2006 in Strikeforce

The year 2006 was the 1st year in the history of Strikeforce, a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States. In 2006 Strikeforce held 4 events beginning with, Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Gracie.

2006 in Strikeforce
Information
First date	March 10, 2006
Last date	December 8, 2006
Events
Total events	4
Fights
Total fights	47
Title fights	5
Chronology
2006 in Strikeforce 2007 in Strikeforce

Title fights

Title fights in 2006
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Event	Notes
Lightweight	Clay Guida	def.	Josh Thomson	Decision (Unanimous)	5	5:00	Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Gracie	[a]
Lightweight	Gilbert Melendez	def.	Clay Guida (c)	Decision (Split)	5	5:00	Strikeforce: Revenge	[b]
Light Heavyweight	Bobby Southworth	def.	Vernon White	unanimous decision	3	5:00	Strikeforce: Triple Threat	[c]
Lightweight	Josh Thomson	def.	Nam Phan	unanimous decision	3	5:00	Strikeforce: Triple Threat	[d]
Middleweight	Eugene Jackson	def.	Ronald Jhun	submission (rear naked choke)	1	2:01	Strikeforce: Triple Threat	[e]

1. For the Strikeforce Lightweight Championship.
2. For the Strikeforce Lightweight Championship.
3. For the Strikeforce Light Heavyweight Championship.
4. For the Strikeforce Lightweight U.S. Championship.
5. For the Strikeforce Middleweight U.S. Championship.

Events list

Main article: List of Strikeforce events

#	Event Title	Date	Arena	Location	Attendance	Broadcast
4	Strikeforce: Triple Threat	December 8, 2006	HP Pavilion at San Jose	San Jose, California	8,701
3	Strikeforce: Tank vs. Buentello	October 7, 2006	Save Mart Center	Fresno, California	4,437
2	Strikeforce: Revenge	June 9, 2006	HP Pavilion at San Jose	San Jose, California	10,374
1	Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Gracie	March 10, 2006	HP Pavilion at San Jose	San Jose, California	18,265

Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Gracie

Main article: Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Gracie

Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Gracie^[1] was an event held on March 10, 2006 at the HP Pavilion at San Jose in San Jose, California.

Results

Main Card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Lightweight	Clay Guida	def.	Josh Thomson	Decision (Unanimous)	5	5:00	[a]
Middleweight	Frank Shamrock	def.	Cesar Gracie	KO (Punches)	1	0:21
Middleweight	Cung Le	def.	Mike Altman	KO (Punch)	1	3:51
Lightweight	Gilbert Melendez	def.	Harris Sarmiento	Submission (Punches)	2	0:44
Lightweight	Nate Diaz	def.	Tony Juarez	TKO (Punches)	1	3:23
Preliminary card
Middleweight	Eugene Jackson	def.	Jorge Ortiz	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
Heavyweight	Mike Kyle	vs.	Krzysztof Soszynski	Technical Draw (Thumb to Soszynski's Eye)	1	2:02
Light Heavyweight	Brian Ebersole	def.	Matt Horwich	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
Heavyweight	Daniel Puder	def.	Jesse Fujarczyk	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)	1	1:54
Middleweight	Crafton Wallace	def.	Ray Routh	KO (Knee)	2	0:35
Middleweight	Scott Graham	def.	Chris Yee	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)	2	2:37

1. For the Strikeforce Lightweight Championship.

Strikeforce: Revenge

Main article: Strikeforce: Revenge

Strikeforce: Revenge^[2] was an event held on June 9, 2006 at the HP Pavilion at San Jose in San Jose, California.

