2010 in UFC

Mixed martial arts events 2010 in UFC Logo of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.svg 176px January 2, 2010 December 11, 2010 24 17 2 3 2 255 10 2009 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 AwardsNoBest FighterThe UpsetsThe SubmissionsThe NewcomersThe KnockoutsThe Fights1Frankie EdgarFrankie Edgar defeats B.J. Penn 1 UFC 112Anderson Silva defeats Chael Sonnen 1 UFC 117Phil DavisCain Velasquez defeats Brock Lesnar UFC 121Anderson Silva defeats Chael Sonnen 1 UFC 1172Cain VelasquezMike Russow defeats Todd Duffee UFC 114Cole Miller defeats Dan Lauzon UFC 108Jake ShieldsMaurício Rua defeats Lyoto Machida UFC 113Chris Leben defeats Yoshihiro Akiyama UFC 1163Maurício RuaJohn Hathaway defeats Diego Sanchez UFC 114 Matt Hughes defeats Ricardo Almeida UFC 117 Charles OliveiraB.J. Penn defeats Matt Hughes 3 UFC 123Stephan Bonnar defeats Krzysztof Soszynski 2 UFC 1164George SotiropoulosJoey Beltran defeats Rolles Gracie Jr. UFC 109Chris Lytle defeats Matt Brown UFC 110Kyle NokeMike Russow defeats Tim Hague UFC 114Brock Lesnar defeats Shane Carwin UFC 1165Georges St-PierreSean McCorkle defeats Mark Hunt UFC 119Mark Bocek defeats Dustin Hazelett UFC 124Court McGeePablo Garza defeats Fredson Paixão The Ultimate Fighter 12 FinaleSean Sherk defeats Evan Dunham UFC 1196Junior dos SantosRyan Bader defeats Antônio Rogério Nogueira UFC 119Brock Lesnar defeats Shane Carwin UFC 116Joey BeltranGerald Harris defeats David Branch UFC 116 Carlos Condit defeats Rory MacDonald UFC 115 7Jim MillerMike Pyle defeats John Hathaway UFC 120C. B. Dollaway defeats Joe Doerksen UFC 119Daniel RobertsCain Velasquez defeats Antônio Rogério Nogueira UFC 110George Sotiropoulos defeats Joe Lauzon UFC 1238Yushin OkamiMatt Brown defeats Mike Swick UFC on Fox: Henderson vs. DiazRousimar Palhares defeats Tomasz Drwal UFC 111Jonathan BrookinsRich Franklin defeats Chuck Liddell UFC 115Mark Muñoz defeats Aaron Simpson UFC 1239Rashad EvansRafael dos Anjos defeats Terry Etim UFC 112Phil Davis defeats Tim Boetsch UFC 123Rory MacDonaldCarlos Condit defeats Dan Hardy UFC 120Diego Sanchez defeats Paulo Thiago UFC 11910Rick Story (Tie) Evan Dunham (Tie) Chris Leben (Tie)Joe Doerksen defeats Tom Lawlor UFC 113Jim Miller defeats Charles Oliveira 1 UFC 124Claude PatrickTakanori Gomi defeats Tyson Griffin UFC Live: Jones vs. MatyushenkoJeremy Stephens defeats Sam Stout UFC 113Ref2010-12-19 Ten Best - The Fighters of 2010 UFC https://www.ufc.com/news/ten-best-fighters-2010 2024-12-30 www.ufc.com en2010-12-15 Ten Best – The Upsets of 2010 UFC https://www.ufc.com/news/ten-best-upsets-2010 2024-12-30 www.ufc.com en2010-12-16 Ten Best - The Submissions of 2010 UFC https://www.ufc.com/news/ten-best-submissions-2010 2024-12-30 www.ufc.com en2010-12-14 Ten Best - The Newcomers of 2010 UFC https://www.ufc.com/news/ten-best-newcomers-2010 2024-12-30 www.ufc.com en2010-12-17 Ten Best – The Knockouts of 2010 UFC https://www.ufc.com/news/ten-best-knockouts-2010 2024-12-30 www.ufc.com en2010-12-18 Ten Best - The Fights of 2010 UFC https://www.ufc.com/news/ten-best-fights-2010 2024-12-30 www.ufc.com en Debut UFC fighters The following fighters fought their first UFC fight in 2010: ISO Fighter Division ENG Aaron Wilkinson Welterweight BRA Alexandre Ferreira Light Heavyweight BRA Amilcar Alves Welterweight USA Brad Tavares Middleweight BRA Carlos Eduardo Rocha Welterweight BRA Charles Oliveira Lightweight USA Charlie Brenneman Welterweight USA Chris Camozzi Middleweight USA Christian Morecraft Heavyweight CAN Claude Patrick Welterweight USA Cody McKenzie Lightweight USA Court McGee Middleweight FRA Cyrille Diabaté Light Heavyweight USA Daniel Roberts Welterweight USA Darren Elkins Lightweight