UFC 131: Dos Santos vs. Carwin took place on June 11, 2011 at the Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Two preliminary bouts were televised live on Spike TV at 8 p.m. ET. The rest of the preliminary bouts were streamed live at 5:50 p.m. ET.
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UFC 131 had an attendance figure of 14,685 and a live gate of $2.8 million (U.S.). Spike TV’s one-hour broadcast peaked with nearly 1.8 million viewers, and overall, scored a 1.0 household rating an average audience of 1.6 million viewers, tying it for third place all-time.
UFC 131 Post Fight Analysis
UFC 131 Tapology
UFC 131 Pre-Fight Analysis
| Match | Winner | Loser | Method | Round | Time |
| 1 | Darren Elkins | Michihiro Omigawa | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 |
| 2 | Joey Beltran | Aaron Rosa | TKO (Punches) | 3 | 1:26 |
| 3 | Dustin Poirier | Jason Young | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 |
| 4 | Nick Ring | James Head | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | 3 | 3:33 |
| 5 | Krzysztof Soszynski | Mike Massenzio | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 |
| 6 | Chris Weidman | Jesse Bongfeldt | Submission (Guillotine Choke) | 1 | 4:54 |
| 7 | Sam Stout | Yves Edwards | KO (Punch) | 1 | 3:52 |
| 8 | Donald Cerrone | Vagner Rocha | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 |
| 9 | Dave Herman | John Olav Einemo | TKO (Punches) | 2 | 3:19 |
| 10 | Mark Munoz | Demian Maia | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 |
| 11 | Kenny Florian | Diego Nunes | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 |
| 12 | Junior dos Santos | Shane Carwin | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 |
