UFC 2012

UFC had a great 2011. From epic shows, to epic signings.

This is the year in review.

UFC 125: Resolution

Date: January 1st 2011
Venue: MGM Grand, Las Vegas

Results

Preliminary card
Lightweight bout: Jacob Volkmann vs. Antonio McKee
Volkmann defeated McKee via split decision (29-28, 29-28, 28-29).

Welterweight bout: Daniel Roberts vs. Greg Soto
Roberts defeated Soto via submission (kimura) at 3:45 of round 1.

Featherweight bout: Mike Brown vs. Diego Nunes
Nunes defeated Brown via split decision (29-28, 29-28, 28-29).

Preliminary card (Ion TV)
Middleweight bout: Phil Baroni vs. Brad Tavares
Tavares defeated Baroni via TKO (strikes) at 4:20 of round 1.

Featherweight bout: Josh Grispi vs. Dustin Poirier
Poirier defeated Grispi via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27).

Lightweight bout: Marcus Davis vs. Jeremy Stephens
Stephens defeated Davis via KO (punch) at 2:33 of round 3.

Main card
Lightweight bout: Clay Guida vs. Takanori Gomi
Guida defeated Gomi via submission (guillotine choke) at 4:27 of round 2.

Welterweight bout: Nate Diaz vs. Dong Hyun Kim
Kim defeated Diaz via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28).

Light Heavyweight bout: Brandon Vera vs. Thiago Silva
Silva defeated Vera via unanimous decision (30-26, 30-27, 30-27).

Middleweight bout: Chris Leben vs. Brian Stann
Stann defeated Leben via TKO (strikes) 3:37 of round 1.

Lightweight Championship bout: Frankie Edgar (c) vs. Gray Maynard
Edgar and Maynard fought to a split draw (46-48, 48-46, 47-47).

UFC: Fight for the troops 2

Date: January 22nd
Venue: Fort Hood

Results
Preliminary card
Bantamweight bout: Will Campuzano vs. Chris Cariaso
Cariaso defeated Campuzano via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28).

Welterweight bout: Charlie Brenneman vs. Amilcar Alves
Brenneman defeated Alves via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27).

Preliminary card (Facebook)
Lightweight bout: Waylon Lowe vs. Willamy Freire
Lowe defeated Freire via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28).

Featherweight bout: Mike Brown vs. Rani Yahya
Yahya defeated Brown via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28).

Welterweight bout: DaMarques Johnson vs. Mike Guymon
Johnson defeated Guymon via verbal submission (body triangle) at 3:22 of round 1.

Lightweight bout: Cody McKenzie vs. Yves Edwards
Edwards defeated McKenzie via technical submission (rear naked choke) at 4:33 of round 2.

Main card
Lightweight bout: Cole Miller vs. Matt Wiman
Wiman defeated Miller via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27).

Heavyweight bout: Pat Barry vs. Joey Beltran
Barry defeated Beltran via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28).

Featherweight bout: Mark Hominick vs. George Roop
Hominick defeated Roop via TKO (punches) at 1:28 of round 1.

Heavyweight bout: Matt Mitrione vs. Tim Hague
Mitrione defeated Hague via TKO (punches) at 2:59 of round 1.

Lightweight bout: Evan Dunham vs. Melvin Guillard
Guillard defeated Dunham via TKO (strikes) at 2:58 of round 1.

UFC 126: Silva vs Belfort

Date: February 5th 2011
Venue: Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas

Results
Preliminary card
Welterweight bout: Mike Pierce vs. Kenny Robertson
Pierce defeated Robertson via TKO (punches) at 0:29 of round 2.

Light Heavyweight bout: Kyle Kingsbury vs. Ricardo Romero
Kingsbury defeated Romero via TKO (strikes) at 0:21 of round 1.

Lightweight bout: Paul Taylor vs. Gabe Ruediger
Taylor defeated Ruediger via KO (strikes) at 1:42 of round 2.

Preliminary card (Facebook)
Bantamweight bout: Norifumi Yamamoto vs. Demetrious Johnson
Johnson defeated Yamamoto via unanimous decision (29–28, 30–27, 30–27).

