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2010 in UFC First date January 2, 2010 Last date December 11, 2010 Total events 24 UFC 17 UFC on Versus 2 UFC Fight Night 3 TUF Finale events2 Total fights 255 Title fights 10
The year 2010 is 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 .
Title fights
Title fights in 2010
Weight class
Method
Round
Time
Event
Notes
Heavyweight
Shane Carwin
def.
Frank Mir
KO (punches)
1
3:48
UFC 111
Welterweight
Georges St-Pierre (c)
def.
Dan Hardy
Decision (unanimous) (50–43, 50–44, 50–45)
5
5:00
UFC 111
Lightweight
Frankie Edgar
def.
B.J. Penn (c)
Decision (unanimous) (50–45, 48–47, 49–46)
5
5:00
UFC 112
Middleweight
Anderson Silva (c)
def.
Demian Maia
Decision (unanimous) (49–47, 48–47, 49–46)
5
5:00
UFC 112
Light Heavyweight
Maurício Rua
def.
Lyoto Machida (c)
KO (punches)
1
3:35
UFC 113
Heavyweight
Brock Lesnar (c)
def.
Shane Carwin (ic)
Submission (arm-triangle choke)
2
2:19
UFC 116
Middleweight
Anderson Silva (c)
def
Chael Sonnen
Submission (triangle armbar)
5
3:10
UFC 117
Lightweight
Frankie Edgar (c)
def
B.J. Penn
Decision (unanimous) (50–45, 50–45, 50–45)
5
5:00
UFC 118
Heavyweight
Cain Velasquez
def.
Brock Lesnar (c)
TKO (punches)
1
4:12
UFC 121
Welterweight
Georges St-Pierre (c)
def.
Josh Koscheck
Decision (unanimous) (50–45, 50–45, 50–45)
5
5:00
UFC 124
The Ultimate Fighter
Debut UFC fighters
The following fighters fought their first UFC fight in 2010:
Events List
#
Event
Date
Venue
Location
Attendance
166
UFC 124: St-Pierre vs. Koscheck 2
Dec 11, 2010
Bell Centre
Montreal , Canada
23,152 [ 1]
165
The Ultimate Fighter: Team GSP vs. Team Koscheck Finale
Dec 4, 2010
Palms Casino Resort
Las Vegas , U.S.
1,903 [ 2]
164
UFC 123: Rampage vs. Machida
Nov 20, 2010
The Palace of Auburn Hills
Auburn Hills, Michigan , U.S.
16,404 [ 3]
163
UFC 122: Marquardt vs. Okami
Nov 13, 2010
König Pilsener Arena
Oberhausen , Germany
8,421 [ 4]
162
UFC 121: Lesnar vs. Velasquez
Oct 23, 2010
Honda Center
Anaheim, California , U.S.
14,856 [ 5]
161
UFC 120: Bisping vs. Akiyama
Oct 16, 2010
The O2 arena
London, England, U.K.
17,133 [ 6]
160
UFC 119: Mir vs. Cro Cop
Sep 25, 2010
Conseco Fieldhouse
Indianapolis , U.S.
15,811 [ 7]
159
UFC Fight Night: Marquardt vs. Palhares
Sep 15, 2010
Frank Erwin Center
Austin, Texas , U.S.
7,724 [ 8]
158
UFC 118: Edgar vs. Penn 2
Aug 28, 2010
TD Garden
Boston , U.S.
14,168 [ 9]
157
UFC 117: Silva vs. Sonnen
Aug 7, 2010
Oracle Arena
Oakland, California , U.S.
12,971 [ 10]
156
UFC Live: Jones vs. Matyushenko
Aug 1, 2010
San Diego Sports Arena
San Diego , U.S.
8,132 [ 11]
155
UFC 116: Lesnar vs. Carwin
Jul 3, 2010
MGM Grand Garden Arena
Las Vegas , U.S.
12,740 [ 12]
154
The Ultimate Fighter: Team Liddell vs. Team Ortiz Finale
Jun 19, 2010
Palms Casino Resort
Las Vegas , U.S.
1,708 [ 13]
153
UFC 115: Liddell vs. Franklin
Jun 12, 2010
General Motors Place
Vancouver , Canada
17,669 [ 14]
152
UFC 114: Rampage vs. Evans
May 29, 2010
MGM Grand Garden Arena
Las Vegas , U.S.
14,996 [ 15]
151
UFC 113: Machida vs. Shogun 2
May 8, 2010
Bell Centre
Montreal , Canada
17,647 [ 16]
150
UFC 112: Invincible
Apr 10, 2010
Yas Island
Abu Dhabi , United Arab Emirates
11,008 [ 17]
149
UFC Fight Night: Florian vs. Gomi
Mar 31, 2010
Bojangles' Coliseum
Charlotte, North Carolina , U.S.
7,700 [ 18]
148
UFC 111: St. Pierre vs. Hardy
Mar 27, 2010
Prudential Center
Newark, New Jersey , U.S.
