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
Light Heavyweight	Tito Ortiz (c)	def.	Evan Tanner	KO (slam)	1	0:30	UFC 30: Battle on the Boardwalk
Welterweight	Carlos Newton	def.	Pat Miletich (c)	Submission (bulldog choke)	3	2:50	UFC 31: Locked and Loaded
Heavyweight	Randy Couture (c)	def.	Pedro Rizzo	Decision (unanimous)	5	5:00	UFC 31: Locked and Loaded
Light Heavyweight	Tito Ortiz (c)	def.	Elvis Sinosic	TKO (punches and elbows)	1	3:32	UFC 32: Showdown in the Meadowlands
Middleweight	Dave Menne	def.	Gil Castillo	Decision (unanimous)	5	5:00	UFC 33: Victory in Vegas
Lightweight	Jens Pulver (c)	def.	Dennis Hallman	Decision (unanimous)	5	5:00	UFC 33: Victory in Vegas
Light Heavyweight	Tito Ortiz (c)	def.	Vladimir Matyushenko	Decision (unanimous)	5	5:00	UFC 33: Victory in Vegas
Welterweight	Matt Hughes	def.	Carlos Newton (c)	KO (slam)	2	1:23	UFC 34: High Voltage
Heavyweight	Randy Couture (c)	def.	Pedro Rizzo	TKO (referee stoppage due to punches)	3	3:22	UFC 34: High Voltage

Debut UFC fighters

The following fighters fought their first UFC fight in 2001:

• B.J. Penn
• Caol Uno
• Curtis Stout
• Din Thomas
• Elvis Sinosic
• Frank Mir
• Gil Castillo
• Homer Moore

• Joey Gilbert
• Jutaro Nakao
• Mark Robinson
• Matt Serra
• Paul Rodriguez
• Phil Baroni
• Phil Johns
• Ricardo Almeida

• Ricco Rodriguez
• Sean Sherk
• Semmy Schilt
• Steve Berger
• Tony DeSouza
• Vladimir Matyushenko
• Yves Edwards

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
036	UFC 32: Showdown in the Meadowlands	Jun 29, 2001	Continental Airlines Arena	East Rutherford, New Jersey, U.S.	12,500
035	UFC 31: Locked and Loaded	May 4, 2001	Trump Taj Mahal Casino Resort	Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.	—
034	UFC 30: Battle on the Boardwalk	Feb 23, 2001	Trump Taj Mahal Casino Resort	Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.	3,000

See also

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