| 2005 in WEC | ||||
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| Information | ||||
| First date | January 22, 2005 | |||
| Last date | October 14, 2005 | |||
| Events | ||||
| Total events | 5 | |||
| Fights | ||||
| Total fights | 63 | |||
| Title fights | 8 | |||
| Chronology | ||||
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The year 2005 was the 5th year in the history of World Extreme Cagefighting, a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States. In 2005 WEC held 5 events beginning with, WEC 13: Heavyweight Explosion.
| Title fights in 2005 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Event | Notes | |||
| Light Heavyweight | Jason Lambert | def. | Richard Montoya | Submission (Punches) | 1 | 2:45 | WEC 13: Heavyweight Explosion | [lower-alpha 1] |
| Lightweight | Gabe Ruediger (c) | def. | Jason Maxwell | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | 1 | 3:28 | WEC 14: Vengeance | [lower-alpha 2] |
| Heavyweight | James Irvin (c) | def. | Doug Marshall | KO (Knee) | 2 | 0:45 | WEC 15: Judgment Day | [lower-alpha 3] |
| Middleweight | Joe Riggs | def. | Rob Kimmons | Submission (Punches) | 1 | 1:24 | WEC 15: Judgment Day | [lower-alpha 4] |
| Super Heavyweight | Ron Waterman (c) | def. | Ricco Rodriguez | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | WEC 16: Clash of the Titans 2 | [lower-alpha 5] |
| Light Heavyweight | Scott Smith | def. | Tait Fletcher | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 3:55 | WEC 17: Halloween Fury 4 | [lower-alpha 6] |
| Welterweight | Mike Pyle | def. | Bret Bergmark | Submission (Triangle Choke) | 1 | 3:36 | WEC 17: Halloween Fury 4 | [lower-alpha 7] |
| Lightweight | Gabe Ruediger (c) | def. | Sam Wells | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | WEC 17: Halloween Fury 4 | [lower-alpha 8] |
| Event | Date | Division | Winner | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WEC 13 | January 22, 2005 | Heavyweight | Brandon Vera | Mike Whitehead |
| WEC 17 | October 14, 2005 | Light Heavyweight | Scott Smith | Tait Fletcher |
| No. | Event | Date | Venue | Location | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | WEC 17: Halloween Fury 4 | October 14, 2005 | Tachi Palace Hotel & Casino | Lemoore, California | |
| 16 | WEC 16: Clash of the Titans 2 | August 18, 2005 | Tachi Palace Hotel & Casino | Lemoore, California | |
| 15 | WEC 15: Judgment Day | May 19, 2005 | Tachi Palace Hotel & Casino | Lemoore, California | |
| 14 | WEC 14: Vengeance | March 17, 2005 | Tachi Palace Hotel & Casino | Lemoore, California | |
| 13 | WEC 13: Heavyweight Explosion | January 22, 2005 | Tachi Palace Hotel & Casino | Lemoore, California |
WEC 13: Heavyweight Explosion [1] was an event held on January 22, 2005 at the Tachi Palace in Lemoore, California, United States.
| Main Card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Super Heavyweight | Dan Christison | def. | Andre Roberts | Submission (Armbar) | 1 | 3:26 | [lower-alpha 1] |
| Light Heavyweight | Jason Lambert | def. | Richard Montoya | TKO (Submission to punches) | 1 | 2:45 | [lower-alpha 2] |
| Brad Imes | def. | Lace Pele | TKO (Submission to punches) | 1 | 2:04 | ||
| Jorge Oliveira | def. | Shonie Carter | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | ||
| Olaf Alfonso | def. | Chin Seng | KO | 1 | 1:13 | ||
| Brandon Vera | def. | Mike Whitehead | TKO (Doctor Stoppage) | 2 | 1:12 | ||
| Allan Weickert | def. | Jeremy Freitag | TKO | 1 | 4:25 | ||
| Mike Whitehead | def. | Terroll Dees | Submission (Neck Crank) | 1 | 3:43 | ||
| Brandon Vera | def. | Andre Mussi | KO (Knees and Punches) | 1 | 0:51 | ||
| Jody Poff | def. | Houssain Oushani | Submission (Guillotine Choke) | 1 | 1:51 | ||
| Van Palacio | def. | Fred Diaz | Decision (Split) | 3 | 5:00 | ||
WEC 14: Vengeance [2] was an event held on March 17, 2005 at the Tachi Palace in Lemoore, California, United States.