Preliminary card (Spike TV)
Featherweight bout: Chad Mendes vs. Michihiro Omigawa
Mendes defeated Omigawa via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27).

Lightweight bout: Donald Cerrone vs. Paul Kelly
Cerrone defeated Kelly via submission (rear naked choke) at 3:48 of round 2.

Main card
Bantamweight bout: Miguel Torres vs. Antonio Banuelos
Torres defeated Banuelos via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27).

Welterweight bout: Jake Ellenberger vs. Carlos Eduardo Rocha
Ellenberger defeated Rocha via split decision (27–30, 29–28, 29–28).

Light Heavyweight bout: Jon Jones vs. Ryan Bader
Jones defeated Bader via submission (guillotine choke) at 4:20 of round 2.

Light Heavyweight bout: Forrest Griffin vs. Rich Franklin
Griffin defeated Franklin via unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 29–28).

Middleweight Championship bout: Anderson Silva (c) vs. Vitor Belfort
Silva defeated Belfort via KO (front kick) at 3:25 of round 1 to retain the UFC Middleweight Championship.

UFC 127: Fitch vs Penn

Date: February 27th 2011
Venue: Acer arena

Main card
Middleweight bout: Kyle Noke vs. Chris Camozzi
Noke defeats Camozzi by Unanimous Decision ( 30-27 across board)

Welterweight bout: Chris Lytle vs. Brian Ebersole
Lytle defeats Ebersole by Submission (RNC) at 2:49 2nd round

Lightweight bout: George Sotiropoulos vs. Dennis Siver
Sotiropoulos defeats Siver by Unanimous Decision (30-27 across Board)

Middleweight bout: Michael Bisping vs. Jorge Rivera
Bisping defeats Rivera by TKO (Punches) 4:27 round 3.

Welterweight bout: B.J. Penn vs. Jon Fitch
Fitch defeats Penn by Unanimous decision ( 30-27 across board)

UFC LIVE: Sanchez vs Kampmann

Date: March 3rd
Venue: KFC Yum, Louiseville, Kentucky

Results
Main card
Welterweight bout: Diego Sanchez vs. Martin Kampmann
Sanchex defeats Kampmann by Unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 30-27)

Middleweight bout: C.B. Dollaway vs. Mark Muñoz
Dollaway dfeats Munoz by split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)

Middleweight bout: Alessio Sakara vs. Chris Weidman
Sakara defeats Weidman by TKO (Punches) 3:45 1st round

Bantamweight bout: Brian Bowles vs. Damacio Page
Bowles defeats Page by Submission (RNC) 4:21 1st round

UFC 128: Shogun vs Jones

Date: March 19th
Venue: Prudential Center, Newark, New Jersey

Results

Main card

Light Heavyweight Championship bout: Maurício Rua (c) vs. Jon Jones
Jones defeats Rua by TKO (Elbows) 4:50 round 5 to become LHW champion

Bantamweight bout: Urijah Faber vs. Eddie Wineland
Faber defeats Wineland via Unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 30-27)

Lightweight bout: Jim Miller vs. Kamal Shalorus
Miller defeats Shalorus by Submission (RNC) 2:19 2nd round

Middleweight bout: Nate Marquardt vs. Yoshihiro Akiyama
Marquardt defeats Akiyama by Split decision (30-27, 28-29, 29-28)

Heavyweight bout: Mirko Filipović vs. Brendan Schaub
Schaub defeats Cro Cop by Unanimous Decision (30-27 across board)

UFC Fight night Seattle: Davis vs Nogueira

Date: March 26th
Venue: Key arena, Seattle Wasington

Results
Main Card

Light Heavyweight bout: Antônio Rogério Nogueira vs. Phil Davis
Davis defeats Nog by Unanimous decision (30-27 across board)

Welterweight bout: Dan Hardy vs. Anthony Johnson
Hardy Defeats Johnson by TKO (Punch) 4:33 1st round

Welterweight bout: Amir Sadollah vs. Duane Ludwig
Sadollah defeats Ludwig via Submission (Arm Bar) 2:01 3rd round

