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2007 in UFC

{{short description|UFC MMA events in 2007}}

{{Year in UFC

|name = 2007 in UFC

|image = Logo of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.svg

|image_size = 176px

|first_date = January 25, 2007

|last_date = December 29, 2007

|total_events = 19

|numbered_events = 13

|fight_night_events = 4

|tuf_finale_events = 2

|total_fights = 171

|title_fights = 9

|preceded_by = 2006 in UFC

|followed_by = 2008 in UFC

}}

The year 2007 was the 15th year in the history of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States. In 2007 the UFC held 19 events beginning with, UFC Fight Night: Evans vs. Salmon.

2007 UFC.com awards

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! colspan="6" style="border: 1px solid black; padding: 5px; background: #3B99FA;|2007 UFC.COM Awards

No

!Best Fighter

!The

Upsets

!The

Submissions

!The

Knockouts

!The

Fights

1

|style="font-size:87%"|Quinton Jackson

|style="font-size:87%"|Matt Serra
defeats
Georges St-Pierre 1
UFC 69

|style="font-size:87%"|Forrest Griffin
defeats
Maurício Rua 1
UFC 76

|style="font-size:87%"|Gabriel Gonzaga
defeats
Mirko Cro Cop 1
UFC 70

|style="font-size:87%"|Roger Huerta
defeats
Clay Guida
The Ultimate Fighter 6 Finale

2

|style="font-size:87%"|Anderson Silva

|style="font-size:87%"|Forrest Griffin
defeats
Maurício Rua 1
UFC 76

|style="font-size:87%"|Chris Lytle
defeats
Jason Gilliam
UFC 73

|style="font-size:87%"|Quinton Jackson
defeats
Chuck Liddell 2
UFC 71

|style="font-size:87%"|Frankie Edgar
defeats
Tyson Griffin
UFC 67

3

|style="font-size:87%"|Kenny Florian

|style="font-size:87%"|Gabriel Gonzaga
defeats
Mirko Cro Cop 1
UFC 70

|style="font-size:87%"|Roger Huerta
defeats
Clay Guida
The Ultimate Fighter 6 Finale

|style="font-size:87%"|Houston Alexander
defeats
Keith Jardine
UFC 71

|style="font-size:87%"|Chuck Liddell
defeats
Wanderlei Silva
UFC 79

4

|style="font-size:87%"|Randy Couture

|style="font-size:87%"|Jake O'Brien
defeats
Heath Herring
UFC Fight Night: Evans vs. Salmon

|style="font-size:87%"|Marcus Davis
defeats
Paul Taylor
UFC 75

|style="font-size:87%"|Rashad Evans
defeats
Sean Salmon
UFC Fight Night: Evans vs. Salmon

|style="font-size:87%"|Jon Koppenhaver
defeats
Jared Rollins
The Ultimate Fighter 6 Finale

5

|style="font-size:87%"|Georges St-Pierre

|style="font-size:87%"|Houston Alexander
defeats
Keith Jardine
UFC 71

|style="font-size:87%"|Georges St-Pierre
defeats
Matt Serra 2
UFC 79

|style="font-size:87%"|Matt Serra
defeats
Georges St-Pierre 1
UFC 69

|style="font-size:87%"|Spencer Fisher
defeats
Sam Stout
UFC Fight Night: Stout vs. Fisher

6

|style="font-size:87%"|Forrest Griffin

|style="font-size:87%"|Quinton Jackson
defeats
Chuck Liddell 2
UFC 71

|style="font-size:87%"|Din Thomas
defeats
Jeremy Stephens
UFC 71

|style="font-size:87%"|Chris Leben
defeats
Terry Martin
UFC Fight Night: Thomas vs. Florian

|style="font-size:87%"|Nate Quarry
defeats
Pete Sell
UFC Fight Night: Thomas vs. Florian

