| UFC on Fox: Johnson vs. Bader | ||||
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 The poster for UFC on Fox: Johnson vs. Bader | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | January 30, 2016 (2016-01-30) | |||
| Venue | Prudential Center | |||
| City | Newark, New Jersey | |||
| Attendance | 10,555[1] | |||
| Total gate | $818,000[1] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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UFC on Fox: Johnson vs. Bader (also known asUFC on Fox 18) was amixed martial arts event held on January 30, 2016, at thePrudential Center inNewark, New Jersey.[2]
The event was headlined by a potentialUFC Light Heavyweight Championship title eliminator bout betweenAnthony Johnson andThe Ultimate Fighter: Team Nogueira vs. Team Mir winnerRyan Bader.[2]
A welterweight bout between formerStrikeforce Welterweight ChampionTarec Saffiedine andJake Ellenberger was originally booked as the main event ofUFC Fight Night: Saffiedine vs. Lim on January 4, 2014 and later as part ofUFC 172 on April 26, 2014. However, the bout was cancelled both times due to Ellenberger having a hamstring injury[3] and Saffiedine pulling out due to an undisclosed injury, respectively.[4] The fight was later rescheduled for this event.[5]
Joaquim Silva was expected to faceOlivier Aubin-Mercier at this event. However, on December 23, Silva was forced to pull out due to injury and was replaced byCarlos Diego Ferreira.[6]
Andrew Holbrook was expected to faceSage Northcutt in a lightweight bout at this event. However, on January 22, Holbrook was pulled out of the fight due to injury and was replaced byBryan Barberena. The bout took place at welterweight.[7]
On March 11, it was announced that Felipe Olivieri was notified of a potential anti-doping policy violation due to a positive test formethyltestosterone stemming from an out-of-competition sample in Brazil, before the event. Oliveiri stated he never used any illegal substance, and will ask for the B-sample to be tested.[8]
| Main Card (Fox) | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Light Heavyweight | Anthony Johnson | def. | Ryan Bader | KO (punches) | 1 | 1:26 | |
| Heavyweight | Ben Rothwell | def. | Josh Barnett | Submission (guillotine choke) | 2 | 3:48 | |
| Bantamweight | Jimmie Rivera | def. | Iuri Alcântara | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | Bryan Barberena | def. | Sage Northcutt | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | 2 | 3:06 | |
| Preliminary Card (Fox Sports 1) | |||||||
| Welterweight | Tarec Saffiedine | def. | Jake Ellenberger | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Carlos Diego Ferreira | def. | Olivier Aubin-Mercier | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Middleweight | Rafael Natal | def. | Kevin Casey | TKO (punches) | 3 | 3:37 | |
| Flyweight | Wilson Reis | def. | Dustin Ortiz | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | Alexander Yakovlev | def. | George Sullivan | KO (punch) | 1 | 3:59 | |
| Featherweight | Alex Caceres | def. | Masio Fullen | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Preliminary Card (UFC Fight Pass) | |||||||
| Welterweight | Randy Brown | def. | Matt Dwyer | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight | Damon Jackson | vs. | Levan Makashvili | Draw (majority) (29–27, 28–28, 28–28) | 3 | 5:00 | [a] |
| Lightweight | Anthony Rocco Martin | def. | Felipe Olivieri | Technical Submission (rear-naked choke) | 3 | 3:02 | |
The following fighters were awarded $50,000 bonuses:[10]
