Ultimate Ultimate 1995

UFC mixed martial arts event in 1995

The poster for Ultimate Ultimate 1995

Information

Promotion

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Date

December 16, 1995

Venue

Mammoth Gardens

City

Denver, Colorado

Attendance

2,800

Buyrate

251,000

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