UFC 21

History

UFC 21 marked significant rule changes due to the Council of the Mixed Martial Arts Commission: preliminary bouts now consisted of two five minute-rounds, main card bouts were three five-minute rounds and championship bouts were five five-minute rounds (similar to the Unified Rules of Mixed Martial Arts used today in the United States). UFC 21 was the first UFC event to adopt the 10-point must system, commonly used in boxing, to judge fights instead of each judge merely stating their choice of fighter. 10 points are awarded for fighters who win the round, 6-9 points for the fighter that loses the round. Points are awarded for Octagon control, effective striking, grappling/near submissions, and aggressiveness.

During the event, it was announced that UFC Middleweight Champion Frank Shamrock would defend his title at UFC 22 against rising star Tito Ortiz.

Results

|Heavyweight |Maurice Smith |def. |Marco Ruas |TKO (corner stoppage) |1 |5:00 | |Welterweight |Pat Miletich (c) |def. |André Pederneiras |TKO (doctor stoppage) |2 |2:20 |For the UFC Welterweight Championship. |Middleweight |Jeremy Horn |def. |Daiju Takase |TKO (punches) |1 |4:41 | |Middleweight |Paul Jones |def. |Flavio Luiz Moura |Submission (rear-naked choke) |1 |4:20 | |Heavyweight |Tsuyoshi Kosaka |def. |Tim Lajcik |TKO (corner stoppage) |2 |5:00 | |Middleweight |Eugene Jackson |def. |Royce Alger |KO (punch) |2 |1:19 | |Heavyweight |Andre Roberts |def. |Ron Waterman |KO (punch) |1 |2:51 | |Heavyweight |Travis Fulton |def. |David Dodd |Decision (unanimous) |2 |5:00 |

Encyclopedia awards

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

• Fight of the Night: Andre Roberts vs. Ron Waterman
• Knockout of the Night: Eugene Jackson
• Submission of the Night: Paul Jones

References

References

1. link. (August 22, 2022)
2. Gerbasi, Thomas. (2011-10-17). "UFC Encyclopedia - The Definitive Guide to the Ultimate Fighting Championship". DK.