2011 in UFC
UFC MMA events in 2011
2011 in UFC | ||||
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Information | ||||
First date | January 1, 2011 | |||
Last date | December 30, 2011 | |||
Events | ||||
Total events | 27 | |||
UFC | 17 | |||
UFC on Versus | 4 | |||
UFC on Fox | 1 | |||
UFC Fight Night | 3 | |||
TUF Finale events | 2 | |||
Fights | ||||
Total fights | 300 | |||
Title fights | 13 | |||
Chronology | ||||
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The year 2011 was the 19th year in the history of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States. In 2011 the UFC held 27 events beginning with, UFC 125: Resolution.
Title fights
Title fights in 2011 | ||||||||
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Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Event | Notes | |||
Lightweight | Frankie Edgar (c) | vs. | Gray Maynard | Draw (split) (46–48, 48–46, 47–47) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 125 | [a] |
Middleweight | Anderson Silva (c) | def. | Vitor Belfort | KO (front kick and punches) | 1 | 3:25 | UFC 126 | [b] |
Light Heavyweight | Jon Jones | def. | Maurício Rua (c) | TKO (knees and punches) | 3 | 2:37 | UFC 128 | [c] |
Featherweight | José Aldo (c) | def. | Mark Hominick | Decision (unanimous) (48–45, 48–46, 49–46) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 129 | [d] |
Welterweight | Georges St-Pierre (c) | def. | Jake Shields | Decision (unanimous) (50–45, 48–47, 48–47) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 129 | [e] |
Bantamweight | Dominick Cruz (c) | def. | Urijah Faber | Decision (unanimous) (50–45, 49–46, 48–47) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 132 | [f] |
Middleweight | Anderson Silva (c) | def. | Yushin Okami | TKO (punches) | 2 | 2:04 | UFC 134 | [g] |
Light Heavyweight | Jon Jones (c) | def. | Quinton Jackson | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 4 | 1:14 | UFC 135 | [h] |
Bantamweight | Dominick Cruz (c) | def | Demetrious Johnson | Decision (unanimous) (50–45, 49–46, 50–45) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC on Versus 6 | [i] |
Featherweight | José Aldo (c) | def. | Kenny Florian | Decision (unanimous) (49–46, 49–46, 49–46) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 136 | [j] |
Lightweight | Frankie Edgar (c) | def. | Gray Maynard | KO (punches) | 4 | 3:54 | UFC 136 | [k] |
Heavyweight | Junior dos Santos | def. | Cain Velasquez (c) | KO (punches) | 1 | 1:04 | UFC on Fox 1 | [l] |
Light Heavyweight | Jon Jones (c) | def. | Lyoto Machida | Technical Submission (guillotine choke) | 2 | 4:26 | UFC 140 | [m] |
- ^ For the UFC Lightweight Championship.
- ^ For the UFC Middleweight Championship.
- ^ For the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship.
- ^ For the UFC Featherweight Championship.
- ^ For the UFC Welterweight Championship.
- ^ For the UFC Bantamweight Championship.
- ^ For the UFC Middleweight Championship.
- ^ For the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship.
- ^ For the UFC Bantamweight Championship.
- ^ For the UFC Featherweight Championship.
- ^ For the UFC Lightweight Championship.
- ^ For the UFC Heavyweight Championship.
- ^ For the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship.
The Ultimate Fighter
Season | Finale | Division | Winner | Runner-up |
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TUF 13: Team Lesnar vs. Team dos Santos | Jun 4, 2011 | Welterweight | Tony Ferguson | Ramsey Nijem |
TUF 14: Team Bisping vs. Team Miller | Dec 3, 2011 | Bantamweight | John Dodson | T.J. Dillashaw |
Featherweight | Diego Brandao | Dennis Bermudez |
Debut UFC fighters
The following fighters fought their first UFC fight in 2011:
Events list
# | Event | Date | Venue | Location | Attendance |
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193 | UFC 141: Lesnar vs. Overeem | Dec 30, 2011 | MGM Grand Garden Arena | Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | 13,793[1] |
192 | UFC 140: Jones vs. Machida | Dec 10, 2011 | Air Canada Centre | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | 18,303[2] |
191 | The Ultimate Fighter: Team Bisping vs. Team Miller Finale | Dec 3, 2011 | Palms Casino Resort | Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | 1,909[3] |
190 | UFC 139: Shogun vs. Henderson | Nov 19, 2011 | HP Pavilion | San Jose, California, U.S. | 13,832[4] |
189 | UFC on Fox: Velasquez vs. dos Santos | Nov 12, 2011 | Honda Center | Anaheim, California, U.S. | 11,607[5] |
188 | UFC 138: Leben vs. Munoz | Nov 5, 2011 | LG Arena | Birmingham, England, U.K. | 10,823[6] |
187 | UFC 137: Penn vs. Diaz | Oct 29, 2011 | Mandalay Bay Events Center | Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | 10,313[7] |
