UFC 15.5 Results for Ultimate Japan

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Randy Couture returned to the UFC Octagon sunday night for UFC 15.5 to take on Maurice Smith. The event took place on Sunday, December 21, 1997, at the Yokohama Arena in Yokohama, Japan. Ultimate Japan featured 7 bouts, some were more interesting to watch than others.

UFC 15.5 was headlined by a fight between Randy Couture and Maurice Smith, with Kazushi Sakuraba vs. Marcus Silveira serving as the night’s co-main event. Elsewhere on the card, went to battle against . Let’s find out who won at the UFC 15.5. View the full results for ‘Ultimate Japan’-led fight card below.

Event
UFC 15.5: Ultimate Japan
Date
December 21, 1997
Venue
Yokohama Arena
Location
Yokohama, Japan
Main Event
Randy Couture vs. Maurice Smith
Co-Main Event
Kazushi Sakuraba vs. Marcus Silveira
Event Type
PPV

UFC 15.5 was live 9,864 days days ago and was the 18th event in UFC history, including pay-per-views, UFC Fight Nights, and The Ultimate Fighter season finales.

Who won at UFC 15.5

Below is the 7-fight order and UFC 15.5 results. Here are the real winners and losers from Sunday‘s event:

  • Randy Couture defeated Maurice Smith via Decision (Round 1 / 21:00)

  • Kazushi Sakuraba defeated Marcus Silveira by Submission (Armbar) (Round 1 / 3:44)

  • Vitor Belfort defeated Joe Charles by Submission (Armbar) (Round 1 / 4:03)

  • Frank Shamrock defeated Kevin Jackson by Submission (Armbar) (Round 1 / 0:16)

  • Kazushi Sakuraba defeated Marcus Silveira by No Contest – Premature Stoppage (Round 1 / 0:00)

  • David Abbott defeated Yoji Anjo by Decision (Round / 5:00)

  • Tra Telligman defeated Brad Kohler by Submission (Armbar) (Round / 0:05)

UFC 15.5 Results

The results are listed in ascending order, starting from the first fight ending with the night’s main event.

Tra Telligman vs. Brad Kohler

The UFC 15.5 began with Tra Telligman taking on Brad Kohler. Tra Telligman defeated Brad Kohler in Round at 0:05 by Submission (Armbar).

David Abbott vs. Yoji Anjo

The second fight at UFC 15.5 was Yoji Anjo vs. David Abbott. David Abbott won in Round at 5:00 by Decision.

Kazushi Sakuraba vs. Marcus Silveira

The following bout was between Marcus Silveira and Kazushi Sakuraba. Kazushi Sakuraba beat Marcus Silveira by No Contest – Premature Stoppage in Round 1 at 0:00.

Frank Shamrock vs. Kevin Jackson

In the fourth bout, Frank Shamrock defeated Kevin Jackson by Submission (Armbar) at 0:16 of Round 1.

Vitor Belfort vs. Joe Charles

The fifth bout ended at 4:03 of Round 1 with Vitor Belfort defeating Joe Charles by Submission (Armbar).

Kazushi Sakuraba vs. Marcus Silveira

In the co-main event Kazushi Sakuraba defeated Marcus Silveira via Submission (Armbar) at 3:44 of Round 1; John McCarthy was the third man in the cage.

Randy Couture vs. Maurice Smith

In the main event, referee John McCarthy called an end to the bout at 21:00 of Round 1. Randy Couture defeated Maurice Smith by Decision.

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