| 2005 in UFC | ||||
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| Information | ||||
| First date | Feb 5, 2005 | |||
| Last date | Nov 19, 2005 | |||
| Events | ||||
| Total events | 10 | |||
| UFC | 6 | |||
| UFC Fight Night | 2 | |||
| TUF Finale events | 2 | |||
| Fights | ||||
| Total fights | 80 | |||
| Title fights | 9 | |||
| Chronology | ||||
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The year2005 was the 13th year in the history of theUltimate Fighting Championship (UFC), amixed martial arts promotion based in the United States. In 2005 the UFC held 10 events beginning with,UFC 51: Super Saturday. The reality TV seriesThe Ultimate Fighter and the first UFC Ultimate Fight Night both premiered onSpike TV.The Ultimate Fighter 1 Finale was the first live UFC broadcast on non-pay-per-view television.
This was the first year that UFC senior editor Thomas Gerbasi published the year-end awards on UFC.com.[1]
| Title fights in 2005 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Event | Notes | |||
| Heavyweight | Andrei Arlovski | def. | Tim Sylvia | Submission (achilles lock) | 1 | 0:47 | UFC 51: Super Saturday | [a] |
| Middleweight | Evan Tanner | def. | David Terrell | TKO (punches) | 1 | 4:35 | UFC 51: Super Saturday | [b] |
| Light Heavyweight | Chuck Liddell | def. | Randy Couture (c) | KO (Punches) | 1 | 2:06 | UFC 52: Couture vs Liddell | [c] |
| Welterweight | Matt Hughes (c) | def. | Frank Trigg | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 4:05 | UFC 52: Couture vs Liddell | [d] |
| Middleweight | Rich Franklin | def. | Evan Tanner (c) | TKO (doctor stoppage) | 4 | 3:25 | UFC 53: Heavy Hitters | [e] |
| Heavyweight | Andrei Arlovski (ic) | def. | Justin Eilers | TKO (punches) | 1 | 4:10 | UFC 53: Heavy Hitters | [f] |
| Light Heavyweight | Chuck Liddell (c) | def. | Jeremy Horn | TKO (punches) | 4 | 2:46 | UFC 54: Boiling Point | [g] |
| Heavyweight | Andrei Arlovski (c) | def. | Paul Buentello | KO (punch) | 1 | 0:15 | UFC 55: Fury | [h] |
| Middleweight | Rich Franklin (c) | def. | Nate Quarry | KO (punch) | 1 | 2:34 | UFC 56: Full Force | [i] |
| Season | Finale | Division | Winner | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TUF 1: Team Couture vs. Team Liddell | Apr 9, 2005 | Light Heavyweight | Forrest Griffin | Stephan Bonnar |
| Middleweight | Diego Sanchez | Kenny Florian | ||
| TUF 2: Team Hughes vs. Team Franklin | Nov 5, 2005 | Heavyweight | Rashad Evans | Brad Imes |
| Welterweight | Joe Stevenson | Luke Cummo |
The following fighters fought their first UFC fight in 2005:
| # | Event | Date | Venue | Location | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 065 | UFC 56: Full Force | Nov 19, 2005 | MGM Grand Garden Arena | Las Vegas,Nevada, U.S. | 12,000 |
| 064 | The Ultimate Fighter: Team Hughes vs. Team Franklin Finale | Nov 5, 2005 | Hard Rock Hotel and Casino | Las Vegas,Nevada, U.S. | N/a |
| 063 | UFC 55: Fury | Oct 7, 2005 | Mohegan Sun Arena | Uncasville, Connecticut, U.S. | 8,000[5] |
| 062 | UFC Fight Night 2 | Oct 3, 2005 | Hard Rock Hotel and Casino | Las Vegas,Nevada, U.S. | N/a |
| 061 | UFC 54: Boiling Point | Aug 20, 2005 | MGM Grand Garden Arena | Las Vegas,Nevada, U.S. | 13,520 |
| 060 | UFC Ultimate Fight Night | Aug 6, 2005 | Cox Pavilion | Las Vegas,Nevada, U.S. | N/a |
| 059 | UFC 53: Heavy Hitters | Jun 4, 2005 | Boardwalk Hall | Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. | 12,000[6] |
| 058 | UFC 52: Couture vs Liddell | Apr 16, 2005 | MGM Grand Garden Arena | Las Vegas,Nevada, U.S. | 14,562 |
| 057 | The Ultimate Fighter: Team Couture vs. Team Liddell Finale | Apr 9, 2005 | Cox Pavilion | Las Vegas,Nevada, U.S. | N/a |
| 056 | UFC 51: Super Saturday | Feb 5, 2005 | Mandalay Bay Events Center | Las Vegas,Nevada, U.S. | 11,072[7] |
| UFC Ultimate Fight Night | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | August 6, 2005 | |||
| Venue | Cox Pavilion | |||
| City | Las Vegas,Nevada | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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UFC Ultimate Fight Night (also known asUFC Fight Night 1)[8] was an event held on August 6, 2005, at theCox Pavilion inLas Vegas, Nevada. The event, aired onSpike, was the first UFC Fight Night event.
| Main card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| 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 | |||||||
| 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 | |
The following fighters were honored in the October 2011 book titledUFC Encyclopedia.[9]
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