2005 in WEC

The year 2005 was the 5th year in the history of World Extreme Cagefighting, a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States. In 2005 WEC held 5 events beginning with, WEC 13: Heavyweight Explosion.

2005 in WEC
Information
First date	January 22, 2005
Last date	October 14, 2005
Events
Total events	5
Fights
Total fights	63
Title fights	8
Chronology
2004 in WEC 2005 in WEC 2006 in WEC

Title fights

Title fights in 2005
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Event	Notes
Light Heavyweight	Jason Lambert	def.	Richard Montoya	Submission (Punches)	1	2:45	WEC 13: Heavyweight Explosion	[a]
Lightweight	Gabe Ruediger (c)	def.	Jason Maxwell	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)	1	3:28	WEC 14: Vengeance	[b]
Heavyweight	James Irvin (c)	def.	Doug Marshall	KO (Knee)	2	0:45	WEC 15: Judgment Day	[c]
Middleweight	Joe Riggs	def.	Rob Kimmons	Submission (Punches)	1	1:24	WEC 15: Judgment Day	[d]
Super Heavyweight	Ron Waterman (c)	def.	Ricco Rodriguez	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00	WEC 16: Clash of the Titans 2	[e]
Light Heavyweight	Scott Smith	def.	Tait Fletcher	TKO (Punches)	1	3:55	WEC 17: Halloween Fury 4	[f]
Welterweight	Mike Pyle	def.	Bret Bergmark	Submission (Triangle Choke)	1	3:36	WEC 17: Halloween Fury 4	[g]
Lightweight	Gabe Ruediger (c)	def.	Sam Wells	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00	WEC 17: Halloween Fury 4	[h]

1. For the WEC Light Heavyweight Championship.
2. For the WEC Lightweight Championship.
3. For the WEC Heavyweight Championship.
4. For the WEC Middleweight Championship.
5. For the WEC Super Heavyweight Championship.
6. For the WEC Light Heavyweight Championship.
7. For the WEC Welterweight Championship.
8. For the WEC Lightweight Championship.

Tournament Winners

Event	Date	Division	Winner	Runner-up
WEC 13	January 22, 2005	Heavyweight	Brandon Vera	Mike Whitehead
WEC 17	October 14, 2005	Light Heavyweight	Scott Smith	Tait Fletcher

Events list

Main article: List of WEC events

No.	Event	Date	Venue	Location	Attendance
17	WEC 17: Halloween Fury 4	October 14, 2005	Tachi Palace Hotel & Casino	Lemoore, California
16	WEC 16: Clash of the Titans 2	August 18, 2005	Tachi Palace Hotel & Casino	Lemoore, California
15	WEC 15: Judgment Day	May 19, 2005	Tachi Palace Hotel & Casino	Lemoore, California
14	WEC 14: Vengeance	March 17, 2005	Tachi Palace Hotel & Casino	Lemoore, California
13	WEC 13: Heavyweight Explosion	January 22, 2005	Tachi Palace Hotel & Casino	Lemoore, California

WEC 13: Heavyweight Explosion

WEC 13: Heavyweight Explosion^[1] was an event held on January 22, 2005 at the Tachi Palace in Lemoore, California, United States.

Results

Main Card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Super Heavyweight	Dan Christison	def.	Andre Roberts	Submission (Armbar)	1	3:26	[a]
Light Heavyweight	Jason Lambert	def.	Richard Montoya	TKO (Submission to punches)	1	2:45	[b]
	Brad Imes	def.	Lace Pele	TKO (Submission to punches)	1	2:04
	Jorge Oliveira	def.	Shonie Carter	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
	Olaf Alfonso	def.	Chin Seng	KO	1	1:13
Heavyweight	Brandon Vera	def.	Mike Whitehead	TKO (Doctor Stoppage)	2	1:12	[c]
	Allan Weickert	def.	Jeremy Freitag	TKO	1	4:25
	Mike Whitehead	def.	Terroll Dees	Submission (Neck Crank)	1	3:43
	Brandon Vera	def.	Andre Mussi	KO (Knees and Punches)	1	0:51
	Jody Poff	def.	Houssain Oushani	Submission (Guillotine Choke)	1	1:51
	Van Palacio	def.	Fred Diaz	Decision (Split)	3	5:00

1. For the Inaugural WEC Native American Super Heavyweight Championship.
2. For the WEC Light Heavyweight Championship.
3. Tournament final.

WEC 14: Vengeance

WEC 14: Vengeance^[2] was an event held on March 17, 2005 at the Tachi Palace in Lemoore, California, United States.

Results

Main Card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
	John Polakowski	def.	Olaf Alfonso	TKO (Corner Stoppage)	1	5:00
	Wesley Correira	def.	Walt Pels	KO (Punches)	1	0:23
Light Heavyweight	Terry Martin	def.	Homer Moore	TKO (Submission to punches)	2	3:14	[a]
Middleweight	Alex Serdyukov	def.	(c) Mark Weir	Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke)	2	2:56	[b]
	Brad Imes	def.	Mike Dexter	Submission (Triangle Choke)	1	3:44
	Abraham Baxter	def.	Patrick Kaase	TKO (Punches)	1	4:59
Lightweight	Gabe Ruediger (c)	def.	Jason Maxwell	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)	1	3:28	[c]
	Brian Olsen	def.	Craig Zellner	TKO (Punches)	2	N/A
	Brian Gassaway	def.	Ross Ebanez	NC (Accidental Headbutt)	0	N/A
	Josh Green	def.	Troy Miller	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)	1	1:56
	Antonio Banuelos	def.	Mike Lindquist	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)	1	1:38
	Dan Marks	def.	Mike Alirez	KO (Head Kick)	1	0:31
	Carlton Jones	def.	Chris Botelho	TKO (Punches)	1	3:14

1. For the vacant WEC Light Heavyweight Championship.
2. For the WEC North American Middleweight Championship.
3. For the WEC Lightweight Championship.

