Ultimate Ultimate 1995

Ultimate Ultimate 1995
The poster for Ultimate Ultimate 1995
PromotionUltimate Fighting Championship
DateDecember 16, 1995
VenueMammoth Gardens
CityDenver, Colorado
Attendance2,800
Buyrate251,000
Event chronology
UFC 7: The Brawl in Buffalo Ultimate Ultimate 1995 UFC 8: David vs. Goliath

UFC: The Ultimate Ultimate (also known as Ultimate Ultimate 1995 or UFC 7.5) was an event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on December 16, 1995, at the Mammoth Gardens in Denver, Colorado. The event was seen live on pay-per view in the United States, and later released on home video.

History

Ultimate Ultimate 1995 featured an eight-man tournament with the winner receiving $150,000. The event also featured two alternate fights, which were not shown on the live pay-per-view broadcast.

The tournament had no weight classes, or weight limits. Each match had no rounds, but a 15-minute time limit was imposed for the quarterfinal and an 18-minute time limit for semi-final round matches in the tournament.

The finals of the tournament had a 27-minute time limit and, if necessary, a three-minute overtime.

Ultimate Ultimate 1995 was also the first UFC event to feature judges, who would score the bouts in the event of a draw.

The referee for the night was 'Big' John McCarthy.

Dan Severn won the tournament by defeating Oleg Taktarov.

Six of the nine fights ended by submission. The other three ended by Unanimous Decision (The Semi-finals and The Finals).

Results

Final
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
N/A Dan Severn def. Oleg Taktarov Unanimous Decision 30:00
Semifinals
N/A Dan Severn def. Tank Abbott Unanimous Decision 18:00
N/A Oleg Taktarov def. Marco Ruas Unanimous Decision 18:00
Quarterfinals
N/A Tank Abbott def. Steve Jennum Submission (neck crank) 1:14
N/A Dan Severn def. Paul Varelans Submission (arm-triangle choke) 1:01
N/A Marco Ruas def. Keith Hackney Submission (rear-naked choke) 2:39
N/A Oleg Taktarov def. Dave Beneteau Submission (achilles hold) 1:15
Alternate bouts
N/A Joe Charles def. Scott Bessac Submission (armlock) 4:38
N/A Mark Hall def. Trent Jenkins Submission (armlock) 5:29

Ultimate Ultimate 1995 bracket

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
         
United States Tank Abbott SUB
United States Steve Jennum 1:14
United States Tank Abbott 18:00
United States Dan Severn DEC
United States Dan Severn SUB
United States Paul Varelans 1:01
United States Dan Severn DEC
Russia Oleg Taktarov 30:00
Brazil Marco Ruas SUB
United States Keith Hackney 2:39
Brazil Marco Ruas 18:00
Russia Oleg Taktarov DEC
Russia Oleg Taktarov SUB
Canada Dave Beneteau 1:15

See also