2005 in UFC

Mixed martial arts events 2005 in UFC Logo of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.svg 176px Feb 5, 2005 Nov 19, 2005 10 6 2 2 80 9 2004 in UFC 2006 in UFC 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. 2 2005 UFC.com awards This was the first year that the late UFC senior editor Thomas Gerbasi published the year-end awards on UFC.com.http://www.ufc.tv/ Ten Best – The Top UFC Submissions of 2005 (archive link no longer loading as of Dec 2024 but Gerbasi personally provided the text of the article Thomas Gerbasi December 18, 2005 Text provided directly by the author https://web.archive.org/web/20051214101430/http://www.ufc.tv/ 2005-12-14 2005 UFC.COM AwardsNoThe SubmissionsThe KnockoutsThe Fights1Matt Hughes defeats Frank Trigg 2UFC 52Chuck Liddell defeats Randy Couture 2UFC 52Forrest Griffin defeats Stephan BonnarThe Ultimate Fighter 1 Finale2Georges St-Pierre defeats Frank TriggUFC 54Tim Sylvia defeats Tra TelligmanUFC 54Matt Hughes defeats Frank Trigg 2UFC 523Pete Sell defeats Phil BaroniUFC 51Andrei Arlovski defeats Paul BuentelloUFC 55Tito Ortiz defeats Vitor BelfortUFC 514Andrei Arlovski defeats Tim SylviaUFC 51James Irvin defeats Terry MartinUFC 54Rashad Evans defeats Brad ImesThe Ultimate Fighter 2 Finale 5Kenny Florian defeats Kit CopeThe Ultimate Fighter 2Chuck Liddell defeats Randy Couture 3 UFC 57Diego Sanchez defeats Nick DiazThe Ultimate Fighter 2 Finale6Drew Fickett defeats Josh KoscheckUFC Ultimate Fight Night 2Luke Cummo defeats Sammy MorganThe Ultimate Fighter 2: Episode 10 Luke Cummo defeats Sammy MorganThe Ultimate Fighter 2: Episode 10 7Ivan Salaverry defeats Joe RiggsUFC 52Josh Burkman defeats Sammy MorganThe Ultimate Fighter 2 FinaleRich Franklin defeats Evan TannerUFC 538Matt Lindland defeats Travis LutterUFC 52Mike Kyle defeats James IrvinUFC 51David Loiseau defeats Charles McCarthyUFC 539Joe Doerksen defeats Patrick CôtéUFC 52Mike Swick defeats Gideon RayUFC Ultimate Fight NightJoe Stevenson defeats Luke CummoThe Ultimate Fighter 2 Finale10Paul Buentello defeats Kevin JordanUFC 53David Loiseau defeats Charles McCarthyUFC 53Georges St-Pierre defeats Frank TriggUFC 54Refhttp://www.ufc.tv/ Ten Best – The Top UFC knockouts of 2005 (archive link no longer loading as of Dec 2024 but Gerbasi personally provided the text of the article Thomas Gerbasi December 14, 2005 Text provided directly by the author https://web.archive.org/web/20051214101430/http://www.ufc.tv/ 2005-12-14http://www.ufc.tv/ Ten Best – The Top UFC fights of 2005 (archive link no longer loading as of Dec 2024 but Gerbasi personally provided the text of the article Thomas Gerbasi December 12, 2005 Text provided directly by the author https://web.archive.org/web/20051214101430/http://www.ufc.tv/ 2005-12-14 Title fights Title fights in 2005 Heavyweight Andrei Arlovski def. Tim Sylvia Submission (achilles lock) 1 0:47 UFC 51: Super Saturday 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. Middleweight Evan Tanner def. David Terrell TKO (punches) 1 4:35 UFC 51: Super Saturday For the UFC Middleweight Championship. Tanner becomes the UFC Middleweight champion filling the vacant title, and the first Middleweight champion since 2002. Light Heavyweight Chuck Liddell