2010 in WEC
The year 2010 is the 10th year in the history of World Extreme Cagefighting, a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States. In 2010 WEC held 8 events beginning with, WEC 46: Varner vs. Henderson.
| 2010 in WEC | ||||
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| Information | ||||
| First date | January 10, 2010 | |||
| Last date | December 16, 2010 | |||
| Events | ||||
| Total events | 8 | |||
| Fights | ||||
| Total fights | 86 | |||
| Title fights | 9 | |||
| Chronology | ||||
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Title fights
| Title fights in 2010 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Event | Notes | |||
| Lightweight | Benson Henderson (ic) | def. | Jamie Varner (c) | Submission (guillotine choke) | 3 | 2:41 | WEC 46: Varner vs. Henderson | [lower-alpha 1] |
| Bantamweight | Dominick Cruz | def. | Brian Bowles (c) | TKO (doctor stoppage) | 2 | 5:00 | WEC 47: Bowles vs. Cruz | [lower-alpha 2] |
| Lightweight | Benson Henderson (c) | def. | Donald Cerrone | Submission (guillotine choke) | 1 | 1:57 | WEC 48: Aldo vs. Faber | [lower-alpha 3] |
| Featherweight | José Aldo (c) | def. | Urijah Faber | Decision (unanimous) (50-45, 49-46, 49-45) | 5 | 5:00 | WEC 48: Aldo vs. Faber | [lower-alpha 4] |
| Bantamweight | Dominick Cruz (c) | def. | Joseph Benavidez | Decision (split) (47-48, 48-47, 49-46) | 5 | 5:00 | WEC 50: Cruz vs. Benavidez 2 | [lower-alpha 5] |
| Featherweight | José Aldo (c) | def. | Manvel Gamburyan | KO (punches) | 2 | 1:32 | WEC 51: Aldo vs. Gamburyan | [lower-alpha 6] |
| Bantamweight | Dominick Cruz (c) | def. | Scott Jorgensen | Decision (unanimous) (50-45, 50-45, 50-45) | 5 | 5:00 | WEC 53: Henderson vs. Pettis | [lower-alpha 7] |
| Lightweight | Anthony Pettis | def. | Benson Henderson (c) | Decision (unanimous) (48-47, 48-47, 49-46) | 2 | 1:20 | WEC 53: Henderson vs. Pettis | [lower-alpha 8] |
- For the unified Lightweight Championship.
- For the Bantamweight Championship.
- For the Lightweight Championship.
- For the Featherweight Championship.
- For the Bantamweight Championship.
- For the Featherweight Championship.
- For the Bantamweight Championship.
- For the Lightweight Championship.
Events list
| No. | Event | Date | Venue | Location | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 53 | WEC 53: Henderson vs. Pettis | December 16, 2010 | Jobing.com Arena | Glendale, Arizona | 6,348 |
| 52 | WEC 52: Faber vs. Mizugaki | November 11, 2010 | Pearl at The Palms | Las Vegas, Nevada | |
| 51 | WEC 51: Aldo vs. Gamburyan | September 30, 2010 | 1stBank Center | Broomfield, Colorado | 3,791 |
| 50 | WEC 50: Cruz vs. Benavidez | August 18, 2010 | Pearl at The Palms | Las Vegas, Nevada | 1,861 |
| 49 | WEC 49: Varner vs. Shalorus | June 20, 2010 | Rexall Place | Edmonton, Alberta | 5,600 |
| 48 | WEC 48: Aldo vs. Faber | April 24, 2010 | ARCO Arena | Sacramento, California | 12,555 |
| 47 | WEC 47: Bowles vs. Cruz | March 6, 2010 | Nationwide Arena | Columbus, Ohio | 8,345 |
| 46 | WEC 46: Varner vs. Henderson | January 10, 2010 | ARCO Arena | Sacramento, California | 10,027 |
WEC 46: Varner vs. Henderson
WEC 46: Varner vs. Henderson[1] was an event held on January 10, 2009 at the ARCO Arena in Sacramento, California.
