UFC 4

UFC 4: Revenge of the Warriors
Information
Promotion	Ultimate Fighting Championship
Date	December 16, 1994
Venue	Expo Square Pavilion
City	Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
Attendance	5,857
Buyrate	120,000
Event chronology
UFC 3: The American Dream UFC 4: Revenge of the Warriors UFC 5: The Return of the Beast

UFC 4: Revenge of the Warriors was a mixed martial arts (MMA) event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) on December 16, 1994, at the Expo Center Pavilion in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The event was seen live on pay-per-view, and later released on home video.

History

UFC 4 used an eight-man tournament format, with the winner receiving $64,000. The event also featured three alternate fights. All seven tournament fights were shown on the live pay-per-view broadcast, as well as the Jason Fairn vs. Guy Mezger alternate fight.

The tournament had no weight classes or weight limits. Each match had no time limit or rounds, therefore no judges were used for the night. The referee for the night was "Big" John McCarthy. Royce Gracie won the event by defeating Dan Severn with a triangle choke. The card also featured the notorious fight between Keith Hackney and Joe Son; Hackney won via submission after landing a series of unanswered strikes to the groin of Joe Son.

Play-by-play announcer Bruce Beck and color commentator Jeff Blatnick were paired together for the first time on the pay-per-view and became the regular commentary team on UFC broadcasts up to and including UFC 15. They were joined by regular contributor Jim Brown.

Results

Alternate bouts

• Joe Charles vs. Kevin Rosier

Charles defeated Rosier via submission (armbar) at 0:14.

• Marcus Bossett vs. Eldo Dias Xavier

Bossett defeated Xavier via KO at 4:55.

• Guy Mezger vs. Jason Fairn

Mezger defeated Fairn via TKO (corner stoppage) at 2:13.

Quarterfinals

• Royce Gracie vs. Ron van Clief

Gracie defeated Van Clief via submission (rear naked choke) at 3:49.

• Keith Hackney vs. Joe Son

Hackney defeated Son via submission (choke) at 2:44, after Groin strikes

• Melton Bowen vs. Steve Jennum

Jennum defeated Bowen via submission (armlock) at 4:47.

• Dan Severn vs. Anthony Macias

Severn defeated Macias via submission (rear naked choke) at 1:45.

Semifinals

• Royce Gracie vs. Keith Hackney

Gracie defeated Hackney via submission (armlock) at 5:34.

• Dan Severn vs. Marcus Bossett

Severn defeated Bossett via submission (rear naked choke) at 0:52. Bossett replaced Steve Jennum.

Finals

• Royce Gracie vs. Dan Severn

Gracie defeated Severn via submission (triangle choke) at 15:49 to win the UFC 4 Tournament.

UFC 4 bracket

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Finals

Royce Gracie

SUB

Ron van Clief

3:59

Royce Gracie

SUB

Keith Hackney

5:32

Keith Hackney

SUB

Joe Son

2:44

Royce Gracie

SUB

Dan Severn

15:49

Steve Jennum

SUB

Melton Bowan

4:47

Marcus Bossett1

0:52

Dan Severn

SUB

Dan Severn

SUB

Anthony Macias

1:45

¹Steve Jennum was forced to withdraw due to injury. He was replaced by Marcus Bossett.

External links

• UFC4 results at Sherdog.com
• UFC4 fights reviews
• Official UFC website