2010 in UFC

2010 in UFC
Information
First date	January 2, 2010
Last date	December 11, 2010
Events
Total events	24
UFC	17
UFC on Versus	2
UFC Fight Night	3
TUF Finale events	2
Fights
Total fights	255
Title fights	10
Chronology
2009 in UFC 2010 in UFC 2011 in UFC

The year 2010 was the 18th year in the history of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States. In 2010 the UFC held 24 events beginning with, UFC 108: Evans vs. Silva.

2010 UFC.com awards

2010 UFC.COM Awards
No	Best Fighter	The Upsets	The Submissions	The Newcomers	The Knockouts	The Fights
1	Frankie Edgar	Frankie Edgar defeats B.J. Penn 1 UFC 112	Anderson Silva defeats Chael Sonnen 1 UFC 117	Phil Davis	Cain Velasquez defeats Brock Lesnar UFC 121	Anderson Silva defeats Chael Sonnen 1 UFC 117
2	Cain Velasquez	Mike Russow defeats Todd Duffee UFC 114	Cole Miller defeats Dan Lauzon UFC 108	Jake Shields	Maurício Rua defeats Lyoto Machida UFC 113	Chris Leben defeats Yoshihiro Akiyama UFC 116
3	Maurício Rua	John Hathaway defeats Diego Sanchez UFC 114	Matt Hughes defeats Ricardo Almeida UFC 117	Charles Oliveira	B.J. Penn defeats Matt Hughes 3 UFC 123	Stephan Bonnar defeats Krzysztof Soszynski 2 UFC 116
4	George Sotiropoulos	Joey Beltran defeats Rolles Gracie Jr. UFC 109	Chris Lytle defeats Matt Brown UFC 110	Kyle Noke	Mike Russow defeats Tim Hague UFC 114	Brock Lesnar defeats Shane Carwin UFC 116
5	Georges St-Pierre	Sean McCorkle defeats Mark Hunt UFC 119	Mark Bocek defeats Dustin Hazelett UFC 124	Court McGee	Pablo Garza defeats Fredson Paixão The Ultimate Fighter 12 Finale	Sean Sherk defeats Evan Dunham UFC 119
6	Junior dos Santos	Ryan Bader defeats Antônio Rogério Nogueira UFC 119	Brock Lesnar defeats Shane Carwin UFC 116	Joey Beltran	Gerald Harris defeats David Branch UFC 116	Carlos Condit defeats Rory MacDonald UFC 115
7	Jim Miller	Mike Pyle defeats John Hathaway UFC 120	C. B. Dollaway defeats Joe Doerksen UFC 119	Daniel Roberts	Cain Velasquez defeats Antônio Rogério Nogueira UFC 110	George Sotiropoulos defeats Joe Lauzon UFC 123
8	Yushin Okami	Matt Brown defeats Mike Swick UFC on Fox: Henderson vs. Diaz	Rousimar Palhares defeats Tomasz Drwal UFC 111	Jonathan Brookins	Rich Franklin defeats Chuck Liddell UFC 115	Mark Muñoz defeats Aaron Simpson UFC 123
9	Rashad Evans	Rafael dos Anjos defeats Terry Etim UFC 112	Phil Davis defeats Tim Boetsch UFC 123	Rory MacDonald	Carlos Condit defeats Dan Hardy UFC 120	Diego Sanchez defeats Paulo Thiago UFC 119
10	Rick Story (Tie) Evan Dunham (Tie) Chris Leben (Tie)	Joe Doerksen defeats Tom Lawlor UFC 113	Jim Miller defeats Charles Oliveira 1 UFC 124	Claude Patrick	Takanori Gomi defeats Tyson Griffin UFC Live: Jones vs. Matyushenko	Jeremy Stephens defeats Sam Stout UFC 113
Ref	[1]	[2]	[3]	[4]	[5]	[6]

Debut UFC fighters

The following fighters fought their first UFC fight in 2010:

