2006 in UFC

2006 in UFC
Information
First dateJanuary 16, 2006
Last dateDecember 30, 2006
Events
Total events18
UFC10
UFC Fight Night6
TUF Finale events2
Fights
Total fights158
Title fights11
Chronology
2005 in UFC 2006 in UFC 2007 in UFC

The year 2006 was the 14th year in the history of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States. In 2006 the UFC held 18 events beginning with, UFC Fight Night 3.

2006 UFC.com awards

2006 UFC.COM Awards
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Submissions

The

Knockouts

The

Fights

1 Josh Neer
defeats
Melvin Guillard
UFC Ultimate Fight Night 3 		Anderson Silva
defeats
Rich Franklin 1
UFC 64 		Diego Sanchez
defeats
Karo Parisyan
UFC Fight Night: Sanchez vs. Parisyan
2 Travis Lutter
defeats
Patrick Côté
The Ultimate Fighter 4 Finale 		Scott Smith
defeats
Pete Sell
The Ultimate Fighter 4 Finale 		Georges St-Pierre
defeats
B.J. Penn 1
UFC 58
3 Kenny Florian
defeats
Sam Stout
The Ultimate Fighter 6 Finale 		Tim Sylvia
defeats
Andrei Arlovski 1
UFC 59 		Kendall Grove
defeats
Ed Herman
The Ultimate Fighter 3 Finale
4 Jason MacDonald
defeats
Chris Leben
UFC 66 		Georges St-Pierre
defeats
Matt Hughes 2
UFC 65 		Tim Sylvia
defeats
Andrei Arlovski 1
UFC 59
5 Dean Lister
defeats
Alessio Sakara
UFC 60 		Chuck Liddell
defeats
Randy Couture 3
UFC 57 		Tito Ortiz
defeats
Forrest Griffin 1
UFC 59
6 Hermes França
defeats
Jamie Varner
UFC 62 		Anderson Silva
defeats
Chris Leben
UFC Ultimate Fight Night 5 		Scott Smith
defeats
Pete Sell
The Ultimate Fighter 4 Finale
7 Mark Hominick
defeats
Yves Edwards
UFC 58 		Joe Lauzon
defeats
Jens Pulver
UFC 63 		Matt Hughes
defeats
B.J. Penn 2
UFC 63
8 Dan Christison
defeats
Brad Imes
UFC Ultimate Fight Night 4 		Duane Ludwig
defeats
Jonathan Goulet
UFC Ultimate Fight Night 3 		Rich Franklin
defeats
David Loiseau
UFC 58
9 Rory Singer
defeats
Ross Pointon
The Ultimate Fighter 3 Finale 		Diego Sanchez
defeats
Joe Riggs
UFC Fight Night: Sanchez vs. Riggs 		Dan Christison
defeats
Brad Imes
UFC Ultimate Fight Night 4
10 Jason Von Flue
defeats
Alex Karalexis
UFC Ultimate Fight Night 3 		Alan Belcher defeats Jorge Santiago at UFC Fight Night: Sanchez vs. Riggs (Tie)
Keith Jardine defeats Forrest Griffin at UFC 66 (Tie) 		Sam Stout defeats Spencer Fisher 1 at UFC 58 (Tie)
Drew McFedries defeats Alessio Sakara at UFC 65 (Tie)
Ref [1] [2] [3]

Debut UFC fighters

The following fighters fought their first UFC fight in 2006:

The Ultimate Fighter

Season Finale Division Winner Runner-up
TUF 3: Team Ortiz vs. Team Shamrock Jun 24, 2006 Middleweight Kendall Grove Ed Herman
Light Heavyweight Michael Bisping Josh Haynes
TUF 4: The Comeback Nov 11, 2006 Middleweight Travis Lutter Patrick Côté
Welterweight Matt Serra Chris Lytle

