2005 in UFC

This was the first year that UFC senior editor Thomas Gerbasi published the year-end awards on UFC.com.{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051214101430/http://www.ufc.tv/|title=Ten Best – The Top UFC Submissions of 2005 (archive link no longer loading as of Dec 2024 but Gerbasi personally provided the text of the article|author=Thomas Gerbasi|date=December 18, 2005|quote=Text provided directly by the author}}

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{{MMAtitle card|Title fights in 2005}}

{{MMAtitle bout

| Heavyweight

| Andrei Arlovski

| def.

| Tim Sylvia

| Submission (achilles lock)

| 1

| 0:47

| UFC 51: Super Saturday

| For the UFC Heavyweight Championship. Arlovski becomes the Interim Heavyweight champion. The title is an interim championship due to the UFC Heavyweight Champion, Frank Mir, being seriously injured in a motorcycle accident and not able to defend the title against No. 1 contender, Andrei Arlovski.

}}

{{MMAtitle bout

| Middleweight

| Evan Tanner

| def.

| David Terrell

| TKO (punches)

| 1

| 4:35

| UFC 51: Super Saturday

| For the UFC Middleweight Championship. Tanner becomes the UFC Middleweight champion filling the vacant title, and the first Middleweight champion since 2002.

}}

{{MMAtitle bout

| Light Heavyweight

| Chuck Liddell

| def.

| Randy Couture (c)

| KO (Punches)

| 1

| 2:06

| UFC 52: Couture vs Liddell

| For the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship.

}}

{{MMAtitle bout

| Welterweight

| Matt Hughes (c)

| def.

| Frank Trigg

| Submission (rear-naked choke)

| 1

| 4:05

| UFC 52: Couture vs Liddell

| For the UFC Welterweight Championship.

}}

{{MMAtitle bout

| Middleweight

| Rich Franklin

| def.

| Evan Tanner (c)

| TKO (doctor stoppage)

| 4

| 3:25

| UFC 53: Heavy Hitters

| For the UFC Middleweight Championship.

}}

{{MMAtitle bout

| Heavyweight

| Andrei Arlovski (ic)

| def.

| Justin Eilers

| TKO (punches)

| 1

| 4:10

| UFC 53: Heavy Hitters

| For the UFC Heavyweight Championship. It was realized that Eilers had injured his knee in the bout, prompting the referee to stop the fight as Eilers could not defend himself.{{cite web

|author= Josh Gross

|url=http://www.sherdog.com/news/news.asp?n_id=2952

|title=UFC 53 Injury Update: Eilers and Tanner

|access-date=2008-07-21

|publisher= sherdog.com

|date= June 6, 2005}}

}}

{{MMAtitle bout

| Light Heavyweight

| Chuck Liddell (c)

| def.

| Jeremy Horn

| TKO (punches)

| 4

| 2:46

| UFC 54: Boiling Point

| For the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship. At that time, Horn informed the referee that he could no longer see properly, and the official called the bout.

}}

{{MMAtitle bout

| Heavyweight

| Andrei Arlovski (c)

| def.

| Paul Buentello

| KO (punch)

| 1

| 0:15

| UFC 55: Fury

| For the UFC Heavyweight Championship. The UFC decided this match would be for the undisputed UFC Heavyweight title, as former UFC Heavyweight champion Frank Mir, who had been badly injured in a motorcycle accident, was still unable to compete.

}}

{{MMAtitle bout

| Middleweight

| Rich Franklin (c)

| def.

| Nate Quarry

| KO (punch)

| 1

| 2:34

| UFC 56: Full Force

| For the UFC Middleweight Championship.

