2009 in WEC
The year 2009 is the 9th year in the history of World Extreme Cagefighting, a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States. In 2009 WEC held 8 events beginning with, WEC 38: Varner vs. Cerrone.
| 2009 in WEC | ||||
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| Information | ||||
| First date | January 25, 2009 | |||
| Last date | December 19, 2009 | |||
| Events | ||||
| Total events | 8 | |||
| Fights | ||||
| Total fights | 82 | |||
| Title fights | 7 | |||
| Chronology | ||||
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Title fights
| Title fights in 2009 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Event | Notes | |||
| Lightweight | Jamie Varner (c) | def. | Donald Cerrone | Decision (technical split) (49-46, 47-48, 49-46) | 5 | 3:10 | WEC 38: Varner vs. Cerrone | [lower-alpha 1] |
| Featherweight | Mike Brown (c) | def. | Leonard Garcia | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | 1 | 1:57 | WEC 39: Brown vs. Garcia | [lower-alpha 2] |
| Bantamweight | Miguel Torres (c) | def. | Takeya Mizugaki | Decision (unanimous) (49-46, 49-46, 48-47) | 5 | 5:00 | WEC 40: Torres vs. Mizugaki | [lower-alpha 3] |
| Featherweight | Mike Brown (c) | def. | Urijah Faber | Decision (unanimous) (49-46, 49-46, 48-47) | 5 | 5:00 | WEC 41: Brown vs. Faber II | [lower-alpha 4] |
| Bantamweight | Brian Bowles | def. | Miguel Torres (c) | KO (punches) | 1 | 3:57 | WEC 42: Torres vs. Bowles | [lower-alpha 5] |
| Lightweight | Benson Henderson | def. | Donald Cerrone | Decision (unanimous) (48-47, 48-47, 48-47) | 5 | 5:00 | WEC 43: Cerrone vs. Henderson | [lower-alpha 6] |
| Featherweight | José Aldo | def. | Mike Brown (c) | TKO (strikes) | 2 | 1:20 | WEC 44: Brown vs. Aldo | [lower-alpha 7] |
- For the Lightweight Championship. Bout was stopped after Cerrone landed an illegal knee to the head of Varner while he was on the ground. Since Varner was unable to continue, the bout went to the scorecards.
- For the Featherweight Championship.
- For the Bantamweight Championship.
- For the Featherweight Championship.
- For the Bantamweight Championship.
- For the Interim Lightweight Championship.
- For the Featherweight Championship.
Events list
| No. | Event | Date | Venue | Location | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45 | WEC 45: Cerrone vs. Ratcliff | December 19, 2009 | Pearl at The Palms | Las Vegas, Nevada | 1,741 |
| 44 | WEC 44: Brown vs. Aldo | November 18, 2009 | Pearl at The Palms | Las Vegas, Nevada | 1,835 |
| 43 | WEC 43: Cerrone vs. Henderson | October 10, 2009 | AT&T Center | San Antonio, Texas | 5,176 |
| 42 | WEC 42: Torres vs. Bowles | August 9, 2009 | Hard Rock Hotel and Casino | Las Vegas, Nevada | 2,082 |
| 41 | WEC 41: Brown vs. Faber II | June 7, 2009 | ARCO Arena | Sacramento, California | 13,027 |
| 40 | WEC 40: Torres vs. Mizugaki | April 5, 2009 | UIC Pavilion | Chicago, Illinois | 5,257 |
| 39 | WEC 39: Brown vs. Garcia | March 1, 2009 | American Bank Center | Corpus Christi, Texas | 6,100 |
| 38 | WEC 38: Varner vs. Cerrone | January 25, 2009 | San Diego Sports Arena | San Diego, California | 10,201 |
WEC 38: Varner vs. Cerrone
WEC 38: Varner vs. Cerrone[1] was an event held on January 25, 2009 at the San Diego Sports Arena in San Diego, California.
