2009 in UFC
{{short description|UFC MMA events in 2009}}
{{Year in UFC
|name = 2009 in UFC
|image = Logo of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.svg
|image_size = 176px
|first_date = January 17, 2009
|last_date = December 12, 2009
|total_events = 20
|numbered_events = 15
|fight_night_events = 3
|tuf_finale_events = 2
|total_fights = 215
|title_fights = 11
|preceded_by = 2008 in UFC
|followed_by = 2010 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 UFC.com awards
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! colspan="8" style="border: 1px solid black; padding: 5px; background: #3B99FA;|2009 UFC.COM Awards |
| No
!Best Fighter !The Upsets !The Submissions !The Newcomers !The Knockouts !The Losses !The Fights |
|---|
| 1
|style="font-size:87%"|Georges St-Pierre |style="font-size:87%"|Paulo Thiago |style="font-size:87%"|Terry Etim |style="font-size:87%"|Paul Daley |style="font-size:87%"|Anderson Silva |style="font-size:87%"|Maurício Rua |style="font-size:87%"|Diego Sanchez |
| 2
|style="font-size:87%"|Lyoto Machida |style="font-size:87%"|Mike Pierce |style="font-size:87%"|Demian Maia |style="font-size:87%"|Roy Nelson |style="font-size:87%"|Lyoto Machida |style="font-size:87%"|Jon Jones |style="font-size:87%"|Antônio Rogério Nogueira |
| 3
|style="font-size:87%"|Anderson Silva |style="font-size:87%"|Shane Nelson |style="font-size:87%"|Frank Mir |style="font-size:87%"|Aaron Simpson |style="font-size:87%"|Matt Hamill |style="font-size:87%"|Clay Guida |style="font-size:87%"|Nate Quarry |
| 4
|style="font-size:87%"|B.J. Penn |style="font-size:87%"|Jon Jones |style="font-size:87%"|DaMarques Johnson |style="font-size:87%"|Stefan Struve |style="font-size:87%"|Dan Henderson |style="font-size:87%"|Jake Ellenberger |style="font-size:87%"|Rich Franklin |
| 5
|style="font-size:87%"|Maurício Rua |style="font-size:87%"|TJ Grant |style="font-size:87%"|Joe Lauzon |style="font-size:87%"|Ross Pearson |style="font-size:87%"|Nate Marquardt |style="font-size:87%"|Paul Buentello |style="font-size:87%"|Carlos Condit |
| 6
|style="font-size:87%"|Dan Hardy |style="font-size:87%"|Mark Coleman |style="font-size:87%"|Rick Story |style="font-size:87%"|Johny Hendricks |style="font-size:87%"|Paulo Thiago |style="font-size:87%"|Wanderlei Silva |style="font-size:87%"|Yoshihiro Akiyama |
| 7
|style="font-size:87%"|Cain Velasquez |style="font-size:87%|Alessio Sakara |style="font-size:87%"|Tom Lawlor |style="font-size:87%"|John Howard |style="font-size:87%"|Maurício Rua |style="font-size:87%"|Cheick Kongo |style="font-size:87%"|Rick Story |
| 8
|style="font-size:87%"|Dan Henderson |style="font-size:87%"|Brian Stann |style="font-size:87%"|Alan Belcher |style="font-size:87%"|Paulo Thiago |style="font-size:87%"|Nate Marquardt |style="font-size:87%"|Maurício Rua |style="font-size:87%"|Tyson Griffin |
| 9
|style="font-size:87%"|Nate Marquardt |style="font-size:87%"|Kimbo Slice |style="font-size:87%"|Jon Jones |style="font-size:87%"|John Hathaway |style="font-size:87%"|Shane Carwin |style="font-size:87%"|Tim Credeur |style="font-size:87%"|Lyoto Machida |
| 10
|style="font-size:87%"|Jon Jones |style="font-size:87%"|Michael Bisping |style="font-size:87%"|Tim Hague |style="font-size:87%"|Todd Duffee (Tie) |style="font-size:87%"|Todd Duffee |style="font-size:87%"|Alan Belcher |style="font-size:87%"|Martin Kampmann |
| Ref
|{{cite web|url=https://www.ufc.com/news/ten-best-losses-2009|title=Ten Best – The Losses of 2009|author=Thomas Gerbasi|date=December 18, 2009|work=Ultimate Fighting Championship}} |
Debut UFC fighters
The following fighters fought their first UFC fight in 2009:
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- 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
{{Div col end}}
The Ultimate Fighter
| class="wikitable" style="width:99%;"
!Season!!Finale!!Division!!Winner!!Runner-up |
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:left"|TUF 9: United States vs. United Kingdom
|rowspan="2"|Jun 20, 2009 |Lightweight |
| Welterweight |
| style="text-align:left"|TUF 10: Heavyweights
|Heavyweight |
Title fights
{{MMAtitle}}
{{MMAtitle card|Title fights in 2009}}
{{MMAtitle bout
|Welterweight
|Georges St-Pierre (c)
|def.
|TKO (corner stoppage)
|4
|5:00
|For the UFC Welterweight Championship.
