2009 in UFC

The year 2009 was 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.

2009 in UFC
Information
First date	January 17, 2009
Last date	December 12, 2009
Events
Total events	20
UFC	15
UFC Fight Night	3
TUF Finale events	2
Fights
Total fights	215
Title fights	11
Chronology
2008 in UFC 2009 in UFC 2010 in UFC

2009 UFC.com awards

2009 UFC.COM Awards
No	Best Fighter	The Upsets	The Submissions	The Newcomers	The Knockouts	The Losses	The Fights
1	Georges St-Pierre	Paulo Thiago defeats Josh Koscheck UFC 95	Terry Etim defeats Justin Buchholz UFC 99	Paul Daley	Anderson Silva defeats Forrest Griffin UFC 101	Maurício Rua loses to Lyoto Machida 1 UFC 104	Diego Sanchez defeats Clay Guida The Ultimate Fighter 9 Finale
2	Lyoto Machida	Mike Pierce defeats Brock Larson UFC Fight Night: Diaz vs. Guillard	Demian Maia defeats Chael Sonnen UFC 95	Roy Nelson	Lyoto Machida defeats Rashad Evans UFC 98	Jon Jones loses to Matt Hamill The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights Finale	Antônio Rogério Nogueira defeats Randy Couture UFC 102
3	Anderson Silva	Shane Nelson defeats Aaron Riley UFC 96	Frank Mir defeats Cheick Kongo UFC 107	Aaron Simpson	Matt Hamill defeats Mark Muñoz UFC 96	Clay Guida loses to Diego Sanchez The Ultimate Fighter: United States vs. United Kingdom Finale	Nate Quarry defeats Tim Credeur UFC Fight Night: Diaz vs. Guillard
4	B.J. Penn	Jon Jones defeats Stephan Bonnar UFC 94	DaMarques Johnson defeats Edgar García UFC 107	Stefan Struve	Dan Henderson defeats Michael Bisping UFC 100	Jake Ellenberger loses to Carlos Condit UFC Fight Night: Diaz vs. Guillard	Rich Franklin defeats Wanderlei Silva UFC 199
5	Maurício Rua	TJ Grant defeats Ryo Chonan UFC 97	Joe Lauzon defeats Jeremy Stephens UFC Fight Night: Lauzon vs. Stephens	Ross Pearson	Nate Marquardt defeats Demian Maia UFC 102	Paul Buentello loses to Stefan Struve UFC 107	Carlos Condit defeats Jake Ellenberger UFC Fight Night: Diaz vs. Guillard
6	Dan Hardy	Mark Coleman defeats Stephan Bonnar UFC 100	Rick Story defeats Brian Foster UFC 103	Johny Hendricks	Paulo Thiago defeats Josh Koscheck UFC 95	Wanderlei Silva loses to Rich Franklin 1 UFC 99	Yoshihiro Akiyama defeats Alan Belcher UFC 100
7	Cain Velasquez	Alessio Sakara defeats Thales Leites UFC 101	Tom Lawlor defeats C. B. Dollaway UFC 100	John Howard	Maurício Rua defeats Chuck Liddell UFC 97	Cheick Kongo loses to Cain Velasquez UFC 99	Rick Story defeats Brian Foster UFC 103
8	Dan Henderson	Brian Stann defeats Steve Cantwell UFC Fight Night: Diaz vs. Guillard	Alan Belcher defeats Denis Kang UFC 93	Paulo Thiago	Nate Marquardt defeats Wilson Gouveia UFC 96	Maurício Rua loses to Mark Coleman UFC 93	Tyson Griffin defeats Rafael dos Anjos UFC Fight Night: Condit vs. Kampmann
9	Nate Marquardt	Kimbo Slice defeats Houston Alexander UFC 100	Jon Jones defeats Jake O'Brien UFC 123	John Hathaway	Shane Carwin defeats Gabriel Gonzaga UFC 96	Tim Credeur loses to Nate Quarry UFC Fight Night: Diaz vs. Guillard	Lyoto Machida defeats Maurício Rua UFC 104
10	Jon Jones	Michael Bisping defeats Denis Kang UFC 105	Tim Hague defeats Pat Barry UFC 98	Todd Duffee (Tie) Yoshihiro Akiyama (Tie)	Todd Duffee defeats Tim Hague UFC 102	Alan Belcher loses to Yoshihiro Akiyama UFC 100	Martin Kampmann defeats Carlos Condit UFC Fight Night: Condit vs. Kampmann
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Debut UFC fighters

The following fighters fought their first UFC fight in 2009:

