UFC 86

UFC mixed martial arts event in 2008

UFC 86: Jackson vs. Griffin

The poster for UFC 86: Jackson vs. Griffin

Information

Promotion

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Date

July 5, 2008

Venue

Mandalay Bay Events Center

City

Las Vegas, Nevada

Attendance

10,990 (9,630 paid)

Total gate

$3,350,730

Buyrate

540,000

Event chronology

The Ultimate Fighter: Team Rampage vs. Team Forrest Finale

UFC 86: Jackson vs. Griffin

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UFC 86: Jackson vs. Griffin was a mixed martial arts (MMA) pay-per-view event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) on July 5, 2008, at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Background

The main event was between Quinton "Rampage" Jackson and Forrest Griffin, coaches on The Ultimate Fighter: Team Rampage vs. Team Forrest, and was for Jackson's UFC Light Heavyweight Championship.^[1]

A welterweight bout between Steve Bruno and Chris Wilson was originally scheduled to take place at this event.^[2] However, the fight would be postponed and instead took place at UFC 87 on August 9, 2008.^[3]

Results

Main card (PPV)
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Light Heavyweight	Forrest Griffin	def.	Quinton Jackson (c)	Decision (unanimous) (48–46, 48–46, 49–46)	5	5:00	^[a]
Middleweight	Patrick Côté	def.	Ricardo Almeida	Decision (split)	3	5:00
Lightweight	Joe Stevenson	def.	Gleison Tibau	Submission (guillotine choke)	2	2:57
Welterweight	Josh Koscheck	def.	Chris Lytle	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00
Lightweight	Tyson Griffin	def.	Marcus Aurélio	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00
Preliminary card
Heavyweight	Gabriel Gonzaga	def.	Justin McCully	Submission (Americana)	1	1:57
Lightweight	Melvin Guillard	def.	Dennis Siver	TKO (punches)	1	0:36
Lightweight	Cole Miller	def.	Jorge Gurgel	Submission (triangle choke)	3	4:48
Lightweight	Justin Buchholz	def.	Corey Hill	Submission (rear-naked choke)	2	3:57

^ For the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship

Bonus awards

At the end of the night, the UFC awarded $60,000 to each of the fighters who received one of these three awards.^[4]

Fight of the Night: Quinton Jackson vs. Forrest Griffin
Knockout of the Night: Melvin Guillard
Submission of the Night: Cole Miller

References

^ "UFC 86 Official Fight Card". Ultimate Fighting Championship. 2008-04-05. Archived from the original on 2008-04-06. Retrieved 2008-04-05.
^ "Chris Wilson vs. Steve Bruno UFC 86 fight booked". mmamania.com. May 2, 2008.
^ "Chris Wilson vs. Steve Bruno Moved To UFC 87". mmafrenzy.com. May 27, 2008.
^ "UFC 86 bonuses for 'Jackson vs Griffin' PPV fights". MMAmania. 2018-07-06. Retrieved 2018-10-02.