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.
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.
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 54Ref
Title fights
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:
Fighter Division Alessio Sakara Light Heavyweight Alex Karalexis Welterweight Alex Schoenauer Light Heavyweight Ansar Chalangov Welterweight Bill Mahood Light Heavyweight Bobby Southworth Light Heavyweight Brad Imes Heavyweight Branden Lee Hinkle Heavyweight Brandon Vera Heavyweight Brian Gassaway Welterweight Brock Larson Welterweight Chael Sonnen Light Heavyweight Charles McCarthy Middleweight Chris Leben Middleweight Chris Sanford Middleweight Diego Sanchez Middleweight Drew Fickett Welterweight Fabiano Scherner Heavyweight Forrest Griffin Light Heavyweight Gabriel Gonzaga Heavyweight Gideon Ray Middleweight James Irvin Light Heavyweight Jason Miller Welterweight
Fighter Division Jason Thacker Welterweight Jeff Newton Light Heavyweight Joe Stevenson Welterweight John Marsh Heavyweight Jon Fitch Welterweight Jonathan Goulet Welterweight Josh Burkman Welterweight Josh Koscheck Welterweight Josh Neer Welterweight Josh Rafferty Middleweight Keigo Kunihara Lightweight Keith Jardine Light Heavyweight Keith Wisniewski Welterweight Kenny Florian Middleweight Kerry Schall Heavyweight Kevin Jordan Heavyweight Kit Cope Lightweight Lodune Sincaid Light Heavyweight Luke Cummo Welterweight Marcio Cruz Heavyweight Marcus Davis Welterweight Melvin Guillard Lightweight
Fighter Division Mike Swick Middleweight Nate Marquardt Middleweight Nate Quarry Middleweight Nick Thompson Welterweight Paul Buentello Heavyweight Pete Sell Middleweight Rashad Evans Heavyweight Ron Faircloth Middleweight Sam Hoger Light Heavyweight Sam Morgan Welterweight Sean Gannon Heavyweight Spencer Fisher Lightweight Stephan Bonnar Light Heavyweight Terry Martin Middleweight Thiago Alves Welterweight Tom Murphy Light Heavyweight Tyson Griffin Lightweight Victor Valimaki Light Heavyweight Wes Combs Light Heavyweight Wilson Gouveia Light Heavyweight Yuki Sasaki Middleweight Yushin Okami Middleweight
Events list
# Event Date Venue Location Attendance065MGM Grand Garden ArenaLas Vegas, Nevada, U.S.064Hard Rock Hotel and CasinoLas Vegas, Nevada, U.S. rowspan="1 063Mohegan Sun ArenaUncasville, Connecticut, U.S.062Hard Rock Hotel and CasinoLas Vegas, Nevada, U.S. rowspan="1 061MGM Grand Garden ArenaLas Vegas, Nevada, U.S.060UFC Ultimate Fight NightCox PavilionLas Vegas, Nevada, U.S. rowspan="1 059Boardwalk HallAtlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.058MGM Grand Garden ArenaLas Vegas, Nevada, U.S.057Cox PavilionLas Vegas, Nevada, U.S. rowspan="1 056Mandalay Bay Events CenterLas Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
UFC Ultimate Fight Night
UFC Ultimate Fight Night (also known as UFC Fight Night 1) 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
Encyclopedia awards The following fighters were honored in the October 2011 book titled UFC Encyclopedia. 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