USA David Branch Middleweight USA David Mitchell Welterweight KOR Dongi Yang Middleweight BRA Edson Barboza Lightweight BRA Fabio Maldonado Light Heavyweight BRA Fredson Paixão Bantamweight USA Gerald Harris Middleweight NED Gilbert Yvel Heavyweight USA Greg Soto Welterweight USA Ian Loveland Bantamweight USA Jake Shields Welterweight USA James Hammortree Middleweight ISO Fighter Division NZL James Te Huna Light Heavyweight USA James Toney Heavyweight USA Jamie Yeager Lightweight USA Jason High Welterweight CAN Jesse Bongfeldt Middleweight USA Joey Beltran Heavyweight USA John Gunderson Lightweight CAN John Makdessi Lightweight USA John Salter Middleweight USA Jonathan Brookins Featherweight USA Josh Bryant Middleweight USA Julio Paulino Welterweight CZE Karlos Vémola Light Heavyweight USA Kris McCray Welterweight ENG Curt Warburton Lightweight AUS Kyle Noke Middleweight USA Kyle Watson Lightweight BRA Maiquel Falcão Middleweight CAN Mark Holst Lightweight NZL Mark Hunt Heavyweight ENG Mark Scanlon Welterweight USA Michael Johnson Lightweight USA Mike Guymon Welterweight USA Mike Lullo Lightweight USA Nam Phan Featherweight USA Nick Pace Bantamweight ISO Fighter Division USA Pablo Garza Featherweight GER Pascal Krauss Welterweight USA Pat Audinwood Lightweight ENG Paul Sass Lightweight USA Phil Davis Light Heavyweight BRA Rafael Natal Middleweight BRA Renzo Gracie Light Heavyweight USA Ricardo Romero Light Heavyweight USA Rich Attonito Welterweight ENG Rob Broughton Heavyweight BRA Rolles Gracie Jr. Heavyweight BRA Ronys Torres Lightweight CAN Rory MacDonald Lightweight ARM Sako Chivitchian Lightweight USA Sean McCorkle Heavyweight CAN Sean Pierson Welterweight USA Seth Baczynski Welterweight USA T.J. O'Brien Lightweight USA TJ Waldburger Welterweight JPN Takanori Gomi Lightweight USA Todd Brown Light Heavyweight USA Travis Browne Heavyweight USA Tyler Toner Featherweight BRA Vinicius Queiroz Heavyweight USA Waylon Lowe Lightweight USA Will Campuzano Bantamweight The Ultimate Fighter SeasonFinaleDivisionWinnerRunner-upTUF 11: Team Liddell vs. Team OrtizJun 19, 2010Middleweight Court McGee Kris McCrayTUF 12: Team GSP vs. Team KoscheckDec 4, 2010Lightweight Jonathan Brookins Michael Johnson Title fights Title fights in 2010 Heavyweight Shane Carwin def. Frank Mir KO (punches) 1 3:48 UFC 111 For the interim UFC Heavyweight Championship. Welterweight Georges St-Pierre (c) def. Dan Hardy Decision (unanimous) (50–43, 50–44, 50–45) 5 5:00 UFC 111 For the UFC Welterweight Championship. Lightweight Frankie Edgar def. B.J. Penn (c) Decision (unanimous) (50–45, 48–47, 49–46) 5 5:00 UFC 112 For the UFC Lightweight Championship. Middleweight Anderson Silva (c) def. Demian Maia Decision (unanimous) (49–47, 48–47, 49–46) 5 5:00 UFC 112 For the UFC Middleweight Championship. Light Heavyweight Maurício Rua def. Lyoto Machida (c) KO (punches) 1 3:35 UFC 113 For the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship. Heavyweight Brock Lesnar (c) def. Shane Carwin (ic) Submission (arm-triangle choke) 2 2:19 UFC 116 For the UFC Heavyweight Championship. Middleweight Anderson Silva (c) def Chael Sonnen Submission (triangle armbar) 5 3:10 UFC 117 For the UFC Middleweight Championship. Lightweight Frankie Edgar (c) def B.J. Penn Decision (unanimous) (50–45, 50–45, 50–45) 5 5:00 UFC 118 For the UFC Lightweight Championship. Heavyweight Cain Velasquez def. Brock Lesnar (c) TKO (punches) 1 4:12 UFC 121 For the UFC Heavyweight Championship. Welterweight Georges St-Pierre (c) def. Josh Koscheck Decision (unanimous) (50–45, 50–45, 50–45) 5 5:00 UFC 124 For the UFC Welterweight Championship. yes Events list List of UFC events # Event Date Venue Location Attendance166UFC 124: St-Pierre