• Aaron Wilkinson
• Alexandre Ferreira
• Amilcar Alves
• Brad Tavares
• Carlos Eduardo Rocha
• Charles Oliveira
• Charlie Brenneman
• Chris Camozzi
• Christian Morecraft
• Claude Patrick
• Cody McKenzie
• Court McGee
• Cyrille Diabaté
• Daniel Roberts
• Darren Elkins
• David Branch
• David Mitchell
• Dongi Yang
• Edson Barboza
• Fabio Maldonado
• Fredson Paixão
• Gerald Harris
• Gilbert Yvel
• Greg Soto
• Ian Loveland
• Jake Shields
• James Hammortree
• James Te-Huna
• James Toney
• Jamie Yeager
• Jason High
• Jesse Bongfeldt
• Joey Beltran
• John Gunderson
• John Makdessi
• John Salter
• Jonathan Brookins
• Josh Bryant
• Julio Paulino
• Karlos Vemola
• Kris McCray
• Curt Warburton
• Kyle Noke
• Kyle Watson
• Maiquel Falcão
• Mark Holst
• Mark Hunt
• Mark Scanlon
• Michael Johnson
• Mike Guymon
• Mike Lullo
• Nam Phan
• Nick Pace
• Pablo Garza
• Pascal Krauss
• Pat Audinwood
• Paul Sass
• Phil Davis
• Rafael Natal
• Renzo Gracie
• Ricardo Romero
• Rich Attonito
• Rob Broughton
• Rolles Gracie Jr.
• Ronys Torres
• Rory MacDonald
• Sako Chivitchian
• Sean McCorkle
• Sean Pierson
• Seth Baczynski
• T.J. O'Brien
• TJ Waldburger
• Takanori Gomi
• Todd Brown
• Travis Browne
• Tyler Toner
• Vinicius Queiroz
• Waylon Lowe
• Will Campuzano

The Ultimate Fighter

Season	Finale	Division	Winner	Runner-up
TUF 11: Team Liddell vs. Team Ortiz	Jun 19, 2010	Middleweight	Court McGee	Kris McCray
TUF 12: Team GSP vs. Team Koscheck	Dec 4, 2010	Lightweight	Jonathan Brookins	Michael Johnson

Title fights

Title fights in 2010
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Event	Notes
Heavyweight	Shane Carwin	def.	Frank Mir	KO (punches)	1	3:48	UFC 111	[a]
Welterweight	Georges St-Pierre (c)	def.	Dan Hardy	Decision (unanimous) (50–43, 50–44, 50–45)	5	5:00	UFC 111	[b]
Lightweight	Frankie Edgar	def.	B.J. Penn (c)	Decision (unanimous) (50–45, 48–47, 49–46)	5	5:00	UFC 112	[c]
Middleweight	Anderson Silva (c)	def.	Demian Maia	Decision (unanimous) (49–47, 48–47, 49–46)	5	5:00	UFC 112	[d]
Light Heavyweight	Maurício Rua	def.	Lyoto Machida (c)	KO (punches)	1	3:35	UFC 113	[e]
Heavyweight	Brock Lesnar (c)	def.	Shane Carwin (ic)	Submission (arm-triangle choke)	2	2:19	UFC 116	[f]
Middleweight	Anderson Silva (c)	def	Chael Sonnen	Submission (triangle armbar)	5	3:10	UFC 117	[g]
Lightweight	Frankie Edgar (c)	def	B.J. Penn	Decision (unanimous) (50–45, 50–45, 50–45)	5	5:00	UFC 118	[h]
Heavyweight	Cain Velasquez	def.	Brock Lesnar (c)	TKO (punches)	1	4:12	UFC 121	[i]
Welterweight	Georges St-Pierre (c)	def.	Josh Koscheck	Decision (unanimous) (50–45, 50–45, 50–45)	5	5:00	UFC 124	[j]

1. For the interim UFC Heavyweight Championship.
2. For the UFC Welterweight Championship.
3. For the UFC Lightweight Championship.
4. For the UFC Middleweight Championship.
5. For the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship.
6. For the UFC Heavyweight Championship.
7. For the UFC Middleweight Championship.
8. For the UFC Lightweight Championship.
9. For the UFC Heavyweight Championship.
10. For the UFC Welterweight Championship.

