2001 in UFC

2001 in UFC
Information
First date	February 23, 2001
Last date	November 2, 2001
Events
Total events	5
UFC	5
Fights
Total fights	40
Title fights	10
Chronology
2000 in UFC 2001 in UFC 2002 in UFC

The year 2001 was 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.

Title fights

Title fights in 2001
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Event	Notes
Lightweight	Jens Pulver	def.	Caol Uno	Decision (majority)	5	5:00	UFC 30: Battle on the Boardwalk	[a]
Light Heavyweight	Tito Ortiz (c)	def.	Evan Tanner	KO (slam)	1	0:30	UFC 30: Battle on the Boardwalk	[b]
Welterweight	Carlos Newton	def.	Pat Miletich (c)	Submission (bulldog choke)	3	2:50	UFC 31: Locked and Loaded	[c]
Heavyweight	Randy Couture (c)	def.	Pedro Rizzo	Decision (unanimous)	5	5:00	UFC 31: Locked and Loaded	[d]
Light Heavyweight	Tito Ortiz (c)	def.	Elvis Sinosic	TKO (punches and elbows)	1	3:32	UFC 32: Showdown in the Meadowlands	[e]
Middleweight	Dave Menne	def.	Gil Castillo	Decision (unanimous)	5	5:00	UFC 33: Victory in Vegas	[f]
Lightweight	Jens Pulver (c)	def.	Dennis Hallman	Decision (unanimous)	5	5:00	UFC 33: Victory in Vegas	[g]
Light Heavyweight	Tito Ortiz (c)	def.	Vladimir Matyushenko	Decision (unanimous)	5	5:00	UFC 33: Victory in Vegas	[h]
Welterweight	Matt Hughes	def.	Carlos Newton (c)	KO (slam)	2	1:23	UFC 34: High Voltage	[i]
Heavyweight	Randy Couture (c)	def.	Pedro Rizzo	TKO (referee stoppage due to punches)	3	3:22	UFC 34: High Voltage	[j]

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:

ISO	Fighter	Division
	B.J. Penn	Welterweight
	Caol Uno	Lightweight
	Curtis Stout	Middleweight
	Din Thomas	Lightweight
	Elvis Sinosic	Light Heavyweight
	Frank Mir	Heavyweight
	Gil Castillo	Middleweight
	Homer Moore	Light Heavyweight

ISO	Fighter	Division
	Joey Gilbert	Middleweight
	Jutaro Nakao	Welterweight
	Mark Robinson	Heavyweight
	Matt Serra	Lightweight
	Paul Rodriguez	Lightweight
	Phil Baroni	Middleweight
	Phil Johns	Lightweight
	Ricardo Almeida	Welterweight

ISO	Fighter	Division
	Ricco Rodriguez	Heavyweight
	Sean Sherk	Lightweight
	Semmy Schilt	Heavyweight
	Steve Berger	Welterweight
	Tony DeSouza	Welterweight
	Vladimir Matyushenko	Light Heavyweight
	Yves Edwards	Lightweight

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

• UFC
• List of UFC champions
• List of UFC events

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. 2 May 2009. Retrieved Oct 19, 2010.