| Main Card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| John Polakowski | def. | Olaf Alfonso | TKO (Corner Stoppage) | 1 | 5:00 | ||
| Wesley Correira | def. | Walt Pels | KO (Punches) | 1 | 0:23 | ||
| Terry Martin | def. | Homer Moore | TKO (Submission to punches) | 2 | 3:14 | ||
| Alex Serdyukov | def. | Mark Weir | Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke) | 2 | 2:56 | ||
| Brad Imes | def. | Mike Dexter | Submission (Triangle Choke) | 1 | 3:44 | ||
| Abraham Baxter | def. | Patrick Kaase | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 4:59 | ||
| Lightweight | Gabe Ruediger (c) | def. | Jason Maxwell | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | 1 | 3:28 | [lower-alpha 1] |
| Brian Olsen | def. | Craig Zellner | TKO (Punches) | 2 | N/A | ||
| Brian Gassaway | def. | Ross Ebanez | NC (Accidental Headbutt) | 0 | N/A | ||
| Josh Green | def. | Troy Miller | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | 1 | 1:56 | ||
| Antonio Banuelos | def. | Mike Lindquist | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | 1 | 1:38 | ||
| Dan Marks | def. | Mike Alirez | KO (Head Kick) | 1 | 0:31 | ||
| Carlton Jones | def. | Chris Botelho | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 3:14 | ||
WEC 15: Judgment Day [3] was an event held on May 19, 2005 at the Tachi Palace in Lemoore, California, United States.
| Main Card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Heavyweight | James Irvin (c) | def. | Doug Marshall | KO (Knee) | 2 | 0:45 | [lower-alpha 1] |
| Cole Escovedo | def. | Poppies Martinez | TKO (Leg Injury) | 2 | 1:05 | ||
| Middleweight | Joe Riggs | def. | Rob Kimmons | TKO (Submission to punches) | 1 | 1:24 | [lower-alpha 2] |
| Chris Lytle | def. | Pat Healy | Decision (Split) | 3 | 5:00 | ||
| Lavar Johnson | def. | Carlos Garcia | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 1:09 | ||
| Rich Crunkilton | def. | Paul Jenkins | KO (Punches) | 2 | 2:36 | ||
| Tony Alanis | def. | Johnny Fadella | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 1:54 | ||
| Steve Ramirez | def. | Anthony Gonzales | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | 1 | 4:38 | ||
| Josh Green | def. | Miguel Cosio | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | 1 | 0:39 | ||
| Justin Levens | def. | Tony Lopez | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | 1 | 3:46 | ||
| Cassio Werneck | def. | Toby Imada | Submission (Triangle Choke) | 2 | 2:54 | ||
| Thomas Schulte | def. | Raven Seymon | Submission (Triangle Choke) | 1 | 1:29 | ||
| Jay Hieron | def. | Adam Lynn | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | ||
WEC 16: Clash of the Titans 2 [4] was an event held on August 18, 2005 at the Tachi Palace in Lemoore, California, United States.
| Main Card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Super Heavyweight | Ron Waterman (c) | def. | Ricco Rodriguez | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | [lower-alpha 1] |
| Alex Serdyukov | def. | Victor Parfenov | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 2:20 | ||
| Tosh Cook | def. | Troy Miller | Submission (Rear Naked Choke) | 1 | 1:45 | ||
| Chris Sanford | def. | Josh Green | Submission (Guillotine Choke) | 1 | 2:30 | ||
| Rafael del Real | def. | Jody Poff | No Contest | 1 | 0:00 | ||
| Steve Ramirez | def. | Jason Biswell | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 2:01 | ||
| Casey Olson | def. | Rolland Parli | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 4:58 | ||
| Kenny Ento | def. | Chris Botelho | Submission (Armbar) | 1 | 4:33 | ||
| Ernie Tiserino | def. | Van Palacio | Submission (Keylock) | 3 | 2:48 | ||
| Allan Weickert | def. | Rocky Batastini | Submission (Armbar) | 1 | 2:50 | ||
| Dan Marks | def. | Albert Rios | Submission (Armbar) | 2 | 2:22 | ||
WEC 17: Halloween Fury 4 [5] was an event held on October 14, 2005 at the Tachi Palace in Lemoore, California, United States.
