The year 2013 was the 21st year in the history of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States. 2013 started with UFC on FX: Belfort vs. Bisping. 2013 also saw the introduction of the women's bantamweight weight class with UFC 157: Rousey vs. Carmouche.
2013 UFC.com awards
2013 UFC.COM AwardsNoBest FighterThe UpsetsThe SubmissionsThe NewcomersThe KnockoutsThe ImportsThe Fights1Chris WeidmanChris Weidman defeats Anderson Silva 1 UFC 162Anthony Pettis defeats Benson Henderson UFC 164Brandon ThatchChris Weidman defeats Anderson Silva 1 UFC 162Ronda Rousey Jon Jones defeats Alexander Gustafsson 1 UFC 1652Demetrious JohnsonAntônio Silva defeats Alistair Overeem UFC 156Kenny Robertson defeats Brock Jardine UFC 157Conor McGregorVitor Belfort defeats Dan Henderson 2 UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs. Henderson 2Daniel CormierWanderlei Silva defeats Brian Stann UFC on Fuel TV: Silva vs. Stann3Vitor BelfortTJ Grant defeats Gray Maynard UFC 160 Ronaldo Souza defeats Chris Camozzi UFC on FX: Belfort vs. Rockhold Kelvin GastelumMaurício Rua defeats James Te Huna UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. BigfootRonaldo SouzaMark Hunt draws with Antônio Silva 1 UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Bigfoot4Urijah FaberStipe Miocic defeats Roy Nelson UFC 161Ronda Rousey defeats Liz Carmouche UFC 157Ryan LaFlareRenan Barão defeats Eddie Wineland UFC 165Gilbert MelendezGilbert Melendez defeats Diego Sanchez UFC 1665Travis BrowneRobbie Lawler defeats Rory MacDonald 1 UFC 167Antônio Braga Neto defeats Anthony Smith UFC on Fuel TV: Nogueira vs. WerdumLim Hyun-gyuJunior dos Santos defeats Mark Hunt UFC 160Tyron WoodleyJohny Hendricks defeats Carlos Condit UFC 1586Anthony PettisMichael Johnson defeats Joe Lauzon UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs. SonnenFabrício Werdum defeats Antônio Rogério Nogueira UFC on Fuel TV: Nogueira vs. WerdumSara McMannVitor Belfort defeats Luke Rockhold UFC on FX: Belfort vs. Rockhold Bobby GreenDennis Bermudez defeats Matt Grice UFC 1577Cain VelasquezKelvin Gastelum defeats Uriah Hall The Ultimate Fighter: Team Jones vs. Team Sonnen FinaleThe Faber Trifecta - Urijah Faber defeats Ivan Menjivar at UFC 157 Scott Jorgensen at The Ultimate Fighter: Team Jones vs. Team Sonnen Finale Michael McDonald at UFC on Fox: Johnson vs. Benavidez 2Cat ZinganoAntônio Silva defeats Alistair Overeem UFC 156Tim KennedyDemetrious Johnson defeats John Dodson 1 UFC on Fox: Johnson vs. Dodson8Robbie LawlerAntônio Rogério Nogueira defeats Rashad Evans UFC 156Sérgio Moraes defeats Neil Magny UFC 163Chris HoldsworthWanderlei Silva defeats Brian Stann UFC on Fuel TV: Silva vs. StannAlexis DavisChris Weidman defeats Anderson Silva 1 UFC 1629Georges St-PierreReza Madadi defeats Michael Johnson UFC on Fuel TV: Mousasi vs. LatifiPiotr Hallmann defeats Francisco Trinaldo UFC Fight Night: Teixeira vs. BaderAli BagautinovLyoto Machida defeats Mark Muñoz UFC Fight Night: Machida vs. MuñozAmanda NunesRonda Rousey defeats Miesha Tate UFC 16810Jon JonesRenée Forte defeats Terry Etim UFC on Fuel TV: Barão vs. McDonaldBrendan Schaub defeats Matt Mitrione UFC 165Jessica EyeDemetrious Johnson defeats Joseph Benavidez 2 UFC on Fox: Johnson vs. Benavidez 2Yoel RomeroGeorges St-Pierre defeats Johny Hendricks UFC 167Ref
Debut UFC fighters
The following fighters fought their first UFC fight in 2013:
