2009 in UFC

The year 2009 is 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 dateJanuary 17, 2009
Last dateDecember 12, 2009
Events
Total events20
UFC15
UFC Fight Night3
TUF Finale events2
Fights
Total fights215
Title fights11
Chronology
2008 in UFC 2009 in UFC 2010 in UFC

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 [lower-alpha 1]
Middleweight Anderson Silva (c) def. Thales Leites Decision (unanimous) (49-46, 48-47, 50-46) 5 5:00 UFC 97 [lower-alpha 2]
Light Heavyweight Lyoto Machida def. Rashad Evans (c) KO (punches) 2 3:57 UFC 98 [lower-alpha 3]
Welterweight Georges St-Pierre (c) def. Thiago Alves Decision (unanimous) (50–45, 50–44, 50–45) 5 5:00 UFC 100 [lower-alpha 4]
Heavyweight Brock Lesnar (c) def. Frank Mir (ic) TKO (punches) 2 1:48 UFC 100 [lower-alpha 5]
Lightweight B.J. Penn (c) def Kenny Florian Submission (rear-naked choke) 4 3:54 UFC 101 [lower-alpha 6]
Light Heavyweight Lyoto Machida (c) def. Mauricio Rua Decision (unanimous) (48-47, 48-47, 48-47) 5 5:00 UFC 104 [lower-alpha 7]
Lightweight B.J. Penn (c) def. Diego Sanchez TKO (cut) 5 2:37 UFC 107 [lower-alpha 8]
  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. UFC Heavyweight Championship unification bout.
  6. For the UFC Lightweight Championship.
  7. For the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship.
  8. For the UFC Lightweight Championship

The Ultimate Fighter
SeasonFinaleDivisionWinnerRunner-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

Debut UFC fighters

The following fighters fought their first UFC fight in 2009:

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[1]
141 The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights Finale Dec 5, 2009 Palms Casino Resort Las Vegas, U.S. 1,791[2]
140 UFC 106: Ortiz vs. Griffin 2 Nov 21, 2009 Mandalay Bay Events Center Las Vegas, U.S. 10,529[3]
139 UFC 105: Couture vs. Vera Nov 14, 2009 Manchester Evening News Arena Manchester, England, U.K. 16,693[4]
138 UFC 104: Machida vs. Shogun Oct 24, 2009 Staples Center Los Angeles, U.S. 14,892[5]
137 UFC 103: Franklin vs. Belfort Sep 19, 2009 American Airlines Center Dallas, U.S. 17,428[6]
136 UFC Fight Night: Diaz vs. Guillard Sep 16, 2009 Cox Convention Center Oklahoma City, U.S. 9,490[7]
135 UFC 102: Couture vs. Nogueira Aug 29, 2009 Rose Garden Portland, Oregon, U.S. 16,088[8]
134 UFC 101: Declaration Aug 8, 2009 Wachovia Center Philadelphia, U.S. 17,411[9]
133 UFC 100 Jul 11, 2009 Mandalay Bay Events Center Las Vegas, U.S. 10,871[10]
132 The Ultimate Fighter: United States vs. United Kingdom Finale Jun 20, 2009 Palms Casino Resort Las Vegas, U.S. 2,217[11]
131 UFC 99: The Comeback Jun 13, 2009 Lanxess Arena Cologne, Germany 12,854[12]
130 UFC 98: Evans vs. Machida May 23, 2009 MGM Grand Garden Arena Las Vegas, U.S. 12,606[13]
129 UFC 97: Redemption Apr 18, 2009 Bell Centre Montreal, Quebec, Canada 21,451[14]
128 UFC Fight Night: Condit vs. Kampmann Apr 1, 2009 Sommet Center Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. 10,267[15]
127 UFC 96: Jackson vs. Jardine Mar 7, 2009 Nationwide Arena Columbus, Ohio, U.S. 17,033[16]
126 UFC 95: Sanchez vs. Stevenson Feb 21, 2009 The O2 arena London, England, U.K. 13,268[17]
125 UFC Fight Night: Lauzon vs. Stephens Feb 7, 2009 USF Sun Dome Tampa, Florida, U.S. 7,596[18]
124 UFC 94: St-Pierre vs. Penn 2 Jan 31, 2009 MGM Grand Garden Arena Las Vegas, U.S. 14,885[19]
123 UFC 93: Franklin vs. Henderson Jan 17, 2009 The O2 Dublin, Ireland 9,369[20]

