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 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 Finale2 Total fights 255 Title fights 10
The following fighters fought their first UFC fight in 2010:
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Title fights in 2010
Weight class
Method
Round
Time
Event
Notes
Heavyweight
Shane Carwin
def.
Frank Mir
KO (punches)
1
3:48
UFC 111
[ a]
Welterweight
Georges St-Pierre (c)
def.
Dan Hardy
Decision (unanimous) (50–43, 50–44, 50–45)
5
5:00
UFC 111
[ b]
Lightweight
Frankie Edgar
def.
B.J. Penn (c)
Decision (unanimous) (50–45, 48–47, 49–46)
5
5:00
UFC 112
[ c]
Middleweight
Anderson Silva (c)
def.
Demian Maia
Decision (unanimous) (49–47, 48–47, 49–46)
5
5:00
UFC 112
[ d]
Light Heavyweight
Maurício Rua
def.
Lyoto Machida (c)
KO (punches)
1
3:35
UFC 113
[ e]
Heavyweight
Brock Lesnar (c)
def.
Shane Carwin (ic)
Submission (arm-triangle choke)
2
2:19
UFC 116
[ f]
Middleweight
Anderson Silva (c)
def
Chael Sonnen
Submission (triangle armbar)
5
3:10
UFC 117
[ g]
Lightweight
Frankie Edgar (c)
def
B.J. Penn
Decision (unanimous) (50–45, 50–45, 50–45)
5
5:00
UFC 118
[ h]
Heavyweight
Cain Velasquez
def.
Brock Lesnar (c)
TKO (punches)
1
4:12
UFC 121
[ i]
Welterweight
Georges St-Pierre (c)
def.
Josh Koscheck
Decision (unanimous) (50–45, 50–45, 50–45)
5
5:00
UFC 124
[ j]
#
Event
Date
Venue
Location
Attendance
166
UFC 124: St-Pierre vs. Koscheck 2
Dec 11, 2010
Bell Centre
Montreal , Canada
23,152 [ 7]
165
The Ultimate Fighter: Team GSP vs. Team Koscheck Finale Dec 4, 2010
Palms Casino Resort
Las Vegas , U.S.
1,903 [ 8]
164
UFC 123: Rampage vs. Machida
Nov 20, 2010
The Palace of Auburn Hills
Auburn Hills, Michigan , U.S.
16,404 [ 9]
163
UFC 122: Marquardt vs. Okami
Nov 13, 2010
König Pilsener Arena
Oberhausen , Germany
8,421 [ 10]
162
UFC 121: Lesnar vs. Velasquez
Oct 23, 2010
Honda Center
Anaheim, California , U.S.
14,856 [ 11]
161
UFC 120: Bisping vs. Akiyama
Oct 16, 2010
The O2 arena
London, England, U.K.
17,133 [ 12]
160
UFC 119: Mir vs. Cro Cop
Sep 25, 2010
Conseco Fieldhouse
Indianapolis , U.S.
15,811 [ 13]
159
UFC Fight Night: Marquardt vs. Palhares Sep 15, 2010
Frank Erwin Center
Austin, Texas , U.S.
7,724 [ 14]
158
UFC 118: Edgar vs. Penn 2
Aug 28, 2010
TD Garden
Boston , U.S.
14,168 [ 15]
157
UFC 117: Silva vs. Sonnen
Aug 7, 2010
Oracle Arena
Oakland, California , U.S.
12,971 [ 16]
156
UFC Live: Jones vs. Matyushenko
Aug 1, 2010
San Diego Sports Arena
San Diego , U.S.
8,132 [ 17]
155
UFC 116: Lesnar vs. Carwin
Jul 3, 2010
MGM Grand Garden Arena
Las Vegas , U.S.
12,740 [ 18]
154
The Ultimate Fighter: Team Liddell vs. Team Ortiz Finale Jun 19, 2010
Palms Casino Resort
Las Vegas , U.S.
1,708 [ 19]
153
UFC 115: Liddell vs. Franklin
Jun 12, 2010
General Motors Place
Vancouver , Canada
17,669 [ 20]
152
UFC 114: Rampage vs. Evans
May 29, 2010
MGM Grand Garden Arena
Las Vegas , U.S.
14,996 [ 21]
151
UFC 113: Machida vs. Shogun 2
May 8, 2010
Bell Centre
Montreal , Canada
17,647 [ 22]
150
UFC 112: Invincible
Apr 10, 2010
Yas Island
Abu Dhabi , United Arab Emirates
11,008 [ 23]
149
UFC Fight Night: Florian vs. Gomi Mar 31, 2010
Bojangles' Coliseum
Charlotte, North Carolina , U.S.
7,700 [ 24]
148
UFC 111: St. Pierre vs. Hardy
Mar 27, 2010
Prudential Center
Newark, New Jersey , U.S.
17,000 [ 25]
147
UFC Live: Vera vs. Jones
Mar 21, 2010
1stBank Center
Broomfield, Colorado , U.S.
6,443 [ 26]
146
UFC 110: Nogueira vs. Velasquez
Feb 21, 2010
Acer Arena
Sydney , Australia
17,831 [ 27]
145
UFC 109: Relentless
Feb 6, 2010
Mandalay Bay Events Center
Las Vegas , U.S.
10,753 [ 28]
144
UFC Fight Night: Maynard vs. Diaz Jan 11, 2010
Patriot Center
Fairfax, Virginia , U.S.
8,078 [ 29]
143
UFC 108: Evans vs. Silva
Jan 2, 2010
MGM Grand Garden Arena
Las Vegas , U.S.
13,529 [ 30]
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