Fighter Division Adam Cella Middleweight Adlan Amagov Welterweight Adriano Martins Lightweight Alan Patrick Lightweight Alex Garcia Welterweight Alexis Davis Women's Bantamweight Ali Bagautinov Flyweight Alptekin Özkiliç Flyweight Amanda Nunes Women's Bantamweight Andre Fili Featherweight Anthony Lapsley Welterweight Anthony Smith Middleweight Antonio Braga Neto Middleweight Ben Wall Lightweight Bethe Correia Women's Bantamweight Bobby Green Lightweight Bobby Voelker Welterweight Brandon Thatch Welterweight Brian Houston Middleweight Brian Melancon Welterweight Bristol Marunde Middleweight Bruno Santos Middleweight Bubba McDaniel Middleweight Caros Fodor Lightweight Cat Zingano Women's Bantamweight Chris Holdsworth Bantamweight Clint Hester Middleweight Collin Hart Middleweight Conor McGregor Featherweight Daniel Cormier Heavyweight Daniel Omielańczuk Heavyweight Daniel Sarafian Middleweight Darrell Montague Flyweight Davey Grant Bantamweight Drew Dober Lightweight Dustin Kimura Bantamweight Dustin Ortiz Flyweight Dylan Andrews Middleweight Eddie Mendez Middleweight Elias Silvério Lightweight Estevan Payan Featherweight Francimar Barroso Light Heavyweight Garett Whiteley Lightweight Gegard Mousasi Middleweight Germaine de Randamie Women's Bantamweight
Fighter Division Gian Villante Light Heavyweight Gilbert Melendez Lightweight Gilbert Smith Middleweight Godofredo Pepey Featherweight Hyun Gyu Lim Welterweight Igor Araújo Welterweight Ildemar Alcântara Light Heavyweight Iliarde Santos Flyweight Ilir Latifi Light Heavyweight Isaac Vallie-Flagg Lightweight Ivan Jorge Lightweight James Krause Lightweight James Vick Lightweight Jared Rosholt Heavyweight Jessamyn Duke Women's Bantamweight Jesse Ronson Lightweight Jéssica Andrade Women's Bantamweight Jessica Eye Women's Flyweight Jessica Rakoczy Women's Bantamweight Jimmy Quinlan Middleweight João Zeferino Lightweight Jon Manley Welterweight Jordan Mein Welterweight Jorge Masvidal Lightweight Jose Maria Tome Flyweight Josh Samman Middleweight Josh Sampo Flyweight Julianna Peña Women's Bantamweight Julie Kedzie Women's Bantamweight Junior Hernandez Bantamweight Justin Scoggins Flyweight K. J. Noons Lightweight Kazuki Tokudome Lightweight Kelvin Gastelum Welterweight Kevin Casey Middleweight Kevin Souza Featherweight Krzysztof Jotko Middleweight Kurt Holobaugh Featherweight Kyoji Horiguchi Flyweight Kyung Ho Kang Bantamweight Leandro Silva Lightweight Leonardo Santos Lightweight Liz Carmouche Women's Bantamweight Lorenz Larkin Middleweight Lucas Martins Featherweight Luke Barnatt Middleweight Luke Rockhold Middleweight Michel Prazeres Lightweight Miesha Tate Women's Bantamweight
Fighter Division Mizuto Hirota Featherweight Nah-Shon Burrell Welterweight Nandor Guelmino Heavyweight Neil Magny Welterweight Nico Musoke Welterweight Nikita Krylov Light Heavyweight Omari Akhmedov Welterweight Ovince St. Preux Light Heavyweight Pedro Nobre Flyweight Peggy Morgan Women's Featherweight Piotr Hallmann Lightweight Quinn Mulhern Welterweight Rafael Cavalcante Light Heavyweight Raquel Pennington Women's Bantamweight Richie Vaculik Flyweight Robert Whiteford Featherweight Roger Bowling Lightweight Roger Gracie Middleweight Roger Hollett Light Heavyweight Ronaldo Souza Middleweight Ronda Rousey Women's Bantamweight Rosi Sexton Women's Flyweight Roxanne Modafferi Women's Flyweight Ryan Benoit Flyweight Ryan Couture Lightweight Ryan LaFlare Welterweight Santiago Ponzinibbio Welterweight Sara McMann Women's Bantamweight Sarah Kaufman Women's Bantamweight Sean Spencer Welterweight Sergio Pettis Flyweight Sheila Gaff Women's Bantamweight Thiago Santos Middleweight Tim Kennedy Middleweight Tom Niinimäki Featherweight Tor Troéng Middleweight Trevor Smith Middleweight Tyron Woodley Welterweight Uriah Hall Middleweight Viscardi Andrade Welterweight Walt Harris Heavyweight William Macário Welterweight Wilson Reis Flyweight Yan Cabral Lightweight Yancy Medeiros Lightweight Yoel Romero Middleweight Yuri Villefort Welterweight Zach Makovsky Flyweight Zak Cummings Middleweight
The Ultimate Fighter SeasonFinaleDivisionWinnerRunner-upTUF 17: Team Jones vs. Team SonnenApr 13, 2013Middleweight Kelvin Gastelum Uriah HallTUF: Brazil 2Jun 8, 2013Welterweight Leonardo Santos William MacarioTUF 18: Team Rousey vs. Team TateNov 30, 2013Bantamweight Chris Holdsworth David GrantWomen's Bantamweight Julianna Peña Jessica RakoczyTUF: ChinaNov 30, 2013Featherweight Ning Guangyou Yang JianpingWelterweight Zhang Lipeng Wang Sai
Title fights
Events list