Results
| Main card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Lightweight | Benson Henderson (ic) | def | Jamie Varner (c) | Submission (guillotine choke) | 3 | 2:41 | [lower-alpha 1] |
| Featherweight | Urijah Faber | def | Raphael Assunção | Submission (rear naked choke) | 3 | 3:49 | |
| Lightweight | Kamal Shalorus | def | Dave Jansen | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight | Mike Brown | def | Anthony Morrison | Submission (rear naked choke) | 1 | 1:54 | |
| Featherweight | Deividas Taurosevičius | def | Mackens Semerzier | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Preliminary card | |||||||
| Bantamweight | Charlie Valencia | def | Akitoshi Tamura | Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Bantamweight | Wagnney Fabiano | def | Clint Godfrey | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight | Mark Hominick | def | Bryan Caraway | Submission (triangle armbar) | 1 | 3:48 | [lower-alpha 2] |
| Bantamweight | Eddie Wineland | def | George Roop | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Bantamweight | Will Campuzano | def | Coty Wheeler | Decision (unanimous) (30–26, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
- For the Lightweight Championship unification.
- This bout was aired on the live broadcast.
WEC 47: Bowles vs. Cruz
WEC 47: Bowles vs. Cruz[2] was an event held on March 6, 2010 at the Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio.
Results
| Main card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Bantamweight | Dominick Cruz | def | Brian Bowles (c) | TKO (hand injury) | 2 | 5:00 | [lower-alpha 1] |
| Bantamweight | Joseph Benavidez | def | Miguel Torres | Submission (guillotine choke) | 2 | 2:57 | |
| Featherweight | Javier Vazquez | def | Jens Pulver | Submission (armbar) | 1 | 3:41 | |
| Featherweight | LC Davis | def | Deividas Taurosevičius | Decision (majority) (29-28, 29-28, 29-29) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Bart Palaszewski | def | Karen Darabedyan | Submission (armbar) | 1 | 4:40 | |
| Preliminary card | |||||||
| Bantamweight | Scott Jorgensen | def | Chad George | Submission (guillotine choke) | 1 | 0:31 | [lower-alpha 2] |
| Featherweight | Chad Mendes | def | Erik Koch | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Anthony Pettis | def | Danny Castillo | KO (head kick and punches) | 1 | 2:17 | [lower-alpha 3] |
| Featherweight | Leonard Garcia | vs | George Roop | Draw (split) (29–27, 27–29, 28–28) | 3 | 5:00 | [lower-alpha 4] |
| Featherweight | Fredson Paixão | def | Courtney Buck | Technical Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 2:49 | |
| Featherweight | Ricardo Lamas | def | Bendy Casimir | KO (knee) | 1 | 3:43 | |
- For the Bantamweight Championship.
- This bout was aired on the live broadcast.
- This bout was aired on the live broadcast.
- Roop was docked one point in round 3 for a shot to the groin of Garcia.
WEC 48: Aldo vs. Faber
WEC 48: Aldo vs. Faber[3] was an event held on April 24, 2010 at the ARCO Arena in Sacramento, California.
Results
| Main card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Featherweight | José Aldo (c) | def. | Urijah Faber | Decision (unanimous) (50-45, 49-46, 49-45) | 5 | 5:00 | [lower-alpha 1] |
| Lightweight | Benson Henderson (c) | def. | Donald Cerrone | Submission (guillotine choke) | 1 | 1:57 | [lower-alpha 2] |
| Featherweight | Manvel Gamburyan | def. | Mike Brown | KO (punches) | 1 | 2:22 | |
| Lightweight | Shane Roller | def. | Anthony Njokuani | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 3:21 | |
| Bantamweight | Scott Jorgensen | def. | Antonio Banuelos | Decision (unanimous) (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Preliminary card (Spike) | |||||||
| Featherweight | Leonard Garcia | def. | Chan Sung Jung | Decision (split) (29-28, 28-29, 29-28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Anthony Pettis | def. | Alex Karalexis | Submission (triangle choke) | 2 | 1:35 | |
| Preliminary card | |||||||
| Bantamweight | Takeya Mizugaki | def. | Rani Yahya | Decision (unanimous) (29-28, 30-27, 29-28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight | Chad Mendes | def. | Anthony Morrison | Submission (guillotine choke) | 1 | 2:13 | [lower-alpha 3] |
| Bantamweight | Brad Pickett | def. | Demetrious Johnson | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | [lower-alpha 4] |
| Featherweight | Tyler Toner | def. | Brandon Visher | TKO (elbows) | 1 | 2:36 | [lower-alpha 5] |
- For the Featherweight Championship.
- For the Lightweight Championship.
- This bout aired on the Spike broadcast following the Karalexis vs. Pettis fight. This bout also aired on the PPV broadcast following the Visher vs. Toner fight.
