The year 2000 was the 8th year in the history of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States. In 2000 the UFC held 6 events beginning with, UFC 24: First Defense.
Title fights
| Title fights in 2000 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Event | Notes | |||
| Light Heavyweight | Tito Ortiz | def. | Wanderlei Silva | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 25 | |
| Welterweight | Pat Miletich (c) | def. | John Alessio | Submission (armbar) | 2 | 1:43 | UFC 26 | |
| Heavyweight | Kevin Randleman (c) | def. | Pedro Rizzo | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 26 | |
| Heavyweight | Randy Couture | def. | Kevin Randleman (c) | TKO (punches) | 3 | 4:13 | UFC 28 | |
| Welterweight | Pat Miletich (c) | def. | Kenichi Yamamoto | Submission (guillotine choke) | 2 | 1:57 | UFC 29 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Tito Ortiz (c) | def. | Yuki Kondo | Submission (cobra choke) | 1 | 1:51 | UFC 29 | |
Debut UFC fighters
The following fighters fought their first UFC fight in 2000:
| ISO | Fighter | Division |
|---|---|---|
| Aaron Brink | Heavyweight | |
| Adrian Serrano | Middleweight | |
| Alex Stiebling | Middleweight | |
| Alexandre Dantas | Heavyweight | |
| Andrei Arlovski | Heavyweight | |
| Ben Earwood | Lightweight | |
| Bob Cook | Lightweight | |
| Bobby Hoffman | Heavyweight | |
| Brad Gumm | Welterweight | |
| Chris Lytle | Welterweight | |
| CJ Fernandes | Lightweight | |
| Dave Menne | Middleweight | |
| David Dodd | Middleweight |
| ISO | Fighter | Division |
|---|---|---|
| David Velasquez | Lightweight | |
| Dennis Hallman | Welterweight | |
| Gan McGee | Heavyweight | |
| Ian Freeman | Heavyweight | |
| Ikuhisa Minowa | Middleweight | |
| Jeff Monson | Heavyweight | |
| Jermaine Andre | Middleweight | |
| Joao Roque | Lightweight | |
| John Alessio | Lightweight | |
| Josh Barnett | Heavyweight | |
| Koji Oishi | Lightweight | |
| Lance Gibson | Lightweight | |
| Marcelo Aguiar | Welterweight |
| ISO | Fighter | Division |
|---|---|---|
| Matt Lindland | Middleweight | |
| Murilo Bustamante | Middleweight | |
| Nate Schroeder | Lightweight | |
| Renato Sobral | Light Heavyweight | |
| Sanae Kikuta | Middleweight | |
| Satoshi Honma | Middleweight | |
| Scott Adams | Heavyweight | |
| Shonie Carter | Welterweight | |
| Tedd Williams | Heavyweight | |
| Tiki Ghosn | Lightweight | |
| Tyrone Roberts | Middleweight | |
| Yuki Kondo | Middleweight |
Events list
| # | Event | Date | Venue | Location | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 033 | UFC 29: Defense of the Belts | Dec 16, 2000 | Differ Ariake Arena | Tokyo, Japan | 1,414 |
| 032 | UFC 28: High Stakes | Nov 17, 2000 | Trump Taj Mahal Casino Resort | Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. | —N/a |
| 031 | UFC 27: Ultimate Bad Boyz | Sep 22, 2000 | Lakefront Arena | New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | —N/a |
| 030 | UFC 26: Ultimate Field Of Dreams | Jun 9, 2000 | Five Seasons Events Center | Cedar Rapids, Iowa, U.S. | 1,100 |
| 029 | UFC 25: Ultimate Japan 3 | Apr 14, 2000 | Yoyogi National Gymnasium | Tokyo, Japan | —N/a |
| 028 | UFC 24: First Defense | Mar 10, 2000 | Lake Charles Civic Center | Lake Charles, Louisiana, U.S. | —N/a |
UFC 27: Ultimate Bad Boyz
UFC 27 was an event held in New Orleans, Louisiana, on September 22, 2000, and the last event held by the UFC before its adoption of the new "Unified Rules of Mixed Martial Arts".
Results
| Main Card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Heavyweight | Pedro Rizzo | def. | Dan Severn | TKO (leg kicks) | 1 | 1:33 | |
| Heavyweight | Maurice Smith | def. | Bobby Hoffman | Decision (Majority) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Middleweight | Jeremy Horn | def. | Eugene Jackson | Submission (armbar) | 1 | 4:32 | |
| Lightweight | Fabiano Iha | def. | LaVerne Clark | Submission (armbar) | 1 | 1:10 | |
| Middleweight | Yuki Kondo | def. | Alexandre Dantas | TKO (Punches) | 3 | 2:28 | |
| Heavyweight | Ian Freeman | def. | Tedd Williams | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Preliminary Card | |||||||
| Heavyweight | Jeff Monson | def. | Tim Lajcik | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Brad Gumm | vs | CJ Fernandes | Draw | 3 | 5:00 | |
