The year 2005 is the 13th year in the history of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States. In 2005 the UFC held 10 events beginning with, ''UFC 51: Super Saturday''. The reality TV series The Ultimate Fighter and the first UFC Ultimate Fight Night both premiered on

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. The Ultimate Fighter 1 Finale was the first live UFC broadcast on non-pay-per-view television.

Title fights

The Ultimate Fighter

Debut UFC fighters

The following fighters fought their first UFC fight in 2005: *

Alessio Sakara Alessio Sakara (born September 2, 1981) is an Italian professional mixed martial artist, former professional boxer and Sanshou kickboxer, currently competing in the Light Heavyweight division. A professional competitor since 2002, Sakara has al ...

* Alex Karalexis * Alex Schoenauer * Ansar Chalangov * Bill Mahood *

Bobby Southworth Bobby Masai Southworth (born December 16, 1969) is a retired American mixed martial arts, mixed martial artist who fought in the Light Heavyweight (MMA), Light Heavyweight division. He has fought in PRIDE FC and appeared on Season 1 of The Ultima ...

* Brad Imes * Branden Lee Hinkle *

Brandon Vera Brandon Michael Vera (born October 10, 1977), or also known by his ring name as The Truth, is a Filipino-American (of Italian heritage) retired mixed martial artist where he was the inaugural ONE Heavyweight Champion and the 2005 WEC Heavyweigh ...

* Brian Gassaway * Brock Larson * Chael Sonnen * Charles McCarthy * Chris Leben *

Chris Sanford Chris Sanford (born March 12, 1968) is an American retired mixed martial artist who has competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship and World Extreme Cagefighting. He appeared on the first season of ''The Ultimate Fighter''. Background Sanfor ...

Diego Sanchez Diego Sanchez (born December 31, 1981) is an American professional mixed martial artist. He competes in the Welterweight division. A professional competitor since 2002, Sanchez is most known for his time in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (U ...

* Drew Fickett * Fabiano Scherner * Forrest Griffin * Gabriel Gonzaga * Gideon Ray * James Irvin * Jason Miller * Jason Thacker * Jeff Newton * Joe Stevenson * John Marsh * Jon Fitch *

Jonathan Goulet Jonathan Goulet (born July 13, 1979) is a retired French Canadian mixed martial artist. A professional from 2001 until 2010, Goulet fought in the UFC. He earned his nickname, "The Road Warrior," after taking a fight on very short notice, traveli ...

* Josh Burkman * Josh Koscheck * Josh Neer * Josh Rafferty * Keigo Kunihara *

Keith Jardine Keith Jardine (born October 31, 1975) is an American actor and retired mixed martial artist who most notably competed in the UFC and Strikeforce. Jardine was known for upset victories in bouts he took at short notice against highly rated fighter ...

* Keith Wisniewski * Kenny Florian *

Kerry Schall Kerry Schall (born August 9, 1971) is a retired American mixed martial arts fighter. His nickname "Meat Truck" is for his huge size and punching power. Background The Kankakee, Illinois native was a football and wrestling star at Herscher High ...

* Kevin Jordan * Kit Cope * Lodune Sincaid *

Luke Cummo Luke Joseph Cummo (born April 27, 1980) is an American former mixed martial artist. A professional from 2002 until 2008, he is perhaps best remembered for his stint in the UFC and being a finalist on the reality TV series ''The Ultimate Fighter ...

* Marcio Cruz * Marcus Davis * Melvin Guillard * Mike Swick * Nate Marquardt * Nate Quarry * Nick Thompson * Paul Buentello * Pete Sell * Rashad Evans * Ron Faircloth * Sam Hoger * Sam Morgan * Sean Gannon * Spencer Fisher *

Stephan Bonnar Stephan Patrick Bonnar (April 4, 1977 – December 22, 2022) was an American mixed martial artist. Bonnar competed as a Light Heavyweight in the UFC for most of his career. Bonnar was the runner-up on The Ultimate Fighter 1, his TUF Ultimate Fi ...

* Terry Martin * Thiago Alves

Events list

UFC Ultimate Fight Night

''UFC Ultimate Fight Night'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 1'') was an event held on August 6, 2005 at the Cox Pavilion in Las Vegas, Nevada. The event, aired on Spike, was the first UFC Fight Night event.

Results

References

{{UFC Events Ultimate Fighting Championship by year 2005 in mixed martial arts