186 | UFC 136: Edgar vs. Maynard III | Oct 8, 2011 | Toyota Center | Houston, Texas, U.S. | 16,164[8] |
185 | UFC Live: Cruz vs. Johnson | Oct 1, 2011 | Verizon Center | Washington, D.C., U.S. | 9,380[9] |
184 | UFC 135: Jones vs. Rampage | Sep 24, 2011 | Pepsi Center | Denver, Colorado, U.S. | 16,344[10] |
183 | UFC Fight Night: Shields vs. Ellenberger | Sep 17, 2011 | Ernest N. Morial Convention Center | New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | 7,112[11] |
182 | UFC 134: Silva vs. Okami | Aug 27, 2011 | HSBC Arena | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 14,000[12] |
181 | UFC Live: Hardy vs. Lytle | Aug 14, 2011 | Bradley Center | Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. | 6,751[13] |
180 | UFC 133: Evans vs. Ortiz | Aug 6, 2011 | Wells Fargo Center | Philadelphia, U.S. | 11,583[14] |
179 | UFC 132: Cruz vs. Faber | Jul 2, 2011 | MGM Grand Garden Arena | Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | 13,109[15] |
178 | UFC Live: Kongo vs. Barry | Jun 26, 2011 | Consol Energy Center | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. | 7,792[16] |
177 | UFC 131: dos Santos vs. Carwin | Jun 11, 2011 | Rogers Arena | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | 14,685[17] |
176 | The Ultimate Fighter: Team Lesnar vs. Team dos Santos Finale | Jun 4, 2011 | Palms Casino Resort | Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | 2,053[18] |
175 | UFC 130: Rampage vs. Hamill | May 28, 2011 | MGM Grand Garden Arena | Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | 12,753[19] |
174 | UFC 129: St-Pierre vs. Shields | Apr 30, 2011 | Rogers Centre | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | 55,724[20] |
173 | UFC Fight Night: Nogueira vs. Davis | Mar 26, 2011 | KeyArena | Seattle, U.S. | 13,741[21] |
172 | UFC 128: Shogun vs. Jones | Mar 19, 2011 | Prudential Center | Newark, New Jersey, U.S. | 12,619[22] |
171 | UFC Live: Sanchez vs. Kampmann | Mar 3, 2011 | KFC Yum! Center | Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. | 8,319[23] |
170 | UFC 127: Penn vs. Fitch | Feb 27, 2011 | Acer Arena | Sydney, Australia | 18,186[24] |
169 | UFC 126: Silva vs. Belfort | Feb 5, 2011 | Mandalay Bay Events Center | Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | 10,893[25] |
168 | UFC: Fight for the Troops 2 | Jan 22, 2011 | Fort Hood | Fort Hood, Texas, U.S. | 3,200[26] |
167 | UFC 125: Resolution | Jan 1, 2011 | MGM Grand Garden Arena | Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | 12,874[27] |
See also
References
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- ^ "TUF 14 Finale officially draws 1,909 attendance and $453K gate". MMAjunkie.com. Dec 12, 2011. Archived from the original on 2012-05-10.
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- ^ "UFC on FOX officially draws 11,607 attendance for $1.07 million gate". MMAjunkie.com. Nov 17, 2011. Archived from the original on 2012-05-08.
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- ^ "UFC 136 draws reported 16,164 attendance for $2.23 million gate". MMAjunkie.com. Oct 9, 2011. Archived from the original on 2012-03-11.
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- ^ "UFC on Versus 4 earns reported 7,792 attendance figure for $562K gate". mmajunkie.com. Jun 26, 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-06-30.
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- ^ "UFC 129 sets attendance and live-gate records: 55,724 for $12.1 million". mmajunkie.com. May 1, 2011. Archived from the original on June 30, 2012.
- ^ "UFC Fight Night 24 officially draws record 13,741 attendance, $1.2 million gate". mmajunkie.com. Mar 27, 2011. Archived from the original on 2012-10-23.
- ^ "UFC 128 draws a reported 12,619 attendees for $2.14 million live gate". mmajunkie.com. Mar 20, 2011. Archived from the original on 2012-06-30.
- ^ "UFC on Versus 3 draws a reported 8,319 attendees for 471k live gate". mmajunkie.com. Mar 4, 2011. Archived from the original on 2012-06-30.
- ^ "UFC 127 draws a reported 18,186 attendees for $3.5 million live gate". mmajunkie.com. Feb 28, 2011. Archived from the original on 2012-06-30.
- ^ "UFC 126 draws a reported 10,893 attendees for $3.6 million live gate". mmajunkie.com. 2011-02-06. Archived from the original on 2012-06-30.
- ^ "UFC Fight Night 23 "Troops 2" show draws estimated attendance of 3,200". mmajunkie.com. 2011-01-24. Archived from the original on 2011-01-27.
- ^ "UFC 125 officially draws 12,874 attendees for $2.17 million live gate". mmajunkie.com. 2011-01-13. Archived from the original on 2012-06-30. Retrieved 2015-03-04.
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