2021 in UFC
| 2021 in UFC | ||||
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| Information | ||||
| First date | January 16, 2021 | |||
| Last date | December 18, 2021 | |||
| Events | ||||
| Total events | 43 | |||
| UFC | 13 | |||
| TUF Finale events | 1 | |||
| Fights | ||||
| Total fights | 509 | |||
| Title fights | 19 | |||
| Chronology | ||||
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The year 2021 is the 28th year in the history of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States.
Releases and retirements[]
These fighters have either been released from their UFC contracts, announced their retirement or joined other promotions:
- Aalon Cruz - Released in May - Lightweight[1]
- Al Iaquinta - Retired in November - Lightweight[2]
- Alan Jouban - Retired in May - Welterweight[3]
- Adam Yandiev - Released in March - Middleweight[4]
- Aleksandra Albu - Released in February - Women's Strawweight[5]
- Alex Chambers - Released in February - Women's Strawweight[5]
- Alexander Yakovlev - Released in June - Lightweight[6]
- Alexey Kunchenko - Signed with PFL - Welterweight[7]
- Alistair Overeem - Released in March - Heavyweight[8]
- Ali Alqaisi - Released in February - Bantamweight[5]
- Anderson dos Santos - Released in August - Bantamweight[9]
- Andrew Sanchez - Released in October - Middleweight[10]
- Antônio Carlos Júnior - Released in February - Middleweight[11]
- Anthony Birchak - Released in May - Bantamweight[1]
- Anthony Ivy - Released in February - Welterweight[11]
- Anthony Rocco Martin - Moving to other promotion in January - Welterweight[12]
- Antônio Arroyo - Released in October - Middleweight[13]
- Antônio Braga Neto - Released in September - Middleweight[14]
- Bartosz Fabiński - Released in May - Middleweight[1]
- Bethe Correia - Retired in October - Women's Bantamweight[15]
- Bharat Khandare - Released in November - Featherweight[16]
- Bojan Mihajlović - Released in February - Light Heavyweight[5]
- Brok Weaver - Released in March - Lightweight[17]
- Carlos Condit - Retired in September - Welterweight[18]
- Carlton Minus - Released in February - Lightweight[11]
- Chris de la Rocha - Released in February - Heavyweight[5]
- Christian Aguilera - Released in May - Welterweight[19]
- Cláudia Gadelha - Reitred in December - Women's Strawweight[20]
- Cole Williams - Released in February - Welterweight[11]
- Dan Hardy - Released in May - Welterweight[21]
- Darren Stewart - Released in August - Middleweight[22]
- Demian Maia - End of contract - Welterweight[23]
- Diego Sanchez - Released in April - Welterweight[24]
- Dmitry Sosnovskiy - Released in February - Heavyweight[5]
- Don Madge - Signed with PFL - Lightweight[25]
- Drako Rodriguez - Released in August - Bantamweight[9]
- Emil Weber Meek - Released in June - Welterweight[6]
- Emily Whitmire - Released in September - Women's Flyweight[26]
- Felicia Spencer - Retired in December - Women's Featherweight[27]
- Gabriel Silva - Released in March - Bantamweight[28]
- Geraldo de Freitas - Released in March - Bantamweight[28]
- Gian Villante - Retired in November - Heavyweight[29][30]
- Gökhan Saki - Released in February - Light Heavyweight[31]
- Impa Kasanganay - Released in December - Welterweight [32]
- Irwin Rivera - Released in January - Bantamweight[33]
- Jamey Simmons - Released in August - Bantamweight[9]
- Jacob Kilburn - Released in February - Featherweight[11]
- Jerome Rivera - Released in August - Flyweight[34]
- Jimmie Rivera - End of contract - Bantamweight[23]
- Jimmy Flick - Retired in April - Flyweight[35]
- Joe Ellenberger - Released in July - Lightweight[6]
- John Allan - Released in November - Light Heavyweight[36]
- Johnny Eduardo - Released in October - Bantamweight[37]
- Jordan Espinosa - Released in March - Flyweight[38]
