2004 in UFC

2004 in UFC
Information
First date Jan 31, 2004
Last date Oct 22, 2004
Events
Total events 5
UFC 5
Fights
Total fights 39
Title fights 5
Chronology

2003 in UFC 2004 in UFC 2005 in UFC

The year 2004 is the 12th year in the history of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States. In 2004 the UFC held 5 events beginning with, UFC 46: Supernatural.

Title fights

Title fights in 2004
Weight class Method Round Time Event Notes
Light Heavyweight Vitor Belfort def. Randy Couture (c) TKO (Cut) 1 0:49 UFC 46: Supernatural [lower-alpha 1]
Welterweight B.J. Penn def. Matt Hughes (c) Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) 1 4:39 UFC 46: Supernatural [lower-alpha 2]
Heavyweight Frank Mir def. Tim Sylvia Technical Submission (Armbar) 1 0:50 UFC 48: Payback [lower-alpha 3]
Light Heavyweight Randy Couture def. Vitor Belfort (c) TKO (Doctor Stoppage) 3 5:00 UFC 49: Unfinished Business [lower-alpha 4]
Welterweight Matt Hughes def. Georges St-Pierre Submission (Armbar) 1 4:59 UFC 50: The War Of '04 [lower-alpha 5]
  1. ↑ For the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship.
  2. ↑ For the UFC Welterweight Championship.
  3. ↑ For the UFC Heavyweight Championship. Referee Herb Dean called a stop to the bout when he noticed a break in Sylvia's arm which appeared to Sylvia and the audience as an early stoppage; it was later revealed that Sylvia had indeed suffered multiple fractures to his right forearm.[1]
  4. ↑ For the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship. Couture becomes the UFC Light Heavyweight Champion for the second time.
  5. ↑ For the UFC Welterweight Championship. Hughes becomes the UFC Welterweight champion filling the vacant title. Hughes had previously lost the title to BJ Penn, but Penn had been stripped of the belt after signing with K-1.

Debut UFC fighters

The following fighters fought their first UFC fight in 2004:

Events List

Main article: List of UFC events
# Event Date Venue Location Attendance
055 UFC 50: The War Of '04 Oct 22, 2004 Boardwalk Hall Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. 9,000[2]
054 UFC 49: Unfinished Business Aug 21, 2004 MGM Grand Garden Arena Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. 12,100[3]
053 UFC 48: Payback Jun 19, 2004 Mandalay Bay Events Center Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. 10,000[4]
052 UFC 47: It's On! Apr 2, 2004 Mandalay Bay Events Center Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. 11,437[5]
051 UFC 46: Supernatural Jan 31, 2004 Mandalay Bay Events Center Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. 10,700[6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Gross, Josh (2004-06-19). "Sylvia's Break is Mir's Fortune; Shamrock KO's Kimo". Sherdog.com. Retrieved 2012-10-20.
  2. ↑ "UFC 50: The War of '04". tapology.com. Retrieved Oct 19, 2010.
  3. ↑ "UFC 108 draws 13,255 attendance for $2 million gate". mmajunkie.com. Jan 3, 2010.
  4. ↑ "UFC 48: Payback". tapology.com. Retrieved Oct 19, 2010.
  5. ↑ "UFC 47: It's On". tapology.com. Retrieved Oct 19, 2010.
  6. ↑ "UFC 46: Supernatural". tapology.com. Retrieved Oct 19, 2010.