UFC 59
UFC mixed martial arts event in 2006
UFC 59: Reality Check was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on April 15, 2006, at the Arrowhead Pond in Anaheim, California, and broadcast live on pay-per-view in the United States and Canada.
This was the first UFC event held in California after the state's legalization of mixed martial arts contests. It was a sold-out show, and was one of the fastest sell outs in UFC history.
According to the California State Athletic Commission, there were 13,060 tickets sold, with a live gate of $2,191,450. The disclosed fighter payroll for the event was $539,000.
01Results
| Main Card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Heavyweight | Tim Sylvia | def. | Andrei Arlovski (c) | TKO (punches) | 1 | 2:43 | |
| Welterweight | Sean Sherk | def. | Nick Diaz | Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Tito Ortiz | def. | Forrest Griffin | Decision (split) (30-27, 28-29, 29-27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Middleweight | Evan Tanner | def. | Justin Levens | Submission (triangle choke) | 1 | 3:14 | |
| Heavyweight | Jeff Monson | def. | Marcio Cruz | Decision (split) (30-27, 29-28, 28-29) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Preliminary Card | |||||||
| Welterweight | Karo Parisyan | def. | Nick Thompson | TKO (punches) | 1 | 4:44 | |
| Middleweight | David Terrell | def. | Scott Smith | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 3:08 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Jason Lambert | def. | Terry Martin | TKO (punches) | 2 | 2:37 | |
| Welterweight | Thiago Alves | def. | Derrick Noble | TKO (punches) | 1 | 2:54 | |
02Bonus Awards
The following fighters received bonuses.
- Fight of the Night: Tito Ortiz vs. Forrest Griffin
03Encyclopedia awards
The following fighters were honored in the October 2011 book titled UFC Encyclopedia.
- Knockout of the Night: Tim Sylvia
- Submission of the Night: Evan Tanner
04Reported Payout
- Tito Ortiz: $200,000
- Andrei Arlovski: $90,000
- Tim Sylvia: $90,000
- Evan Tanner: $40,000
- Karo Parisyan: $16,000
- Sean Sherk: $16,000
- Forrest Griffin: $16,000
- David Terrell: $12,000
- Nick Diaz: $10,000
- Jeff Monson: $10,000
- Jason Lambert: $8,000
- Thiago Alves: $8,000
- Justin Levens: $5,000
- Nick Thompson: $5,000
- Marcio Cruz: $5,000
- Derrick Noble: $3,000
- Scott Smith: $3,000
- Terry Martin: $2,000
- Disclosed Fighter Payroll: $539,000
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