| 2000 in UFC | ||||
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| Information | ||||
| First date | March 10, 2000 | |||
| Last date | December 16, 2000 | |||
| Events | ||||
| Total events | 6 | |||
| UFC | 6 | |||
| Fights | ||||
| Total fights | 44 | |||
| Title fights | 6 | |||
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The year2000 was the 8th year in the history of theUltimate Fighting Championship (UFC), amixed martial arts promotion based in the United States. In 2000 the UFC held 6 events beginning with,UFC 24: First Defense.
| Title fights in 2000 | ||||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Event | Notes | |||
| Light Heavyweight | Tito Ortiz | def. | Wanderlei Silva | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 25 | [a] |
| Welterweight | Pat Miletich (c) | def. | John Alessio | Submission (armbar) | 2 | 1:43 | UFC 26 | [b] |
| Heavyweight | Kevin Randleman (c) | def. | Pedro Rizzo | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 26 | [c] |
| Heavyweight | Randy Couture | def. | Kevin Randleman (c) | TKO (punches) | 3 | 4:13 | UFC 28 | [d] |
| Welterweight | Pat Miletich (c) | def. | Kenichi Yamamoto | Submission (guillotine choke) | 2 | 1:57 | UFC 29 | [e] |
| Light Heavyweight | Tito Ortiz (c) | def. | Yuki Kondo | Submission (cobra choke) | 1 | 1:51 | UFC 29 | [f] |
The following fighters fought their first UFC fight in 2000:
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| # | Event | Date | Venue | Location | Attendance |
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| 033 | UFC 29: Defense of the Belts | Dec 16, 2000 | Differ Ariake Arena | Tokyo, Japan | 1,414[1] |
| 032 | UFC 28: High Stakes | Nov 17, 2000 | Trump Taj Mahal Casino Resort | Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. | — |
| 031 | UFC 27: Ultimate Bad Boyz | Sep 22, 2000 | Lakefront Arena | New Orleans,Louisiana, U.S. | — |
| 030 | UFC 26: Ultimate Field Of Dreams | Jun 9, 2000 | Five Seasons Events Center | Cedar Rapids, Iowa, U.S. | 1,100[2] |
| 029 | UFC 25: Ultimate Japan 3 | Apr 14, 2000 | Yoyogi National Gymnasium | Tokyo, Japan | — |
| 028 | UFC 24: First Defense | Mar 10, 2000 | Lake Charles Civic Center | Lake Charles, Louisiana, U.S. | — |
UFC 27 was an event held in New Orleans, Louisiana, on September 22, 2000, and the last event held by the UFC before its adoption of the new "Unified Rules of Mixed Martial Arts".
| Main Card | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Heavyweight | Pedro Rizzo | def. | Dan Severn | TKO (leg kicks) | 1 | 1:33 | |
| Heavyweight | Maurice Smith | def. | Bobby Hoffman | Decision (Majority) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Middleweight | Jeremy Horn | def. | Eugene Jackson | Submission (armbar) | 1 | 4:32 | [a] |
| Lightweight | Fabiano Iha | def. | LaVerne Clark | Submission (armbar) | 1 | 1:10 | [b] |
| Middleweight | Yuki Kondo | def. | Alexandre Dantas | TKO (Punches) | 3 | 2:28 | [c] |
| Heavyweight | Ian Freeman | def. | Tedd Williams | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Preliminary Card | |||||||
| Heavyweight | Jeff Monson | def. | Tim Lajcik | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Brad Gumm | vs | CJ Fernandes | Draw | 3 | 5:00 | [d] |
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