Date: February 5, 2011
Venue: Mandalay Bay Events Center
City: Vegas, Nevada, USA

Preliminary card

  • Welterweight bout:  Mike Pierce vs.  Kenny Robertson
Pierce defeated Robertson via TKO (punches) at 0:29 of round 2.
  • Light Heavyweight bout:  Kyle Kingsbury vs.  Ricardo Romero
Kingsbury defeated Romero via TKO (strikes) at 0:21 of round 1. This bout aired on the Spike broadcast following the Mendes vs. Omigawa fight.
  • Lightweight bout:  Paul Taylor vs.  Gabe Ruediger
Taylor defeated Ruediger via KO (strikes) at 1:42 of round 2. This bout aired on the PPV broadcast following the Silva vs. Belfort fight.

Preliminary card (Facebook)

  • Bantamweight bout:  Norifumi Yamamoto vs.  Demetrious Johnson
Johnson defeated Yamamoto via unanimous decision (29–28, 30–27, 30–27).

Preliminary card (Spike TV)

  • Featherweight bout:  Chad Mendes vs.  Michihiro Omigawa
Mendes defeated Omigawa via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27).
  • Lightweight bout:  Donald Cerrone vs.  Paul Kelly
Cerrone defeated Kelly via submission (rear naked choke) at 3:48 of round 2. This bout aired last on the PPV broadcast following the Taylor vs. Ruediger fight.

Main card

  • Bantamweight bout:  Miguel Torres vs.  Antonio Banuelos
Torres defeated Banuelos via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27).
  • Welterweight bout:  Jake Ellenberger vs.  Carlos Eduardo Rocha
Ellenberger defeated Rocha via split decision (27–30, 29–28, 29–28).
  • Light Heavyweight bout:  Jon Jones vs.  Ryan Bader
Jones defeated Bader via submission (guillotine choke) at 4:20 of round 2.
  • Light Heavyweight bout:  Forrest Griffin vs.  Rich Franklin
Griffin defeated Franklin via unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 29–28).
  • Middleweight Championship bout:  Anderson Silva (c) vs.  Vitor Belfort
Silva defeated Belfort via KO (front kick and punches) at 3:25 of round 1 to retain the UFC Middleweight Championship.
UFC 126 Play by Play Results

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