UFC 48

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title: "UFC 48" 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", "june-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_48" 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 48: Payback
image	UFC 48 Payback Poster.jpg
promotion	Ultimate Fighting Championship
date	June 19, 2004
venue	Mandalay Bay Events Center
city	Las Vegas, Nevada
attendance	10,000 (Paid: 6,528)
gate	$901,655
buyrate	110,000
previousevent	UFC 47: It's On!
followingevent	UFC 49: Unfinished Business
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| name = UFC 48: Payback | image=UFC 48 Payback Poster.jpg | promotion = Ultimate Fighting Championship | date = June 19, 2004 | venue = Mandalay Bay Events Center | city = Las Vegas, Nevada | attendance = 10,000 (Paid: 6,528) | gate = $901,655 | buyrate = 110,000 | previousevent = UFC 47: It's On! | followingevent = UFC 49: Unfinished Business UFC 48: Payback was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on June 19, 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 was later released on DVD.

History

The featured contestants of the evening were Ken Shamrock and Kimo Leopoldo, who had met once before in 1996 in a UFC title fight at UFC 8, with Shamrock reigning victorious. The event was very successful, as it drew more pay per view buys than the highly anticipated match between Chuck Liddell and Tito Ortiz one event earlier at UFC 47.

Results

| Heavyweight | Ken Shamrock | def. | Kimo Leopoldo | KO (knee) | 1 | 1:26 | | Welterweight | Frank Trigg | def. | Dennis Hallman | TKO (punches) | 1 | 4:15 | | Heavyweight | Frank Mir | def. | Tim Sylvia | Technical Submission (armbar) | 1 | 0:50 | For the vacant UFC Heavyweight Championship. | Welterweight | Matt Hughes | def. | Renato Verissimo | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | | Middleweight | Evan Tanner | def. | Phil Baroni | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | | Lightweight | Matt Serra | def. | Ivan Menjivar | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | | Middleweight | Trevor Prangley | def. | Curtis Stout | Submission (neck crank) | 2 | 1:05 | | Welterweight | Georges St-Pierre | def. | Jay Hieron | TKO (punches) | 1 | 1:42 | Hieron was a late replacement for Jason "Mayhem" Miller, who had withdrawn from the card due to ongoing legal problems.

Fighter Payout

The total fighter payroll for UFC 48 was $586,000.{{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}}

• Ken Shamrock: $170,000 ($120,000 to fight; $50,000 to win)
• Matt Hughes: $110,000 ($55,000 to fight; $55,000 to win)
• Frank Mir: $90,000 ($60,000 to fight; $30,000 to win)
• Kimo Leopoldo: $55,000
• Tim Sylvia: $40,000
• Evan Tanner: $30,000 ($15,000 to fight; $15,000 to win)
• Phil Baroni: $20,000
• Frank Trigg: $20,000 ($10,000 to fight; $10,000 to win)
• Matt Serra: $16,000 ($8,000 to fight; $8,000 to win)
• Renato Verissimo: $10,000
• Georges St-Pierre: $8,000 ($4,000 to fight; $4,000 to win)
• Trevor Prangley: $5,000 ($2,500 to fight; $2,500 to win)
• Dennis Hallman: $4,000
• Curtis Stout: $3,000
• Jay Hieron: $3,000
• Ivan Menjivar: $2,000

Encyclopedia awards

The following fighters were honored in the October 2011 book titled UFC Encyclopedia.

• Fight of the Night: Evan Tanner vs. Phil Baroni
• Knockout of the Night: Georges St-Pierre
• Submission of the Night: Frank Mir

References

References

1. "UFC 48: Payback". Tapology.com.
2. Gerbasi, Thomas. (2011-10-17). "UFC Encyclopedia - The Definitive Guide to the Ultimate Fighting Championship". DK.

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