| 2004 in WEC | ||||
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| Information | ||||
| First date | January 16, 2004 | |||
| Last date | October 21, 2004 | |||
| Events | ||||
| Total events | 4 | |||
| Fights | ||||
| Total fights | 53 | |||
| Title fights | 6 | |||
| Chronology | ||||
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The year 2004 was the 4th year in the history of World Extreme Cagefighting, a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States. In 2004 WEC held 4 events beginning with, WEC 9: Cold Blooded.
| Title fights in 2004 | ||||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Event | Notes | |||
| Middleweight | Chris Leben | def. | Mike Swick | KO (Punch) | 2 | 0:45 | WEC 9: Cold Blooded | [lower-alpha 1] |
| Welterweight | Karo Parisyan | def. | Shonie Carter (c) | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | WEC 10: Bragging Rights | [lower-alpha 2] |
| Lightweight | Gilbert Melendez | def. | Olaf Alfonso | TKO (Punches) | 3 | 4:54 | WEC 10: Bragging Rights | [lower-alpha 3] |
| Heavyweight | James Irvin | def. | Jody Poff | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 1:44 | WEC 11: Evolution | [lower-alpha 4] |
| Lightweight | Gabe Ruediger | def. | Steve Ramirez | Submission (Triangle Choke) | 1 | 1:24 | WEC 11: Evolution | [lower-alpha 5] |
| Heavyweight | James Irvin (c) | def. | Houssain Oushani | KO (Punch) | 1 | 2:27 | WEC 12: Halloween Fury 3 | [lower-alpha 6] |
| No. | Event | Date | Venue | Location | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | WEC 12: Halloween Fury 3 | October 21, 2004 | Tachi Palace Hotel & Casino | Lemoore, California | |
| 11 | WEC 11: Evolution | August 20, 2004 | Tachi Palace Hotel & Casino | Lemoore, California | |
| 10 | WEC 10: Bragging Rights | May 21, 2004 | Tachi Palace Hotel & Casino | Lemoore, California | |
| 9 | WEC 9: Cold Blooded | January 16, 2004 | Tachi Palace Hotel & Casino | Lemoore, California |
WEC 9: Cold Blooded [1] was an event held on January 16, 2004, at the Tachi Palace in Lemoore, California, United States.
| Main Card | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Mike Kyle | def. | Jude Hargett | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 4:09 | ||
| Alex Stiebling | def. | Joe Riggs | Submission (Triangle Choke) | 2 | 1:54 | ||
| Shonie Carter | def. | Gabe Garcia | TKO (Injury) | 1 | 0:30 | ||
| Adrienna Jenkins | def. | Keri Scarr | DQ (Illegal Soccer Kick and Knee) | 1 | N/A | ||
| Olaf Alfonso | def. | John Polakowski | Decision (Split) | 3 | 5:00 | ||
| Yves Edwards | def. | Deshaun Johnson | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | ||
| Tiki Ghosn | def. | Nick Gilardi | Submission (Guillotine Choke) | 1 | 4:52 | ||
| Doug Marshall | def. | Lavar Johnson | TKO (Corner Stoppage) | 1 | 5:00 | ||
| Middleweight | Chris Leben | def. | Mike Swick | KO (Punch) | 2 | 0:45 | [lower-alpha 1] |
| Poppies Martinez | def. | Eric Ramirez | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 3:15 | ||
| Harris Sarmiento | def. | Rob McCullough | Decision (Split) | 3 | 5:00 | ||
| Jack Cardenas | def. | John Appleby | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 4:54 | ||
| Richard Montoya | def. | Joe Salcido | KO (Punch) | 1 | 0:36 | ||
| Anthony Gonzales | def. | Pedro Tome | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 2:14 | ||
| Josh Hayes | def. | Tony Asam | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 2:05 | ||
WEC 10: Bragging Rights [2] was an event held on May 21, 2004, at the Tachi Palace in Lemoore, California, United States.
