| 1998 in UFC | ||||
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| Information | ||||
| First date | March 13, 1998 | |||
| Last date | October 16, 1998 | |||
| Events | ||||
| Total events | 3 | |||
| UFC | 2 | |||
| Fights | ||||
| Total fights | 25 | |||
| Title fights | 4 | |||
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The year 1998 was the 6th year in the history of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States. In 1998 the UFC held 3 events beginning with, UFC 16: Battle in the Bayou.
| Title fights in 1998 | ||||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Event | Notes | |||
| Light Heavyweight | Frank Shamrock (c) | def. | Igor Zinoviev | KO (slam) | 0:22 | UFC 16: Battle in the Bayou | [a] | |
| Light Heavyweight | Frank Shamrock (c) | def. | Jeremy Horn | submission (kneebar) | 16:28 | UFC 17: Redemption | [b] | |
| Welterweight | Pat Miletich | def. | Mikey Burnett | split decision | 21:00 | UFC Ultimate Brazil | [c] | |
| Light Heavyweight | Frank Shamrock (c) | def. | John Lober | submission (punches) | 7:40 | UFC Ultimate Brazil | [d] | |
The following fighters fought their first UFC fight in 1998:
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Main article: List of UFC events |
| # | Event | Date | Venue | Location | Attendance |
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| 021 | UFC Ultimate Brazil | Oct 16, 1998 | Ginásio da Portuguesa | São Paulo, Brazil | — |
| 020 | UFC 17: Redemption | May 15, 1998 | Mobile Civic Center | Mobile, Alabama, U.S. | — |
| 019 | UFC 16: Battle in the Bayou | Mar 13, 1998 | Pontchartrain Center | New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | 4,600[1] |
