke to the eye.
^ Originally ruled a Split Decision (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) victory for Eye, result overturned due to Eye testing positive for marijuana during a post fight screening.
^ This bout aired on the broadcast following the Melendez vs Sanchez bout.

^[12]

Bonus awards

The following fighters were awarded $60,000 bonuses.^[13]

Fight of The Night: Gilbert Melendez vs. Diego Sanchez
Knockout of The Night: John Dodson
Submission of the Night: Tony Ferguson

References

^ ^a ^b "UFC 166 draws reported 17,238 attendance for $2.5 million live gate". MMA Junkie. October 20, 2013. Retrieved October 20, 2013.
^ "Pay Per View". MMAPayout.com. 2013-11-12. Retrieved 2013-11-12.
^ ^a ^b Mike Bohn (2013-06-13). "Cain Velasquez vs. Junior dos Santos 3 trilogy fight announced for UFC 166 in October". mmamania.com. Retrieved 2013-06-13.
^ Brett Okamoto (2013-07-01). "Velasquez, dos Santos To Fight For Third Time". espn.go.com. Retrieved 2013-07-01.
^ Staff (2013-08-23). "UFC 166 adds Eye vs. Kaufman, sends Rivera vs. Roop to UFC Fight Night 31". MMAJunkie.com. Retrieved 2013-08-23.
^ Staff (2013-09-09). "UFC's Matt Grice hospitalized after overnight car accident". MMAJunkie.com. Retrieved 2013-09-09.
^ Staff (2013-09-10). "With Estevan Payan out, Charles Oliveira meets Jeremy Larsen at UFC 166". MMAJunkie.com. Retrieved 2013-09-10.
^ Thomas Myers (2013-10-05). "Charles Oliveira injured, removed from UFC 166 fight card in Houston". MMAMania.com. Retrieved 2013-10-05.
^ Staff (2013-10-07). "UFC signs Andre Fili to meet Jeremy Larsen at UFC 166 in Houston". MMAJunkie.com. Retrieved 2013-10-07.
^ Staff (2013-09-18). "Luke Rockhold out, C.B. Dollaway meets Tim Boetsch at UFC 166". MMAJunkie.com. Retrieved 2013-09-18.
^ Staff (2013-10-20). "Dana White: Andre Fili gets a pass for missing weight for UFC 166". MMAJunkie.com. Retrieved 2013-10-20.
^ "UFC® 166:UFC 166: Velasquez vs. Dos Santos III". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2013-07-04.
^ Staff (20 October 2013). "UFC 166 bonuses: Melendez, Sanchez, Dodson and Ferguson win $60,000". MMAjunkie.com. Retrieved 2013-10-20.