2013 in UFC


The year 2013 is the 21st year in the history of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States. 2013 started with UFC on FX: Belfort vs. Bisping. 2013 also saw the introduction of the women's bantamweight weight class with UFC 157: Rousey vs. Carmouche.

Title fights

The Ultimate Fighter

Debut UFC fighters

The following fighters fought their first UFC fight in 2013:
#EventDateVenueLocationAttendance
257UFC 168: Weidman vs. Silva 2MGM Grand Garden ArenaLas Vegas, Nevada, U.S.15650
256Sleep Train ArenaSacramento, California, U.S.11573
255Brisbane Entertainment CentreBrisbane, Australia11393
254Mandalay Bay Events CenterLas Vegas, Nevada, U.S.4853
253UFC 167: St-Pierre vs. HendricksMGM Grand Garden ArenaLas Vegas, Nevada, U.S.14856
252Goiânia ArenaGoiânia, Brazil10565
251Fort CampbellFort Campbell, Kentucky, U.S.rowspan="1
250Phones 4u ArenaManchester, England, U.K.10355
249UFC 166: Velasquez vs. Dos Santos 3Toyota CenterHouston, Texas, U.S.17238
248Ginásio José CorrêaBarueri, Brazil6621
247UFC 165: Jones vs. GustafssonAir Canada CentreToronto, Ontario, Canada15504
246Mineirinho ArenaBelo Horizonte, Brazil5126
245UFC 164: Henderson vs. PettisBMO Harris Bradley CenterMilwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.9178
244Bankers Life FieldhouseIndianapolis, Indiana, U.S.6417
243TD GardenBoston, Massachusetts, U.S.14181
242UFC 163: Aldo vs. Korean ZombieHSBC ArenaRio de Janeiro, Brazil13873
241KeyArenaSeattle, Washington, U.S.8967
240UFC 162: Silva vs. WeidmanMGM Grand Garden ArenaLas Vegas, Nevada, U.S.12964
239UFC 161: Evans vs. HendersonMTS CentreWinnipeg, Manitoba, Canada14754
238Ginásio Paulo SarasateFortaleza, Brazil6286
237UFC 160: Velasquez vs. Bigfoot 2MGM Grand Garden ArenaLas Vegas, Nevada, U.S.12380
236Arena JaraguáJaraguá do Sul, Brazil7642
235UFC 159: Jones vs. SonnenPrudential CenterNewark, New Jersey, U.S.15227
234HP PavilionSan Jose, California, U.S.13506
233Mandalay Bay Events CenterLas Vegas, Nevada, U.S.5918
232Ericsson Globe ArenaStockholm, Sweden14506
231UFC 158: St-Pierre vs. DiazBell CentreMontreal, Quebec, Canada20145
230Saitama Super ArenaSaitama, Japan14682
229UFC 157: Rousey vs. CarmoucheHonda CenterAnaheim, California, U.S.13257
228Wembley ArenaLondon, England, U.K.10349
227UFC 156: Aldo vs. EdgarMandalay Bay Events CenterLas Vegas, Nevada, U.S.10275
226United CenterChicago, Illinois, U.S.16091
225Ginásio do IbirapueraSão Paulo, Brazil9116

UFC on FX: Belfort vs. Bisping

UFC on FX: Belfort vs. Bisping was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on January 19, 2013, at Ginásio do Ibirapuera in São Paulo, Brazil.

Background

The main fight featured middleweights Michael Bisping and Vitor Belfort. The event also held the first UFC fight for Daniel Sarafian, middleweight finalist on the first season of. Sarafian was injured before the championship fight with Cezar Ferreira, who went on to win the show.
Johnny Eduardo was briefly linked to a bout at this event against Iuri Alcântara, but was replaced by George Roop. Roop was then injured and replaced by UFC newcomer Pedro Nobre.
Thiago Perpetuo was expected to face Michael Kuiper at the event; however, Perpetuo suffered an injury and was replaced by Caio Magalhaes. On December 27, it was announced that Magalhaes had also pulled out of the bout and that Kuiper would be shifted to UFC on Fox 6 on January 26, 2013 to face Buddy Roberts.
Roger Hollett was expected to face Wagner Prado at the event; however, Hollett was forced out of the bout with a torn bicep and was replaced by promotional newcomer Ildemar Alcântara.

Results

Bonus awards

Fighters were awarded $50,000 bonuses.
UFC on Fox: Henderson vs. Melendez was a mixed martial arts event held on April 20, 2013, at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, California. The event was broadcast live on FOX.

Background

The event was headlined by a UFC Lightweight Championship bout between defending champion Benson Henderson and Strikeforce Lightweight Champion Gilbert Melendez. Also featured on the card was a bout between two time UFC Heavyweight Champion Frank Mir and Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix Champion Daniel Cormier.
Clay Guida was expected to face Chad Mendes at this event. However it was revealed on March 15 that Guida had pulled out of the bout citing an injury and was replaced by Darren Elkins.
Dan Hardy was expected to face Matt Brown at the event. However, Hardy was forced out of the bout due to medical issues regarding his heart and was replaced by Jordan Mein.
Francisco Rivera was expected to face Hugo Viana at the event. However, Rivera was forced out of the bout with an injury and replaced by T.J. Dillashaw.
A scheduled bout between Jon Tuck and Norman Parke was scrapped during the week leading up to the event, as Tuck was forced out of the bout with an injury.

Results

Bonus Awards

Fighters were awarded $50,000 bonuses.
The following is the reported payout to the fighters as reported to the California State Athletic Commission. It does not include sponsor money and also does not include the UFC's traditional "fight night" bonuses or Pay-Per-View quotas.