Date: October 8, 2011
Venue: Toyota Center
City: Houston, Texas, USA

Preliminary card (Facebook)

  • Middleweight bout:  Steve Cantwell vs.  Mike Massenzio
Massenzio defeated Cantwell via unanimous decision (29–28, 30–27, 29–28). This bout aired on the PPV broadcast following the Miocic vs Beltran fight.
  • Middleweight bout:  Aaron Simpson vs.  Eric Schafer
Simpson defeated Schafer via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27).
  • Featherweight bout:  Zhang Tie Quan vs.  Darren Elkins
Elkins defeated Zhang via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–26, 30–27).
  • Heavyweight bout:  Joey Beltran vs.  Stipe Miocic
Miocic defeated Beltran via unanimous decision (29–28, 30–27, 29–28). This bout aired on the PPV broadcast following the Edgar vs Maynard fight.

Preliminary card (Spike TV)

  • Lightweight bout:  Anthony Pettis vs.  Jeremy Stephens
Pettis defeated Stephens via split decision (29–28, 28–29, 29–28).
  • Middleweight bout:  Demian Maia vs.  Jorge Santiago
Maia defeated Santiago via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27).

Main card

  • Lightweight bout:  Melvin Guillard vs.  Joe Lauzon
Lauzon defeated Guillard via submission (rear naked choke) at 0:47 of round 1.
  • Featherweight bout:  Leonard Garcia vs.  Nam Phan
Phan defeated Garcia via unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 29–28).
  • Middleweight bout:  Chael Sonnen vs.  Brian Stann
Sonnen defeated Stann via submission (arm triangle choke) at 3:51 of round 2.
  • Featherweight Championship bout:  José Aldo (c) vs.  Kenny Florian
Aldo defeated Florian via unanimous decision (49–46, 49–46, 49–46) to retain UFC Featherweight Championship.
  • Lightweight Championship bout:  Frankie Edgar (c) vs.  Gray Maynard
Edgar defeated Maynard via TKO (punches) at 3:54 of round 4 to retain UFC Lightweight Championship.

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