WEC 15: Judgment Day

WEC 15: Judgment Day^[3] was an event held on May 19, 2005 at the Tachi Palace in Lemoore, California, United States.

Results

Main Card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Heavyweight	James Irvin (c)	def.	Doug Marshall	KO (Knee)	2	0:45	[a]
Lightweight	Cole Escovedo	def.	Poppies Martinez	TKO (Leg Injury)	2	1:05	[b]
Middleweight	Joe Riggs	def.	Rob Kimmons	TKO (Submission to punches)	1	1:24	[c]
	Chris Lytle	def.	Pat Healy	Decision (Split)	3	5:00
	Lavar Johnson	def.	Carlos Garcia	TKO (Punches)	1	1:09
	Rich Crunkilton	def.	Paul Jenkins	KO (Punches)	2	2:36
	Tony Alanis	def.	Johnny Fadella	TKO (Punches)	1	1:54
	Steve Ramirez	def.	Anthony Gonzales	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)	1	4:38
	Josh Green	def.	Miguel Cosio	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)	1	0:39
	Justin Levens	def.	Tony Lopez	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)	1	3:46
	Cassio Werneck	def.	Toby Imada	Submission (Triangle Choke)	2	2:54
	Thomas Schulte	def.	Raven Seymon	Submission (Triangle Choke)	1	1:29
	Jay Hieron	def.	Adam Lynn	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00

1. For the WEC Heavyweight Championship.
2. For the WEC Native American Lightweight Championship.
3. For the WEC Middleweight Championship.

WEC 16: Clash of the Titans 2

WEC 16: Clash of the Titans 2^[4] was an event held on August 18, 2005 at the Tachi Palace in Lemoore, California, United States.

Results

Main Card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Super Heavyweight	Ron Waterman (c)	def.	Ricco Rodriguez	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00	[a]
Middleweight	Alex Serdyukov (c)	def.	Victor Parfenov	TKO (Punches)	1	2:20	[b]
	Tosh Cook	def.	Troy Miller	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	1	1:45
	Chris Sanford	def.	Josh Green	Submission (Guillotine Choke)	1	2:30
	Rafael del Real	def.	Jody Poff	No Contest	1	0:00
	Steve Ramirez	def.	Jason Biswell	TKO (Punches)	1	2:01
	Casey Olson	def.	Rolland Parli	TKO (Punches)	1	4:58
	Kenny Ento	def.	Chris Botelho	Submission (Armbar)	1	4:33
	Ernie Tiserino	def.	Van Palacio	Submission (Keylock)	3	2:48
	Allan Weickert	def.	Rocky Batastini	Submission (Armbar)	1	2:50
	Dan Marks	def.	Albert Rios	Submission (Armbar)	2	2:22

1. For the WEC Super Heavyweight Championship.
2. For the WEC North American Middleweight Championship.

WEC 17: Halloween Fury 4

WEC 17: Halloween Fury 4^[5] was an event held on October 14, 2005 at the Tachi Palace in Lemoore, California, United States.

Results

Main Card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Light Heavyweight	Scott Smith	def.	Tait Fletcher	TKO (Punches)	1	3:55	[a]
	Ricco Rodriguez	def.	Jimmy Ambriz	TKO (Submission to punches)	1	4:13
	Lavar Johnson	def.	Corey Salter	TKO (Submission to strikes)	1	3:37
Welterweight	Mike Pyle	def.	Bret Bergmark	Submission (Triangle Choke)	1	3:36	[b]
Lightweight	Gabe Ruediger (c)	def.	Sam Wells	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00	[c]
	Poppies Martinez	def.	Robert Breslin	No Contest - Martinez Kicked in Groin	1	0:00
	Vernon White	def.	Alex Stiebling	KO (Punch)	2	0:09
	Cole Escovedo	def.	Joe Martin	Submission (Flying Triangle Choke)	1	1:05
	Justin Levens	def.	Jorge Oliveira	KO (Slam)	1	0:00
	Antonio Banuelos	def.	Ed Tomaselli	TKO (Cut)	1	2:25
	Scott Smith	def.	Tim McKenzie	TKO (Punches)	1	2:25
	Gil Castillo	def.	Steve Ramirez	TKO (Punches)	2	4:01
	Shane Carwin	def.	Carlton Jones	TKO (Submission to punches)	1	2:11
	Kenny Ento	def.	Charles Price	Submission (Armbar)	1	1:19
	Andrew Martinez	def.	Jimmy Dexter	DQ (Knee to the Head on the Ground)	1	1:12

1. For the WEC Light Heavyweight Championship.
2. For the WEC Welterweight Championship.
3. For the WEC Lightweight Championship.

See also

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