UFC Ultimate Fight Night 5

Ultimate Fight Night 5 was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on June 28, 2006. The event took place at Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, in Las Vegas, Nevada and was broadcast live on Spike TV in the United States and Canada.

The show drew a 1.4 overall rating^[2] and served as the lead-in for the premiere of Blade: The Series. This event featured the UFC debut of future middleweight champion Anderson Silva and also featured the first of 2 fights between future welterweight stars Jon Fitch and Thiago Alves . The disclosed fighter payroll for the event was $197,000.

Results

Preliminary card

• Middleweight bout: Justin Levens vs. Jorge Santiago

Santiago wins by knockout at 2:13 of Round 1. This bout was not aired on the broadcast.

• Light Heavyweight bout: Kristian Rothaermel vs. Rob MacDonald

MacDonald wins by submission (armbar) by at 4:01 of Round 1. The bout, although preliminary, was aired on the broadcast.

• Welterweight bout: Thiago Alves vs. Jon Fitch

Fitch wins by technical knockout (referee stoppage due to up kick) at 4:37 of Round 2. This bout was not aired on the broadcast.

• Light Heavyweight bout: Jason Lambert vs. Branden Lee Hinkle

Lambert wins by technical knockout at 5:00 of Round 1. The fight was called before the start of round two due to an accumulation of strikes. This bout was not aired on the broadcast.

• Welterweight bout: Josh Koscheck vs. Dave Menne

Koscheck wins by unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 29–28). This bout was not aired on the broadcast.

Main card

• Welterweight bout: Jonathan Goulet vs. Luke Cummo

Goulet wins by majority decision (30–27, 30–27, 29–29).

• Lightweight bout: Mark Hominick vs. Jorge Gurgel

Hominick wins by unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 29–28).

• Light Heavyweight bout: Stephan Bonnar vs. Rashad Evans

Evans wins by majority decision (30–27, 29–28, 29–29).

• Middleweight bout: Chris Leben vs. Anderson Silva

Silva wins by knockout at :49 of Round 1.

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