| Main Card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Light Heavyweight | Scott Smith | def. | Tait Fletcher | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 3:55 | [lower-alpha 1] |
| Ricco Rodriguez | def. | Jimmy Ambriz | TKO (Submission to punches) | 1 | 4:13 | ||
| Lavar Johnson | def. | Corey Salter | TKO (Submission to strikes) | 1 | 3:37 | ||
| Welterweight | Mike Pyle | def. | Bret Bergmark | Submission (Triangle Choke) | 1 | 3:36 | [lower-alpha 2] |
| Lightweight | Gabe Ruediger (c) | def. | Sam Wells | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | [lower-alpha 3] |
| Poppies Martinez | def. | Robert Breslin | No Contest - Martinez Kicked in Groin | 1 | 0:00 | ||
| Vernon White | def. | Alex Stiebling | KO (Punch) | 2 | 0:09 | ||
| Cole Escovedo | def. | Joe Martin | Submission (Flying Triangle Choke) | 1 | 1:05 | ||
| Justin Levens | def. | Jorge Oliveira | KO (Slam) | 1 | 0:00 | ||
| Antonio Banuelos | def. | Ed Tomaselli | TKO (Cut) | 1 | 2:25 | ||
| Scott Smith | def. | Tim McKenzie | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 2:25 | ||
| Gil Castillo | def. | Steve Ramirez | TKO (Punches) | 2 | 4:01 | ||
| Shane Carwin | def. | Carlton Jones | TKO (Submission to punches) | 1 | 2:11 | ||
| Kenny Ento | def. | Charles Price | Submission (Armbar) | 1 | 1:19 | ||
| Andrew Martinez | def. | Jimmy Dexter | DQ (Knee to the Head on the Ground) | 1 | 1:12 | ||
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WEC 20: Cinco de Mayhem was a mixed martial arts event held by World Extreme Cagefighting that took place on May 5, 2006 at Tachi Palace Hotel & Casino in Lemoore, California. WEC 20's main event was a heavyweight bout between Brian Olsen and Mike Kyle.
WEC 7: This Time It's Personal was a mixed martial arts event promoted by World Extreme Cagefighting on August 9, 2003, at the Palace Indian Gaming Center in Lemoore, California. In the main event, Ron Waterman fought James Nevarez to decide WEC's inaugural Super Heavyweight Champion.
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WEC 8: Halloween Fury 2 was a mixed martial arts event promoted by World Extreme Cagefighting on October 17, 2003, at the Palace Indian Gaming Center in Lemoore, California. The main event saw Cole Escovedo defend the WEC Featherweight title against Anthony Hamlett.
WEC 12: Halloween Fury 3 was a mixed martial arts event promoted by World Extreme Cagefighting on October 21, 2004, at the Tachi Palace Hotel & Casino in Lemoore, California. The card featured many future superstars such as Jason "The Punisher" Lambert, Nate Diaz, Brad Imes, Chris "Lights Out" Lytle, "The Sandman" James Irvin, Joe "Diesel" Riggs, Chael Sonnen, and MMA legend "Mr. International" Shonie Carter. The main event saw Doug Marshall take on Carlos Garcia.
WEC 13: Heavyweight Explosion was a mixed martial arts event promoted by World Extreme Cagefighting on January 22, 2005 at the Tachi Palace Hotel & Casino in Lemoore, California. The card featured a 4-man Heavyweight Tournament featuring Brandon Vera as well as single fights which saw the likes of Jason "The Punisher" Lambert, Brad Imes, and MMA legend "Mr. International" Shonie Carter compete.
WEC 14: Vengeance was a mixed martial arts event promoted by World Extreme Cagefighting on March 17, 2005, at the Tachi Palace Hotel & Casino in Lemoore, California. The Main Event saw John Polakowski take on Olaf Alfonso.
WEC 15: Judgment Day was a mixed martial arts event promoted by World Extreme Cagefighting on May 19, 2005, at the Tachi Palace Hotel & Casino in Lemoore, California. The card featured the likes of Joe Riggs, Chris Lytle and James Irvin compete.
WEC 16: Clash of the Titans 2 was a mixed martial arts event promoted by World Extreme Cagefighting on August 18, 2005, at the Tachi Palace Hotel & Casino in Lemoore, California. The main event saw Ron Waterman take on Ricco Rodriguez for the WEC Super Heavyweight Championship.
WEC 17: Halloween Fury 4 was a mixed martial arts event promoted by World Extreme Cagefighting on October 14, 2005, at the Tachi Palace Hotel & Casino in Lemoore, California. A light heavyweight tournament was held with the winner being crowned the champion and given a deal with the UFC.
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