The 5 worst UFC shows of the decade (2010-2019)

#1 UFC 122: Marquardt vs. Okami (2010)

Dennis Siver's victory over Andre Winner was the lone highlight of UFC 122

We have to go all the way back to 2010 to find the worst ‘numbered’ UFC show of the decade. UFC 122 took place in Oberhausen, Germany, and perhaps the only redeeming feature of the whole show was the fact that – in the US at least – it was shown for free on Spike TV and thus UFC fans weren’t forced to pay for it.

Like many of the UFC’s European efforts, the show was low on star power, with a Middleweight title eliminator between Nate Marquardt and Yushin Okami acting as the headliner and little of note on the undercard. But previous weaker cards on paper had at least delivered in terms of action. UFC 122 simply failed to deliver in every possible way.

The opener featured a bogus decision from the judges, as Duane Ludwig was somehow adjudged to have beaten Nick Osipczak despite suffering two knockdowns, and the following two matches – Krzysztof Soszynski vs. Goran Reljic and Peter Sobotta vs. Amir Sadollah – were fought at a glacial pace and went the distance too.

The fans were treated to a finish in the fourth televised fight; local hero Dennis Siver lit up the crowd with a quick submission of Andre Winner, but things slowed down to a crawl once again for the main event as Okami edged a dull decision over Marquardt. This was a truly diabolical show with essentially no redeeming features, and was by far the worst of 2010.