1998 in UFC
Mixed martial arts events
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The year 1998 was the 6th year in the history of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States. In 1998 the UFC held 3 events beginning with, UFC 16: Battle in the Bayou.
First dateMarch 13, 1998
Last dateOctober 16, 1998
Total events3
UFC2
| 1998 in UFC | ||||
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| Information | ||||
| First date | March 13, 1998 | |||
| Last date | October 16, 1998 | |||
| Events | ||||
| Total events | 3 | |||
| UFC | 2 | |||
| Fights | ||||
| Total fights | 25 | |||
| Title fights | 4 | |||
| Chronology | ||||
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Title fights
| Title fights in 1998 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Event | Notes | |||
| Light Heavyweight | Frank Shamrock (c) | def. | Igor Zinoviev | KO (slam) | 0:22 | UFC 16: Battle in the Bayou | [a] | |
| Light Heavyweight | Frank Shamrock (c) | def. | Jeremy Horn | Submission (kneebar) | 16:28 | UFC 17: Redemption | [b] | |
| Welterweight | Pat Miletich | def. | Mikey Burnett | Decision (split) | 21:00 | UFC Ultimate Brazil | [c] | |
| Light Heavyweight | Frank Shamrock (c) | def. | John Lober | Submission (punches) | 7:40 | UFC Ultimate Brazil | [d] | |
- Shamrock defeated Zinoviev to retain the Light Heavyweight Championship.
- Shamrock defeated Horn to retain the Light Heavyweight Championship.
- Miletich defeated Burnett to become the inaugural UFC Welterweight Champion.
- Shamrock defeated Lober to retain the Light Heavyweight Championship.
Debut UFC fighters
The following fighters fought their first UFC fight in 1998:
| ISO | Fighter | Division |
|---|---|---|
 | Adriano Santos | Middleweight |
| Allan Goes | Light Heavyweight |
 | Andre Roberts | Heavyweight |
| Bob Gilstrap | Heavyweight |
 | Carlos Newton | Welterweight |
| Cesar Marscucci | Lightweight |
| Chris Brennan | Welterweight |
| Chuck Liddell | Light Heavyweight |
| Courtney Turner | Welterweight |
| Dan Henderson | Middleweight |
| ISO | Fighter | Division |
|---|---|---|
| Ebenezer Fontes Braga | Light Heavyweight |
| Eugenio Tadeu | Welterweight |
| Hugo Duarte | Heavyweight |
 | Igor Zinoviev | Middleweight |
| Jeremy Horn | Middleweight |
| Joe Pardo | Heavyweight |
| John Lober | Middleweight |
| Josh Stuart | Welterweight |
| Laverne Clark | Lightweight |
| Mike Van Arsdale | Heavyweight |
| ISO | Fighter | Division |
|---|---|---|
| Mikey Burnett | Welterweight |
| Noe Hernandez | Middleweight |
| Pat Miletich | Welterweight |
| Paulo Santos | Lightweight |
| Pedro Rizzo | Heavyweight |
| Pete Williams | Heavyweight |
| Townsend Saunders | Welterweight |
 | Tsuyoshi Kosaka | Heavyweight |
| Tulio Palhares | Middleweight |
| Wanderlei Silva | Light Heavyweight |
Events list
| # | Event | Date | Venue | Location | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 021 | UFC Ultimate Brazil | Oct 16, 1998 | Ginásio da Portuguesa | São Paulo, Brazil | N/a |
| 020 | UFC 17: Redemption | May 15, 1998 | Mobile Civic Center | Mobile, Alabama, U.S. | N/a |
| 019 | UFC 16: Battle in the Bayou | Mar 13, 1998 | Pontchartrain Center | New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | 4,600[1] |