Results
| Main card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Lightweight | Jamie Varner (c) | def. | Donald Cerrone | Decision (technical split) (49–46, 47–48, 49–46) | 5 | 3:10 | [lower-alpha 1] |
| Featherweight | Urijah Faber | def. | Jens Pulver | Submission (guillotine choke) | 1 | 1:34 | |
| Welterweight | Danillo Villefort | def. | Mike Campbell | TKO (punches) | 1 | 3:53 | |
| Featherweight | José Aldo | def. | Rolando Perez | TKO (strikes) | 1 | 4:15 | |
| Preliminary card | |||||||
| Lightweight | Benson Henderson | def. | Anthony Njokuani | Submission (guillotine choke) | 2 | 0:42 | |
| Welterweight | Edgar Garcia | def. | Hiromitsu Miura | KO (punches) | 1 | 1:18 | |
| Bantamweight | Dominick Cruz | def. | Ian McCall | Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Bantamweight | Scott Jorgensen | def. | Frank Gomez | Submission (guillotine choke) | 1 | 1:09 | |
| Welterweight | Jesse Lennox | vs. | Blas Avena | KO (punches) | 2 | 0:41 | |
| Bantamweight | Charlie Valencia | def. | Seth Dikun | Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
- For the Lightweight Championship. Bout was stopped after Cerrone landed an illegal knee to the head of Varner while he was on the ground. Since Varner was unable to continue, the bout went to the scorecards.
WEC 39: Brown vs. Garcia
WEC 39: Brown vs. Garcia[2] was an event held on March 1, 2009 at the American Bank Center in Corpus Christi, Texas.
Results
| Main card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Featherweight | Mike Brown (c) | def. | Leonard Garcia | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | 1 | 1:57 | [lower-alpha 1] |
| Lightweight | Ricardo Lamas | def. | Bart Palaszewski | Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight | José Aldo | def. | Chris Mickle | TKO (punches) | 1 | 1:39 | |
| Lightweight | Rob McCullough | def. | Marcus Hicks | Decision (majority) (29-29, 30–27, 29-28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Preliminary card | |||||||
| Lightweight | Danny Castillo | def. | Phil Cardella | Decision (split) (30-27, 28-29, 29-28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Bantamweight | Damacio Page | def. | Marcos Galvao | KO (punches) | 1 | 0:18 | [lower-alpha 2] |
| Welterweight | Johny Hendricks | def. | Alex Serdyukov | Decision (unanimous) (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Bantamweight | Kenji Osawa | def. | Rafael Rebello | Decision (split) (29-28, 29-28, 27-30) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Alex Karalexis | def. | Greg McIntyre | TKO (punches) | 1 | 4:19 | |
| Featherweight | John Franchi | def. | Mike Budnik | Decision (split) (29-28, 28-29, 29-28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | Mike Pierce | def. | Justin Haskins | TKO (punches) | 3 | 3:39 | |
- For the Featherweight Championship.
- This bout was featured on the main broadcast.
WEC 40: Torres vs. Mizugaki
WEC 40: Torres vs. Mizugaki[3] was an event held on April 5, 2009 at the UIC Pavilion in Chicago, Illinois.
Results
| Main card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Bantamweight | Miguel Torres (c) | def. | Takeya Mizugaki | Decision (unanimous) (49–46, 49–46, 48–47) | 5 | 5:00 | [lower-alpha 1] |
| Bantamweight | Joseph Benavidez | def. | Jeff Curran | Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 29-28, 29-28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Benson Henderson | def. | Shane Roller | TKO (punches) | 1 | 1:41 | |
| Featherweight | Raphael Assunção | def. | Jameel Massouh | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Preliminary card | |||||||
| Lightweight | Anthony Njokuani | def. | Bart Palaszewski | TKO (punches) | 2 | 0:27 | [lower-alpha 2] |
| Bantamweight | Dominick Cruz | def. | Ivan Lopez | Technical Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 29-28) | 3 | 3:24 | [lower-alpha 3] |
| Featherweight | Wagnney Fabiano | def. | Fredson Paixao | Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Bantamweight | Rani Yahya | def. | Eddie Wineland | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 1:07 | [lower-alpha 4] |
| Bantamweight | Akitoshi Tamura | def. | Manny Tapia | Decision (unanimous) (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight | Rafael Dias | def. | Mike Budnik | Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 29-28, 29-28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
- For the Bantamweight Championship.
- This bout was featured on the main broadcast.
- Cruz landed an illegal knee to the head of Lopez while he was on the ground at 3:24 of round 3. Since Lopez was unable to continue, the bout was stopped and went to the scorecards.[4]
- This bout was featured on the main broadcast.