7

|style="font-size:87%"|Jon Fitch

|style="font-size:87%|Keith Jardine
defeats
Chuck Liddell
UFC 76

|style="font-size:87%"|B.J. Penn
defeats
Jens Pulver
The Ultimate Fighter 5 Finale

|style="font-size:87%"|Jon Koppenhaver
defeats
Jared Rollins
The Ultimate Fighter 6 Finale

|style="font-size:87%"|Tyson Griffin
defeats
Thiago Tavares
UFC 76

8

|style="font-size:87%"|Roger Huerta

|style="font-size:87%"|Cheick Kongo
defeats
Mirko Cro Cop
UFC 75

|style="font-size:87%"|Martin Kampmann
defeats
Drew McFedries
UFC 68

|style="font-size:87%"|Nate Quarry
defeats
Pete Sell
UFC Fight Night: Thomas vs. Florian

|style="font-size:87%"|Roger Huerta
defeats
Leonard Garcia
UFC 69

9

|style="font-size:87%"|Matt Serra

|style="font-size:87%"|Randy Couture
defeats
Tim Sylvia
UFC 68

|style="font-size:87%"|Matt Arroyo
defeats
John Kolosci
The Ultimate Fighter 6 Finale

|style="font-size:87%"|Anderson Silva
defeats
Rich Franklin
UFC 77

|style="font-size:87%"|Randy Couture
defeats
Tim Sylvia
UFC 68

10

|style="font-size:87%"|Kenny Florian (Tie)
Marcus Davis (Tie)

|style="font-size:87%"|Yushin Okami defeats Mike Swick at UFC 69 (Tie)
Josh Koscheck defeats Diego Sanchez at UFC 69 (Tie)

|style="font-size:87%"|Joe Stevenson
defeats
Melvin Guillard
UFC Fight Night: Stevenson vs. Guillard

|style="font-size:87%"|Houston Alexander
defeats
Alessio Sakara
UFC 75

|style="font-size:87%"|Matt Grice defeats Jason Black at UFC 77 (Tie)
Tyson Griffin defeats Clay Guida at UFC 72 (Tie)

Ref

|{{Cite web |date=2008-01-03 |title=UFC® : Ultimate Fighting Championship® |url=http://www.ufc.com/index.cfm?fa=news.detail&gid=9445 |access-date=2025-01-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080123075646/http://www.ufc.com/index.cfm?fa=news.detail&gid=9445 |archive-date=23 January 2008 }}

|{{Cite web |date=2007-12-30 |title=UFC® : Ultimate Fighting Championship® |url=http://www.ufc.com/index.cfm?fa=news.detail&gid=9374 |access-date=2025-01-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080123075641/http://www.ufc.com/index.cfm?fa=news.detail&gid=9374 |archive-date=23 January 2008 }}

|{{Cite web |date=2007-12-31 |title=UFC® : Ultimate Fighting Championship® |url=http://www.ufc.com/index.cfm?fa=news.detail&gid=9377 |access-date=2025-01-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080126063138/http://www.ufc.com/index.cfm?fa=news.detail&gid=9377 |archive-date=26 January 2008 }}

|{{Cite web |date=2008-01-01 |title=UFC® : Ultimate Fighting Championship® |url=http://www.ufc.com/index.cfm?fa=news.detail&gid=9395 |access-date=2025-01-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080125120251/http://www.ufc.com/index.cfm?fa=news.detail&gid=9395 |archive-date=25 January 2008 }}

|{{Cite web |date=2008-01-02 |title=UFC® : Ultimate Fighting Championship® |url=http://www.ufc.com/index.cfm?fa=news.detail&gid=9396 |access-date=2025-01-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080127022325/http://www.ufc.com/index.cfm?fa=news.detail&gid=9396 |archive-date=27 January 2008 }}

Debut UFC fighters

The following fighters fought their first UFC fight in 2007:

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The Ultimate Fighter

class="wikitable" style="width:99%;"

!Season!!Finale!!Division!!Winner!!Runner-up

style="text-align:left"|TUF 5: Team Pulver vs. Team Penn

|Jun 23, 2007

|Lightweight

| Nate Diaz

| Manvel Gamburyan

style="text-align:left"|TUF 6: Team Hughes vs. Team Serra

|Dec 8, 2007

|Welterweight

| Mac Danzig

| Tommy Speer

Title fights

{{MMAtitle}}

{{MMAtitle card|Title fights in 2007}}

{{MMAtitle bout

| Heavyweight

| Randy Couture

| def.

| Tim Sylvia (c)

| Decision (unanimous) (50–45, 50–45, 50–45)

| 5

| 5:00

| UFC 68: The Uprising

| For the UFC Heavyweight Championship.

}}

{{MMAtitle bout

| Welterweight

| Matt Serra

| def.

| Georges St-Pierre (c)

| TKO (punches)

| 1

| 3:25

| UFC 69: Shootout

| For the UFC Welterweight Championship. Greatest upset in UFC history. Serra become first fighter in UFC history to win both Ultimate Fighter winner and champion.

