2006 in UFC
Mixed martial arts events
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The year 2006 was the 14th year in the history of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States. In 2006 the UFC held 18 events beginning with, UFC Fight Night 3.
First dateJanuary 16, 2006
Last dateDecember 30, 2006
Total events18
UFC10
| 2006 in UFC | ||||
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| Information | ||||
| First date | January 16, 2006 | |||
| Last date | December 30, 2006 | |||
| Events | ||||
| Total events | 18 | |||
| UFC | 10 | |||
| UFC Fight Night | 6 | |||
| TUF Finale events | 2 | |||
| Fights | ||||
| Total fights | 158 | |||
| Title fights | 11 | |||
| Chronology | ||||
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2006 UFC.com awards
Debut UFC fighters
The following fighters fought their first UFC fight in 2006:
| ISO | Fighter | Division |
|---|---|---|
 | Alan Belcher | Middleweight |
 | Anderson Silva | Middleweight |
 | Anthony Perosh | Light Heavyweight |
| Anthony Torres | Welterweight |
 | Antoni Hardonk | Heavyweight |
| Assuério Silva | Heavyweight |
| Carmelo Marrero | Heavyweight |
 | Cheick Kongo | Heavyweight |
| Chris Price | Middleweight |
| Christian Wellisch | Heavyweight |
| Clay Guida | Lightweight |
| Cory Walmsley | Welterweight |
| Dan Christison | Heavyweight |
| Dan Lauzon | Lightweight |
| Danny Abbadi | Middleweight |
| David Heath | Light Heavyweight |
| David Lee | Lightweight |
| Dean Lister | Middleweight |
| Derrick Noble | Welterweight |
 | Dokonjonosuke Mishima | Lightweight |
| Drew McFedries | Middleweight |
| Dustin Hazelett | Welterweight |
| Ed Herman | Middleweight |
| Eddie Sanchez | Heavyweight |
| Eric Schafer | Light Heavyweight |
| Forrest Petz | Welterweight |
| Gabe Ruediger | Lightweight |
| ISO | Fighter | Division |
|---|---|---|
| Gilbert Aldana | Heavyweight |
| Gleison Tibau | Welterweight |
 | Icho Larenas | Heavyweight |
| Jake O'Brien | Heavyweight |
| Jamie Varner | Lightweight |
| Jason Dent | Lightweight |
| Jason Lambert | Light Heavyweight |
 | Jason MacDonald | Middleweight |
| Jason Von Flue | Welterweight |
| Jeff Joslin | Welterweight |
| Jesse Forbes | Middleweight |
| Joe Jordan | Lightweight |
| Joe Lauzon | Lightweight |
| Jorge Gurgel | Lightweight |
| Jorge Santiago | Middleweight |
| Josh Haynes | Middleweight |
| Josh Schockman | Heavyweight |
| Junior Assuncao | Lightweight |
| Justin James | Lightweight |
| Justin Levens | Middleweight |
| Kalib Starnes | Middleweight |
| Keita Nakamura | Welterweight |
| Kendall Grove | Middleweight |
| Kris Rotharmel | Lightweight |
| Kristof Midoux | Heavyweight |
| Kuniyoshi Hironaka | Lightweight |
| Kurt Pellegrino | Lightweight |
| ISO | Fighter | Division |
|---|---|---|
| Logan Clark | Middleweight |
| Luigi Fioravanti | Welterweight |
| Matt Hamill | Light Heavyweight |
| Matt Wiman | Lightweight |
 | Michael Bisping | Light Heavyweight |
| Mike Nickels | Light Heavyweight |
| Mike Whitehead | Light Heavyweight |
| Pat Healy | Welterweight |
| Rick Davis | Lightweight |
| Rob MacDonald | Light Heavyweight |
| Roger Huerta | Lightweight |
| Rory Singer | Middleweight |
| Ross Pointon | Middleweight |
| Sam Stout | Lightweight |
| Scott Smith | Middleweight |
| Seth Petruzelli | Light Heavyweight |
| Sherman Pendergarst | Heavyweight |
| Solomon Hutcherson | Middleweight |
| Thales Leites | Middleweight |
| Tom Murphy | Light Heavyweight |
| Tyson Griffin | Lightweight |
| Victor Valimaki | Light Heavyweight |
| Wes Combs | Light Heavyweight |
| Wilson Gouveia | Light Heavyweight |
| Yuki Sasaki | Middleweight |
| Yushin Okami | Middleweight |
The Ultimate Fighter
| Season | Finale | Division | Winner | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TUF 3: Team Ortiz vs. Team Shamrock | Jun 24, 2006 | Middleweight | Kendall Grove | Ed Herman |
| Light Heavyweight | Michael Bisping | Josh Haynes | ||
| TUF 4: The Comeback | Nov 11, 2006 | Middleweight | Travis Lutter | Patrick Côté |
| Welterweight | Matt Serra | Chris Lytle |
Title fights
| Title fights in 2006 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Event | Notes | |||
| Light Heavyweight | Chuck Liddell (c) | def. | Randy Couture | KO (punch) | 2 | 1:28 | UFC 57: Liddell vs. Couture 3 | [a] |
| Middleweight | Rich Franklin (c) | def. | David Loiseau | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 58: USA vs. Canada | [b] |
| Heavyweight | Tim Sylvia | def. | Andrei Arlovski (c) | TKO (punches) | 1 | 2:43 | UFC 59: Reality Check | [c] |
| Heavyweight | Tim Sylvia (c) | def. | Andrei Arlovski | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 61: Bitter Rivals | [d] |
| Light Heavyweight | Chuck Liddell (c) | def. | Renato Sobral | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 1:35 | UFC 62: Liddell vs. Sobral | [e] |
| Welterweight | Matt Hughes (c) | def. | B.J. Penn | TKO (punches) | 3 | 3:53 | UFC 63: Hughes vs. Penn | [f] |
| Lightweight | Sean Sherk | def. | Kenny Florian | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 64: Unstoppable | [g] |
| Middleweight | Anderson Silva | def. | Rich Franklin (c) | KO (knee) | 1 | 2:59 | UFC 64: Unstoppable | [h] |
| Heavyweight | Tim Sylvia (c) | def. | Jeff Monson | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 65: Bad Intentions | [i] |
| Welterweight | Georges St. Pierre | def. | Matt Hughes (c) | TKO (head kick and punches) | 2 | 1:25 | UFC 65: Bad Intentions | [j] |
| Light Heavyweight | Chuck Liddell (c) | def. | Tito Ortiz | TKO (punches) | 3 | 3:59 | UFC 66: Liddell vs. Ortiz | [k] |
- For the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship Couture announced his retirement after the loss.
- For the UFC Middleweight Championship
- For the UFC Heavyweight Championship.
- For the UFC Heavyweight Championship.
- For the UFC Welterweight Championship
- For the UFC Lightweight Championship
- For the UFC Middleweight Championship
- For the UFC Heavyweight Championship.
- For the UFC Welterweight Championship