2010 in WEC

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2010 in WEC
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First dateJanuary 10, 2010
Last dateDecember 16, 2010
Events
Total events8
Fights
Total fights86
Title fights9
Chronology
2009 in WEC 2010 in WEC

The year 2010 was the 10th year in the history of World Extreme Cagefighting, a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States. In 2010 WEC held 8 events beginning with, WEC 46: Varner vs. Henderson.

Contents

Title fights

Title fights in 2010
Weight classMethodRoundTimeEventNotes
Lightweight Benson Henderson (ic)def. Jamie Varner (c)Submission (guillotine choke)32:41 WEC 46: Varner vs. Henderson [lower-alpha 1]
Bantamweight Dominick Cruz def. Brian Bowles (c)TKO (doctor stoppage)25:00 WEC 47: Bowles vs. Cruz [lower-alpha 2]
Lightweight Benson Henderson (c)def. Donald Cerrone Submission (guillotine choke)11:57 WEC 48: Aldo vs. Faber [lower-alpha 3]
Featherweight José Aldo (c)def. Urijah Faber Decision (unanimous) (50-45, 49-46, 49-45)55:00 WEC 48: Aldo vs. Faber [lower-alpha 4]
Bantamweight Dominick Cruz (c)def. Joseph Benavidez Decision (split) (47-48, 48-47, 49-46)55:00 WEC 50: Cruz vs. Benavidez 2 [lower-alpha 5]
Featherweight José Aldo (c)def. Manvel Gamburyan KO (punches)21:32 WEC 51: Aldo vs. Gamburyan [lower-alpha 6]
Bantamweight Dominick Cruz (c)def. Scott Jorgensen Decision (unanimous) (50-45, 50-45, 50-45)55:00 WEC 53: Henderson vs. Pettis [lower-alpha 7]
Lightweight Anthony Pettis def. Benson Henderson (c)Decision (unanimous) (48-47, 48-47, 49-46)21:20 WEC 53: Henderson vs. Pettis [lower-alpha 8]
  1. ↑ For the unified Lightweight Championship.
  2. ↑ For the Bantamweight Championship.
  3. ↑ For the Lightweight Championship.
  4. ↑ For the Featherweight Championship.
  5. ↑ For the Bantamweight Championship.
  6. ↑ For the Featherweight Championship.
  7. ↑ For the Bantamweight Championship.
  8. ↑ For the Lightweight Championship.

Events list

No.EventDateVenueLocationAttendance
53 WEC 53: Henderson vs. Pettis December 16, 2010 Jobing.com Arena Glendale, Arizona 6,348
52 WEC 52: Faber vs. Mizugaki November 11, 2010 Pearl at The Palms Las Vegas, Nevada
51 WEC 51: Aldo vs. Gamburyan September 30, 2010 1stBank Center Broomfield, Colorado 3,791
50 WEC 50: Cruz vs. Benavidez August 18, 2010 Pearl at The Palms Las Vegas, Nevada 1,861
49 WEC 49: Varner vs. Shalorus June 20, 2010 Rexall Place Edmonton, Alberta 5,600
48 WEC 48: Aldo vs. Faber April 24, 2010 ARCO Arena Sacramento, California 12,555
47 WEC 47: Bowles vs. Cruz March 6, 2010 Nationwide Arena Columbus, Ohio 8,345
46 WEC 46: Varner vs. Henderson January 10, 2010 ARCO Arena Sacramento, California 10,027

WEC 46: Varner vs. Henderson

WEC 46: Varner vs. Henderson [1] was an event held on January 10, 2009 at the ARCO Arena in Sacramento, California.

