UFC 5
{{short description|UFC mixed martial arts event in 1995}}
{{for|the video game|EA Sports UFC 5}}
{{Infobox MMA event
|name=UFC 5: Gracie vs. Shamrock 2
|image= Ufc 5.jpg
|promotion=Ultimate Fighting Championship
|date=April 7, 1995
|venue=Independence Arena
|city= Charlotte, North Carolina
|attendance=6,000
|previousevent = UFC 4: Revenge of the Warriors
|followingevent = UFC 6: Clash of the Titans
}}
UFC 5: The Return of the Beast was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on April 7, 1995, at the Independence Arena in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States.{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=G9IDAAAAMBAJ&dq=dan+severn&pg=PA80|title=Black Belt|date=3 August 1995|publisher=Active Interest Media, Inc.|access-date=3 March 2022|via=Google Books}} The event was seen live on pay per view in the United States, and later released on home video.
History
UFC 5 used an eight-man tournament format, with the winner receiving $50,000.{{cite news |last1=Abraham |first1=Joel |title=UFC 5 Review Ken Shamrock vs. Royce Gracie: 36 Minutes I'll Never Get Back |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/536167-ufc-5-review-ken-shamrock-vs-royce-gracie-and-36-minutes-ill-never-get-back |access-date=6 September 2018 |website=Bleacherreport.com |date=December 6, 2010}} The event also featured the first ever UFC Superfight, as well as two alternate fights, which were not shown on the live pay-per-view broadcast.{{cite news |last1=Doyle |first1=Dave |title=UFC 5: The first Superfight |url=https://www.yahoo.com/news/ufc-5-first-superfight-181900160--mma.html |access-date=6 September 2018 |publisher=Yahoo! Sports |date=April 6, 2009}} The tournament had no weight classes or weight limits, and the fights had to end by submission, throwing in the towel, knockout, or referee stoppage, and thus, no judges were used. Fight judges and weight classes would finally become part of the UFC framework in UFC 8 and UFC 12 respectively.{{cite news |last1=Morris |first1=Jessy |title=UFC Timeline: Before There Was ZUFFA |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/159803-ufc-timeline-before-there-was-zuffa |access-date=6 September 2018 |website=Bleacherreport.com |date=April 21, 2009}}{{cite news |last1=Payne |first1=Marissa |title=UFC's climb, 23 years to the day, from 'freak show' to one of sport's most sacred stages |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/early-lead/wp/2016/11/10/ufcs-climb-23-years-to-the-day-from-freak-show-to-one-of-sports-most-sacred-stages/ |access-date=6 September 2018 |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=November 10, 2016}}
The Superfight match was the main attraction, and the winner of this fight would become the reigning UFC Champion. It consisted of rivals Royce Gracie and Ken Shamrock facing off in the most anticipated match in UFC history to that date, which lead to the highest pay-per-view buyrate the UFC had achieved.{{cite news |last1=Staff |title=UFC Pay-Per-View Buys Explode in 2006 |url=https://www.mmaweekly.com/ufc-pay-per-view-buys-explode-in-2006 |access-date=6 September 2018 |website=Mmaweekly.com |date=July 13, 2006}} Up to this point, Ken Shamrock's only defeat in the UFC was to Royce Gracie in UFC 1. Unfortunately for fans, the resulting bout has been ranked as one of the worst fights in MMA history, often described as "boring" and "35 minutes of Ken Shamrock laying on top of Royce Gracie."
UFC 5 was the first UFC event to feature any kind of time limits since UFC 1. A 20-minute time limit was imposed for the quarterfinal and semi-final round matches in the tournament. The finals of the tournament and the Superfight had a 30-minute time limit. The Superfight overran to 31 minutes before incorporating an on-the-spot decision to extend the fight by a further five minutes.{{cite news |last1=Brookhouse |first1=Brent |title=Retro Recap - UFC 5: The Return Of The Beast |url=https://www.bloodyelbow.com/2012/4/8/2933553/retro-recap-ufc-5-the-return-of-the-beast |access-date=6 September 2018 |website=Bloodyelbow.com |date=April 8, 2012}} As there was still no winner, the match was declared a draw.
In the tournament side of the event, Dan Severn won in the finals by defeating Dave Beneteau via a keylock submission. The referee for the night was 'Big' John McCarthy.
This UFC event was the last with the involvement of UFC co-creator Rorion Gracie, ostensibly because of the introduction of time-limits, which ran counter to his family's ethos of Brazilian jiu-jitsu in which fights should go to a finish. Gracie and his partner Art Davie later sold WOW Promotions, co-promoters of the event, to WOW's partner, Semaphore Entertainment Group. Royce Gracie also ended his involvement following Rorion's departure until he returned for UFC 60.
