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.

2007 UFC.com awards

2007 UFC.COM AwardsNoBest FighterThe UpsetsThe SubmissionsThe KnockoutsThe Fights1Quinton JacksonMatt Serra defeats Georges St-Pierre 1 UFC 69Forrest Griffin defeats Maurício Rua 1 UFC 76Gabriel Gonzaga defeats Mirko Cro Cop 1 UFC 70Roger Huerta defeats Clay Guida The Ultimate Fighter 6 Finale2Anderson SilvaForrest Griffin defeats Maurício Rua 1 UFC 76Chris Lytle defeats Jason Gilliam UFC 73Quinton Jackson defeats Chuck Liddell 2 UFC 71Frankie Edgar defeats Tyson Griffin UFC 673Kenny FlorianGabriel Gonzaga defeats Mirko Cro Cop 1 UFC 70 Roger Huerta defeats Clay Guida The Ultimate Fighter 6 FinaleHouston Alexander defeats Keith Jardine UFC 71Chuck Liddell defeats Wanderlei Silva UFC 794Randy CoutureJake O'Brien defeats Heath Herring UFC Fight Night: Evans vs. SalmonMarcus Davis defeats Paul Taylor UFC 75Rashad Evans defeats Sean Salmon UFC Fight Night: Evans vs. Salmon Jon Koppenhaver defeats Jared Rollins The Ultimate Fighter 6 Finale 5Georges St-PierreHouston Alexander defeats Keith Jardine UFC 71Georges St-Pierre defeats Matt Serra 2 UFC 79Matt Serra defeats Georges St-Pierre 1 UFC 69Spencer Fisher defeats Sam Stout UFC Fight Night: Stout vs. Fisher6Forrest Griffin Quinton Jackson defeats Chuck Liddell 2 UFC 71Din Thomas defeats Jeremy Stephens UFC 71Chris Leben defeats Terry Martin UFC Fight Night: Thomas vs. Florian Nate Quarry defeats Pete Sell UFC Fight Night: Thomas vs. Florian 7Jon FitchKeith Jardine defeats Chuck Liddell UFC 76B.J. Penn defeats Jens Pulver The Ultimate Fighter 5 FinaleJon Koppenhaver defeats Jared Rollins The Ultimate Fighter 6 FinaleTyson Griffin defeats Thiago Tavares UFC 768Roger HuertaCheick Kongo defeats Mirko Cro Cop UFC 75Martin Kampmann defeats Drew McFedries UFC 68Nate Quarry defeats Pete Sell UFC Fight Night: Thomas vs. FlorianRoger Huerta defeats Leonard Garcia UFC 699Matt SerraRandy Couture defeats Tim Sylvia UFC 68Matt Arroyo defeats John Kolosci The Ultimate Fighter 6 FinaleAnderson Silva defeats Rich Franklin UFC 77Randy Couture defeats Tim Sylvia UFC 6810Kenny Florian (Tie) Marcus Davis (Tie)Yushin Okami defeats Mike Swick at UFC 69 (Tie) Josh Koscheck defeats Diego Sanchez at UFC 69 (Tie)Joe Stevenson defeats Melvin Guillard UFC Fight Night: Stevenson vs. GuillardHouston Alexander defeats Alessio Sakara UFC 75Matt Grice defeats Jason Black at UFC 77 (Tie) Tyson Griffin defeats Clay Guida at UFC 72 (Tie)Ref

Debut UFC fighters

The following fighters fought their first UFC fight in 2007: Fighter Division Akihiro Gono Welterweight Alberto Crane Lightweight Allen Berube Lightweight Alvin Robinson Lightweight Andy Wang Lightweight Anthony Johnson Welterweight Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira Heavyweight Ben Saunders Welterweight Billy Miles Welterweight Brandon Melendez Lightweight Brian Geraghty Lightweight Chad Reiner Welterweight Cole Miller Lightweight Colin Robinson Heavyweight Dan Barrera Welterweight Demian Maia Middleweight Dennis Siver Lightweight Dorian Price Welterweight Doug Evans Lightweight Edilberto de Oliveira Middleweight Fabrício Werdum Heavyweight Floyd Sword Lightweight Frankie Edgar Lightweight George Sotiropoulos Lightweight Gray Maynard Lightweight Heath Herring Heavyweight Houston Alexander Light Heavyweight

