2009 in UFC
The year 2009 was the 17th year in the history of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States. In 2009 the UFC held 20 events beginning with, UFC 93: Franklin vs. Henderson.
2009 UFC.com awards
Debut UFC fighters
The following fighters fought their first UFC fight in 2009:
- Aaron Simpson
- Alexander Gustafsson
- Alexandre Barros
- Andre Winner
- Antônio Rogério Nogueira
- Ben Rothwell
- Brendan Schaub
- Brian Cobb
- Brian Foster
- Brian Stann
- Cameron Dollar
- Carlos Condit
- Chase Gormley
- Chris Tuchscherer
- DaMarques Johnson
- Dan Cramer
- Danillo Villefort
- Darrill Schoonover
- Denis Kang
- Denis Stojnic
- Derek Downey
- Drew McFedries
- Edgar Garcia
- Evan Dunham
- Fabricio Camões
- Frank Lester
- Igor Pokrajac
- Ivan Serati
- Jacob Volkmann
- Jake Ellenberger
- Jake Rosholt
- James McSweeney
- James Wilks
- Jared Hamman
- Jay Silva
- Jesse Lennox
- Jesse Sanders
- Joe Brammer
- John Hathaway
- John Howard
- Johny Hendricks
- Jon Madsen
- Justin Wren
- Kimbo Slice
- Lucio Linhares
- Marcus Jones
- Mark Muñoz
- Matt Mitrione
- Matt Veach
- Mike Ciesnolevicz
- Mike Pierce
- Mike Pyle
- Mike Russow
- Neil Grove
- Nick Catone
- Nick Osipczak
- Nik Lentz
- Nissen Osterneck
- Paul Daley
- Paulo Thiago
- Peter Sobotta
- Rafaello Oliveira
- Ricardo Funch
- Rick Story
- Rodney Wallace
- Ross Pearson
- Roy Nelson
- Ryan Madigan
- Stefan Struve
- Steve Lopez
- Steve Steinbeiss
- Tim Hague
- Tim McKenzie
- T. J. Grant
- Todd Duffee
- Tom Egan
- Xavier Foupa-Pokam
- Yoshihiro Akiyama
The Ultimate Fighter
Title fights
| Title fights in 2009 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Event | Notes | |||
| Welterweight | Georges St-Pierre (c) | def. | B.J. Penn | TKO (corner stoppage) | 4 | 5:00 | UFC 94 | |
| Middleweight | Anderson Silva (c) | def. | Thales Leites | Decision (unanimous) (49-46, 48-47, 50-46) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 97 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Lyoto Machida | def. | Rashad Evans (c) | KO (punches) | 2 | 3:57 | UFC 98 | |
| Welterweight | Georges St-Pierre (c) | def. | Thiago Alves | Decision (unanimous) (50–45, 50–44, 50–45) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 100 | |
| Heavyweight | Brock Lesnar (c) | def. | Frank Mir (ic) | TKO (punches) | 2 | 1:48 | UFC 100 | |
| Lightweight | B.J. Penn (c) | def | Kenny Florian | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 4 | 3:54 | UFC 101 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Lyoto Machida (c) | def. | Maurício Rua | Decision (unanimous) (48-47, 48-47, 48-47) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 104 | |
| Lightweight | B.J. Penn (c) | def. | Diego Sanchez | TKO (doctor stoppage) | 5 | 2:37 | UFC 107 | |