2011 in UFC
Mixed martial arts events
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The year 2011 was the 19th year in the history of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States. In 2011 the UFC held 27 events beginning with UFC 125: Resolution on January 1, 2011.
First dateJanuary 1, 2011
Last dateDecember 30, 2011
Total events27
UFC17
| 2011 in UFC | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Information | ||||
| First date | January 1, 2011 | |||
| Last date | December 30, 2011 | |||
| Events | ||||
| Total events | 27 | |||
| UFC | 17 | |||
| UFC on Versus | 4 | |||
| UFC on Fox | 1 | |||
| UFC Fight Night | 3 | |||
| TUF Finale events | 2 | |||
| Fights | ||||
| Total fights | 300 | |||
| Title fights | 13 | |||
| Chronology | ||||
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2011 UFC.com awards
Debut UFC fighters
The following fighters fought their first UFC fight in 2011:
| ISO | Fighter | Division |
|---|---|---|
 | Aaron Rosa | Light Heavyweight |
| Alex Caceres | Featherweight |
| Alex Soto | Bantamweight |
 | Alistair Overeem | Heavyweight |
 | Anthony Njokuani | Lightweight |
| Anthony Pettis | Lightweight |
| Antonio Banuelos | Bantamweight |
| Antonio McKee | Lightweight |
 | Bart Palaszewski | Lightweight |
| Benson Henderson | Lightweight |
 | Brad Pickett | Bantamweight |
| Brian Bowles | Bantamweight |
| Brian Ebersole | Welterweight |
| Bryan Caraway | Bantamweight |
| Byron Bloodworth | Bantamweight |
| Chad Mendes | Featherweight |
 | Chan Sung Jung | Featherweight |
| Charlie Valencia | Bantamweight |
| Che Mills | Welterweight |
| Chris Cariaso | Bantamweight |
| Chris Cope | Welterweight |
| Chris Weidman | Middleweight |
| Clay Harvison | Lightweight |
| Clifford Starks | Middleweight |
| Cole Escovedo | Bantamweight |
 | Costas Philippou | Middleweight |
| Cub Swanson | Featherweight |
 | Cung Le | Middleweight |
| Curt Warburton | Lightweight |
| Damacio Page | Bantamweight |
| Danny Castillo | Lightweight |
| Danny Downes | Lightweight |
| Darren Uyenoyama | Bantamweight |
| Dave Herman | Heavyweight |
| Demetrious Johnson | Bantamweight |
| Dennis Bermudez | Featherweight |
 | Diego Brandão | Featherweight |
| Diego Nunes | Featherweight |
| Dominick Cruz | Bantamweight |
| Donald Cerrone | Lightweight |
| Donny Walker | Featherweight |
| Dustin Jacoby | Middleweight |
| ISO | Fighter | Division |
|---|---|---|
| Dustin Neace | Featherweight |
| Dustin Pague | Bantamweight |
| Dustin Poirier | Featherweight |
| Eddie Wineland | Bantamweight |
| Edward Faaloloto | Bantamweight |
| Edwin Figueroa | Bantamweight |
| Erick Silva | Welterweight |
| Erik Koch | Featherweight |
| Felipe Arantes | Bantamweight |
 | Francis Carmont | Middleweight |
| Francisco Rivera | Bantamweight |
 | Hatsu Hioki | Featherweight |
| Iuri Alcântara | Bantamweight |
| Jake Hecht | Welterweight |
| James Head | Welterweight |
| Jason Young | Featherweight |
| Javier Vazquez | Featherweight |
| Jeff Hougland | Bantamweight |
| Jimy Hettes | Featherweight |
| John Albert | Bantamweight |
| John Cholish | Lightweight |
| John Dodson | Bantamweight |
| John Maguire | Welterweight |
 | John-Olav Einemo | Heavyweight |
| Johnny Bedford | Bantamweight |
| Johnny Eduardo | Bantamweight |
| Jorge Lopez | Welterweight |
| José Aldo | Featherweight |
| Joseph Benavidez | Bantamweight |
| Joseph Sandoval | Bantamweight |
| Josh Clopton | Featherweight |
| Josh Ferguson | Bantamweight |
| Josh Grispi | Featherweight |
| Justin Edwards | Welterweight |
 | Kamal Shalorus | Lightweight |
| Ken Stone | Bantamweight |
| Kenny Robertson | Welterweight |
| Lance Benoist | Welterweight |
| Louis Gaudinot | Flyweight |
| Luis Ramos | Welterweight |
| Maciej Jewtuszko | Lightweight |
| Mackens Semerzier | Featherweight |
| ISO | Fighter | Division |
|---|---|---|
| Marcus Brimage | Featherweight |
| Matt Lucas | Lightweight |
| Michael McDonald | Bantamweight |