Results

Main card
Weight classMethodRoundTimeNotes
Lightweight Benson Henderson (ic)def Jamie Varner (c)Submission (guillotine choke)32:41 [lower-alpha 1]
Featherweight Urijah Faber def Raphael Assunção Submission (rear naked choke)33:49
Lightweight Kamal Shalorus def Dave Jansen Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28)35:00
Featherweight Mike Brown def Anthony Morrison Submission (rear naked choke)11:54
Featherweight Deividas Taurosevičius def Mackens Semerzier Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)35:00
Preliminary card
Bantamweight Charlie Valencia def Akitoshi Tamura Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28)35:00
Bantamweight Wagnney Fabiano defClint GodfreyDecision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)35:00
Featherweight Mark Hominick def Bryan Caraway Submission (triangle armbar)13:48 [lower-alpha 2]
Bantamweight Eddie Wineland def George Roop Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)35:00
Bantamweight Will Campuzano def Coty Wheeler Decision (unanimous) (30–26, 30–27, 30–27)35:00
  1. ↑ For the Lightweight Championship unification.
  2. ↑ This bout was aired on the live broadcast.


WEC 47: Bowles vs. Cruz

WEC 47: Bowles vs. Cruz [2] was an event held on March 6, 2010 at the Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio.

Results

Main card
Weight classMethodRoundTimeNotes
Bantamweight Dominick Cruz def Brian Bowles (c)TKO (hand injury)25:00 [lower-alpha 1]
Bantamweight Joseph Benavidez def Miguel Torres Submission (guillotine choke)22:57
Featherweight Javier Vazquez def Jens Pulver Submission (armbar)13:41
Featherweight LC Davis def Deividas Taurosevičius Decision (majority) (29-28, 29-28, 29-29)35:00
Lightweight Bart Palaszewski def Karen Darabedyan Submission (armbar)14:40
Preliminary card
Bantamweight Scott Jorgensen def Chad George Submission (guillotine choke)10:31 [lower-alpha 2]
Featherweight Chad Mendes def Erik Koch Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)35:00
Lightweight Anthony Pettis def Danny Castillo KO (head kick and punches)12:17 [lower-alpha 3]
Featherweight Leonard Garcia vs George Roop Draw (split) (29–27, 27–29, 28–28)35:00 [lower-alpha 4]
Featherweight Fredson Paixão def Courtney Buck Technical Submission (rear-naked choke)12:49
Featherweight Ricardo Lamas def Bendy Casimir KO (knee)13:43
  1. ↑ For the Bantamweight Championship.
  2. ↑ This bout was aired on the live broadcast.
  3. ↑ This bout was aired on the live broadcast.
  4. ↑ Roop was docked one point in round 3 for a shot to the groin of Garcia.

WEC 48: Aldo vs. Faber

WEC 48: Aldo vs. Faber [3] was an event held on April 24, 2010 at the ARCO Arena in Sacramento, California.

Results

Main card
Weight classMethodRoundTimeNotes
Featherweight José Aldo (c)def. Urijah Faber Decision (unanimous) (50-45, 49-46, 49-45)55:00 [lower-alpha 1]
Lightweight Benson Henderson (c)def. Donald Cerrone Submission (guillotine choke)11:57 [lower-alpha 2]
Featherweight Manvel Gamburyan def. Mike Brown KO (punches)12:22
Lightweight Shane Roller def. Anthony Njokuani Submission (rear-naked choke)13:21
Bantamweight Scott Jorgensen def. Antonio Banuelos Decision (unanimous) (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)35:00
Preliminary card (Spike)
Featherweight Leonard Garcia def. Chan Sung Jung Decision (split) (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)35:00
Lightweight Anthony Pettis def. Alex Karalexis Submission (triangle choke)21:35
Preliminary card
Bantamweight Takeya Mizugaki def. Rani Yahya Decision (unanimous) (29-28, 30-27, 29-28)35:00
Featherweight Chad Mendes def. Anthony Morrison Submission (guillotine choke)12:13 [lower-alpha 3]
Bantamweight Brad Pickett def. Demetrious Johnson Decision (unanimous)35:00 [lower-alpha 4]
Featherweight Tyler Toner def. Brandon Visher TKO (elbows)12:36 [lower-alpha 5]
  1. ↑ For the Featherweight Championship.
  2. ↑ For the Lightweight Championship.
  3. ↑ This bout aired on the Spike broadcast following the Karalexis vs. Pettis fight. This bout also aired on the PPV broadcast following the Visher vs. Toner fight.
  4. ↑ This bout aired on the PPV broadcast following the Brown vs. Gamburyan fight.
  5. ↑ This bout aired on the PPV broadcast following the Henderson vs. Cerrone fight.

