The 2010s was an eventful decade and there was a lot that took place.
Just like MMA Freak releases bestow for every year, we here at MMA Freak have decided to bestow awards for the past decade as well.
Just like the 2019 MMA Freak Awards, the categories were voted on by both the staff here at MMA Freak and by you the fans.
That being said here are the various awards:
Top 10 Gyms of the 2010s
Honorable Mentions
Team Quest
Elevation Fight Team
Roufusport
AMC Pankration
Chute Boxe Academy
Top 10 Gyms of the 2010s
10) Blackzilians
9) Serra/Longo Competition Team
8) Tristar Gym
7) Black House
6) Nova União
5) Cesar Gracie Jiu-Jitsu
4) Team Alpha Male
3) American Kickboxing Academy
2) Jackson Wink MMA Academy
1) American Top Team
Top 10 Ring Girls of the 2010s
Honorable Mentions
Chrissy Blair (UFC/Strikeforce)
Rachelle Leah (UFC)
Jade Bryce (Invicta FC/Bellator MMA)
Top 10 Ring Girls of the 2010s
10) Alina Franzoi (UFC)
9) Camila Oliveira (UFC)
8) Desi Flores (Legacy Fighting Alliance)
7) Natasha Wicks (Invicta FC/UFC)
6) Jhenny Andrade (UFC)
5) Mercedes Terrell (Bellator MMA)
4) Michelle Waterson (Regional)
3) Vanessa Hanson (UFC)
2) Arianny Celeste (UFC)
1) Brittney Palmer (UFC/WEC)
Top 10 Promotions of the 2010s
Honorable Mentions
Xtreme Fighting Championships
Dream
Deep
Cage Fury Fighting Championships
CES MMA
Top 10 Promotions of the 2010s
10) Strikeforce
9) King of the Cage
8) Combate Americas
7) Legacy Fighting Alliance (LFC/RFA)
6) Rizin Fighting Federation
5) Professional Fighters League/World Series of Fighting
4) Invicta Fighting Championships
3) ONE Championship/ONE Fighting Championship
2) Bellator MMA/Bellator Fighting Championship
1) Ultimate Fighting Championship
Top 10 Upsets of the 2010s
Honorable Mentions
Rose Namajunas defeats Joanna Jędrzejczyk – UFC 217: Bisping vs. St-Pierre
Matt Mitrione defeats Fedor Emelianenko via knockout – Bellator NYC
Ryan Bader defeats Fedor Emelianenko via KO – Bellator 214: Fedor vs. Bader
Top 10 Upsets of the 2010s
10) Cody Garbrandt defeats Dominick Cruz – UFC 207: Nunes vs. Rousey
9) T.J. Dillashaw defeats Renan Barão via TKO – UFC 173: Barão vs. Dillashaw
8) Holly Holm defeats Ronda Rousey via knockout – UFC 193: Rousey vs. Holm
7) Amanda Nunes defeats Cristiane Venâncio via knockout – UFC 232
6) Michael Bisping defeats Luke Rockhold – UFC 199: Rockhold vs. Bisping 2
5) Conor McGregor defeats José Aldo via KO – UFC 194: Also vs. McGregor
4) Frankie Edgar defeats BJ Penn via unanimous decision – UFC 112: Invincible
3) Henry Cejudo defeats Demetrious Johnson via split decision – UFC 227
2) Fabrício Werdum subs Fedor Emelianenko – Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Werdum
1) Chris Weidman defeats Anderson Silva via KO – UFC 162: Silva vs. Weidman
Top 10 Male Fighters of the 2010s
Honorable Mentions
Kevin “Kimbo Slice” Ferguson
Brock Lesnar
Tito Ortiz
TJ Dillashaw
Ryan Bader
Fedor Emelianenko
Frankie Edgar
Donald Cerrone
Jorge Masvidal
Robbie Lawler
Tyron Woodley
Top 10 Male Fighters of the 2010s
10) Tony Ferguson
9) Paulo Costa
8) Israel Adesanya
7) Jairzinho Rozenstruik
6) Henry Cejudo
5) Conor McGregor
4) Daniel Cormier
3) Demetrious Johnson
2) Georges St-Pierre
1) Jon Jones
Top 10 Female Fighters of the 2010s
Honorable Mentions
Maycee Barber
Carla Esparza
Kayla Harrison
Sarah Kaufman
Miesha Tate
Michelle Waterson
Germain de Randamie
Top 10 Female Fighters of the 2010s
10) Ilima-Lei Macfarlane
9) Zhang Weili
8) Tatiana Suarez
7) Rose Namajunas
6) Joanna Jędrzejczyk
5) Valentina Shevchenko
4) Amanda Nunes
3) Julia Budd
2) Ronda Rousey
1) Cristiane “Cyborg” Venâncio
Top 10 Moments of the 2010s
Honorable Mentions
Fall of Fedor Emelianenko
Fall of Anderson Silva
Record setting reign of and eventual fall of Demetrious Johnson
Jorge Masvidal sets fastest UFC knockout record
Top 10 Moments of the 2010s
10) Rise of ONE Championship
9) Rise of the double champion
8) Ups and downs of Jon Jones
7) Rise and fall of Strikeforce
6) Sale of the UFC for $4.2 billion
5) Conor McGregor vs. Floyd Mayweather
4) Rise and fall of Ronda Rousey
