1999 in UFC
{{short description|UFC MMA events in 1999}}
{{Year in UFC
|name = 1999 in UFC
|image = Logo of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (1993–1999).png
|image_size = 176px
|first_date = March 13, 1999
|last_date = October 16, 1999
|total_events = 6
|numbered_events = 6
|total_fights = 44
|title_fights = 6
|preceded_by = 1998 in UFC
|followed_by = 2000 in UFC
}}
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.
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Title fights
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{{MMAtitle card|Title fights in 1999}}
{{MMAtitle bout
| Welterweight
| Pat Miletich (c)
| def.
| Decision (unanimous)
|
| 21:00
| UFC 18: The Road to the Heavyweight Title
| Miletich defeated Patino to retain the UFC Welterweight Championship.{{Cite web | url=https://sports.yahoo.com/mma/news?slug=dm-ufceighteen042009 | title=UFC 18: Rutten rules | date=20 April 2009 }}
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{{MMAtitle bout
| Heavyweight
| def.
| Decision (split)
|
| 21:00
| UFC 20: Battle for the Gold
| Rutten defeated Randleman to become the new UFC Heavyweight Champion.
}}
{{MMAtitle bout
| Welterweight
| Pat Miletich (c)
| def.
| TKO (cut)
| 2
| 2:20
| UFC 21: Return of the Champions
| Miletich defeated Pederneiras to retain the UFC Welterweight Championship.
}}
{{MMAtitle bout
| Light Heavyweight
| Frank Shamrock (c)
| def.
| Submission (strikes)
| 4
| 4:42
| UFC 22: Only One Can be Champion
| Shamrock defeated Ortiz to retain the Light Heavyweight Championship.
}}
{{MMAtitle bout
| Heavyweight
| def.
| Decision (unanimous)
| 5
| 5:00
| UFC 23: Ultimate Japan 2
| Randleman defeated Williams to claim the vacant UFC Heavyweight Championship.
}}
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Debut UFC fighters
The following fighters fought their first UFC fight in 1999:
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- Alfonso Alcarez
- Bas Rutten
- Chris Condo
- Daiju Takase
- Darrel Gholar
- Dave Roberts
- David Dodd
- Eugene Jackson
- Evan Tanner
- Fabiano Iha
- Frank Caracci
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- Jason Godsey
- Jens Pulver
- Joe Slick
- Joey Roberts
- John Lewis
- Jorge Patino
- Katsuhisa Fujii
- Keiichiro Yamamiya
- Kenichi Yamamoto
- Kevin Randleman
- Lowell Anderson
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- Marcelo Mello
- Masutatsu Yano
- Matt Hughes
- Paul Jones
- Ron Waterman
- Sione Latu
- Steve Judson
- Tim Lajcik
- Tony Petarra
- Travis Fulton
- Valeri Ignatov
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Events list
{{Main|List of UFC events}}
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! scope="col" | # ! scope="col" | Event ! scope="col" | Date ! scope="col" | Venue ! scope="col" | Location ! scope="col" | Attendance |
| 027
|{{sort|UFC 023|UFC 23: Ultimate Japan 2}} |{{dts|1999|Nov|19}} |Chiba, Japan | rowspan="1 {{n/a}} |
| 026
|{{sort|UFC 022|UFC 22: Only One Can be Champion}} |{{dts|1999|Sep|24}} |Lake Charles, Louisiana, U.S. | rowspan="1 {{n/a}} |
| 025
|{{sort|UFC 021|UFC 21: Return of the Champions}} |{{dts|1999|Jul|16}} |Cedar Rapids, Iowa, U.S. | rowspan="1 {{n/a}} |
| 024
|{{sort|UFC 020|UFC 20: Battle for the Gold}} |{{dts|1999|May|7}} |Birmingham, Alabama, U.S. | rowspan="1 {{n/a}} |
| 023
|{{sort|UFC 019|UFC 19: Ultimate Young Guns}} |{{dts|1999|Mar|5}} |Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, U.S. | rowspan="1 {{n/a}} |
| 022
|{{sort|UFC 018|UFC 18: The Road to the Heavyweight Title}} |{{dts|1999|Jan|8}} |New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | rowspan="1 {{n/a}} |
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
{{Ultimate Fighting Championship}}
{{UFC Events}}