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

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]
  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.

Debut UFC fighters

The following fighters fought their first UFC fight in 1995:

Events list

Main article: List of UFC events
# 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]

See also

References

  1. ^ "UFC 7.5: Ultimate Ultimate". tapology.com. Retrieved Oct 20, 2010.[permanent dead link‍]
  2. ^ "UFC 7: Luck of the draw". sports.yahoo.com. 9 April 2009. Retrieved Oct 19, 2010.
  3. ^ "UFC 6: Clash of the Titans". tapology.com. Retrieved Oct 20, 2010.
  4. ^ "UFC 5: Return of the Beast". tapology.com. Retrieved Oct 20, 2010.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1995_in_UFC
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