17,000 [ 19]
147
UFC Live: Vera vs. Jones
Mar 21, 2010
1stBank Center
Broomfield, Colorado , U.S.
6,443 [ 20]
146
UFC 110: Nogueira vs. Velasquez
Feb 21, 2010
Acer Arena
Sydney , Australia
17,831 [ 21]
145
UFC 109: Relentless
Feb 6, 2010
Mandalay Bay Events Center
Las Vegas , U.S.
10,753 [ 22]
144
UFC Fight Night: Maynard vs. Diaz
Jan 11, 2010
Patriot Center
Fairfax, Virginia , U.S.
8,078 [ 23]
143
UFC 108: Evans vs. Silva
Jan 2, 2010
MGM Grand Garden Arena
Las Vegas , U.S.
13,529 [ 24]
See also
References
^ "UFC 124 draws reported record attendance of 23,152 for $4.6 million gate" . mmajunkie.com. Dec 11, 2010. Archived from the original on 2012-10-23.
^ "The Ultimate Fighter 12 Finale scores 1,903 attendance; $380k live gate" . mmajunkie.com. Dec 4, 2010. Archived from the original on 2012-10-23.
^ "UFC 123 draws 16,404 attendance and $2.1 million live gate" . mmajunkie.com. Archived from the original on 2010-11-23. Retrieved Nov 26, 2010 .
^ "UFC 122 attendance and live gate: 8,421 for estimated $600,000" . mmajunkie.com. Nov 13, 2010. Archived from the original on 2012-06-30.
^ "UFC 121 attendance and gate: 14,856 attendees, $2.2 million in ticket sales" . mmajunkie.com. 2010-10-27. Archived from the original on 2012-06-30.
^ "UFC 120 reportedly sets European attendance record" . mmajunkie.com. Oct 16, 2010. Archived from the original on 2012-07-13.
^ "UFC 119 officially draws 15,811 attendance for $1.6 million live gate" . mmajunkie.com. Sep 30, 2010. Archived from the original on 2012-06-30.
^ "UFC Fight Night 22 draws reported 7,724 attendance for $595,900 live gate" . mmajunkie.com. Sep 16, 2010. Archived from the original on 2012-10-22.
^ "MASC: UFC 118 draws 14,168 spectators for $2.8 million live gate" . mmajunkie.com. Sep 2, 2010. Archived from the original on 2012-06-30.
^ "UFC 117 draws reported 12,971 attendees for $1.56 million live gate" . mmajunkie.com. Aug 8, 2010. Archived from the original on 2012-06-30.
^ "UFC on Versus 2 draws reported attendance of 8,132 for $490k gate" . mmajunkie.com. Aug 2, 2010. Archived from the original on 2012-10-16.
^ "UFC 116 officially draws 12,740 attendess for $4.05 million live gate" . mmajunkie.com. Jul 14, 2010. Archived from the original on 2012-06-30. Retrieved 2015-03-04 .
^ "The Ultimate Fighter 11 Finale draws reported attendance of 1,708 for a $430k live gate" . mmajunkie.com. Jun 20, 2010. Archived from the original on 2012-10-15.
^ "UFC 115 officially draws 17,669 attendance for $4.2 million live gate" . mmajunkie.com. Jun 24, 2010. Archived from the original on 2012-06-30.
^ "NSAC corrects UFC 114 attendance and gate, promotions estimates nearly spot on" . mmajunkie.com. Jun 9, 2010. Archived from the original on 2012-06-30.
^ "UFC 113 draws reported attendance of 17,647 for $3.27 million live gate" . mmajunkie.com. May 9, 2010. Archived from the original on June 30, 2012.
^ "UFC 112 in Abu Dhabi draws 11,008 attendance for estimated $3.5 million live gate" . mmajunkie.com. Apr 11, 2010. Archived from the original on 2012-05-25.
^ "UFC Fight Night 21 draws 7,700 attendance for $590,685 live gate" . mmajunkie.com. Mar 31, 2010. Archived from the original on 2012-10-14.
^ "New Jersey's UFC 111 event draws 17,000 attendance and $4 million live gate" . mmajunkie.com. Mar 28, 2010. Archived from the original on 2012-06-30.
^ "UFC on Versus 1 draws reported soldout crowd of 6,443 for $568K gate" . mmajunkie.com. Mar 22, 2010. Archived from the original on 2012-10-14.
^ "UFC 110's reported attendance qualifies as highest-ever for UFC outside of North America" . mmajunkie.com. Feb 21, 2010. Archived from the original on 2012-06-30.
^ " "UFC 109: Relentless" draws official attendance of 10,753 for $2.27 million gate" . mmajunkie.com. Feb 16, 2010. Archived from the original on 2012-06-30.
^ "UFC Fight Night 20 a sellout with near-record $730,000 live gate" . mmajunkie.com. Jan 12, 2010. Archived from the original on 2012-10-14.
^ "UFC 108 draws official attendance of 13,529 for $1.97 million gate" . mmajunkie.com. Jan 21, 2010. Archived from the original on 2012-06-30.
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