- This bout aired on the PPV broadcast following the Brown vs. Gamburyan fight.
- This bout aired on the PPV broadcast following the Henderson vs. Cerrone fight.
WEC 49: Varner vs. Shalorus
WEC 49: Varner vs. Shalorus[4] was an event held on June 20, 2010 at Rexall Place in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Results
| Main card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Lightweight | Jamie Varner | vs. | Kamal Shalorus | Draw (split) (29-27, 27-29, 28-28) | 3 | 5:00 | [lower-alpha 1] |
| Featherweight | Josh Grispi | def | LC Davis | Technical Submission (guillotine choke) | 1 | 2:33 | |
| Featherweight | Mark Hominick | def | Yves Jabouin | TKO (punches) | 2 | 3:21 | |
| Lightweight | Chris Horodecki | def | Danny Downes | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 3 | 1:09 | |
| Bantamweight | Eddie Wineland | def | Will Campuzano | TKO (punches) | 2 | 4:44 | |
| Preliminary card | |||||||
| Lightweight | Will Kerr | def | Karen Darabedyan | Submission (armbar) | 1 | 1:20 | [lower-alpha 2] |
| Featherweight | Wagnney Fabiano | def | Frank Gomez | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight | Erik Koch | def | Bendy Casimir | Submission (triangle choke) | 1 | 3:01 | [lower-alpha 3] |
| Featherweight | Diego Nunes | vs | Raphael Assunção | Decision (split) (30–27, 28–29, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Bantamweight | Chris Cariaso | def | Rafael Rebello | Decision (unanimous) (29-28, 29-28, 30-26) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Catchweight (142 lb) | Renan Barão | def | Anthony Leone | Submission (armbar) | 3 | 2:29 | |
- Shalorus had one point deducted in round 2 for a kick to the groin.
- This bout was aired on the live broadcast.
- This bout was aired on the live broadcast.
WEC 50: Cruz vs. Benavidez 2
WEC 50: Cruz vs. Benavidez 2[5] was an event held on August 18, 2010 at the Pearl at The Palms in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Results
| Main card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Bantamweight | Dominick Cruz (c) | def | Joseph Benavidez | Decision (split) (47–48, 48–47, 49–46) | 5 | 5:00 | [lower-alpha 1] |
| Lightweight | Anthony Pettis | def | Shane Roller | Submission (triangle choke) | 3 | 4:51 | |
| Featherweight | Chad Mendes | def | Cub Swanson | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Bantamweight | Scott Jorgensen | def | Brad Pickett | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Bart Palaszewski | def | Zach Micklewright | KO (punches) | 2 | 0:31 | |
| Preliminary card | |||||||
| Lightweight | Maciej Jewtuszko | def | Anthony Njokuani | TKO (punches) | 1 | 1:35 | |
| Featherweight | Javier Vazquez | def | Mackens Semerzier | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 2 | 1:35 | |
| Lightweight | Ricardo Lamas | def | Dave Jansen | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight | Fredson Paixão | def | Bryan Caraway | Decision (split) (28–29, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Danny Castillo | def | Dustin Poirier | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
- For the Bantamweight Championship.
WEC 51: Aldo vs. Gamburyan
WEC 51: Aldo vs. Gamburyan[6] was an event held on September 30, 2010 at the 1stBank Center in Broomfield, Colorado.
Results
| Main card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Featherweight | José Aldo (c) | def | Manvel Gamburyan | KO (punches) | 2 | 1:32 | [lower-alpha 1] |
| Lightweight | Donald Cerrone | def | Jamie Varner | Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Bantamweight | Miguel Torres | def | Charlie Valencia | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 2 | 2:25 | |
| Featherweight | George Roop | def | Chan Sung Jung | KO (head kick) | 2 | 1:30 | |
| Featherweight | Mark Hominick | def | Leonard Garcia | Decision (split) (29-28, 28-29, 29-28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Preliminary card | |||||||
| Featherweight | Mike Brown | def | Cole Province | TKO (punches) | 1 | 1:18 | [lower-alpha 2] |
| Lightweight | Chris Horodecki | def | Ed Ratcliff | Decision (split) (28-29, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Bantamweight | Antonio Banuelos | def | Chad George | Decision (unanimous) (29-28, 30-27, 30-27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Zhang Tiequan | def | Pablo Garza | Submission (guillotine choke) | 1 | 2:26 | [lower-alpha 3] |
| Featherweight | Diego Nunes | def | Tyler Toner | Decision (unanimous) (29-28, 29-28, 30-27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Bantamweight | Demetrious Johnson | def | Nick Pace | Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
- For the Featherweight Championship.