Featherweight bout: Nam Phan vs. Leonard Garcia
Phan defeats Garcia by TKO (Strikes) 1:01 3rd round

UFC 129: St Pierre vs Shields

Date: April 30th
Venue: Rogers centre, Toronto Canada

Results
Main Card
Welterweight Championship bout: Georges St-Pierre (c) vs. Jake Shields
St Pierre defeats Shields by TKO (Strikes) 3:53 4th round top retain WW title

Featherweight Championship bout: José Aldo (c) vs. Mark Hominick
Aldo defeats Hominick by KO (Knee) 4:50 round 1

Light Heavyweight bout: Randy Couture vs. Lyoto Machida
Machida defeats Couture by KO (Punches) 0:53 3rd round

Lightweight bout: Mark Bocek vs. Ben Henderson
Henderson defeats Bocek via Unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)

Welterweight bout: Nate Diaz vs. Rory MacDonald
Diaz defeats MacDonald via Submission (Triangle Choke) 2:49 3rd round


Rest will be up later

UFC 130: Edgar vs Maynard 3

Date: May 28th
Venue: MGM Grand, Las Vegas

Results
Main Card
Lightweight Championship bout: Frankie Edgar (c) vs. Gray Maynard
Maynard defeats Edgar via Unanimous decision (50-45, 49-46, 50-45)

Light Heavyweight bout: Quinton Jackson vs. Matt Hamill
Jackson defeats Hamill via KO (Right Hook) 3:23 1st round

Heavyweight bout: Frank Mir vs. Roy Nelson
Mir defeats Nelson via Submission (Armbar) 1:20 3rd round

Heavyweight bout: Stefan Struve vs. Travis Browne
Struve defeats Browne via TKO (Strikes) 2:30 2nd round

Middleweight bout: Brian Stann vs. Jorge Santiago
Stann defeats Santiago via TKO (Punch) 1:44 3rd round

Ultimate Fighter 13 Finale

Date: June 4th
Venue: Palms Casino, Las Vegas

Results
Main Card

Welterweight bout: Quinn Mulhern vs Charlie Rader
Mulhern defeats Rader via TKO (Strikes) 4:32 3rd, to become the Ultimate Fighter

Lightweight bout: Anthony Pettis vs. Clay Guida
Pettis defeats Guida via Unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)

Featherweight bout: Josh Grispi vs. George Roop
Grispi defeats Roop via Submission (Arm Triangle) 0:59 3rd round

Bantamweight bout: Scott Jorgensen vs Ken Stone
Jorgensen defeats Stone via Split decision (29-28, 29-28, 28-29)

Lightweight bout: Jeremy Stephens vs. Jonathan Brookins
Brookins defeats Stephens via Unanimous decision ( 30-27 across board)

UFC 131: Lesnar vs Dos Santos

Date: June 11
Venue: Rogers Centre, Vancouver Canada

Results
Main Card

Heavyweight bout: Brock Lesnar vs. Junior dos Santos
Dos Santos defeats Lesnar via KO (Uppercut) 1:57 3rd round

Light Heavyweight bout: Ryan Bader vs Forrest Griffin
Griffin defeats Bader via Unanimous decision ( 30-27 across board)

Heavyweight bout: Shane Carwin vs Cheick Congo
Carwin defeats Congo via TKO (Punches) 4:50 1st round

Featherweight bout: Kenny Florian vs. Diego Nunes
Florian defeats Nunes via Submission (RNC) 3:00 2nd round

Breaking news: Hector Lombard sings with UFC

UFC Fight Night live: Cro Cop vs Nogueira

Venue: Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre, Glasgow Scotland
Date: June 25th

Results
Main Card

Heavyweight bout: Mirko Cro Cop vs Rodrigo Nogueira
Nogueira defeats Cro Cop via Submission (Triangle Choke) 3:13 round 3

Light Heavyweight bout: Tito Ortiz vs Rogerio Nogueira
Nogueira defeats Ortiz via Unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)

Middleweight bout: Kendall Grove vs Brad Tavares
Tavares defeats Grove via Unanimous decision ( 30-27 across board)

