| 2007 in UFC | ||||
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| Information | ||||
| First date | January 25, 2007 | |||
| Last date | December 29, 2007 | |||
| Events | ||||
| Total events | 19 | |||
| UFC | 13 | |||
| UFC Fight Night | 4 | |||
| TUF Finale events | 2 | |||
| Fights | ||||
| Total fights | 171 | |||
| Title fights | 9 | |||
| Chronology | ||||
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The year 2007 was the 15th year in the history of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States. In 2007 the UFC held 19 events beginning with, UFC Fight Night: Evans vs. Salmon.
| Title fights in 2007 | ||||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Event | Notes | |||
| Heavyweight | Randy Couture | def. | Tim Sylvia (c) | Unanimous decision (50–45, 50–45, 50–45) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 68: The Uprising | [lower-alpha 1] |
| Welterweight | Matt Serra | def. | Georges St-Pierre (c) | TKO (punches) | 1 | 3:25 | UFC 69: Shootout | [lower-alpha 2] |
| Light Heavyweight | Quinton Jackson | def. | Chuck Liddell (c) | TKO (punches) | 1 | 1:53 | UFC 71: Liddell vs. Jackson | [lower-alpha 3] |
| Middleweight | Anderson Silva (c) | def. | Nate Marquardt | TKO (punches) | 1 | 4:50 | UFC 73: Stacked | [lower-alpha 4] |
| Lightweight | Sean Sherk (c) | def. | Hermes Franca | Decision (unanimous) (50–45, 50–45, 49–46) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 73: Stacked | [lower-alpha 5] |
| Heavyweight | Randy Couture (c) | def. | Gabriel Gonzaga | TKO (punches) | 3 | 1:37 | UFC 74: Respect | [lower-alpha 6] |
| Light Heavyweight | Quinton Jackson (UFC Champion) | def. | Dan Henderson (Pride Champion) | Decision (unanimous) (48–47, 49–46, 49–46) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 75: Champion vs. Champion | [lower-alpha 7] |
| Middleweight | Anderson Silva (c) | def. | Rich Franklin | TKO (knees) | 2 | 1:07 | UFC 77: Hostile Territory | [lower-alpha 8] |
| Welterweight | Georges St-Pierre | def. | Matt Hughes | Verbal submission (armbar) | 2 | 4:54 | UFC 79: Nemesis | [lower-alpha 9] |
| Season | Finale | Division | Winner | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TUF 5: Team Pulver vs. Team Penn | Jun 23, 2007 | Lightweight | Nate Diaz | Manvel Gamburyan |
| TUF 6: Team Hughes vs. Team Serra | Dec 8, 2007 | Welterweight | Mac Danzig | Tommy Speer |
The following fighters fought their first UFC fight in 2007:
| UFC Fight Night: Stevenson vs. Guillard | ||||
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 The poster for UFC Fight Night: Stevenson vs. Guillard | ||||
| Information | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | April 5, 2007 | |||
| Venue | Palms Casino Resort | |||
| City | Las Vegas, Nevada | |||
| Attendance | 1,734 | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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UFC Fight Night: Stevenson vs. Guillard [10] (also known as UFC Fight Night 9) was an event held on April 5, 2007, at The Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada.
| Main Card | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Lightweight | Joe Stevenson | def. | Melvin Guillard | Submission (guillotine choke) | 1 | 0:27 | [lower-alpha 1] |
| Heavyweight | Justin McCully | def. | Antoni Hardonk | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Kenny Florian | def. | Dokonjonosuke Mishima | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 3 | 3:57 | |
| Preliminary card | |||||||
| Light Heavyweight | Wilson Gouveia | def. | Seth Petruzelli | Submission (guillotine choke) | 2 | 0:39 | |
| Welterweight | Drew Fickett | def. | Keita Nakamura | Decision (unanimous) (29–27, 29–27, 30–26) | 3 | 5:00 | [lower-alpha 2] |
| Lightweight | Kurt Pellegrino | def. | Nate Mohr | Submission (ankle lock) | 1 | 2:58 | [lower-alpha 3] |
| Welterweight | Kuniyoshi Hironaka | def. | Forrest Petz | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | Roan Carneiro | def. | Rich Clementi | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Thiago Tavares | def. | Naoyuki Kotani | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Daniel Jeffery Henderson is an American retired mixed martial artist and Olympic wrestler, who last competed as a middleweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He was the last Strikeforce Light Heavyweight Champion and was the last Welterweight and Middleweight champion of Pride Fighting Championships. He was the only double champion in the history of Pride FC. Henderson was the Brazil Open '97 Tournament Champion, the UFC 17 Middleweight Tournament Champion, the Rings: King of Kings 1999 Tournament Champion and the Pride Welterweight Grand Prix Tournament Champion. Henderson also challenged for the UFC Middleweight Championship (2x), the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship and the Strikeforce Middleweight Championship. Henderson was the first mixed martial artist to hold two titles in two different weight classes concurrently in a major MMA promotion. At the time of his retirement after UFC 204, he was the oldest fighter on the UFC roster.
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Joseph Jonathan Riggs is an American professional bare-knuckle boxer and former mixed martial artist who is currently signed to Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship. A professional competitor since 2001, Riggs formerly competed for the UFC, WEC, Strikeforce, Bellator, ProElite, M-1 Global, and King of the Cage. Riggs is the former WEC Middleweight Champion.
Melvin Paul Guillard, Jr. is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the Middleweight division. Guillard most notably competed in the Lightweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), Bellator MMA and World Series of Fighting. He debuted in the company on The Ultimate Fighter 2 television series, losing to Josh Burkman by decision in the first Welterweight elimination bout.
UFC 66: Liddell vs. Ortiz was a mixed martial arts (MMA) pay-per-view event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on December 30, 2006 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in the Las Vegas suburb of Paradise, Nevada.
UFC 68: The Uprising was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on March 3, 2007, at the Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio.
Janigleison Herculano Alves, better known as Gleison Tibau is a Brazilian mixed martial artist currently competing in the Welterweight division. A professional since 1999, he has competed for the UFC, Professional Fighters League (PFL), DEEP, and Golden Boy Promotions.
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Stephen Randall Thompson is an American professional mixed martial artist and former professional kickboxer. Thompson currently competes in the Welterweight division for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). As a full-contact kickboxer, Thompson was undefeated through 37 amateur and 20 professional matches. Thompson is regarded as one of the most accomplished strikers in the UFC. As of March 12, 2024, he is #9 in the UFC welterweight rankings.
UFC 148: Silva vs. Sonnen II was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on July 7, 2012, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. It was the seventeenth UFC event of the year. The card consisted of eleven bouts, with six televised live on pay-per-view, four preliminary bouts on FX, and one on Facebook.
UFC 150: Henderson vs. Edgar II was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on August 11, 2012, at the Pepsi Center now known as Ball Arena in Denver, Colorado.
UFC 155: dos Santos vs. Velasquez 2 was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on December 29, 2012, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.
The year 2012 was the 20th year in the history of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States. 2012 started with UFC 142: Aldo vs. Mendes and ended with UFC 155: dos Santos vs. Velasquez 2. The year saw the successful UFC Featherweight title defense by José Aldo, the crowning of Carlos Condit as the Interim Welterweight Champion, a new Lightweight Champion in Benson Henderson, a tournament to crown the first UFC Flyweight Champion as well as the finales of The Ultimate Fighter 15 and The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil.
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The year 2008 was the 16th year in the history of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States. In 2008 the UFC held 20 events beginning with, UFC 80: Rapid Fire.
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.
UFC 230: Cormier vs. Lewis was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that was held on November 3, 2018 at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York.
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