2010 in UFC#2010 UFC.com awards
{{short description|UFC MMA events in 2010}}
{{Year in UFC
|name = 2010 in UFC
|image = Logo of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.svg
|image_size = 176px
|first_date = January 2, 2010
|last_date = December 11, 2010
|total_events = 24
|numbered_events = 17
|versus_events = 2
|fight_night_events = 3
|tuf_finale_events = 2
|total_fights = 255
|title_fights = 10
|preceded_by = 2009 in UFC
|followed_by = 2011 in UFC
}}
The year 2010 was the 18th year in the history of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States. In 2010 the UFC held 24 events beginning with, UFC 108: Evans vs. Silva.
2010 UFC.com awards
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! colspan="7" style="border: 1px solid black; padding: 5px; background: #3B99FA;|2010 UFC.COM Awards |
| No
!Best Fighter !The Upsets !The Submissions !The Newcomers !The Knockouts !The Fights |
|---|
| 1
|style="font-size:87%"|Frankie Edgar |style="font-size:87%"|Frankie Edgar |style="font-size:87%"|Anderson Silva |style="font-size:87%"|Phil Davis |style="font-size:87%"|Cain Velasquez |style="font-size:87%"|Anderson Silva |
| 2
|style="font-size:87%"|Cain Velasquez |style="font-size:87%"|Mike Russow |style="font-size:87%"|Cole Miller |style="font-size:87%"|Jake Shields |style="font-size:87%"|Maurício Rua |style="font-size:87%"|Chris Leben |
| 3
|style="font-size:87%"|Maurício Rua |style="font-size:87%"|John Hathaway |style="font-size:87%"|Matt Hughes |style="font-size:87%"|Charles Oliveira |style="font-size:87%"|B.J. Penn |style="font-size:87%"|Stephan Bonnar |
| 4
|style="font-size:87%"|George Sotiropoulos |style="font-size:87%"|Joey Beltran |style="font-size:87%"|Chris Lytle |style="font-size:87%"|Kyle Noke |style="font-size:87%"|Mike Russow |style="font-size:87%"|Brock Lesnar |
| 5
|style="font-size:87%"|Georges St-Pierre |style="font-size:87%"|Sean McCorkle |style="font-size:87%"|Mark Bocek |style="font-size:87%"|Court McGee |style="font-size:87%"|Pablo Garza |style="font-size:87%"|Sean Sherk |
| 6
|style="font-size:87%"|Junior dos Santos |style="font-size:87%"|Ryan Bader |style="font-size:87%"|Brock Lesnar |style="font-size:87%"|Joey Beltran |style="font-size:87%"|Gerald Harris |style="font-size:87%"|Carlos Condit |
| 7
|style="font-size:87%"|Jim Miller |style="font-size:87%|Mike Pyle |style="font-size:87%"|C. B. Dollaway |style="font-size:87%"|Daniel Roberts |style="font-size:87%"|Cain Velasquez |style="font-size:87%"|George Sotiropoulos |
| 8
|style="font-size:87%"|Yushin Okami |style="font-size:87%"|Matt Brown |style="font-size:87%"|Rousimar Palhares |style="font-size:87%"|Jonathan Brookins |style="font-size:87%"|Rich Franklin |style="font-size:87%"|Mark Muñoz |
| 9
|style="font-size:87%"|Rashad Evans |style="font-size:87%"|Rafael dos Anjos |style="font-size:87%"|Phil Davis |style="font-size:87%"|Rory MacDonald |style="font-size:87%"|Carlos Condit |style="font-size:87%"|Diego Sanchez |
| 10
