2009 in UFC
2009 in UFC | ||||
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Information | ||||
First date | January 17, 2009 | |||
Last date | December 12, 2009 | |||
Events | ||||
Total events | 20 | |||
UFC | 15 | |||
UFC Fight Night | 3 | |||
TUF Finale events | 2 | |||
Fights | ||||
Total fights | 215 | |||
Title fights | 11 | |||
Chronology | ||||
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The year 2009 was the 17th year in the history of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States. In 2009 the UFC held 20 events beginning with, UFC 93: Franklin vs. Henderson.
Title fights
Title fights in 2009 | ||||||||
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Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Event | Notes | |||
Welterweight | Georges St-Pierre (c) | def. | B.J. Penn | TKO (corner stoppage) | 4 | 5:00 | UFC 94 | [a] |
Middleweight | Anderson Silva (c) | def. | Thales Leites | Decision (unanimous) (49-46, 48-47, 50-46) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 97 | [b] |
Light Heavyweight | Lyoto Machida | def. | Rashad Evans (c) | KO (punches) | 2 | 3:57 | UFC 98 | [c] |
Welterweight | Georges St-Pierre (c) | def. | Thiago Alves | Decision (unanimous) (50–45, 50–44, 50–45) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 100 | [d] |
Heavyweight | Brock Lesnar (c) | def. | Frank Mir (ic) | TKO (punches) | 2 | 1:48 | UFC 100 | [e] |
Lightweight | B.J. Penn (c) | def | Kenny Florian | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 4 | 3:54 | UFC 101 | [f] |
Light Heavyweight | Lyoto Machida (c) | def. | Mauricio Rua
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Decision (unanimous) (48-47, 48-47, 48-47) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 104 | [g] |
Lightweight | B.J. Penn (c) | def. | Diego Sanchez | TKO (cut) | 5 | 2:37 | UFC 107 | [h] |
- UFC Welterweight Championship.
- UFC Middleweight Championship.
- UFC Light Heavyweight Championship.
- UFC Welterweight Championship.
- UFC Heavyweight Championshipunification bout.
- UFC Lightweight Championship.
- UFC Light Heavyweight Championship.
- UFC Lightweight Championship
The Ultimate Fighter
Season | Finale | Division | Winner | Runner-up |
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TUF 9: United States vs. United Kingdom
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Jun 20, 2009
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Lightweight | Ross Pearson | Andre Winner |
Welterweight | James Wilks | DaMarques Johnson | ||
TUF 10: Heavyweights
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Dec 5, 2009
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Heavyweight | Roy Nelson | Brendan Schaub |
Debut UFC fighters
The following fighters fought their first UFC fight in 2009:
Events list
# | Event | Date | Venue | Location | Attendance |
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142 | UFC 107: Penn vs. Sanchez | Dec 12, 2009 | FedExForum | Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. | 13,896[1] |
141 | The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights Finale
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Dec 5, 2009 | Palms Casino Resort | Las Vegas, U.S. | 1,791[2] |
140 | UFC 106: Ortiz vs. Griffin 2 | Nov 21, 2009 | Mandalay Bay Events Center
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Las Vegas, U.S. | 10,529[3] |
139 | UFC 105: Couture vs. Vera | Nov 14, 2009 | Manchester Evening News Arena
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Manchester, England, U.K. | 16,693[4] |
138 | UFC 104: Machida vs. Shogun | Oct 24, 2009 | Staples Center
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Los Angeles, U.S. | 14,892[5] |
137 | UFC 103: Franklin vs. Belfort | Sep 19, 2009 | American Airlines Center | Dallas, U.S. | 17,428[6] |
136 | UFC Fight Night: Diaz vs. Guillard | Sep 16, 2009 | Cox Convention Center
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Oklahoma City, U.S. | 9,490[7] |
135 | UFC 102: Couture vs. Nogueira | Aug 29, 2009 | Rose Garden
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Portland, Oregon, U.S. | 16,088[8] |
134 | UFC 101: Declaration | Aug 8, 2009 | Wachovia Center
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Philadelphia, U.S. | 17,411[9] |
133 | UFC 100 | Jul 11, 2009 | Mandalay Bay Events Center
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Las Vegas, U.S. | 10,871[10] |
132 | The Ultimate Fighter: United States vs. United Kingdom Finale
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Jun 20, 2009 | Palms Casino Resort | Las Vegas, U.S. | 2,217[11] |
131 | UFC 99: The Comeback | Jun 13, 2009 | Lanxess Arena | Cologne, Germany | 12,854[12] |
130 | UFC 98: Evans vs. Machida | May 23, 2009 | MGM Grand Garden Arena | Las Vegas, U.S. | 12,606[13] |
129 | UFC 97: Redemption | Apr 18, 2009 | Bell Centre | Montreal, Quebec, Canada | 21,451[14] |
128 | UFC Fight Night: Condit vs. Kampmann | Apr 1, 2009 | Sommet Center
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Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. | 10,267[15] |
127 | UFC 96: Jackson vs. Jardine | Mar 7, 2009 | Nationwide Arena | Columbus, Ohio, U.S. | 17,033[16] |
126 | UFC 95: Sanchez vs. Stevenson | Feb 21, 2009 | The O2 arena | London, England, U.K. | 13,268[17] |
125 | UFC Fight Night: Lauzon vs. Stephens | Feb 7, 2009 | USF Sun Dome
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Tampa, Florida, U.S. | 7,596[18] |
124 | UFC 94: St-Pierre vs. Penn 2 | Jan 31, 2009 | MGM Grand Garden Arena | Las Vegas, U.S. | 14,885[19] |
123 | UFC 93: Franklin vs. Henderson | Jan 17, 2009 | The O2
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Dublin, Ireland | 9,369[20] |
See also
References
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- ^ "The Ultimate Fighter 10 Finale draws 1,791 attendees for $503,600 gate". mmajunkie.com. Dec 17, 2009. Archived from the original on 2012-05-25.
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- ^ "UFC 103 in Dallas a sellout with 17,428 attendees, $2.4 million estimated gate". mmajunkie.com. Sep 20, 2009. Archived from the original on 2009-09-23.
- ^ "UFC Fight Night 19 officially draws 9,490 attendees for $577,997 live gate". mmajunkie.com. Sep 22, 2009. Archived from the original on 2009-09-23.
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- ^ "UFC 101 draws 17,411 attendance for Pennsylvania state record $3.55 million live gate". mmajunkie.com. Aug 9, 2010. Archived from the original on 2009-08-12.
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- ^ "UFC's Tennessee debut sets UFC Fight Night attendance record". mmajunkie.com. Apr 2, 2009. Archived from the original on 2012-10-23.
- ^ "UFC 96 draws 17,033 spectators for a $1.8 million gate". mmajunkie.com. Mar 8, 2009. Archived from the original on 2012-10-23. Retrieved 2015-03-04.
- ^ "UFC 95 delivers 1 million U.S. and strong". mmaweekly.com. Feb 23, 2009. Archived from the original on 2009-02-25.
- ^ "UFC Fight Night 17 draws 7,596 for $428k live gate". mmajunkie.com. Feb 8, 2009. Archived from the original on 2012-10-22. Retrieved 2015-03-04.
- ^ "UFC 94 officially draws 14,885 for $4.29 million gate according to NSAC". mmajunkie.com. Archived from the original on 2012-10-23. Retrieved 2015-03-04.
- ^ "UFC 93 draws 6,369 attendees for $1.3 million gate". mmajunkie.com. Jan 18, 2009. Archived from the original on 2012-10-21. Retrieved 2015-03-04.