UFC MMA events in 1997
1997 in UFC First date February 7, 1997 Last date December 21, 1997 Total events 5 UFC 4 Total fights 41 Title fights 5
The year 1997 was the fifth year in the history of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States. In 1997, the UFC held five events beginning with UFC 12: Judgement Day .
Title fights [ ]
Title fights in 1997
Weight class
Method
Round
Time
Event
Notes
Heavyweight
Mark Coleman
def.
Dan Severn
submission (neck crank)
2:57
UFC 12: Judgement Day
[a]
Heavyweight
Maurice Smith
def.
Mark Coleman (c)
unanimous decision
21:00
UFC 14: Showdown
[b]
Heavyweight
Maurice Smith (c)
def.
Tank Abbott
submission (exhaustion)
8:08
UFC 15: Collision Course
[c]
Light Heavyweight
Frank Shamrock
def.
Kevin Jackson
submission (armbar)
1
0:16
UFC Ultimate Japan
[d]
Heavyweight
Randy Couture
def.
Maurice Smith (c)
majority decision
1
21:00
UFC Ultimate Japan
[e]
^ Coleman defeated Severn to become the inaugural UFC Heavyweight Champion .
^ Smith defeated Coleman to become the new UFC Heavyweight Champion .
^ Smith defeated Abbott to remain the UFC Heavyweight Champion .
^ Shamrock defeated Jackson to become the inaugural the Light Heavyweight Champion .
^ Couture defeated Smith to become the new UFC Heavyweight Champion . However, he was stripped of the title in October 1998 due to a contract dispute.
Debut UFC fighters [ ]
The following fighters fought their first UFC fight in 1997:
Alex Hunter
Brad Kohler
Carlos Barreto
Dan Bobish
Dmitri Stepanov
Donnie Chappell
Dwayne Cason
Enson Inoue
Eric Martin
Frank Shamrock
Greg Stott
Harry Moskowitz
Houston Dorr
Saeed Hosseini
Steven Graham
Tito Ortiz
Tony Fryklund
Tony Halme
Tra Telligman
Vitor Belfort
Wallid Ismail
Wes Albritton
Conor Quinn
Yoji Anjo
Yuri Vaulin
Events list [ ]
Main article: List of UFC events
#
Event
Date
Venue
Location
Attendance
14
UFC 12: Judgement Day
Feb 7, 1997
Dothan Civic Center
Dothan, Alabama , U.S.
3,100 [1]
15
UFC 13: The Ultimate Force
May 30, 1997
Augusta Civic Center
Augusta, Georgia , U.S.
5,100 [2]
16
UFC 14: Showdown
Jul 27, 1997
Boutwell Auditorium
Birmingham, Alabama , U.S.
5,000 [3]
17
UFC 15: Collision Course
Oct 17, 1997
Casino Magic Bay St. Louis
Bay St. Louis, Mississippi , U.S.
N/A
18
UFC Japan: Ultimate Japan
Dec 21, 1997
Yokohama Arena
Yokohama , Japan
5,000 [4]
See also [ ]
UFC
List of UFC champions
List of UFC events
References [ ]
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Flagship events Fight Nights (on Spike TV) UFC on Versus/UFC Live
Vera vs. Jones
Jones vs. Matyushenko
Sanchez vs. Kampmann
Kongo vs. Barry
Hardy vs. Lytle
Cruz vs. Johnson
UFC on Fox
Velasquez vs. dos Santos
Evans vs. Davis
Diaz vs. Miller
Shogun vs. Vera
Henderson vs. Diaz
Johnson vs. Dodson
Henderson vs. Melendez
Johnson vs. Moraga
Johnson vs. Benavidez 2
Henderson vs. Thomson
Werdum vs. Browne
Lawler vs. Brown
dos Santos vs. Miocic
Gustafsson vs. Johnson
Machida vs. Rockhold
Dillashaw vs. Barão 2
dos Anjos vs. Cowboy 2
Johnson vs. Bader
Teixeira vs. Evans
Holm vs. Shevchenko
Maia vs. Condit
VanZant vs. Waterson
Shevchenko vs. Peña
Johnson vs. Reis
Weidman vs. Gastelum
Lawler vs. dos Anjos
Jacaré vs. Brunson 2
Emmett vs. Stephens
Poirier vs. Gaethje
Alvarez vs. Poirier 2
Lee vs. Iaquinta 2
UFC on FX
Guillard vs. Miller
Alves vs. Kampmann
Johnson vs. McCall
Maynard vs. Guida
Browne vs. Bigfoot
Sotiropoulos vs. Pearson
Belfort vs. Bisping
Belfort vs. Rockhold
UFC on Fuel TV Fight Nights (on FS1, FS2, FXX, or UFC Fight Pass) UFC on ESPN (or ESPN2) Fight Nights (on ESPN+) UFC on ABC
Holloway vs. Kattar
Vettori vs. Holland
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