vs. Koscheck 22010 Dec 11Bell CentreMontreal, Canada23152http://mmajunkie.com/news/21722/ufc-124-draws-reported-record-attendance-of-23152-for-46-million-gate.mma UFC 124 draws reported record attendance of 23,152 for $4.6 million gate mmajunkie.com Dec 11, 2010 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20121023073817/http://mmajunkie.com/news/21722/ufc-124-draws-reported-record-attendance-of-23152-for-46-million-gate.mma 2012-10-23 165Ultimate Fighter 12 The Ultimate Fighter: Team GSP vs. Team Koscheck Finale2010 Dec 4Palms Casino ResortLas Vegas, U.S.1903http://mmajunkie.com/news/21676/the-ultimate-fighter-12-finale-scores-1903-attendance-380k-live-gate.mma The Ultimate Fighter 12 Finale scores 1,903 attendance; $380k live gate mmajunkie.com Dec 4, 2010 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20121023073049/http://mmajunkie.com/news/21676/the-ultimate-fighter-12-finale-scores-1903-attendance-380k-live-gate.mma 2012-10-23 164UFC 123: Rampage vs. Machida2010 Nov 20The Palace of Auburn HillsAuburn Hills, Michigan, U.S.16404http://mmajunkie.com/news/21483/ufc-123-draws-16404-attendance-and-2-1-million-live-gate.mma UFC 123 draws 16,404 attendance and $2.1 million live gate mmajunkie.com Nov 26, 2010 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20101123033816/http://mmajunkie.com/news/21483/ufc-123-draws-16404-attendance-and-2-1-million-live-gate.mma 2010-11-23 163UFC 122: Marquardt vs. Okami2010 Nov 13König Pilsener ArenaOberhausen, Germany8421http://mmajunkie.com/news/21396/ufc-122-attendance-and-live-gate-8421-for-estimated-600000.mma UFC 122 attendance and live gate: 8,421 for estimated $600,000 mmajunkie.com Nov 13, 2010 dead https://archive.today/20120630015403/http://mmajunkie.com/news/21396/ufc-122-attendance-and-live-gate-8421-for-estimated-600000.mma 2012-06-30 162UFC 121: Lesnar vs. Velasquez2010 Oct 23Honda CenterAnaheim, California, U.S.14856http://mmajunkie.com/news/21171/ufc-121-attendance-and-gate-14856-attendees-2-2-million-in-ticket-sales.mma UFC 121 attendance and gate: 14,856 attendees, $2.2 million in ticket sales mmajunkie.com 2010-10-27 dead https://archive.today/20120630015410/http://mmajunkie.com/news/21171/ufc-121-attendance-and-gate-14856-attendees-2-2-million-in-ticket-sales.mma 2012-06-30 161UFC 120: Bisping vs. Akiyama2010 Oct 16The O2 arenaLondon, England, U.K.17133http://mmajunkie.com/news/21047/ufc-120-reportedly-sets-european-attendance-record.mma UFC 120 reportedly sets European attendance record mmajunkie.com Oct 16, 2010 dead https://archive.today/20120713074302/http://mmajunkie.com/news/21047/ufc-120-reportedly-sets-european-attendance-record.mma 2012-07-13 160UFC 119: Mir vs. Cro Cop2010 Sep 25Conseco FieldhouseIndianapolis, U.S.15811http://mmajunkie.com/news/20845/ufc-119-officially-draws-15811-attenance-for-1-6-million-live-gate.mma UFC 119 officially draws 15,811 attendance for $1.6 million live gate mmajunkie.com Sep 30, 2010 dead https://archive.today/20120630015404/http://mmajunkie.com/news/20845/ufc-119-officially-draws-15811-attenance-for-1-6-million-live-gate.mma 2012-06-30 159UFC Fight Night 22 UFC Fight Night: Marquardt vs. Palhares2010 Sep 15Frank Erwin CenterAustin, Texas, U.S.7724http://mmajunkie.com/news/20664/ufc-fight-night-22-draws-reported-7724-attendance-for-595900-live-gate.mma UFC Fight Night 22 draws reported 7,724 attendance for $595,900 live gate mmajunkie.com Sep 16, 2010 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20121022232334/http://mmajunkie.com/news/20664/ufc-fight-night-22-draws-reported-7724-attendance-for-595900-live-gate.mma 2012-10-22 158UFC 118: Edgar vs. Penn 22010 Aug 28TD GardenBoston, U.S.14168http://mmajunkie.com/news/20513/msac-ufc-118-draws-14168-spectators-for-2-8-million-live-gate.mma