# 2011 in UFC

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.

## 2011 UFC.com awards

2011 UFC.COM Awards :
| No | Best Fighter | The Upsets | The Submissions | The Newcomers | The Knockouts | The Fights | The Import |
| 1 | Jon Jones | Tito Ortiz defeats Ryan Bader UFC 132 | Frank Mir defeats Antônio Rogério Nogueira UFC 140 | Chris Weidman | Cheick Kongo defeats Pat Barry UFC Live: Kongo vs. Barry | Dan Henderson defeats Maurício Rua UFC 139 | Dominick Cruz |
| 2 | Junior dos Santos | Johny Hendricks defeats Jon Fitch UFC 142 | The Korean Zombie defeats Leonard Garcia UFC Fight Night: Nogueira vs. Davis | Brian Ebersole | Sam Stout defeat Yves Edwards UFC 131 | Frankie Edgar defeats Gray Maynard 2 UFC 125 | José Aldo |
| 3 | Anderson Silva | Dennis Siver defeats George Sotiropoulos at UFC 127 (Tie) Rafael dos Anjos defeats George Sotiropoulos at UFC 132 (Tie) | Pablo Garza defeats Yves Jabouin UFC 129 | Tony Ferguson | John Makdessi defeats Kyle Watson UFC 129 | Benson Henderson defeats Clay Guida UFC on Fox: Velasquez vs. dos Santos | Benson Henderson |
| 4 | Frankie Edgar | Charlie Brenneman defeats Rick Story UFC Live: Kongo vs. Barry | Joe Lauzon defeats Curt Warburton UFC Live: Kongo vs. Barry | Jimy Hettes | Johny Hendricks defeats Jon Fitch UFC 141 | Dominick Cruz defeats Urijah Faber 2 UFC 132 | Donald Cerrone |
| 5 | Benson Henderson | Stanislav Nedkov defeats Luiz Cané UFC 134 | Nate Diaz defeats Takanori Gomi UFC 135 | Diego Brandão (Tie) John Dodson (Tie) | Anderson Silva defeats Vitor Belfort UFC 126 | Frankie Edgar defeats Gray Maynard UFC 125 | Urijah Faber |
| 6 | Nick Diaz (Tie) Dan Henderson (Tie) | Brian Stann defeats Chris Leben UFC 125 | Diego Brandão defeats Dennis Bermudez The Ultimate Fighter 14 Finale | Mike Easton | Lyoto Machida defeats Randy Couture UFC 129 | Nate Diaz defeats Donald Cerrone UFC 141 | The Korean Zombie |
| 7 | Johny Hendricks | Demetrious Johnson defeats Miguel Torres UFC 140 | Jon Jones defeats Lyoto Machida UFC on Fuel TV: Sanchez vs. Ellenberger | Dave Herman | Frankie Edgar defeats Gray Maynard UFC 125 | Diego Sanchez defeats Martin Kampmann UFC Live: Sanchez vs. Kampmann | Dustin Poirier |
| 8 | Mark Muñoz | Rick Story defeats Thiago Alves UFC 130 | Tito Ortiz defeats Ryan Bader UFC 132 | Che Mills | The Korean Zombie defeats Mark Hominick UFC 140 | Wanderlei Silva defeats Cung Le UFC 139 | Michael McDonald |
| 9 | Donald Cerrone | Wanderlei Silva defeats Cung Le UFC 139 | Terry Etim defeats Edward Faaloloto UFC 138 | Walel Watson | Junior dos Santos defeats Cain Velasquez UFC 166 | Kyle Kingsbury defeats Fábio Maldonado The Ultimate Fighter 13 Finale | Chad Mendes |
| 10 | Dominick Cruz | Dustin Poirier defeats Josh Grispi UFC 125 | Chris Lytle defeats Dan Hardy UFC Live: Hardy vs. Lytle | Costas Philippou | Wanderlei Silva defeats Cung Le at UFC 139 (Tie) Anthony Johnson defeats Charlie Brenneman at UFC Live: Cruz vs. Johnson (Tie) | Edson Barboza defeats Anthony Njokuani UFC 128 | Danny Castillo (Tie) Alistair Overeem (Tie) |
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## Debut UFC fighters

