2011 in UFC

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2011 in UFC
A poster or logo for 2011 in UFC.
Information
First date January 1, 2011
Last date December 30, 2011
Events
Total events 27
UFC 17
UFC on Versus 4
UFC on Fox 4
UFC Fight Night 3
TUF Finale events 2
Fights
Total fights 300
Title fights 13
Chronology
2010 in UFC 2011 in UFC 2012 in UFC

The year 2011 is 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.

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Title fights

Title fights in 2011
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 [lower-alpha 1]
Middleweight Anderson Silva (c) def. Vitor Belfort KO (front kick and punches) 1 3:25 UFC 126 [lower-alpha 2]
Light Heavyweight Jon Jones def. Maurício Rua (c) TKO (knees and punches) 3 2:37 UFC 128 [lower-alpha 3]
Featherweight José Aldo (c) def. Mark Hominick Decision (unanimous) (48–45, 48–46, 49–46) 5 5:00 UFC 129 [lower-alpha 4]
Welterweight Georges St-Pierre (c) def. Jake Shields Decision (unanimous) (50–45, 48–47, 48–47) 5 5:00 UFC 129 [lower-alpha 5]
Bantamweight Dominick Cruz (c) def. Urijah Faber Decision (unanimous) (50–45, 49–46, 48–47) 5 5:00 UFC 132 [lower-alpha 6]
Middleweight Anderson Silva (c) def. Yushin Okami TKO (punches) 2 2:04 UFC 134 [lower-alpha 7]
Light Heavyweight Jon Jones (c) def. Quinton Jackson Submission (rear-naked choke) 4 1:14 UFC 135 [lower-alpha 8]
Bantamweight Dominick Cruz (c) def Demetrious Johnson Decision (unanimous) (50–45, 49–46, 50–45) 5 5:00 UFC on Versus 6 [lower-alpha 9]
Featherweight José Aldo (c) def. Kenny Florian Decision (unanimous) (49–46, 49–46, 49–46) 5 5:00 UFC 136 [lower-alpha 10]
Lightweight Frankie Edgar (c) def. Gray Maynard KO (punches) 4 3:54 UFC 136 [lower-alpha 11]
Heavyweight Junior dos Santos def. Cain Velasquez (c) KO (punches) 1 1:04 UFC on Fox 1 [lower-alpha 12]
Light Heavyweight Jon Jones (c) def. Lyoto Machida Technical Submission (standing guillotine choke) 2 4:26 UFC 140 [lower-alpha 13]
  1. ↑ For UFC Lightweight Championship
  2. ↑ For the UFC Middleweight Championship
  3. ↑ For UFC Light Heavyweight Championship
  4. ↑ For UFC Featherweight Championship
  5. ↑ For UFC Welterweight Championship
  6. ↑ For the Bantamweight Championship.
  7. ↑ For UFC Middleweight Championship
  8. ↑ For the Light Heavyweight Championship.
  9. ↑ For the Bantamweight Championship.
  10. ↑ For the Featherweight Championship.
  11. ↑ For the Lightweight Championship.
  12. ↑ For the UFC Heavyweight Championship.
  13. ↑ For the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship

The Ultimate Fighter

Season Finale Division Winner Runner-up
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

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Main article: List of UFC events
# Event Date Venue Location Attendance
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, Pennsylvania, 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, Washington, 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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