UFC 137: Penn vs. Diaz Full Fight Card, Date & Details
UFC 137: Penn vs. Diaz
United States
Main Card • Final
France
R3, 5:00
R3, 1:30
Croatia
R3, 5:00
Japan
R3, 5:00
Prelims • Final
R1, 2:22
Submission of the Night
Germany
R1, 2:45
Knockout of the Night
Early Prelims • Final
R3, 5:00
R3, 5:00
R3, 5:00
R3, 5:00
Official Event Results
$75k FOTN
Official Post-Fight Bonus Awards
$75,000 Post-Fight Bonus Recipients
Fight of the Night: Nick Diaz and BJ Penn each earned $75,000 for their relentless three-round welterweight war in the main event.
Knockout of the Night: Bart Palaszewski took home $75,000 for his devastating first-round flurry and knockout finish over Tyson Griffin.
Submission of the Night: Donald Cerrone received $75,000 after dropping Dennis Siver with a head kick and securing a rear-naked choke at 2:22 of round 1.
Reported Payouts & Disclosed Purses
Fighter Purses & Total Payout Estimates
| Fighter | Result | Base Purse | Win / Finish Bonus | Performance Bonus | Estimated Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WIN | $200,000 | — | $75,000 | $275,000 | |
| LOSS | $150,000 | — | $75,000 | $225,000 | |
| WIN | $70,000 | $70,000 | — | $140,000 | |
| LOSS | $10,000 | — | — | $10,000 | |
| WIN | $20,000 | $20,000 | — | $40,000 | |
| LOSS | $75,000 | — | — | $75,000 | |
| WIN | $16,500 | $16,500 | — | $33,000 | |
| LOSS | $8,000 | — | — | $8,000 | |
| WIN | $15,000 | $15,000 | — | $30,000 | |
| LOSS | $8,000 | — | — | $8,000 | |
| WIN | $27,000 | $27,000 | $75,000 | $129,000 | |
| LOSS | $27,000 | — | — | $27,000 | |
| WIN | $18,500 | $10,000 | $75,000 | $103,500 | |
| LOSS | $25,500 | — | — | $25,500 | |
| WIN | $60,000 | $60,000 | — | $120,000 | |
| LOSS | $15,000 | — | — | $15,000 | |
| WIN | $10,000 | $10,000 | — | $20,000 | |
| LOSS | $5,000 | — | — | $5,000 | |
| WIN | $6,000 | $6,000 | — | $12,000 | |
| LOSS | $8,000 | — | — | $8,000 | |
| WIN | $6,000 | $6,000 | — | $12,000 | |
| LOSS | $6,000 | — | — | $6,000 |
*Disclosed fighter purses reported by the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC). These figures do not reflect discretionary locker-room bonuses, pay-per-view dividends, or sponsorship earnings. Tyson Griffin was fined 25% ($8,500) of his disclosed purse for failing to make the featherweight limit; $2,500 was officially directed to Bart Palaszewski per commission adjustments. Total estimated earnings include official $75,000 post-fight performance bonus awards.
Historic UFC Records Set
Promotional Records Established at UFC 137
Nick Diaz shattered the all-time UFC record for the most significant strikes landed in a three-round bout, delivering 178 significant strikes against BJ Penn and breaking Nam Phan’s previous mark of 174.
Diaz and Penn combined to land 266 total significant strikes (178 by Diaz, 88 by Penn), establishing the highest combined significant strike total for a three-round main event in UFC history up to that point.
Donald Cerrone recorded his fourth UFC victory of 2011 (submitting Dennis Siver), becoming the first promotional athlete in 2011 to win four UFC bouts inside an eight-month window.
With his first-round submission over Siver, Donald Cerrone collected his third separate $70k+ post-fight bonus of 2011 (FOTN at UFC 126, KOTN at UFC on Versus 5, and SOTN at UFC 137).
Following his brutal three-round war with Nick Diaz, former lightweight and welterweight champion BJ Penn delivered his iconic initial retirement proclamation to Joe Rogan inside the Octagon.
2006 PRIDE Open-Weight Grand Prix champion Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic concluded his first storied 10-fight UFC run following his third-round clash against Roy Nelson.
Scott Jorgensen completed all 5 of his takedown attempts against veteran Jeff Curran, tying the event-high takedown conversion record with a flawless 100% success rate.
Bart Palaszewski made history in his promotional featherweight debut by knocking out Tyson Griffin in only 2:45 of round 1, registering the fastest 145-pound debut knockout of 2011.
TUF 13 finalist Ramsey Nijem secured 8 takedowns against Danny Downes, the single highest takedown tally recorded across all 11 bouts on the UFC 137 fight card.
Nijem’s relentless ground-and-pound assault against Downes resulted in a dominant 30-25 verdict from judge Glenn Trowbridge, marking one of the widest scoring margins issued in 2011.
UFC 137 became the first pay-per-view in company history where both original title headliners (Georges St-Pierre and Carlos Condit) were rescheduled due to an injury and media realignment.
Despite losing its original undisputed championship headliner, UFC 137 generated a massive $3,900,650 gate from 10,313 spectators, standing as one of the venue’s top-drawing MMA cards.
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