Best of MMA 2009 *Spoilers*

Best Fights
Jorge Santiago vs Kazuo Misaki - Sengoku, January 4th
Denis Siver vs Nate Mohr - UFC 93, January 17th
Chris Lytle vs Marcus Davis - UFC 93, January 17th
Shintaro Ishiwatari vs Michihiro Omigawa - Shooto Tradition 5, January 18th
Kotetsu Boku vs Yusuke Endo - Shooto Tradition 5, January 18th
L.C. Davis vs Bao Quach - Affliciton, January 25th
Nathan Diaz vs Clay Guida- UFC 94, January 31th
Matt Veach vs Matt Grice - UFN 17, February 7th
Josh Neer vs Mac Danzig - UFN 17, February 7th
Daiki "DJ" Hata vs Shoji Maruyama - DEEP/CMA, February 10th
Paul Kelly vs Troy Mandaloniz - UFC 95, February 21st
Thierry Quenneville vs Doug Evans - XMMA 7, February 27th
Mizuto Hirota vs Katsuya Inoue - GCM Cage Force EX, February 28th
Quinton "Rampage" Jackson vs Keith Jardine - UFC 96, March 7th
"Wicky" Akiyo Nishiura vs Abel Cullum - Dream.7, March 7th
Yoshida Keita vs Kawamata "Geostar" Joji - Shooto Border 1, March 8th
Chan Sung Jung vs Shintaro Ishiwatari - Sengoku 7th Battle, March 20th
Shinichi "BJ" Kojima vs Yuki Shoujou - Shooto Tradition 6, March 20th
Tyson Griffin vs Rafael Dos Anjos - Ultimate Fight Night 18, April 1st
Carlos Condit vs Martin Kampmann - Ultimate Fight Night 18, April 1st
Riki Fukuda vs Murilo "Ninja" Rua - Dream.8, April 5th
Miguel Torres vs Takeya Mizugaki - WEC 40, April 5th
Scott Smith vs Benji Radach - Strikeforce: Shamrock vs Diaz, April 11th
Masanori Kanehara vs Chan Sung Jung - Sengoku 8th Battle, May 2nd
Takanori Gomi vs Takashi Nakakura - Shooto Tradition Final, May 10th
Abel Cullum vs Hideo Tokoro - Dream.9, May 26th