}}

{{MMAtitle bout

| Light Heavyweight

| Quinton Jackson

| def.

| Chuck Liddell (c)

| TKO (punches)

| 1

| 1:53

| UFC 71: Liddell vs. Jackson

| For the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship.

}}

{{MMAtitle bout

| Middleweight

| Anderson Silva (c)

| def.

| Nate Marquardt

| TKO (punches)

| 1

| 4:50

| UFC 73: Stacked

| For the UFC Middleweight Championship.

}}

{{MMAtitle bout

| Lightweight

| Sean Sherk (c)

| def.

| Hermes Franca

| Decision (unanimous) (50–45, 50–45, 49–46)

| 5

| 5:00

| UFC 73: Stacked

| For the UFC Lightweight Championship; Both fighters failed their drug tests.

}}

{{MMAtitle bout

| Heavyweight

| Randy Couture (c)

| def.

| Gabriel Gonzaga

| TKO (punches)

| 3

| 1:37

| UFC 74: Respect

| For the UFC Heavyweight Championship.

}}

{{MMAtitle bout

| Light Heavyweight

| Quinton Jackson
(UFC Champion)

| def.

| Dan Henderson
(Pride Champion)

| Decision (unanimous) (48–47, 49–46, 49–46)

| 5

| 5:00

| UFC 75: Champion vs. Champion

| To unify the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship and PRIDE Middleweight Championship.

}}

{{MMAtitle bout

| Middleweight

| Anderson Silva (c)

| def.

| Rich Franklin

| TKO (knees)

| 2

| 1:07

| UFC 77: Hostile Territory

| For the UFC Middleweight Championship.

}}

{{MMAtitle bout

| Welterweight

| Georges St-Pierre

| def.

| Matt Hughes

| Verbal submission (armbar)

| 2

| 4:54

| UFC 79: Nemesis

| For the UFC Interim Welterweight Championship.

}}

{{MMAtitle end|notes = yes}}

Events list

{{Main|List of UFC events}}

class="sortable wikitable succession-box" style="font-size:90%;"

! scope="col" | #

! scope="col" | Event

! scope="col" | Date

! scope="col" | Venue

! scope="col" | Location

! scope="col" | Attendance

102

|{{sort|UFC 079|UFC 79: Nemesis}}

|{{dts|2007|Dec|29}}

|Mandalay Bay Events Center

|Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.

|{{nts|11075}}{{cite web|url=http://mmajunkie.com/news/3425/ufc-issues-200000-in-ufc-79-bonuses.mma|title=UFC issues 200,000 in UFC 79 bonuses|publisher=mmajunkie.com|date=Dec 30, 2007|access-date=2015-03-04|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120630015405/mmajunkie.com/news/3425/ufc-issues-200000-in-ufc-79-bonuses.mma|archive-date=2012-06-30|url-status=dead}}

101

|{{sort|Ultimate Fighter 06|The Ultimate Fighter: Team Hughes vs. Team Serra Finale}}

|{{dts|2007|Dec|8}}

|Palms Casino Resort

|Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.

| rowspan="1 {{n/a}}

100

|{{sort|UFC 078|UFC 78: Validation}}

|{{dts|2007|Nov|17}}

|Prudential Center

|Newark, New Jersey, U.S.

|{{nts|14071}}{{cite web|url=https://sports.yahoo.com/mma/news?slug=dm-ufcseventyeight061909|title=UFC 78: Heading east|date=19 June 2009 |publisher=sports.yahoo.com|access-date=Oct 19, 2010}}

099

|{{sort|UFC 077|UFC 77: Hostile Territory}}

|{{dts|2007|Oct|20}}

|U.S. Bank Arena

|Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.

|{{nts|16054}}{{cite web|url=http://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/templates/dailynews.asp?articleid=4940&zoneid=1|title=UFC 77 salaries and attendance figures|publisher=mmaweekly.com|date=Oct 24, 2007|access-date=2015-03-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071107081656/http://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/templates/dailynews.asp?articleid=4940&zoneid=1|archive-date=2007-11-07|url-status=dead}}

098

|{{sort|UFC 076|UFC 76: Knockout}}

|{{dts|2007|Sep|22}}

|Honda Center

|Anaheim, California, U.S.