WEC 49: Varner vs. Shalorus

WEC 49: Varner vs. Shalorus [4] was an event held on June 20, 2010 at Rexall Place in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

Results

Main card
Weight classMethodRoundTimeNotes
Lightweight Jamie Varner vs. Kamal Shalorus Draw (split) (29-27, 27-29, 28-28)35:00 [lower-alpha 1]
Featherweight Josh Grispi def LC Davis Technical Submission (guillotine choke)12:33
Featherweight Mark Hominick def Yves Jabouin TKO (punches)23:21
Lightweight Chris Horodecki def Danny Downes Submission (rear-naked choke)31:09
Bantamweight Eddie Wineland def Will Campuzano TKO (punches)24:44
Preliminary card
Lightweight Will Kerr def Karen Darabedyan Submission (armbar)11:20 [lower-alpha 2]
Featherweight Wagnney Fabiano def Frank Gomez Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)35:00
Featherweight Erik Koch def Bendy Casimir Submission (triangle choke)13:01 [lower-alpha 3]
Featherweight Diego Nunes vs Raphael Assunção Decision (split) (30–27, 28–29, 29–28)35:00
Bantamweight Chris Cariaso def Rafael Rebello Decision (unanimous) (29-28, 29-28, 30-26)35:00
Catchweight (142 lb) Renan Barão def Anthony Leone Submission (armbar)32:29
  1. ↑ Shalorus had one point deducted in round 2 for a kick to the groin.
  2. ↑ This bout was aired on the live broadcast.
  3. ↑ This bout was aired on the live broadcast.

WEC 50: Cruz vs. Benavidez 2

WEC 50: Cruz vs. Benavidez 2 [5] was an event held on August 18, 2010 at the Pearl at The Palms in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Results

Main card
Weight classMethodRoundTimeNotes
Bantamweight Dominick Cruz (c)def Joseph Benavidez Decision (split) (47–48, 48–47, 49–46)55:00 [lower-alpha 1]
Lightweight Anthony Pettis def Shane Roller Submission (triangle choke)34:51
Featherweight Chad Mendes def Cub Swanson Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28)35:00
Bantamweight Scott Jorgensen def Brad Pickett Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)35:00
Lightweight Bart Palaszewski defZach MicklewrightKO (punches)20:31
Preliminary card
Lightweight Maciej Jewtuszko def Anthony Njokuani TKO (punches)11:35
Featherweight Javier Vazquez def Mackens Semerzier Submission (rear-naked choke)21:35
Lightweight Ricardo Lamas def Dave Jansen Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)35:00
Featherweight Fredson Paixão def Bryan Caraway Decision (split) (28–29, 29–28, 29–28)35:00
Lightweight Danny Castillo def Dustin Poirier Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 30–27)35:00
  1. ↑ For the Bantamweight Championship.

WEC 51: Aldo vs. Gamburyan

WEC 51: Aldo vs. Gamburyan [6] was an event held on September 30, 2010 at the 1stBank Center in Broomfield, Colorado.

Results

Main card
Weight classMethodRoundTimeNotes
Featherweight José Aldo (c)def Manvel Gamburyan KO (punches)21:32 [lower-alpha 1]
Lightweight Donald Cerrone def Jamie Varner Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)35:00
Bantamweight Miguel Torres def Charlie Valencia Submission (rear-naked choke)22:25
Featherweight George Roop def Chan Sung Jung KO (head kick)21:30
Featherweight Mark Hominick def Leonard Garcia Decision (split) (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)35:00
Preliminary card
Featherweight Mike Brown defCole ProvinceTKO (punches)11:18 [lower-alpha 2]
Lightweight Chris Horodecki def Ed Ratcliff Decision (split) (28-29, 30–27, 30–27)35:00
Bantamweight Antonio Banuelos def Chad George Decision (unanimous) (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)35:00
Lightweight Zhang Tiequan def Pablo Garza Submission (guillotine choke)12:26 [lower-alpha 3]
Featherweight Diego Nunes def Tyler Toner Decision (unanimous) (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)35:00
Bantamweight Demetrious Johnson def Nick Pace Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)35:00
  1. ↑ For the Featherweight Championship.
  2. ↑ This bout was aired on the live broadcast.
  3. ↑ This bout was aired on the live broadcast.

