UFC on Fox: VanZant vs. Waterson (also known as UFC on Fox 22) was a mixed martial arts event promoted by the Ultimate Fighting Championship and held on December 17, 2016, at Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, California.

Background After previously contesting four events in Sacramento at Sleep Train Arena, this was the first for the promotion at the newly built venue.

A women's bout between Paige VanZant and former Invicta FC Atomweight Champion Michelle Waterson served as the event headliner.

The event featured the final fight of former WEC Featherweight Champion and UFC Bantamweight Championship title challenger Urijah Faber, as he faced Brad Pickett, until he made a comeback in 2019.

As a result of the cancellation of UFC Fight Night: Lamas vs. Penn, bouts between James Moontasri vs. Alex Morono and Cole Miller vs. Mizuto Hirota were rescheduled for this event.

The event was televised on Fox, averaging 3.2 million viewers.Audience Analysis: Fox Scores Best UFC Viewership Figure Since April '13 – Austin Karp, Sports Business Daily, 23 December 2016

Results

Bonus awards The following fighters were awarded $50,000 bonuses: Fight of the Night: Leslie Smith vs. Irene Aldana Performance of the Night: Michelle Waterson and Paul Craig

Reported payout The following is the reported payout to the fighters as reported to the California State Athletic Commission. The total fighter payout for the event was $1,084,000. It does not include sponsor money and also does not include the UFC's traditional "fight night" bonuses.

Michelle Waterson: $30,000 (includes $15,000 win bonus) def. Paige VanZant: $43,000 Mickey Gall: $40,000 (includes $20,000 win bonus) def. Sage Northcutt: $60,000 Urijah Faber: $320,000 (includes $160,000 win bonus) def. Brad Pickett: $40,000 Alan Jouban: $54,000 (includes $27,000 win bonus) def. Mike Perry: $14,000 Paul Craig: $20,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus) def. Luis Henrique da Silva: $14,000 Mizuto Hirota: $34,000 (includes $17,000 win bonus) def. Cole Miller: $33,000 Colby Covington: $54,000 (includes $27,000 win bonus) def. Bryan Barberena: $20,000 Alex Morono: $30,000 (includes $15,000 win bonus) def. James Moontasri: $16,000 Josh Emmett: $28,000 (includes $14,000 win bonus) def. Scott Holtzman: $17,000 Leslie Smith: $50,000 (includes $25,000 win bonus) def. Irene Aldana: $12,000 Eddie Wineland: $58,000 (includes $29,000 win bonus) def. Takeya Mizugaki: $39,000 Hector Sandoval: $24,000 (includes $12,000 win bonus) def. Fredy Serrano: $12,000 Sultan Aliev: $20,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus) def. Bojan Veličković: $12,000

See also List of UFC events 2016 in UFC

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