2011 in UFC
UFC MMA events in 2011
2011 in UFC First date January 1, 2011 Last date December 30, 2011 Total events 27 UFC 17 UFC on Versus 4 UFC on Fox 1 UFC Fight Night 3 TUF Finale events2 Total fights 300 Title fights 13
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 .
Title fights
Title fights in 2011
Weight class
Method
Round
Time
Event
Notes
Lightweight
Frankie Edgar (c)
vs.
Gray Maynard
Draw (split) (46–48, 48–46, 47–47)
5
5:00
UFC 125
[ a]
Middleweight
Anderson Silva (c)
def.
Vitor Belfort
KO (front kick and punches)
1
3:25
UFC 126
[ b]
Light Heavyweight
Jon Jones
def.
Maurício Rua (c)
TKO (knees and punches)
3
2:37
UFC 128
[ c]
Featherweight
José Aldo (c)
def.
Mark Hominick
Decision (unanimous) (48–45, 48–46, 49–46)
5
5:00
UFC 129
[ d]
Welterweight
Georges St-Pierre (c)
def.
Jake Shields
Decision (unanimous) (50–45, 48–47, 48–47)
5
5:00
UFC 129
[ e]
Bantamweight
Dominick Cruz (c)
def.
Urijah Faber
Decision (unanimous) (50–45, 49–46, 48–47)
5
5:00
UFC 132
[ f]
Middleweight
Anderson Silva (c)
def.
Yushin Okami
TKO (punches)
2
2:04
UFC 134
[ g]
Light Heavyweight
Jon Jones (c)
def.
Quinton Jackson
Submission (rear-naked choke)
4
1:14
UFC 135
[ h]
Bantamweight
Dominick Cruz (c)
def
Demetrious Johnson
Decision (unanimous) (50–45, 49–46, 50–45)
5
5:00
UFC on Versus 6
[ i]
Featherweight
José Aldo (c)
def.
Kenny Florian
Decision (unanimous) (49–46, 49–46, 49–46)
5
5:00
UFC 136
[ j]
Lightweight
Frankie Edgar (c)
def.
Gray Maynard
KO (punches)
4
3:54
UFC 136
[ k]
Heavyweight
Junior dos Santos
def.
Cain Velasquez (c)
KO (punches)
1
1:04
UFC on Fox 1
[ l]
Light Heavyweight
Jon Jones (c)
def.
Lyoto Machida
Technical Submission (guillotine choke)
2
4:26
UFC 140
[ m]
The Ultimate Fighter
Debut UFC fighters
The following fighters fought their first UFC fight in 2011:
Events list
#
Event
Date
Venue
Location
Attendance
193
UFC 141: Lesnar vs. Overeem
Dec 30, 2011
MGM Grand Garden Arena
Las Vegas , Nevada , U.S.
13,793 [ 1]
192
UFC 140: Jones vs. Machida
Dec 10, 2011
Air Canada Centre
Toronto , Ontario , Canada
18,303 [ 2]
191
The Ultimate Fighter: Team Bisping vs. Team Miller Finale
Dec 3, 2011
Palms Casino Resort
Las Vegas , Nevada , U.S.
1,909 [ 3]
190
UFC 139: Shogun vs. Henderson
Nov 19, 2011
HP Pavilion
San Jose, California , U.S.
13,832 [ 4]
189
UFC on Fox: Velasquez vs. dos Santos
Nov 12, 2011
Honda Center
Anaheim, California , U.S.
11,607 [ 5]
188
UFC 138: Leben vs. Munoz
Nov 5, 2011
LG Arena
Birmingham , England, U.K.
10,823 [ 6]
187
UFC 137: Penn vs. Diaz
Oct 29, 2011
Mandalay Bay Events Center
Las Vegas , Nevada , U.S.
10,313 [ 7]
186
UFC 136: Edgar vs. Maynard III
Oct 8, 2011
Toyota Center
Houston , Texas , U.S.
