1999 in UFC
| 1999 in UFC | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Information | ||||
| First date | March 13, 1999 | |||
| Last date | October 16, 1999 | |||
| Events | ||||
| Total events | 6 | |||
| UFC | 6 | |||
| Fights | ||||
| Total fights | 44 | |||
| Title fights | 6 | |||
| Chronology | ||||
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The year 1999 was the 7th year in the history of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States. In 1999 the UFC held 6 events beginning with, UFC 18: The Road to the Heavyweight Title.
Title fights
| Title fights in 1999 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Event | Notes | |||
| Welterweight | Pat Miletich (c) | def. | Jorge Patino | Decision (unanimous) | 21:00 | UFC 18: The Road to the Heavyweight Title | [a] | |
| Heavyweight | Bas Rutten | def. | Kevin Randleman | Decision (split) | 21:00 | UFC 20: Battle for the Gold | [b] | |
| Welterweight | Pat Miletich (c) | def. | André Pederneiras | TKO (cut) | 2 | 2:20 | UFC 21: Return of the Champions | [c] |
| Light Heavyweight | Frank Shamrock (c) | def. | Tito Ortiz | Submission (strikes) | 4 | 4:42 | UFC 22: Only One Can be Champion | [d] |
| Heavyweight | Kevin Randleman | def. | Pete Williams | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 23: Ultimate Japan 2 | [e] |
- ^ Miletich defeated Patino to retain the UFC Welterweight Championship.[1]
- ^ Rutten defeated Randleman to become the new UFC Heavyweight Champion.
- ^ Miletich defeated Pederneiras to retain the UFC Welterweight Championship.
- ^ Shamrock defeated Ortiz to retain the Light Heavyweight Championship.
- ^ Randleman defeated Williams to claim the vacant UFC Heavyweight Championship.
Debut UFC fighters
The following fighters fought their first UFC fight in 1999:
| ISO | Fighter | Division |
|---|---|---|
| Alfonso Alcarez | Lightweight | |
| Bas Rutten | Heavyweight | |
| Chris Condo | Middleweight | |
| Daiju Takase | Middleweight | |
| Darrell Gholar | Middleweight | |
| Dave Roberts | Middleweight | |
| David Dodd | Middleweight | |
| Eugene Jackson | Middleweight | |
| Evan Tanner | Middleweight | |
| Fabiano Iha | Lightweight | |
| Frank Caracci | Lightweight |
| ISO | Fighter | Division |
|---|---|---|
| Jason Godsey | Heavyweight | |
| Jens Pulver | Lightweight | |
| Joe Slick | Lightweight | |
| Joey Roberts | Lightweight | |
| John Lewis | Lightweight | |
| Jorge Patino | Lightweight | |
| Katsuhisa Fujii | Heavyweight | |
| Keiichiro Yamamiya | Middleweight | |
| Kenichi Yamamoto | Middleweight | |
| Kevin Randleman | Heavyweight | |
| Lowell Anderson | Middleweight |
| ISO | Fighter | Division |
|---|---|---|
| Marcelo Mello | Middleweight | |
| Masutatsu Yano | Middleweight | |
| Matt Hughes | Welterweight | |
| Paul Jones | Middleweight | |
| Ron Waterman | Heavyweight | |
| Sione Latu | Heavyweight | |
| Steve Judson | Heavyweight | |
| Tim Lajcik | Heavyweight | |
| Tony Petarra | Middleweight | |
| Travis Fulton | Heavyweight | |
| Valeri Ignatov | Middleweight |
Events list
| # | Event | Date | Venue | Location | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 027 | UFC 23: Ultimate Japan 2 | Nov 19, 1999 | Tokyo Bay NK Hall | Chiba, Japan | N/a |
| 026 | UFC 22: Only One Can be Champion | Sep 24, 1999 | Lake Charles Civic Center | Lake Charles, Louisiana, U.S. | N/a |
| 025 | UFC 21: Return of the Champions | Jul 16, 1999 | Five Seasons Events Center | Cedar Rapids, Iowa, U.S. | N/a |
| 024 | UFC 20: Battle for the Gold | May 7, 1999 | Boutwell Auditorium | Birmingham, Alabama, U.S. | N/a |
| 023 | UFC 19: Ultimate Young Guns | Mar 5, 1999 | Casino Magic Bay St. Louis | Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, U.S. | N/a |
| 022 | UFC 18: The Road to the Heavyweight Title | Jan 8, 1999 | Pontchartrain Center | New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | N/a |
See also
References
- ^ "UFC 18: Rutten rules". 20 April 2009.