UFC 133: Evans vs. Ortiz 2 Full Fight Card, Date & Details
UFC 133: Evans vs. Ortiz 2
United States
Main Card • Final
R2, 4:48
Fight of the Night
Brazil
R1, 1:52
Knockout of the Night
Japan
R1, 4:28
Discretionary Finish Bonus
R3, 5:00
Canada
R1, 3:54
Prelims • Final
Sweden
R2, 3:34
R3, 5:00
Early Prelims • Final
R3, 5:00
R3, 5:00
R3, 5:00
R3, 5:00
Official Event Results
Official Post-Fight Bonus Awards
$70,000 Post-Fight Bonus Recipients
Fight of the Night: Rashad Evans and Tito Ortiz each earned $70,000 for their back-and-forth light heavyweight rematch, concluding in Evans’ explosive second-round finish.
Knockout of the Night: Vitor Belfort collected $70,000 for his trademark blitz, dropping Yoshihiro Akiyama with crisp combinations in just 1:52 of the opening round.
Submission of the Night: No submission bonus was awarded as all 11 bouts concluded via decision or knockout/TKO. UFC President Dana White instead awarded an honorary $70,000 finish bonus to Brian Ebersole for his first-round stoppage of Dennis Hallman.
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 | — | — | $70,000 | $70,000* | |
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*The Pennsylvania State Athletic Commission does not publicly disclose fighter purse figures, base salaries, or show/win contractual earnings. The figures listed above reflect officially confirmed $70,000 post-fight performance bonus awards distributed by the UFC.
Historic UFC Records Set
Promotional Records Established at UFC 133
Rashad Evans emphatically resolved his four-year rivalry with Tito Ortiz following their UFC 73 draw, stopping the former champion with a punishing knee to the body and strikes at 4:48 of round 2.
Coming off an emotional submission upset of Ryan Bader at UFC 132, Tito Ortiz stepped in on just 35 days’ notice to replace an injured Phil Davis in the headlining slot.
“The Phenom” Vitor Belfort blitzed Yoshihiro Akiyama inside two minutes to collect his 10th career UFC knockout finish and earn the $70,000 Knockout of the Night award.
Dennis Hallman’s decision to compete in blue speedos led UFC President Dana White to ban speedo-style fight shorts permanently from the Octagon following the event.
With zero submission finishes across the entire card, Dana White awarded Brian Ebersole an honorary $70,000 bonus for his first-round ground-and-pound stoppage of Hallman.
UFC 133 went down as a rare modern numbered event without a single submission finish, featuring 5 knockout/TKO finishes and 6 hard-fought decision verdicts.
Future title challenger Alexander Gustafsson demonstrated his dynamic striking arsenal, finishing perennial top-15 contender Matt Hamill via second-round TKO.
At only 22 years of age, Rory MacDonald delivered a clinic against savvy veteran Mike Pyle, punishing him with relentless ground-and-pound for a first-round TKO.
Top featherweight contender Chad Mendes dominated Rani Yahya by completing all 5 of his takedown attempts (100% accuracy) on his way to a lopsided 30-27 unanimous decision.
UFC 133 drew 11,583 passionate fight fans to the Wells Fargo Center, generating an official live gate of $1,500,000 in the promotion’s second historic visit to Philadelphia.
Future welterweight champion Johny Hendricks extended his promotional momentum by edging out wrestling standout Mike Pierce via split decision in a grueling 15-minute dogfight.
Despite injuries forcing withdrawals from Jon Jones, Phil Davis, Rich Franklin, and Rogerio Nogueira, the reshuffled card delivered 5 finishes and an electric night of action in Philadelphia.
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