2011 in UFC
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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 on January 1, 2011.
2011 UFC.com awards
Debut UFC fighters
The following fighters fought their first UFC fight in 2011:
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 |
| Featherweight | Diego Brandao | Dennis Bermudez |
Title fights
| Title fights in 2011 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Event | Notes | |||
| Lightweight | Frankie Edgar (c) | vs. | Gray Maynard | Draw (split) (46–48, 48–46, 47–47) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 125 | |
| Middleweight | Anderson Silva (c) | def. | Vitor Belfort | KO (front kick and punches) | 1 | 3:25 | UFC 126 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Jon Jones | def. | Maurício Rua (c) | TKO (knees and punches) | 3 | 2:37 | UFC 128 | |
| Featherweight | José Aldo (c) | def. | Mark Hominick | Decision (unanimous) (48–45, 48–46, 49–46) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 129 | |
| Welterweight | Georges St-Pierre (c) | def. | Jake Shields | Decision (unanimous) (50–45, 48–47, 48–47) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 129 | |
| Bantamweight | Dominick Cruz (c) | def. | Urijah Faber | Decision (unanimous) (50–45, 49–46, 48–47) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 132 | |
| Middleweight | Anderson Silva (c) | def. | Yushin Okami | TKO (punches) | 2 | 2:04 | UFC 134 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Jon Jones (c) | def. | Quinton Jackson | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 4 | 1:14 | UFC 135 | |
| Bantamweight | Dominick Cruz (c) | def | Demetrious Johnson | Decision (unanimous) (50–45, 49–46, 50–45) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC on Versus 6 | |
| Featherweight | José Aldo (c) | def. | Kenny Florian | Decision (unanimous) (49–46, 49–46, 49–46) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 136 | |
| Lightweight | Frankie Edgar (c) | def. | Gray Maynard | KO (punches) | 4 | 3:54 | UFC 136 | |
| Heavyweight | Junior dos Santos | def. | Cain Velasquez (c) | KO (punches) | 1 | 1:04 | UFC on Fox 1 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Jon Jones (c) | def. | Lyoto Machida | Technical Submission (guillotine choke) | 2 | 4:26 | UFC 140 |