WEC 52: Faber vs. Mizugaki

WEC 52: Faber vs. Mizugaki [7] was an event held on November 11, 2010 at the Pearl at The Palms in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Results

Main card
Weight classMethodRoundTimeNotes
Bantamweight Urijah Faber def Takeya Mizugaki Technical Submission (rear-naked choke)14:50
Featherweight Chad Mendes def Javier Vazquez Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)35:00
Featherweight Erik Koch def Francisco Rivera TKO (head kick and punches)11:36
Bantamweight Joseph Benavidez def Wagnney Fabiano Submission (guillotine choke)22:45
Bantamweight Demetrious Johnson def Damacio Page Submission (guillotine choke)32:27
Preliminary card
Featherweight Raphael Assunção def LC Davis Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)35:00
Lightweight Anthony Njokuani def Edward Faaloloto TKO (knees and elbows)24:54
Lightweight Dustin Poirier defZach MicklewrightTKO (punches)10:53
Bantamweight Michael McDonald defClint GodfreySubmission (armbar)12:42
Featherweight Cub Swanson def Mackens Semerzier Decision (split) (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)35:00 [lower-alpha 1]
Featherweight Yves Jabouin def Brandon Visher Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)35:00
  1. ↑ This bout aired on the live broadcast.

WEC 53: Henderson vs. Pettis

WEC 53: Henderson vs. Pettis [8] was an event held on December 16, 2010 at the Jobing.com Arena in Glendale, Arizona.

Results

Main card
Weight classMethodRoundTimeNotes
Lightweight Anthony Pettis def Benson Henderson (c)Decision (unanimous) (48-47, 48-47, 49-46)55:00 [lower-alpha 1]
Bantamweight Dominick Cruz (c)def Scott Jorgensen Decision (unanimous) (50–45, 50–45, 50–45)55:00 [lower-alpha 2]
Lightweight Donald Cerrone def Chris Horodecki Submission (triangle choke)22:43
Lightweight Kamal Shalorus def Bart Palaszewski Decision (split) (30–27, 28–29, 29–28)35:00
Preliminary card
Lightweight Danny Downes def Zhang Tiequan Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 30–27, 29–28)35:00
Lightweight Shane Roller def Jamie Varner Submission (rear-naked choke)13:55
Bantamweight Brad Pickett def Ivan Menjivar Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)35:00
Bantamweight Eddie Wineland def Ken Stone KO (slam)12:11
Lightweight Danny Castillo def Will Kerr KO (punches)11:25
Lightweight Iuri Alcantara def Ricardo Lamas KO (punches)13:26
Bantamweight Renan Barão def Chris Cariaso Submission (rear-naked choke)13:47
  1. ↑ For the WEC Lightweight Championship.
  2. ↑ For the WEC Bantamweight Championship and the Inaugural UFC Bantamweight Championship.

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "WEC 46: Varner vs. Henderson". Sherdog. Archived from the original on July 2, 2015.
  2. ↑ "WEC 47: Bowles vs. Cruz". Sherdog. Archived from the original on July 2, 2015.
  3. ↑ "WEC 48: Aldo vs. Faber". Sherdog. Archived from the original on June 12, 2015.
  4. ↑ "WEC 49: Varner vs. Shalorus". Sherdog. Archived from the original on July 2, 2015.
  5. ↑ "WEC 50: Cruz vs. Benavidez 2". Sherdog. Archived from the original on June 12, 2015.
  6. ↑ "WEC 51: Aldo vs. Gamburyan". Sherdog. Archived from the original on July 2, 2015.
  7. ↑ "WEC 52: Faber vs. Mizugaki". Sherdog. Archived from the original on July 2, 2015.
  8. ↑ "WEC 53: Henderson vs. Pettis". Sherdog. Archived from the original on July 2, 2015.
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