UFC 146: dos Santos vs. Mir Full Fight Card, Date & Details
UFC 146: dos Santos vs. Mir
United States
Main Card • Final
Brazil
R2, 3:04
Title Fight
R1, 3:36
R1, 0:51
Knockout of the Night
R2, 3:14
Netherlands
R1, 1:05
Submission of the Night
Prelims • Final
R3, 5:00
R1, 3:23
R3, 5:00
England
R1, 3:51
Knockout of the Night
Early Prelims • Final
R1, 1:54
Submission of the Night
R1, 1:53
R3, 5:00
Official Event Results
Official Post-Fight Bonus Awards
$70,000 Post-Fight Bonus Recipients
Knockout of the Night: Roy Nelson collected $70,000 for his blistering 51-second overhand right knockout over Dave Herman, while Dan Hardy earned $70,000 for his thunderous left-hook and ground elbow stoppage against Duane Ludwig.
Submission of the Night: Stefan Struve secured $70,000 for catching Lavar Johnson in a lightning-fast armbar at just 1:05 of round one, while Paul Sass pocketed $70,000 for his slick first-round triangle-armbar submission against Jacob Volkmann.
Fight of the Night: None Awarded. With an unprecedented run of definitive individual finishes, UFC officials distributed the standard allotment as dual Knockout of the Night and Submission of the Night bonuses.
Reported Payouts & Disclosed Purses
Fighter Purses & Total Payout Estimates
| Fighter | Result | Base Purse | Win / Finish Bonus | Performance Bonus | Estimated Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WIN | $200,000 | — | — | $200,000 | |
| LOSS | $200,000 | — | — | $200,000 | |
| WIN | $100,000 | $100,000 | — | $200,000 | |
| LOSS | $70,000 | — | — | $70,000 | |
| WIN | $20,000 | $20,000 | $70,000 | $110,000 | |
| LOSS | $21,000 | — | — | $21,000 | |
| WIN | $10,000 | $10,000 | — | $20,000 | |
| LOSS | $20,000 | — | — | $20,000 | |
| WIN | $29,000 | $29,000 | $70,000 | $128,000 | |
| LOSS | $26,000 | — | — | $26,000 | |
| WIN | $25,000 | $25,000 | $70,000 | $120,000 | |
| LOSS | $18,000 | — | — | $18,000 | |
| WIN | $20,000 | $20,000 | — | $40,000 | |
| LOSS | $45,000 | — | — | $45,000 | |
| WIN | $10,000 | $10,000 | — | $20,000 | |
| LOSS | $18,000 | — | — | $18,000 | |
| WIN | $14,000 | $14,000 | — | $28,000 | |
| LOSS | $15,000 | — | — | $15,000 | |
| WIN | $10,000 | $10,000 | $70,000 | $90,000 | |
| LOSS | $20,000 | — | — | $20,000 | |
| WIN | $15,000 | $15,000 | — | $30,000 | |
| LOSS | $12,000 | — | — | $12,000 | |
| WIN | $26,000 | $26,000 | — | $52,000 | |
| LOSS | $10,000 | — | — | $10,000 |
*Disclosed purses reported by the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC). These figures represent official contractual base salaries and win bonuses disclosed to the commission, plus verified official post-fight performance bonuses ($70,000 each). These amounts do not include pay-per-view points, discretionary locker room bonuses, or third-party sponsorship payouts.
Historic UFC Records Set
Promotional Records Established at UFC 146: dos Santos vs. Mir
UFC 146 made promotional history by becoming the first event in UFC history to feature an all-heavyweight main card across all five featured pay-per-view matchups.
All five main-card heavyweight clashes ended via decisive stoppage inside the distance (four knockouts and one submission), producing zero decisions on the pay-per-view broadcast.
Junior dos Santos successfully retained his undisputed UFC Heavyweight Championship for the first time by stopping two-time titleholder Frank Mir via TKO at 3:04 of round two.
Cain Velasquez rebounded with one of the most violent ground-and-pound displays in modern UFC history, overwhelming Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva with 28 strikes on the canvas in 3:36.
Future light heavyweight champion Glover Teixeira made his promotional arrival in dominant fashion, submitting Kyle Kingsbury via arm-triangle choke in just 1:53 of round one.
Roy Nelson detonated a trademark overhand right to flatten Dave Herman in only 51 seconds of round one, claiming his third UFC post-fight bonus and fastest career Octagon knockout.
Future two-time heavyweight kingpin Stipe Miocic extended his unblemished professional MMA record to 9-0 (3-0 UFC) with a punishing second-round elbow TKO over Shane del Rosario.
Paul Sass moved to 13-0 (3-0 UFC) by finishing Jacob Volkmann with a triangle armbar, capturing his third straight Submission of the Night award in as many UFC appearances.
Former WEC champion Jamie Varner took the fight on short notice as a massive +425 underdog, shocking the undefeated Edson Barboza with a first-round TKO victory.
Former welterweight title challenger Dan Hardy snapped a four-fight losing skid with a clinical left-hook and elbow knockout of Duane Ludwig at 3:51 of round one, bagging a $70k bonus.
Dutch skyscraper Stefan Struve required just 1:05 to pull guard and tap power-puncher Lavar Johnson with a textbook armbar, earning Submission of the Night honors.
With no Fight of the Night awarded due to one-sided finishes, UFC brass handed out four $70,000 performance checks: two Knockout of the Night and two Submission of the Night honors.
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