| 2005 in UFC | ||||
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| Information | ||||
| First date | Feb 5, 2005 | |||
| Last date | Nov 19, 2005 | |||
| Events | ||||
| Total events | 10 | |||
| UFC | 6 | |||
| UFC Fight Night | 2 | |||
| TUF Finale events | 2 | |||
| Fights | ||||
| Total fights | 80 | |||
| Title fights | 9 | |||
| Chronology | ||||
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The year 2005 was the 13th year in the history of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States. In 2005 the UFC held 10 events beginning with, UFC 51: Super Saturday. The reality TV series The Ultimate Fighter and the first UFC Ultimate Fight Night both premiered on Spike TV. The Ultimate Fighter 1 Finale was the first live UFC broadcast on non-pay-per-view television.
Title fights
| Title fights in 2005 | ||||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Event | Notes | |||
| Heavyweight | Andrei Arlovski | def. | Tim Sylvia | Submission (Achilles Lock) | 1 | 0:47 | UFC 51: Super Saturday | |
| Middleweight | Evan Tanner | def. | David Terrell | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 4:35 | UFC 51: Super Saturday | |
| Light Heavyweight | Chuck Liddell | def. | Randy Couture (c) | KO (Punches) | 1 | 2:06 | UFC 52: Couture vs Liddell | |
| Welterweight | Matt Hughes (c) | def. | Frank Trigg | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | 1 | 4:05 | UFC 52: Couture vs Liddell | |
| Middleweight | Rich Franklin | def. | Evan Tanner (c) | TKO (Doctor Stoppage) | 4 | 3:25 | UFC 53: Heavy Hitters | |
| Heavyweight | Andrei Arlovski (ic) | def. | Justin Eilers | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 4:10 | UFC 53: Heavy Hitters | |
| Light Heavyweight | Chuck Liddell (c) | def. | Jeremy Horn | TKO (Punches) | 4 | 2:46 | UFC 54: Boiling Point | |
| Heavyweight | Andrei Arlovski (c) | def. | Paul Buentello | KO (Punch) | 1 | 0:15 | UFC 55: Fury | |
| Middleweight | Rich Franklin (c) | def. | Nate Quarry | KO (Punch) | 1 | 2:34 | UFC 56: Full Force | |
- For the UFC Heavyweight Championship. Arlovski becomes the Interim Heavyweight champion. The title is an interim championship due to the UFC Heavyweight Champion, Frank Mir, being seriously injured in a motorcycle accident and not able to defend the title against No. 1 contender, Andrei Arlovski.
- For the UFC Middleweight Championship. Tanner becomes the UFC Middleweight champion filling the vacant title, and the first Middleweight champion since 2002.
- For the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship.
- For the UFC Welterweight Championship.
- For the UFC Middleweight Championship.
- For the UFC Heavyweight Championship. It was realized that Eilers had injured his knee in the bout, prompting the referee to stop the fight as Eilers could not defend himself.
- For the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship. At that time, Horn informed the referee that he could no longer see properly, and the official called the bout.
- For the UFC Heavyweight Championship. The UFC decided this match would be for the undisputed UFC Heavyweight title, as former UFC Heavyweight champion Frank Mir, who had been badly injured in a motorcycle accident, was still unable to compete.
- For the UFC Middleweight Championship.
The Ultimate Fighter
| Season | Finale | Division | Winner | Runner-up |
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| TUF 1: Team Couture vs. Team Liddell | Apr 9, 2005 | Light Heavyweight | Forrest Griffin | Stephan Bonnar |
| Middleweight | Diego Sanchez | Kenny Florian | ||
| TUF 2: Team Hughes vs. Team Franklin | Nov 5, 2005 | Heavyweight | Rashad Evans | Brad Imes |
| Welterweight | Joe Stevenson | Luke Cummo |
Debut UFC fighters
The following fighters fought their first UFC fight in 2005:
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Events list
Main article: List of UFC eventsUFC Ultimate Fight Night
| UFC Ultimate Fight Night | ||||
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| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | August 6, 2005 | |||
| Venue | Cox Pavilion | |||
| City | Las Vegas, Nevada | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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UFC Ultimate Fight Night (also known as UFC Fight Night 1) was an event held on August 6, 2005 at the Cox Pavilion in Las Vegas, Nevada. The event, aired on Spike, was the first UFC Fight Night event.
Results
| Main card | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Middleweight | Nate Marquardt | def | Ivan Salaverry | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Middleweight | Chris Leben | def | Patrick Côté | Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Stephan Bonnar | def | Sam Hoger | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Middleweight | Nate Quarry | def | Pete Sell | TKO (punches) | 1 | 0:42 | |
| Preliminary card | |||||||
| Welterweight | Josh Koscheck | def | Pete Spratt | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 1:53 | |
| Middleweight | Mike Swick | def | Gideon Ray | TKO (punches) | 1 | 0:22 | |
| Welterweight | Kenny Florian | def | Alex Karalexis | TKO (cut) | 2 | 3:52 | |
| Welterweight | Drew Fickett | def | Josh Neer | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 1:35 | |
See also
References
- Josh Gross (June 6, 2005). "UFC 53 Injury Update: Eilers and Tanner". sherdog.com. Retrieved 2008-07-21.
- "UFC 55: Cop To It". sports.yahoo.com. 27 May 2009. Retrieved Oct 19, 2010.
- "UFC 53: Heavy Hitters". tapology.com. Retrieved Oct 19, 2010.
- "UFC 51: Super Saturday". tapology.com. Retrieved Oct 19, 2010.
- "UFC Fight Night 1". Sherdog.
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