2011 in UFC
{{short description|UFC MMA events in 2011}}
{{Year in UFC
|name = 2011 in UFC
|image = Logo of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.svg
|image_size = 176px
|first_date = January 1, 2011
|last_date = December 30, 2011
|total_events = 27
|numbered_events = 17
|versus_events = 4
|fox_events = 1
|fight_night_events = 3
|tuf_finale_events = 2
|total_fights = 300
|title_fights = 13
|preceded_by = 2010 in UFC
|followed_by = 2012 in UFC
}}
The year 2011 was 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.
2011 UFC.com awards
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! colspan="8" style="border: 1px solid black; padding: 5px; background: #3B99FA;|2011 UFC.COM Awards |
| No
!Best Fighter !The Upsets !The Submissions !The Newcomers !The Knockouts !The Fights !The Import |
|---|
| 1
|style="font-size:87%"|Jon Jones |style="font-size:87%"|Tito Ortiz |style="font-size:87%"|Frank Mir |style="font-size:87%"|Chris Weidman |style="font-size:87%"|Cheick Kongo |style="font-size:87%"|Dan Henderson |style="font-size:87%"|Dominick Cruz |
| 2
|style="font-size:87%"|Junior dos Santos |style="font-size:87%"|Johny Hendricks |style="font-size:87%"|The Korean Zombie |style="font-size:87%"|Brian Ebersole |style="font-size:87%"|Sam Stout |style="font-size:87%"|Frankie Edgar |style="font-size:87%"|José Aldo |
| 3
|style="font-size:87%"|Anderson Silva |style="font-size:87%"|Dennis Siver defeats George Sotiropoulos at UFC 127 (Tie) |style="font-size:87%"|Pablo Garza |style="font-size:87%"|Tony Ferguson |style="font-size:87%"|John Makdessi |style="font-size:87%"|Benson Henderson |style="font-size:87%"|Benson Henderson |
| 4
|style="font-size:87%"|Frankie Edgar |style="font-size:87%"|Charlie Brenneman |style="font-size:87%"|Joe Lauzon |style="font-size:87%"|Jimy Hettes |style="font-size:87%"|Johny Hendricks |style="font-size:87%"|Dominick Cruz |style="font-size:87%"|Donald Cerrone |
| 5
|style="font-size:87%"|Benson Henderson |style="font-size:87%"|Stanislav Nedkov |style="font-size:87%"|Nate Diaz |style="font-size:87%"|Diego Brandão (Tie) |style="font-size:87%"|Anderson Silva |style="font-size:87%"|Frankie Edgar |style="font-size:87%"|Urijah Faber |
| 6
|style="font-size:87%"|Nick Diaz (Tie) |style="font-size:87%"|Brian Stann |style="font-size:87%"|Diego Brandão |style="font-size:87%"|Mike Easton |style="font-size:87%"|Lyoto Machida |style="font-size:87%"|Nate Diaz |style="font-size:87%"|The Korean Zombie |
| 7
|style="font-size:87%"|Johny Hendricks |style="font-size:87%|Demetrious Johnson |style="font-size:87%"|Jon Jones |style="font-size:87%"|Dave Herman |style="font-size:87%"|Frankie Edgar |style="font-size:87%"|Diego Sanchez |style="font-size:87%"|Dustin Poirier |
| 8
|style="font-size:87%"|Mark Muñoz |style="font-size:87%"|Rick Story |style="font-size:87%"|Tito Ortiz |style="font-size:87%"|Che Mills |style="font-size:87%"|The Korean Zombie |style="font-size:87%"|Wanderlei Silva |style="font-size:87%"|Michael McDonald |
| 9
|style="font-size:87%"|Donald Cerrone |style="font-size:87%"|Wanderlei Silva |style="font-size:87%"|Terry Etim |style="font-size:87%"|Walel Watson |style="font-size:87%"|Junior dos Santos |style="font-size:87%"|Kyle Kingsbury |style="font-size:87%"|Chad Mendes |
| 10
|style="font-size:87%"|Dominick Cruz |style="font-size:87%"|Dustin Poirier |style="font-size:87%"|Chris Lytle |style="font-size:87%"|Costas Philippou |style="font-size:87%"|Wanderlei Silva defeats Cung Le at UFC 139 (Tie) |style="font-size:87%"|Edson Barboza |style="font-size:87%"|Danny Castillo (Tie) |
| Ref |
Debut UFC fighters
The following fighters fought their first UFC fight in 2012:
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- Aaron Rosa
- Alex Caceres
- Alex Soto
- Alistair Overeem
- Anthony Njokuani
- Anthony Pettis
- Antonio Banuelos
- Antonio McKee
- Bart Palaszewski
- Benson Henderson
- Brad Pickett
- Brian Bowles
- Brian Ebersole
- Bryan Caraway
- Byron Bloodworth
- Chad Mendes
- Chan Sung Jung
- Charlie Valencia
- Che Mills
- Chris Cariaso
- Chris Cope
- Chris Weidman
- Clay Harvison
- Clifford Starks
- Cole Escovedo
- Costas Philippou