|style="font-size:87%"|Rick Story (Tie) |style="font-size:87%"|Joe Doerksen |style="font-size:87%"|Jim Miller |style="font-size:87%"|Claude Patrick |style="font-size:87%"|Takanori Gomi |style="font-size:87%"|Jeremy Stephens |
| Ref |
Debut UFC fighters
The following fighters fought their first UFC fight in 2010:
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- Aaron Wilkinson
- Alexandre Ferreira
- Amilcar Alves
- Brad Tavares
- Carlos Eduardo Rocha
- Charles Oliveira
- Charlie Brenneman
- Chris Camozzi
- Christian Morecraft
- Claude Patrick
- Cody McKenzie
- Court McGee
- Cyrille Diabaté
- Daniel Roberts
- Darren Elkins
- David Branch
- David Mitchell
- Dongi Yang
- Edson Barboza
- Fabio Maldonado
- Fredson Paixão
- Gerald Harris
- Gilbert Yvel
- Greg Soto
- Ian Loveland
- Jake Shields
- James Hammortree
- James Te-Huna
- James Toney
- Jamie Yeager
- Jason High
- Jesse Bongfeldt
- Joey Beltran
- John Gunderson
- John Makdessi
- John Salter
- Jonathan Brookins
- Josh Bryant
- Julio Paulino
- Karlos Vemola
- Kris McCray
- Curt Warburton
- Kyle Noke
- Kyle Watson
- Maiquel Falcão
- Mark Holst
- Mark Hunt
- Mark Scanlon
- Michael Johnson
- Mike Guymon
- Mike Lullo
- Nam Phan
- Nick Pace
- Pablo Garza
- Pascal Krauss
- Pat Audinwood
- Paul Sass
- Phil Davis
- Rafael Natal
- Renzo Gracie
- Ricardo Romero
- Rich Attonito
- Rob Broughton
- Rolles Gracie Jr.
- Ronys Torres
- Rory MacDonald
- Sako Chivitchian
- Sean McCorkle
- Sean Pierson
- Seth Baczynski
- T.J. O'Brien
- TJ Waldburger
- Takanori Gomi
- Todd Brown
- Travis Browne
- Tyler Toner
- Vinicius Queiroz
- Waylon Lowe
- Will Campuzano
{{Div col end}}
The Ultimate Fighter
| class="wikitable" style="width:99%;"
!Season!!Finale!!Division!!Winner!!Runner-up |
| style="text-align:left"|TUF 11: Team Liddell vs. Team Ortiz
|Middleweight |
| style="text-align:left"|TUF 12: Team GSP vs. Team Koscheck
|Lightweight |
Title fights
{{MMAtitle}}
{{MMAtitle card|Title fights in 2010}}
{{MMAtitle bout
|Heavyweight
|def.
|KO (punches)
|1
|3:48
|For the interim UFC Heavyweight Championship.
}}
{{MMAtitle bout
|Welterweight
|Georges St-Pierre (c)
|def.
|Decision (unanimous) (50–43, 50–44, 50–45)
|5
|5:00
|For the UFC Welterweight Championship.
}}
{{MMAtitle bout
|Lightweight
|def.
|B.J. Penn (c)
|Decision (unanimous) (50–45, 48–47, 49–46)
|5
|5:00
|For the UFC Lightweight Championship.
}}
{{MMAtitle bout
|Middleweight
|Anderson Silva (c)
|def.
|Decision (unanimous) (49–47, 48–47, 49–46)
|5
|5:00
|For the UFC Middleweight Championship.
}}
{{MMAtitle bout
|Light Heavyweight
|def.
|Lyoto Machida (c)
|KO (punches)
|1
|3:35
|For the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship.
}}
{{MMAtitle bout
|Heavyweight
|Brock Lesnar (c)
|def.
|Shane Carwin (ic)
|Submission (arm-triangle choke)
|2
|2:19
|For the UFC Heavyweight Championship.
}}
{{MMAtitle bout
|Middleweight
|Anderson Silva (c)
|def
|Submission (triangle armbar)
|5
|3:10
|For the UFC Middleweight Championship.
}}
{{MMAtitle bout
|Lightweight
|Frankie Edgar (c)
|def
|Decision (unanimous) (50–45, 50–45, 50–45)
|5
|5:00
|For the UFC Lightweight Championship.