WEC 41: Brown vs. Faber II
WEC 41: Brown vs. Faber II[5] was an event held on June 7, 2009 at the ARCO Arena in Sacramento, California.
Results
| Main card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Featherweight | Mike Brown (c) | def. | Urijah Faber | Decision (unanimous) (49–46, 49–46, 48–47) | 5 | 5:00 | [lower-alpha 1] |
| Featherweight | José Aldo | def. | Cub Swanson | TKO (double flying knee and punches) | 1 | 0:08 | |
| Lightweight | Donald Cerrone | def. | James Krause | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 4:38 | |
| Featherweight | Josh Grispi | def. | Jens Pulver | Submission (guillotine choke) | 1 | 0:33 | |
| Preliminary card | |||||||
| Featherweight | Manny Gamburyan | def. | John Franchi | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Bantamweight | Rafael Rebello | def. | Kyle Dietz | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 2:55 | |
| Lightweight | Anthony Pettis | def. | Mike Campbell | Submission (triangle choke) | 1 | 1:49 | [lower-alpha 2] |
| Bantamweight | Antonio Banuelos | def. | Scott Jorgensen | Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | [lower-alpha 3] |
| Bantamweight | Frank Gomez | def. | Noah Thomas | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | 2 | 3:12 | |
| Bantamweight | Seth Dikun | def. | Rolando Perez | Submission (flying triangle choke) | 1 | 2:30 | [lower-alpha 4] |
- For the Featherweight Championship.
- This bout was featured on the main broadcast.
- This bout was featured on the main broadcast.
- This bout was featured on the main broadcast.
WEC 42: Torres vs. Bowles
WEC 42: Torres vs. Bowles[6] was an event held on August 9, 2009 at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Results
| Main card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Bantamweight | Brian Bowles | def. | Miguel Torres (c) | KO (punches) | 1 | 3:57 | [lower-alpha 1] |
| Bantamweight | Dominick Cruz | def. | Joseph Benavidez | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Danny Castillo | def. | Ricardo Lamas | TKO (punches) | 2 | 4:15 | |
| Bantamweight | Takeya Mizugaki | def. | Jeff Curran | Decision (split) (29-28, 28-29, 29-28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight | Leonard Garcia | def. | Jameel Massouh | Decision (split) (29-28, 28-29, 29-28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Preliminary card | |||||||
| Featherweight | Fredson Paixão | vs. | Cole Province | No Contest (overturned) | 3 | 5:00 | [lower-alpha 2] |
| Catchweight (159 lb) | Shane Roller | def. | Marcus Hicks | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Ed Ratcliff | def. | Phil Cardella | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30-27, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Bantamweight | Rani Yahya | def. | John Hosman | Submission (north-south choke) | 1 | 2:08 | |
| Featherweight | Diego Nunes | def. | Rafael Dias | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30-27, 30-27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight | LC Davis | def. | Javier Vazquez | Decision (split) (30-27, 28–29, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
- For the Bantamweight Championship.
- Originally ruled a split decision (29–28, 28-29, 29–28) victory for Province, the result was changed to "No Contest" after Province tested positive for a banned substance during a post fight screening.[7]
WEC 43: Cerrone vs. Henderson
WEC 43: Cerrone vs. Henderson[8] was an event held on October 10, 2009 at the AT&T Center in San Antonio, Texas.
Results
| Main card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Lightweight | Benson Henderson | def. | Donald Cerrone | Decision (unanimous) (48–47, 48–47, 48–47) | 5 | 5:00 | [lower-alpha 1] |
| Lightweight | Dave Jansen | def. | Richard Crunkilton | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight | Raphael Assunção | def. | Yves Jabouin | Decision (split) (30–27, 27–30, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Bantamweight | Damacio Page | def. | Will Campuzano | Submission (rear naked choke) | 1 | 1:02 | |
| Preliminary card | |||||||
| Lightweight | Anthony Njokuani | def. | Muhsin Corbbrey | TKO (punches) | 2 | 1:42 | |
| Bantamweight | Scott Jorgensen | def. | Noah Thomas | KO (punches) | 1 | 3:13 | [lower-alpha 2] |
| Featherweight | Mackens Semerzier | def. | Wagnney Fabiano | Submission (triangle choke) | 1 | 2:14 | [lower-alpha 3] |
| Bantamweight | Eddie Wineland | def. | Manny Tapia | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Bantamweight | Charlie Valencia | def. | Coty Wheeler | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight | Deividas Taurosevicius | def. | Javier Vazquez | Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
- For the Interim Lightweight Championship.
