UFC 60

UFC mixed martial arts event in 2006

UFC 60: Hughes vs. Gracie

The poster for UFC 60: Hughes vs. Gracie

Information

Promotion

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Date

May 27, 2006

Venue

Staples Center

City

Los Angeles, California

Attendance

14,802 (10,347 paid)

Total gate

$2,900,090

Buyrate

620,000^[1]

Event chronology

UFC 59: Reality Check

UFC 60: Hughes vs. Gracie

The Ultimate Fighter: Team Ortiz vs. Team Shamrock Finale

UFC 60: Hughes vs. Gracie was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on May 27, 2006.^[2]^[3] The event took place at the Staples Center, in Los Angeles, California and was broadcast live on pay-per-view in the United States and Canada.

Background

Headlining the card was a non-title catchweight (175 lb) match between then-current UFC Welterweight Champion Matt Hughes, and UFC Hall of Famer Royce Gracie, the winner of UFC 1, UFC 2 and UFC 4. This was Gracie's first match in the UFC and in the United States since UFC 5.

The event drew 620,000 buys, becoming the best-selling pay-per-view in UFC history up to that point, and the first to break the $20 million mark in gross PPV sales.^[4]

Results

Main Card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Catchweight (175 lb)	Matt Hughes	def.	Royce Gracie	TKO (punches)	1	4:39
Light Heavyweight	Dean Lister	def.	Alessio Sakara	Submission (triangle choke)	1	2:20
Welterweight	Diego Sanchez	def.	John Alessio	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28)	3	5:00
Heavyweight	Brandon Vera	def.	Assuerio Silva	Submission (guillotine choke)	1	2:39
Middleweight	Mike Swick	def.	Joe Riggs	Submission (guillotine choke)	1	2:19
Preliminary Card
Middleweight	Jeremy Horn	def.	Chael Sonnen	Submission (armbar)	2	1:17	^[a]
Lightweight	Spencer Fisher	def.	Matt Wiman	KO (flying knee)	2	1:43	^[b]
Heavyweight	Gabriel Gonzaga	def.	Fabiano Scherner	TKO (punches)	2	0:24
Lightweight	Melvin Guillard	def.	Rick Davis	KO (punch)	1	1:37

^ Sonnen was a late replacement for Evan Tanner, who reportedly withdrew due to personal issues.
^ Wiman replaced Leonard Garcia, who broke his leg in training.^[5]

Reported Payout

Royce Gracie: $400,000

Matt Hughes: $110,000

Jeremy Horn: $70,000

Brandon Vera: $32,000

Diego Sanchez: $24,000

Mike Swick: $14,000

Spencer Fisher: $14,000

Joe Riggs: $12,000

Gabriel Gonzaga: $10,000

Melvin Guillard: $10,000

Alessio Sakara: $10,000

Dean Lister: $10,000

Assuerio Silva: $8,000

Chael Sonnen: $5,000

Fabiano Scherner: $3,000

Matt Wiman: $3,000

John Alessio: $3,000

Rick Davis: $2,000

Disclosed Fighter Payroll: $740,000

References

^ Trembow, Ivan (2006-09-06). "UFC 61 Surpasses $30 Million in Pay-Per-View Sales, Plus Final PPV Buyrate for UFC 60". ivansblog.com. Retrieved 2012-08-02.
^ "UFC 60 - Hughes vs. Gracie". sherdog.com. 2006-05-27. Retrieved 2012-08-02.
^ Dacanay, Bruno (27 May 2022). "Looking Back at The History of UFC's Memorial Day Weekend". Overtime Heroics.
^ Trembow, Ivan (2006-09-06). "UFC 61 SURPASSES $30 MILLION IN PPV SALES". mmaweekly.com. Archived from the original on 2014-02-02. Retrieved 2012-07-26.
^ "SPENCER FISHER'S NEW OPPONENT NAMED FOR UFC 60". MMA Weekly. 2006-05-17. Archived from the original on 2007-05-28. Retrieved 2009-03-07.