1995 in UFC
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Information
First dateApril 7, 1995
Last dateDecember 16, 1995
Events
Total events4
UFC3
Fights
Total fights42
Title fights2
Chronology
1994 in UFC 1995 in UFC 1996 in UFC

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. 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.
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