UFC 46

UFC 46: Supernatural
The poster for UFC 46: Supernatural
Promotion	Ultimate Fighting Championship
Date	January 31, 2004
Venue	Mandalay Bay Events Center
City	Las Vegas, Nevada
Attendance	10,700 [1]
Total gate	$1,377,000 [1]
Buyrate	80,000 [1]
Total purse	$540,500 [2]
Event chronology
UFC 45: Revolution UFC 46: Supernatural UFC 47: It's On!

UFC 46: Supernatural was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on January 31, 2004, at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. The event was broadcast live on pay-per-view in the United States, and later released on DVD.

History

Headlining the card was a UFC Light Heavyweight Championship bout between Randy Couture and Vitor Belfort. The evening marked the UFC debut of future welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre.

Results

Main Card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Light Heavyweight	Vitor Belfort	def.	Randy Couture (c)	TKO (doctor stoppage)	1	0:54	[a]
Welterweight	B.J. Penn	def.	Matt Hughes (c)	Submission (rear-naked choke)	1	4:37	[b]
Heavyweight	Frank Mir	def.	Wes Sims	KO (knee and punches)	2	4:21
Catchweight (175 lb)	Renato Verissimo	def.	Carlos Newton	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)	3	5:00
Middleweight	Lee Murray	def.	Jorge Rivera	Submission (triangle armbar)	1	1:45
Preliminary card
Welterweight	Georges St-Pierre	def.	Karo Parisyan	Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 30–27, 30–27)	3	5:00
Lightweight	Josh Thomson	def.	Hermes França	Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)	3	5:00
Lightweight	Matt Serra	def.	Jeff Curran	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)	3	5:00

1. For the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship.
2. For the UFC Welterweight Championship.

Fighter Payouts

The total fighter payroll for UFC 46 was $540,500. ^[2]

• Vitor Belfort: $130,000 ($100,000 for fighting; $30,000 win bonus)
• Randy Couture: $120,000 ($120,000 for fighting; win bonus would have been $80,000)
• Frank Mir: $90,000 ($60,000 for fighting; $30,000 win bonus)
• Matt Hughes: $55,000 ($55,000 for fighting; win bonus would have been $55,000)
• B.J. Penn: $50,000 ($25,000 for fighting; $25,000 win bonus)
• Carlos Newton: $30,000 ($30,000 for fighting; win bonus would have been $0)
• Matt Serra: $16,000 ($8,000 for fighting; $8,000 win bonus)
• Renato Verissimo: $10,000 ($5,000 for fighting; $5,000 win bonus)
• Josh Thomson: $8,000 ($4,000 for fighting; $4,000 win bonus)
• Lee Murray: $6,000 ($3,000 for fighting; $3,000 win bonus)
• Georges St-Pierre: $6,000 ($3,000 for fighting; $3,000 win bonus)
• Hermes Franca: $6,000 ($6,000 for fighting; win bonus would have been $6,000)
• Wes Sims: $5,000 ($5,000 for fighting, win bonus would have been $5,000)
• Jorge Rivera: $3,000 ($3,000 for fighting; win bonus would have been $3,000)
• Karo Parisyan: $3,000 ($3,000 for fighting; win bonus would have been $3,000)
• Jeff Curran: $2,500 ($2,500 for fighting; win bonus would have been $2,000)

Encyclopedia awards

The following fighters were honored in the October 2011 book titled UFC Encyclopedia . ^[3]

• Fight of the Night: Georges St-Pierre vs. Karo Parisyan
• Knockout of the Night: Frank Mir
• Submission of the Night: B.J. Penn

See also

• Ultimate Fighting Championship
• List of UFC champions
• List of UFC events
• 2004 in UFC

References

1. "UFC 46: Supernatural". Tapology.com. Retrieved 2012-10-20.
2. Trembow, Ivan (2004-10-17). "Full Breakdown of Fighter Salaries for UFC 46, UFC 47, UFC 48, and UFC 49". MMAWeekly.com. Ivan's Blog. Retrieved 2012-10-20.
3. Gerbasi, Thomas (2011-10-17). UFC Encyclopedia - The Definitive Guide to the Ultimate Fighting Championship. New York: DK. p. 206. ISBN   978-0756683610.

External links

• Official UFC past events page