UFC events in 2012
2012 in UFC |
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First date | January 22 |
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Last date | December 31 |
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Total events | 32 (1 cancelled) |
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UFC | 14 (1 cancelled) |
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UFC on Fox | 4 |
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UFC on FX | 6 |
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UFC on Fuel TV | 6 |
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TUF Finale events | 2 |
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Total fights | 341 |
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Title fights | 13 |
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The year 2012 was the 20th year in the history of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States. 2012 started with UFC 142: Aldo vs. Mendes and ended with UFC 155: dos Santos vs. Velasquez 2. The year saw the successful UFC Featherweight title defense by José Aldo, the crowning of Carlos Condit as the Interim Welterweight Champion, a new Lightweight Champion in Benson Henderson, a tournament to crown the first UFC Flyweight Champion as well as the finales of The Ultimate Fighter 15 and The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil.
Title fights
Title fights in 2012
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Weight class
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Method
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Round
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Time
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Event
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Notes
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Featherweight
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José Aldo (c)
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def.
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Chad Mendes
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KO (knee)
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1
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4:59
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UFC 142
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[a]
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Welterweight
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Carlos Condit
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def.
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Nick Diaz
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Decision (unanimous) (49–46, 48–47, 49–46)
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5
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5:00
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UFC 143
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[b]
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Lightweight
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Benson Henderson
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def.
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Frankie Edgar (c)
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Decision (unanimous) (49–46, 48–47, 49–46)
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5
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5:00
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UFC 144
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[c]
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Light Heavyweight
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Jon Jones (c)
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def.
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Rashad Evans
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Decision (unanimous) (49–46, 49–46, 50–45)
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5
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5:00
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UFC 145
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[d]
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Heavyweight
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Junior dos Santos (c)
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def.
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Frank Mir
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TKO (punches)
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2
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3:04
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UFC 146
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[e]
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Middleweight
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Anderson Silva (c)
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def.
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Chael Sonnen
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TKO (knee and punches)
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2
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1:55
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UFC 148
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[f]
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Bantamweight
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Renan Barão
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def.
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Urijah Faber
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Decision (unanimous) (49–46, 50–45, 49–46)
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5
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5:00
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UFC 149
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[g]
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Lightweight
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Benson Henderson (c)
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def.
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Frankie Edgar
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Decision (split) (48–47, 48–47, 46–49)
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5
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5:00
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UFC 150
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[h]
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Flyweight
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Demetrious Johnson
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def.
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Joseph Benavidez
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Decision (split) (48–47, 47–48, 49–46)
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5
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5:00
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UFC 152
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[i]
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Light Heavyweight
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Jon Jones (c)
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def.
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Vitor Belfort
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Submission (americana)
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4
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0:54
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UFC 152
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[j]
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Welterweight
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Georges St-Pierre (c)
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def.
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Carlos Condit (ic)
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Decision (unanimous) (49–46, 50–45, 50–45)
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5
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5:00
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UFC 154
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[k]
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Lightweight
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Benson Henderson (c)
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def.
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Nate Diaz
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Decision (unanimous) (50–43, 50–45, 50–45)
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5
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5:00
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UFC on Fox 5
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[l]
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Heavyweight
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Cain Velasquez
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def.
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Junior dos Santos (c)
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Decision (unanimous) (50–45, 50–43, 50–44)
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5
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5:00
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UFC 155
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[m]
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The Ultimate Fighter
Debut UFC fighters
The following fighters fought their first UFC fight in 2012: