2010 in UFC
Mixed martial arts events
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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.
First dateJanuary 2, 2010
Last dateDecember 11, 2010
Total events24
UFC17
| 2010 in UFC | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Information | ||||
| First date | January 2, 2010 | |||
| Last date | December 11, 2010 | |||
| Events | ||||
| Total events | 24 | |||
| UFC | 17 | |||
| UFC on Versus | 2 | |||
| UFC Fight Night | 3 | |||
| TUF Finale events | 2 | |||
| Fights | ||||
| Total fights | 255 | |||
| Title fights | 10 | |||
| Chronology | ||||
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2010 UFC.com awards
Debut UFC fighters
The following fighters fought their first UFC fight in 2010:
| ISO | Fighter | Division |
|---|---|---|
 | Aaron Wilkinson | Welterweight |
 | Alexandre Ferreira | Light Heavyweight |
| Amilcar Alves | Welterweight |
 | Brad Tavares | Middleweight |
| Carlos Eduardo Rocha | Welterweight |
| Charles Oliveira | Lightweight |
| Charlie Brenneman | Welterweight |
| Chris Camozzi | Middleweight |
| Christian Morecraft | Heavyweight |
 | Claude Patrick | Welterweight |
| Cody McKenzie | Lightweight |
| Court McGee | Middleweight |
 | Cyrille Diabaté | Light Heavyweight |
| Daniel Roberts | Welterweight |
| Darren Elkins | Lightweight |
| David Branch | Middleweight |
| David Mitchell | Welterweight |
 | Dongi Yang | Middleweight |
| Edson Barboza | Lightweight |
| Fabio Maldonado | Light Heavyweight |
| Fredson Paixão | Bantamweight |
| Gerald Harris | Middleweight |
 | Gilbert Yvel | Heavyweight |
| Greg Soto | Welterweight |
| Ian Loveland | Bantamweight |
| Jake Shields | Welterweight |
| James Hammortree | Middleweight |
| ISO | Fighter | Division |
|---|---|---|
 | James Te Huna | Light Heavyweight |
| James Toney | Heavyweight |
| Jamie Yeager | Lightweight |
| Jason High | Welterweight |
| Jesse Bongfeldt | Middleweight |
| Joey Beltran | Heavyweight |
| John Gunderson | Lightweight |
| John Makdessi | Lightweight |
| John Salter | Middleweight |
| Jonathan Brookins | Featherweight |
| Josh Bryant | Middleweight |
| Julio Paulino | Welterweight |
 | Karlos Vémola | Light Heavyweight |
| Kris McCray | Welterweight |
| Curt Warburton | Lightweight |
 | Kyle Noke | Middleweight |
| Kyle Watson | Lightweight |
| Maiquel Falcão | Middleweight |
| Mark Holst | Lightweight |
| Mark Hunt | Heavyweight |
| Mark Scanlon | Welterweight |
| Michael Johnson | Lightweight |
| Mike Guymon | Welterweight |
| Mike Lullo | Lightweight |
| Nam Phan | Featherweight |
| Nick Pace | Bantamweight |
| ISO | Fighter | Division |
|---|---|---|
| Pablo Garza | Featherweight |
 | Pascal Krauss | Welterweight |
| Pat Audinwood | Lightweight |
| Paul Sass | Lightweight |
| Phil Davis | Light Heavyweight |
| Rafael Natal | Middleweight |
| Renzo Gracie | Light Heavyweight |
| Ricardo Romero | Light Heavyweight |
| Rich Attonito | Welterweight |
| Rob Broughton | Heavyweight |
| Rolles Gracie Jr. | Heavyweight |
| Ronys Torres | Lightweight |
| Rory MacDonald | Lightweight |
 | Sako Chivitchian | Lightweight |
| Sean McCorkle | Heavyweight |
| Sean Pierson | Welterweight |
| Seth Baczynski | Welterweight |
| T.J. O'Brien | Lightweight |
| TJ Waldburger | Welterweight |
 | Takanori Gomi | Lightweight |
| Todd Brown | Light Heavyweight |
| Travis Browne | Heavyweight |
| Tyler Toner | Featherweight |
| Vinicius Queiroz | Heavyweight |
| Waylon Lowe | Lightweight |
| Will Campuzano | Bantamweight |
The Ultimate Fighter
| Season | Finale | Division | Winner | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TUF 11: Team Liddell vs. Team Ortiz | Jun 19, 2010 | Middleweight | Court McGee | Kris McCray |
| TUF 12: Team GSP vs. Team Koscheck | Dec 4, 2010 | Lightweight | Jonathan Brookins | Michael Johnson |
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 | [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] |
- For the interim 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 Middleweight Championship.
- For the UFC Lightweight Championship.
- For the UFC Heavyweight Championship.
- For the UFC Welterweight Championship.