The following fighters fought their first UFC fight in 2012:
* Aaron Rosa
* Alex Caceres
* Alex Soto
* Alistair Overeem
* Anthony Njokuani
* Anthony Pettis
* Antonio Banuelos
* Antonio McKee
* Bart Palaszewski
* Benson Henderson
* Brad Pickett
* Brian Bowles
* Brian Ebersole
* Bryan Caraway
* Byron Bloodworth
* Chad Mendes
* Chan Sung Jung
* Charlie Valencia
* Che Mills
* Chris Cariaso
* Chris Cope
* Chris Weidman
* Clay Harvison
* Clifford Starks
* Cole Escovedo
* Costas Philippou
* Cub Swanson
* Cung Le
* Curt Warburton
* Damacio Page
* Danny Castillo
* Danny Downes
* Darren Uyenoyama
* Dave Herman
* Demetrious Johnson
* Dennis Bermudez
* Diego Brandão
* Diego Nunes
* Dominick Cruz
* Donald Cerrone
* Donny Walker
* Dustin Jacoby
* Dustin Neace
* Dustin Pague
* Dustin Poirier
* Eddie Wineland
* Edward Faaloloto
* Edwin Figueroa
* Erick Silva
* Erik Koch
* Felipe Arantes
* Francis Carmont
* Francisco Rivera
* Hatsu Hioki
* Iuri Alcântara
* Jake Hecht
* James Head
* Jason Young
* Javier Vazquez
* Jeff Hougland
* Jimy Hettes
* John Albert
* John Cholish
* John Dodson
* John Maguire
* John-Olav Einemo
* Johnny Bedford
* Johnny Eduardo
* Jorge Lopez
* José Aldo
* Joseph Benavidez
* Joseph Sandoval
* Josh Clopton
* Josh Ferguson
* Josh Grispi
* Justin Edwards
* Kamal Shalorus
* Ken Stone
* Kenny Robertson
* Lance Benoist
* Louis Gaudinot
* Luis Ramos
* Maciej Jewtuszko
* Mackens Semerzier
* Marcus Brimage
* Matt Lucas
* Michael McDonald
* Miguel Torres
* Mike Easton
* Mike Stumpf
* Mitch Clarke
* Nick Ring
* Norifumi Yamamoto
* Papy Abedi
* Paul Bradley
* Phil De Fries
* Ramsey Nijem
* Rani Yahya
* Raphael Assunção
* Renan Barão
* Reuben Duran
* Ricardo Lamas
* Riki Fukuda
* Robbie Peralta
* Roland Delorme
* Ronny Markes
* Ryan McGillivray
* Scott Jorgensen
* Shamar Bailey
* Shane Roller
* Stanislav Nedkov
* Stephen Bass
* Steven Siler
* Stipe Miocic
* T.J. Dillashaw
* Takeya Mizugaki
* Tom Blackledge
* Tony Ferguson
* Urijah Faber
* Vagner Rocha
* Vaughan Lee
* Walel Watson
* Willamy Freire
* Yves Jabouin
* Zhang Tiequan

## 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 |
| TUF 14: Team Bisping vs. Team Miller | Dec 3, 2011 | Featherweight | Diego Brandao | Dennis Bermudez |

## Title fights

* ↑ For the UFC Lightweight Championship.
* ↑ For the UFC Middleweight Championship.
* ↑ For the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship.
* ↑ For the UFC Featherweight Championship.
* ↑ For the UFC Welterweight Championship.
* ↑ For the UFC Bantamweight Championship.
* ↑ For the UFC Middleweight Championship.
* ↑ For the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship.
* ↑ For the UFC Bantamweight Championship.
* ↑ For the UFC Featherweight Championship.
* ↑ For the UFC Lightweight Championship.
* ↑ For the UFC Heavyweight Championship.
* ↑ For the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship.

