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The year 2009 was the 4th year in the history of Strikeforce, a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States. In 2009 Strikeforce held 10 events beginning with, Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Diaz.

Title fights

Title fights in 2009
Weight class Method Round Time Event Notes
Lightweight Gilbert Melendez def. Rodrigo Damm KO (Punches) 2 2:02 Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Diaz [a]
Women's Featherweight Cristiane Justino def. Gina Carano KO (punches) 1 4:59 Strikeforce: Carano vs. Cyborg [b]
Light Heavyweight Gegard Mousasi def. Renato Sobral (c) KO (punches) 1 1:00 Strikeforce: Carano vs. Cyborg [c]
Lightweight Gilbert Melendez (ic) def. Mitsuhiro Ishida TKO (punches) 3 3:56 Strikeforce: Carano vs. Cyborg [d]
Middleweight Jake Shields def. Jason Miller unanimous decision (49-46, 49-46, 48-47) 5 5:00 Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Rogers [e]
Lightweight Gilbert Melendez (ic) def. Josh Thomson Decision (Unanimous) 5 5:00 Strikeforce: Evolution [f]
  1. ^ For the Interim Lightweight Championship.
  2. ^ For the Women's Featherweight Championship.
  3. ^ For the Light Heavyweight Championship.
  4. ^ For the Interim Lightweight Championship.
  5. ^ For the Middleweight Championship.
  6. ^ For the Lightweight Championship.

Events list

Main article: List of Strikeforce events
# Event Title Date Arena Location Attendance Broadcast
26 Strikeforce: Evolution December 19, 2009 HP Pavilion at San Jose San Jose, California 14,749 Showtime
25 Strikeforce Challengers 5: Woodley vs. Bears November 20, 2009 Memorial Hall Kansas City, Kansas 2,088 Showtime
24 Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Rogers November 7, 2009 Sears Centre Hoffman Estates, Illinois 11,512 CBS
23 Strikeforce Challengers 4: Gurgel vs. Evangelista November 6, 2009 Save Mart Center Fresno, California 4,157 Showtime
22 Strikeforce Challengers 3: Kennedy vs. Cummings September 25, 2009 SpiritBank Event Center Bixby, Oklahoma 2,336 Showtime
21 Strikeforce: Carano vs. Cyborg August 15, 2009 HP Pavilion at San Jose San Jose, California 13,976 Showtime
20 Strikeforce Challengers 2: Villasenor vs. Cyborg June 19, 2009 ShoWare Center Kent, Washington 2,836 Showtime
19 Strikeforce: Lawler vs. Shields June 6, 2009 Scottrade Center St. Louis, Missouri 8,867 Showtime
18 Strikeforce Challengers 1: Evangelista vs. Aina May 15, 2009 Save Mart Center Fresno, California 2,322 Showtime
17 Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Diaz April 11, 2009 HP Pavilion at San Jose San Jose, California 15,211 Showtime

Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Diaz

Main article: Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Diaz

Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Diaz was an event held on April 11, 2009 at the HP Pavilion at San Jose in San Jose, California.[1]

Results

Main Card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Lightweight Gilbert Melendez def. Rodrigo Damm KO (Punches) 2 2:02 [a]
Catchweight (179 lb) Nick Diaz def. Frank Shamrock TKO (Punches) 2 3:57
Middleweight Scott Smith def. Benji Radach KO (Punch) 3 3:24
Women's Featherweight Cristiane Justino def. Hitomi Akano TKO (Punches) 3 0:35
Heavyweight Brett Rogers def. Ron Humphrey TKO (Knees) 2 1:38
Preliminary Card
Middleweight Luke Rockhold def. Buck Meredith Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) 1 4:07
Middleweight Eric Lawson def. Waylon Kennell TKO (Punches) 1 4:54
Catchweight (187.5 lb) Raul Castillo def. Brandon Michaels Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) 1 1:45
Welterweight James Terry def. Zak Bucia Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00
Bantamweight Shingo Kohara def. Jeremy Tavares KO (Knee) 2 0:04
  1. ^ For the Interim Lightweight Championship.

