Maurice Smith

UFC record coming in: 2-2

Marco Ruas

UFC record coming in: 4-1

Official results

UFC 21 Results

Return of the Champions

July 16, 1999Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States

Maurice Smith def. Marco Ruas

KO/TKOR1 · 5:00

Main event stats & scorecards

Bouts: 8
Finishes: 7 (6 KO/TKO · 1 SUB)
Decisions: 1

UFC 21 full results

UFC 21 took place on July 16, 1999 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States. In the main event, Maurice Smith defeated Marco Ruas by KO/TKO at 5:00 of round 1. 7 of the 8 bouts on the card ended inside the distance.

Main event
Heavyweight
Maurice Smithdef.
Marco Ruas
KO/TKOR1 · 5:00
Knee Injury
Referee: John McCarthyFull fight stats
Co-main event
Welterweight· Title
Pat Miletichdef.
Andre Pederneiras
KO/TKOR2 · 1:34
Facial Cut
Referee: John McCarthyFull fight stats
Bout 3
Middleweight
Jeremy Horndef.
Daiju Takase
KO/TKOR1 · 4:41
Elbows to Head From Mount
Referee: Mario YamasakiFull fight stats
Bout 4
Middleweight
Paul Jonesdef.
Flavio Luiz Moura
SUBR1 · 4:20
Rear Naked Choke
Referee: Mario YamasakiFull fight stats
Bout 5
Heavyweight
Tsuyoshi Kohsakadef.
Tim Lajcik
KO/TKOR2 · 5:00
Corner Stoppage
Referee: John McCarthyFull fight stats
Bout 6
Middleweight
Eugene Jacksondef.
Royce Alger
KO/TKOR2 · 1:19
Punch to Head At Distance
Referee: John McCarthyFull fight stats
Bout 7
Heavyweight
Andre Robertsdef.
Ron Waterman
KO/TKOR1 · 2:51
Punch to Head At Distance
Referee: John McCarthyFull fight stats
Bout 8
Heavyweight
Travis Fultondef.
David Dodd
DECR2 · 5:00
Unanimous decision
Referee: John McCarthyFull fight stats