3) UFC goes to Fox then to ESPN
2) Rise of Bellator MMA to legitimately challenge the UFC
1) Rise and fall of Conor McGregor
Top 10 Submissions of the 2010s
Honorable Mentions
Fabrício Werdum defeats Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira – UFC on Fuel TV 10
Randy Couture defeats James Toney via choke – UFC 118: Edgar vs. Penn 2
Fabrício Werdum defeats Fedor Emelianenko – Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Werdum
Sarah Kaufman defeats Morgan Frier via arm triangle choke – PFL 1 (2019)
Top 10 Submissions of the 2010s
10) Anderson Silva defeats Chael Sonnen via sub – UFC 117: Silva vs. Sonnen
9) Anthony Pettis defeats Gilbert Melendez – UFC 181: Hendricks vs. Lawler 2
8) Charles Oliveira defeats Eric Wisely – UFC on Fox: Evans vs. Davis
7) Valentina Shevchenko defeats Julianna Peña via armbar – UFC on Fox 23
6) Kayla Harrison defeats Bobbi Jo Dalziel via armbar – PFL 7 (2019)
5) Demetrious Johnson defeats Kyoji Horiguchi via arm bar – UFC 186
4) Frank Mir defeats Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira via kimura – UFC 140
3) Jon Jones defeats Lyoto Machida via choke – UFC 140: Jones vs. Machida
2) Miesha Tate defeats Holly Holm via choke – UFC 196: McGregor vs. Diaz
1) Ronda Rousey defeats Miesha Tate by armbar – Strikeforce: Tate vs. Rousey
Top 10 Knockouts of the 2010s
Honorable Mentions
Jessica Rakoczy defeats Roxanne Modafferi – The Ultimate Fighter 18
Dan Henderson defeat Fedor Emelianenko – Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Henderson
Jessica Andrade defeats Rose Namajunas – UFC 237: Namajunas vs. Andrade
Sarah Kaufman defeats Roxanne Modafferi – Strikeforce Challengers 9
Jairzinho Rozenstruik defeats Alistair Overeem via KO – UFC on ESPN 7
Michael Page defeats Evangelista Santos via KO – Bellator 158: Daley vs. Lima
Top 10 Knockouts of the 2010s
10) Chris Weidman defeats Anderson Silva – UFC 162: Silva vs. Weidman
9) Yoel Romero defeats Chris Weidman – UFC 205: Alvarez vs. McGregor
8) Conor McGregor defeats José Aldo via KO – UFC 194: Also vs. McGregor
7) Douglas Lima defeats Michael Page – Bellator 221: Chandler vs. Pitbull
6) Emanuel Newton defeats Muhammed Lawal via knockout – Bellator 90
5) Lyoto Machida defeats Randy Couture – UFC 129: St-Pierre vs. Shields
4) Anderson Silva defeats Vitor Belfort via KO – UFC 126: Silva vs. Belfort
3) Holly Holm defeats Ronda Rousey via knockout – UFC 193: Rousey vs. Holm
2) Jorge Masvidal defeats Ben Askren via knee – UFC 239: Jones vs. Santos
1) Valentina Shevchenko defeats Jessica Eye – UFC 238: Cejudo vs. Moraes
Top 10 Fights of the 2010s
Honorable Mentions
Gilbert Melendez defeats Diego Sanchez – UFC 166: Velasquez vs. dos Santos 3
Justin Gaethje defeats Michael Johnson – The Ultimate Fighter 25 Finale
Kamaru Usman defeats Colby Covington – UFC 245: Usman vs. Covington
Top 10 Fights of the 2010s
10) Eddie Alvarez defeats Michael Chandler via split decision – Bellator 106
9) Robbie Lawler defeats Johnny Hendricks – UFC 181: Hendricks vs. Lawler 2
8) Amanda Nunes defeats Valentina Shevchenko via split decision – UFC 215
7) Robbie Lawler defeats Rory MacDonald – UFC 167: St-Pierre vs. Hendricks
6) Mark Hunt draws Antonio Silva – UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Bigfoot
5) Cub Swanson defeats Doo Ho Choi – UFC 206: Holloway vs. Pettis
4) Yair Rodriguez defeats Chan Sung Jung via knockout – UFC Fight Night 139
3) Jon Jones defeats Alexander Gustafsson – UFC 165: Jones vs. Gustafsson
2) Dan Henderson defeats Maurício Rua via unanimous decision – UFC 139
1) Frankie Edgar draws (split) with Gray Maynard – UFC 125: Resolution
You article definitely has all the information and facts I needed about this subject. I didn’t know who to ask, so thank you kindly…
Can someone there tell me how you can up with the following top 4 in WMMA: 4) Amanda Nunes, 3) Julia Budd, 2) Ronda Rousey, and 1) Cristiane “Cyborg” Venâncio ? Nunes beat both Rousey and Cris and Cris beat Budd. Not sure based on who Budd beat how she’s even in the top 10, much less #3.
It was a combination staff and fan vote.