The year 2007 was the 15th year in the history of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States. In 2007 the UFC held 19 events beginning with, UFC Fight Night: Evans vs. Salmon.
2007 in UFC | ||||
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Information | ||||
First date | January 25, 2007 | |||
Last date | December 29, 2007 | |||
Events | ||||
Total events | 19 | |||
UFC | 13 | |||
UFC Fight Night | 4 | |||
TUF Finale events | 2 | |||
Fights | ||||
Total fights | 171 | |||
Title fights | 9 | |||
Chronology | ||||
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Title fights in 2007 | ||||||||
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Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Event | Notes | |||
Heavyweight | Randy Couture | def. | Tim Sylvia (c) | Unanimous decision (50–45, 50–45, 50–45) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 68: The Uprising | [a] |
Welterweight | Matt Serra | def. | Georges St-Pierre (c) | TKO (punches) | 1 | 3:25 | UFC 69: Shootout | [b] |
Light Heavyweight | Quinton Jackson | def. | Chuck Liddell (c) | TKO (punches) | 1 | 1:53 | UFC 71: Liddell vs. Jackson | [c] |
Middleweight | Anderson Silva (c) | def. | Nate Marquardt | TKO (punches) | 1 | 4:50 | UFC 73: Stacked | [d] |
Lightweight | Sean Sherk (c) | def. | Hermes Franca | Decision (unanimous) (50–45, 50–45, 49–46) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 73: Stacked | [e] |
Heavyweight | Randy Couture (c) | def. | Gabriel Gonzaga | TKO (punches) | 3 | 1:37 | UFC 74: Respect | [f] |
Light Heavyweight | Quinton Jackson (UFC Champion) |
def. | Dan Henderson (Pride Champion) |
Decision (unanimous) (48–47, 49–46, 49–46) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 75: Champion vs. Champion | [g] |
Middleweight | Anderson Silva (c) | def. | Rich Franklin | TKO (knees) | 2 | 1:07 | UFC 77: Hostile Territory | [h] |
Welterweight | Georges St-Pierre | def. | Matt Hughes | Verbal submission (armbar) | 2 | 4:54 | UFC 79: Nemesis | [i] |
Season | Finale | Division | Winner | Runner-up |
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TUF 5: Team Pulver vs. Team Penn | Jun 23, 2007 | Lightweight | Nate Diaz | Manvel Gamburyan |
TUF 6: Team Hughes vs. Team Serra | Dec 8, 2007 | Welterweight | Mac Danzig | Tommy Speer |
The following fighters fought their first UFC fight in 2007:
UFC Fight Night: Stevenson vs. Guillard | ||||
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Information | ||||
Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
Date | April 5, 2007 | |||
Venue | Palms Casino Resort | |||
City | Las Vegas, Nevada | |||
Attendance | 1,734 | |||
Event chronology | ||||
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UFC Fight Night: Stevenson vs. Guillard[10] (also known as UFC Fight Night 9) was an event held on April 5, 2007, at The Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Main Card | |||||||
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Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
Lightweight | Joe Stevenson | def. | Melvin Guillard | Submission (guillotine choke) | 1 | 0:27 | [a] |
Heavyweight | Justin McCully | def. | Antoni Hardonk | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Lightweight | Kenny Florian | def. | Dokonjonosuke Mishima | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 3 | 3:57 | |
Preliminary card | |||||||
Light Heavyweight | Wilson Gouveia | def. | Seth Petruzelli | Submission (guillotine choke) | 2 | 0:39 | |
Welterweight | Drew Fickett | def. | Keita Nakamura | Decision (unanimous) (29–27, 29–27, 30–26) | 3 | 5:00 | [b] |
Lightweight | Kurt Pellegrino | def. | Nate Mohr | Submission (ankle lock) | 1 | 2:58 | [c] |
Welterweight | Kuniyoshi Hironaka | def. | Forrest Petz | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Welterweight | Roan Carneiro | def. | Rich Clementi | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Lightweight | Thiago Tavares | def. | Naoyuki Kotani | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 |