UFC 135: Jones vs. Rampage Full Fight Card, Date & Details
UFC 135: Jones vs. Rampage
United States
Main Card • Final
R4, 1:14
Title Fight
Fight of the Night
R1, 4:59
Knockout of the Night
New Zealand
R3, 5:00
R3, 5:00
England
R1, 4:27
Submission of the Night
Japan
Prelims • Final
R1, 5:00
R3, 5:00
Canada
Early Prelims • Final
Brazil
R3, 5:00
R2, 4:30
R1, 0:47
Official Event Results
Title Bout
$75k FOTN
Official Post-Fight Bonus Awards
$75,000 Post-Fight Bonus Recipients
Fight of the Night: Jon Jones and Quinton “Rampage” Jackson each earned $75,000 for their light heavyweight championship headliner, which featured high-level striking and ended in a fourth-round tapout.
Knockout of the Night: Josh Koscheck collected $75,000 for his dramatic walk-off knockout of former two-time welterweight champion Matt Hughes with one second remaining in the opening round.
Submission of the Night: Nate Diaz was awarded $75,000 after transitioning from a punishing knockdown into a slick first-round armbar to submit former PRIDE champion Takanori Gomi.
Reported Payouts & Disclosed Purses
Fighter Purses & Total Payout Estimates
| Fighter | Result | Base Purse | Win / Finish Bonus | Performance Bonus | Estimated Total |
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| WIN | — | — | $75,000 | $75,000* | |
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*The Colorado Office of Combative Sports does not publicly disclose fighter purse figures, base contractual show money, or win bonuses. The figures shown above reflect official post-fight performance bonuses ($75,000 each) distributed by the UFC.
Historic UFC Records Set
Promotional Records Established at UFC 135
At just 24 years old, Jon Jones cemented his status as the sport’s youngest reigning champion by securing his first title defense, submitting former light heavyweight champion Quinton “Rampage” Jackson in round 4.
Jon Jones became the first fighter in UFC history to submit Quinton “Rampage” Jackson inside the Octagon, executing a rear-naked choke at 1:14 of the fourth frame.
UFC 135 marked the promotion’s first pay-per-view event in Denver since Ultimate Ultimate 1995, drawing 16,344 spectators to the Pepsi Center for a $2,089,575 live gate.
Josh Koscheck stopped Matt Hughes with punches at 4:59 of round 1, earning Knockout of the Night honors in what served as the final Octagon appearance of Hughes’ legendary Hall of Fame career.
PRIDE legend Mark Hunt showcased his revamped conditioning at altitude, connecting on 120 total strikes while defending 12 of 14 takedowns to defeat Ben Rothwell by unanimous decision.
Returning to lightweight, Nate Diaz dropped Takanori Gomi before transitioning into an armbar at 4:27 of round 1, securing the $75,000 Submission of the Night bonus.
The Ultimate Fighter 13 winner Tony Ferguson landed heavy standing combinations that fractured Aaron Riley’s jaw in the first round, forcing a doctor’s stoppage at 5:00 of round 1.
Travis Browne executed a clinical performance against English heavyweight Rob Broughton, completing 3 of 3 takedowns and sweeping all judges’ scorecards 30-27.
Takeya Mizugaki put on a striking clinic against former WEC champion Cole Escovedo, landing 70 significant strikes and 2 knockdowns before earning a second-round TKO.
New Zealand light heavyweight James Te Huna needed only 47 seconds to dismantle Ricardo Romero, landing 5 unanswered power strikes in one of the quickest stoppages of 2011.
Tim “The Barbarian” Boetsch utilized his wrestling pedigree to land 4 takedowns and 46 significant strikes, handing TUF 11 standout Nick Ring his first professional loss via unanimous decision.
Junior Assunção dominated Eddie Yagin over 15 minutes, outlanding him 164 to 20 in total strikes to take a lopsided unanimous decision with two 30-26 scorecards.
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