2009 MMA results

Saturday, April 18

UFC 97, Bell Centre, Montreal: Eliot Marshall def. Vinny Malgahaes, unanimous decision; T.J. Grant def. Ryo Chonan, split decision; Mark Bocek def. David Belkheiden, submission (rear naked choke), 4:57 R1; Ed Herman def. David Loiseau, unanimous decision; Nate Quarry def. Jason MacDonald, TKO, xxx R1; Denis Kang def. Xavier Foupa-Pokam, unanimous decision; Luiz Cane def. Steven Cantwell, unanimous decision; Cheick Kongo def. Antoni Hardonk, TKO, 2:29 R2; Krzystof Soszynski def. Brian Stann, submission (Kimura), 3:53 R1; Mauricio Rua def. Chuck Liddell, TKO, 4:38; Sam Stout def. Matt Wiman, unanimous decision; UFC middleweight championship: Anderson Silva def. Thales Leites, unanimous decision (Silva retains tite.

Saturday, April 11

Strikeforce, San Jose: Shingo Okhara def. Jeremy Tavares, KO, 0:04 R2; James Terry def. Zak Bucia, unanimous decision; Raul Castillo def. Brandon Micahels, submission (rear naked choke), 1:45 R1; Eric Lawson def. Waylon Kennell, TKO, 4:54 R1; Luke Rockhold def. Buck Meredith, submission (rear naked choke), 4:07 R1; Brett Rogers def. Ron Humphrey, TKO, 1:38 R2; Cristiane Santos def. Hitomi Akano, TKO, 0:35 R2; Scott Smith def. Benji Radach, KO, 3:24 R3; Gilbert Melendez def. Rodrigo Damm, KO, 2:02; Nick Diaz def. Frank Shamrock, TKO, 3:57 R2.

Sunday, April 5

WEC 40, Chicago: Rafael Dias def. Mike Budnik, unanimous decision; Akitoshi Tamura def. Manny Tapia, unanimous decision; Rani Yahya def. Eddie Wineland, submission (rear naked choke), 1:07 R1; Wagnney Fabiano def. Fredson Paixao, unanimous decision; Dominic Cruz def. Ivan Lopez, unanimous technical decision; Anthony Njokuani def. Bart Palaszewski, TKO, 0:27 R2; Raphael Assuncao def. Jameel Massouh, unanimous decision; Ben Henderson def. Shane Roller, TKO, 1:41 R1; WEC bantamweight title: Miguel Torres def. Takeya Mizugaki, unanimous decision (Torres retains title).

Saturday, April 4

DREAM 8, Nagoya, Japan: Hayato “Mach” Sakurai def. Shinya Aoki, KO 0:27, R1; Jason High def. Yuya Shirai, Submission (Rear Naked Choke) 0:59, R1; Marius Zaromskis def. Seichi Ikemoto, Unaimous Decision, R2; Andre Galvao def. John Alessio, Submission (Armbar) 7:34, R1; Daiki “DJ Taiki” Hata def. Hideo Tokoro, Unanimous Decision, R2; Jeff Monson def. Sergei Kharitonov, Submission (North-South Choke) 1:42, R1; Riki Fukuda def. Murilo “Ninja” Rua, Unanimous Decision, R2; Vitor “Shaolin” Ribeiro def. Katsuhiko Nagata, TKO (Doctor’s Stoppage) 7:58, R1; Andrews Nakahra def. Shungo Oyama, TKO 2:00, R1; Katsuyori Shibata def. Ikuhisa Minowa, Unanimous Decision, R2.

Friday, April 3

Bellator FC, Hollywood, Fla.: Eddie Alvarez def. Greg Loughran, submission (Guillotine Choke) 2:44, R1; Jorge Masvidal def Nick Agallar, TKO (Strikes) 1:19, R1; Yahir Reyes def. Nick Gonzalez, Submission (Rear Naked Choke) 2:11, R1; Estevan Payan def. Luis Palomino, split fecision 5:00, R3; Joe Soto def. Ben Greer,TKO (Strikes) 3:40, R1; Toby Imada def. Alonzo Martinez, Submission (Rear Naked Choke)3:26, R1; Jonathan Brookins def. Stephen Ledbetter, Submission (Rear Naked Choke) 3:32, R1; Lorenzo Borgomeo def. Daniel Morales, Submission (Rear Naked Choke) 3:46, R3; Moses Gabon def. Daniel Sarafien, Submission (Triangle Choke) 1:33, R1; James Brasco def. Kevin Abrante, Submission (Armbar) 2:14, R1; Gary Padilla def. Chris Decaro, TKO (Strikes) 3:04, R2.