16,164 [ 8]
185
UFC Live: Cruz vs. Johnson
Oct 1, 2011
Verizon Center
Washington, D.C., U.S.
9,380 [ 9]
184
UFC 135: Jones vs. Rampage
Sep 24, 2011
Pepsi Center
Denver , Colorado , U.S.
16,344 [ 10]
183
UFC Fight Night: Shields vs. Ellenberger
Sep 17, 2011
Ernest N. Morial Convention Center
New Orleans , Louisiana , U.S.
7,112 [ 11]
182
UFC 134: Silva vs. Okami
Aug 27, 2011
HSBC Arena
Rio de Janeiro , Brazil
14,000 [ 12]
181
UFC Live: Hardy vs. Lytle
Aug 14, 2011
Bradley Center
Milwaukee , Wisconsin , U.S.
6,751 [ 13]
180
UFC 133: Evans vs. Ortiz
Aug 6, 2011
Wells Fargo Center
Philadelphia , U.S.
11,583 [ 14]
179
UFC 132: Cruz vs. Faber
Jul 2, 2011
MGM Grand Garden Arena
Las Vegas , Nevada , U.S.
13,109 [ 15]
178
UFC Live: Kongo vs. Barry
Jun 26, 2011
Consol Energy Center
Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania , U.S.
7,792 [ 16]
177
UFC 131: dos Santos vs. Carwin
Jun 11, 2011
Rogers Arena
Vancouver , British Columbia , Canada
14,685 [ 17]
176
The Ultimate Fighter: Team Lesnar vs. Team dos Santos Finale
Jun 4, 2011
Palms Casino Resort
Las Vegas , Nevada , U.S.
2,053 [ 18]
175
UFC 130: Rampage vs. Hamill
May 28, 2011
MGM Grand Garden Arena
Las Vegas , Nevada , U.S.
12,753 [ 19]
174
UFC 129: St-Pierre vs. Shields
Apr 30, 2011
Rogers Centre
Toronto , Ontario , Canada
55,724 [ 20]
173
UFC Fight Night: Nogueira vs. Davis
Mar 26, 2011
KeyArena
Seattle , U.S.
13,741 [ 21]
172
UFC 128: Shogun vs. Jones
Mar 19, 2011
Prudential Center
Newark, New Jersey , U.S.
12,619 [ 22]
171
UFC Live: Sanchez vs. Kampmann
Mar 3, 2011
KFC Yum! Center
Louisville, Kentucky , U.S.
8,319 [ 23]
170
UFC 127: Penn vs. Fitch
Feb 27, 2011
Acer Arena
Sydney , Australia
18,186 [ 24]
169
UFC 126: Silva vs. Belfort
Feb 5, 2011
Mandalay Bay Events Center
Las Vegas , Nevada , U.S.
10,893 [ 25]
168
UFC: Fight for the Troops 2
Jan 22, 2011
Fort Hood
Fort Hood , Texas , U.S.
3,200 [ 26]
167
UFC 125: Resolution
Jan 1, 2011
MGM Grand Garden Arena
Las Vegas , Nevada , U.S.
12,874 [ 27]
See also
References
^ "UFC 141 draws a reported 12,158 attendance for $3.1 million live gate" . mmajunkie.com . Dec 31, 2011. Archived from the original on 2012-05-15. Retrieved 2015-03-04 .
^ "UFC 140 draws a reported 18,303 attendees for $3.9 million live gate" . mmajunkie.com . Dec 11, 2011. Archived from the original on 2012-07-11. Retrieved 2015-03-04 .
^ "TUF 14 Finale officially draws 1,909 attendance and $453K gate" . MMAjunkie.com . Dec 12, 2011. Archived from the original on 2012-05-10.
^ "UFC 139 officially draws 13,832 attendance and $1.27 million gate" . MMAjunkie.com . Nov 21, 2011. Archived from the original on 2012-01-23.
^ "UFC on FOX officially draws 11,607 attendance for $1.07 million gate" . MMAjunkie.com . Nov 17, 2011. Archived from the original on 2012-05-08.
