2006 in UFC

The year 2006 was the 14th year in the history of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States. In 2006 the UFC held 18 events beginning with, UFC Fight Night 3.

2006 in UFC
Information
First date	January 16, 2006
Last date	December 30, 2006
Events
Total events	18
UFC	10
UFC Fight Night	6
TUF Finale events	2
Fights
Total fights	158
Title fights	11
Chronology
2005 in UFC 2006 in UFC 2007 in UFC

2006 UFC.com awards

2006 UFC.COM Awards
No	The Submissions	The Knockouts	The Fights
1	Josh Neer defeats Melvin Guillard UFC Ultimate Fight Night 3	Anderson Silva defeats Rich Franklin 1 UFC 64	Diego Sanchez defeats Karo Parisyan UFC Fight Night: Sanchez vs. Parisyan
2	Travis Lutter defeats Patrick Côté The Ultimate Fighter 4 Finale	Scott Smith defeats Pete Sell The Ultimate Fighter 4 Finale	Georges St-Pierre defeats B.J. Penn 1 UFC 58
3	Kenny Florian defeats Sam Stout The Ultimate Fighter 6 Finale	Tim Sylvia defeats Andrei Arlovski 1 UFC 59	Kendall Grove defeats Ed Herman The Ultimate Fighter 3 Finale
4	Jason MacDonald defeats Chris Leben UFC 66	Georges St-Pierre defeats Matt Hughes 2 UFC 65	Tim Sylvia defeats Andrei Arlovski 1 UFC 59
5	Dean Lister defeats Alessio Sakara UFC 60	Chuck Liddell defeats Randy Couture 3 UFC 57	Tito Ortiz defeats Forrest Griffin 1 UFC 59
6	Hermes França defeats Jamie Varner UFC 62	Anderson Silva defeats Chris Leben UFC Ultimate Fight Night 5	Scott Smith defeats Pete Sell The Ultimate Fighter 4 Finale
7	Mark Hominick defeats Yves Edwards UFC 58	Joe Lauzon defeats Jens Pulver UFC 63	Matt Hughes defeats B.J. Penn 2 UFC 63
8	Dan Christison defeats Brad Imes UFC Ultimate Fight Night 4	Duane Ludwig defeats Jonathan Goulet UFC Ultimate Fight Night 3	Rich Franklin defeats David Loiseau UFC 58
9	Rory Singer defeats Ross Pointon The Ultimate Fighter 3 Finale	Diego Sanchez defeats Joe Riggs UFC Fight Night: Sanchez vs. Riggs	Dan Christison defeats Brad Imes UFC Ultimate Fight Night 4
10	Jason Von Flue defeats Alex Karalexis UFC Ultimate Fight Night 3	Alan Belcher defeats Jorge Santiago at UFC Fight Night: Sanchez vs. Riggs (Tie) Keith Jardine defeats Forrest Griffin at UFC 66 (Tie)	Sam Stout defeats Spencer Fisher 1 at UFC 58 (Tie) Drew McFedries defeats Alessio Sakara at UFC 65 (Tie)
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Debut UFC fighters

The following fighters fought their first UFC fight in 2006:

• Alan Belcher
• Anderson Silva
• Anthony Perosh
• Anthony Torres
• Antoni Hardonk
• Assuério Silva
• Carmelo Marrero
• Cheick Kongo
• Chris Price
• Christian Wellisch
• Clay Guida
• Cory Walmsley
• Dan Christison
• Dan Lauzon
• Danny Abbadi
• David Heath
• David Lee
• Dean Lister
• Derrick Noble
• Dokonjonosuke Mishima
• Drew McFedries
• Dustin Hazelett
• Ed Herman
• Eddie Sanchez
• Eric Schafer
• Forrest Petz
• Gabe Ruediger
• Gilbert Aldana
• Gleison Tibau
• Icho Larenas
• Jake O'Brien
• Jamie Varner
• Jason Dent
• Jason Lambert
• Jason MacDonald
• Jason Von Flue
• Jeff Joslin
• Jesse Forbes
• Joe Jordan
• Joe Lauzon
• Jorge Gurgel
• Jorge Santiago
• Josh Haynes
• Josh Schockman
• Junior Assuncao
• Justin James
• Justin Levens
• Kalib Starnes
• Keita Nakamura
• Kendall Grove
• Kris Rotharmel
• Kristof Midoux
• Kuniyoshi Hironaka
• Kurt Pellegrino
• Logan Clark
• Luigi Fioravanti
• Matt Hamill
• Matt Wiman
• Michael Bisping
• Mike Nickels
• Mike Whitehead
• Pat Healy
• Rick Davis
• Rob MacDonald
• Roger Huerta
• Rory Singer
• Ross Pointon
• Sam Stout
• Scott Smith
• Seth Petruzelli
• Sherman Pendergarst
• Solomon Hutcherson
• Thales Leites
• Tom Murphy
• Tyson Griffin
• Victor Valimaki
• Wes Combs
• Wilson Gouveia
• Yuki Sasaki
• Yushin Okami