See also

References
  1. "UFC 107 draws reported 13,896 attendees for "over $1.5 million" gate". mmajunkie.com. Dec 13, 2009. Archived from the original on 2012-10-13.
  2. "The Ultimate Fighter 10 Finale draws 1,791 attendees for $503,600 gate". mmajunkie.com. Dec 17, 2009. Archived from the original on 2012-05-25.
  3. "UFC 106 draws 10,529 attendees (6,631 paid) for $3 million gate (Updated)". mmajunkie.com. Nov 24, 2009. Archived from the original on 2012-10-13.
  4. "UFC 105 breaks European attendance record in front of "educated" U.K. crowd". mmajunkie.com. Nov 15, 2009. Archived from the original on 2009-11-17.
  5. ""UFC 104: Machida vs. Shogun" officially draws 14,892 spectators for $1.9 million gate". mmajunkie.com. Oct 27, 2009. Archived from the original on 2012-10-13.
  6. "UFC 103 in Dallas a sellout with 17,428 attendees, $2.4 million estimated gate". mmajunkie.com. Sep 20, 2009. Archived from the original on 2009-09-23.
  7. "UFC Fight Night 19 officially draws 9,490 attendees for $577,997 live gate". mmajunkie.com. Sep 22, 2009. Archived from the original on 2009-09-23.
  8. "Despite sluggish sales start, UFC 102 draws 16,088 for $1.92 million gate; Seattle up next?". mmajunkie.com. Aug 30, 2009. Archived from the original on 2009-09-01.
  9. "UFC 101 draws 17,411 attendance for Pennsylvania state record $3.55 million live gate". mmajunkie.com. Aug 9, 2010. Archived from the original on 2009-08-12.
  10. "UFC 100 draws live gate of $5,128,490". fiveouncesofpain.com. Jul 21, 2010.
  11. "The Ultimate Fighter 9 Finale nabs 2,217 attendees for a $500K gate". mmajunkie.com. Jun 29, 2009. Archived from the original on 2012-10-23.
  12. "UFC 99 draws reported 12,800 spectators for $1.3 million live gate in Cologne, Germany". mmajunkie.com. Jun 13, 2009. Archived from the original on 2012-06-30. Retrieved 2015-03-04.
  13. "UFC 98 in Las Vegas delivers 12,606 spectators and $3.4 million gate". mmajunkie.com. May 24, 2009. Archived from the original on 2012-10-23. Retrieved 2015-03-04.
  14. "UFC 97 sets new North American MMA attendance record with 21,451". mmajunkie.com. Apr 19, 2009. Archived from the original on 2012-10-23. Retrieved 2015-03-04.
  15. "UFC's Tennessee debut sets UFC Fight Night attendance record". mmajunkie.com. Apr 2, 2009. Archived from the original on 2012-10-23.
  16. "UFC 96 draws 17,033 spectators for a $1.8 million gate". mmajunkie.com. Mar 8, 2009. Archived from the original on 2012-10-23. Retrieved 2015-03-04.
  17. "UFC 95 delivers 1 million U.S. and strong". mmaweekly.com. Feb 23, 2009. Archived from the original on 2009-02-25.
  18. "UFC Fight Night 17 draws 7,596 for $428k live gate". mmajunkie.com. Feb 8, 2009. Archived from the original on 2012-10-22. Retrieved 2015-03-04.
  19. "UFC 94 officially draws 14,885 for $4.29 million gate according to NSAC". mmajunkie.com. Archived from the original on 2012-10-23. Retrieved 2015-03-04.
  20. "UFC 93 draws 6,369 attendees for $1.3 million gate". mmajunkie.com. Jan 18, 2009. Archived from the original on 2012-10-21. Retrieved 2015-03-04.
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