Featherweight bout: Tyson Griffin vs Francisco Rivera
Griffin defeats Rivera via TKO (GnP) 4:00 2nd round

Welterweight bout: Amir Sadollah vs Mike Swick
Sadollah defeats Swick via Unanimous decision (29-28 across board)

UFC 132: Silva vs Okami

Date: July 2, 2011
Venue: Mandalay bay, Las Vegas

Middleweight title fight: Anderson Silva (c) vs Yushin Okami
Silva defeats Okami via Submission (Triangle choke) 4:50 4th round

Welterweight bout: Josh Koscheck vs BJ Penn
Penn defeats Koscheck via KO (Strikes) 3:21 3rd round

Heavyweight bout: Matt Mitrione vs Pat Barry
Mitrione defeats Barry via TKO (Punches) 1:10 2nd round

Middleweight bout: Chris Leben vs Demien Maia
Maia defeats Leben via Submission (armbar) 1:45 2nd round

Lightweight bout: Charles Oliveira vs Sean Sherk
Oliveira defeats Sherk via Submission (Arm Triangle) 2:03 2nd round


UFC 133: Cruz vs Faber 2

Date: August 6th
Venue: Manchester Evening News Arena, Manchester England

Results
Main Card

Bantamweight title bout: Dominick Cruz vs Urijah Faber
Cruz defeats Faber by Unanimous decision (50-45, 49-46, 50-45)

Middleweight bout: Michael Bisping vs Hector Lombard
Lombard defeats Bisping via TKO (Punch) 3:29 3rd round

Light Heavyweight bout: Stephan Bonnar vs Luiz Cane
Bonnar defeats Cane via Unanimous Decision (29-28 across board)

Welterweight bout: Dan Hardy vs Chris Lytle
Hardy Defeats Lytle via Ko (hook) 4:20 3rd round

Featherweight bout: Chan Sung Jung vs Michihiro Omigawa
Jung defeats Omigawa via Split decision (29-28 across board)

UFC Rio

Date: August 27th
Venue: HSBC Arena, Rio De Janeiro Brazil

Results
Main Card

Featherweight title bout: Jose Aldo vs Chad Mendes
Aldo defeats Mendes via KO (High Kick) 2:11 4th round.

Middleweight bout: Vitor Belfort vs Wanderlei Silva
Silva defeats Belfort by Unanimous decision (29-28 across board)

Light Heavyweight bout: Phil Davis vs Thiago Silva
Davis defeats Silva via Submission (Kimura) 2:22 3rd round

Welterweight bout: Thiago Alves vs Diego Sanchez
Alves defeats Sanchez via Doctor Stoppage (Cut above right eye) 5:00 round 2

Middleweight bout: Maiquel Falcao vs Alan Belcher
Falcao Defeats Belcher via TKO (Strikes) 1:55 3rd round

UFC On Versus 5: Miller vs Guillard

Date: September 3rd
Venue: Bradley Centre, Milwaukee Wisconsin

Results

Lightweight bout: Jim Miller vs Melvin Guillard
Miller defeats Guillard via Unanimous Decision ( 30-27 across board)

Middleweight bout: Jorge Santiago vs Jorge Rivera
Santiago defeats Rivera via TKO (Strikes) 4:11 Round 3

Heavyweight bout: Sean McCorkle vs Mike Russow
McCorkle defeats Russow via TKO (GnP) 3:02 2nd round

Featherweight bout: Nam Phan vs Jason Reinhardt
Phan defeats Reinhardt via Unanimous decision (29-28 across board)

Breaking News: Alistair Overeem signs with UFC

UFC 135: St Pierre vs Fitch 2

Date: September 17th
Venue: Oracle Arena, Oakland California

Results

Welterweight championship bout: GSP vs Jon Fitch
GSP defeats Fitch by Unanimous Decision (50-44, 50-43, 50-43)

Light Heavyweight bout: Rashad Evans vs Lyoto Machida
Evans defeats Machida via Unanimous Decision (30- 27, 39-28, 29-28)

Heavyweight bout: Frank Mir vs Brendan Schaub
Schaub defeats Mir via TKO (Strikes) 4:30 2nd round