def. Randy Couture (c) KO (Punches) 1 2:06 UFC 52: Couture vs Liddell For the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship. Welterweight Matt Hughes (c) def. Frank Trigg Submission (rear-naked choke) 1 4:05 UFC 52: Couture vs Liddell For the UFC Welterweight Championship. Middleweight Rich Franklin def. Evan Tanner (c) TKO (doctor stoppage) 4 3:25 UFC 53: Heavy Hitters For the UFC Middleweight Championship. Heavyweight Andrei Arlovski (ic) def. Justin Eilers TKO (punches) 1 4:10 UFC 53: Heavy Hitters 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. Josh Gross https://www.sherdog.com/news/news.asp?n_id=2952 UFC 53 Injury Update: Eilers and Tanner 2008-07-21 sherdog.com June 6, 2005 Light Heavyweight Chuck Liddell (c) def. Jeremy Horn TKO (punches) 4 2:46 UFC 54: Boiling Point 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. Heavyweight Andrei Arlovski (c) def. Paul Buentello KO (punch) 1 0:15 UFC 55: Fury 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. Middleweight Rich Franklin (c) def. Nate Quarry KO (punch) 1 2:34 UFC 56: Full Force For the UFC Middleweight Championship. yes The Ultimate Fighter SeasonFinaleDivisionWinnerRunner-upTUF 1: Team Couture vs. Team LiddellApr 9, 2005Light Heavyweight Forrest Griffin Stephan BonnarMiddleweight Diego Sanchez Kenny FlorianTUF 2: Team Hughes vs. Team FranklinNov 5, 2005Heavyweight Rashad Evans Brad ImesWelterweight Joe Stevenson Luke Cummo Debut UFC fighters The following fighters fought their first UFC fight in 2005: ISO Fighter Division ITA Alessio Sakara Light Heavyweight USA Alex Karalexis Welterweight ARG Alex Schoenauer Light Heavyweight RUS Ansar Chalangov Welterweight CAN Bill Mahood Light Heavyweight USA Bobby Southworth Light Heavyweight USA Brad Imes Heavyweight USA Branden Lee Hinkle Heavyweight USA Brandon Vera Heavyweight USA Brian Gassaway Welterweight USA Brock Larson Welterweight USA Chael Sonnen Light Heavyweight USA Charles McCarthy Middleweight USA Chris Leben Middleweight USA Chris Sanford Middleweight USA Diego Sanchez Middleweight USA Drew Fickett Welterweight BRA Fabiano Scherner Heavyweight USA Forrest Griffin Light Heavyweight BRA Gabriel Gonzaga Heavyweight USA Gideon Ray Middleweight USA James Irvin Light Heavyweight USA Jason Miller Welterweight ISO Fighter Division USA Jason Thacker Welterweight USA Jeff Newton Light Heavyweight USA Joe Stevenson Welterweight USA John Marsh Heavyweight USA Jon Fitch Welterweight CAN Jonathan Goulet Welterweight USA Josh Burkman Welterweight USA Josh Koscheck Welterweight USA Josh Neer Welterweight USA Josh Rafferty Middleweight JPN Keigo Kunihara Lightweight USA Keith Jardine Light Heavyweight USA Keith Wisniewski Welterweight USA Kenny Florian Middleweight USA Kerry Schall Heavyweight USA Kevin Jordan Heavyweight USA Kit Cope Lightweight USA Lodune Sincaid Light Heavyweight USA Luke Cummo Welterweight BRA Marcio Cruz Heavyweight USA Marcus Davis Welterweight USA Melvin Guillard Lightweight ISO Fighter Division USA Mike Swick Middleweight USA Nate Marquardt Middleweight USA Nate Quarry Middleweight USA Nick Thompson Welterweight USA Paul Buentello Heavyweight USA Pete Sell Middleweight USA Rashad Evans Heavyweight USA Ron Faircloth Middleweight USA Sam