UFC 13

UFC mixed martial arts event in 1997

UFC 13: The Ultimate Force

The poster for UFC 13: The Ultimate Force

Information

Promotion

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Date

May 30, 1997

Venue

Augusta Civic Center

City

Augusta, Georgia

Attendance

5,100

Event chronology

UFC 12: Judgement Day

UFC 13: The Ultimate Force

UFC 14: Showdown

UFC 13: The Ultimate Force was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on May 30, 1997 in Augusta, Georgia. The event was seen live on pay-per-view in the United States, and later released on home video.

History

UFC 13 featured two four man tournaments, a heavyweight tournament for fighters 200 lb or more, and a lightweight tournament for fighters under 200 lb, as well as two alternate bouts and a Superfight between Vitor Belfort and Tank Abbott.

This was the first appearance of two future UFC Champions and UFC Hall of Fame members Randy Couture^[1]^[2] and Tito Ortiz,^[3]^[4] who was an alternate in the lightweight tournament.

The show also featured the first and only UFC appearance of Tony Halme who had previously been a professional wrestler with World Wrestling Entertainment (then World Wrestling Federation) under the name of Ludvig Borga.

Bruce Buffer returned to announce the fights, after making his initial debut as an announcer at UFC 10.

This was the second UFC event to have two tournaments instead of one following UFC 12.

Results

Lightweight Finals
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Lightweight	Guy Mezger	def.	Tito Ortiz	Submission (guillotine choke)		3:00	^[a]
Lightweight Semifinals
Lightweight	Guy Mezger	def.	Christophe Leininger	Decision (unanimous)		15:00
Lightweight	Enson Inoue	def.	Royce Alger	Submission (armbar)		1:36
Lightweight Alternate bout
Lightweight	Tito Ortiz	def.	Wes Albritton	TKO (corner stoppage)		0:31
Heavyweight Finals
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Heavyweight	Randy Couture	def.	Steven Graham	TKO (punches)		3:13
Heavyweight Semifinals
Heavyweight	Steven Graham	def.	Dmitri Stepanov	Submission (armlock)		1:30
Heavyweight	Randy Couture	def.	Tony Halme	Submission (rear-naked choke)		1:00
Heavyweight Alternate bout
Heavyweight	Jack Nilson	def.	Saeed Hosseini	TKO (punches)		1:23
Heavyweight bout
Heavyweight	Vitor Belfort	def.	Tank Abbott	TKO (punches)		0:52

^ Ortiz replaced Inoue who was unable to continue due to injury.

UFC 13 Lightweight Tournament Bracket

Semifinals		Finals

Guy Mezger	DEC

Christophe Leininger	15:00
		Guy Mezger	SUB

		Tito Ortiz¹	3:00
Enson Inoue	SUB

Royce Alger	1:36

¹ Tito Ortiz replaced Enson Inoue who withdrew due to injury.

UFC 13 Heavyweight Tournament Bracket

Semifinals		Finals

Steven Graham	SUB

Dmitri Stepanov	1:30
		Steven Graham	3:13

		Randy Couture	TKO
Randy Couture	SUB

Tony Halme	0:56

References

^ "Randy 'The Natural' Couture MMA Stats, Pictures, News, Videos, Biography – Sherdog.com". sherdog.com. 2012. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
^ Krauss, Erich (2004). "The Wrestlers". Warriors of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Kensington: Citadel Press. pp. 63, 65. ISBN 0-8065-2657-2.
^ "Tito 'Huntington Beach Bad Boy' Ortiz MMA Stats, Pictures, News, Videos, Biography – Sherdog.com". sherdog.com. 2012. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
^ "Tito Ortiz heads to UFC Hall of Fame, retirement – latimes.com". Los Angeles Times. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved 21 June 2012. 13