Strikeforce Challengers 1: Evangelista vs. Aina

Strikeforce Challengers 1: Evangelista vs. Aina was an event held on May 15, 2009 at the Save Mart Center in Fresno, California.[2]

Results

Main Card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Lightweight Mike Aina def. Billy Evangelista No Decision (Overturned by CSAC) 2 3:42
Women's Bantamweight Sarah Kaufman def. Miesha Tate Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
Heavyweight Lavar Johnson def. Carl Seumanutafa KO (Punch) 1 0:18
Light Heavyweight Aaron Rosa def. Anthony Ruiz Technical Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) 1 4:29
Featherweight Bao Quach def. Tito Jones Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00
Preliminary Card
Spencer Herns def. Chad Sutton Decision (Majority) 3 3:00
Fabricio Camoes def. Torrance Taylor Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) 1 3:21
Thomas Diagne def. Kaleo Kwan Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00
Ben Holscher def. Cody Canterbury Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) 1 2:47

Strikeforce: Lawler vs. Shields

Main article: Strikeforce: Lawler vs. Shields

Strikeforce: Lawler vs. Shields was an event held on June 6, 2009 at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis, Missouri.[3]

Results

Main Card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Catchweight (182 lb) Jake Shields def. Robbie Lawler submission (guillotine choke) 1 2:02
Heavyweight Brett Rogers def. Andrei Arlovski TKO (punches) 1 0:22
Catchweight (180 lb) Nick Diaz def. Scott Smith submission (rear-naked choke) 3 1:41
Welterweight Joe Riggs def. Phil Baroni unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00
Light Heavyweight Mike Kyle def. Rafael Cavalcante KO (punches) 2 4:05
Preliminary Card
Light Heavyweight Mike Whitehead def. Kevin Randleman unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Catchweight (175 lb) Jesse Finney def. Josh Bumgarner submission (kimura) 1 1:55
Middleweight Lucas Lopes def. Scott Ventimiglia disqualification (illegal knee) 1 3:26
Welterweight Tyron Woodley def. Sal Woods submission (arm triangle choke) 1 4:20
Light Heavyweight Booker DeRousse def. James Wade TKO (punches) 1 4:06
Lightweight Pat Benson def. Dave Cochran submission (armbar) 1 2:42

Strikeforce Challengers 2: Villasenor vs. Cyborg

Strikeforce Challengers 2: Villasenor vs. Cyborg was an event held on June 19, 2009 at the ShoWare Center in Kent, Washington.[4]

Results

Main Card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Middleweight Joey Villasenor def. Evangelista Santos Decision (Split) 3 5:00
Middleweight Tim Kennedy def. Nick Thompson TKO (Submission to punches) 2 2:37
Catchweight (160 lb) Jorge Gurgel def. Conor Heun Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00
Women's Bantamweight Sarah Kaufman def. Shayna Baszler Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00
Middleweight Luke Rockhold def. Cory Devela Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) 1 0:30
Preliminary Card
Dennis Hallman def. Justin Davis Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) 1 0:20
Bryan Caraway def. Alex Zuniga Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00
Lyle Beerbohm def. Duane Ludwig Submission (Bulldog Choke) 1 4:27
Landon Showalter def. George Stork Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00
Len Bentley def. Marques Daniels Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00
Steve Hadsel def. Taylor Roberts KO (Punches) 1 0:17

Strikeforce: Carano vs. Cyborg

Main article: Strikeforce: Carano vs. Cyborg

Strikeforce: Carano vs. Cyborg was an event held on August 15, 2009 at the HP Pavilion at San Jose in San Jose, California.[5]