|{{nts|13770}}{{cite web|url=http://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/templates/dailynews.asp?articleid=4774&zoneid=3|archive-url=https://archive.today/20070528213139/http://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/templates/dailynews.asp?articleid=4774&zoneid=3|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 28, 2007|title=UFC 76 Salaries: Liddell earns $500,000|publisher=mmaweekly.com|date=Sep 26, 2007}}

097

|{{sort|UFC Fight Night 11|UFC Fight Night: Thomas vs. Florian}}

|{{dts|2007|Sep|19}}

|Palms Casino Resort

|Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.

| rowspan="1 {{n/a}}

096

|{{sort|UFC 075|UFC 75: Champion vs. Champion}}

|{{dts|2007|Sep|8}}

|The O2 arena

|London, England, U.K.

|{{nts|16235}}

095

|{{sort|UFC 074|UFC 74: Respect}}

|{{dts|2007|Aug|25}}

|Mandalay Bay Events Center

|Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.

|{{nts|11065}}

094

|{{sort|UFC 073|UFC 73: Stacked}}

|{{dts|2007|Jul|7}}

|ARCO Arena

|Sacramento, California, U.S.

|{{nts|13183}}{{cite web|url=http://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/templates/Dailynews.asp?articleid=4292&zoneid=16|title=UFC 73 salaries and attendance figures|publisher=mmaweekly.com|date=Jul 9, 2007|access-date=2015-03-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071011204022/http://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/templates/Dailynews.asp?articleid=4292&zoneid=16|archive-date=2007-10-11|url-status=dead}}

093

|{{sort|Ultimate Fighter 05|The Ultimate Fighter: Team Pulver vs. Team Penn Finale}}

|{{dts|2007|Jun|23}}

|Palms Casino Resort

|Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.

| rowspan="1 {{n/a}}

092

|{{sort|UFC 072|UFC 72: Victory}}

|{{dts|2007|Jun|16}}

|{{sort|Odyssey|The Odyssey}}

|Belfast, Northern Ireland

|{{nts|7850}}{{cite web|url=http://mmajunkie.com/news/18435/dana-white-promises-ufc-will-return-to-dublin-in-2010.mma|title=Dana White promises UFC will return to Dublin in 2010|publisher=mmajunkie.com|date=Mar 24, 2010|access-date=2015-03-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121023022348/http://mmajunkie.com/news/18435/dana-white-promises-ufc-will-return-to-dublin-in-2010.mma|archive-date=2012-10-23|url-status=dead}}

091

|{{sort|UFC Fight Night 10|UFC Fight Night: Stout vs. Fisher}}

|{{dts|2007|Jun|12}}

|Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino

|Hollywood, Florida, U.S.

| rowspan="1 {{n/a}}

090

|{{sort|UFC 071|UFC 71: Liddell vs. Jackson}}

|{{dts|2007|May|26}}

|MGM Grand Garden Arena

|Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.

|{{nts|14728}}{{cite web|url=http://mmajunkie.com/news/17405/ufc-108-draws-13255-attendance-for-2-million-gate.mma|title=UFC 108 draws 13,255 attendance for $2 million gate|publisher=mmajunkie.com|date=Jan 3, 2010|access-date=2015-03-04|archive-url=https://archive.today/20121208193206/mmajunkie.com/news/17405/ufc-108-draws-13255-attendance-for-2-million-gate.mma|archive-date=2012-12-08|url-status=dead}}

089

|{{sort|UFC 070|UFC 70: Nations Collide}}

|{{dts|2007|Apr|21}}

|Manchester Evening News Arena

|Manchester, England, U.K.

|{{nts|15114}}{{cite web|url=http://mmajunkie.com/news/16817/late-push-could-help-ufc-105-challenge-for-european-attendance-record.mma|title=Late push could help UFC 105 challenge for European attendance record|publisher=mmajunkie.com|date=Nov 11, 2009|access-date=2015-03-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121023022320/http://mmajunkie.com/news/16817/late-push-could-help-ufc-105-challenge-for-european-attendance-record.mma|archive-date=2012-10-23|url-status=dead}}

088

|{{sort|UFC 069|UFC 69: Shootout}}

|{{dts|2007|Apr|7}}

|Toyota Center

|Houston, Texas, U.S.

|{{nts|15269}}

087

|{{sort|UFC Fight Night 09|UFC Fight Night: Stevenson vs. Guillard}}

|{{dts|2007|Apr|5}}

|Palms Casino Resort

|Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.

