# 2010 in UFC

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.

## 2010 UFC.com awards

2010 UFC.COM Awards :
| No | Best Fighter | The Upsets | The Submissions | The Newcomers | The Knockouts | The Fights |
| 1 | Frankie Edgar | Frankie Edgar defeats B.J. Penn 1 UFC 112 | Anderson Silva defeats Chael Sonnen 1 UFC 117 | Phil Davis | Cain Velasquez defeats Brock Lesnar UFC 121 | Anderson Silva defeats Chael Sonnen 1 UFC 117 |
| 2 | Cain Velasquez | Mike Russow defeats Todd Duffee UFC 114 | Cole Miller defeats Dan Lauzon UFC 108 | Jake Shields | Maurício Rua defeats Lyoto Machida UFC 113 | Chris Leben defeats Yoshihiro Akiyama UFC 116 |
| 3 | Maurício Rua | John Hathaway defeats Diego Sanchez UFC 114 | Matt Hughes defeats Ricardo Almeida UFC 117 | Charles Oliveira | B.J. Penn defeats Matt Hughes 3 UFC 123 | Stephan Bonnar defeats Krzysztof Soszynski 2 UFC 116 |
| 4 | George Sotiropoulos | Joey Beltran defeats Rolles Gracie Jr. UFC 109 | Chris Lytle defeats Matt Brown UFC 110 | Kyle Noke | Mike Russow defeats Tim Hague UFC 114 | Brock Lesnar defeats Shane Carwin UFC 116 |
| 5 | Georges St-Pierre | Sean McCorkle defeats Mark Hunt UFC 119 | Mark Bocek defeats Dustin Hazelett UFC 124 | Court McGee | Pablo Garza defeats Fredson Paixão The Ultimate Fighter 12 Finale | Sean Sherk defeats Evan Dunham UFC 119 |
| 6 | Junior dos Santos | Ryan Bader defeats Antônio Rogério Nogueira UFC 119 | Brock Lesnar defeats Shane Carwin UFC 116 | Joey Beltran | Gerald Harris defeats David Branch UFC 116 | Carlos Condit defeats Rory MacDonald UFC 115 |
| 7 | Jim Miller | Mike Pyle defeats John Hathaway UFC 120 | C. B. Dollaway defeats Joe Doerksen UFC 119 | Daniel Roberts | Cain Velasquez defeats Antônio Rogério Nogueira UFC 110 | George Sotiropoulos defeats Joe Lauzon UFC 123 |
| 8 | Yushin Okami | Matt Brown defeats Mike Swick UFC on Fox: Henderson vs. Diaz | Rousimar Palhares defeats Tomasz Drwal UFC 111 | Jonathan Brookins | Rich Franklin defeats Chuck Liddell UFC 115 | Mark Muñoz defeats Aaron Simpson UFC 123 |
| 9 | Rashad Evans | Rafael dos Anjos defeats Terry Etim UFC 112 | Phil Davis defeats Tim Boetsch UFC 123 | Rory MacDonald | Carlos Condit defeats Dan Hardy UFC 120 | Diego Sanchez defeats Paulo Thiago UFC 119 |
| 10 | Rick Story (Tie) Evan Dunham (Tie) Chris Leben (Tie) | Joe Doerksen defeats Tom Lawlor UFC 113 | Jim Miller defeats Charles Oliveira 1 UFC 124 | Claude Patrick | Takanori Gomi defeats Tyson Griffin UFC Live: Jones vs. Matyushenko | Jeremy Stephens defeats Sam Stout UFC 113 |
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## Debut UFC fighters

The following fighters fought their first UFC fight in 2010:
* Aaron Wilkinson
* Alexandre Ferreira
* Amilcar Alves
* Brad Tavares
* Carlos Eduardo Rocha
* Charles Oliveira
* Charlie Brenneman
* Chris Camozzi
* Christian Morecraft
* Claude Patrick
* Cody McKenzie
* Court McGee
* Cyrille Diabaté
* Daniel Roberts
* Darren Elkins
* David Branch
* David Mitchell
* Dongi Yang
* Edson Barboza
* Fabio Maldonado
* Fredson Paixão
* Gerald Harris
* Gilbert Yvel
* Greg Soto
* Ian Loveland
* Jake Shields
* James Hammortree
* James Te-Huna
* James Toney
* Jamie Yeager
* Jason High
* Jesse Bongfeldt
* Joey Beltran
* John Gunderson
* John Makdessi
* John Salter
* Jonathan Brookins
* Josh Bryant
* Julio Paulino
* Karlos Vemola
* Kris McCray
* Curt Warburton
* Kyle Noke
* Kyle Watson
* Maiquel Falcão
* Mark Holst
* Mark Hunt
* Mark Scanlon
* Michael Johnson
* Mike Guymon
* Mike Lullo
* Nam Phan
* Nick Pace
* Pablo Garza
* Pascal Krauss
* Pat Audinwood
* Paul Sass
* Phil Davis
* Rafael Natal
* Renzo Gracie
* Ricardo Romero
* Rich Attonito
* Rob Broughton
* Rolles Gracie Jr.
* Ronys Torres
* Rory MacDonald
* Sako Chivitchian
* Sean McCorkle
* Sean Pierson
* Seth Baczynski
* T.J. O'Brien
* TJ Waldburger
* Takanori Gomi
* Todd Brown
* Travis Browne
* Tyler Toner
* Vinicius Queiroz
* Waylon Lowe
* Will Campuzano