The Ultimate Fighter

Season	Finale	Division	Winner	Runner-up
TUF 3: Team Ortiz vs. Team Shamrock	Jun 24, 2006	Middleweight	Kendall Grove	Ed Herman
		Light Heavyweight	Michael Bisping	Josh Haynes
TUF 4: The Comeback	Nov 11, 2006	Middleweight	Travis Lutter	Patrick Côté
		Welterweight	Matt Serra	Chris Lytle

Title fights

Title fights in 2006
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Event	Notes
Light Heavyweight	Chuck Liddell (c)	def.	Randy Couture	KO (punch)	2	1:28	UFC 57: Liddell vs. Couture 3	[a]
Middleweight	Rich Franklin (c)	def.	David Loiseau	Decision (unanimous)	5	5:00	UFC 58: USA vs. Canada	[b]
Heavyweight	Tim Sylvia	def.	Andrei Arlovski (c)	TKO (punches)	1	2:43	UFC 59: Reality Check	[c]
Heavyweight	Tim Sylvia (c)	def.	Andrei Arlovski	Decision (unanimous)	5	5:00	UFC 61: Bitter Rivals	[d]
Light Heavyweight	Chuck Liddell (c)	def.	Renato Sobral	TKO (Punches)	1	1:35	UFC 62: Liddell vs. Sobral	[e]
Welterweight	Matt Hughes (c)	def.	B.J. Penn	TKO (punches)	3	3:53	UFC 63: Hughes vs. Penn	[f]
Lightweight	Sean Sherk	def.	Kenny Florian	Decision (unanimous)	5	5:00	UFC 64: Unstoppable	[g]
Middleweight	Anderson Silva	def.	Rich Franklin (c)	KO (knee)	1	2:59	UFC 64: Unstoppable	[h]
Heavyweight	Tim Sylvia (c)	def.	Jeff Monson	Decision (unanimous)	5	5:00	UFC 65: Bad Intentions	[i]
Welterweight	Georges St. Pierre	def.	Matt Hughes (c)	TKO (head kick and punches)	2	1:25	UFC 65: Bad Intentions	[j]
Light Heavyweight	Chuck Liddell (c)	def.	Tito Ortiz	TKO (punches)	3	3:59	UFC 66: Liddell vs. Ortiz	[k]

1. For the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship Couture announced his retirement after the loss.
2. For the UFC Middleweight Championship
3. For the UFC Heavyweight Championship.
4. For the UFC Heavyweight Championship.
5. For the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship
6. For the UFC Welterweight Championship
7. For the UFC Lightweight Championship
8. For the UFC Middleweight Championship
9. For the UFC Heavyweight Championship.
10. For the UFC Welterweight Championship
11. For the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship

Events list

Main article: List of UFC events

#	Event	Date	Venue	Location	Attendance
083	UFC 66: Liddell vs. Ortiz	Dec 30, 2006	MGM Grand Garden Arena	Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.	13,671[4]
082	UFC Fight Night: Sanchez vs. Riggs	Dec 13, 2006	Marine Corps Air Station Miramar	San Diego, California, U.S.
081	UFC 65: Bad Intentions	Nov 18, 2006	ARCO Arena	Sacramento, California, U.S.	14,666[4]
080	The Ultimate Fighter: The Comeback Finale	Nov 11, 2006	Hard Rock Hotel and Casino	Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
079	UFC 64: Unstoppable	Oct 14, 2006	Mandalay Bay Events Center	Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
078	Ortiz vs. Shamrock 3: The Final Chapter	Oct 10, 2006	Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino	Hollywood, Florida, U.S.
077	UFC 63: Hughes vs. Penn	Sep 23, 2006	Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim	Anaheim, California, U.S.	12,604[5]
076	UFC 62: Liddell vs. Sobral	Aug 26, 2006	Mandalay Bay Events Center	Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
075	UFC Fight Night 6	Aug 17, 2006	Red Rock Resort Spa and Casino	Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
074	UFC 61: Bitter Rivals	Jul 8, 2006	Mandalay Bay Events Center	Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
073	UFC Fight Night 5	Jun 28, 2006	Hard Rock Hotel and Casino	Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.	606 [6]
072	The Ultimate Fighter: Team Ortiz vs. Team Shamrock Finale	Jun 24, 2006	Hard Rock Hotel and Casino	Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.	849 [6]
071	UFC 60: Hughes vs. Gracie	May 27, 2006	Staples Center	Los Angeles, U.S.	14,765[4]
070	UFC 59: Reality Check	Apr 15, 2006	Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim	Anaheim, California, U.S.	13,814[6]
069	UFC Fight Night 4	Apr 6, 2006	Hard Rock Hotel and Casino	Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.	843 [6]
068	UFC 58: USA vs. Canada	Mar 4, 2006	Mandalay Bay Events Center	Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.	9,569[6]
067	UFC 57: Liddell vs. Couture 3	Feb 4, 2006	Mandalay Bay Events Center	Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.	10,659[6]
066	UFC Fight Night 3	Jan 16, 2006	Hard Rock Hotel and Casino	Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.	1,008[6]

See also

• UFC
• List of UFC champions
• List of UFC events