}}
{{MMAtitle bout
|Middleweight
|Anderson Silva (c)
|def.
|Decision (unanimous) (49-46, 48-47, 50-46)
|5
|5:00
|For the UFC Middleweight Championship.
}}
{{MMAtitle bout
|Light Heavyweight
|def.
|Rashad Evans (c)
|KO (punches)
|2
|3:57
|For the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship.
}}
{{MMAtitle bout
|Welterweight
|Georges St-Pierre (c)
|def.
|Decision (unanimous) (50–45, 50–44, 50–45)
|5
|5:00
|For the UFC Welterweight Championship.
}}
{{MMAtitle bout
|Heavyweight
|Brock Lesnar (c)
|def.
|Frank Mir (ic)
|TKO (punches)
|2
|1:48
|For the UFC Heavyweight Championship.
}}
{{MMAtitle bout
|Lightweight
|B.J. Penn (c)
|def
|Submission (rear-naked choke)
|4
|3:54
|For the UFC Lightweight Championship.
}}
{{MMAtitle bout
|Light Heavyweight
|Lyoto Machida (c)
|def.
|Decision (unanimous) (48-47, 48-47, 48-47)
|5
|5:00
|For the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship.
}}
{{MMAtitle bout
|Lightweight
|B.J. Penn (c)
|def.
|TKO (doctor stoppage)
|5
|2:37
|For the UFC Lightweight Championship
}}
{{MMAtitle end|notes = yes}}
Events list
{{Main article|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 |
| 142
|{{dts|2009|Dec|12}} |Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. |
| 141
|{{sort|Ultimate Fighter 10|The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights Finale}} |{{dts|2009|Dec|5}} |Las Vegas, U.S. |
| 140
|{{dts|2009|Nov|21}} |Las Vegas, U.S. |
| 139
|{{dts|2009|Nov|14}} |Manchester Evening News Arena |Manchester, England, U.K. |
| 138
|{{dts|2009|Oct|24}} |Los Angeles, U.S. |
| 137
|UFC 103: Franklin vs. Belfort |{{dts|2009|Sep|19}} |Dallas, U.S. |
| 136
|{{sort|UFC Fight Night 19|UFC Fight Night: Diaz vs. Guillard}} |{{dts|2009|Sep|16}} |Oklahoma City, U.S. |
| 135
|UFC 102: Couture vs. Nogueira |{{dts|2009|Aug|29}} |Portland, Oregon, U.S. |
| 134
|{{dts|2009|Aug|8}} |Philadelphia, U.S. |
| 133
|{{dts|2009|Jul|11}} |Las Vegas, U.S. |
| 132
|{{sort|Ultimate Fighter 09|The Ultimate Fighter: United States vs. United Kingdom Finale}} |{{dts|2009|Jun|20}} |Las Vegas, U.S. |
| 131
|{{sort|UFC 099|UFC 99: The Comeback}} |{{dts|2009|Jun|13}} |Cologne, Germany |
| 130
|{{sort|UFC 098|UFC 98: Evans vs. Machida}} |{{dts|2009|May|23}} |Las Vegas, U.S. |
| 129
|{{sort|UFC 097|UFC 97: Redemption}} |{{dts|2009|Apr|18}} |Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| 128
|{{sort|UFC Fight Night 18|UFC Fight Night: Condit vs. Kampmann}} |{{dts|2009|Apr|1}} |Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. |
| 127
|{{sort|UFC 096|UFC 96: Jackson vs. Jardine}} |{{dts|2009|Mar|7}} |Columbus, Ohio, U.S. |
| 126
|{{sort|UFC 095|UFC 95: Sanchez vs. Stevenson}} |{{dts|2009|Feb|21}} |London, England, U.K. |
| 125
|{{sort|UFC Fight Night 17|UFC Fight Night: Lauzon vs. Stephens}} |{{dts|2009|Feb|7}} |Tampa, Florida, U.S. |
| 124
|{{sort|UFC 094|UFC 94: St-Pierre vs. Penn 2}} |{{dts|2009|Jan|31}} |Las Vegas, U.S. |
| 123
|{{sort|UFC 093|UFC 93: Franklin vs. Henderson}} |{{dts|2009|Jan|17}} |Dublin, Ireland |
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
{{Ultimate Fighting Championship}}
{{UFC Events}}