}}
{{MMAtitle bout
|Heavyweight
|def.
|Brock Lesnar (c)
|TKO (punches)
|1
|4:12
|For the UFC Heavyweight Championship.
}}
{{MMAtitle bout
|Welterweight
|Georges St-Pierre (c)
|def.
|Decision (unanimous) (50–45, 50–45, 50–45)
|5
|5:00
|For the UFC Welterweight 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 |
| 166
|UFC 124: St-Pierre vs. Koscheck 2 |{{dts|2010|Dec|11}} |Montreal, Canada |
| 165
|{{sort|Ultimate Fighter 12|The Ultimate Fighter: Team GSP vs. Team Koscheck Finale}} |{{dts|2010|Dec|4}} |Las Vegas, U.S. |
| 164
|{{dts|2010|Nov|20}} |Auburn Hills, Michigan, U.S. |
| 163
|{{dts|2010|Nov|13}} |Oberhausen, Germany |
| 162
|UFC 121: Lesnar vs. Velasquez |{{dts|2010|Oct|23}} |Anaheim, California, U.S. |
| 161
|{{dts|2010|Oct|16}} |London, England, U.K. |
| 160
|{{dts|2010|Sep|25}} |Indianapolis, U.S. |
| 159
|{{sort|UFC Fight Night 22|UFC Fight Night: Marquardt vs. Palhares}} |{{dts|2010|Sep|15}} |Austin, Texas, U.S. |
| 158
|{{dts|2010|Aug|28}} |Boston, U.S. |
| 157
|{{dts|2010|Aug|7}} |Oakland, California, U.S. |
| 156
|UFC Live: Jones vs. Matyushenko |{{dts|2010|Aug|1}} |San Diego, U.S. |
| 155
|{{dts|2010|Jul|3}} |Las Vegas, U.S. |
| 154
|{{sort|Ultimate Fighter 11|The Ultimate Fighter: Team Liddell vs. Team Ortiz Finale}} |{{dts|2010|Jun|19}} |Las Vegas, U.S. |
| 153
|UFC 115: Liddell vs. Franklin |{{dts|2010|Jun|12}} |Vancouver, Canada |
| 152
|{{dts|2010|May|29}} |Las Vegas, U.S. |
| 151
|UFC 113: Machida vs. Shogun 2 |{{dts|2010|May|8}} |Montreal, Canada |
| 150
|{{dts|2010|Apr|10}} |Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates |
| 149
|{{sort|UFC Fight Night 21|UFC Fight Night: Florian vs. Gomi}} |{{dts|2010|Mar|31}} |Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S. |
| 148
|UFC 111: St. Pierre vs. Hardy |{{dts|2010|Mar|27}} |Newark, New Jersey, U.S. |
| 147
|{{dts|2010|Mar|21}} |Broomfield, Colorado, U.S. |
| 146
|UFC 110: Nogueira vs. Velasquez |{{dts|2010|Feb|21}} |Sydney, Australia |
| 145
|{{dts|2010|Feb|6}} |Las Vegas, U.S. |
| 144
|{{sort|UFC Fight Night 20|UFC Fight Night: Maynard vs. Diaz}} |{{dts|2010|Jan|11}} |Fairfax, Virginia, U.S. |{{nts|8078}}{{cite web |url=http://mmajunkie.com/news/17524/ufc-fight-night-20-a-sellout-with-near-record-730000-live-gate.mma |title=UFC Fight Night 20 a sellout with near-record $730,000 live gate |publisher=mmajunkie.com |date=Jan 12, 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121014024247/http://mmajunkie.com/news/17524/ufc-fight-night-20-a-sellout-with-near-record-730000-live-gate.mma |archivedate=2012-10-14 }} |
| 143
|{{dts|2010|Jan|2}} |Las Vegas, U.S. |
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
{{Ultimate Fighting Championship}}
{{UFC Events}}