The year 2001 was the 9th year in the history of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States. In 2001 the UFC held 5 events beginning with, UFC 30: Battle on the Boardwalk.

Title fights

Title fights in 2001
Weight class Method Round Time Event Notes
Lightweight Jens Pulver def. Caol Uno Decision (majority) 5 5:00 UFC 30: Battle on the Boardwalk [a]
Light Heavyweight Tito Ortiz (c) def. Evan Tanner KO (slam) 1 0:30 UFC 30: Battle on the Boardwalk [b]
Welterweight Carlos Newton def. Pat Miletich (c) Submission (bulldog choke) 3 2:50 UFC 31: Locked and Loaded [c]
Heavyweight Randy Couture (c) def. Pedro Rizzo Decision (unanimous) 5 5:00 UFC 31: Locked and Loaded [d]
Light Heavyweight Tito Ortiz (c) def. Elvis Sinosic TKO (punches and elbows) 1 3:32 UFC 32: Showdown in the Meadowlands [e]
Middleweight Dave Menne def. Gil Castillo Decision (unanimous) 5 5:00 UFC 33: Victory in Vegas [f]
Lightweight Jens Pulver (c) def. Dennis Hallman Decision (unanimous) 5 5:00 UFC 33: Victory in Vegas [g]
Light Heavyweight Tito Ortiz (c) def. Vladimir Matyushenko Decision (unanimous) 5 5:00 UFC 33: Victory in Vegas [h]
Welterweight Matt Hughes def. Carlos Newton (c) KO (slam) 2 1:23 UFC 34: High Voltage [i]
Heavyweight Randy Couture (c) def. Pedro Rizzo TKO (referee stoppage due to punches) 3 3:22 UFC 34: High Voltage [j]
  1. ^ For the UFC Lightweight Championship.
  2. ^ For the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship.
  3. ^ For the UFC Welterweight Championship.
  4. ^ For the UFC Heavyweight Championship.
  5. ^ For the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship.
  6. ^ For the UFC Middleweight Championship.
  7. ^ For the UFC Lightweight Championship.
  8. ^ For the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship.
  9. ^ For the UFC Welterweight Championship.
  10. ^ For the UFC Heavyweight Championship.

Debut UFC fighters

The following fighters fought their first UFC fight in 2001:

Events list

Main article: List of UFC events
# Event Date Venue Location Attendance
038 UFC 34: High Voltage Nov 2, 2001 MGM Grand Garden Arena Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
037 UFC 33: Victory in Vegas Sep 28, 2001 Mandalay Bay Events Center Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. 9,500[1]
036 UFC 32: Showdown in the Meadowlands Jun 29, 2001 Continental Airlines Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey, U.S. 12,500[2]
035 UFC 31: Locked and Loaded May 4, 2001 Trump Taj Mahal Casino Resort Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. —
034 UFC 30: Battle on the Boardwalk Feb 23, 2001 Trump Taj Mahal Casino Resort Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. 3,000[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "UFC 33: Victory in Vegas". tapology.com. Retrieved Oct 20, 2010.
  2. ^ "UFC 32: Showdown in the Meadowlands". tapology.com. Retrieved Oct 20, 2010.
  3. ^ "UFC 30: Dawn of a new era". sports.yahoo.com. 2 May 2009. Retrieved Oct 19, 2010.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2001_in_UFC
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