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

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

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

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

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

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

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. Archived from the original on August 7, 2012. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
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.