UFC 2008 Fight of the Year Candidates

Below is a list of all fighters who won Fight of the Night honors in the UFC in 2008. These fights all took place on either a UFC PPV, Fight Night, Ultimate Finale, or the Fighting for the Troops Special. These fights are the ones that will be entered in the UFC 2008 Fight of the Year Tournament.


1. Paul Taylor vs Paul Kelly (UFC 80: Rapid Fire) - Kelly wins via unanimous decision. All three judges scored this fight 30-27.
2. Cole Miller vs Jeremy Stephens (UFC Fight Night: Swick vs Burkman) - Stephens wins via tko @ 4:44 of the 2nd Round. **Can someone please help me confirm this fight. I had a hard time getting the award bonus information for this specific event, but all information I found indicated this was awarded Fight of the Night**
3. Antonio Rodrigo Noguiera vs Tim Sylvia (UFC 81 - Breaking Point) - Noguiera wins via guillotine @ 1:28 of the 3rd round to win the UFC Interim Heavyweight Championship.
4. Anderson Silva vs Dan Henderson (UFC 82 - Pride of a Champion) - Silva wins via rear naked choke @ 4:52 of the 2nd Round. Silva was also awared Submission of the Night.
5. Kenny Florian vs Joe Lauzon (Fight Night: Florian vs Lauzon) - Florian wins by TKO @ 3:28 of the 2nd Round.
6. Jonathan Goulet vs Kuniyoshi Hironaka (UFC 83: Serra vs St. Pierre II) - Goulet wins by TKO @ 2:07 of the 2nd Round.
7. Wilson Goveia vs Goran Reljic (UFC 84: Ill Will) - Reljic wins by TKO @ 3:15 of the 2nd Round.
8. Matt Wiman vs Thiago Tavares (UFC 85: Bedlam) - Wiman wins by KO @ 1:57 of the 2nd Round.
9. Dustin Hazelett vs Josh Burkman (Ultimate Finale) - Hazelett wins via armbar @ 4:46 of the 2nd Round.
10. Quinton Rampage Jackson vs Forrestt Griffin (UFC 86: Jackson vs Griffin) - Griffin wins by Unanimous Decision. Judges scored the fight 48-46, 48-46, 49-46. This fight was 5 rounds for the UFC lightheavyweight championship.
11. Hermes Franca vs Frankie Edgar (Fight Night: Silva vs Irvin) - Edgar wins unanimous decision. All judges scored this fight 30-27.
12. Georges St. Pierre vs Jon Fitch (UFC 87: Seek and Destroy) - St. Pierre wins by unanimous decision Judges scored this fight 50-43, 50-44, 50-44. This fight was 5 rounds for the UFC welterweight championship.
13. Kurt Pellegrino vs Thiago Tavares (UFC 88: Breakthrough) - Pellegrino wins by unanimous decision. Judges scored this fight 29-28, 29-27, 29-27.
14. Nate Diaz vs Josh Neer (Fight Night: Diaz vs Neer) - Diaz wins by split decision. Judges scored this fight 29-28, 28-29, 29-28.
15. Chris Lytle vs Paul Taylor (UFC 89: Bisping vs Leben) - Lytle wins by unanimous decision. Judges scored this fight 30-27, 29-28, 29-28.
16. Sean Sherk vs Tyson Griffin (UFC 90: Silva vs Cote) - Sherk wins by unanimous decision. Judges scored this fight 30-27, 29-28, 29-28.
17. Aaron Riley vs Jorge Gurgel (UFC 91: Couture vs Lesnar) - Riley wins by unanimous decision. All judges scored this fight 29-28.
18. Jim Miller vs Matt Wiman (UFC Fight for the Troops) - Miller wins by unanimous decision. Judges scored this fight 30-27, 30-27, 30-26.
19. Junie Browning vs Dave Kaplan (Ultimate Finale) - Browning wins by armbar @ 1:32 of the 2nd Round.
20. Rashad Evans vs Forrest Griffin (UFC 92: Ultimate 2008) - Evans wins by TKO @ 2:46 of the 3rd Round.