Wednesday, April 1

Ultimate Fight Night 18, Nashville: Aaron Simpson def. Tim McKenzie, TKO, 1:40 R1; Rob Kimmons def. Joe Vedepo, technical submission (guillotine choke), 1:54 R1; Jorge Rivera def. Nissen Osterneck, unanimous decision; Tim Credeur def. Nick Catone, submission (guillotine choke), 3:45 R2; Brock Larson def. Jesse Sanders, submission (rear naked choke), 2:01 R1; Ricardo Almeida def. Matt Horwich, unanimous decision; Gleison Tibau def. Jeremy Stephens, unanimous decision; Cole Miller def. Junie Browning, submission (rear naked choke), 1:58 R2; Tyson Griffin def. Rafael Dos Anjos, unanimous decision; Ryan Bader def. Carmelo Marrero, unanimous decision; Martin Kampmann def. Carlos Condit, split decision.

Sunday, March 8

DREAM 7, Saitama, Japan: Bibiano Fernandes def. Takafumi Otsuka, unanimous decision; Joe Warren def. Chase Beebe, doctor stoppage, 10:00 R1; Abel Cullum def. Akiyo Nishiura, unanimous decision; Mitsuhiro Ishida def. Daisuke Nakamira, unanimous decision; Shinya Aoki def. David Gardner, submission (rear naked choke), 5:58 R1; Tatsuya Kawajiri def. Ross Ebanez, submission (rear naked choke), 4:03 R1; Yoshiro Maeda def. Micah Miller, unanimous decision; Hiroyuki Takaya def. Jong Won Kim, TKO, 0:40 R2; Masakazu Imanari def. Atsushi Yamamoto, split decision.

Saturday, March 7

UFC 96, Columbus, Ohio: Shane Nelson def. Aaron Riley, TKO, 0:44 R1; Brandon Vera def. Mike Patt, TKO, 1:27 R2; Jason Brilz def. Tim Boetsch, unanimous decision; Kendall Grove def. Jason Day, TKO, 1:32 R1; Tamdan McCrory def. Ryan Madigan, submission (punches), 3:35 R1; Gray Maynard def. Jim Miller, unanimous decision; Matt Hamill def. Mark Munoz, KO, 3:51 R1; Matt Brown def. Pete Sell, TKO, 1:32 R1; Shane Carwin def. Gabriel Gonzaga, TKO, 1:09 R1; Quinton Jackson def. Keith Jardine, unanimous decision.

Sunday, March 1

WEC 39, Corpus Christi, Texas: Mike Pierce def. Justin Haskins, KO, 3:39 R3; John Franchi def. Michael Budnik, split decision; Alex Karalexis def. Greg McIntyre, KO, 4:19 R1; Kenji Osawa def. Rafael Rubello, split decision; Johny Hendricks def. Alex Serdyukov, unanimous decision; Demacio Page def. Marcos Galvao, 0:18, KO R1; Danny Castillo def. Phil Cardella, split decision; Rob McCullough def. Marcus Hicks, majority decision; Jose Aldo def. Chris Mickle, TKO, 1:39 R1; Ricardo Lamas def. Bart Palaszewski, unanimous decision; WEC featherweight title: Mike Brown def. Leonard Garcia, submission (arm triangle), 1:57 R1 (Brown retains title).

Saturday, February 21

UFC 95, London: Paul Kelly def. Troy Mandaliz, unanimous decision; Mike Ciesnolevicz def. Neil Grove, submission (heel hook), 1:03 R1; Evan Dunham def. Per Eklund, TKO, 2:13 R1; Junior dos Santos def. Stefan Struve, TKO, 0:54 R 1; Terry Etim def. Brian Cobb, TKO, 0:10 R2; Paulo Thiago def. Josh Koscheck, KO, 3:29 R1; Demian Maia def. Chael Sonnen, submission (triangle choke), 2:37 R1; Nate Marquardt def. Wilson Gouveia, TKO, 3:10 R2; Dan Hardy def. Rory Markahm, KO. 1:09 R1; Diego Sanchez def. Joe Stevenson, unanimous decision.

