2010 in UFC

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2010 in UFC
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First dateJanuary 2, 2010
Last dateDecember 11, 2010
Events
Total events24
UFC17
UFC on Versus2
UFC Fight Night3
TUF Finale events2
Fights
Total fights255
Title fights10
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.

Contents

Title fights

Title fights in 2010
Weight classMethodRoundTimeEventNotes
Heavyweight Shane Carwin def. Frank Mir KO (punches)13:48 UFC 111 [a]
Welterweight Georges St-Pierre (c)def. Dan Hardy Decision (unanimous) (50–43, 50–44, 50–45)55:00 UFC 111 [b]
Lightweight Frankie Edgar def. B.J. Penn (c)Decision (unanimous) (50–45, 48–47, 49–46)55:00 UFC 112 [c]
Middleweight Anderson Silva (c)def. Demian Maia Decision (unanimous) (49–47, 48–47, 49–46)55:00 UFC 112 [d]
Light Heavyweight Maurício Rua def. Lyoto Machida (c)KO (punches)13:35 UFC 113 [e]
Heavyweight Brock Lesnar (c)def. Shane Carwin (ic)Submission (arm-triangle choke)22:19 UFC 116 [f]
Middleweight Anderson Silva (c)def Chael Sonnen Submission (triangle armbar)53:10 UFC 117 [g]
Lightweight Frankie Edgar (c)def B.J. Penn Decision (unanimous) (50–45, 50–45, 50–45)55:00 UFC 118 [h]
Heavyweight Cain Velasquez def. Brock Lesnar (c)TKO (punches)14:12 UFC 121 [i]
Welterweight Georges St-Pierre (c)def. Josh Koscheck Decision (unanimous) (50–45, 50–45, 50–45)55:00 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.

The Ultimate Fighter

SeasonFinaleDivisionWinnerRunner-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

Debut UFC fighters

The following fighters fought their first UFC fight in 2010:

Events list

#EventDateVenueLocationAttendance
166 UFC 124: St-Pierre vs. Koscheck 2 Dec 11, 2010 Bell Centre Montreal, Canada23,152 [1]
165 The Ultimate Fighter: Team GSP vs. Team Koscheck Finale Dec 4, 2010 Palms Casino Resort Las Vegas, U.S.1,903 [2]
164 UFC 123: Rampage vs. Machida Nov 20, 2010 The Palace of Auburn Hills Auburn Hills, Michigan, U.S.16,404 [3]
163 UFC 122: Marquardt vs. Okami Nov 13, 2010 König Pilsener Arena Oberhausen, Germany8,421 [4]
162 UFC 121: Lesnar vs. Velasquez Oct 23, 2010 Honda Center Anaheim, California, U.S.14,856 [5]
161 UFC 120: Bisping vs. Akiyama Oct 16, 2010 The O2 arena London, England, U.K.17,133 [6]
160 UFC 119: Mir vs. Cro Cop Sep 25, 2010 Conseco Fieldhouse Indianapolis, U.S.15,811 [7]
159 UFC Fight Night: Marquardt vs. Palhares Sep 15, 2010 Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas, U.S.7,724 [8]
158 UFC 118: Edgar vs. Penn 2 Aug 28, 2010 TD Garden Boston, U.S.14,168 [9]
157 UFC 117: Silva vs. Sonnen Aug 7, 2010 Oracle Arena Oakland, California, U.S.12,971 [10]
156 UFC Live: Jones vs. Matyushenko Aug 1, 2010 San Diego Sports Arena San Diego, U.S.8,132 [11]
155 UFC 116: Lesnar vs. Carwin Jul 3, 2010 MGM Grand Garden Arena Las Vegas, U.S.12,740 [12]
154 The Ultimate Fighter: Team Liddell vs. Team Ortiz Finale Jun 19, 2010 Palms Casino Resort Las Vegas, U.S.1,708 [13]
153 UFC 115: Liddell vs. Franklin Jun 12, 2010 General Motors Place Vancouver, Canada17,669 [14]
152 UFC 114: Rampage vs. Evans May 29, 2010 MGM Grand Garden Arena Las Vegas, U.S.14,996 [15]
151 UFC 113: Machida vs. Shogun 2 May 8, 2010 Bell Centre Montreal, Canada17,647 [16]
150 UFC 112: Invincible Apr 10, 2010 Yas Island Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates11,008 [17]
149 UFC Fight Night: Florian vs. Gomi Mar 31, 2010 Bojangles' Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.7,700 [18]
148 UFC 111: St. Pierre vs. Hardy Mar 27, 2010 Prudential Center Newark, New Jersey, U.S.17,000 [19]
147 UFC Live: Vera vs. Jones Mar 21, 2010 1stBank Center Broomfield, Colorado, U.S.6,443 [20]
146 UFC 110: Nogueira vs. Velasquez Feb 21, 2010 Acer Arena Sydney, Australia17,831 [21]
145 UFC 109: Relentless Feb 6, 2010 Mandalay Bay Events Center Las Vegas, U.S.10,753 [22]
144 UFC Fight Night: Maynard vs. Diaz Jan 11, 2010 Patriot Center Fairfax, Virginia, U.S.8,078 [23]
143 UFC 108: Evans vs. Silva Jan 2, 2010 MGM Grand Garden Arena Las Vegas, U.S.13,529 [24]

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References

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  2. ↑ "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.
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  11. ↑ "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.
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  24. ↑ "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.
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