## Events list

| # | Event | Date | Venue | Location | Attendance |
| 193 | UFC 141: Lesnar vs. Overeem | Dec 30, 2011 | MGM Grand Garden Arena | Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | 13,793 |
| 192 | UFC 140: Jones vs. Machida | Dec 10, 2011 | Air Canada Centre | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | 18,303 |
| 191 | The Ultimate Fighter: Team Bisping vs. Team Miller Finale | Dec 3, 2011 | Palms Casino Resort | Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | 1,909 |
| 190 | UFC 139: Shogun vs. Henderson | Nov 19, 2011 | HP Pavilion | San Jose, California, U.S. | 13,832 |
| 189 | UFC on Fox: Velasquez vs. dos Santos | Nov 12, 2011 | Honda Center | Anaheim, California, U.S. | 11,607 |
| 188 | UFC 138: Leben vs. Munoz | Nov 5, 2011 | LG Arena | Birmingham, England, U.K. | 10,823 |
| 187 | UFC 137: Penn vs. Diaz | Oct 29, 2011 | Mandalay Bay Events Center | Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | 10,313 |
| 186 | UFC 136: Edgar vs. Maynard III | Oct 8, 2011 | Toyota Center | Houston, Texas, U.S. | 16,164 |
| 185 | UFC Live: Cruz vs. Johnson | Oct 1, 2011 | Verizon Center | Washington, D.C., U.S. | 9,380 |
| 184 | UFC 135: Jones vs. Rampage | Sep 24, 2011 | Pepsi Center | Denver, Colorado, U.S. | 16,344 |
| 183 | UFC Fight Night: Shields vs. Ellenberger | Sep 17, 2011 | Ernest N. Morial Convention Center | New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | 7,112 |
| 182 | UFC 134: Silva vs. Okami | Aug 27, 2011 | HSBC Arena | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 14,000 |
| 181 | UFC Live: Hardy vs. Lytle | Aug 14, 2011 | Bradley Center | Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. | 6,751 |
| 180 | UFC 133: Evans vs. Ortiz | Aug 6, 2011 | Wells Fargo Center | Philadelphia, U.S. | 11,583 |
| 179 | UFC 132: Cruz vs. Faber | Jul 2, 2011 | MGM Grand Garden Arena | Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | 13,109 |
| 178 | UFC Live: Kongo vs. Barry | Jun 26, 2011 | Consol Energy Center | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. | 7,792 |
| 177 | UFC 131: dos Santos vs. Carwin | Jun 11, 2011 | Rogers Arena | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | 14,685 |
| 176 | The Ultimate Fighter: Team Lesnar vs. Team dos Santos Finale | Jun 4, 2011 | Palms Casino Resort | Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | 2,053 |
| 175 | UFC 130: Rampage vs. Hamill | May 28, 2011 | MGM Grand Garden Arena | Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | 12,753 |
| 174 | UFC 129: St-Pierre vs. Shields | Apr 30, 2011 | Rogers Centre | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | 55,724 |
| 173 | UFC Fight Night: Nogueira vs. Davis | Mar 26, 2011 | KeyArena | Seattle, U.S. | 13,741 |
| 172 | UFC 128: Shogun vs. Jones | Mar 19, 2011 | Prudential Center | Newark, New Jersey, U.S. | 12,619 |
| 171 | UFC Live: Sanchez vs. Kampmann | Mar 3, 2011 | KFC Yum! Center | Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. | 8,319 |
| 170 | UFC 127: Penn vs. Fitch | Feb 27, 2011 | Acer Arena | Sydney, Australia | 18,186 |
| 169 | UFC 126: Silva vs. Belfort | Feb 5, 2011 | Mandalay Bay Events Center | Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | 10,893 |
| 168 | UFC: Fight for the Troops 2 | Jan 22, 2011 | Fort Hood | Fort Hood, Texas, U.S. | 3,200 |
| 167 | UFC 125: Resolution | Jan 1, 2011 | MGM Grand Garden Arena | Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | 12,874 |