UFC 1

UFC 1: The Beginning
The poster for UFC 1: The Beginning.
Information
Promotion Ultimate Fighting Championship
Date November 12, 1993
Venue McNichols Sports Arena
City Denver, Colorado
Attendance 7,800[1]
Buyrate 86,000[2]
Event chronology

UFC 1: The Beginning UFC 2: No Way Out

The Ultimate Fighting Championship (later renamed UFC 1: The Beginning) was the first mixed martial arts event by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), held at the McNichols Sports Arena in Denver, Colorado, on November 12, 1993. The event was broadcast live on pay-per-view and later released on home video.[3][4]

History

UFC 1 co-created by Rorion Gracie and Art Davie, used an eight-man tournament format, with the winner receiving $50,000.[5] The tournament featured fights with no weight classes, time-outs, or judges. The two rules, no biting or eye gouging, were to be enforced only by a $1,500 fine. The match only ended by submission, knockout, or the fighter's corner throwing in the towel. Gloves were allowed, as Art Jimmerson showed in his Quarterfinal bout against Royce Gracie, which he fought with one boxing glove.

Royce Gracie won the tournament by defeating Gerard Gordeau via submission due to a rear naked choke. The referees for UFC 1 were João Alberto Barreto and Hélio Vigio, two veteran vale tudo referees from Brazil.

The commentary team for the pay-per-view was Bill Wallace, Jim Brown, and Kathy Long, with additional analysis from Rod Machado and post-fight interviews by Brian Kilmeade. Jason DeLucia was an alternate for the event, having defeated Trent Jenkins in the alternate bout. However, as no fighter pulled out during the tournament, he was not called upon.

Results

Final
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
N/A Royce Gracie def. Gerard Gordeau Submission (rear naked choke) 1:44
Semi-finals
N/A Royce Gracie def. Ken Shamrock Submission (sleeve choke) 0:57
N/A Gerard Gordeau def. Kevin Rosier TKO (corner stoppage) 0:59
Quarter-finals
N/A Ken Shamrock def. Patrick Smith Submission (heel hook) 1:49
N/A Royce Gracie def. Art Jimmerson Submission (mount) 2:18
N/A Kevin Rosier def. Zane Frazier TKO (corner stoppage) 4:20
N/A Gerard Gordeau def. Teila Tuli TKO (head kick) 0:26
Alternate bout
N/A Jason DeLucia def. Trent Jenkins Submission (rear-naked choke) 0:52

    UFC 1 bracket

     
    		Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
     
    		          
     
    		 
     
     
    		Netherlands Gerard Gordeau
    (Savate)     		TKO
     
    		 
     
    		United States Teila Tuli
    (Sumo)     		0:26
     
    		Netherlands Gerard Gordeau TKO
     
    		 
     
    		United States Kevin Rosier 0:59
     
    		United States Kevin Rosier
    (Kickboxing)     		TKO
     
    		 
     
    		United States Zane Frazier
    (American Kenpo)    		4:20
     
    		Netherlands Gerard Gordeau 1:40
     
    		 
     
    		Brazil Royce GracieSUB
     
    		Brazil Royce Gracie
    (BJJ)     		SUB
     
    		 
     
    		United States Art Jimmerson
    (Boxing)     		2:18
     
    		Brazil Royce GracieSUB
     
    		 
     
    		United States Ken Shamrock 0:57
     
    		United States Ken Shamrock
    (Shootfighting)     		SUB
     
     
    		United States Patrick Smith
    (Taekwondo)     		1:49
     

    See also

    References

    1. ↑ "UFC 1: The Beginning". tapology.com. Retrieved May 28, 2014.
    2. ↑ Walter, Donald F. , Jr. Mixed Martial Arts: Ultimate Sport, or Ultimately Illegal? Grapplearts.com. December 8, 2003. Retrieved June 2, 2006.
    3. ↑ Rosenberg, Howard (November 15, 1993). "Television: Pay-Per-View Battle, Instead of Being Merely Gory and Funny, Gets Interesting After the First Two Bouts". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 1, 2011.
    4. ↑ Inc, Active Interest Media (1 April 1994). "Black Belt". Active Interest Media, Inc. Retrieved 6 September 2017 – via Google Books.
    5. ↑ Rossen, Jake (2009-07-14). "Lesnar, GSP Lead UFC 100 Bounty". Sherdog. Retrieved 2011-02-08.
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