| Ultimate Fight Night 5 | ||||
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 The poster for Ultimate Fight Night 5 | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | June 28, 2006 | |||
| Venue | Hard Rock Hotel and Casino | |||
| City | Paradise, Nevada | |||
| Attendance | 954[1] | |||
| Total gate | $134,368[2] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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Ultimate Fight Night 5 was amixed martial arts event held by theUltimate Fighting Championship on June 28, 2006. The event took place atHard Rock Hotel and Casino, inLas Vegas, Nevada and was broadcast live onSpike TV in the United States and Canada.
The show drew a 1.4 overall rating[3] and served as the lead-in for the premiere ofBlade: The Series. This event featured the UFC debut of future middleweight championAnderson Silva and also featured the first of 2 fights between future welterweight starsJon Fitch andThiago Alves . The disclosed fighter payroll for the event was $197,000.
| Main Card | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Welterweight | Jonathan Goulet | def. | Luke Cummo | Decision (majority) (30–27, 30–27, 29–29) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Middleweight | Anderson Silva | def. | Chris Leben | KO (knee) | 1 | 0:49 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Rob MacDonald | def. | Kristian Rothaermel | Submission (armbar) | 1 | 4:01 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Rashad Evans | def. | Stephan Bonnar | Decision (majority) (30–27, 29–28, 28–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Mark Hominick | def. | Jorge Gurgel | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Preliminary Card | |||||||
| Welterweight | Josh Koscheck | def. | Dave Menne | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | [a] |
| Light Heavyweight | Jason Lambert | def. | Branden Lee Hinkle | TKO (punches) | 1 | 5:00 | [b] |
| Welterweight | Jon Fitch | def. | Thiago Alves | TKO (upkick and punches) | 2 | 4:37 | [c] |
| Middleweight | Jorge Santiago | def. | Justin Levens | KO (knee) | 1 | 2:13 | [d] |
The following fighters received bonuses.[4]
Anderson Silva: $36,000
Rashad Evans: $24,000
Stephan Bonnar: $16,000
Jon Fitch: $16,000
Josh Koscheck: $14,000
Jason Lambert: $14,000
Luke Cummo: $12,000
Rob MacDonald: $10,000
Mark Hominick: $8,000
Chris Leben: $7,000
Thiago Alves: $6,000
Jonathan Goulet: $6,000
Kristian Rothaermel: $5,000
Jorge Gurgel: $5,000
Justin Levens: $5,000
Dave Menne: $5,000
Branden Lee Hinkle: $4,000
Jorge Santiago: $4,000
Disclosed Fighter Payroll: $197,000
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