MASC: UFC 118 draws 14,168 spectators for $2.8 million live gate mmajunkie.com Sep 2, 2010 dead https://archive.today/20120630015403/http://mmajunkie.com/news/20513/msac-ufc-118-draws-14168-spectators-for-2-8-million-live-gate.mma 2012-06-30 157UFC 117: Silva vs. Sonnen2010 Aug 7Oracle ArenaOakland, California, U.S.12971http://mmajunkie.com/news/20203/ufc-117-draws-reported-12971-attendees-for-1-56-million-live-gate.mma UFC 117 draws reported 12,971 attendees for $1.56 million live gate mmajunkie.com Aug 8, 2010 dead https://archive.today/20120630015404/http://mmajunkie.com/news/20203/ufc-117-draws-reported-12971-attendees-for-1-56-million-live-gate.mma 2012-06-30 156UFC Live: Jones vs. Matyushenko2010 Aug 1San Diego Sports ArenaSan Diego, U.S.8132http://mmajunkie.com/news/20128/ufc-on-versus-2-draws-reported-attendance-of-8132-for-490k-gate.mma UFC on Versus 2 draws reported attendance of 8,132 for $490k gate mmajunkie.com Aug 2, 2010 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20121016124754/http://mmajunkie.com/news/20128/ufc-on-versus-2-draws-reported-attendance-of-8132-for-490k-gate.mma 2012-10-16 155UFC 116: Lesnar vs. Carwin2010 Jul 3MGM Grand Garden ArenaLas Vegas, U.S.12740http://mmajunkie.com/news/19932/ufc-116-officially-draws-12740-attendees-for-4-05-million-live-gate.mma UFC 116 officially draws 12,740 attendess for $4.05 million live gate mmajunkie.com Jul 14, 2010 2015-03-04 https://archive.today/20120630015355/http://mmajunkie.com/news/19932/ufc-116-officially-draws-12740-attendees-for-4-05-million-live-gate.mma 2012-06-30 dead154Ultimate Fighter 11 The Ultimate Fighter: Team Liddell vs. Team Ortiz Finale2010 Jun 19Palms Casino ResortLas Vegas, U.S.1708http://mmajunkie.com/news/19615/the-ultimate-fighter-11-finale-draws-reported-attendance-of-1708-for-a-430k-gate.mma The Ultimate Fighter 11 Finale draws reported attendance of 1,708 for a $430k live gate mmajunkie.com Jun 20, 2010 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20121015205845/http://mmajunkie.com/news/19615/the-ultimate-fighter-11-finale-draws-reported-attendance-of-1708-for-a-430k-gate.mma 2012-10-15 153UFC 115: Liddell vs. Franklin2010 Jun 12General Motors PlaceVancouver, Canada17669http://mmajunkie.com/news/19676/ufc-115-live-gate-and-attendance-on-target-with-officials-estimates.mma UFC 115 officially draws 17,669 attendance for $4.2 million live gate mmajunkie.com Jun 24, 2010 dead https://archive.today/20120630015425/http://mmajunkie.com/news/19676/ufc-115-live-gate-and-attendance-on-target-with-officials-estimates.mma 2012-06-30 152UFC 114: Rampage vs. Evans2010 May 29MGM Grand Garden ArenaLas Vegas, U.S.14996http://mmajunkie.com/news/19456/nsac-corrects-ufc-114-attendance-and-gate-promotions-estimates-nearly-spot-on.mma NSAC corrects UFC 114 attendance and gate, promotions estimates nearly spot on mmajunkie.com Jun 9, 2010 dead https://archive.today/20120630015355/http://mmajunkie.com/news/19456/nsac-corrects-ufc-114-attendance-and-gate-promotions-estimates-nearly-spot-on.mma 2012-06-30 151UFC 113: Machida vs. Shogun 22010 May 8Bell CentreMontreal, Canada17647http://mmajunkie.com/news/19063/ufc-113-draws-reported-attendance-of-17647-for-3-27-million-live-gate.mma UFC 113 draws reported attendance of 17,647 for $3.27 million live gate mmajunkie.com May 9, 2010 dead https://archive.today/20120630015353/http://mmajunkie.com/news/19063/ufc-113-draws-reported-attendance-of-17647-for-3-27-million-live-gate.mma June 30, 2012 150UFC 112: Invincible2010 Apr 10Yas IslandAbu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates11008http://mmajunkie.com/news/18665/ufc-112-in-abu-dhabi-draws-11008-attendance-for-estimated-3-5-million-live-gate.mma