}}

{{MMAtitle end|notes = yes}}

The following fighters fought their first UFC fight in 2005:

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• Alessio Sakara
• Alex Karalexis
• Alex Schoenauer
• Ansar Chalangov
• Bill Mahood
• Bobby Southworth
• Brad Imes
• Branden Lee Hinkle
• Brandon Vera
• Brian Gassaway
• Brock Larson
• Chael Sonnen
• Charles McCarthy
• Chris Leben
• Chris Sanford
• Diego Sanchez
• Drew Fickett
• Fabiano Scherner
• Forrest Griffin
• Gabriel Gonzaga

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• Gideon Ray
• James Irvin
• Jason Miller
• Jason Thacker
• Jeff Newton
• Joe Stevenson
• John Marsh
• Jon Fitch
• Jonathan Goulet
• Josh Burkman
• Josh Koscheck
• Josh Neer
• Josh Rafferty
• Keigo Kunihara
• Keith Jardine
• Keith Wisniewski
• Kenny Florian
• Kerry Schall
• Kevin Jordan
• Kit Cope

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• Lodune Sincaid
• Luke Cummo
• Marcio Cruz
• Marcus Davis
• Melvin Guillard
• Mike Swick
• Nate Marquardt
• Nate Quarry
• Nick Thompson
• Paul Buentello
• Pete Sell
• Rashad Evans
• Ron Faircloth
• Sam Hoger
• Sam Morgan
• Sean Gannon
• Spencer Fisher
• Stephan Bonnar
• Terry Martin
• Thiago Alves

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{{Main|List of UFC events}}

{{Infobox MMA event

|name=UFC Ultimate Fight Night

|image=

|promotion=Ultimate Fighting Championship

|date= August 6, 2005

|venue=Cox Pavilion

|city=Las Vegas, Nevada

|attendance=

|gate=

|purse=

|previousevent=UFC 53: Heavy Hitters

|followingevent=UFC 54: Boiling Point

}}

UFC Ultimate Fight Night (also known as UFC Fight Night 1){{Cite web|title=UFC Fight Night 1 |publisher=Sherdog |url=https://www.sherdog.com/events/UFC-Fight-Night-1-Marquardt-vs-Salaverry-3100}} was an event held on August 6, 2005 at the Cox Pavilion in Las Vegas, Nevada. The event, aired on Spike, was the first UFC Fight Night event.

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{{MMAevent card|Main card}}

{{MMAevent bout

|Middleweight

| Nate Marquardt

|def

| Ivan Salaverry

|Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28)

|3

|5:00

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|Middleweight

| Chris Leben

|def

| Patrick Côté

|Decision (split) (29–28, 30–27, 27–29)

|3

|5:00

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|Light Heavyweight

| Stephan Bonnar

|def

| Sam Hoger

|Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)

|3

|5:00

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|Middleweight

| Nate Quarry

|def

| Pete Sell

|TKO (punches)

|1

|0:42

|

}}

{{MMAevent card|Preliminary card|header=no}}

{{MMAevent bout

|Welterweight

| Josh Koscheck

|def

| Pete Spratt

|Submission (rear-naked choke)

|1

|1:53

|

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{{MMAevent bout

|Middleweight

| Mike Swick

|def

| Gideon Ray

|TKO (punches)

|1

|0:22

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|Welterweight

| Kenny Florian

|def

| Alex Karalexis

|TKO (cut)

|2

|3:52

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|Welterweight

| Drew Fickett

|def

| Josh Neer

|Submission (rear-naked choke)

|1

|1:35

|

}}

{{MMAevent end|notes=yes}}

The following fighters were honored in the October 2011 book titled UFC Encyclopedia.{{cite book |last= Gerbasi|first= Thomas|date= 2011-10-17|title= UFC Encyclopedia - The Definitive Guide to the Ultimate Fighting Championship|location= New York|publisher= DK|page= 219|isbn=978-0756683610}}

• Fight of the Night: Chris Leben vs. Patrick Côté
• Knockout of the Night: Mike Swick
• Submission of the Night: Josh Koscheck

• List of UFC champions
• List of UFC events

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{{Ultimate Fighting Championship}}

{{UFC Events}}

Category:Ultimate Fighting Championship by year

Category:2005 in mixed martial arts