UFC 3

History

UFC 3 used an eight-man tournament format, with the winner receiving $60,000. The tournament had no weight classes or weight limits. Each match had no time limit or rounds; therefore no judges were used for the night. Competitors could only win a match by submission, throwing in the towel, knockout, or referee stoppage. This event marked the first time the referee was given the authority to stop the contest. The referee for the night was once again "Big" John McCarthy.

Replacement fighter Steve Jennum won the tournament by defeating Harold Howard via submission due to strikes, despite only fighting in the finals. Jennum was a replacement for Ken Shamrock, who made it to the finals but withdrew due to injury. This was the first UFC tournament that was not won by Royce Gracie, who won his quarterfinal fight but withdrew as the semifinal fight was about to start, likely due to fatigue from the previous round. After Jennum won UFC 3 as an alternate, UFC instituted alternate qualifying bouts to balance out fatigue, and to lessen the advantage that alternates previously had entering the tournament without fighting quarterfinal bouts.

Results

| N/A | Steve Jennum | def. | Harold Howard | TKO (submission to punches) | | 1:27 | Jennum was a replacement for Ken Shamrock who withdrew due to injury. | N/A | Ken Shamrock | def. | Felix Mitchell | Submission (rear-naked choke) | | 4:34 | Keith Hackney was forced to withdraw due to injury. He was replaced by Felix Mitchell. | N/A | Keith Hackney | def. | Emmanuel Yarbrough | TKO (punches) | | 1:59 | | N/A | Ken Shamrock | def. | Christophe Leininger | TKO (submission to punches) | | 4:49 | | N/A | Harold Howard | def. | Roland Payne | KO (punch) | | 0:46 | | N/A | Royce Gracie | def. | Kimo Leopoldo | Submission (armlock) | | 4:40 | Due to fatigue sustained during the fight, Gracie was unable to continue in the tournament.

''UFC 3'' bracket

| RD1-seed1= | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team1=USA Keith Hackney (Kenpo) | RD1-team2=USA Emmanuel Yarborough (Sumo) | RD1-score1=TKO | RD1-score2=1:59 | RD1-seed3= | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team3=USA Ken Shamrock (Shootfighting) | RD1-team4=USA Christophe Leininger (Judo) | RD1-score3=TKO | RD1-score4=4:49 | RD1-seed5= | RD1-seed6= | RD1-team5=CAN Harold Howard (Gōjū-ryū) | RD1-team6=USA Roland Payne (Muay Thai) | RD1-score5=KO | RD1-score6=0:46 | RD1-seed7= | RD1-seed8= | RD1-team7=BRA Royce Gracie (Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu) | RD1-team8=USA Kimo Leopoldo (Taekwondo) | RD1-score7=SUB | RD1-score8=4:40 | RD2-seed1= | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team1=USA Felix Mitchell 1(Kung fu) | RD2-team2=USA Ken Shamrock | RD2-score1=4:34 | RD2-score2=SUB | RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3=CAN Harold Howard | RD2-team4=BRA Royce Gracie 2 | RD2-score4= — | RD2-score3= — | RD3-seed1= | RD3-seed2= | RD3-team1=USA Steve Jennum 3(Ninjutsu) | RD3-team2=CAN Harold Howard | RD3-score2=1:27 | RD3-score1=TKO 1Keith Hackney was forced to withdraw due to injury. He was replaced by Felix Mitchell. 2Royce Gracie's corner threw in the towel before the fight, so Harold Howard was given a bye into the final. 3It was announced that Ken Shamrock was injured at the event and could not continue. Steve Jennum replaced him.

Encyclopedia awards

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

• Fight of the Night: Royce Gracie vs. Kimo Leopoldo
• Knockout of the Night: Keith Hackney def. Emmanuel Yarbrough
• Submission of the Night: Royce Gracie def. Kimo Leopoldo

References

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