The Ultimate Fighter 13 Finale

The Ultimate Fighter: Team Lesnar vs. Team Dos Santos Finale, (more commonly known as The Ultimate Fighter 13 Finale), was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on June 4, 2011 at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States.^[2]

Background

Featured were the finalists from The Ultimate Fighter 13 – Team Lesnar vs Team Dos Santos in the Welterweight division.^[3]

Jonathan Brookins was expected to face Jeremy Stephens at this event, but was forced from the bout with an eye injury and replaced by Danny Downes.^[4]

The day before the fights, the UFC confirmed via Twitter that all six preliminary fights will stream live on the UFC's Facebook page.^[5]

Results

Preliminary card (Facebook)

• Bantamweight bout: Reuben Duran vs. Francisco Rivera

Duran defeated Rivera via submission (rear naked choke) at 1:57 of round 3.

• Bantamweight bout: Scott Jorgensen vs. Ken Stone

Jorgensen defeated Stone via KO (punches) at 4:01 of round 1.^[6] This bout aired on the Spike broadcast following the Nijem vs. Ferguson fight.

• Welterweight bout: Clay Harvison vs. Justin Edwards

Harvison defeated Edwards via split decision (29–28, 28–29, 29–28).

• Welterweight bout: Ryan McGillivray vs. Shamar Bailey

Bailey defeated McGillivray via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27).

• Featherweight bout: Josh Grispi vs. George Roop

Roop defeated Grispi via TKO (body punch) at 3:14 of round 3. This bout aired on the Spike broadcast following the Jorgensen vs. Stone fight.

• Lightweight bout: Jeremy Stephens vs. Danny Downes

Stephens defeated Downes via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–26, 30–26).

Main card

• Welterweight bout: Chuck O'Neil vs. Chris Cope

Cope defeated O'Neil via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27).

• Light Heavyweight bout: Kyle Kingsbury vs. Fabio Maldonado

Kingsbury defeated Maldonado via unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 29–28).

• Middleweight bout: Ed Herman vs. Tim Credeur

Herman defeated Credeur via TKO (punches) at 0:48 of round 1.

• Lightweight bout: Anthony Pettis vs. Clay Guida

Guida defeated Pettis via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27).

• Welterweight bout: Ramsey Nijem vs. Tony Ferguson

Ferguson defeated Nijem via KO (punches) at 3:54 of round 1 to become the Season 13 Welterweight winner of The Ultimate Fighter.

Bonus awards

Fighters were awarded $40,000 bonuses.^[7]

• Fight of the Night: Kyle Kingsbury vs. Fabio Maldonado
• Knockout of the Night: Tony Ferguson
• Submission of the Night: Reuben Duran

Reported Payout

The following is the reported payout to the fighters as reported to the Nevada State Athletic Commission. It does not include sponsor money or "locker room" bonuses often given by the UFC and also do not include the UFC's traditional "fight night" bonuses.^[8]

• Tony Ferguson: $16,000 ($8,000 win bonus) def. Ramsey Nijem: $8,000
• Clay Guida: $74,000 ($37,000 win bonus) def. Anthony Pettis: $10,000
• Ed Herman: $48,000 ($24,000 win bonus) def. Tim Credeur: $10,000
• Kyle Kingsbury: $20,000 ($10,000 win bonus) def. Fabio Maldonado: $10,000
• Chris Cope: $16,000 ($8,000 win bonus) def. Chuck O'Neil: $8,000
• Jeremy Stephens: $40,000 ($20,000 win bonus) def. Danny Downes: $4,000
• George Roop: $12,000 ($6,000 win bonus) def. Josh Grispi: $15,000
• Shamar Bailey: $16,000 ($8,000 win bonus) def. Ryan McGillivray: $8,000
• Clay Harvison: $16,000 ($8,000 win bonus) def. Justin Edwards: $8,000
• Scott Jorgensen: $29,000 ($14,500 win bonus) def. Ken Stone: $5,000
• Reuben Duran: $12,000 ($6,000 win bonus) def. Francisco Rivera: $4,000

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