Fighter Division Jared Rollins Welterweight Jason Black Lightweight Jason Gilliam Welterweight Jason Reinhardt Bantamweight Jason Tan Welterweight Jeff Cox Lightweight Jeremy Stephens Lightweight Jess Liaudin Welterweight Joe Veres Lightweight John Halverson Lightweight John Kolosci Welterweight Jon Koppenhaver Welterweight Jordan Radev Middleweight Justin McCully Heavyweight Kazuhiro Nakamura Light Heavyweight Leonard Garcia Lightweight Luiz Cane Light Heavyweight Luke Caudillo Lightweight Lyoto Machida Light Heavyweight Mac Danzig Lightweight Manny Gamburyan Lightweight Marcus Aurélio Lightweight Mark Bocek Lightweight Matt Arroyo Welterweight Matt Grice Featherweight Maurício Rua Light Heavyweight Michihiro Omigawa Featherweight

Fighter Division Mirko Cro Cop Heavyweight Naoyuki Kotani Lightweight Nate Diaz Lightweight Nate Mohr Lightweight Paul Georgieff Welterweight Paul Taylor Welterweight Rampage Jackson Light Heavyweight Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou Light Heavyweight Rex Holman Light Heavyweight Richie Hightower Middleweight Roan Carneiro Welterweight Rob Emerson Lightweight Roman Mitichyan Lightweight Ryan Jensen Middleweight Ryo Chonan Welterweight Scott Junk Heavyweight Sean Salmon Light Heavyweight Soa Palelei Heavyweight Steven Lynch Lightweight Tamdan McCrory Welterweight Terry Etim Lightweight Thiago Silva Light Heavyweight Thiago Tavares Lightweight Tom Speer Welterweight Tomasz Drwal Middleweight Troy Mandaloniz Lightweight

The Ultimate Fighter SeasonFinaleDivisionWinnerRunner-upTUF 5: Team Pulver vs. Team PennJun 23, 2007Lightweight Nate Diaz Manvel GamburyanTUF 6: Team Hughes vs. Team SerraDec 8, 2007Welterweight Mac Danzig Tommy Speer Title fights

Events list

# Event Date Venue Location Attendance102Mandalay Bay Events CenterLas Vegas, Nevada, U.S.101Palms Casino ResortLas Vegas, Nevada, U.S. rowspan="1 100Prudential CenterNewark, New Jersey, U.S.099U.S. Bank ArenaCincinnati, Ohio, U.S.098Honda CenterAnaheim, California, U.S.097Palms Casino ResortLas Vegas, Nevada, U.S. rowspan="1 096The O2 arenaLondon, England, U.K.095Mandalay Bay Events CenterLas Vegas, Nevada, U.S.094ARCO ArenaSacramento, California, U.S.093Palms Casino ResortLas Vegas, Nevada, U.S. rowspan="1 092Belfast, Northern Ireland091Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and CasinoHollywood, Florida, U.S. rowspan="1 090MGM Grand Garden ArenaLas Vegas, Nevada, U.S.089Manchester Evening News ArenaManchester, England, U.K.088Toyota CenterHouston, Texas, U.S.087Palms Casino ResortLas Vegas, Nevada, U.S.086Nationwide ArenaColumbus, Ohio, U.S.085Mandalay Bay Events CenterLas Vegas, Nevada, U.S.084Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and CasinoHollywood, Florida, U.S.

UFC Fight Night: Stevenson vs. Guillard

UFC Fight Night: Stevenson vs. Guillard (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

Bonus awards Fight of the Night: Kenny Florian vs. Dokonjonosuke Mishima Submission of the Night: Joe Stevenson and Kurt Pelligrino

See also UFC List of UFC champions List of UFC events

References