- This bout was aired on the live broadcast.
- This bout was aired on the live broadcast.
WEC 52: Faber vs. Mizugaki
WEC 52: Faber vs. Mizugaki[7] was an event held on November 11, 2010 at the Pearl at The Palms in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Results
| Main card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Bantamweight | Urijah Faber | def | Takeya Mizugaki | Technical Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 4:50 | |
| Featherweight | Chad Mendes | def | Javier Vazquez | Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight | Erik Koch | def | Francisco Rivera | TKO (head kick and punches) | 1 | 1:36 | |
| Bantamweight | Joseph Benavidez | def | Wagnney Fabiano | Submission (guillotine choke) | 2 | 2:45 | |
| Bantamweight | Demetrious Johnson | def | Damacio Page | Submission (guillotine choke) | 3 | 2:27 | |
| Preliminary card | |||||||
| Featherweight | Raphael Assunção | def | LC Davis | Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Anthony Njokuani | def | Edward Faaloloto | TKO (knees and elbows) | 2 | 4:54 | |
| Lightweight | Dustin Poirier | def | Zach Micklewright | TKO (punches) | 1 | 0:53 | |
| Bantamweight | Michael McDonald | def | Clint Godfrey | Submission (armbar) | 1 | 2:42 | |
| Featherweight | Cub Swanson | def | Mackens Semerzier | Decision (split) (29-28, 28-29, 29-28) | 3 | 5:00 | [lower-alpha 1] |
| Featherweight | Yves Jabouin | def | Brandon Visher | Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
- This bout aired on the live broadcast.
WEC 53: Henderson vs. Pettis
WEC 53: Henderson vs. Pettis[8] was an event held on December 16, 2010 at the Jobing.com Arena in Glendale, Arizona.
Results
| Main card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Lightweight | Anthony Pettis | def | Benson Henderson (c) | Decision (unanimous) (48-47, 48-47, 49-46) | 5 | 5:00 | [lower-alpha 1] |
| Bantamweight | Dominick Cruz (c) | def | Scott Jorgensen | Decision (unanimous) (50–45, 50–45, 50–45) | 5 | 5:00 | [lower-alpha 2] |
| Lightweight | Donald Cerrone | def | Chris Horodecki | Submission (triangle choke) | 2 | 2:43 | |
| Lightweight | Kamal Shalorus | def | Bart Palaszewski | Decision (split) (30–27, 28–29, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Preliminary card | |||||||
| Lightweight | Danny Downes | def | Zhang Tiequan | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 30–27, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Shane Roller | def | Jamie Varner | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 3:55 | |
| Bantamweight | Brad Pickett | def | Ivan Menjivar | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Bantamweight | Eddie Wineland | def | Ken Stone | KO (slam) | 1 | 2:11 | |
| Lightweight | Danny Castillo | def | Will Kerr | KO (punches) | 1 | 1:25 | |
| Lightweight | Iuri Alcantara | def | Ricardo Lamas | KO (punches) | 1 | 3:26 | |
| Bantamweight | Renan Barão | def | Chris Cariaso | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 3:47 | |
- For the WEC Lightweight Championship.
- For the WEC Bantamweight Championship and the Inaugural UFC Bantamweight Championship.
References
- "WEC 46: Varner vs. Henderson". Sherdog. Archived from the original on July 2, 2015.
- "WEC 47: Bowles vs. Cruz". Sherdog. Archived from the original on July 2, 2015.
- "WEC 48: Aldo vs. Faber". Sherdog. Archived from the original on June 12, 2015.
- "WEC 49: Varner vs. Shalorus". Sherdog. Archived from the original on July 2, 2015.
- "WEC 50: Cruz vs. Benavidez 2". Sherdog. Archived from the original on June 12, 2015.
- "WEC 51: Aldo vs. Gamburyan". Sherdog. Archived from the original on July 2, 2015.
- "WEC 52: Faber vs. Mizugaki". Sherdog. Archived from the original on July 2, 2015.
- "WEC 53: Henderson vs. Pettis". Sherdog. Archived from the original on July 2, 2015.
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