UFC MMA events in 2007
2007 in UFC First date January 25, 2007 Last date December 29, 2007 Total events 19 UFC 13 UFC Fight Night 4 TUF Finale events2 Total fights 171 Title fights 9
The year 2007 was 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
The Ultimate Fighter
Debut UFC fighters
The following fighters fought their first UFC fight in 2007:
Events list
#
Event
Date
Venue
Location
Attendance
102
UFC 79: Nemesis
Dec 29, 2007
Mandalay Bay Events Center
Las Vegas , Nevada , U.S.
11,075 [ 1]
101
The Ultimate Fighter: Team Hughes vs. Team Serra Finale
Dec 8, 2007
Palms Casino Resort
Las Vegas , Nevada , U.S.
—
100
UFC 78: Validation
Nov 17, 2007
Prudential Center
Newark, New Jersey , U.S.
14,071 [ 2]
099
UFC 77: Hostile Territory
Oct 20, 2007
U.S. Bank Arena
Cincinnati , Ohio , U.S.
16,054 [ 3]
098
UFC 76: Knockout
Sep 22, 2007
Honda Center
Anaheim, California , U.S.
13,770 [ 4]
097
UFC Fight Night: Thomas vs. Florian
Sep 19, 2007
Palms Casino Resort
Las Vegas , Nevada , U.S.
—
096
UFC 75: Champion vs. Champion
Sep 8, 2007
The O2 arena
London, England, U.K.
16,235 [ 5]
095
UFC 74: Respect
Aug 25, 2007
Mandalay Bay Events Center
Las Vegas , Nevada , U.S.
11,065
094
UFC 73: Stacked
Jul 7, 2007
ARCO Arena
Sacramento, California , U.S.
13,183 [ 6]
093
The Ultimate Fighter: Team Pulver vs. Team Penn Finale
Jun 23, 2007
Palms Casino Resort
Las Vegas , Nevada , U.S.
—
092
UFC 72: Victory
Jun 16, 2007
The Odyssey
Belfast , Northern Ireland
7,850 [ 7]
091
UFC Fight Night: Stout vs. Fisher
Jun 12, 2007
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino
Hollywood, Florida , U.S.
—
090
UFC 71: Liddell vs. Jackson
May 26, 2007
MGM Grand Garden Arena
Las Vegas , Nevada , U.S.
14,728 [ 8]
089
UFC 70: Nations Collide
Apr 21, 2007
Manchester Evening News Arena
Manchester , England, U.K.
15,114 [ 5]
088
UFC 69: Shootout
Apr 7, 2007
Toyota Center
Houston , Texas , U.S.
15,269
087
UFC Fight Night: Stevenson vs. Guillard
Apr 5, 2007
Palms Casino Resort
Las Vegas , Nevada , U.S.
1,734
086
UFC 68: The Uprising
Mar 3, 2007
Nationwide Arena
Columbus, Ohio , U.S.
19,079 [ 9]
085
UFC 67: All or Nothing
Feb 3, 2007
Mandalay Bay Events Center
Las Vegas , Nevada , U.S.
10,787
084
UFC Fight Night: Evans vs. Salmon
Jan 25, 2007
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino
Hollywood, Florida , U.S.
5,287
UFC Fight Night: Stevenson vs. Guillard
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
[ a]
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
[ b]
Lightweight
Kurt Pellegrino
def.
Nate Mohr
Submission (ankle lock)
1
2:58
[ c]
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
^ Guillard tested positive for cocaine in a post-fight test.
^ Nakamura was docked 1 point in round 2 due to 12-to-6 elbows.
^ 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
Submission of the Night: Joe Stevenson and Kurt Pelligrino
See also
References
^ "UFC issues 200,000 in UFC 79 bonuses" . mmajunkie.com. Dec 30, 2007. Archived from the original on 2012-06-30. Retrieved 2015-03-04 .
^ "UFC 78: Heading east" . sports.yahoo.com. 19 June 2009. Retrieved Oct 19, 2010 .
^ "UFC 77 salaries and attendance figures" . mmaweekly.com. Oct 24, 2007. Archived from the original on 2007-11-07. Retrieved 2015-03-04 .
^ "UFC 76 Salaries: Liddell earns $500,000" . mmaweekly.com. Sep 26, 2007. Archived from the original on May 28, 2007.
^ a b "Late push could help UFC 105 challenge for European attendance record" . mmajunkie.com. Nov 11, 2009. Archived from the original on 2012-10-23. Retrieved 2015-03-04 .
^ "UFC 73 salaries and attendance figures" . mmaweekly.com. Jul 9, 2007. Archived from the original on 2007-10-11. Retrieved 2015-03-04 .
^ "Dana White promises UFC will return to Dublin in 2010" . mmajunkie.com. Mar 24, 2010. Archived from the original on 2012-10-23. Retrieved 2015-03-04 .
^ "UFC 108 draws 13,255 attendance for $2 million gate" . mmajunkie.com. Jan 3, 2010. Archived from the original on 2012-12-08. Retrieved 2015-03-04 .
^ "Official UFC 68 salaries: Paydays for Randy Couture, Tim Sylvia, Rich Franklin, Matt Hughes and more" . mmajunkie.com. Mar 6, 2007. Archived from the original on 2012-07-22. Retrieved 2015-03-04 .
^ "UFC Fight Night: Stevenson vs. Guillard" . Sherdog . Archived from the original on March 9, 2015.
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