Middleweight bout: Brian Stann vs Demien Maia
Maia defeats Stann via Submission (Triangle from Mount) 4:23 1st round

UFC 136: Jones vs Jackson

Date: October 15th
Venue: MGM grand, Las Vegas

Light Heavyweight championship bout: Jon Jones vs Rampage Jackson
Jones defeats Jackson via TKO (GnP) 2:18 3rd round

Lightweight championship bout: Gray Maynard (c) vs Anthony Pettis
Maynard defeats Pettis by Unanimous decision (50-45, 50-44, 50-45)

Heavyweight bout: Matt Mitrione vs Cheick Kongo
Kongo vs Mitrione ends in a draw (29-29, 29-29, 29-29)

Welterweight bout: Matt Hughes vs Carlos Eduardo Rocha
Rocha defeats Hughes via Submission (Arm Triangle) 0:50 round 2

UFC 137: Overeem vs Carwin

Date: November 5th
Venue: Bell Centre, Montreal Canada

Results

Heavyweight bout: Shane Carwin vs Alistair Overeem
Overeem defeats Carwin via Submission (Guillotine Choke) 1:23 3rd round

Welterweight bout: BJ Penn vs Jake Shields
Shields defeats Penn by Unanimous Decision (30-27 across board)

Middleweight bout: Michael Bisping vs Chael Sonnen
Sonnen defeats Bisping by Unanimous decision (30-27 across board)

Featherweight bout: Tyson Griffin vs Mark Homnick
Griffin defeats Homnick via Unanimous decision (29-28 across board)

Heavyweight bout: Jon Madsen vs Mirko Cro Cop
Madsen defeats Cro Cop via TKO 3:40 2nd round. Cro Cop retires

UFC 138: Velasquez vs Dos Santos

Date: December 3rd
Venue: Honda Centre, Anaheim California

Results

Heavyweight championship bout: Cain Velasquez vs Junior Dos Santos
Velasquez defeats Dos Santos via TKO (GnP) 4:38 round 3

Light Heavyweight bout: Shogun Rua vs Forrest Griffin
Rua defeats Griffin via KO (Knee) 1:22 2nd round

Welterweight bout: Martin Kampmann vs Nate Diaz
Diaz defeats Kampmann via unanimous decision (29-28 across board)

Middleweight bout: Chris Leben vs Nate Marquardt
Marquardt defeats Leben via KO (Punch) 1:01 1st round

Lightweight bout: Clay Guida vs Ben Henderson
Guida defeats Henderson via Submission (Guillotine choke)

UFC Fight Night Live: Sotiropolous vs Edgar

Date: December 24th
Venue: Hard Rock hotel and Casino, Las Vegas

Results

Lightweight bout: Frank Edgar vs George Sotiropolous
Soti defeats Edgar via Submission (Arm Triangle) 4:00 3rd round

Light Heavyweight bout: Ryan Bader vs Stephan Bonnar
Bader defeats Bonnar via Unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)

Middleweight bout: Alan Belcher vs CB Dollaway
Belcher defeats Dollaway via Ko (Head Kick) 1:10 2nd round



Fight of the Year: Cain Velasquez vs JDS, UFC 138
KO of the Year: Anderson Silva Ko of Vitor Belfort, UFC 126
Submission of year: Demian Maia Submits Brain Stann

UFC 139 Results


Middleweight bout: Yushin Okami vs Demian Maia
Okami Defeated Maia via Unanimous Decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)

Light Heavyweight bout: Phil Davis vs Rich Franklin
Davis defeated Franklin via Submission (Kimura) 3:11 3rd round- Submission of the night

Featherweight bout: Kid Yamamoto vs Josh grispi
Kid defeated Grispi via TKO (Knee) 5:00 round 2

Middleweight bout: Yoshihiro Akiyama vs Brad Tavares
Tavares defeated Akiyama via Unanimous decision (29-28 across board)- Fight of the Night

Lightweight bout: Dennis Siver vs Jonathan Brookins
Siver defeated Brookins via TKO (Spinning back kick) 1:22 2nd round