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 in UFC | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | ||||
| Information | ||||
| First date | January 16, 2006 | |||
| Last date | December 30, 2006 | |||
| Events | ||||
| Total events | 18 | |||
| UFC | 10 | |||
| UFC Fight Night | 6 | |||
| TUF Finale events | 2 | |||
| Fights | ||||
| Total fights | 158 | |||
| Title fights | 11 | |||
| Chronology | ||||
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2006 UFC.com awards
editDebut UFC fighters
editThe following fighters fought their first UFC fight in 2006:
| ISO | Fighter | Division |
|---|---|---|
 | Alan Belcher | Middleweight |
 | Anderson Silva | Middleweight |
 | Anthony Perosh | Light Heavyweight |
| Anthony Torres | Welterweight |
 | Antoni Hardonk | Heavyweight |
| Assuério Silva | Heavyweight |
| Carmelo Marrero | Heavyweight |
 | Cheick Kongo | Heavyweight |
| Chris Price | Middleweight |
| Christian Wellisch | Heavyweight |
| Clay Guida | Lightweight |
| Cory Walmsley | Welterweight |
| Dan Christison | Heavyweight |
| Dan Lauzon | Lightweight |
| Danny Abbadi | Middleweight |
| David Heath | Light Heavyweight |
| David Lee | Lightweight |
| Dean Lister | Middleweight |
| Derrick Noble | Welterweight |
 | Dokonjonosuke Mishima | Lightweight |
| Drew McFedries | Middleweight |
| Dustin Hazelett | Welterweight |
| Ed Herman | Middleweight |
| Eddie Sanchez | Heavyweight |
| Eric Schafer | Light Heavyweight |
| Forrest Petz | Welterweight |
| Gabe Ruediger | Lightweight |
| ISO | Fighter | Division |
|---|---|---|
| Gilbert Aldana | Heavyweight |
| Gleison Tibau | Welterweight |
 | Icho Larenas | Heavyweight |
| Jake O'Brien | Heavyweight |
| Jamie Varner | Lightweight |
| Jason Dent | Lightweight |
| Jason Lambert | Light Heavyweight |
 | Jason MacDonald | Middleweight |
| Jason Von Flue | Welterweight |
| Jeff Joslin | Welterweight |
| Jesse Forbes | Middleweight |
| Joe Jordan | Lightweight |
| Joe Lauzon | Lightweight |
| Jorge Gurgel | Lightweight |
| Jorge Santiago | Middleweight |
| Josh Haynes | Middleweight |
| Josh Schockman | Heavyweight |
| Junior Assuncao | Lightweight |
| Justin James | Lightweight |
| Justin Levens | Middleweight |
| Kalib Starnes | Middleweight |
| Keita Nakamura | Welterweight |
| Kendall Grove | Middleweight |
| Kris Rotharmel | Lightweight |
| Kristof Midoux | Heavyweight |
| Kuniyoshi Hironaka | Lightweight |
| Kurt Pellegrino | Lightweight |
| ISO | Fighter | Division |
|---|---|---|
| Logan Clark | Middleweight |
| Luigi Fioravanti | Welterweight |
| Matt Hamill | Light Heavyweight |
| Matt Wiman | Lightweight |
 | Michael Bisping | Light Heavyweight |
| Mike Nickels | Light Heavyweight |
| Mike Whitehead | Light Heavyweight |
| Pat Healy | Welterweight |
| Rick Davis | Lightweight |
| Rob MacDonald | Light Heavyweight |
| Roger Huerta | Lightweight |
| Rory Singer | Middleweight |
| Ross Pointon | Middleweight |
| Sam Stout | Lightweight |
| Scott Smith | Middleweight |
| Seth Petruzelli | Light Heavyweight |
| Sherman Pendergarst | Heavyweight |
| Solomon Hutcherson | Middleweight |
| Thales Leites | Middleweight |
| Tom Murphy | Light Heavyweight |
| Tyson Griffin | Lightweight |
| Victor Valimaki | Light Heavyweight |
| Wes Combs | Light Heavyweight |
| Wilson Gouveia | Light Heavyweight |
| Yuki Sasaki | Middleweight |
| Yushin Okami | Middleweight |
The Ultimate Fighter
edit| 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
edit| 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] |
- ↑ For the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship Couture announced his retirement after the loss.
- ↑ For the UFC Middleweight Championship
- ↑ For the UFC Heavyweight Championship.
- ↑ For the UFC Heavyweight Championship.
- ↑ For the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship
- ↑ For the UFC Welterweight Championship
- ↑ For the UFC Lightweight Championship
- ↑ For the UFC Middleweight Championship
- ↑ For the UFC Heavyweight Championship.
- ↑ For the UFC Welterweight Championship
- ↑ For the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship
Events list
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ↑ "UFC® : Ultimate Fighting Championship®". 2007-01-02. Archived from the original on 27 January 2007. Retrieved 2025-01-06.
- ↑ "UFC® : Ultimate Fighting Championship®". 2007-01-03. Archived from the original on 17 May 2008. Retrieved 2025-01-06.
- ↑ Thomas Gerbasi (January 5, 2007). "Ten Best – The Top UFC Fights of 2006". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Archived from the original on January 8, 2007.
- 1 2 3 "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.
- ↑ "Pride, UFC & Strikeforce attendance breakdown". mmaweekly.com. Oct 24, 2006. Archived from the original on 2009-02-23. Retrieved 2014-11-27.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "UFC live gate figures for 2006". mmaweekly.com. Jul 14, 2006. Archived from the original on 2009-10-12.