2011 MMA Awards

Best Fighter

Jon Jones (4-0: Machida, Rampage, Shogun, Bader)
Dan Henderson (3-0: Shogun, Fedor, Fejao)
Junior dos Santos (2-0: Cain, Carwin)
Nick Diaz (3-0: Penn, Daley, Cyborg)
Ben Henderson (3-0: Guida, Miller, Bocek)

Winner: Jon Jones


Best Fight

Dan Henderson vs. Mauricio Rua (UFC 139)
Eddie Alvarez vs. Michael Chandler (Bellator 58)
Frankie Edgar vs. Gray Maynard 2 (UFC 125)
Diego Sanchez vs. Martin Kampmann (UFC on Versus 3)
Ben Henderson vs. Clay Guida (UFC on Fox 1)

Winner: Dan Henderson vs. Mauricio Rua


Best Knockout

Kongo comes back from the brink to KO Barry (UFC on Versus 5)
Anderson Silva's front kick to Belfort (UFC 126)
Machida's front kick retires Couture (UFC 129)
Makdessi's spinning back fist of doom on Kyle Watson (UFC 129)
Big Nog levels Schaub in Brazil (UFC 134)

Winner: Kongo comes back from the brink to KO Barry


Best Submission

Frank Mir rips off Big Nog's shoulder with a Kimura (UFC 140)
Richard Hale's reverse triangle on Nik Fekete (Bellator 38)
The Korean Zombie beats Garcia with a Twister (UFC Fight Night 2)
Vinny Magalhaes' Gogoplata on Nemkov (M-1 Challenge 25)
Pablo Garza triangle chokes Yves Jabouin (UFC 129)

Winner: The Korean Zombie beats Garcia with a Twister


Biggest Upset

Tito Ortiz over Ryan Bader (UFC 132)
Joe Lauzon over Melvin Guillard (UFC 136)
Antonio Silva over Fedor Emelianenko (Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Silva)
Charlie Brenneman over Rick Story (UFC on Versus 4)
Michael Chandler over Eddie Alvarez (Bellator 58)

Winner: Tito Ortiz over Ryan Bader (UFC 132)


Comeback Fighter

Alan Belcher
Ed Herman
Tito Ortiz

Winner: Alan Belcher


Breakthrough Fighter

Michael Chandler
Jake Ellenberger
Rory MacDonald
Daniel Cormier
Chris Weidman

Winner: Michael Chandler


Biggest Story

UFC buys Strikeforce
Lesnar has a relapse
St. Pierre tears ACL
UFC signs on with Fox
UFC pay per view numbers way down

Winner: UFC signs on with Fox


Best Referee

Herb Dean
John McCarthy
Josh Rosenthal
Marc Goddard
Jason Herzog

Winner: Josh Rosenthal