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
Debut UFC fighters
The following fighters fought their first UFC fight in 2007:
| ISO | 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 |
| ISO | 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 |
| ISO | 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
| Season | Finale | Division | Winner | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TUF 5: Team Pulver vs. Team Penn | Jun 23, 2007 | Lightweight | Nate Diaz | Manvel Gamburyan |
| TUF 6: Team Hughes vs. Team Serra | Dec 8, 2007 | Welterweight | Mac Danzig | Tommy Speer |
Title fights
| Title fights in 2007 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Event | Notes | |||
| Heavyweight | Randy Couture | def. | Tim Sylvia (c) | Decision (unanimous) (50–45, 50–45, 50–45) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 68: The Uprising | |
| Welterweight | Matt Serra | def. | Georges St-Pierre (c) | TKO (punches) | 1 | 3:25 | UFC 69: Shootout | |
| Light Heavyweight | Quinton Jackson | def. | Chuck Liddell (c) | TKO (punches) | 1 | 1:53 | UFC 71: Liddell vs. Jackson | |
| Middleweight | Anderson Silva (c) | def. | Nate Marquardt | TKO (punches) | 1 | 4:50 | UFC 73: Stacked | |
| Lightweight | Sean Sherk (c) | def. | Hermes Franca | Decision (unanimous) (50–45, 50–45, 49–46) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 73: Stacked | |
| Heavyweight | Randy Couture (c) | def. | Gabriel Gonzaga | TKO (punches) | 3 | 1:37 | UFC 74: Respect | |
| Light Heavyweight | Quinton Jackson (UFC Champion) |
def. | Dan Henderson (Pride Champion) |
Decision (unanimous) (48–47, 49–46, 49–46) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 75: Champion vs. Champion | |
| Middleweight | Anderson Silva (c) | def. | Rich Franklin | TKO (knees) | 2 | 1:07 | UFC 77: Hostile Territory | |
| Welterweight | Georges St-Pierre | def. | Matt Hughes | Verbal submission (armbar) | 2 | 4:54 | UFC 79: Nemesis | |
Events list
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
| Main Card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Lightweight | Joe Stevenson | def. | Melvin Guillard | Submission (guillotine choke) | 1 | 0:27 | |
| Heavyweight | Justin McCully | def. | Antoni Hardonk | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Kenny Florian | def. | Dokonjonosuke Mishima | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 3 | 3:57 | |
| Preliminary card | |||||||
| Light Heavyweight | Wilson Gouveia | def. | Seth Petruzelli | Submission (guillotine choke) | 2 | 0:39 | |
| Welterweight | Drew Fickett | def. | Keita Nakamura | Decision (unanimous) (29–27, 29–27, 30–26) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Kurt Pellegrino | def. | Nate Mohr | Submission (ankle lock) | 1 | 2:58 | |
| Welterweight | Kuniyoshi Hironaka | def. | Forrest Petz | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | Roan Carneiro | def. | Rich Clementi | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Thiago Tavares | def. | Naoyuki Kotani | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Bonus awards
- Fight of the Night: Kenny Florian vs. Dokonjonosuke Mishima
- Submission of the Night: Joe Stevenson and Kurt Pelligrino
