2001 in UFC

The year 2001 is the 9th year in the history of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States. In 2001 the UFC held 5 events beginning with, UFC 30: Battle on the Boardwalk.

2001 in UFC
Information
First dateFebruary 23, 2001
Last dateNovember 2, 2001
Events
Total events5
UFC5
Fights
Total fights40
Title fights10
Chronology
2000 in UFC 2001 in UFC 2002 in UFC

Title fights
Title fights in 2001
Weight class Method Round Time Event Notes
Lightweight Jens Pulver def. Caol Uno majority decision 5 5:00 UFC 30: Battle on the Boardwalk [lower-alpha 1]
Light Heavyweight Tito Ortiz (c) def. Evan Tanner KO (slam) 1 0:30 UFC 30: Battle on the Boardwalk [lower-alpha 2]
Welterweight Carlos Newton def. Pat Miletich (c) submission (bulldog choke) 3 2:50 UFC 31: Locked and Loaded [lower-alpha 3]
Heavyweight Randy Couture (c) def. Pedro Rizzo unanimous decision 5 5:00 UFC 31: Locked and Loaded [lower-alpha 4]
Light Heavyweight Tito Ortiz (c) def. Elvis Sinosic TKO (punches and elbows) 1 3:32 UFC 32: Showdown in the Meadowlands [lower-alpha 5]
Middleweight Dave Menne def. Gil Castillo unanimous decision 5 5:00 UFC 33: Victory in Vegas [lower-alpha 6]
Lightweight Jens Pulver (c) def. Dennis Hallman unanimous decision 5 5:00 UFC 33: Victory in Vegas [lower-alpha 7]
Light Heavyweight Tito Ortiz (c) def. Vladimir Matyushenko unanimous decision 5 5:00 UFC 33: Victory in Vegas [lower-alpha 8]
Welterweight Matt Hughes def. Carlos Newton (c) KO (slam) 2 1:23 UFC 34: High Voltage [lower-alpha 9]
Heavyweight Randy Couture (c) def. Pedro Rizzo TKO (referee stoppage due to punches) 3 3:22 UFC 34: High Voltage [lower-alpha 10]
  1. For the UFC Lightweight Championship.
  2. For the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship.
  3. For the UFC Welterweight Championship.
  4. For the UFC Heavyweight Championship.
  5. For the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship.
  6. For the UFC Middleweight Championship.
  7. For the UFC Lightweight Championship.
  8. For the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship.
  9. For the UFC Welterweight Championship.
  10. For the UFC Heavyweight Championship.

Debut UFC fighters

The following fighters fought their first UFC fight in 2001:

Events list
Main article: List of UFC events
# Event Date Venue Location Attendance
038 UFC 34: High Voltage Nov 2, 2001 MGM Grand Garden Arena Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
037 UFC 33: Victory in Vegas Sep 28, 2001 Mandalay Bay Events Center Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. 9,500[1]
036 UFC 32: Showdown in the Meadowlands Jun 29, 2001 Continental Airlines Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey, U.S. 12,500[2]
035 UFC 31: Locked and Loaded May 4, 2001 Trump Taj Mahal Casino Resort Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. N/A
034 UFC 30: Battle on the Boardwalk Feb 23, 2001 Trump Taj Mahal Casino Resort Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. 3,000[3]

See also

References
  1. "UFC 33: Victory in Vegas". tapology.com. Retrieved Oct 20, 2010.
  2. "UFC 32: Showdown in the Meadowlands". tapology.com. Retrieved Oct 20, 2010.
  3. "UFC 30: Dawn of a new era". sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved Oct 19, 2010.
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