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UFC 13

UFC mixed martial arts event in 1997

UFC mixed martial arts event in 1997

FieldValue
nameUFC 13: The Ultimate Force
imageUFC13.jpg
promotionUltimate Fighting Championship
dateMay 30, 1997
venueAugusta Civic Center
cityAugusta, Georgia
attendance5,100
previouseventUFC 12: Judgement Day
followingeventUFC 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 and Tito Ortiz, 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 |Guy Mezger |def. |Tito Ortiz |Submission (guillotine choke) | |3:00 | Ortiz replaced Inoue who was unable to continue due to injury. |Lightweight |Guy Mezger |def. |Christophe Leininger |Decision (unanimous) | |15:00 | |Lightweight |Enson Inoue |def. |Royce Alger |Submission (armbar) | |1:36 | |Lightweight |Tito Ortiz |def. |Wes Albritton |TKO (corner stoppage) | |0:31 | |Heavyweight |Randy Couture |def. |Steven Graham |TKO (punches) | |3:13 | |Heavyweight |Steven Graham |def. |Dmitri Stepanov |Submission (armlock) | |1:30 | |Heavyweight |Randy Couture |def. |Tony Halme |Submission (rear-naked choke) | |1:00 | |Heavyweight |Jack Nilson |def. |Saeed Hosseini |TKO (punches) ||1:23 | |Heavyweight |Vitor Belfort |def. |Tank Abbott |TKO (punches) | |0:52 |

''UFC 13'' Lightweight Tournament Bracket

| RD1-seed1= | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team1= Guy Mezger | RD1-team2= Christophe Leininger | RD1-score1=DEC | RD1-score2=15:00 | RD1-seed3= | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team3= Enson Inoue | RD1-team4= Royce Alger | RD1-score3=SUB | RD1-score4=1:36 | RD2-seed1= | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team1=USA Guy Mezger | RD2-team2=USA Tito Ortiz1 | RD2-score1=SUB | RD2-score2=3:00 1 Tito Ortiz replaced Enson Inoue who withdrew due to injury.

''UFC 13'' Heavyweight Tournament Bracket

| RD1-seed1= | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team1=Steven Graham | RD1-team2= Dmitri Stepanov | RD1-score1=SUB | RD1-score2=1:30 | RD1-seed3= | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team3=Randy Couture | RD1-team4= Tony Halme | RD1-score3=SUB | RD1-score4=0:56 | RD2-seed1= | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team1= Steven Graham | RD2-team2=Randy Couture | RD2-score1=3:13 | RD2-score2=TKO

Encyclopedia awards

The following fighters were honored in the October 2011 book titled UFC Encyclopedia.

  • Fight of the Night: Guy Mezger vs. Tito Ortiz
  • Knockout of the Night: Vitor Belfort def. Tank Abbott
  • Submission of the Night: Guy Mezger def. Tito Ortiz

References

References

  1. (2012). "Randy 'The Natural' Couture MMA Stats, Pictures, News, Videos, Biography – Sherdog.com". sherdog.com.
  2. Krauss, Erich. (2004). "Warriors of the Ultimate Fighting Championship". Citadel Press.
  3. (2012). "Tito 'Huntington Beach Bad Boy' Ortiz MMA Stats, Pictures, News, Videos, Biography – Sherdog.com". sherdog.com.
  4. "Tito Ortiz heads to UFC Hall of Fame, retirement – latimes.com". [[Los Angeles Times]].
  5. Gerbasi, Thomas. (2011-10-17). "UFC Encyclopedia - The Definitive Guide to the Ultimate Fighting Championship". DK.
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