Best Knockouts
Denis Siver over Nate Mohr (TKO - Spinning back kick) - UFC 93, January 17th
Junya Kudo "KODO" over Takahiro Hosoi - (KO - Punch) - Shooto Tradition 5, January 18th
Xavier Foupa-Pokam over Kyacey Uscola (KO - Flying knee) - PFC 12, January 22nd
Jay Heiron over Jason High (KO - Punch) - Affliction, January 24th
Vitor Belfort over Matt Lindland (KO - Punches) - Affliction, January 24th
Fedor Emelianenko over Andrei Arlovski (KO - Punch) - Affliction, January 24th
Lyoto Machida over Thiago Silva (KO - Punches) - UFC 94, January 31st
Masakazu Takafuji over Akira Omura (KO - Punch) - Pancrase, February 1st
Keigo Hirayama over Katsunori Takashima (KO - Slam) - Pancrase, February 1st
Takuya Eizumi over Tokuaki Ninomiya (KO - Punch) - Pancrase, February 1st
Masanori Kanehara vs Kenji Arai(TKO - Punches) - Pancrase, February 1st
Jameel Massouh over Masaya "J-Taro" Takita (TKO - Punches) - Pancrase, February 1st
Alexis Vila over Ben Nguyen - (KO - Punch) - PFC, February 6th
Katsunori Kikuno over Bu Kyung Jung (TKO - Punches) - DEEP 40th Impact, February 20th
Evan Dunham over Per Eklund - (TKO - Punches) - UFC 95, February 21st
Terry Etim over Brian Cobb - (TKO - Head Kick and Punches) - UFC 95, February 21st
Dan Hardy over Rory Markham - (KO - Punch) - UFC 95, February 21st
Jae Young Kim over Mikhail Zayats - (KO - Head Kick) - M-1 Challenge 12, February 21st
Yuta Nezu over Seiji Otsuka - (KO - Head Kick) - GCM Cage Force EX, February 28th
Munehiro Kin over Fumihiko Kawamura - (KO - Punch) - Shooto GIG Tokyo 1, February 28th
Matt Hamill over Mark Munoz - (KO - Head Kick) - UFC 96, March 7th
Shane Carwin over Gabriel Gonzaga - (KO - Punch) - UFC 96, March 7th
Hiroyuki Takaya over Kim Jong Won - (TKO - Punches) - Dream.7, March 7th
Jim York over James Thompson - (KO - Punch) - Sengoku 7th Battle, March 20th
Nam Phan over Hideki Kadowaki - (TKO - Punches) - Sengoku 7th Battle, March 20th
Michiyuki Ishibashi over Takayuki Okochi - (TKO - Punches) - Shooto Tradition 6, March 20th
Marcus "LELO" Aurelio over Keegan Marshall - (KO - Capoeira Kick) - American Challenge 24, April 4th
Anthony Njokuani over Bart Palaszewski - (TKO - Punches) - WEC 40, April 5th
Eric Reynolds over Thomas Schulte - (TKO - Headkick and Punches) BellatorFC 2, April 10th
Scott Smith over Benji Radach - (KO - Punch) - Strikeforce: Shamrock vs Diaz, April 11th
Katsunori Kikuno over Koichiro Matsumoto - (KO - Punch) - DEEP 41st Impact, April 16th
Miku Matsumoto over Nicdali Calanic - (TKO - Knees to the Body) - DEEP 41st Impact, April 16th
Daisuke Ishizawa over Sakae Kasuya (KO - Upkicks) - Shooto GIG Tokyo 2, April 19th
Jason Wood over Derek Shiffer - (KO - Knee) - XFC 8, April 25th
Corey Krebs over Dean Hamilton - (KO - Punch) - XFC 8, April 25th
Shane Del Rosario over Lee Doo Hee - (TKO - Body Punch) - M-1 Challenge Japan, April 29th
Karl Amoussou over Kazuhiro Hamanaka - (KO - Flying Knee) - M-1 Challenge Japan, April 29th
Simon Phillips over Hidehiko Hasegawa - (KO - Punch) - M-1 Challenge Japan, April 29th
Marlon Sandro over Nick Denis - (KO - Punches) - Sengoku 8th Battle, May 2nd
Yahir Reyes over Estevan Payan - (KO - Spinning Back Fist) - Bellator VI, May 9th
Mizuto Hirota over Mitsuhiro Ishida - (KO - Punches) - Shooto Tradition Final, May 10th
Takanori Gomi over Takashi Nakakura - (KO - Punches) - Shooto Tradition Final, May 10th
Kotetsu Boku over Yutaka Ueda - (KO - Punches) - Shooto Tradition Final, May 10th
Lyoto Machida over Rashad Evans - (KO - Punches) - UFC 98, May 23rd
Krzysztof Soszynski over Andre Gusmao - (KO - Punches) - UFC 98, May 23rd
Drew McFedries over Xavier Foupa-Pokam - (TKO - Punches) - UFC 98, May 23rd
Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou over Jan Nortje - (TKO - Punches) - Dream.9, May 26th
Hiroyuki Takaya over Yoshiro Maeda - (TKO - Punches) - Dream.9, May 26th
Chad Leondhardt over Dan Keenan - (KO - Knee) - Bellator FC 7, May 29th



Best Submissions
Renato Sobral over Terry Sokoudjou (Brabo Choke) - Affliction, January 24th
Kazuhisa Tazawa over Tim Persey (Scarf Hold) - DEEP 40th Impact, February 20th
Demian Maia over Chael Sonnen (Mounted Triangle) - UFC 95, February 21st
Janne Tulirinta over Tommy Depret (Brabo Choke) - M-1 Challenge 12, February 21st
Alexey Oleinik over Sang Soo Lee (Ezekiel Choke) - M-1 Challenge 12, February 21st
Shinya Aoki over David Gardener ("Hello Japan" Rear Naked Choke) - Dream.7, March 7th
Marlon Sandro over Matt Jaggers - (Standing Arm Triangle Choke) - Sengoku 7th Battle, March 20th
Jeff Monson over Sergei Kharitonov - (North/South Choke) - Dream.8, April 5th
Tomoya Miyashita over Takashige Hirukawa - (Brabo Choke) - DEEP 41st Impact, April 16th
Seigo Mizuguchi over Waka Arashi - (Scarf Hold) - DEEP 41st Impact, April 16th
Enoch Wilson over Shawn Bias - (Kneebar) - PFC Best of Both Worlds 2, April 23rd
Christophe Dafreville over Rayco Romero - (Anaconda Choke) - M-1 Challenge Japan, April 29th
Rogent Lloret over Soufian Elgarne - (Anaconda Choke) - M-1 Challenge Japan, April 29th
Tony Imaba over Jorse Masvidal - (Reverse Triangle) - BellatorFC 5, May 1st
Brock Larson over Mike Pyle - (Arm Triangle) - UFC 98, May 23rd
Shuichiro Katsumura over Hiroyuki Yamashiro - (Twister) - ZST 20, May 24th
Kuniyoshi Hironaka over Naoyuki Kotani - (Crucifix) - ZST 20, May 24th



