1995_in_UFC Knowpia

1995 in UFC
1995 in UFC
Information
First date	April 7, 1995
Last date	December 16, 1995
Events
Total events	4
UFC	3
Fights
Total fights	42
Title fights	2
Chronology

The year 1995 was the 3rd year in the history of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States. In 1995 the UFC held 4 events beginning with, UFC 5.

Title fights edit

Title fights in 1995
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Event	Notes
	Ken Shamrock	vs.	Royce Gracie	Draw		36:06	UFC 5	^[a]
	Ken Shamrock	def.	Dan Severn	submission (guillotine choke)		2:14	UFC 6	^[b]
	Ken Shamrock (c)	vs.	Oleg Taktarov	draw		33:00	UFC 7	^[c]

^ Superfight Championship bout: Gracie and Shamrock fought to a draw after 36:00 because there were no judges. This was a new record length for a UFC fight.
^ Shamrock defeated Severn via submission (guillotine choke) at 2:14 to become the first UFC Superfight Champion.
^ Shamrock and Taktarov fought to a draw after 33:00 because there were no judges. Shamrock retains the UFC Superfight Championship.

Debut UFC fighters edit

The following fighters fought their first UFC fight in 1995:

Andy Anderson
Asbel Cancio
Dave Beneteau
David Hood
Ernie Verdicia
Francesco Maturi
Gerry Harris
Geza Kalman

He-Man Ali Gipson
Jack McLaughlin
Joel Sutton
John Dowdy
John Matua
Jon Hess
Larry Cureton
Marco Ruas
Mark Hall

Oleg Taktarov
Onassis Parungao
Paul Varelans
Rudyard Moncayo
Ryan Parker
Scott Bessac
Tank Abbott
Todd Medina

Events list edit

#	Event	Date	Venue	Location	Attendance
008	UFC The Ultimate Ultimate	Dec 16, 1995	Mammoth Gardens	Denver, Colorado, U.S.	2,800^[1]
007	UFC 7: The Brawl in Buffalo	Sep 8, 1995	Buffalo Memorial Auditorium	Buffalo, New York, U.S.	9,000^[2]
006	UFC 6: Clash of the Titans	Jul 14, 1995	Casper Events Center	Casper, Wyoming, U.S.	2,700^[3]
005	UFC 5: The Return of the Beast	Apr 7, 1995	Independence Arena	Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.	6,000^[4]

References edit

^ "UFC 7.5: Ultimate Ultimate". tapology.com. Retrieved Oct 20, 2010.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "UFC 7: Luck of the draw". sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved Oct 19, 2010.
^ "UFC 6: Clash of the Titans". tapology.com. Retrieved Oct 20, 2010.
^ "UFC 5: Return of the Beast". tapology.com. Retrieved Oct 20, 2010.

[1] Superfight Championship bout: Gracie and Shamrock fought to a draw after 36:00 because there were no judges. This was a new record length for a UFC fight.

[2] Shamrock defeated Severn via submission (guillotine choke) at 2:14 to become the first UFC Superfight Champion.

[3] Shamrock and Taktarov fought to a draw after 33:00 because there were no judges. Shamrock retains the UFC Superfight Championship.

[4] "UFC 7.5: Ultimate Ultimate". tapology.com. Retrieved Oct 20, 2010.^{[permanent dead link]}

[5] "UFC 7: Luck of the draw". sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved Oct 19, 2010.

[6] "UFC 6: Clash of the Titans". tapology.com. Retrieved Oct 20, 2010.

[7] "UFC 5: Return of the Beast". tapology.com. Retrieved Oct 20, 2010.

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Summary

Title fights edit

Debut UFC fighters edit

Events list edit

See also edit

References edit