This event saw the implementation of a fight time limit in order to present the entire show in the allotted satellite time.{{Citation needed|date=March 2015}} The show ran 2 hours and 40 minutes, which was 40 minutes "over" the scheduled time, but UFC purchased 3 hours of satellite pay-per-view time in preparation.{{Citation needed|date=March 2015}} This was unlike UFC 4, where many PPV providers cut the show off after the first 2 hours.{{Citation needed|date=March 2015}}
With this event, many of the fighters received nicknames, including:
- Dan Severn – The Beast
- Oleg Taktarov – The Russian Bear
- Todd Medina – El Tiburon
- Joe Charles – The Ghetto Man
- Jon Hess – The Giant With an Attitude
Results
{{MMAevent}}
{{MMAevent card|Superfight Championship}}
{{MMAevent bout
| N/A
| vs.
| Draw
|
| 36:06
| Superfight Championship bout: After 30 minutes of grappling, the referee stood both fighters up and had them fight a 5 minute overtime round. Neither fighter was able to achieve decisive victory and the match was declared a draw.
}}
{{MMAevent card|Final|header=no}}
{{MMAevent bout
| N/A
| def.
| Submission (americana)
|
| 3:01
|
}}
{{MMAevent card|Semifinals|header=no}}
{{MMAevent bout
| N/A
| def.
| Todd Medina
| TKO (submission to strikes)
|
| 2:12
| Beneteau replaced Jon Hess, who had broken his hand during his first match.
}}
{{MMAevent bout
| N/A
| def.
| TKO (cut)
|
| 4:21
|
}}
{{MMAevent card|Quarterfinals|header=no}}
{{MMAevent bout
| N/A
| Jon Hess
| def.
| Andy Anderson
| TKO (punches)
|
| 1:23
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
| N/A
| Todd Medina
| def.
| Larry Cureton
| Submission (forearm choke)
|
| 2:55
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
| N/A
| def.
| Ernie Verdicia
| Submission (choke)
|
| 2:23
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
| N/A
| def.
| Submission (rear-naked choke)
|
| 1:38
|
}}
{{MMAevent card|Alternate bouts|header=no}}
{{MMAevent bout
| N/A
| def.
| Asbel Cancio
| TKO (punches)
|
| 0:21
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
| N/A
| def.
| John Dowdy
| TKO (punches)
|
| 2:02
|
}}
{{MMAevent end|notes = yes}}
UFC 5 bracket
{{8TeamBracket | RD1=Quarterfinals| RD2=Semifinals| RD3=Finals
| RD1-seed1=
| RD1-seed2=
| RD1-team1= {{flagicon|USA}} Jon Hess (Kung Fu)
| RD1-team2= {{flagicon|USA}} Andy Anderson (Taekwondo)
| RD1-score1=TKO
| RD1-score2=1:23
| RD1-seed3=
| RD1-seed4=
| RD1-team3= {{flagicon|USA}} Todd Medina (Jeet Kune Do)
| RD1-team4= {{flagicon|USA}} Larry Cureton (Kickboxing)
| RD1-score3=SUB
| RD1-score4=2:55
| RD1-seed5=
| RD1-seed6=
| RD1-team5= {{flagicon|RUS}} Oleg Taktarov (Sambo)
| RD1-team6= {{flagicon|USA}} Ernie Verdicia (Kenpo)
| RD1-score5=SUB
| RD1-score6=2:23
| RD1-seed7=
| RD1-seed8=
| RD1-team7= {{flagicon|USA}} Dan Severn (Wrestling)
| RD1-team8= {{flagicon|USA}} Joe Charles (Judo)
| RD1-score7=SUB
| RD1-score8=1:38
| RD2-seed1=
| RD2-seed2=
| RD2-team1= {{flagicon|CAN}} Dave Beneteau 1
| RD2-team2= {{flagicon|USA}} Todd Medina
| RD2-score1=TKO
| RD2-score2=2:12
| RD2-seed3=
| RD2-seed4=
| RD2-team3= {{flagicon|RUS}} Oleg Taktarov
| RD2-team4= {{flagicon|USA}} Dan Severn
| RD2-score3=4:21
| RD2-score4=TKO
| RD3-seed1=
| RD3-seed2=
| RD3-team1= {{flagicon|CAN}} Dave Beneteau
| RD3-team2= {{flagicon|USA}} Dan Severn
| RD3-score1=3:01
| RD3-score2=SUB
}}
1Jon Hess was fined $2,000 for fouls committed in his fight. He withdrew with a hand injury, and was replaced by Dave Beneteau.
Encyclopedia awards
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= 152|isbn=978-0756683610}}
- Fight of the Night: Oleg Taktarov vs. Ernie Verdicia
- Knockout of the Night: Jon Hess {{small|def. Andy Anderson}}
- Submission of the Night: Oleg Taktarov {{small|def. Ernie Verdicia}}
See also
External links
- [http://www.sherdog.com/events/UFC-5-The-Return-of-the-Beast-11 UFC 5 results at Sherdog.com]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20090908020948/http://www.411mania.com/MMA/video_reviews/54557/History-of-the-UFC:-UFC-V---Return-of-the-Beast.htm UFC 5 fights reviews]
- [http://www.ufc.com Official UFC website]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20140317080453/http://www.mmamental.com/?q=node%2F112 MMA Mental History UFC 5]