UFC Japan Ultimate Japan

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Date & Time
Sun 21st December 1997 12:00am Local
Sun 21st December 1997 12:00am UTC

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League
UFC

Season
1997

Round
Round 5

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Yokohama Arena

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Description

UFC 15.5: Ultimate Japan was held on Sunday, December 21, 1997, at Yokohama Arena in Yokohama, Japan. This event was held 9,593 days days ago and was the 18th event in Ultimate Fighting Championship history, including pay-per-views, UFC Fight Nights, and The Ultimate Fighter season finales. There were 5,000 fans in attendance. The gate for the event came out to not available.

UFC 15.5 had 7 bouts scheduled. The event was headlined by a clash between Randy Couture and Maurice Smith. In the co-main event, Kazushi Sakuraba took on Marcus Silveira. The night kicked off with Tra Telligman taking on Brad Kohler, followed by Yoji Anjo vs. David Abbott. was awarded Fight of the Night bonus. The Performance of the Night bonuses went to , each fighter took home an extra $50,000.

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Result List

01	Randy Couture	UFC Light Heavyweight	WIN
01	Maurice Smith	UFC Light Heavyweight	LOSS
03	Joe Charles	UFC Heavyweight	LOSS
03	Vitor Belfort	UFC Middleweight	WIN
04	Frank Shamrock	UFC Middleweight	WIN
04	Kevin Jackson	UFC Light Heavyweight	LOSS
05	David Abbott	UFC Heavyweight	WIN
05	Yoji Anjo	UFC Light Heavyweight	LOSS

Result Description

Randy Couture vs. Maurice Smith
Marcus Silveira vs. Kazushi Sakuraba
Joe Charles vs. Vitor Belfort
Frank Shamrock vs. Kevin Jackson
Kazushi Sakuraba vs. Marcus Silveira
David Abbott vs. Yoji Anjo
Brad Kohler vs. Tra Telligman