UFC 46

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title: "UFC 46" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["ultimate-fighting-championship-flagship-events", "2004-in-mixed-martial-arts", "ultimate-fighting-championship-events-at-mandalay-bay-events-center", "2004-in-sports-in-nevada", "january-2004-sports-events-in-the-united-states"] description: "UFC mixed martial arts event in 2004" topic_path: "sports" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UFC_46" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary UFC mixed martial arts event in 2004 ::

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Field	Value
name	UFC 46: Supernatural
image	UFC46.jpg
promotion	Ultimate Fighting Championship
date	January 31, 2004
venue	Mandalay Bay Events Center
city	Las Vegas, Nevada
attendance	10,700
gate	$1,377,000
buyrate	80,000
purse	$540,500
previousevent	UFC 45: Revolution
followingevent	UFC 47: It's On!
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| name = UFC 46: Supernatural | image =UFC46.jpg | promotion = Ultimate Fighting Championship | date = January 31, 2004 | venue = Mandalay Bay Events Center | city = Las Vegas, Nevada | attendance = 10,700 | gate = $1,377,000 | buyrate = 80,000 | purse = $540,500 | previousevent = UFC 45: Revolution | followingevent = 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

| Light Heavyweight | Vitor Belfort | def. | Randy Couture (c) | TKO (doctor stoppage) | 1 | 0:54 | For the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship. | Welterweight | B.J. Penn | def. | Matt Hughes (c) | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 4:37 | For the UFC Welterweight Championship. | | 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 | | 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 |

Fighter Payouts

The total fighter payroll for UFC 46 was $540,500.{{cite web|url=http://www.ivansblog.com/2004/10/mixed-martial-arts-full-breakdown-of.html|title=Full Breakdown of Fighter Salaries for UFC 46, UFC 47, UFC 48, and UFC 49 |publisher=Ivan's Blog|work=MMAWeekly.com|date=2004-10-17|access-date=2012-10-20|last=Trembow|first=Ivan}}

• 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.

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

References

References

1. "UFC 46: Supernatural". Tapology.com.
2. Gerbasi, Thomas. (2011-10-17). "UFC Encyclopedia - The Definitive Guide to the Ultimate Fighting Championship". DK.

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