UFC 121: Lesnar vs. Velasquez Full Fight Card, Date & Details
UFC 121: Lesnar vs. Velasquez
United States
Main Card • Final
R1, 4:12
Title Fight
R3, 5:00
Denmark
R3, 5:00
Fight of the Night
Brazil
R3, 5:00
R3, 5:00
Prelims • Final
R3, 1:21
R3, 5:00
Canada
R1, 1:13
Submission of the Night
R3, 5:00
England
R3, 5:00
South Korea
R1, 1:48
Netherlands
Official Event Results
$70k Bonus
Official Post-Fight Bonus Awards
Official $70,000 Post-Fight Bonus Recipients
Fight of the Night: Diego Sanchez vs. Paulo Thiago ($70,000 each)
Knockout of the Night: Cain Velasquez ($70,000)
Submission of the Night: Daniel Roberts ($70,000)
Reported Payouts & Disclosed Purses
Official Fighter Purses Disclosed by CSAC
| Fighter | Result | Base Purse | Win / Finish Bonus | Performance Bonus | Estimated Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOSS | $400,000 | — | — | $400,000 | |
| WIN | $100,000 | $100,000 | $70,000 | $270,000 | |
| LOSS | $250,000 | — | — | $250,000 | |
| WIN | $50,000 | $50,000 | $70,000 | $170,000 | |
| WIN | $75,000 | $75,000 | — | $150,000 | |
| LOSS | $18,000 | — | $70,000 | $88,000 | |
| WIN | $8,000 | $8,000 | $70,000 | $86,000 | |
| LOSS | $67,000 | — | — | $67,000 | |
| WIN | $29,000 | $29,000 | — | $58,000 | |
| WIN | $16,000 | $16,000 | — | $32,000 | |
| LOSS | $30,000 | — | — | $30,000 | |
| WIN | $15,000 | $15,000 | — | $30,000 | |
| LOSS | $27,000 | — | — | $27,000 | |
| LOSS | $21,000 | — | — | $21,000 | |
| WIN | $10,000 | $10,000 | — | $20,000 | |
| WIN | $10,000 | $10,000 | — | $20,000 | |
| WIN | $8,000 | $8,000 | — | $16,000 | |
| WIN | $8,000 | $8,000 | — | $16,000 | |
| LOSS | $16,000 | — | — | $16,000 | |
| LOSS | $10,000 | — | — | $10,000 | |
| LOSS | $8,000 | — | — | $8,000 | |
| LOSS | $8,000 | — | — | $8,000 |
*Disclosed figures reported directly to the California State Athletic Commission (CSAC). Figures do not reflect undisclosed pay-per-view dividends, sponsorship revenue, or discretionary locker room bonuses.
Historic UFC Records Set
Promotional Records & Milestones Established at UFC 121
Cain Velasquez defeated Brock Lesnar to become the first fighter of Mexican heritage to capture a major world heavyweight championship in combat sports history.
UFC 121 surpassed the million-buy mark with 1,050,000 pay-per-view buys, cementing the event as one of the highest-selling live pay-per-view broadcasts of the 2010 calendar year.
Velasquez improved to 9-0 in professional mixed martial arts (7-0 in the UFC), finishing all but one of his first seven UFC opponents by knockout or TKO en route to the heavyweight crown.
Velasquez out-landed Brock Lesnar 31 to 9 in significant strikes, landing 30 significant strikes to the head in under five minutes to claim the Knockout of the Night bonus ($70,000).
Former Strikeforce Middleweight Champion Jake Shields made his UFC debut, earning a title-eliminator split decision over Martin Kampmann to extend his active winning streak to 15 straight bouts.
Matt Hamill defeated former light heavyweight champion and TUF 3 coach Tito Ortiz by unanimous decision, becoming the first TUF 3 pupil to defeat their former reality show head coach.
Diego Sanchez earned his fourth career UFC Fight of the Night bonus following a high-octane 3-round battle with Paulo Thiago, taking home an additional $70,000 post-fight check.
Daniel Roberts secured the fastest stoppage on the card, submitting Mike Guymon via anaconda choke in just 1 minute and 13 seconds of Round 1 to claim the $70,000 Submission of the Night award.
TUF 10 finalist Brendan Schaub out-landed Gabriel Gonzaga 53 to 37 in significant strikes to earn a clean sweep unanimous decision (30–27 x3), picking up the biggest win of his early career.
TUF 10 veteran Jon Madsen kept his unblemished professional MMA record intact, improving to 7-0 (4-0 in the UFC) with a first-round TKO victory over Dutch knockout artist Gilbert Yvel.
Sam Stout and Paul Taylor engaged in a 3-round slugfest that saw a combined 247 significant strikes landed (107 by Stout, 140 by Taylor) across 591 combined attempts.
Immediately following the main event, Brock Lesnar had a famous live ringside staredown with WWE superstar The Undertaker, creating one of the most widely viewed crossover viral moments in MMA history.
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