UFC 86

UFC 86: Jackson vs. Griffin
Information
Promotion	Ultimate Fighting Championship
Date	July 5, 2008
Venue	Mandalay Bay Events Center
City	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Attendance	10,990 (9,630 paid)
Total gate	$3,350,730
Buyrate	540,000
Event chronology
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UFC 86: Jackson vs. Griffin was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) on July 5, 2008, at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.

The title bout between Quinton "Rampage" Jackson and Forrest Griffin, coaches on The Ultimate Fighter: Team Rampage vs. Team Forrest, was for Jackson's UFC Light Heavyweight Championship.

A heavyweight bout between Frank Mir and Justin McCully was cancelled due to Mir's signing on as a coach for the The Ultimate Fighter: Team Nogueira vs. Team Mir series. Both the Chris Wilson vs. Steve Bruno and Ben Saunders vs. Jared Rollins bout were rescheduled for UFC 87.^{[citation needed]}

Results

Preliminary card

• Lightweight bout: Jorge Gurgel vs. Cole Miller

Miller defeated Gurgel via submission (triangle choke) at 4:48 of round 3.

• Lightweight bout: Melvin Guillard vs. Dennis Siver

Guillard defeated Siver via KO (punches) at 0:36 of round 1. This bout aired last on the PPV broadcast following the Jackson vs. Griffin fight.

• Lightweight bout: Corey Hill vs. Justin Buchholz

Buchholz defeated Hill via submission (rear naked choke) at 3:57 of round 2.

• Heavyweight bout: Gabriel Gonzaga vs. Justin McCully

Gonzaga defeated McCully via submission (americana) at 1:57 of round 1.

Main card

• Lightweight bout: Tyson Griffin vs. Marcus Aurelio

Griffin defeated Aurelio via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27).

• Welterweight bout: Josh Koscheck vs. Chris Lytle

Koscheck defeated Lytle via unanimous decision (30–26, 29–27, 30–28).

• Lightweight bout: Joe Stevenson vs. Gleison Tibau

Stevenson defeated Tibau via submission (guillotine choke) at 2:57 of round 2.

• Middleweight bout: Patrick Côté vs. Ricardo Almeida

Côté defeated Almeida via split decision (29–28, 28–29, 29–28).

• Light Heavyweight Championship bout: Quinton Jackson (c) vs. Forrest Griffin

Griffin defeated Jackson via unanimous decision (48–46, 48–46, 49–46) to become the new UFC Light Heavyweight Champion.

Bonus awards

At the end of the night, the UFC awarded $60,000 to each of the fighters who received one of these three awards.

• Fight of the Night: Forrest Griffin vs. Quinton Jackson
• Submission of the Night: Cole Miller
• Knockout of the Night: Melvin Guillard

Fighter payroll

Forrest Griffin ($250,000/$100,000 for show and $150,000 win bonus) def. Quinton Jackson ($225,000)

Patrick Côté ($32,000/$16,000 for show and $16,000 win bonus) def. Ricardo Almeida ($23,000)

Joe Stevenson ($60,000/$30,000 for show and $30,000 win bonus) def. Gleison Tibau ($11,000)

Josh Koscheck ($70,000/$35,000 for show and $35,000 win bonus) def. Chris Lytle ($14,000)

Tyson Griffin ($40,000/$20,000 for show and $20,000 win bonus) def. Marcus Aurelio ($40,000)

Gabriel Gonzaga ($100,000/$50,000 for show and $50,000 win bonus) def. Justin McCully ($5,000)

Justin Buchholz ($8,000/$4,000 for show and $4,000 win bonus) def. Corey Hill ($8,000)

Melvin Guillard ($20,000/$10,000 for show and $10,000 win bonus) def. Dennis Siver ($7,000)

Cole Miller ($20,000/$10,000 for show and $10,000 win bonus) def. Jorge Gurgel ($10,000)

This does not include bonuses award money.

Total: $943,000

External links

• UFC 86 Event Site
• UFC 86: Jackson vs. Griffin official card
• Results from Sherdog