- Cub Swanson
- Cung Le
- Curt Warburton
- Damacio Page
- Danny Castillo
- Danny Downes
- Darren Uyenoyama
- Dave Herman
- Demetrious Johnson
- Dennis Bermudez
- Diego Brandão
- Diego Nunes
- Dominick Cruz
- Donald Cerrone
- Donny Walker
- Dustin Jacoby
- Dustin Neace
- Dustin Pague
- Dustin Poirier
- Eddie Wineland
- Edward Faaloloto
- Edwin Figueroa
- Erick Silva
- Erik Koch
- Felipe Arantes
- Francis Carmont
- Francisco Rivera
- Hatsu Hioki
- Iuri Alcântara
- Jake Hecht
- James Head
- Jason Young
- Javier Vazquez
- Jeff Hougland
- Jimy Hettes
- John Albert
- John Cholish
- John Dodson
- John Maguire
- John-Olav Einemo
- Johnny Bedford
- Johnny Eduardo
- Jorge Lopez
- José Aldo
- Joseph Benavidez
- Joseph Sandoval
- Josh Clopton
- Josh Ferguson
- Josh Grispi
- Justin Edwards
- Kamal Shalorus
- Ken Stone
- Kenny Robertson
- Lance Benoist
- Louis Gaudinot
- Luis Ramos
- Maciej Jewtuszko
- Mackens Semerzier
- Marcus Brimage
- Matt Lucas
- Michael McDonald
- Miguel Torres
- Mike Easton
- Mike Stumpf
- Mitch Clarke
- Nick Ring
- Norifumi Yamamoto
- Papy Abedi
- Paul Bradley
- Phil De Fries
- Ramsey Nijem
- Rani Yahya
- Raphael Assunção
- Renan Barão
- Reuben Duran
- Ricardo Lamas
- Riki Fukuda
- Robbie Peralta
- Roland Delorme
- Ronny Markes
- Ryan McGillivray
- Scott Jorgensen
- Shamar Bailey
- Shane Roller
- Stanislav Nedkov
- Stephen Bass
- Steven Siler
- Stipe Miocic
- T.J. Dillashaw
- Takeya Mizugaki
- Tom Blackledge
- Tony Ferguson
- Urijah Faber
- Vagner Rocha
- Vaughan Lee
- Walel Watson
- Willamy Freire
- Yves Jabouin
- Zhang Tiequan
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The Ultimate Fighter
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!Season!!Finale!!Division!!Winner!!Runner-up |
| style="text-align:left"|TUF 13: Team Lesnar vs. Team dos Santos
|Welterweight |
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:left"|TUF 14: Team Bisping vs. Team Miller
|rowspan="2"|Dec 3, 2011 |Bantamweight |
| Featherweight |
Title fights
{{MMAtitle}}
{{MMAtitle card|Title fights in 2011}}
{{MMAtitle bout
|Lightweight
|Frankie Edgar (c)
|vs.
|Draw (split) (46–48, 48–46, 47–47)
|5
|5:00
|For the UFC Lightweight Championship.
}}
{{MMAtitle bout
|Middleweight
|Anderson Silva (c)
|def.
|KO (front kick and punches)
|1
|3:25
|For the UFC Middleweight Championship.
}}
{{MMAtitle bout
|Light Heavyweight
|def.
|Maurício Rua (c)
|TKO (knees and punches)
|3
|2:37
|For the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship.
}}
{{MMAtitle bout
|Featherweight
|José Aldo (c)
|def.
|Decision (unanimous) (48–45, 48–46, 49–46)
|5
|5:00
|For the UFC Featherweight Championship.
}}
{{MMAtitle bout
|Welterweight
|Georges St-Pierre (c)
|def.
|Decision (unanimous) (50–45, 48–47, 48–47)
|5
|5:00
|For the UFC Welterweight Championship.
}}
{{MMAtitle bout
|Bantamweight
|Dominick Cruz (c)
|def.
|Decision (unanimous) (50–45, 49–46, 48–47)
|5
|5:00
|For the UFC Bantamweight Championship.
}}
{{MMAtitle bout
|Middleweight
|Anderson Silva (c)
|def.
|TKO (punches)
|2
|2:04
|For the UFC Middleweight Championship.
}}
{{MMAtitle bout
|Light Heavyweight
|Jon Jones (c)
|def.
|Submission (rear-naked choke)
|4
|1:14
|For the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship.
|
}}
{{MMAtitle bout
|Bantamweight
|Dominick Cruz (c)
|def
|Decision (unanimous) (50–45, 49–46, 50–45)
|5
|5:00
|For the UFC Bantamweight Championship.
}}
{{MMAtitle bout
|Featherweight
|José Aldo (c)
|def.
|Decision (unanimous) (49–46, 49–46, 49–46)
|5
|5:00
|For the UFC Featherweight Championship.
}}
{{MMAtitle bout
|Lightweight
|Frankie Edgar (c)
|def.
|KO (punches)
|4
|3:54
|For the UFC Lightweight Championship.
}}
{{MMAtitle bout
|Heavyweight
|def.
|Cain Velasquez (c)
|KO (punches)
|1
|1:04
|For the UFC Heavyweight Championship.
}}
{{MMAtitle bout
|Light Heavyweight
|Jon Jones (c)
|def.
|Technical Submission (guillotine choke)
|2
|4:26
|For the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship.
}}
{{MMAtitle end|notes = yes}}
Events list
{{Main|List of UFC events}}
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
{{Ultimate Fighting Championship}}
{{UFC Events}}