UFC 112 in Abu Dhabi draws 11,008 attendance for estimated $3.5 million live gate mmajunkie.com Apr 11, 2010 dead https://archive.today/20120525143359/http://mmajunkie.com/news/18665/ufc-112-in-abu-dhabi-draws-11008-attendance-for-estimated-3-5-million-live-gate.mma 2012-05-25 149UFC Fight Night 21 UFC Fight Night: Florian vs. Gomi2010 Mar 31Bojangles' ColiseumCharlotte, North Carolina, U.S.7700http://mmajunkie.com/news/18542/ufc-fight-night-21-draws-7700-attendance-for-590685-live-gate.mma UFC Fight Night 21 draws 7,700 attendance for $590,685 live gate mmajunkie.com Mar 31, 2010 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20121014232251/http://mmajunkie.com/news/18542/ufc-fight-night-21-draws-7700-attendance-for-590685-live-gate.mma 2012-10-14 148UFC 111: St. Pierre vs. Hardy2010 Mar 27Prudential CenterNewark, New Jersey, U.S.17000http://mmajunkie.com/news/18483/new-jerseys-ufc-111-event-draws-17000-attendance-and-4-million-live-gate.mma New Jersey's UFC 111 event draws 17,000 attendance and $4 million live gate mmajunkie.com Mar 28, 2010 dead https://archive.today/20120630015355/http://mmajunkie.com/news/18483/new-jerseys-ufc-111-event-draws-17000-attendance-and-4-million-live-gate.mma 2012-06-30 147UFC Live: Vera vs. Jones2010 Mar 211stBank CenterBroomfield, Colorado, U.S.6443http://mmajunkie.com/news/18396/ufc-on-versus-1-draws-reported-sell-out-crowd-of-6443-for-568k-gate.mma UFC on Versus 1 draws reported soldout crowd of 6,443 for $568K gate mmajunkie.com Mar 22, 2010 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20121014192715/http://mmajunkie.com/news/18396/ufc-on-versus-1-draws-reported-sell-out-crowd-of-6443-for-568k-gate.mma 2012-10-14 146UFC 110: Nogueira vs. Velasquez2010 Feb 21Acer ArenaSydney, Australia17831http://mmajunkie.com/news/18027/ufc-110s-reported-attendance-qualifies-as-highest-ever-for-ufc-outside-of-north-america.mma UFC 110's reported attendance qualifies as highest-ever for UFC outside of North America mmajunkie.com Feb 21, 2010 dead https://archive.today/20120630015354/http://mmajunkie.com/news/18027/ufc-110s-reported-attendance-qualifies-as-highest-ever-for-ufc-outside-of-north-america.mma 2012-06-30 145UFC 109: Relentless2010 Feb 6Mandalay Bay Events CenterLas Vegas, U.S.10753http://mmajunkie.com/news/17963/ufc-109-relentless-draws-offical-attendance-of-10753-for-2-27-million-gate.mma "UFC 109: Relentless" draws official attendance of 10,753 for $2.27 million gate mmajunkie.com Feb 16, 2010 dead https://archive.today/20120630015354/http://mmajunkie.com/news/17963/ufc-109-relentless-draws-offical-attendance-of-10753-for-2-27-million-gate.mma 2012-06-30 144UFC Fight Night 20 UFC Fight Night: Maynard vs. Diaz2010 Jan 11Patriot CenterFairfax, Virginia, U.S.8078http://mmajunkie.com/news/17524/ufc-fight-night-20-a-sellout-with-near-record-730000-live-gate.mma UFC Fight Night 20 a sellout with near-record $730,000 live gate mmajunkie.com Jan 12, 2010 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20121014024247/http://mmajunkie.com/news/17524/ufc-fight-night-20-a-sellout-with-near-record-730000-live-gate.mma 2012-10-14 143UFC 108: Evans vs. Silva2010 Jan 2MGM Grand Garden ArenaLas Vegas, U.S.13529http://mmajunkie.com/news/17638/ufc-108-scores-offical-attendance-of-13529-for-1-97-million-gate.mma UFC 108 draws official attendance of 13,529 for $1.97 million gate mmajunkie.com Jan 21, 2010 dead https://archive.today/20120630015433/http://mmajunkie.com/news/17638/ufc-108-scores-offical-attendance-of-13529-for-1-97-million-gate.mma 2012-06-30 See also UFC List of UFC champions List of UFC events References Category:Ultimate Fighting Championship by year Category:2010 in mixed martial arts