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2001 MMA by the Numbers

Every completed fight of 2001 across all organizations we track, distilled into the numbers that tell the year's story. Updated automatically as events finish.

AllUFCPFLONERIZINKSWACAOKTAGON
5
Events
39
Fights
67%
Finish rate
10
Title fights

How fights ended

  • KO/TKO44% · 17
  • Submission23% · 9
  • Decision31% · 12
  • Other3% · 1

Finish rate by division

DivisionFightsKO/TKOSUBFinished
Welterweight1040%40%80%

Divisions with at least 10 fights in 2001.

Fastest finishes

  1. 0:11BJ Penn def. Caol Uno · TKO · UFC 34: High Voltage · Nov 2, 2001#1
  2. 0:32Tito Ortiz def. Evan Tanner · TKO · UFC 30: The Battle On The Boardwalk · Feb 23, 2001#2
  3. 1:05Tony DeSouza def. Paul Rodriguez · SUB · UFC 32: Showdown In The Meadowlands · Jun 29, 2001#3
  4. 1:05Frank Mir def. Roberto Traven · SUB · UFC 34: High Voltage · Nov 2, 2001#4
  5. 1:18Chuck Liddell def. Kevin Randleman · TKO · UFC 31: Locked & Loaded · May 4, 2001#5
  6. 1:40Fabiano Iha def. Phil Johns · SUB · UFC 30: The Battle On The Boardwalk · Feb 23, 2001#6
  7. 1:48Caol Uno def. Fabiano Iha · TKO · UFC 32: Showdown In The Meadowlands · Jun 29, 2001#7
  8. 2:42BJ Penn def. Din Thomas · TKO · UFC 32: Showdown In The Meadowlands · Jun 29, 2001#8

Biggest upsets

  1. 28%Carlos Newton def. Pat Miletich · UFC 31: Locked & Loaded · May 4, 2001
  2. 36%Caol Uno def. Fabiano Iha · UFC 32: Showdown In The Meadowlands · Jun 29, 2001
  3. 38%Din Thomas def. Fabiano Iha · UFC 33: Victory In Vegas · Sep 28, 2001
  4. 39%Elvis Sinosic def. Jeremy Horn · UFC 30: The Battle On The Boardwalk · Feb 23, 2001
  5. 40%Jutaro Nakao def. Tony DeSouza · UFC 33: Victory In Vegas · Sep 28, 2001
  6. 42%Matt Hughes def. Carlos Newton · UFC 34: High Voltage · Nov 2, 2001
  7. 43%Semmy Schilt def. Pete Williams · UFC 31: Locked & Loaded · May 4, 2001
  8. 44%Ricco Rodriguez def. Andrei Arlovski · UFC 32: Showdown In The Meadowlands · Jun 29, 2001

Pre-fight win probability from UFCal Elo ratings at the time of the fight. Elo ratings →

Breakout fighters

FighterFightsElo
BJ Penn3+114
Ricco Rodriguez2+86
Matt Lindland2+58
Matt Hughes1+54
Chuck Liddell2+54
Tito Ortiz3+53
Jens Pulver2+51
Jutaro Nakao1+50

Largest UFCal Elo rating gains across 2001.

Busiest fighters

FighterFightsWins
BJ Penn33
Tito Ortiz33
Tony DeSouza32
Josh Barnett32
Fabiano Iha31
Pedro Rizzo31
Caol Uno31
Chuck Liddell22

Most controversial decisions

  1. Chuck Liddell def. Murilo Bustamante · UFC 33: Victory In Vegas · Sep 28, 2001
    45% of 29 fan cards scored it for Murilo Bustamante
  2. Randy Couture def. Pedro Rizzo · UFC 31: Locked & Loaded · May 4, 2001
    20% of 79 fan cards scored it for Pedro Rizzo

Scored from real fan and media scorecards on MMA Decisions. Robbery Index →

Events by organization

OrganizationEventsFights
UFC539

Events by country

CountryEvents
United States1

Busiest judges

JudgeFights scored
Douglas Crosby7
Jeff Mullen5
Tony Weeks4
Nelson Hamilton3
Jon Schorle2

Official scorecards recorded in 2001. Judges →

Sources: official results, ufcstats.com, fan and media scorecards from mmadecisions.com, and the UFCal Elo model.

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