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December 21, 1997Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan

UFC - Ultimate Japan

Randy CoutureWinner
vsMajority decision
Maurice Smith

Shape of the night

Four first-round finishes. Half the card was over inside five minutes.

The bracket

Semifinals
Kazushi SakurabavsMarcus SilveiraHeavyweightNC
Final
Kazushi SakurabavsMarcus SilveiraTitleHeavyweightSUB R1 3:44
Outside the bracket
Randy CouturevsMaurice SmithTitleHeavyweightM-DECVitor BelfortvsJoe CharlesHeavyweightSUB R1 4:03Frank ShamrockvsKevin JacksonTitleLightweightSUB R1 0:16David AbbottvsYoji AnjoHeavyweightU-DECTra TelligmanvsBrad KohlerHeavyweightSUB R1 10:05

The bracket is reconstructed from who fought more than once that night. UFCStats records no rounds of its own, so a bout sits where the fighters put it.