2004 in WEC

2004 in WEC
Information
First date	January 16, 2004
Last date	October 21, 2004
Events
Total events	4
Fights
Total fights	53
Title fights	6
Chronology
2003 in WEC 2004 in WEC 2005 in WEC

The year 2004 was the 4th year in the history of World Extreme Cagefighting, a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States. In 2004 WEC held 4 events beginning with, WEC 9: Cold Blooded.

Title fights

Title fights in 2004
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Event	Notes
Middleweight	Chris Leben	def.	Mike Swick	KO (Punch)	2	0:45	WEC 9: Cold Blooded
Welterweight	Karo Parisyan	def.	Shonie Carter (c)	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00	WEC 10: Bragging Rights
Lightweight	Gilbert Melendez	def.	Olaf Alfonso	TKO (Punches)	3	4:54	WEC 10: Bragging Rights
Heavyweight	James Irvin	def.	Jody Poff	TKO (Punches)	1	1:44	WEC 11: Evolution
Lightweight	Gabe Ruediger	def.	Steve Ramirez	Submission (Triangle Choke)	1	1:24	WEC 11: Evolution
Heavyweight	James Irvin (c)	def.	Houssain Oushani	KO (Punch)	1	2:27	WEC 12: Halloween Fury 3

Events list

Main article: List of WEC events

No.	Event	Date	Venue	Location	Attendance
12	WEC 12: Halloween Fury 3	October 21, 2004	Tachi Palace Hotel & Casino	Lemoore, California
11	WEC 11: Evolution	August 20, 2004	Tachi Palace Hotel & Casino	Lemoore, California
10	WEC 10: Bragging Rights	May 21, 2004	Tachi Palace Hotel & Casino	Lemoore, California
9	WEC 9: Cold Blooded	January 16, 2004	Tachi Palace Hotel & Casino	Lemoore, California

WEC 9: Cold Blooded

Main article: WEC 9

WEC 9: Cold Blooded was an event held on January 16, 2004, at the Tachi Palace in Lemoore, California, United States.

Results

Main Card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
	Mike Kyle	def.	Jude Hargett	TKO (Punches)	1	4:09
	Alex Stiebling	def.	Joe Riggs	Submission (Triangle Choke)	2	1:54
	Shonie Carter	def.	Gabe Garcia	TKO (Injury)	1	0:30
	Adrienna Jenkins	def.	Keri Scarr	DQ (Illegal Soccer Kick and Knee)	1	N/A
	Olaf Alfonso	def.	John Polakowski	Decision (Split)	3	5:00
	Yves Edwards	def.	Deshaun Johnson	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
	Tiki Ghosn	def.	Nick Gilardi	Submission (Guillotine Choke)	1	4:52
	Doug Marshall	def.	Lavar Johnson	TKO (Corner Stoppage)	1	5:00
Middleweight	Chris Leben	def.	Mike Swick	KO (Punch)	2	0:45
	Poppies Martinez	def.	Eric Ramirez	TKO (Punches)	1	3:15
	Harris Sarmiento	def.	Rob McCullough	Decision (Split)	3	5:00
	Jack Cardenas	def.	John Appleby	TKO (Punches)	1	4:54
	Richard Montoya	def.	Joe Salcido	KO (Punch)	1	0:36
	Anthony Gonzales	def.	Pedro Tome	TKO (Punches)	1	2:14
	Josh Hayes	def.	Tony Asam	TKO (Punches)	1	2:05

WEC 10: Bragging Rights

WEC 10: Bragging Rights was an event held on May 21, 2004, at the Tachi Palace in Lemoore, California, United States.