Title fights

Title fights in 2006
Weight class Method Round Time Event Notes
Light Heavyweight Chuck Liddell (c) def. Randy Couture KO (punch) 2 1:28 UFC 57: Liddell vs. Couture 3 [a]
Middleweight Rich Franklin (c) def. David Loiseau Decision (unanimous) 5 5:00 UFC 58: USA vs. Canada [b]
Heavyweight Tim Sylvia def. Andrei Arlovski (c) TKO (punches) 1 2:43 UFC 59: Reality Check [c]
Heavyweight Tim Sylvia (c) def. Andrei Arlovski Decision (unanimous) 5 5:00 UFC 61: Bitter Rivals [d]
Light Heavyweight Chuck Liddell (c) def. Renato Sobral TKO (Punches) 1 1:35 UFC 62: Liddell vs. Sobral [e]
Welterweight Matt Hughes (c) def. B.J. Penn TKO (punches) 3 3:53 UFC 63: Hughes vs. Penn [f]
Lightweight Sean Sherk def. Kenny Florian Decision (unanimous) 5 5:00 UFC 64: Unstoppable [g]
Middleweight Anderson Silva def. Rich Franklin (c) KO (knee) 1 2:59 UFC 64: Unstoppable [h]
Heavyweight Tim Sylvia (c) def. Jeff Monson Decision (unanimous) 5 5:00 UFC 65: Bad Intentions [i]
Welterweight Georges St. Pierre def. Matt Hughes (c) TKO (head kick and punches) 2 1:25 UFC 65: Bad Intentions [j]
Light Heavyweight Chuck Liddell (c) def. Tito Ortiz TKO (punches) 3 3:59 UFC 66: Liddell vs. Ortiz [k]
  1. ^ For the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship Couture announced his retirement after the loss.
  2. ^ For the UFC Middleweight Championship
  3. ^ For the UFC Heavyweight Championship.
  4. ^ For the UFC Heavyweight Championship.
  5. ^ For the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship
  6. ^ For the UFC Welterweight Championship
  7. ^ For the UFC Lightweight Championship
  8. ^ For the UFC Middleweight Championship
  9. ^ For the UFC Heavyweight Championship.
  10. ^ For the UFC Welterweight Championship
  11. ^ For the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship

Events list

Main article: List of UFC events
# Event Date Venue Location Attendance
083 UFC 66: Liddell vs. Ortiz Dec 30, 2006 MGM Grand Garden Arena Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. 13,671[4]
082 UFC Fight Night: Sanchez vs. Riggs Dec 13, 2006 Marine Corps Air Station Miramar San Diego, California, U.S.
081 UFC 65: Bad Intentions Nov 18, 2006 ARCO Arena Sacramento, California, U.S. 14,666[4]
080 The Ultimate Fighter: The Comeback Finale Nov 11, 2006 Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
079 UFC 64: Unstoppable Oct 14, 2006 Mandalay Bay Events Center Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
078 Ortiz vs. Shamrock 3: The Final Chapter Oct 10, 2006 Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Hollywood, Florida, U.S.
077 UFC 63: Hughes vs. Penn Sep 23, 2006 Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim Anaheim, California, U.S. 12,604[5]
076 UFC 62: Liddell vs. Sobral Aug 26, 2006 Mandalay Bay Events Center Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
075 UFC Fight Night 6 Aug 17, 2006 Red Rock Resort Spa and Casino Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
074 UFC 61: Bitter Rivals Jul 8, 2006 Mandalay Bay Events Center Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
073 UFC Fight Night 5 Jun 28, 2006 Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. 606 [6]
072 The Ultimate Fighter: Team Ortiz vs. Team Shamrock Finale Jun 24, 2006 Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. 849 [6]
071 UFC 60: Hughes vs. Gracie May 27, 2006 Staples Center Los Angeles, U.S. 14,765[4]
070 UFC 59: Reality Check Apr 15, 2006 Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim Anaheim, California, U.S. 13,814[6]
069 UFC Fight Night 4 Apr 6, 2006 Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. 843 [6]
068 UFC 58: USA vs. Canada Mar 4, 2006 Mandalay Bay Events Center Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. 9,569[6]
067 UFC 57: Liddell vs. Couture 3 Feb 4, 2006 Mandalay Bay Events Center Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. 10,659[6]
066 UFC Fight Night 3 Jan 16, 2006 Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. 1,008[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ "UFC® : Ultimate Fighting Championship®". 2007-01-02. Archived from the original on 27 January 2007. Retrieved 2025-01-06.
  2. ^ "UFC® : Ultimate Fighting Championship®". 2007-01-03. Archived from the original on 17 May 2008. Retrieved 2025-01-06.
  3. ^ Thomas Gerbasi (January 5, 2007). "Ten Best – The Top UFC Fights of 2006". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Archived from the original on January 8, 2007.
  4. ^ a b c "UFC 66 breaks records; UFC business year-in-review". mmaweekly.com. Jan 6, 2007. Archived from the original on 2007-10-12. Retrieved 2014-11-27.
  5. ^ "Pride, UFC & Strikeforce attendance breakdown". mmaweekly.com. Oct 24, 2006. Archived from the original on 2009-02-23. Retrieved 2014-11-27.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g "UFC live gate figures for 2006". mmaweekly.com. Jul 14, 2006. Archived from the original on 2009-10-12.
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