UFC 13
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| UFC 13: Ultimate Force | ||||
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| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | May 30, 1997 | |||
| Venue | Augusta Civic Center | |||
| City |  Augusta, Georgia, USA |
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| Attendance | 5,100 | |||
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UFC 13: Ultimate Force was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on May 30, 1997 in Augusta, Georgia. The event was seen live on pay per view in the United States, and later released on home video.
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[edit] History
UFC 13 featured two four man tournaments, a lightweight and a heavyweight tournament, as well as two alternate bouts and a Superfight between Vitor Belfort and Tank Abbott.
UFC 13 marked the first appearance of MMA legends and future UFC Champions Randy Couture and Tito Ortiz, who was an alternate in the lightweight tournament.
[edit] Results
- Lightweight Tournament Alternate bout:
Tito Ortiz vs. Wes Albritton
- Ortiz defeated Albritton via TKO (punches) at 0:31.
- Heavyweight Tournament Alternate bout: Jack Nilson vs. Saeed Hosseini
- Nilson defeated Hosseini via TKO (punches) at 1:24.
- Lightweight Tournament Semifinals: Guy Mezger vs. Christophe Leininger
- Mezger defeated Leininger via unanimous decision at 15:00.
- Lightweight Tournament Semifinals: Enson Inoue vs. Royce Alger
- Inoue defeated Alger via submission (armlock) at 1:37.
- Heavyweight Tournament Semifinals: Steven Graham vs.
Dmitri Stepanov
- Graham defeated Stepanov via submission (armlock) at 1:30.
- Heavyweight Tournament Semifinals: Randy Couture vs.
Tony Halme
- Couture defeated Halme via submission (rear naked choke) at 1:00.
- Lightweight Tournament Finals: Guy Mezger vs. Tito Ortiz
- Mezger defeated Ortiz via submission (guillotine choke) at 2:00 to win the UFC 13 Lightweight Tournament. Ortiz replaced Inoue who was unable to continue due to injury.
- Heavyweight Tournament Finals: Randy Couture vs. Steven Graham
- Couture defeated Graham via TKO (punches) at 3:13 to win the UFC 13 Heavyweight Tournament.
- Heavyweight Superfight:
Vitor Belfort vs. Tank Abbott
- Belfort defeated Abbott via TKO (punches) at 0:53.
[edit] UFC 13 Lightweight Tournament Bracket
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Guy Mezger | DEC | ||||||
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Christophe Leininger | 15:00 | ||||||
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Guy Mezger | SUB | ||||||
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Tito Ortiz1 | 3:00 | ||||||
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Enson Inoue | SUB | ||||||
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Royce Alger | 1:36 | ||||||
1 Tito Ortiz replaced Enson Inoue who withdrew due to injury.
[edit] UFC 13 Heavyweight Tournament Bracket
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Steven Graham | SUB | ||||||
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Dmitri Stepanov | 1:30 | ||||||
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Steven Graham | 3:13 | ||||||
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Randy Couture | TKO | ||||||
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Randy Couture | SUB | ||||||
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Tony Halme | 0:56 | ||||||
