UFC 120: Bisping vs. Akiyama Full Fight Card, Date & Details
UFC 120: Bisping vs. Akiyama
United Kingdom
Main Card • Final
R3, 5:00
Fight of the Night
Japan
United States
R1, 4:27
Knockout of the Night
R3, 5:00
R3, 5:00
France
Canada
R3, 5:00
Prelims • Final
Sweden
R2, 2:41
R3, 1:43
Brazil
R1, 4:45
Submission of the Night
R3, 5:00
R3, 0:48
Official Event Results
$60k Bonus
Official Post-Fight Bonus Awards
Official $60,000 Post-Fight Bonus Recipients
Fight of the Night: Michael Bisping vs. Yoshihiro Akiyama ($60,000 each)
Knockout of the Night: Carlos Condit ($60,000)
Submission of the Night: Paul Sass ($60,000)
Reported Payouts & Disclosed Purses
Fighter Purses & Official Post-Fight Incentives
| Fighter | Result | Base Purse | Win / Finish Bonus | Performance Bonus | Estimated Total |
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| WIN | — | — | $60,000 | $60,000 | |
| LOSS | — | — | $60,000 | $60,000 | |
| WIN | — | — | $60,000 | $60,000 | |
| WIN | — | — | $60,000 | $60,000 | |
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*Purses are not publicly disclosed by athletic commission bodies in the United Kingdom. Figures above represent verified official post-fight performance bonuses distributed by the UFC.
Historic UFC Records Set
Promotional Records & Milestones Established at UFC 120
UFC 120 set the all-time European attendance record for the Ultimate Fighting Championship at the time, attracting 17,133 spectators to The O2 Arena in London and surpassing UFC 105 (16,693).
Held across October 15–16 at the Earls Court Exhibition Centre, UFC 120 coincided with the inaugural UFC Fan Expo hosted outside of North America.
Michael Bisping extended his flawless record on British soil inside the Octagon to 5-0 with a dominant unanimous decision win over judo star Yoshihiro Akiyama.
Carlos Condit handed Dan Hardy the first knockout defeat of his 32-fight professional mixed martial arts career with a lightning-fast counter-hook at 4:27 of Round 1.
Former WEC Welterweight Champion Carlos Condit collected his first UFC Knockout of the Night bonus ($60,000) for his walk-off finish of Dan Hardy.
In his UFC debut, Liverpool’s Paul Sass stretched his unbeaten record to 11-0 with his 8th consecutive first-round triangle choke submission victory, winning Submission of the Night.
Veteran Mike Pyle pulled off one of the largest betting upsets of 2010 (+420 underdog), snapping John Hathaway’s perfect 14-0 professional MMA record.
The bout between Cheick Kongo and Travis Browne became only the third draw in UFC heavyweight history after Kongo was penalized one point in Round 3 for holding Browne’s shorts.
British heavyweight Rob Broughton threatened with 6 submission attempts against Vinicius Queiroz, tying the second-most submission attempts in a heavyweight bout in UFC history.
Future light heavyweight title challenger Alexander Gustafsson secured his first career UFC submission finish, tapping Cyrille Diabate with a rear-naked choke at 2:41 of Round 2.
In his promotional debut, Brazilian boxer Fábio Maldonado landed an astounding 39 of 40 targeted body strikes (97.5% accuracy) on James McSweeney en route to a third-round TKO.
Airing on tape delay in the United States on Spike TV, UFC 120 averaged 1.94 million viewers and peaked at 2.47 million during the Bisping vs. Akiyama main event.
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