2005 in UFC

The year 2005 was 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 Spike TV. The Ultimate Fighter 1 Finale was the first live UFC broadcast on non-pay-per-view television.

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


 * Alessio Sakara
 * Alex Karalexis
 * Alex Schoenauer
 * Ansar Chalangov
 * Bill Mahood
 * Bobby Southworth
 * Brad Imes
 * Branden Lee Hinkle
 * Brandon Vera
 * Brian Gassaway
 * Brock Larson
 * Chael Sonnen
 * Charles McCarthy
 * Chris Leben
 * Chris Sanford
 * Diego Sanchez
 * 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
 * Josh Burkman
 * Josh Koscheck
 * Josh Neer
 * Josh Rafferty
 * Keigo Kunihara
 * Keith Jardine
 * Keith Wisniewski
 * Kenny Florian
 * Kerry Schall
 * Kevin Jordan
 * Kit Cope


 * Lodune Sincaid
 * Luke Cummo
 * 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
 * Terry Martin
 * Thiago Alves

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.