|{{nts|1734}}

086

|{{sort|UFC 068|UFC 68: The Uprising}}

|{{dts|2007|Mar|3}}

|Nationwide Arena

|Columbus, Ohio, U.S.

|{{nts|19079}}{{cite web|url=http://mmajunkie.com/news/2035/official-ufc-68-salaries-paydays-for-randy-couture-tim-sylvia-rich-franklin-matt-hughes-and-more.mma|title=Official UFC 68 salaries: Paydays for Randy Couture, Tim Sylvia, Rich Franklin, Matt Hughes and more|publisher=mmajunkie.com|date=Mar 6, 2007|access-date=2015-03-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120722120700/http://mmajunkie.com/news/2035/official-ufc-68-salaries-paydays-for-randy-couture-tim-sylvia-rich-franklin-matt-hughes-and-more.mma|archive-date=2012-07-22|url-status=dead}}

085

|{{sort|UFC 067|UFC 67: All or Nothing}}

|{{dts|2007|Feb|3}}

|Mandalay Bay Events Center

|Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.

|{{nts|10787}}

084

|{{sort|UFC Fight Night 08|UFC Fight Night: Evans vs. Salmon}}

|{{dts|2007|Jan|25}}

|Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino

|Hollywood, Florida, U.S.

|{{nts|5287}}

UFC Fight Night: Stevenson vs. Guillard

{{Infobox MMA event

| name = UFC Fight Night: Stevenson vs. Guillard

| promotion = Ultimate Fighting Championship

| image = UFCFIGHTNIGHT9.jpg

| date = April 5, 2007

| venue = Palms Casino Resort

| city = Las Vegas, Nevada

| attendance = 1,734

| gate =

| buyrate =

| purse =

| previousevent = UFC 68: The Uprising

| followingevent = UFC 69: Shootout

}}

UFC Fight Night: Stevenson vs. Guillard{{Cite web|title=UFC Fight Night: Stevenson vs. Guillard |publisher=Sherdog |url=http://www.sherdog.com/events/UFC-Fight-Night-Stevenson-vs-Guillard-4682 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150309232457/http://www.sherdog.com/events/UFC-Fight-Night-Stevenson-vs-Guillard-4682 |archive-date=March 9, 2015 |url-status=live }} (also known as UFC Fight Night 9) was an event held on April 5, 2007, at The Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada.

=Results=

{{MMAevent}}

{{MMAevent card|Main Card}}

{{MMAevent bout

|Lightweight

|Joe Stevenson

|def.

|Melvin Guillard

|Submission (guillotine choke)

|1

|0:27

|Guillard tested positive for cocaine in a post-fight test.

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|Heavyweight

|Justin McCully

|def.

|Antoni Hardonk

|Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)

|3

|5:00

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|Lightweight

|Kenny Florian

|def.

|Dokonjonosuke Mishima

|Submission (rear-naked choke)

|3

|3:57

|

}}

{{MMAevent card|Preliminary card|header=no}}

{{MMAevent bout

|Light Heavyweight

|Wilson Gouveia

|def.

|Seth Petruzelli

|Submission (guillotine choke)

|2

|0:39

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|Welterweight

|Drew Fickett

|def.

|Keita Nakamura

|Decision (unanimous) (29–27, 29–27, 30–26)

|3

|5:00

|Nakamura was docked 1 point in round 2 due to 12-to-6 elbows.

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|Lightweight

|Kurt Pellegrino

|def.

|Nate Mohr

|Submission (ankle lock)

|1

|2:58

|This preliminary bout was aired on the broadcast after the McCully vs. Hardonk bout.

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|Welterweight

|Kuniyoshi Hironaka

|def.

|Forrest Petz

|Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28)

|3

|5:00

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|Welterweight

|Roan Carneiro

|def.

|Rich Clementi

|Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)

|3

|5:00

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|Lightweight

|Thiago Tavares

|def.

|Naoyuki Kotani

|Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)

|3

|5:00

|

}}

{{MMAevent end|notes=yes}}

=Bonus awards=

  • Fight of the Night: Kenny Florian vs. Dokonjonosuke Mishima
  • Submission of the Night: Joe Stevenson and Kurt Pelligrino

See also

References

{{Reflist}}

{{Ultimate Fighting Championship}}

{{UFC Events}}

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