UFC Ultimate Fight Night 5

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Ultimate Fight Night 5

Details
Promotion	Ultimate Fighting Championship
Date	June 28, 2006
Venue	Hard Rock Hotel and Casino
City	Las Vegas, Nevada
Attendance	606
Total Gate	$134,368 [1]
Event chronology
Ultimate Fight Night 4	Ultimate Fight Night 5	UFC Fight Night 6

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. The disclosed fighter payroll for the event was $197,000.

[edit] Results

[edit] Preliminary card

[edit] Middleweight bout: Justin Levens vs. Jorge Santiago

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

[edit] Light Heavyweight bout: Kristian Rothaermel vs. Rob MacDonald

MacDonald, The Ultimate Fighter 2 alum, defeated Rothaermel by submission (armbar) by at 4:01 of Round 1. The bout, although preliminary, was aired on the broadcast.

[edit] Welterweight bout: Thiago Alves vs. Jon Fitch

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

[edit] Light Heavyweight bout: Jason Lambert vs. Branden Lee Hinkle

Lambert defeats Hinkle 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.

[edit] Welterweight bout: Josh Koscheck vs. Dave Menne

Koscheck defeats former UFC champion, Dave Menne, by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28). This bout was not aired on the broadcast.

[edit] Main card

[edit] Lightweight bout: Mark Hominick vs. Jorge Gurgel

Hominick defeats Gurgel by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28).

[edit] Light Heavyweight bout: Stephan Bonnar vs. Rashad Evans

In one of the upsets of the night, The Ultimate Fighter 2 Heavyweight champion Rashad Evans defeats Stephan Bonnar by majority decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-29).

[edit] Welterweight bout: Jonathan Goulet vs. Luke Cummo

Goulet defeats Cummo by majority decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-29). This bout was a swing bout, and was held after the main event.

[edit] Middleweight bout: Anderson Silva vs. Chris Leben

Silva defeats Leben by knockout at :49 of Round 1. According to a poll conducted by UFC.com, Silva was the underdog coming into the fight. Before this fight, Leben had never been knocked out in his career as a mixed martial artist.