2001 in UFC

The year 2001 was 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.

2001 in UFC
Information
First date	February 23, 2001
Last date	November 2, 2001
Events
Total events	5
UFC	5
Fights
Total fights	40
Title fights	10
Chronology
2000 in UFC 2001 in UFC 2002 in UFC

Title fights

Title fights in 2001
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Event	Notes
Lightweight	Jens Pulver	def.	Caol Uno	Decision (majority)	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	Decision (unanimous)	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	Decision (unanimous)	5	5:00	UFC 33: Victory in Vegas	[f]
Lightweight	Jens Pulver (c)	def.	Dennis Hallman	Decision (unanimous)	5	5:00	UFC 33: Victory in Vegas	[g]
Light Heavyweight	Tito Ortiz (c)	def.	Vladimir Matyushenko	Decision (unanimous)	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]

1. For the UFC Lightweight Championship.
2. For the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship.
3. For the UFC Welterweight Championship.
4. For the UFC Heavyweight Championship.
5. For the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship.
6. For the UFC Middleweight Championship.
7. For the UFC Lightweight Championship.
8. For the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship.
9. For the UFC Welterweight Championship.
10. For the UFC Heavyweight Championship.

Debut UFC fighters

The following fighters fought their first UFC fight in 2001:

B.J. Penn Caol Uno Curtis Stout Din Thomas Elvis Sinosic Frank Mir Gil Castillo Homer Moore

Joey Gilbert Jutaro Nakao Mark Robinson Matt Serra Paul Rodriguez Phil Baroni Phil Johns Ricardo Almeida

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.	—
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