| Miguel Torres | Bantamweight |
| Mike Easton | Bantamweight |
| Mike Stumpf | Welterweight |
 | Mitch Clarke | Lightweight |
| Nick Ring | Middleweight |
| Norifumi Yamamoto | Bantamweight |
 | Papy Abedi | Welterweight |
| Paul Bradley | Welterweight |
| Phil De Fries | Heavyweight |
| Ramsey Nijem | Lightweight |
| Rani Yahya | Featherweight |
| Raphael Assunção | Featherweight |
| Renan Barão | Bantamweight |
| Reuben Duran | Bantamweight |
| Ricardo Lamas | Featherweight |
| Riki Fukuda | Middleweight |
| Robbie Peralta | Featherweight |
| Roland Delorme | Bantamweight |
| Ronny Markes | Middleweight |
| Ryan McGillivray | Welterweight |
| Scott Jorgensen | Bantamweight |
| Shamar Bailey | Lightweight |
| Shane Roller | Lightweight |
 | Stanislav Nedkov | Light Heavyweight |
| Stephen Bass | Featherweight |
| Steven Siler | Featherweight |
| Stipe Miocic | Heavyweight |
| T.J. Dillashaw | Bantamweight |
| Takeya Mizugaki | Bantamweight |
| Tom Blackledge | Light Heavyweight |
| Tony Ferguson | Lightweight |
| Urijah Faber | Bantamweight |
| Vagner Rocha | Lightweight |
| Vaughan Lee | Bantamweight |
| Walel Watson | Bantamweight |
| Willamy Freire | Lightweight |
| Yves Jabouin | Bantamweight |
 | Zhang Tiequan | Lightweight |
The Ultimate Fighter
| Season | Finale | Division | Winner | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TUF 13: Team Lesnar vs. Team dos Santos | Jun 4, 2011 | Welterweight | Tony Ferguson | Ramsey Nijem |
| TUF 14: Team Bisping vs. Team Miller | Dec 3, 2011 | Bantamweight | John Dodson | T.J. Dillashaw |
| Featherweight | Diego Brandao | Dennis Bermudez |
Title fights
| Title fights in 2011 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Event | Notes | |||
| Lightweight | Frankie Edgar (c) | vs. | Gray Maynard | Draw (split) (46–48, 48–46, 47–47) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 125 | [a] |
| Middleweight | Anderson Silva (c) | def. | Vitor Belfort | KO (front kick and punches) | 1 | 3:25 | UFC 126 | [b] |
| Light Heavyweight | Jon Jones | def. | Maurício Rua (c) | TKO (knees and punches) | 3 | 2:37 | UFC 128 | [c] |
| Featherweight | José Aldo (c) | def. | Mark Hominick | Decision (unanimous) (48–45, 48–46, 49–46) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 129 | [d] |
| Welterweight | Georges St-Pierre (c) | def. | Jake Shields | Decision (unanimous) (50–45, 48–47, 48–47) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 129 | [e] |
| Bantamweight | Dominick Cruz (c) | def. | Urijah Faber | Decision (unanimous) (50–45, 49–46, 48–47) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 132 | [f] |
| Middleweight | Anderson Silva (c) | def. | Yushin Okami | TKO (punches) | 2 | 2:04 | UFC 134 | [g] |
| Light Heavyweight | Jon Jones (c) | def. | Quinton Jackson | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 4 | 1:14 | UFC 135 | [h] |
| Bantamweight | Dominick Cruz (c) | def | Demetrious Johnson | Decision (unanimous) (50–45, 49–46, 50–45) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC on Versus 6 | [i] |
| Featherweight | José Aldo (c) | def. | Kenny Florian | Decision (unanimous) (49–46, 49–46, 49–46) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 136 | [j] |
| Lightweight | Frankie Edgar (c) | def. | Gray Maynard | KO (punches) | 4 | 3:54 | UFC 136 | [k] |
| Heavyweight | Junior dos Santos | def. | Cain Velasquez (c) | KO (punches) | 1 | 1:04 | UFC on Fox 1 | [l] |
| Light Heavyweight | Jon Jones (c) | def. | Lyoto Machida | Technical Submission (guillotine choke) | 2 | 4:26 | UFC 140 | [m] |
- For the UFC Lightweight Championship.
- For the UFC Middleweight Championship.
- For the UFC Featherweight Championship.
- For the UFC Welterweight Championship.
- For the UFC Bantamweight Championship.
- For the UFC Middleweight Championship.
- For the UFC Bantamweight Championship.
- For the UFC Featherweight Championship.
- For the UFC Lightweight Championship.
- For the UFC Heavyweight Championship.