Introduction
UFC Fight Night 36: Machida vs. Mousasi took place on Saturday, February 15, 2014 at the Arena Jaraguá in Jaraguá do Sul, Santa Catarina, Brazil — broadcast live on Fox Sports 1 to 1.4 million average viewers, attended by 7,511 fans. The event headlined by a middleweight clash between two former world champions from different promotions: Lyoto Machida, the former UFC light heavyweight champion making only his second middleweight appearance, and Gegard Mousasi, the former Strikeforce and DREAM light heavyweight champion. Machida won by unanimous decision across five rounds.
The card set two UFC records: it produced ten decisions in twelve bouts, equaling the record for the most decisions on a single UFC card at that time, and its total fight time of 2 hours, 53 minutes and 32 seconds set a new record for the longest UFC event in history. Despite the decision-heavy outcome, the main event was considered a quality striking contest. Ronaldo ‘Jacaré’ Souza dominated Francis Carmont in the co-main. Charles Oliveira and Erick Silva provided the card’s only finishes.
Quick Stats
📅 Date: Saturday, February 15, 2014
📍 Venue: Arena Jaraguá, Jaraguá do Sul, Santa Catarina, Brazil
👥 Attendance: 7,511
📺 Broadcast: Fox Sports 1 — 1.4M avg. viewers
🏆 Main Event: Lyoto Machida vs. Gegard Mousasi — Middleweight (5 rounds; both former world champions)
✅ Result: Machida def. Mousasi via Unanimous Decision (FotN $50k each)
Main Event: Machida vs. Mousasi
The fight was a range contest between two technically meticulous strikers. Machida used his characteristic lateral movement, distance management, and counter-striking to control the early rounds. Mousasi pressured forward and landed combinations in the middle rounds but could not find a decisive sequence. As the fight progressed, Machida’s timing sharpened: he landed leg kicks, body kicks, and head kicks with increasing precision, and Mousasi could not solve the angles. Three judges scored it clearly for Machida. The crowd on Brazilian soil roared for the Dragon throughout. Both fighters earned Fight of the Night.
Full Results
Main Card (Fox Sports 1)
Lyoto Machida def. Gegard Mousasi — Unanimous Decision — Middleweight (FotN $50k each; both former world champs)
Ronaldo ‘Jacaré’ Souza def. Francis Carmont — Unanimous Decision — Middleweight (dominant ground control)
Erick Silva def. Takenori Sato — TKO — R1 — Welterweight (PoN $50k; brutal quick finish)
Nico Musoke def. Viscardi Andrade — Welterweight
Charles Oliveira def. Andy Ogle — Submission — Featherweight (PoN $50k; Oliveira’s early UFC submission run)
Preliminary Card (UFC Fight Pass)
Joe Proctor def. Cristiano Marcello — Lightweight
Rodrigo Damm def. Ivan Jorge — Lightweight
Francisco Trinaldo def. Jesse Ronson — Lightweight
Iuri Alcântara def. Wilson Reis — Bantamweight (competitive highlight of the prelims)
Felipe Arantes def. Douglas Silva de Andrade — Featherweight
Bonuses & Awards
🥇 Fight of the Night: Lyoto Machida + Gegard Mousasi — $50,000 each
🥇 Performance of the Night: Erick Silva + Charles Oliveira — $50,000 each
Records & Milestones
• 10 decisions in 12 bouts — equaled the UFC record for most decisions on a single event (set at UFC 169 days earlier).
• Total fight time of 2:53:32 — the longest UFC event in history at that point.
• Charles Oliveira’s early UFC submission run — the future undisputed UFC lightweight champion competing at featherweight.
Legacy & Impact
The Machida win over Mousasi re-established the former UFC light heavyweight champion as a serious title contender at middleweight. He followed it with a UFC middleweight title shot against Chris Weidman at UFC 175 in July 2014, losing by TKO in round two. Mousasi’s loss was part of a difficult adjustment period to the UFC; he eventually found his form and went on a 7-fight win streak from 2015 to 2017 that brought him to his own middleweight title shot. Charles Oliveira’s submission win over Andy Ogle was one of many early-career finishes that would eventually make him the UFC’s all-time leader in submission wins before his title run at lightweight from 2021 to 2022.
FAQ
Why was Machida fighting at middleweight?
Machida had been the UFC light heavyweight champion from 2009 to 2010. After losing the title to Mauricio Rua and going through a mixed LHW run through 2012–2013, he moved to middleweight in late 2013 — his debut at 185 lbs was the KO of Mark Muñoz at UFC Fight Night 30 in Manchester in October 2013. The Mousasi fight was his second MW appearance. The move reflected his natural weight — Machida was known as a heavy water-cutter at 205 and competed more naturally at 185. His MW run was short but produced two wins before the Weidman title shot.
Who was Gegard Mousasi and what did he bring to this fight?
Mousasi is a Dutch-Armenian fighter who had been the Strikeforce light heavyweight champion and the DREAM light heavyweight champion before joining the UFC in 2013. His technical striking — long, accurate combinations from southpaw, with excellent distance management — had made him one of the highest-regarded technicians in MMA outside the UFC. He struggled in his initial UFC run, going 1-2-1 in his first four fights. The Machida loss was part of that difficult transition period; Mousasi eventually found his level in the UFC middleweight division, winning 11 of his next 12 before departing for Bellator.
Why were there so many decisions on this card?
A card going to ten decisions out of twelve bouts reflects a combination of well-matched fighters at a relatively early stage of their UFC careers (neither fighter having a significant finishing advantage over the other), cautious game plans in a Brazilian environment where many competitors were hoping to impress on home soil without risks, and some fights that were genuinely close. The record lasted until UFC 263 in June 2021, which produced eleven decisions. The total fight time record (2:53:32) reflected the same dynamic — twelve fights mostly going the distance.
How significant was Charles Oliveira’s appearance on this card?
Oliveira in 2014 was a young Brazilian featherweight known primarily for his submission skills. He was cycling through losses and wins at the time — his UFC career would not truly take off until his move to lightweight around 2017–2018. His submission of Andy Ogle at Fight Night 36 was part of the early-career submission record that would eventually make him the UFC’s all-time leader in submission victories. By the time he won the UFC lightweight title at UFC 262 in May 2021 by submitting Michael Chandler, the Ogle win was one of well over a dozen UFC submission victories on his record.