UFC MMA events in 2009
2009 in UFC First date January 17, 2009 Last date December 12, 2009 Total events 20 UFC 15 UFC Fight Night 3 TUF Finale events2 Total fights 215 Title fights 11
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The year 2009 is 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 .
Title fights [ ]
Title fights in 2009
Weight class
Method
Round
Time
Event
Notes
Welterweight
Georges St-Pierre (c)
def.
B.J. Penn
TKO (corner stoppage)
4
5:00
UFC 94
[a]
Middleweight
Anderson Silva (c)
def.
Thales Leites
Decision (unanimous) (49-46, 48-47, 50-46)
5
5:00
UFC 97
[b]
Light Heavyweight
Lyoto Machida
def.
Rashad Evans (c)
KO (punches)
2
3:57
UFC 98
[c]
Welterweight
Georges St-Pierre (c)
def.
Thiago Alves
Decision (unanimous) (50–45, 50–44, 50–45)
5
5:00
UFC 100
[d]
Heavyweight
Brock Lesnar (c)
def.
Frank Mir (ic)
TKO (punches)
2
1:48
UFC 100
[e]
Lightweight
B.J. Penn (c)
def
Kenny Florian
Submission (rear-naked choke)
4
3:54
UFC 101
[f]
Light Heavyweight
Lyoto Machida (c)
def.
Mauricio Rua
Decision (unanimous) (48-47, 48-47, 48-47)
5
5:00
UFC 104
[g]
Lightweight
B.J. Penn (c)
def.
Diego Sanchez
TKO (cut)
5
2:37
UFC 107
[h]
^ For the UFC Welterweight Championship .
^ For the UFC Middleweight Championship .
^ For the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship .
^ For the UFC Welterweight Championship .
^ UFC Heavyweight Championship unification bout.
^ For the UFC Lightweight Championship .
^ For the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship .
^ For the UFC Lightweight Championship
The Ultimate Fighter [ ]
Debut UFC fighters [ ]
The following fighters fought their first UFC fight in 2009:
Events list [ ]
Main article: List of UFC events
#
Event
Date
Venue
Location
Attendance
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 , Germany
12,854 [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 , Canada
21,451 [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 , Ireland
9,369 [20]
See also [ ]
UFC
List of UFC champions
List of UFC events
References [ ]
^ "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.
^ "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.
^ "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.
^ "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.
^ "" 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.
^ "UFC 103 in Dallas a sellout with 17,428 attendees, $2.4 million estimated gate" . mmajunkie.com. Sep 20, 2009. Archived from the original on 2009-09-23.
^ "UFC Fight Night 19 officially draws 9,490 attendees for $577,997 live gate" . mmajunkie.com. Sep 22, 2009. Archived from the original on 2009-09-23.
^ "Despite sluggish sales start, UFC 102 draws 16,088 for $1.92 million gate; Seattle up next?" . mmajunkie.com. Aug 30, 2009. Archived from the original on 2009-09-01.
^ "UFC 101 draws 17,411 attendance for Pennsylvania state record $3.55 million live gate" . mmajunkie.com. Aug 9, 2010. Archived from the original on 2009-08-12.
^ "UFC 100 draws live gate of $5,128,490" . fiveouncesofpain.com. Jul 21, 2010. Archived from the original on July 3, 2012. Retrieved March 4, 2015 .
^ "The Ultimate Fighter 9 Finale nabs 2,217 attendees for a $500K gate" . mmajunkie.com. Jun 29, 2009. Archived from the original on 2012-10-23.
^ "UFC 99 draws reported 12,800 spectators for $1.3 million live gate in Cologne, Germany" . mmajunkie.com. Jun 13, 2009. Archived from the original on 2012-06-30. Retrieved 2015-03-04 .
^ "UFC 98 in Las Vegas delivers 12,606 spectators and $3.4 million gate" . mmajunkie.com. May 24, 2009. Archived from the original on 2012-10-23. Retrieved 2015-03-04 .
^ "UFC 97 sets new North American MMA attendance record with 21,451" . mmajunkie.com. Apr 19, 2009. Archived from the original on 2012-10-23. Retrieved 2015-03-04 .
^ "UFC's Tennessee debut sets UFC Fight Night attendance record" . mmajunkie.com. Apr 2, 2009. Archived from the original on 2012-10-23.
^ "UFC 96 draws 17,033 spectators for a $1.8 million gate" . mmajunkie.com. Mar 8, 2009. Archived from the original on 2012-10-23. Retrieved 2015-03-04 .
^ "UFC 95 delivers 1 million U.S. and strong" . mmaweekly.com. Feb 23, 2009. Archived from the original on 2009-02-25.
^ "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 .
^ "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 .
^ "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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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
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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
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Vettori vs. Holland
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