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2009 MMA by the Numbers

Every completed fight of 2009 across all organizations we track, distilled into the numbers that tell the year's story. Updated automatically as events finish.

AllUFCPFLONERIZINKSWACAOKTAGONBKFCCAGE-WARRIORSBRAVE-CFFNCJUNGLE-FIGHT
50
Events
473
Fights
59%
Finish rate
26
Title fights

How fights ended

  • KO/TKO33% · 155
  • Submission27% · 126
  • Decision40% · 189
  • Other1% · 3

Finish rate by division

DivisionFightsKO/TKOSUBFinished
Heavyweight3658%22%81%
Catchweight1926%53%79%
Middleweight6032%33%65%
Lightweight10525%34%59%
Welterweight8138%19%57%
Light Heavyweight4547%7%53%
Bantamweight3324%24%48%
Featherweight3119%16%35%

Divisions with at least 10 fights in 2009.

Fastest finishes

  1. 0:07Todd Duffee def. Tim Hague · TKO · UFC 102: COUTURE vs NOGUEIRA · Aug 29, 2009#1
  2. 0:08Jose Aldo def. Cub Swanson · TKO · WEC 41: Brown vs. Faber 2 · Jun 7, 2009#2
  3. 0:17Steve Hadsel def. Taylor Roberts · TKO · Strikeforce: Challengers 2 · Jun 19, 2009#3
  4. 0:18Damacio Page def. Marcos Galvao · TKO · WEC 39: Brown vs. Garcia · Mar 1, 2009#4
  5. 0:18Lavar Johnson def. Carl Seumanutafa · TKO · Strikeforce: Challengers 1 · May 15, 2009#5
  6. 0:19Hector Urbina def. Ira Boyd · TKO · BFC: Bellator Fighting Championships 6 · May 8, 2009#6
  7. 0:20Dennis Hallman def. Justin Davis · SUB · Strikeforce: Challengers 2 · Jun 19, 2009#7
  8. 0:21Nate Marquardt def. Demian Maia · TKO · UFC 102: COUTURE vs NOGUEIRA · Aug 29, 2009#8

Biggest upsets

  1. 13%Brian Foster def. Brock Larson · UFC 106: ORTIZ vs GRIFFIN 2 · Nov 21, 2009
  2. 22%James McSweeney def. Darrill Schoonover · The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights Finale · Dec 5, 2009
  3. 23%Jake Rosholt def. Chris Leben · UFC 102: COUTURE vs NOGUEIRA · Aug 29, 2009
  4. 25%Alessio Sakara def. Thales Leites · UFC 101: DECLARATION · Aug 8, 2009
  5. 26%Junior Dos Santos def. Mirko Filipovic · UFC 103: FRANKLIN vs BELFORT · Sep 19, 2009
  6. 28%Mackens Semerzier def. Wagnney Fabiano · WEC 43: Cerrone vs. Henderson · Oct 10, 2009
  7. 29%Lee Gibson def. Joe Wilk · Strikeforce: Challengers 5 · Nov 20, 2009
  8. 29%Mike Pierce def. Brock Larson · UFC Fight Night: Diaz vs Guillard · Sep 16, 2009

Pre-fight win probability from UFCalendar Power Index ratings at the time of the fight. Power Index ratings →

Breakout fighters

FighterFightsPower Index
Pavel Kusch6+237
Michal Kita6+214
Robert Conner7+210
Rasul Magomedov5+201
Chad Leonhardt6+199
Guram Gugenishvili5+192
Travis Browne6+189
Aaron Simpson3+181

Largest UFCalendar Power Index rating gains across 2009.

Busiest fighters

FighterFightsWins
Jose Aldo44
Anthony Njokuani43
Scott Jorgensen43
Stefan Struve43
Gleison Tibau43
Donald Cerrone42
Brock Larson42
Lyoto Machida33

Most controversial decisions

  1. Lyoto Machida def. Mauricio Rua · UFC 104: MACHIDA v SHOGUN · Oct 24, 2009
    66% of 370 fan cards scored it for Mauricio Rua
  2. Clay Guida def. Nate Diaz · UFC 94: ST-PIERRE VS PENN 2 · Jan 31, 2009
    53% of 51 fan cards scored it for Nate Diaz
  3. Martin Kampmann def. Carlos Condit · UFC Fight Night: Condit vs Kampmann · Apr 1, 2009
    64% of 56 fan cards scored it for Carlos Condit
  4. Randy Couture def. Brandon Vera · UFC 105: Couture vs Vera · Nov 14, 2009
    50% of 52 fan cards scored it for Brandon Vera
  5. Matt Hughes def. Matt Serra · UFC 98: EVANS vs MACHIDA · May 23, 2009
    62% of 78 fan cards scored it for Matt Serra

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

Events by organization

OrganizationEventsFights
UFC20214
Strikeforce1097
Bellator1062
WEC882
KSW218

Events by country

CountryEvents
United States37
Poland2
United Kingdom2

Busiest judges

JudgeFights scored
Nelson Hamilton28
Cecil Peoples25
Douglas Crosby21
Tony Weeks15
Glenn Trowbridge15

Official scorecards recorded in 2009. Judges →

Sources: official results, ufcstats.com, fan and media scorecards from mmadecisions.com, and the UFCalendar Power Index.

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