Results

Main Card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Heavyweight	Mike Serr	def.	Rafael Del Real	TKO (Submission to punches)	1	2:19
Welterweight	Karo Parisyan	def.	Shonie Carter (c)	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
Lightweight	Gilbert Melendez	def.	Olaf Alfonso	TKO (Punches)	3	4:54
	Alex Stiebling	def.	Tim McKenzie	Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke)	2	2:25
	Ryan Schultz	def.	Gil Castillo	Decision (Majority)	3	5:00
	Poppies Martinez	def.	Gabriel Cruz Tenorio	TKO (Submission to punches)	1	0:30
	Bret Bergmark	def.	Daisuke Ishii	TKO (Punches)	1	4:49
Heavyweight	Doug Marshall	def.	Anthony Arria	Submission (Armbar)	1	0:22
	Amir Rahnavardi	def.	Kengo Ura	TKO (Cut)	1	5:00
	Richard Montoya	def.	Bill Coffman	TKO (Punches)	1	0:47
	Lavar Johnson	def.	Levi Thornbrue	TKO (Punches)	1	2:32
	Steve Ramirez	def.	Chino Esparza	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)	1	0:47

WEC 11: Evolution

Main article: WEC 11

WEC 11: Evolution was an event held on August 20, 2004, at the Tachi Palace in Lemoore, California, United States.

Results

Main Card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
	Shonie Carter	def.	Jason Biswell	TKO (Elbows)	1	3:13
Light Heavyweight	Richard Montoya	def.	Abraham Baxter	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
	Lavar Johnson	def.	Fred Diaz	KO (Punches)	1	0:00
	Rafael del Real	def.	Michael MacDonald	TKO (Punches)	2	2:35
	Olaf Alfonso	def.	Philip Perez	TKO (Elbows)	1	2:57
	Carlos Garcia	def.	Seth Woodill	KO (Punch)	1	0:25
	Emanuel Newton	def.	Andre Mussi	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
	Nick Ertl	def.	Nam Phan	Decision (Split)	3	5:00
Heavyweight	James Irvin	def.	Jody Poff	TKO (Punches)	1	1:44
Lightweight	Gabe Ruediger	def.	Steve Ramirez	Submission (Triangle Choke)	1	1:24
	Josh Green	def.	Bill Coffman	Submission (Triangle Armbar)	1	1:19
	Brad Mohler	def.	Rob Clarke	TKO (Corner Stoppage)	3	3:59

WEC 12: Halloween Fury 3

Main article: WEC 12

WEC 12: Halloween Fury 3 was an event held on October 21, 2004, at the Tachi Palace in Lemoore, California, United States.

Results

Main Card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Heavyweight	Doug Marshall (c)	def.	Carlos Garcia	KO (Punches)	1	2:46
	Shonie Carter	def.	Jody Poff	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)	1	3:48
Light Heavyweight	Chael Sonnen	def.	Alex Stiebling	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
Middleweight	Joe Riggs	def.	Isidro Gonzalez	TKO (Punches and Elbows)	1	1:50
Heavyweight	James Irvin	def.	Houssain Oushani	KO (Punch)	1	2:27
	Poppies Martinez	def.	Joe Martin	TKO (Punches)	2	4:41
	Tosh Cook	def.	Rafael del Real	Submission (Triangle Choke)	1	1:34
Welterweight	Chris Lytle	def.	J.T. Taylor	Submission (Forearm Choke)	1	2:53
Lightweight	Gabe Ruediger	def.	Olaf Alfonso	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)	1	3:05
Middleweight	Mark Weir	def.	Will Bradford	Submission (Guillotine Choke)	1	2:11
Heavyweight	Brad Imes	def.	Jeremy Freitag	Decision (Split)	3	5:00
Light Heavyweight	Troy Miller	def.	Tom Owens	TKO (Knee Injury)	2	3:56
Lightweight	Nate Diaz	def.	Alejandro Garcia	Submission (Triangle Choke)	3	2:17
Light Heavyweight	Jason Lambert	def.	Matt Horwich	TKO (Submission to punches)	2	3:28

See also

• World Extreme Cagefighting
• List of World Extreme Cagefighting champions
• List of WEC events