UFC on Fox: Diaz vs. Miller ll Fight Card, Date & Details
UFC on Fox: Diaz vs. Miller ll
United States
Main Card • Final
R2, 4:09
Submission of the Night
R3, 5:00
R1, 4:18
Brazil
R1, 4:38
Knockout of the Night
Prelims • Final
R3, 5:00
R3, 5:00
England
R3, 5:00
Germany
R2, 4:54
Fight of the Night
R3, 5:00
R3, 5:00
Early Prelims • Final
Canada
R1, 4:59
Czech Republic
R2, 1:07
Official Event Results
$65k FOTN
Official Post-Fight Bonus Awards
$65,000 Post-Fight Bonus Recipients
Fight of the Night: Louis Gaudinot and John Lineker earned $65,000 each for their dramatic, high-paced flyweight barnburner that featured furious toe-to-toe pocket exchanges.
Knockout of the Night: Lavar Johnson collected $65,000 for his devastating first-round flurry of heavy punches to finish kickboxing specialist Pat Barry against the fence.
Submission of the Night: Nate Diaz received $65,000 for locking up a picture-perfect second-round guillotine choke, becoming the first fighter ever to finish Jim Miller.
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 | — | — | $65,000 | — | |
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| WIN | — | — | $65,000 | — | |
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*Fighter purses and compensation are not publicly disclosed by the New Jersey State Athletic Control Board (NJSACB). Therefore, official contractual base purses and win bonuses remain undisclosed (—). Post-fight performance bonuses ($65,000 each) were officially confirmed and awarded by the UFC to Nate Diaz, Lavar Johnson, Louis Gaudinot, and John Lineker.
Historic UFC Records Set
Promotional Records Established at UFC on Fox: Diaz vs. Miller
Nate Diaz became the first fighter in mixed martial arts history to submit or finish Jim Miller, tapping out the New Jersey native with a guillotine choke at 4:09 of round 2.
With his dominant stoppage over Jim Miller, Nate Diaz secured the undisputed number-one contender spot for the UFC Lightweight Championship, earning a title shot against Benson Henderson.
Alan Belcher became the first fighter in UFC history to willingly engage Rousimar Palhares on the canvas, successfully neutralizing his signature leg attacks before securing a first-round TKO.
Michael Johnson handed The Ultimate Fighter 13 winner Tony Ferguson his first Octagon defeat, snapping Ferguson’s promotional winning streak via unanimous decision (30–27 across all cards).
Lavar Johnson earned his second consecutive first-round UFC knockout in just 98 days, overwhelming kickboxing veteran Pat Barry with heavy punches to capture Knockout of the Night honors.
Louis Gaudinot and John Lineker engaged in one of the most blistering, high-octane slugfests of 2012, setting an early standard for action in the promotion’s newly inaugurated flyweight division.
Louis Gaudinot rendered John Lineker unconscious with a rare standing technical guillotine choke at 4:54 of round 2, scoring one of the premier submission stoppages of 2012.
Roland Delorme secured a rear-naked choke submission over Nick Denis with just one second remaining in the opening round (4:59 of R1), recording one of the latest first-round finishes in division history.
The card featured the promotional debuts of future title challengers Tim Elliott and John Lineker, marking a pivotal expansion phase for the UFC’s 125-pound flyweight division.
UFC on Fox 3 delivered prime-time network television coverage across the United States, averaging 2.4 million viewers and further solidifying the UFC’s major network partnership.
Johny Hendricks secured his fourth consecutive UFC victory, edging four-time NCAA Division I All-American Josh Koscheck via razor-thin split decision to surge into title contention.
The event drew 10,788 passionate fans to the IZOD Center in East Rutherford, New Jersey, generating an official live gate of $1,100,000 for the promotion’s third network showcase.
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