UFC 95

UFC mixed martial arts event in 2009

UFC 95: Sanchez vs. Stevenson

The poster for UFC 95: Sanchez vs. Stevenson

Information

Promotion

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Date

February 21, 2009

Venue

The O₂ Arena

City

London, United Kingdom

Attendance

13,268^[1]

Total gate

$1,000,000 (approximate)^[1]

Event chronology

UFC Fight Night: Lauzon vs. Stephens

UFC 95: Sanchez vs. Stevenson

UFC 96: Jackson vs. Jardine

UFC 95: Sanchez vs. Stevenson was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) on February 21, 2009, at The O₂ Arena in London, United Kingdom.

Background

The event was broadcast live for viewers in Europe and Canada and later tape delayed for U.S. viewers on Spike.^[2] The bout was headlined by season one and two winners of The Ultimate Fighter.

Neil Grove was originally scheduled to face Justin McCully, but the bout was cancelled when McCully withdrew from the fight. Grove instead faced Mike Ciesnolevicz.^[3]

Per Eklund was originally scheduled to face David Baron, but the bout was cancelled when Baron withdrew from the fight. Eklund instead faced Evan Dunham.^[3]

Terry Etim was originally scheduled to face Justin Buchholz, but the bout was cancelled when Buchholz had a staph infection. He was replaced by UFC newcomer Brian Cobb.^[3]

Stefan Struve made his UFC debut at this event.

The event drew an average of 2.4 million viewers on Spike TV.^[4]

Results

Main card (Spike TV)
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Lightweight	Diego Sanchez	def.	Joe Stevenson	Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 30–27, 30–27)	3	5:00
Welterweight	Dan Hardy	def.	Rory Markham	KO (punch)	1	1:09
Middleweight	Nate Marquardt	def.	Wilson Gouveia	TKO (knee and punches)	3	3:10
Middleweight	Demian Maia	def.	Chael Sonnen	Submission (triangle choke)	1	2:37
Welterweight	Paulo Thiago	def.	Josh Koscheck	KO (punch)	1	3:29
Preliminary card
Lightweight	Terry Etim	def.	Brian Cobb	TKO (head kick and punches)	2	0:10
Heavyweight	Junior dos Santos	def.	Stefan Struve	TKO (punches)	1	0:54
Lightweight	Evan Dunham	def.	Per Eklund	TKO (punches)	1	2:14
Heavyweight	Mike Ciesnolevicz	def.	Neil Grove	Submission (heel hook)	1	1:03
Welterweight	Paul Kelly	def.	Troy Mandaloniz	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–28)	3	5:00

Bonus awards

Fighters were awarded $40,000 bonuses.^[5]

Fight of the Night: Diego Sanchez vs. Joe Stevenson
Knockout of the Night: Paulo Thiago
Submission of the Night: Demian Maia

References

^ ^a ^b "UFC 95 Delivers $1 Million U.S. and Strong Attendance". Mmaweekly. Archived from the original on 25 February 2009. Retrieved 23 February 2009.
^ "UFC 95 Sanchez vs. Stevenson". UFC.com. Archived from the original on 21 February 2009. Retrieved 13 February 2009.
^ ^a ^b ^c "UFC 95 – Cancelled & Fizzled Bouts". tapology.com. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
^ "Spike TV's UFC 95 broadcast peaks with three million viewers | MMAjunkie.com". Archived from the original on 10 July 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
^ "Four top performers earn $40K UFC 95 bonuses". MMAjunkie.com. 21 February 2009. Archived from the original on 25 February 2009. Retrieved 21 February 2009.