UFC on Fox: Henderson vs. Thomson

UFC mixed martial arts event in 2014

The poster for UFC on Fox: Henderson vs. Thomson

Information

Promotion

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Date

January 25, 2014

Venue

United Center

City

Chicago, Illinois

Attendance

10,895^[1]

Total gate

$863,655^[1]

Event chronology

UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs. Philippou

UFC on Fox: Henderson vs. Thomson

UFC 169: Barao vs. Faber 2

UFC on Fox: Henderson vs. Thomson (also known as UFC on Fox 10) was a mixed martial arts event held on January 25, 2014, at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois.^[2]

Background

A lightweight bout between former WEC and UFC Lightweight Champion Benson Henderson and former Strikeforce Lightweight Champion Josh Thomson headlined the event.^[3]

Jared Rosholt was expected to face promotional newcomer Aleksei Oleinik at the event. However, Oleinik was forced out of the bout with an injury and Rosholt was pulled from the card altogether.^[4]

Pascal Krauss and Adam Khaliev were expected to fight at this event. However, both were forced off the card due to undisclosed circumstances.^[5]

UFC on FOX 10 had 2.55 million viewers, which was up from 2.44 million for UFC on FOX 9.^[6]

Results

Main Card (Fox)
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Lightweight	Benson Henderson	def.	Josh Thomson	Decision (split) (47–48, 48–47, 49–46)	5	5:00
Heavyweight	Stipe Miocic	def.	Gabriel Gonzaga	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28)	3	5:00
Lightweight	Donald Cerrone	def.	Adriano Martins	KO (head kick)	1	4:40
Featherweight	Jeremy Stephens	def.	Darren Elkins	Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 30–27, 30–27)	3	5:00
Preliminary card (Fox Sports 1)
Bantamweight	Alex Caceres	def.	Sergio Pettis	Submission (rear-naked choke)	3	4:39
Bantamweight	Eddie Wineland	def.	Yves Jabouin	TKO (punches)	2	4:16
Bantamweight	Chico Camus	vs.	Yaotzin Meza	No Contest (overturned)	3	5:00	^[a]
Bantamweight	Hugo Viana	def.	Junior Hernandez	Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)	3	5:00
Lightweight	Daron Cruickshank	def.	Mike Rio	TKO (wheel kick and punches)	2	4:56
Welterweight	George Sullivan	def.	Mike Rhodes	Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)	3	5:00
Preliminary card (UFC Fight Pass)
Heavyweight	Nikita Krylov	def.	Walt Harris	TKO (head kick and punches)	1	0:25

^ This bout was ruled a No Contest due to Camus testing positive for marijuana in the post fight drug test. Camus originally defeated Meza by unanimous decision (30–27, 29–28, 29–28).^[7]^[8]^[9]

^[10]

Bonus awards

The following fighters were awarded $50,000 bonuses.^[11]

Fight of the Night: Alex Caceres vs. Sergio Pettis
Knockout of the Night: Donald Cerrone
Submission of the Night: Alex Caceres

References

^ ^a ^b John Morgan and Matt Erickson (January 25, 2014). "UFC on FOX 10 draws reported 10,895 attendance for $863,655 live gate". MMAjunkie.com.
^ Matt Erickson (2013-10-24). "UFC on FOX Sports 10 heads to Chicago". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2013-10-24.
^ Matt Erickson (2013-11-17). "Benson Henderson vs. Josh Thomson headlines UFC on FOX 10 in Chicago". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2013-11-17.
^ Staff (2014-01-08). "Jared Rosholt vs. Oleksiy Oliynyk scratched from UFC on FOX 10". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2013-01-08.
^ Matt Erickson. "Pascal Krauss vs. Adam Khaliev scrapped from UFC on FOX 10 in Chicago". MMAjunkie.com. Retrieved 2014-01-11.
^ Dave Walsh (January 27, 2014). "UFC on Fox 10 Picks up 2.55 Million Viewers". mmanuts.com. Retrieved January 27, 2014.
^ "Chio Camus vs. Yaotzin Meza – FightMetric LLC :.: The World's First Comprehensive MMA Statistics Provider". fightmetric.com. Retrieved June 7, 2014.
^ "Yaotzin Meza – Official UFC Fighter Profile". UFC.com. Retrieved June 7, 2014.
^ "Chico Camus – Official UFC Fighter Profile". UFC.com. Retrieved June 7, 2014.
^ "UFC on Fox 10". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2013-11-14.
^ Staff (2014-01-25). "UFC on FOX 10 bonuses: Caceres earns $100K, Cerrone and Pettis each pocket $50K". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2014-01-25.