Results

Preliminary card

Lightweight bout: Tyson Griffin vs. David Lee

Tyson Griffin defeats David Lee by submission (rear naked choke) at 1:50 of round one. The fight, although preliminary, was aired on the broadcast.

Lightweight bout: Jorge Gurgel vs. Danny Abaddi

Gurgel defeats Abbadi (from the The Ultimate Fighter 3) by unanimous decision after three rounds. Judges scored the bout 29-28 for Gurgel. Initially, it appeared one judge scored 29-28 in favor of Abbadi, making the bout a split decision victory for Gurgel. It was later reported that one of the scorecards was incorrectly labeled, and that Gurgel had actually earned the unanimous decision, despite the initial announcement.[2] This preliminary bout was not aired on the broadcast.

Heavyweight bout: Mario Neto vs. Eddie Sanchez

Sanchez defeats Neto by knockout due to a punch at :17 of round two. Sanchez accepted the fight on short notice, replacing Gabriel Gonzaga. The fight, although preliminary, was aired on the broadcast.

Lightweight bout: Roger Huerta vs. Jason Dent

Huerta defeats Dent by unanimous decision after three rounds. All three judges scored the bout 30-27 for Huerta. Dent came as a late replacement for Jason Reinhardt, who had pulled out of the card due to lingering medical concerns with his neck. [3] This preliminary bout was not aired on the broadcast. It received the "fight of the night" award.

Main card

Lightweight bout: Jens Pulver vs. Joe Lauzon

Lauzon upsets Pulver by technical knockout due to strikes at :48 of round one. Pulver, the only UFC Lightweight Champion ever, was a 7 to 1 favorite in this match.[4]

Light Heavyweight bout: Rashad Evans vs. Jason Lambert

Evans defeats Lambert by knockout due to punches from the mounted position at 2:22 of round two.

Lightweight bout: Melvin Guillard vs. Gabe Ruediger

Guillard defeats Ruediger by knockout due to a body punch at 1:01 of round two. Guillard had stifled Ruediger's offense in the opening half of the first round before succumbing to a takedown. At that point, Ruediger capitalized on the position, securing the back mount position and working for a rear naked choke before the round ended. Guillard continued to stifle Ruediger's takedowns in the second round before achieving the knockout from a punch to Ruediger's sternum – a finish seldom seen in mixed martial arts.

Middleweight bout: Mike Swick vs. David Loiseau

Swick defeats Loiseau by unanimous decision. All three judges scored the bout 29-28 for Swick.

Welterweight Championship bout: Champion Matt Hughes vs. B.J. Penn
Matt Hughes and BJ Penn with Dana White behind them at weigh-ins
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Matt Hughes and BJ Penn with Dana White behind them at weigh-ins

This UFC contest was supervised by the California State Athletic Commission,with Armando Garcia has Chief.The judges at Octagon side were Hector Hernandez,Richard Bertrand,and Cecil Peoples.The referee incharge of the Octagon was Big John McCarthy.

In the main event of the evening, Matt Hughes defends his championship and defeats "The Prodigy" B.J. Penn by technical knockout (referee stoppage) due to strikes at 3:53 of round three. Hughes, who self-admittedly said he lost the first two rounds, and who nearly succumbed to a reverse triangle choke/armbar combination from Penn at the end of round two, was able in the third round to gain side control of Penn and trap his two arms beneath him (one under his legs, the other under his left arm) while delivering a series of blows to the head.[2]

In an interview on his own website after the fight, Penn claimed that he separated his ribs at the end of the second round in an attempt to sweep to Hughes' back.[5] While the initial doctors report did not show any injuries, [6] a later examination found that Penn did fracture his ribs at a costochondral junction and strained the adjacent intercostal and oblique musculatures.[7]

The fight was given heightened interest, as Penn was the last person to defeat Hughes in mixed martial arts.

Purses

The disclosed fighter payroll for UFC 63 was $332,000. [4] Individual payouts are listed below. The numbers only include figures the UFC disclosed to the state athletic commission; pay-per-view buyrate bonuses, sponsorship fees, and other bonuses were not disclosed.

Main event

* Matt Hughes: $130,000 (defeated BJ Penn)
* BJ Penn: $50,000 (lost to Matt Hughes)