# Event Date Venue Location Attendance257UFC 168: Weidman vs. Silva 2MGM Grand Garden ArenaLas Vegas, Nevada, U.S.256UFC on Fox: Johnson vs. Benavidez 2Sleep Train ArenaSacramento, California, U.S.255UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. BigfootBrisbane Entertainment CentreBrisbane, Australia254The Ultimate Fighter: Team Rousey vs. Team Tate FinaleMandalay Bay Events CenterLas Vegas, Nevada, U.S.253UFC 167: St-Pierre vs. HendricksMGM Grand Garden ArenaLas Vegas, Nevada, U.S.252Goiânia ArenaGoiânia, Brazil251Fort CampbellFort Campbell, Kentucky, U.S. rowspan="1 250Phones 4u ArenaManchester, England, U.K.249UFC 166: Velasquez vs. Dos Santos 3Toyota CenterHouston, Texas, U.S.248Ginásio José CorrêaBarueri, Brazil247UFC 165: Jones vs. GustafssonAir Canada CentreToronto, Ontario, Canada246Mineirinho ArenaBelo Horizonte, Brazil245UFC 164: Henderson vs. PettisBMO Harris Bradley CenterMilwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.244Bankers Life FieldhouseIndianapolis, Indiana, U.S.243TD GardenBoston, Massachusetts, U.S.242UFC 163: Aldo vs. Korean ZombieHSBC ArenaRio de Janeiro, Brazil241UFC on Fox: Johnson vs. MoragaKeyArenaSeattle, Washington, U.S.240UFC 162: Silva vs. WeidmanMGM Grand Garden ArenaLas Vegas, Nevada, U.S.239UFC 161: Evans vs. HendersonMTS CentreWinnipeg, Manitoba, Canada238UFC on Fuel TV: Nogueira vs. WerdumGinásio Paulo SarasateFortaleza, Brazil237UFC 160: Velasquez vs. Bigfoot 2MGM Grand Garden ArenaLas Vegas, Nevada, U.S.236UFC on FX: Belfort vs. RockholdArena JaraguáJaraguá do Sul, Brazil235UFC 159: Jones vs. SonnenPrudential CenterNewark, New Jersey, U.S.234UFC on Fox: Henderson vs. MelendezHP PavilionSan Jose, California, U.S.233Mandalay Bay Events CenterLas Vegas, Nevada, U.S.232UFC on Fuel TV: Mousasi vs. LatifiEricsson Globe ArenaStockholm, Sweden231UFC 158: St-Pierre vs. DiazBell CentreMontreal, Quebec, Canada230UFC on Fuel TV: Silva vs. StannSaitama Super ArenaSaitama, Japan229UFC 157: Rousey vs. CarmoucheHonda CenterAnaheim, California, U.S.228UFC on Fuel TV: Barão vs. McDonaldWembley ArenaLondon, England, U.K.227UFC 156: Aldo vs. EdgarMandalay Bay Events CenterLas Vegas, Nevada, U.S.226UFC on Fox: Johnson vs. DodsonUnited CenterChicago, Illinois, U.S.225UFC on FX: Belfort vs. BispingGinásio do IbirapueraSão Paulo, Brazil
UFC on FX: Belfort vs. Bisping
UFC on FX: Belfort vs. Bisping (also known as UFC on FX 7) was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on January 19, 2013, at Ginásio do Ibirapuera in São Paulo, Brazil.
Background The main fight featured middleweights Michael Bisping and Vitor Belfort. The event also held the first UFC fight for Daniel Sarafian, middleweight finalist on the first season of The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil. Sarafian was injured before the championship fight with Cezar Ferreira, who went on to win the show.
Johnny Eduardo was briefly linked to a bout at this event against Iuri Alcântara, but was replaced by George Roop. Roop was then injured and replaced by UFC newcomer Pedro Nobre.
Thiago Perpetuo was expected to face Michael Kuiper at the event; however, Perpetuo suffered an injury and was replaced by Caio Magalhaes. On December 27, it was announced that Magalhaes had also pulled out of the bout and that Kuiper would be shifted to UFC on Fox 6 on January 26, 2013 to face Buddy Roberts.
Roger Hollett was expected to face Wagner Prado at the event; however, Hollett was forced out of the bout with a torn bicep and was replaced by promotional newcomer Ildemar Alcântara.
Results
Bonus awards The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses.
Fight of the Night: C.B. Dollaway vs. Daniel Sarafian Knockout of the Night: Vitor Belfort Submission of the Night: Ildemar Alcântara
UFC on Fox: Henderson vs. Melendez
UFC on Fox: Henderson vs. Melendez (also known as UFC on Fox 7) was a mixed martial arts event held on April 20, 2013, at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, California. The event was broadcast live on FOX.
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