• Aaron Simpson
• Alexander Gustafsson
• Alexandre Barros
• Andre Winner
• Antônio Rogério Nogueira
• Ben Rothwell
• Brendan Schaub
• Brian Cobb
• Brian Foster
• Brian Stann
• Cameron Dollar
• Carlos Condit
• Chase Gormley
• Chris Tuchscherer
• DaMarques Johnson
• Dan Cramer
• Danillo Villefort
• Darrill Schoonover
• Denis Kang
• Denis Stojnic
• Derek Downey
• Drew McFedries
• Edgar Garcia
• Evan Dunham
• Fabricio Camões
• Frank Lester
• Igor Pokrajac
• Ivan Serati
• Jacob Volkmann
• Jake Ellenberger
• Jake Rosholt
• James McSweeney
• James Wilks
• Jared Hamman
• Jay Silva
• Jesse Lennox
• Jesse Sanders
• Joe Brammer
• John Hathaway
• John Howard
• Johny Hendricks
• Jon Madsen
• Justin Wren
• Kimbo Slice
• Lucio Linhares
• Marcus Jones
• Mark Muñoz
• Matt Mitrione
• Matt Veach
• Mike Ciesnolevicz
• Mike Pierce
• Mike Pyle
• Mike Russow
• Neil Grove
• Nick Catone
• Nick Osipczak
• Nik Lentz
• Nissen Osterneck
• Paul Daley
• Paulo Thiago
• Peter Sobotta
• Rafaello Oliveira
• Ricardo Funch
• Rick Story
• Rodney Wallace
• Ross Pearson
• Roy Nelson
• Ryan Madigan
• Stefan Struve
• Steve Lopez
• Steve Steinbeiss
• Tim Hague
• Tim McKenzie
• T. J. Grant
• Todd Duffee
• Tom Egan
• Xavier Foupa-Pokam
• Yoshihiro Akiyama

The Ultimate Fighter

Season	Finale	Division	Winner	Runner-up
TUF 9: United States vs. United Kingdom	Jun 20, 2009	Lightweight	Ross Pearson	Andre Winner
		Welterweight	James Wilks	DaMarques Johnson
TUF 10: Heavyweights	Dec 5, 2009	Heavyweight	Roy Nelson	Brendan Schaub

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.	Maurício Rua	Decision (unanimous) (48-47, 48-47, 48-47)	5	5:00	UFC 104	[g]
Lightweight	B.J. Penn (c)	def.	Diego Sanchez	TKO (doctor stoppage)	5	2:37	UFC 107	[h]

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

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[8]
141	The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights Finale	Dec 5, 2009	Palms Casino Resort	Las Vegas, U.S.	1,791[9]
140	UFC 106: Ortiz vs. Griffin 2	Nov 21, 2009	Mandalay Bay Events Center	Las Vegas, U.S.	10,529[10]
139	UFC 105: Couture vs. Vera	Nov 14, 2009	Manchester Evening News Arena	Manchester, England, U.K.	16,693[11]
138	UFC 104: Machida vs. Shogun	Oct 24, 2009	Staples Center	Los Angeles, U.S.	14,892[12]
137	UFC 103: Franklin vs. Belfort	Sep 19, 2009	American Airlines Center	Dallas, U.S.	17,428[13]
136	UFC Fight Night: Diaz vs. Guillard	Sep 16, 2009	Cox Convention Center	Oklahoma City, U.S.	9,490[14]
135	UFC 102: Couture vs. Nogueira	Aug 29, 2009	Rose Garden	Portland, Oregon, U.S.	16,088[15]
134	UFC 101: Declaration	Aug 8, 2009	Wachovia Center	Philadelphia, U.S.	17,411[16]
133	UFC 100	Jul 11, 2009	Mandalay Bay Events Center	Las Vegas, U.S.	10,871[17]
132	The Ultimate Fighter: United States vs. United Kingdom Finale	Jun 20, 2009	Palms Casino Resort	Las Vegas, U.S.	2,217[18]
131	UFC 99: The Comeback	Jun 13, 2009	Lanxess Arena	Cologne, Germany	12,854[19]
130	UFC 98: Evans vs. Machida	May 23, 2009	MGM Grand Garden Arena	Las Vegas, U.S.	12,606[20]
129	UFC 97: Redemption	Apr 18, 2009	Bell Centre	Montreal, Quebec, Canada	21,451[21]
128	UFC Fight Night: Condit vs. Kampmann	Apr 1, 2009	Sommet Center	Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.	10,267[22]
127	UFC 96: Jackson vs. Jardine	Mar 7, 2009	Nationwide Arena	Columbus, Ohio, U.S.	17,033[23]
126	UFC 95: Sanchez vs. Stevenson	Feb 21, 2009	The O2 arena	London, England, U.K.	13,268[24]
125	UFC Fight Night: Lauzon vs. Stephens	Feb 7, 2009	USF Sun Dome	Tampa, Florida, U.S.	7,596[25]
124	UFC 94: St-Pierre vs. Penn 2	Jan 31, 2009	MGM Grand Garden Arena	Las Vegas, U.S.	14,885[26]
123	UFC 93: Franklin vs. Henderson	Jan 17, 2009	The O2	Dublin, Ireland	9,369[27]

See also

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