| Main Card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Heavyweight | Mike Serr | def. | Rafael Del Real | TKO (Submission to punches) | 1 | 2:19 | [lower-alpha 1] |
| Welterweight | Karo Parisyan | def. | Shonie Carter (c) | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | [lower-alpha 2] |
| Lightweight | Gilbert Melendez | def. | Olaf Alfonso | TKO (Punches) | 3 | 4:54 | [lower-alpha 3] |
| Alex Stiebling | def. | Tim McKenzie | Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke) | 2 | 2:25 | ||
| Ryan Schultz | def. | Gil Castillo | Decision (Majority) | 3 | 5:00 | ||
| Poppies Martinez | def. | Gabriel Cruz Tenorio | TKO (Submission to punches) | 1 | 0:30 | ||
| Bret Bergmark | def. | Daisuke Ishii | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 4:49 | ||
| Heavyweight | Doug Marshall | def. | Anthony Arria | Submission (Armbar) | 1 | 0:22 | [lower-alpha 4] |
| Amir Rahnavardi | def. | Kengo Ura | TKO (Cut) | 1 | 5:00 | ||
| Richard Montoya | def. | Bill Coffman | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 0:47 | ||
| Lavar Johnson | def. | Levi Thornbrue | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 2:32 | ||
| Steve Ramirez | def. | Chino Esparza | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | 1 | 0:47 | ||
WEC 11: Evolution [3] was an event held on August 20, 2004, at the Tachi Palace in Lemoore, California, United States.
| Main Card | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Shonie Carter | def. | Jason Biswell | TKO (Elbows) | 1 | 3:13 | ||
| Light Heavyweight | Richard Montoya | def. | Abraham Baxter | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | [lower-alpha 1] |
| Lavar Johnson | def. | Fred Diaz | KO (Punches) | 1 | 0:00 | ||
| Rafael del Real | def. | Michael MacDonald | TKO (Punches) | 2 | 2:35 | ||
| Olaf Alfonso | def. | Philip Perez | TKO (Elbows) | 1 | 2:57 | ||
| Carlos Garcia | def. | Seth Woodill | KO (Punch) | 1 | 0:25 | ||
| Emanuel Newton | def. | Andre Mussi | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | ||
| Nick Ertl | def. | Nam Phan | Decision (Split) | 3 | 5:00 | ||
| Heavyweight | James Irvin | def. | Jody Poff | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 1:44 | [lower-alpha 2] |
| Lightweight | Gabe Ruediger | def. | Steve Ramirez | Submission (Triangle Choke) | 1 | 1:24 | [lower-alpha 3] |
| Josh Green | def. | Bill Coffman | Submission (Triangle Armbar) | 1 | 1:19 | ||
| Brad Mohler | def. | Rob Clarke | TKO (Corner Stoppage) | 3 | 3:59 | ||
WEC 12: Halloween Fury 3 [4] was an event held on October 21, 2004, at the Tachi Palace in Lemoore, California, United States.
| Main Card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Heavyweight | Doug Marshall (c) | def. | Carlos Garcia | KO (Punches) | 1 | 2:46 | [lower-alpha 1] |
| Shonie Carter | def. | Jody Poff | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | 1 | 3:48 | ||
| Light Heavyweight | Chael Sonnen | def. | Alex Stiebling | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Middleweight | Joe Riggs | def. | Isidro Gonzalez | TKO (Punches and Elbows) | 1 | 1:50 | |
| Heavyweight | James Irvin | def. | Houssain Oushani | KO (Punch) | 1 | 2:27 | [lower-alpha 2] |
| Poppies Martinez | def. | Joe Martin | TKO (Punches) | 2 | 4:41 | ||
| Tosh Cook | def. | Rafael del Real | Submission (Triangle Choke) | 1 | 1:34 | ||
| Welterweight | Chris Lytle | def. | J.T. Taylor | Submission (Forearm Choke) | 1 | 2:53 | |
| Lightweight | Gabe Ruediger | def. | Olaf Alfonso | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | 1 | 3:05 | [lower-alpha 3] |
| Middleweight | Mark Weir | def. | Will Bradford | Submission (Guillotine Choke) | 1 | 2:11 | [lower-alpha 4] |
| Heavyweight | Brad Imes | def. | Jeremy Freitag | Decision (Split) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Troy Miller | def. | Tom Owens | TKO (Knee Injury) | 2 | 3:56 | |
| Lightweight | Nate Diaz | def. | Alejandro Garcia | Submission (Triangle Choke) | 3 | 2:17 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Jason Lambert | def. | Matt Horwich | TKO (Submission to punches) | 2 | 3:28 | |
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