1999 in UFC

The year 1999 was the 7th year in the history of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States. In 1999 the UFC held 6 events beginning with, UFC 18: The Road to the Heavyweight Title.

1999 in UFC
Information
First date	March 13, 1999
Last date	October 16, 1999
Events
Total events	6
UFC	6
Fights
Total fights	44
Title fights	6
Chronology
1998 in UFC 1999 in UFC 2000 in UFC

Title fights

Title fights in 1999
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Event	Notes
Welterweight	Pat Miletich (c)	def.	Jorge Patino	Decision (unanimous)		21:00	UFC 18: The Road to the Heavyweight Title	[a]
Heavyweight	Bas Rutten	def.	Kevin Randleman	Decision (split)		21:00	UFC 20: Battle for the Gold	[b]
Welterweight	Pat Miletich (c)	def.	André Pederneiras	TKO (cut)	2	2:20	UFC 21: Return of the Champions	[c]
Light Heavyweight	Frank Shamrock (c)	def.	Tito Ortiz	Submission (strikes)	4	4:42	UFC 22: Only One Can be Champion	[d]
Heavyweight	Kevin Randleman	def.	Pete Williams	Decision (unanimous)	5	5:00	UFC 23: Ultimate Japan 2	[e]

1. Miletich defeated Patino to retain the UFC Welterweight Championship.^[1]
2. Rutten defeated Randleman to become the new UFC Heavyweight Champion.
3. Miletich defeated Pederneiras to retain the UFC Welterweight Championship.
4. Shamrock defeated Ortiz to retain the Light Heavyweight Championship.
5. Randleman defeated Williams to claim the vacant UFC Heavyweight Championship.

Debut UFC fighters

The following fighters fought their first UFC fight in 1999:

Alfonso Alcarez Bas Rutten Chris Condo Daiju Takase Darrel Gholar Dave Roberts David Dodd Eugene Jackson Evan Tanner Fabiano Iha Frank Caracci

Jason Godsey Jens Pulver Joe Slick Joey Roberts John Lewis Jorge Patino Katsuhisa Fujii Keiichiro Yamamiya Kenichi Yamamoto Kevin Randleman Lowell Anderson

Marcelo Mello Masutatsu Yano Matt Hughes Paul Jones Ron Waterman Sione Latu Steve Judson Tim Lajcik Tony Petarra Travis Fulton Valeri Ignatov

Events list

Main article: List of UFC events

#	Event	Date	Venue	Location	Attendance
027	UFC 23: Ultimate Japan 2	Nov 19, 1999	Tokyo Bay NK Hall	Chiba, Japan	—
026	UFC 22: Only One Can be Champion	Sep 24, 1999	Lake Charles Civic Center	Lake Charles, Louisiana, U.S.	—
025	UFC 21: Return of the Champions	Jul 16, 1999	Five Seasons Events Center	Cedar Rapids, Iowa, U.S.	—
024	UFC 20: Battle for the Gold	May 7, 1999	Boutwell Auditorium	Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.	—
023	UFC 19: Ultimate Young Guns	Mar 5, 1999	Casino Magic Bay St. Louis	Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, U.S.	—
022	UFC 18: The Road to the Heavyweight Title	Jan 8, 1999	Pontchartrain Center	New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.	—

See also

• UFC
• List of UFC champions
• List of UFC events

References

1. "UFC 18: Rutten rules". 20 April 2009.