^ "UFC 138 draws a reported 10,823 attendees for record-setting $1.5 million live gate" . MMAjunkie.com . Nov 5, 2011. Archived from the original on 2012-05-21.
^ "UFC 137 draws a reported 10,313 attendees for $3.9 million live gate" . MMAjunkie.com . Oct 30, 2011. Archived from the original on 2012-05-15. Retrieved 2015-03-04 .
^ "UFC 136 draws reported 16,164 attendance for $2.23 million gate" . MMAjunkie.com . Oct 9, 2011. Archived from the original on 2012-03-11.
^ "UFC on Versus 6 sets event series' attendance and live-gate records" . MMAjunkie.com . Oct 2, 2011. Archived from the original on 2012-05-10.
^ "UFC 135 draws reported 16,344 attendance for $2 million gate" . MMAjunkie.com . Sep 25, 2011. Archived from the original on 2012-10-26. Retrieved 2015-03-04 .
^ "UFC Fight Night 25 draws 7,112 attendance and $685,000 live gate" . MMAjunkie.com . Sep 18, 2011. Archived from the original on 2012-10-26.
^ "Tatame says resellers had UFC Rio tix 'scheme' " . mixedmartialarts.com . Aug 20, 2011.
^ "UFC on Versus 5 earns reported 6,751 attendance figure for $539K gate" . MMAjunkie.com . Aug 15, 2011. Archived from the original on 2012-10-26.
^ "UFC 133 draws reported 11,583 attendance for $1.5 million gate" . MMAjunkie.com . Aug 7, 2011. Archived from the original on 2012-10-26.
^ "UFC 132 officially draws 13,109 attendees for $2.3 million live gate" . MMAjunkie.com . Jul 8, 2011. Archived from the original on 2012-06-30. Retrieved 2015-03-04 .
^ "UFC on Versus 4 earns reported 7,792 attendance figure for $562K gate" . mmajunkie.com. Jun 26, 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-06-30.
^ "UFC 131 scores 14,685 attendance figure for $2.8 million gate" . mmajunkie.com. Jun 12, 2011. Archived from the original on 2012-06-30. Retrieved 2015-03-04 .
^ "TUF 13 Finale officially draws 2,053 attendance and $440K gate" . mmajunkie.com. Jun 20, 2011. Archived from the original on 2012-10-26.
^ "UFC 130 officially draws 12,753 attendees for $2.58 million live gate" . mmajunkie.com. Jun 20, 2011. Archived from the original on 2012-06-30. Retrieved 2015-03-04 .
^ "UFC 129 sets attendance and live-gate records: 55,724 for $12.1 million" . mmajunkie.com. May 1, 2011. Archived from the original on June 30, 2012.
^ "UFC Fight Night 24 officially draws record 13,741 attendance, $1.2 million gate" . mmajunkie.com. Mar 27, 2011. Archived from the original on 2012-10-23.
^ "UFC 128 draws a reported 12,619 attendees for $2.14 million live gate" . mmajunkie.com. Mar 20, 2011. Archived from the original on 2012-06-30.
^ "UFC on Versus 3 draws a reported 8,319 attendees for 471k live gate" . mmajunkie.com. Mar 4, 2011. Archived from the original on 2012-06-30.
^ "UFC 127 draws a reported 18,186 attendees for $3.5 million live gate" . mmajunkie.com. Feb 28, 2011. Archived from the original on 2012-06-30.
^ "UFC 126 draws a reported 10,893 attendees for $3.6 million live gate" . mmajunkie.com. 2011-02-06. Archived from the original on 2012-06-30.
^ "UFC Fight Night 23 "Troops 2" show draws estimated attendance of 3,200" . mmajunkie.com. 2011-01-24. Archived from the original on 2011-01-27.
^ "UFC 125 officially draws 12,874 attendees for $2.17 million live gate" . mmajunkie.com. 2011-01-13. Archived from the original on 2012-06-30. Retrieved 2015-03-04 .
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