UFC on Fuel TV: Korean Zombie vs. Poirier Full Fight Card, Date & Details
UFC on Fuel TV: Korean Zombie vs. Poirier
United States
Main Card • Final
South Korea
R4, 1:07
Fight of the Night
Submission of the Night
R3, 5:00
R3, 5:00
Canada
R3, 5:00
Croatia
R3, 5:00
Brazil
R1, 0:50
Knockout of the Night
Prelims • Final
R3, 5:00
R1, 3:05
R3, 5:00
R1, 1:40
Iran
R3, 5:00
R3, 5:00
Official Event Results
$40k FOTN
$40k SOTN
Official Post-Fight Bonus Awards
$40,000 Post-Fight Bonus Recipients
Fight of the Night: Chan Sung Jung and Dustin Poirier each earned $40,000 for their all-action classic, universally celebrated as the consensus 2012 Fight of the Year.
Knockout of the Night: Tom Lawlor collected $40,000 for his lightning-fast 50-second one-punch knockout over Jason MacDonald.
Submission of the Night: Chan Sung Jung claimed an additional $40,000 for his exquisite fourth-round D’Arce choke submission of Dustin Poirier, bagging a total of $80,000 in bonus earnings.
Reported Payouts & Disclosed Purses
Fighter Purses & Total Payout Estimates
| Fighter | Result | Base Purse | Win / Finish Bonus | Performance Bonus | Estimated Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WIN | $17,000 | $17,000 | $80,000 | $114,000 | |
| LOSS | $14,000 | — | $40,000 | $54,000 | |
| WIN | $24,000 | $24,000 | — | $48,000 | |
| LOSS | $6,000 | — | — | $6,000 | |
| WIN | $30,000 | $30,000 | — | $60,000 | |
| LOSS | $24,000 | — | — | $24,000 | |
| WIN | $10,000 | $10,000 | — | $20,000 | |
| LOSS | $8,000 | — | — | $8,000 | |
| WIN | $17,000 | $17,000 | — | $34,000 | |
| LOSS | $11,000 | — | — | $11,000 | |
| WIN | $12,000 | $12,000 | $40,000 | $64,000 | |
| LOSS | $19,000 | — | — | $19,000 | |
| WIN | $10,000 | $10,000 | — | $20,000 | |
| LOSS | $12,000 | — | — | $12,000 | |
| WIN | $10,000 | $10,000 | — | $20,000 | |
| LOSS | $6,000 | — | — | $6,000 | |
| WIN | $15,000 | $15,000 | — | $30,000 | |
| LOSS | $10,000 | — | — | $10,000 | |
| WIN | $16,000 | $16,000 | — | $32,000 | |
| LOSS | $11,000 | — | — | $11,000 | |
| WIN | $6,000 | $6,000 | — | $12,000 | |
| LOSS | $8,000 | — | — | $8,000 | |
| WIN | $6,000 | $6,000 | — | $12,000 | |
| LOSS | $6,000 | — | — | $6,000 |
*Official fighter salaries and contractual win bonuses reported by the Virginia Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation. The recorded baseline fighter payroll totaled $485,000. Total estimated figures include official post-fight performance bonus awards ($40,000 each) distributed by the UFC. Chan Sung Jung captured two bonus awards (Fight of the Night and Submission of the Night), earning an additional $80,000 in promotional prize money.
Historic UFC Records Set
Promotional Records Established at UFC on Fuel TV 3
Chan Sung Jung and Dustin Poirier’s classic war was universally voted the 2012 Fight of the Year by the World MMA Awards, MMA Fighting, and the Wrestling Observer Newsletter.
Chan Sung Jung became the first competitor in UFC history to finish a scheduled five-round headlining main event via D’Arce choke submission, stopping Dustin Poirier at 1:07 of Round 4.
The “Korean Zombie” claimed both Fight of the Night and Submission of the Night honors ($80,000 total), becoming only the second fighter in UFC featherweight history to win two bonuses in a single bout.
Korean Zombie vs. Poirier stood as the first non-title five-round main event in UFC featherweight history following the promotion’s late-2011 mandate for non-title headliners.
Tom Lawlor scored one of the fastest middleweight knockouts of 2012, starching veteran Jason MacDonald with a thunderous one-punch finish in just 50 seconds to collect Knockout of the Night.
Future UFC Lightweight Champion Rafael dos Anjos recorded his first career promotional submission victory by locking in a rear-naked choke over Kamal Shalorus at 1:40 of the opening round.
Cody McKenzie executed his signature modified guillotine choke to tap out four-time NCAA Division III wrestling champion Marcus LeVesseur in round 1, marking his 10th career victory by that exact hold.
Donald Cerrone showcased crisp Muay Thai striking to out-land Jeremy Stephens 57 to 46 in significant strikes, sweeping all three scorecards 30-27 in a featured lightweight clash.
At 16:07 of total bout time, Jung’s submission of Poirier stood as the second-latest stoppage in UFC featherweight history at the time, behind only José Aldo vs. Mark Hominick at UFC 129.
The card attracted an official crowd of 6,668 spectators and generated a $343,175 live gate, marking the promotion’s most lucrative mixed martial arts gate in Northern Virginia history at the time.
Brad Tavares earned a hard-fought unanimous decision victory over Dongi Yang (29-28, 29-28, 29-28), continuing an active promotional run that would cement him as one of the division’s longest-tenured athletes.
Despite falling short on the scorecards against Igor Pokrajac, Fabio Maldonado connected on 98 significant strikes—including 26 body shots—setting one of the highest 3-round volume marks of 2012.
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