2007 in UFC

2007 in UFC
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
2006 in UFC 2007 in UFC 2008 in UFC

The year 2007 is 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.

Title fights

Title fights in 2007
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	[lower-alpha 1]
Welterweight	Matt Serra	def.	Georges St-Pierre (c)	TKO (punches)	1	3:25	UFC 69: Shootout	[lower-alpha 2]
Light Heavyweight	Quinton Jackson	def.	Chuck Liddell (c)	TKO (punches)	1	1:53	UFC 71: Liddell vs. Jackson	[lower-alpha 3]
Middleweight	Anderson Silva (c)	def.	Nate Marquardt	TKO (punches)	1	4:50	UFC 73: Stacked	[lower-alpha 4]
Lightweight	Sean Sherk (c)	def.	Hermes Franca	Decision (unanimous) (50–45, 50–45, 49–46)	5	5:00	UFC 73: Stacked	[lower-alpha 5]
Heavyweight	Randy Couture (c)	def.	Gabriel Gonzaga	TKO (punches)	3	1:37	UFC 74: Respect	[lower-alpha 6]
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	[lower-alpha 7]
Middleweight	Anderson Silva (c)	def.	Rich Franklin	TKO (knees)	2	1:07	UFC 77: Hostile Territory	[lower-alpha 8]
Welterweight	Georges St-Pierre	def.	Matt Hughes	Verbal submission (armbar)	2	4:54	UFC 79: Nemesis	[lower-alpha 9]

1. For the Heavyweight Championship.
2. For the Welterweight Championship.
3. For the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship.
4. For the UFC Middleweight Championship.
5. For the UFC Lightweight Championship; Both fighters failed their drug tests.
6. For the UFC Heavyweight Championship.
7. To unify the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship and PRIDE Middleweight Championship.
8. For the UFC Middleweight Championship.
9. For the Interim Welterweight Championship.

The Ultimate Fighter

Season	Finale	Division	Winner	Runner-up
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

Debut UFC fighters

The following fighters fought their first UFC fight in 2007:

Akihiro Gono Alberto Crane Allen Berube Alvin Robinson Andy Wang Anthony Johnson Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira Ben Saunders Billy Miles Brandon Melendez Brian Geraghty Chad Reiner Cole Miller Colin Robinson Dan Barrera Demian Maia Dennis Siver Diego Saraiva Dorian Price Doug Evans Edilberto de Oliveira Fabrício Werdum Floyd Sword Frankie Edgar George Sotiropoulos Gray Maynard Heath Herring

Houston Alexander Jared Rollins Jason Black Jason Gilliam Jason Reinhardt Jason Tan Jeff Cox Jeremy Stephens Jess Liaudin Joe Veres John Halverson John Kolosci Jon Koppenhaver Jordan Radev Justin McCully Kazuhiro Nakamura Leonard Garcia Luiz Cane Luke Caudillo Lyoto Machida Mac Danzig Manny Gamburyan Marcus Aurélio Mark Bocek Matt Arroyo Matt Grice Mauricio Rua

Michihiro Omigawa Mirko Filipović Naoyuki Kotani Nate Diaz Nate Mohr Paul Georgieff Paul Taylor Quinton Jackson Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou Rex Holman Richie Hightower Roan Carneiro Rob Emerson Roman Mitichyan Ryan Jensen Ryo Chonan Scott Junk Sean Salmon Soa Palelei Steven Lynch Tamdan McCrory Terry Etim Thiago Silva Thiago Tavares Tom Speer Tomasz Drwal Troy Mandaloniz

Events List

UFC Fight Night: Stevenson vs. Guillard

UFC Fight Night: Stevenson vs. Guillard
Information
Promotion	Ultimate Fighting Championship
Date	April 5, 2007
Venue	Palms Casino Resort
City	Las Vegas, Nevada
Attendance	1,734
Event chronology
UFC 68: The Uprising UFC Fight Night: Stevenson vs. Guillard UFC 69: Shootout

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.

Results

Main Card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Lightweight	Joe Stevenson	def.	Melvin Guillard	Submission (guillotine choke)	1	0:27	[lower-alpha 1]
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	[lower-alpha 2]
Lightweight	Kurt Pellegrino	def.	Nate Mohr	Submission (ankle lock)	1	2:58	[lower-alpha 3]
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

1. Guillard tested positive for cocaine in a post-fight test.
2. Nakamura was docked 1 point in round 2 due to 12-to-6 elbows.
3. This preliminary bout was aired on the broadcast after the McCully vs. Hardonk bout.

Bonus awards

• Fight of the Night: Kenny Florian vs. Dokonjonosuke Mishima
• Performance of the Night: Joe Stevenson and Kurt Pelligrino

See also

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

References

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2. "UFC 78: Heading east". sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved Oct 19, 2010.
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4. "UFC 76 Salaries: Liddell earns $500,000". mmaweekly.com. Sep 26, 2007.
5. "Late push could help UFC 105 challenge for European attendance record". mmajunkie.com. Nov 11, 2009.
6. "UFC 73 salaries and attendance figures". mmaweekly.com. Jul 9, 2007.
7. "Dana White promises UFC will return to Dublin in 2010". mmajunkie.com. Mar 24, 2010.
8. "UFC 108 draws 13,255 attendance for $2 million gate". mmajunkie.com. Jan 3, 2010.
9. "Official UFC 68 salaries: Paydays for Randy Couture, Tim Sylvia, Rich Franklin, Matt Hughes and more". mmajunkie.com. Mar 6, 2007.
10. "UFC Fight Night: Stevenson vs. Guillard". Sherdog. Archived from the original on March 1, 2015.