2009 in UFC

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2009 in UFC
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Information
First dateJanuary 17, 2009
Last dateDecember 12, 2009
Events
Total events20
UFC15
UFC Fight Night3
TUF Finale events2
Fights
Total fights215
Title fights11
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.

Contents

Title fights

Title fights in 2009
Weight classMethodRoundTimeEventNotes
Welterweight Georges St-Pierre (c)def. B.J. Penn TKO (corner stoppage)45:00 UFC 94 [lower-alpha 1]
Middleweight Anderson Silva (c)def. Thales Leites Decision (unanimous) (49-46, 48-47, 50-46)55:00 UFC 97 [lower-alpha 2]
Light Heavyweight Lyoto Machida def. Rashad Evans (c)KO (punches)23:57 UFC 98 [lower-alpha 3]
Welterweight Georges St-Pierre (c)def. Thiago Alves Decision (unanimous) (50–45, 50–44, 50–45)55:00 UFC 100 [lower-alpha 4]
Heavyweight Brock Lesnar (c)def. Frank Mir (ic)TKO (punches)21:48 UFC 100 [lower-alpha 5]
Lightweight B.J. Penn (c)def Kenny Florian Submission (rear-naked choke)43:54 UFC 101 [lower-alpha 6]
Light Heavyweight Lyoto Machida (c)def. Mauricio Rua Decision (unanimous) (48-47, 48-47, 48-47)55:00 UFC 104 [lower-alpha 7]
Lightweight B.J. Penn (c)def. Diego Sanchez TKO (cut)52:37 UFC 107 [lower-alpha 8]
  1. ↑ For the UFC Welterweight Championship.
  2. ↑ For the UFC Middleweight Championship.
  3. ↑ For the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship.
  4. ↑ For the UFC Welterweight Championship.
  5. ↑ UFC Heavyweight Championship unification bout.
  6. ↑ For the UFC Lightweight Championship.
  7. ↑ For the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship.
  8. ↑ For the UFC Lightweight Championship

The Ultimate Fighter

SeasonFinaleDivisionWinnerRunner-up
TUF 9: United States vs. United Kingdom Jun 20, 2009 Lightweight Ross Pearson Andre Winner
Welterweight James Wilks DaMarques Johnson
TUF 10: Heavyweights Dec 5, 2009 Heavyweight Roy Nelson Brendan Schaub

Debut UFC fighters

The following fighters fought their first UFC fight in 2009:

Events list

#EventDateVenueLocationAttendance
142 UFC 107: Penn vs. Sanchez Dec 12, 2009 FedExForum Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.13,896 [1]
141 The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights Finale 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 Las Vegas, U.S.10,529 [3]
139 UFC 105: Couture vs. Vera Nov 14, 2009 Manchester Evening News Arena Manchester, England, U.K.16,693 [4]
138 UFC 104: Machida vs. Shogun Oct 24, 2009 Staples Center 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 Oklahoma City, U.S.9,490 [7]
135 UFC 102: Couture vs. Nogueira Aug 29, 2009 Rose Garden Portland, Oregon, U.S.16,088 [8]
134 UFC 101: Declaration Aug 8, 2009 Wachovia Center Philadelphia, U.S.17,411 [9]
133 UFC 100 Jul 11, 2009 Mandalay Bay Events Center Las Vegas, U.S.10,871 [10]
132 The Ultimate Fighter: United States vs. United Kingdom Finale Jun 20, 2009 Palms Casino Resort Las Vegas, U.S.2,217 [11]
131 UFC 99: The Comeback Jun 13, 2009 Lanxess Arena Cologne, Germany12,854 [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, Canada21,451 [14]
128 UFC Fight Night: Condit vs. Kampmann Apr 1, 2009 Sommet Center 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 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 Dublin, Ireland9,369 [20]

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References

  1. ↑ "UFC 107 draws reported 13,896 attendees for "over $1.5 million" gate". mmajunkie.com. Dec 13, 2009. Archived from the original on 2012-10-13.
  2. ↑ "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.
  3. ↑ "UFC 106 draws 10,529 attendees (6,631 paid) for $3 million gate (Updated)". mmajunkie.com. Nov 24, 2009. Archived from the original on 2012-10-13.
  4. ↑ "UFC 105 breaks European attendance record in front of "educated" U.K. crowd". mmajunkie.com. Nov 15, 2009. Archived from the original on 2009-11-17.
  5. ↑ ""UFC 104: Machida vs. Shogun" officially draws 14,892 spectators for $1.9 million gate". mmajunkie.com. Oct 27, 2009. Archived from the original on 2012-10-13.
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  17. ↑ "UFC 95 delivers 1 million U.S. and strong". mmaweekly.com. Feb 23, 2009. Archived from the original on 2009-02-25.
  18. ↑ "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.
  19. ↑ "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.
  20. ↑ "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.
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