- This bout was aired on the live broadcast.
- This bout was aired on the live broadcast.
WEC 44: Brown vs. Aldo
WEC 44: Brown vs. Aldo[9] was an event held on November 18, 2009 at the Pearl at The Palms in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Results
| Main card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Featherweight | José Aldo | def. | Mike Brown (c) | TKO (strikes) | 2 | 1:20 | [lower-alpha 1] |
| Featherweight | Manny Gamburyan | def. | Leonard Garcia | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Karen Darabedyan | def. | Rob McCullough | Decision (split) (30–27, 27–30, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Shane Roller | def. | Danny Castillo | Submission (rear naked choke) | 3 | 3:32 | |
| Lightweight | Kamal Shalorus | def. | Will Kerr | TKO (strikes) | 1 | 1:26 | |
| Preliminary card | |||||||
| Featherweight | LC Davis | def. | Diego Nunes | Decision (unanimous) (30–26, 30–26, 30–26) | 3 | 5:00 | [lower-alpha 2] |
| Featherweight | Cub Swanson | def. | John Franchi | Submission (guillotine choke) | 3 | 4:50 | |
| Bantamweight | Antonio Banuelos | def. | Kenji Osawa | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Ricardo Lamas | def. | James Krause | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Bantamweight | Frank Gomez | def. | Seth Dikun | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
- For the Featherweight Championship.
- Nunes was docked one point in round 3 for repeatedly grabbing the fence.
WEC 45: Cerrone vs. Ratcliff
WEC 45: Cerrone vs. Ratcliff[10] was an event held on December 19, 2009 at the Pearl at The Palms in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Results
| Main card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Lightweight | Donald Cerrone | def. | Ed Ratcliff | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 3 | 3:47 | |
| Lightweight | Anthony Njokuani | def. | Chris Horodecki | TKO (strikes) | 1 | 3:33 | |
| Bantamweight | Joseph Benavidez | def. | Rani Yahya | TKO (punches) | 1 | 1:35 | |
| Bantamweight | Scott Jorgensen | def. | Takeya Mizugaki | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Preliminary card | |||||||
| Lightweight | Bart Palaszewski | def. | Anthony Pettis | Decision (split) (30–27, 28-29, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Zach Micklewright | def. | Muhsin Corbbrey | Decision (split) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Bantamweight | Chad George | def. | John Hosman | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight | Brandon Visher | def. | Courtney Buck | KO (punches) | 1 | 4:45 | [lower-alpha 1] |
| Bantamweight | Brad Pickett | def. | Kyle Dietz | Submission (Peruvian necktie) | 2 | 4:36 | [lower-alpha 2] |
| Featherweight | Erik Koch | def. | Jameel Massouh | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
- This bout was aired on the live broadcast after the Benavidez/Yahya bout.
- This bout was aired on the live broadcast after the Njokuani/Horodecki bout.
References
- "WEC 38: Varner vs. Cerrone". Sherdog. Archived from the original on July 2, 2015.
- "WEC 39: Brown vs. Garcia". Sherdog. Archived from the original on July 2, 2015.
- "WEC 40: Torres vs. Mizugaki". Sherdog. Archived from the original on June 12, 2015.
- "Fabiano rolls, Njokuani topples Palaszewski in WEC 40 prelims | MMAjunkie.com". Archived from the original on 2012-10-15. Retrieved 2015-07-02.
- "WEC 41: Brown vs. Faber II". Sherdog. Archived from the original on July 2, 2015.
- "WEC 42: Torres vs. Bowles". Sherdog. Archived from the original on June 12, 2015.
- "Province: 'Definitely Guilty' of Ingesting Banned Substance". sherdog.com. August 17, 2009.
- "WEC 43: Cerrone vs. Henderson". Sherdog. Archived from the original on July 2, 2015.
- "WEC 44: Brown vs. Aldo". Sherdog. Archived from the original on July 2, 2015.
- "WEC 45: Cerrone vs. Ratcliff". Sherdog. Archived from the original on July 2, 2015.
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