Events list

Main article: List of UFC events

#	Event	Date	Venue	Location	Attendance
166	UFC 124: St-Pierre vs. Koscheck 2	Dec 11, 2010	Bell Centre	Montreal, Canada	23,152 [7]
165	The Ultimate Fighter: Team GSP vs. Team Koscheck Finale	Dec 4, 2010	Palms Casino Resort	Las Vegas, U.S.	1,903 [8]
164	UFC 123: Rampage vs. Machida	Nov 20, 2010	The Palace of Auburn Hills	Auburn Hills, Michigan, U.S.	16,404 [9]
163	UFC 122: Marquardt vs. Okami	Nov 13, 2010	König Pilsener Arena	Oberhausen, Germany	8,421 [10]
162	UFC 121: Lesnar vs. Velasquez	Oct 23, 2010	Honda Center	Anaheim, California, U.S.	14,856 [11]
161	UFC 120: Bisping vs. Akiyama	Oct 16, 2010	The O2 arena	London, England, U.K.	17,133 [12]
160	UFC 119: Mir vs. Cro Cop	Sep 25, 2010	Conseco Fieldhouse	Indianapolis, U.S.	15,811 [13]
159	UFC Fight Night: Marquardt vs. Palhares	Sep 15, 2010	Frank Erwin Center	Austin, Texas, U.S.	7,724 [14]
158	UFC 118: Edgar vs. Penn 2	Aug 28, 2010	TD Garden	Boston, U.S.	14,168 [15]
157	UFC 117: Silva vs. Sonnen	Aug 7, 2010	Oracle Arena	Oakland, California, U.S.	12,971 [16]
156	UFC Live: Jones vs. Matyushenko	Aug 1, 2010	San Diego Sports Arena	San Diego, U.S.	8,132 [17]
155	UFC 116: Lesnar vs. Carwin	Jul 3, 2010	MGM Grand Garden Arena	Las Vegas, U.S.	12,740 [18]
154	The Ultimate Fighter: Team Liddell vs. Team Ortiz Finale	Jun 19, 2010	Palms Casino Resort	Las Vegas, U.S.	1,708 [19]
153	UFC 115: Liddell vs. Franklin	Jun 12, 2010	General Motors Place	Vancouver, Canada	17,669 [20]
152	UFC 114: Rampage vs. Evans	May 29, 2010	MGM Grand Garden Arena	Las Vegas, U.S.	14,996 [21]
151	UFC 113: Machida vs. Shogun 2	May 8, 2010	Bell Centre	Montreal, Canada	17,647 [22]
150	UFC 112: Invincible	Apr 10, 2010	Yas Island	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates	11,008 [23]
149	UFC Fight Night: Florian vs. Gomi	Mar 31, 2010	Bojangles' Coliseum	Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.	7,700 [24]
148	UFC 111: St. Pierre vs. Hardy	Mar 27, 2010	Prudential Center	Newark, New Jersey, U.S.	17,000 [25]
147	UFC Live: Vera vs. Jones	Mar 21, 2010	1stBank Center	Broomfield, Colorado, U.S.	6,443 [26]
146	UFC 110: Nogueira vs. Velasquez	Feb 21, 2010	Acer Arena	Sydney, Australia	17,831 [27]
145	UFC 109: Relentless	Feb 6, 2010	Mandalay Bay Events Center	Las Vegas, U.S.	10,753 [28]
144	UFC Fight Night: Maynard vs. Diaz	Jan 11, 2010	Patriot Center	Fairfax, Virginia, U.S.	8,078 [29]
143	UFC 108: Evans vs. Silva	Jan 2, 2010	MGM Grand Garden Arena	Las Vegas, U.S.	13,529 [30]

