The year 2002 was the 10th year in the history of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States. In 2002 the UFC held 7 events beginning with, UFC 35: Throwdown.
2002 in UFC | ||||
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Information | ||||
First date | January 11, 2002 | |||
Last date | November 22, 2002 | |||
Events | ||||
Total events | 7 | |||
UFC | 7 | |||
Fights | ||||
Total fights | 52 | |||
Title fights | 9 | |||
Chronology | ||||
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Title fights in 2002 | ||||||||
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Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Event | Notes | |||
Middleweight | Murilo Bustamante | def. | Dave Menne (c) | TKO (punches) | 2 | 0:44 | UFC 35 | [a] |
Lightweight | Jens Pulver (c) | def. | B.J. Penn | Decision (majority) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 35 | [b] |
Welterweight | Matt Hughes (c) | def. | Hayato Sakurai | TKO (punches) | 4 | 3:01 | UFC 36 | [c] |
Heavyweight | Josh Barnett | def. | Randy Couture (c) | TKO (punches) | 2 | 4:35 | UFC 36 | [d] |
Middleweight | Murilo Bustamante (c) | def. | Matt Lindland | Submission (guillotine choke) | 3 | 1:33 | UFC 37 | [e] |
Welterweight | Matt Hughes (c) | def. | Carlos Newton | TKO (punches) | 4 | 3:27 | UFC 38 | [f] |
Heavyweight | Ricco Rodriguez | def. | Randy Couture | TKO (submission to elbow) | 5 | 3:04 | UFC 39 | [g] |
Welterweight | Matt Hughes (c) | def. | Gil Castillo | TKO (doctor stoppage) | 1 | 5:00 | UFC 40 | [h] |
Light Heavyweight | Tito Ortiz (c) | def. | Ken Shamrock | TKO (corner stoppage) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 40 | [i] |
The following fighters fought their first UFC fight in 2002:
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# | Event | Date | Venue | Location | Attendance |
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045 | UFC 40: Vendetta | Nov 22, 2002 | MGM Grand Garden Arena | Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | 13,770 |
044 | UFC 39: The Warriors Return | Sep 27, 2002 | Mohegan Sun Arena | Uncasville, Connecticut, U.S. | 7,800[1] |
043 | UFC 38: Brawl at the Hall | Jul 13, 2002 | Royal Albert Hall | London, England, U.K. | 5,000[2] |
042 | UFC 37.5: As Real As It Gets | Jun 22, 2002 | Bellagio | Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | 3,700[3] |
041 | UFC 37: High Impact | May 10, 2002 | CenturyTel Center | Bossier City, Louisiana, U.S. | 7,200[4] |
040 | UFC 36: Worlds Collide | Mar 22, 2002 | MGM Grand Garden Arena | Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | 10,000 |
039 | UFC 35: Throwdown | Jan 11, 2002 | Mohegan Sun Arena | Uncasville, Connecticut, U.S. | 9,600[5] |