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Bloody Elbow 2013 Year-End MMA Awards – Results

Voting has been completed for the Bloody Elbow 2013 Year-End Awards, and the winners of the top two fights at UFC 168 were the big winners this year. UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman took down three awards, while UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey took down two. The closest voting was in the fighter of the year category, while a couple of the categories featured total blowouts. Without further ado, here are the results.

Best Submission

1. Ronda Rousey armbars Miesha Tate, UFC 168 – 44% (2225)
2. Rose Namajunas’ flying triangle, Invicta FC 5 – 38% (1861)
3. Anthony Pettis armbars Ben Henderson, UFC 163 – 6% (314)

Best Celebration

1. Josh Burkman’s walkoff submission, WSOF 3 – 28% (251)
2. Rose Namajunas spazzes after win, Invicta FC 5 – 22% (195)
3. John Dodson’s cage flips, UFC 166 – 13% (114)

Best Feud

1. Ronda Rousey vs. Miesha Tate – 52% (556)
2. Georges St-Pierre vs. Nick Diaz – 16% (167)
3. Chael Sonnen vs. Wanderlei Silva – 12% (129)

Best Comeback

1. Travis Browne over Alistair Overeem, UFC Fight Night 26 – 49% (561)
2. Antonio Silva over Alistair Overeem, UFC 156 – 29% (326)
3. Cat Zingano over Miesha Tate, TUF 17 Finale – 9% (107)

Biggest Upset

1. Chris Weidman over Anderson Silva, UFC 162 – 48% (744)
2. Antonio Silva over Alistair Overeem, UFC 156 – 17% (263)
3. Emanuel Newton over King Mo, Bellator 90 – 14% (215)

Best Fighter

1. Chris Weidman – 22% (341)
2. Urijah Faber – 22% (337)
3. Demetrious Johnson – 19% (289)

Best Knockout

1. Chris Weidman over Anderson Silva, UFC 162 – 25% (400)
2. Mark Hunt over Stefan Struve, UFC on Fuel 8 – 21% (339)
3. Vitor Belfort over Luke Rockhold, UFC on FX 8 – 12%, (184)

Best Fight

1. Jon Jones vs. Alexander Gustafsson, UFC 165 – 30% (465)
2. Mark Hunt vs. Antonio Silva, UFC Fight Night 33 – 28% (439)
3. Diego Sanchez vs. Gilbert Melendez, UFC 166 – 15% (229)