Results

Main card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Women's Featherweight Cristiane Justino def. Gina Carano KO (punches) 1 4:59 [a]
Light Heavyweight Gegard Mousasi def. Renato Sobral (c) KO (punches) 1 1:00 [b]
Lightweight Gilbert Melendez (ic) def. Mitsuhiro Ishida TKO (punches) 3 3:56 [c]
Heavyweight Fabrício Werdum def. Mike Kyle Submission (guillotine choke) 1 1:24
Preliminary card
Welterweight Jay Hieron def. Jesse Taylor Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00
Lightweight Justin Wilcox def. David Douglas Submission (rear-naked choke) 3 3:16
Lightweight Alexander Trevino def. Isaiah Hill Submission (keylock) 1 3:56
Welterweight James Terry def. Zak Bucia TKO (head kick and punches) 1 1:23
Light Heavyweight Scott Lighty def. Mike Cook TKO (punch to the body) 1 2:05
  1. ^ For the Women's Featherweight Championship.
  2. ^ For the Light Heavyweight Championship.
  3. ^ For the Interim Lightweight Championship.

Strikeforce Challengers 3: Kennedy vs. Cummings

Strikeforce Challengers 3: Kennedy vs. Cummings was an event held on September 25, 2009 at the SpiritBank Event Center in Bixby, Oklahoma.[6]

Results

Main Card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Middleweight Tim Kennedy def. Zak Cummings Submission (North-South Choke) 2 2:43
Heavyweight Ray Sefo def. Kevin Jordan TKO (Knee Injury) 2 0:24
Welterweight Tyron Woodley def. Zach Light Submission (Armbar) 2 3:38
Catchweight (147 lb) Thomas Longacre def. Travis Calanoc Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00
Heavyweight Daniel Cormier def. Gary Frazier TKO (Punches) 2 3:39
Preliminary Card
Jeri Sitzes def. Lacey Schuckman TKO (Punches) 3 2:18
Paul Bradley def. Levi Avera Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00
Trey Houston def. Brandon Gaines Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke) 2 1:28
Kenny Giddens def. Jonny Carson Submission (D'arce Choke) 2 4:15
Josh Pulsifer def. Nick Gibbons Submission (D'arce Choke) 1 1:05
Dylan Smith def. Lemont Davis Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) 1 1:15

Strikeforce Challengers 4: Gurgel vs. Evangelista

Strikeforce Challengers 4: Gurgel vs. Evangelista was an event held on November 6, 2009 at the Save Mart Center in Fresno, California.[7]

Results

Main Card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Catchweight (160 lb) Billy Evangelista def. Jorge Gurgel Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00
Heavyweight Shane del Rosario def. Brandon Cash Submission (Omoplata) 1 2:57
Middleweight Luke Rockhold def. Jesse Taylor Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) 1 3:42
Lightweight Merritt Warren def. Thomas Diagne Submission (Inverted Heel Hook) 1 3:49
Women's Bantamweight Zoila Frausto def. Elisha Helsper Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00
Preliminary Card
Ben Holscher def. Jonny Goh Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00
Casey Olson def. Chris Culley TKO (Punches) 1 2:32
Cole Escovedo def. Maurice Eazel TKO (Punches) 1 1:47
Rico Altamirano def. Alexander Trevino Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00

Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Rogers

Main article: Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Rogers

Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Rogers was an event held on November 7, 2009 at the Sears Centre in Hoffman Estates, Illinois.[8]

