2009 MMA by the Numbers

How fights ended

• KO/TKO35% · 75
• Submission21% · 46
• Decision43% · 92
• Other0% · 1

Finish rate by division

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. 0:21Nate Marquardt def. Demian Maia · TKO · UFC 102: COUTURE vs NOGUEIRA · Aug 29, 2009#2
3. 0:29Johny Hendricks def. Amir Sadollah · TKO · UFC 101: DECLARATION · Aug 8, 2009#3
4. 0:37Drew McFedries def. Xavier Foupa-Pokam · TKO · UFC 98: EVANS vs MACHIDA · May 23, 2009#4
5. 0:41Anthony Johnson def. Yoshiyuki Yoshida · TKO · UFC 104: MACHIDA v SHOGUN · Oct 24, 2009#5
6. 0:41Alexander Gustafsson def. Jared Hamman · TKO · UFC 105: Couture vs Vera · Nov 14, 2009#6
7. 0:44Shane Nelson def. Aaron Riley · TKO · UFC 96: Jackson vs Jardine · Mar 7, 2009#7
8. 0:54Junior Dos Santos def. Stefan Struve · TKO · UFC 95: Sanchez vs Stevenson · Feb 21, 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. 29%Mike Pierce def. Brock Larson · UFC Fight Night: Diaz vs Guillard · Sep 16, 2009
7. 32%Brock Lesnar def. Frank Mir · UFC 100: Lesnar vs. Mir II · Jul 11, 2009
8. 32%Joe Stevenson def. Spencer Fisher · UFC 104: MACHIDA v SHOGUN · Oct 24, 2009

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

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 →

Busiest judges

Official scorecards recorded in 2009. Judges →