## 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

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

## Events list

| # | Event | Date | Venue | Location | Attendance |
| 166 | UFC 124: St-Pierre vs. Koscheck 2 | Dec 11, 2010 | Bell Centre | Montreal, Canada | 23,152 |
| 165 | The Ultimate Fighter: Team GSP vs. Team Koscheck Finale | Dec 4, 2010 | Palms Casino Resort | Las Vegas, U.S. | 1,903 |
| 164 | UFC 123: Rampage vs. Machida | Nov 20, 2010 | The Palace of Auburn Hills | Auburn Hills, Michigan, U.S. | 16,404 |
| 163 | UFC 122: Marquardt vs. Okami | Nov 13, 2010 | König Pilsener Arena | Oberhausen, Germany | 8,421 |
| 162 | UFC 121: Lesnar vs. Velasquez | Oct 23, 2010 | Honda Center | Anaheim, California, U.S. | 14,856 |
| 161 | UFC 120: Bisping vs. Akiyama | Oct 16, 2010 | The O$_2$ arena | London, England, U.K. | 17,133 |
| 160 | UFC 119: Mir vs. Cro Cop | Sep 25, 2010 | Conseco Fieldhouse | Indianapolis, U.S. | 15,811 |
| 159 | UFC Fight Night: Marquardt vs. Palhares | Sep 15, 2010 | Frank Erwin Center | Austin, Texas, U.S. | 7,724 |
| 158 | UFC 118: Edgar vs. Penn 2 | Aug 28, 2010 | TD Garden | Boston, U.S. | 14,168 |
| 157 | UFC 117: Silva vs. Sonnen | Aug 7, 2010 | Oracle Arena | Oakland, California, U.S. | 12,971 |
| 156 | UFC Live: Jones vs. Matyushenko | Aug 1, 2010 | San Diego Sports Arena | San Diego, U.S. | 8,132 |
| 155 | UFC 116: Lesnar vs. Carwin | Jul 3, 2010 | MGM Grand Garden Arena | Las Vegas, U.S. | 12,740 |
| 154 | The Ultimate Fighter: Team Liddell vs. Team Ortiz Finale | Jun 19, 2010 | Palms Casino Resort | Las Vegas, U.S. | 1,708 |
| 153 | UFC 115: Liddell vs. Franklin | Jun 12, 2010 | General Motors Place | Vancouver, Canada | 17,669 |
| 152 | UFC 114: Rampage vs. Evans | May 29, 2010 | MGM Grand Garden Arena | Las Vegas, U.S. | 14,996 |
| 151 | UFC 113: Machida vs. Shogun 2 | May 8, 2010 | Bell Centre | Montreal, Canada | 17,647 |
| 150 | UFC 112: Invincible | Apr 10, 2010 | Yas Island | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | 11,008 |
| 149 | UFC Fight Night: Florian vs. Gomi | Mar 31, 2010 | Bojangles' Coliseum | Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S. | 7,700 |
| 148 | UFC 111: St. Pierre vs. Hardy | Mar 27, 2010 | Prudential Center | Newark, New Jersey, U.S. | 17,000 |
| 147 | UFC Live: Vera vs. Jones | Mar 21, 2010 | 1stBank Center | Broomfield, Colorado, U.S. | 6,443 |
| 146 | UFC 110: Nogueira vs. Velasquez | Feb 21, 2010 | Acer Arena | Sydney, Australia | 17,831 |
| 145 | UFC 109: Relentless | Feb 6, 2010 | Mandalay Bay Events Center | Las Vegas, U.S. | 10,753 |
| 144 | UFC Fight Night: Maynard vs. Diaz | Jan 11, 2010 | Patriot Center | Fairfax, Virginia, U.S. | 8,078 |
| 143 | UFC 108: Evans vs. Silva | Jan 2, 2010 | MGM Grand Garden Arena | Las Vegas, U.S. | 13,529 |