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
1998 in UFC
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.
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
Light Heavyweight
Frank Shamrock (c)
def.
submission (kneebar)
16:28
UFC 17: Redemption
Welterweight
def.
split decision
21:00
UFC Ultimate Brazil
Light Heavyweight
Frank Shamrock (c)
def.
submission (punches)
7:40
UFC Ultimate Brazil
The following fighters fought their first UFC fight in 1998:
#
Event
Date
Venue
Location
Attendance
021
Oct 16, 1998
São Paulo, Brazil
—
020
May 15, 1998
Mobile, Alabama, U.S.
—
019
Mar 13, 1998
New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
4,600[1]
By year
General info
Executives
Lists
Upcoming events are in italics
Flagship events
Fight Nights
(on Spike TV)
UFC on Versus/UFC Live
UFC on FX
UFC on Fuel TV
Fight Nights
(on FS1, FS2, FXX,
or UFC Fight Pass)
UFC on ESPN
(or ESPN2)
Fight Nights
(on ESPN+)
UFC on ABC
The Ultimate Fighter
Finales