UFC on FX: Guillard vs. Miller Full Fight Card, Date & Details
UFC on FX: Guillard vs. Miller
United States
Main Card • Final
R1, 3:04
Submission of the Night
R1, 3:04
R3, 5:00
R1, 3:38
Fight of the Night
Prelims • Final
R2, 1:31
Russia
R3, 2:08
Iran
R3, 5:00
Brazil
R1, 4:03
R1, 1:37
Canada
R1, 0:22
Knockout of the Night
Official Event Results
Official Post-Fight Bonus Awards
$45,000 Post-Fight Bonus Recipients
Fight of the Night: Pat Barry and Christian Morecraft each received $45,000 for their dramatic heavyweight battle that saw Barry survive near-submission attempts on the ground before scoring a blistering first-round knockout.
Knockout of the Night: Nick Denis earned $45,000 for his devastating 22-second standing elbow knockout over Joseph Sandoval in his promotional Octagon debut.
Submission of the Night: Jim Miller collected $45,000 for withstanding an early striking onslaught to sink in a fight-ending rear-naked choke against Melvin Guillard at 3:04 of round one.
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 | — | — | $45,000 | — | |
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| WIN | — | — | $45,000 | — | |
| LOSS | — | — | $45,000 | — | |
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| WIN | — | — | $45,000 | — | |
| LOSS | — | — | — | — |
*The Tennessee Athletic Commission does not publicly release fighter purse figures or contractual salaries. Therefore, official base pay and win bonuses for UFC on FX: Guillard vs. Miller were not disclosed to the public. Official performance bonus awards ($45,000 each) were announced and confirmed by the UFC at the post-fight press conference.
Historic UFC Records Set
Promotional Records Established at UFC on FX: Guillard vs. Miller
UFC on FX: Guillard vs. Miller marked the historic promotional broadcast debut of Jon Anik as lead play-by-play commentator alongside Kenny Florian.
The card represented the first live UFC event ever broadcast on the FX cable network under the company’s landmark multi-year television pact with Fox.
Future Hall of Famer and lightweight king Khabib Nurmagomedov made his promotional debut, submitting Kamal Shalorus in round 3 to initiate his historic 13-0 UFC run.
Nick Denis electrified the Nashville crowd by knocking out Joseph Sandoval with standing elbows in only 22 seconds, collecting Knockout of the Night honors.
Jim Miller secured his fifth career first-round submission inside the Octagon, tying the all-time lightweight promotional benchmark with his tapout of Melvin Guillard.
Pat Barry survived intense submission pressure from Christian Morecraft on the canvas to deliver a devastating walk-off KO in round one, winning Fight of the Night.
Middleweight warrior Jorge “El Conquistador” Rivera concluded his celebrated 29-fight professional mixed martial arts career with a second-round TKO over Eric Schafer.
The event marked the UFC’s first return to Nashville and Bridgestone Arena since UFC Fight Night: Condit vs. Kampmann in April 2009, drawing 7,728 fans.
Six of the event’s ten contested bouts ended inside the opening five minutes (five submissions and one knockout), marking one of the highest opening-round finish rates of 2012.
Featherweight contender Daniel Pineda announced his promotional arrival in style, executing a rear-naked choke submission over Pat Schilling in just 1:37 of round one.
Josh Neer locked in an airtight guillotine choke against Duane Ludwig that produced an unconscious technical submission finish at 3:04 of the opening frame.
UFC on FX 1 hosted the promotion’s first live preliminary fight card telecast on FUEL TV, pioneering the regular cable lead-in broadcast model.
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