UFC MMA events in 2001
2001 in UFC First date February 23, 2001 Last date November 2, 2001 Total events 5 UFC 5 Total fights 40 Title fights 10
The year 2001 is the 9th year in the history of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States. In 2001 the UFC held 5 events beginning with, UFC 30: Battle on the Boardwalk .
Title fights [ ]
Title fights in 2001
Weight class
Method
Round
Time
Event
Notes
Lightweight
Jens Pulver
def.
Caol Uno
majority decision
5
5:00
UFC 30: Battle on the Boardwalk
[a]
Light Heavyweight
Tito Ortiz (c)
def.
Evan Tanner
KO (slam)
1
0:30
UFC 30: Battle on the Boardwalk
[b]
Welterweight
Carlos Newton
def.
Pat Miletich (c)
submission (bulldog choke)
3
2:50
UFC 31: Locked and Loaded
[c]
Heavyweight
Randy Couture (c)
def.
Pedro Rizzo
unanimous decision
5
5:00
UFC 31: Locked and Loaded
[d]
Light Heavyweight
Tito Ortiz (c)
def.
Elvis Sinosic
TKO (punches and elbows)
1
3:32
UFC 32: Showdown in the Meadowlands
[e]
Middleweight
Dave Menne
def.
Gil Castillo
unanimous decision
5
5:00
UFC 33: Victory in Vegas
[f]
Lightweight
Jens Pulver (c)
def.
Dennis Hallman
unanimous decision
5
5:00
UFC 33: Victory in Vegas
[g]
Light Heavyweight
Tito Ortiz (c)
def.
Vladimir Matyushenko
unanimous decision
5
5:00
UFC 33: Victory in Vegas
[h]
Welterweight
Matt Hughes
def.
Carlos Newton (c)
KO (slam)
2
1:23
UFC 34: High Voltage
[i]
Heavyweight
Randy Couture (c)
def.
Pedro Rizzo
TKO (referee stoppage due to punches)
3
3:22
UFC 34: High Voltage
[j]
^ For the UFC Lightweight Championship .
^ For the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship .
^ For the UFC Welterweight Championship .
^ For the UFC Heavyweight Championship .
^ For the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship .
^ For the UFC Middleweight Championship .
^ For the UFC Lightweight Championship .
^ For the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship .
^ For the UFC Welterweight Championship .
^ For the UFC Heavyweight Championship .
Debut UFC fighters [ ]
The following fighters fought their first UFC fight in 2001:
Ricco Rodriguez
Sean Sherk
Semmy Schilt
Steve Berger
Tony DeSouza
Vladimir Matyushenko
Yves Edwards
Events List [ ]
Main article: List of UFC events
#
Event
Date
Venue
Location
Attendance
038
UFC 34: High Voltage
Nov 2, 2001
MGM Grand Garden Arena
Las Vegas , Nevada , U.S.
037
UFC 33: Victory in Vegas
Sep 28, 2001
Mandalay Bay Events Center
Las Vegas , Nevada , U.S.
9,500 [1]
036
UFC 32: Showdown in the Meadowlands
Jun 29, 2001
Continental Airlines Arena
East Rutherford, New Jersey , U.S.
12,500 [2]
035
UFC 31: Locked and Loaded
May 4, 2001
Trump Taj Mahal Casino Resort
Atlantic City, New Jersey , U.S.
N/A
034
UFC 30: Battle on the Boardwalk
Feb 23, 2001
Trump Taj Mahal Casino Resort
Atlantic City, New Jersey , U.S.
3,000 [3]
See also [ ]
UFC
List of UFC champions
List of UFC events
References [ ]
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Upcoming events are in italics
Flagship events Fight Nights (on Spike TV) UFC on Versus/UFC Live
Vera vs. Jones
Jones vs. Matyushenko
Sanchez vs. Kampmann
Kongo vs. Barry
Hardy vs. Lytle
Cruz vs. Johnson
UFC on Fox
Velasquez vs. dos Santos
Evans vs. Davis
Diaz vs. Miller
Shogun vs. Vera
Henderson vs. Diaz
Johnson vs. Dodson
Henderson vs. Melendez
Johnson vs. Moraga
Johnson vs. Benavidez 2
Henderson vs. Thomson
Werdum vs. Browne
Lawler vs. Brown
dos Santos vs. Miocic
Gustafsson vs. Johnson
Machida vs. Rockhold
Dillashaw vs. Barão 2
dos Anjos vs. Cowboy 2
Johnson vs. Bader
Teixeira vs. Evans
Holm vs. Shevchenko
Maia vs. Condit
VanZant vs. Waterson
Shevchenko vs. Peña
Johnson vs. Reis
Weidman vs. Gastelum
Lawler vs. dos Anjos
Jacaré vs. Brunson 2
Emmett vs. Stephens
Poirier vs. Gaethje
Alvarez vs. Poirier 2
Lee vs. Iaquinta 2
UFC on FX
Guillard vs. Miller
Alves vs. Kampmann
Johnson vs. McCall
Maynard vs. Guida
Browne vs. Bigfoot
Sotiropoulos vs. Pearson
Belfort vs. Bisping
Belfort vs. Rockhold
UFC on Fuel TV Fight Nights (on FS1, FS2, FXX, or UFC Fight Pass) UFC on ESPN (or ESPN2) Fight Nights (on ESPN+) UFC on ABC
Holloway vs. Kattar
Vettori vs. Holland
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