UFC 104 explained

UFC 104: Machida vs. Shogun
Promotion:	Ultimate Fighting Championship
Date:	October 24, 2009
Venue:	Staples Center
City:	Los Angeles, California
Attendance:	14,892^[1]
Gate:	$1,913,093
Buyrate:	500,000^[2]
Previousevent:	UFC 103: Franklin vs. Belfort
Followingevent:	UFC 105: Couture vs. Vera

UFC 104: Machida vs. Shogun was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) on October 24, 2009 in Los Angeles, California.^[3]

Background

As with UFC 103, the UFC announced a portion of the preliminary card would air live and commercial-free during an hour-long block on Spike.^[4]

Chase Gormley, who was slated to face Ben Rothwell, instead faced Stefan Struve after Rothwell's opponent was changed to Cain Velasquez.^[5] An injured Sean Sherk was replaced by Josh Neer against Gleison Tibau.^[6]

Additionally, on the day of the weigh-in, two fights were changed to catchweight status as Anthony Johnson, Josh Neer and Gleison Tibau all came in over the weight limit of their respective weight classes.^[7]

Bonus awards

Fighters were awarded $60,000 bonuses.^[8]

• Fight of the Night: Antoni Hardonk vs. Pat Barry
• Knockout of the Night: Pat Barry
• Submission of the Night: Stefan Struve

Reported payout

The following is the reported payout to the fighters as reported to the California State Athletic Commission. It does not include sponsor money or "locker room" bonuses often given by the UFC.^[9]

• Lyoto Machida: ($200,000, includes $100,000 win bonus) def. Maurício Rua: (250,000) ^
• Cain Velasquez: ($70,000 includes $35,000 win bonus) def. Ben Rothwell: ($50,000)
• Gleison Tibau: ($38,000 includes $19,000 win bonus) def. Josh Neer: ($14,000)
• Joe Stevenson: ($94,000 includes $47,000 win bonus) def. Spencer Fisher: ($26,000)
• Anthony Johnson: ($30,000 includes $15,000 win bonus) def. Yoshiyuki Yoshida: ($12,000) ^
• Ryan Bader: ($30,000 includes $15,000 win bonus) def. Eric Schafer: ($13,000)
• Pat Barry: ($14,000 includes $7,000 win bonus) def. Antoni Hardonk: ($16,000)
• Chael Sonnen: ($54,000 includes $27,000 win bonus) def. Yushin Okami: ($18,000)
• Jorge Rivera: ($36,000 includes $18,000 win bonus) def. Rob Kimmons: ($9,000)
• Kyle Kingsbury: ($16,000 includes $8,000 win bonus) def. Razak Al-Hassan: ($3,000)
• Stefan Struve: ($14,000 includes $7,000 win bonus) def. Chase Gormley: ($10,000)

^ Anthony Johnson was reportedly fined 20 percent of his purse for failing to make the 170-pound welterweight limit. The CSAC's initial report did not include information on the penalty.

^ Due to the controversy surrounding the main event Rua received his full pay including his win bonus.^[10]

See also

• Ultimate Fighting Championship
• List of UFC champions
• List of UFC events
• 2009 in UFC

Notes and References

1. Web site: "UFC 104: Machida vs. Shogun" officially draws 14,892 spectators for $1.9 million gate . 2009-10-27 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121013090844/http://mmajunkie.com/news/16639/ufc-104-machida-vs-shogun-officially-draws-14892-spectators-for-1-9-million-gate.mma . 2012-10-13 .
2. Web site: UFC 104, 106 PPV Buyrate Updates.
3. Web site: UFC 104 . Ufc.com . 2009-08-25 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090828144413/http://www.ufc.com/index.cfm?fa=EventDetail.FightCard&eid=2324 . 2009-08-28 .
4. Web site: Spike TV to air UFC 104 prelim fights of Bader vs. Schafer, Hardonk vs. Barry on Oct. 24 . mmajunkie.com . October 12, 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20091015043914/http://mmajunkie.com/news/16468/spike-tv-to-air-ufc-104-prelim-fights-of-bader-vs-schafer-hardonk-vs-barry-on-oct-24.mma . October 15, 2009 .
5. Web site: Hunt . Kelvin . Chase Gormley (6–0) vs. Stefan Struve (17–3) set for UFC 104. HT: FightersOnly UFC 103 coverage . 21 August 2009 . Bloody Elbow . 2009-08-21.
6. Web site: Savage . Greg . Neer Replaces Sherk at UFC 104 . sherdog.com . 2009-09-02.
7. Web site: Official UFC 104 weigh-in results. MMAjunkie.com. 2009-10-23. 2009-10-26. dead. https://archive.today/20120710064605/mmajunkie.com/news/16599/ufc-104-official-weigh-in-results-live-from-the-l-a-live-event-deck.mma. 2012-07-10.
8. Web site: UFC 104 fighter bonuses – Struve, Barry and Hardonk earn 60k awards. MMAjunkie. October 25, 2009. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20091028003355/http://mmajunkie.com/news/16612/ufc-104-fighter-bonuses.mma. October 28, 2009.
9. Web site: UFC 104 fighters salaries: Machida ($200K) and Rua ($155K) top $922K payroll . mmajunkie.com . October 27, 2009.
10. Web site: How Dana White Handled the Lyoto Machida over Mauricio "Shogun" Rua Decision. 8 January 2010.