Results

Main Card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Lightweight	Gilbert Melendez	def.	Clay Guida (c)	Decision (Split)	5	5:00	[a]
Light Heavyweight	Alistair Overeem	def.	Vitor Belfort	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
Middleweight	Cung Le	def.	Brian Warren	TKO (Punches)	1	4:19
Lightweight	Tyson Griffin	def.	Duane Ludwig	TKO (Punches)	1	3:57
Light Heavyweight	Bobby Southworth	vs.	James Irvin	NC (Both Fighters Fell From Cage)	1	0:17
Lightweight	Clint Coronel	def.	Juan Miranda	Submission (Anaconda Choke)	2	1:43
Preliminary card
Middleweight	Chris Amarante	def.	Sean Bassett	Submission (Armbar)	1	4:37
Lightweight	Josh Thomson	def.	Harris Sarmiento	Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke)	3	3:19
Middleweight	Eugene Jackson	def.	Mike Seal	TKO (Punches)	2	2:49
Heavyweight	Daniel Puder	def.	Tom Tuggle	Submission (Armbar)	1	0:28
Light Heavyweight	Jared Hamman	def.	Scott Graham	TKO (Punches)	2	1:36
Middleweight	Luke Stewart	def.	Bill Duvall	Submission (Armbar)	1	1:15

1. For the Strikeforce Lightweight Championship.

Strikeforce: Tank vs. Buentello

Main article: Strikeforce: Tank vs. Buentello

Strikeforce: Tank vs. Buentello^[3] was an event held on October 7, 2006 at the Save Mart Center in Fresno, California.

Results

Main Card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Heavyweight	Paul Buentello	def.	David Abbott	KO (Punch)	1	0:43
Lightweight	Josh Thomson	def.	Duane Ludwig	Submission (Guillotine Choke)	2	4:36
Light Heavyweight	Trevor Prangley	def.	Anthony Ruiz	Submission (Armbar)	1	4:42
Heavyweight	Cain Velasquez	def.	Jesse Fujarczyk	TKO (Punches)	1	1:58
Preliminary card
Welterweight	Jason Von Flue	def.	Eric Wray	Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke)	2	2:22
Lightweight	Casey Olson	def.	Bobby Sanchez	Submission (Guillotine Choke)	1	1:58
Lightweight	Philip Perez	def.	Brandon Shuey	Submission (Triangle Choke)	1	1:28
Heavyweight	Mike Cook	def.	Carlton Jones	Submission (Punches)	2	2:03
Middleweight	Sam Spengler	def.	Frank Megallon	TKO (Punches)	1	2:38
Middleweight	Luke Stewart	def.	Jeremiah Metcalf	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)	1	2:29

Strikeforce: Triple Threat

Main article: Strikeforce: Triple Threat

Strikeforce: Triple Threat^[4] was an event held on December 8, 2006 at the HP Pavilion at San Jose in San Jose, California.

Results

Main card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Light Heavyweight	Bobby Southworth	def.	Vernon White	unanimous decision	3	5:00	[a]
Heavyweight	Paul Buentello	def.	Ruben Villareal	TKO (corner stoppage)	2	3:57
Middleweight	Cung Le	def.	Jason Von Flue	TKO (Doctor Stoppage) 0:43 of round 1	3	5:00
Welterweight	Duane Ludwig	def.	Tony Fryklund	TKO (knee)	2	3:37
Lightweight	Josh Thomson	def.	Nam Phan	unanimous decision	3	5:00	[b]
Middleweight	Eugene Jackson	def.	Ronald Jhun	submission (rear naked choke)	1	2:01	[c]
Preliminary card
Women's Featherweight	Gina Carano	def.	Elaina Maxwell	unanimous decision	3	5:00
Heavyweight	Daniel Puder	def.	Mike Cook	submission (rear naked choke)	2	2:31
Heavyweight	Rex Richards	def.	Kyle Levinton	submission (kimura)	1	2:02
Lightweight	David Smith	def.	Sean Bassett	TKO (punches)	3	1:36
Catchweight (194 lb)	Scott Graham	def.	Drew Dimanlig	unanimous decision	3	5:00
Bantamweight	Anthony Figueroa	def.	David Barrios	unanimous decision	3	5:00
Middleweight	Raul Castillo	def.	Andrew Montanez	TKO (punches)	1	2:10
Catchweight (179 lb)	Jeffrey Cachia	def.	Abdullah Johari	Submission (rear-naked choke)	1	1:21

1. For the Strikeforce Light Heavyweight Championship.
2. For the Strikeforce Lightweight U.S. Championship.
3. For the Strikeforce Middleweight U.S. Championship.

See also

• List of Strikeforce champions
• List of Strikeforce events