Ultimate Ultimate 1995

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Ultimate Ultimate 1995
Ultimate Ultimate 1995 (event poster).jpg
The poster for Ultimate Ultimate 1995
Promotion Ultimate Fighting Championship
DateDecember 16, 1995
Venue Mammoth Gardens
City Denver, Colorado
Attendance2,800
Buyrate251,000
Event chronology
UFC 7: The Brawl in Buffalo Ultimate Ultimate 1995 UFC 8: David vs. Goliath

UFC: The Ultimate Ultimate (also known as Ultimate Ultimate 1995 or UFC 7.5) was an event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on December 16, 1995, at the Mammoth Gardens in Denver, Colorado. The event was seen live on pay-per view in the United States, and later released on home video.

Contents

History

Ultimate Ultimate 1995 featured an eight-man tournament with the winner receiving $150,000. The event also featured two alternate fights, which were not shown on the live pay-per-view broadcast.

The tournament had no weight classes, or weight limits. Each match had no rounds, but a 15-minute time limit was imposed for the quarterfinal and an 18-minute time limit for semi-final round matches in the tournament.

The finals of the tournament had a 27-minute time limit and, if necessary, a three-minute overtime.

Ultimate Ultimate 1995 was also the first UFC event to feature judges, who would score the bouts in the event of a draw.

The referee for the night was 'Big' John McCarthy.

Dan Severn won the tournament by defeating Oleg Taktarov.

Six of the nine fights ended by submission. The other three ended by Unanimous Decision (The Semi-finals and The Finals).

Results

Final
Weight classMethodRoundTimeNotes
N/A Dan Severn def. Oleg Taktarov Decision (unanimous)30:00
Semifinals
N/A Dan Severn def. Tank Abbott Decision (unanimous)18:00
N/A Oleg Taktarov def. Marco Ruas Decision (unanimous)18:00
Quarterfinals
N/A Tank Abbott def. Steve Jennum Submission (neck crank)1:14
N/A Dan Severn def. Paul Varelans Submission (arm-triangle choke)1:01
N/A Marco Ruas def. Keith Hackney Submission (rear-naked choke)2:39
N/A Oleg Taktarov def. Dave Beneteau Submission (achilles hold)1:15
Alternate bouts
N/A Joe Charles def.Scott BessacSubmission (armlock)4:38
N/A Mark Hall def. Trent Jenkins Submission (armlock)5:29

    Ultimate Ultimate 1995 bracket

    Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
             
    Flag of the United States.svg Tank Abbott SUB
    Flag of the United States.svg Steve Jennum 1:14
    Flag of the United States.svg Tank Abbott 18:00
    Flag of the United States.svg Dan Severn DEC
    Flag of the United States.svg Dan Severn SUB
    Flag of the United States.svg Paul Varelans 1:01
    Flag of the United States.svg Dan Severn DEC
    Flag of Russia.svg Oleg Taktarov 30:00
    Flag of Brazil.svg Marco Ruas SUB
    Flag of the United States.svg Keith Hackney 2:39
    Flag of Brazil.svg Marco Ruas 18:00
    Flag of Russia.svg Oleg Taktarov DEC
    Flag of Russia.svg Oleg Taktarov SUB
    Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Dave Beneteau 1:15

    Encyclopedia awards

    The following fighters were honored in the October 2011 book titled UFC Encyclopedia . [1]

    See also

    1. ↑ Gerbasi, Thomas (2011-10-17). UFC Encyclopedia - The Definitive Guide to the Ultimate Fighting Championship. New York: DK. p. 155. ISBN   978-0756683610.
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