See also

• UFC
• List of UFC champions
• List of UFC events

References

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2. "Ten Best – The Upsets of 2010 | UFC". www.ufc.com. 2010-12-15. Retrieved 2024-12-30.
3. "Ten Best - The Submissions of 2010 | UFC". www.ufc.com. 2010-12-16. Retrieved 2024-12-30.
4. "Ten Best - The Newcomers of 2010 | UFC". www.ufc.com. 2010-12-14. Retrieved 2024-12-30.
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7. "UFC 124 draws reported record attendance of 23,152 for $4.6 million gate". mmajunkie.com. Dec 11, 2010. Archived from the original on 2012-10-23.
8. "The Ultimate Fighter 12 Finale scores 1,903 attendance; $380k live gate". mmajunkie.com. Dec 4, 2010. Archived from the original on 2012-10-23.
9. "UFC 123 draws 16,404 attendance and $2.1 million live gate". mmajunkie.com. Archived from the original on 2010-11-23. Retrieved Nov 26, 2010.
10. "UFC 122 attendance and live gate: 8,421 for estimated $600,000". mmajunkie.com. Nov 13, 2010. Archived from the original on 2012-06-30.
11. "UFC 121 attendance and gate: 14,856 attendees, $2.2 million in ticket sales". mmajunkie.com. 2010-10-27. Archived from the original on 2012-06-30.
12. "UFC 120 reportedly sets European attendance record". mmajunkie.com. Oct 16, 2010. Archived from the original on 2012-07-13.
13. "UFC 119 officially draws 15,811 attendance for $1.6 million live gate". mmajunkie.com. Sep 30, 2010. Archived from the original on 2012-06-30.
14. "UFC Fight Night 22 draws reported 7,724 attendance for $595,900 live gate". mmajunkie.com. Sep 16, 2010. Archived from the original on 2012-10-22.
15. "MASC: UFC 118 draws 14,168 spectators for $2.8 million live gate". mmajunkie.com. Sep 2, 2010. Archived from the original on 2012-06-30.
16. "UFC 117 draws reported 12,971 attendees for $1.56 million live gate". mmajunkie.com. Aug 8, 2010. Archived from the original on 2012-06-30.
17. "UFC on Versus 2 draws reported attendance of 8,132 for $490k gate". mmajunkie.com. Aug 2, 2010. Archived from the original on 2012-10-16.
18. "UFC 116 officially draws 12,740 attendess for $4.05 million live gate". mmajunkie.com. Jul 14, 2010. Archived from the original on 2012-06-30. Retrieved 2015-03-04.
19. "The Ultimate Fighter 11 Finale draws reported attendance of 1,708 for a $430k live gate". mmajunkie.com. Jun 20, 2010. Archived from the original on 2012-10-15.
20. "UFC 115 officially draws 17,669 attendance for $4.2 million live gate". mmajunkie.com. Jun 24, 2010. Archived from the original on 2012-06-30.
21. "NSAC corrects UFC 114 attendance and gate, promotions estimates nearly spot on". mmajunkie.com. Jun 9, 2010. Archived from the original on 2012-06-30.
22. "UFC 113 draws reported attendance of 17,647 for $3.27 million live gate". mmajunkie.com. May 9, 2010. Archived from the original on June 30, 2012.
23. "UFC 112 in Abu Dhabi draws 11,008 attendance for estimated $3.5 million live gate". mmajunkie.com. Apr 11, 2010. Archived from the original on 2012-05-25.
24. "UFC Fight Night 21 draws 7,700 attendance for $590,685 live gate". mmajunkie.com. Mar 31, 2010. Archived from the original on 2012-10-14.
25. "New Jersey's UFC 111 event draws 17,000 attendance and $4 million live gate". mmajunkie.com. Mar 28, 2010. Archived from the original on 2012-06-30.
26. "UFC on Versus 1 draws reported soldout crowd of 6,443 for $568K gate". mmajunkie.com. Mar 22, 2010. Archived from the original on 2012-10-14.
27. "UFC 110's reported attendance qualifies as highest-ever for UFC outside of North America". mmajunkie.com. Feb 21, 2010. Archived from the original on 2012-06-30.
28. ""UFC 109: Relentless" draws official attendance of 10,753 for $2.27 million gate". mmajunkie.com. Feb 16, 2010. Archived from the original on 2012-06-30.
29. "UFC Fight Night 20 a sellout with near-record $730,000 live gate". mmajunkie.com. Jan 12, 2010. Archived from the original on 2012-10-14.
30. "UFC 108 draws official attendance of 13,529 for $1.97 million gate". mmajunkie.com. Jan 21, 2010. Archived from the original on 2012-06-30.