Results

Main card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Heavyweight Fedor Emelianenko def. Brett Rogers KO (punch) 2 1:48
Middleweight Jake Shields def. Jason Miller unanimous decision (49–46, 49–46, 48–47) 5 5:00 [a]
Light Heavyweight Gegard Mousasi def. Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou TKO (punches) 2 3:43
Heavyweight Fabrício Werdum def. Antônio Silva unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Preliminary card
Women's Featherweight Marloes Coenen def. Roxanne Modafferi submission (armbar) 1 1:05
Catchweight (150 lb) Jeff Curran def. Dustin Neace verbal submission (rib injury) 1 1:39
Middleweight Nate Moore def. Louis Taylor submission (punches) 2 3:24
Middleweight Shamar Bailey def. John Kolosci unanimous decision (29–27, 29–27, 29–27) 3 5:00 [b]
Welterweight Christian Uflacker def. Jonatas Novaes unanimous decision (30–25, 30–25, 29–26) 3 5:00 [c]
  1. ^ For the Middleweight Championship.
  2. ^ Bailey was docked one point in round two for holding the shorts of Kolosci.
  3. ^ Novaes was docked two points in round three for two illegal kicks to the head of a downed opponent.

Strikeforce Challengers 5: Woodley vs. Bears

Strikeforce Challengers 5: Woodley vs. Bears was an event held on November 20, 2009 at the Memorial Hall in Kansas City, Kansas.[9]

Results

Main Card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Welterweight Tyron Woodley def. Rudy Bears Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke) 1 2:52
Women's Kerry Vera def. Kim Couture TKO (Punches) 1 3:35
Welterweight Bobby Voelker def. Erik Apple TKO (Punches) 2 1:23
Light Heavyweight Rafael Cavalcante def. Aaron Rosa TKO (Punches) 2 3:25
Middleweight Kevin Casey def. Chad Vance Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) 1 1:41
Preliminary card
Lee Gibson def. Joe Wilk TKO (Punches) 1 4:39
Brian Davidson def. Russell Patrick TKO (Punches) 1 0:29
Nick Nolte def. Andy Waters Submission (Triangle Choke) 1 3:45
Darryl Cobb def. Gary Tapusoa Decision (Split) 3 5:00
Michael Chandler def. Richard Bouphanouvong TKO (Punches) 2 2:07
Lucas Lopes def. Dominic Brown TKO (Punches) 2 0:45

Strikeforce: Evolution

Main article: Strikeforce: Evolution

Strikeforce: Evolution was an event held on December 19, 2009 at the HP Pavilion at San Jose in San Jose, California.[10]

Results

Main Card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Middleweight Scott Smith def. Cung Le KO (Punches) 3 3:25
Lightweight Gilbert Melendez (ic) def. Josh Thomson Decision (Unanimous) 5 5:00 [a]
Middleweight Ronaldo Souza def. Matt Lindland Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke) 1 4:18
Heavyweight Muhammed Lawal def. Mike Whitehead KO (Punches) 1 3:08
Preliminary Card
Light Heavyweight Antwain Britt def. Scott Lighty TKO (Doctor Stoppage) 1 5:00
Lightweight Justin Wilcox def. Daisuke Nakamura Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00
Featherweight Alexander Crispim def. A.J. Fonseca Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00
  1. ^ For the Lightweight Championship.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Diaz". Sherdog. Archived from the original on June 10, 2015.
  2. ^ "Strikeforce Challengers: Evangelista vs. Aina". Sherdog. Archived from the original on June 10, 2015.
  3. ^ "Strikeforce: Lawler vs. Shields". Sherdog. Archived from the original on June 10, 2015.
  4. ^ "Strikeforce Challengers: Villasenor vs. Cyborg". Sherdog. Archived from the original on June 10, 2015.
  5. ^ "Strikeforce: Carano vs. Cyborg". Sherdog. Archived from the original on June 10, 2015.
  6. ^ "Strikeforce Challengers: Kennedy vs. Cummings". Sherdog. Archived from the original on June 10, 2015.
  7. ^ "Strikeforce Challengers: Gurgel vs. Evangelista". Sherdog. Archived from the original on June 10, 2015.
  8. ^ "Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Rogers". Sherdog. Archived from the original on June 10, 2015.
  9. ^ "Strikeforce Challengers: Woodley vs. Bears". Sherdog. Archived from the original on June 10, 2015.
  10. ^ "Strikeforce: Evolution". Sherdog. Archived from the original on June 10, 2015.
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