Best Comebacks
Jorge Santiago vs Kazuo Misaki - (Sub - RNC) - Sengoku, January 4th
Estevan Payan over Ray Robinson - (Sub - Armbar) - MTXAFN 2 - Evolution, January 9th
Matt Veach over Matt Grice - (TKO - Punches) - UFN 17, February 7th
Shane Carwin over Gabriel Gonzaga - (KO - Punch) - UFC 96, March 7th
Eddie Alvarez over Greg Loughran - (Sub - Guillotine) - BellatorFC 1, April 3rd
Katsuyori Shibata over Ikuhisa Minowa - (Unanimous Decision) - Dream.8, April 5th
Benson Henderson over Shane Roller - (TKO - Punches) - WEC 40, April 5th
Scott Smith over Benji Radach - (KO - Punch) - Strikeforce: Shamrock vs Diaz, April 11th
Raphael Davis over Jae Young Kim - (TKO - Punches) - M-1 Challenge Japan, April 29th
Tim Hague over Patrick Barry - (Sub - Guillotine) - UFC 98, May 23rd




Biggest Upsets
Alan Belcher (+275) over Denis Kang (-300) - (Sub - Guilltoine) - UFC 93, January 17th
John Howard (+275) over Chris Wilson (-350) - (Split Decision) - UFC 94, January 31st
Paulo Thiago (+375) over Josh Koscheck (-450) - (TKO - Punches) - UFC 95, February 21st
"Heat" Takeshi Sato over Shinya Murofushi - (Sub - Rear Naked Choke) - Shooto GIG Tokyo 1, February 28th
Michihiro Omigawa (+300) over L.C. Davis (-370) (Unanimous Decision) - Sengoku 7th Battle, March 20th
Herbert "Whisper" Goodman over Jordan Radev - (KO - Punch) - M-1 Challenge Bulgaria, March 28th
Yahir Reyes (+170) over Nick Gonzalez (-210) - (Sub - Rear Naked Choke) - BellatorFC 1, April 3rd
Katsuyori Shibata (+300) over Ikuhisa Minowa (-500) - (Unanimous Decision) - Dream.8, April 5th
Jeff Monson (+185) over Sergei Kharitonov (-225) - (Sub - North/South Choke) - Dream.8, April 5th
Hayato Sakurai (+200) over Shinya Aoki (-250) - (TKO - Knees and Punches) - Dream.8, April 5th
Eric Reynolds over Thomas Schulte - (TKO - Headkick and Punches) BellatorFC 2, April 10th'
Daisuke Ishizawa over Sakae Kasuya (KO - Upkicks) - Shooto GIG Tokyo 2, April 19th
Simon Phillips over Hidehiko Hasegawa - (KO - Punch) - M-1 Challenge Japan, April 29th
Joe Soto over Wilson Reis - (Unanimous Decision) - Bellator FC VI, May 9th
Mizuto Hirota over Mitsuhiro Ishida - (TKO - Punches) - Shooto Tradition Final, May 10th
Frankie Edgar (+250) over Sean Sherk (-325) - (Unanimous Decision) - UFC 98, May 23rd
Kyle Bradley (+300) over Phillipe Nover (-500) - (TKO - Punches) - UFC 98, May 23rd
Tim Hague (+250) over Patrick Berry (-350) - (Sub - Guillotine) - UFC 98, May 23rd
Joe Warren (+400) defeats Norifumi Yamamoto (-550) - (Unanimous Decision) - Dream.9, May 26th
Ikuhisa Minowa (+175) defeats Bob Sapp (-225) - (Sub - Achilles Lock) - Dream.9, May 26th

 

Not my list. I actually haven't seen half of these fights yet....
but from what i've seen so far...i'd say the selection is pretty good. Of course i haven't seen them all though...so i could be totally wrong...