Hoger Light Heavyweight USA Sam Morgan Welterweight USA Sean Gannon Heavyweight USA Spencer Fisher Lightweight USA Stephan Bonnar Light Heavyweight USA Terry Martin Middleweight BRA Thiago Alves Welterweight USA Tom Murphy Light Heavyweight USA Tyson Griffin Lightweight CAN Victor Valimaki Light Heavyweight USA Wes Combs Light Heavyweight BRA Wilson Gouveia Light Heavyweight JPN Yuki Sasaki Middleweight JPN Yushin Okami Middleweight Events list List of UFC events # Event Date Venue Location Attendance065UFC 056 UFC 56: Full Force2005 Nov 19MGM Grand Garden ArenaLas Vegas, Nevada, U.S.12000064Ultimate Fighter 02 The Ultimate Fighter: Team Hughes vs. Team Franklin Finale2005 Nov 5Hard Rock Hotel and CasinoLas Vegas, Nevada, U.S. rowspan="1 063UFC 055 UFC 55: Fury2005 Oct 7Mohegan Sun ArenaUncasville, Connecticut, U.S.8000https://sports.yahoo.com/mma/news?slug=dd-ufcfiftyfive052709 UFC 55: Cop To It 27 May 2009 sports.yahoo.com Oct 19, 2010062UFC Fight Night 02 UFC Fight Night 22005 Oct 3Hard Rock Hotel and CasinoLas Vegas, Nevada, U.S. rowspan="1 061UFC 054 UFC 54: Boiling Point2005 Aug 20MGM Grand Garden ArenaLas Vegas, Nevada, U.S.13520060UFC Ultimate Fight Night2005 Aug 6Cox PavilionLas Vegas, Nevada, U.S. rowspan="1 059UFC 053 UFC 53: Heavy Hitters2005 Jun 4Boardwalk HallAtlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.12000http://www.tapology.com/fightcenter/events/ufc-53-heavy-hitters UFC 53: Heavy Hitters tapology.com Oct 19, 2010058UFC 052 UFC 52: Couture vs Liddell2005 Apr 16MGM Grand Garden ArenaLas Vegas, Nevada, U.S.14562057Ultimate Fighter 01 The Ultimate Fighter: Team Couture vs. Team Liddell Finale2005 Apr 9Cox PavilionLas Vegas, Nevada, U.S. rowspan="1 056UFC 051 UFC 51: Super Saturday2005 Feb 5Mandalay Bay Events CenterLas Vegas, Nevada, U.S.11072http://www.tapology.com/fightcenter/events/ufc-51-super-saturday UFC 51: Super Saturday tapology.com Oct 19, 2010 UFC Ultimate Fight Night UFC Ultimate Fight Night Ultimate Fighting Championship August 6, 2005 Cox Pavilion Las Vegas, Nevada UFC 53: Heavy Hitters UFC 54: Boiling Point UFC Ultimate Fight Night (also known as UFC Fight Night 1)UFC Fight Night 1 Sherdog https://www.sherdog.com/events/UFC-Fight-Night-1-Marquardt-vs-Salaverry-3100 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 Middleweight Nate Marquardt def Ivan Salaverry Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28) 3 5:00 Middleweight Chris Leben def Patrick Côté Decision (split) (29–28, 30–27, 27–29) 3 5:00 Light Heavyweight Stephan Bonnar def Sam Hoger Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00 Middleweight Nate Quarry def Pete Sell TKO (punches) 1 0:42 Preliminary card no 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 yes Encyclopedia awards The following fighters were honored in the October 2011 book titled UFC Encyclopedia. Gerbasi Thomas 2011-10-17 UFC Encyclopedia - The Definitive Guide to the Ultimate Fighting Championship New York DK 219 978-0756683610 Fight of the Night: Chris Leben vs. Patrick Côté Knockout of the Night: Mike Swick Submission of the Night: Josh Koscheck See also List of UFC champions List of UFC events References Category:Ultimate Fighting Championship by year Category:2005 in mixed martial arts