Saturday, February 7

Ultimate Fight Night 17, Tampa: Matt Riddle def. Steve Bruno, unanimous decision; Nick Catone def. Derek Downey, submission (keylock), 1:15 R2; Gleison Tibau def. Rich Clementi, submission (guillotine choke), 4:35 R1; Matt Veach def. Matt Grice, TKO, 4:34 R1; Dan Miller def. Jake Rosholt, submission, 1:03 R1; Kurt Pellgrino def. Rob Emerson, submission (rear naked choke), 3:14 R2; Anthony Johnson def. Luigi Fioravanti, TKO, 4:39 R1; Josh Neer def. Mac Danzig, submission (triangle choke), 3:36 R2; Cain Velsaquez def. Denis Stojnic, TKO, 2:34 R2; Joe Lauzon def. Jeremy Stephens, submission (armbar), 4:43 R2.

Saturday, January 31

UFC 94, Las Vegas: Dan Cramer def. Matt Arroyo, unanimous decision; Jake O'Brien def. Christian Wellisch, split decision; John Howard def. Chris Wilson, split decision; Thiago Tavares def. Manny Gamburyan, unanimous decision; Jon Fitch def. Akihoro Gono, unanimous decision; Clay Guida def. Nate Diaz, split decision; Karo Parisyan def. Dong Hyun Kim, split decision; Jon Jones def. Stephan Bonnar, unanimous decision; Lyoto Machida def. Thiago Silva, TKO, 4:59 R1; UFC welterweight title: Georges St. Pierre def. B.J. Penn, doctor stoppage, 5:00 R4 (St. Pierre retains title).

Sunday, January 25

WEC 38, San Diego: Charlie Valencia def. Seth Dikun, unanimous decision; Jesse Lennox def. Blas Avena, KO, 0:41 R2; Scott Jorgensen def. Frank Gomez, submission (guillotine choke), 1:09 R1; Dominic Cruz def. Ian McCall, unanimous decision; Edgar Garcia def. Hiromitsu Miura, TKO, 1:18 R1; Ben Henderson def. Anthony Njokuani, submission (guillotine choke), 0:42 R2; Jose Aldo def. Rolando Perez, TKO, 4:15 R1; Danillo Villefort def. Mike Campbell, TKO, 3:53 R1; Urijah Faber def. Jens Pulver (guillotine choke), 1:45 R1; WEC lightweight title: Jamie Varner def. Donald Cerrone, technical split decision (Varner retains title).

Saturday, January 24

Affliction, Anaheim, Calif.: Brett Cooper def. Patrick Speight, KO, 4:10 R2; Albert Rios def. Antonio Duarte, unanimous decision; L.C. Davis def. Bao Quach, unanimous decision; Antonio Rogerio Nogueira def. Vladimir Matyushenko, TKO, 4:26 R2; Dan Lauzon def. Bobby Green, submission (rear naked choke), 4:55 R1; Paul Buentello def. Kiril Sidellnikov, TKO, 4:18 R3; Renato Sobral def. Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou, submission (anaconda choke), 2:36 R2; Josh Barnett def. Gilbert Yvel, submission (strikes) 3:05 R3; WAMMA heavyweight title: Fedor Emelianenko def. Andrei Arlovski, KO, 3:14 R1. (Emelianenko retains title)

Saturday, January 17

UFC 93, Dublin, Ireland: Dennis Siver def. Nate Mohr, TKO, 3:27 R3; Tomasz Drwal def. Ivan Serati, TKO, 2:02 R1; Eric Schafer def. Antonio Mendies, TKO, 3:35 R1; Martin Kampmann def. Alexandre Barros, TKO, 3:07 R2; John Hathaway def. Tom Egan, TKO, 4:36 R1; Marcus Davis def. Chris Lytle, split decision; Alan Belcher def. Denis Kang, submission (guillotine choke), 4:36 R2; Rousimar Palhares def. Jeremy Horn, unanimous decision; Mauricio Rua def. Mark Coleman, TKO, 4:36 R3; Dan Henderson def. Rich Franklin, split decision.

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