- Jordan Griffin - Released in May - Featherweight[1]
- José Alberto Quiñónez - Released in March - Bantamweight[4]
- Joseph Benavidez - Retired in September - Flyweight[39]
- Junior Dos Santos - Released in March - Heavyweight[40]
- Justin Jaynes - Released in August - Featherweight[41]
- Justine Kish - Released in April - Women's Flyweight[42]
- Kai Kamaka III - Contract ended in August - Featherweight[43]
- KB Bhullar - Released in May - Middleweight[1]
- Kevin Lee - Released in November - Welterweight[44]
- Khama Worthy - Released in November - Lightweight[45]
- Lara Procópio - Released in July - Women's Flyweight[6]
- Laureano Staropoli - Released in November - Middleweight[46]
- Liana Jojua - Released in November - Women's Flyweight[47]
- Liliya Shakirova - Released in September - Women's Flyweight[14]
- Lívia Renata Souza - Released in November - Women's Strawweight[48]
- Luis Peña - Released in October - Lightweight[49]
- Luke Sanders - Released in May - Bantamweight[1]
- Marion Reneau - Retired in July - Women's Bantamweight[50]
- Markus Perez - Released in February - Middleweight[11]
- Martin Day - Released in February - Bantamweight[51]
- Maurice Greene - Released in May - Heavyweight[52]
- Megan Anderson - Contract ended in March - Women's Featherweight[53]
- Michel Prazeres - Released - Welterweight [54]
- Mike Perry - Signed with BKFC - Welterweight[55]
- Mike Rodríguez - Released in October - Light Heavyweight[13]
- Mirsad Bektić - Retired in July - Featherweight[56]
- Modestas Bukauskas - Released in October - Light Heavyweight[57]
- Nicco Montaño - Released in August - Women's Flyweight[58]
- Nik Lentz - Retired in January - Featherweight[59]
- Omari Akhmedov - Released in July - Middleweight[60]
- Paul Felder - Retired in May - Lightweight[61]
- Peter Barrett - Released in February - Featherweight[11]
- Randa Markos - Released in November - Women's Strawweight[62]
- Raphael Pessoa - Released in July - Heavyweight[63]
- Ray Rodriguez - Released in April - Bantamweight[64]
- Rhys McKee - Released in January - Welterweight[65]
- Ronaldo Souza - Released in May - Middleweight[66]
- Roosevelt Roberts - Released in August - Lightweight[9]
- Roque Martinez - Released in June - Heavyweight[6]
- Ryan Benoit - Released in August - Flyweight[34]
- Sarah Alpar - Released in October - Women's Flyweight[13]
- Sarah Moras - Released in February - Women's Bantamweight[11]
- Shana Dobson - Released in March - Women's Flyweight[38]
- Spike Carlyle - Released In February - Featherweight[11]
- Stefan Sekulić - Released in July - Welterweight[67]
- Stefan Struve - Retired in February - Heavyweight[68]
- Suman Mokhtarian - Released in February - Featherweight[5]
- Syuri Kondo - Released in February - Women's Strawweight[5]
- Teemu Packalén - Retired in November - Lightweight[69]
- Thomas Almeida - Released in October - Bantamweight[13]
- Tyron Woodley - Contract ended in April - Welterweight[70]
- Vanessa Melo - Released in February - Women's Bantamweight[11]
- Vince Cachero - Released in March - Bantamweight[17]
- Vinicius Moreira - Released in February - Light heavyweight[11]
- Yancy Medeiros - Released in August - Welterweight[71]
- Yorgan De Castro - Released in April - Heavyweight[42]
Debut UFC fighters[]
The following fighters fought their first UFC fight in 2021:
- Albert Duraev - UFC 267
- Alex Pereira - UFC 268
- Allan Nascimento - UFC 267
- Andre Petroski - UFC on ESPN 30
- Benoît St. Denis - UFC 267
- Brady Hiestand - UFC on ESPN 30
- Brandon Jenkins - UFC Fight Night 192
- Bruno Silva - UFC on ESPN 25
- Bruno Souza - UFC 268
- Bryan Battle - UFC on ESPN 30
- Carlos Ulberg - UFC 259
- Casey O'Neill - UFC Fight Night 185
- Carlston Harris - UFC on ESPN 24
- Cheyanne Buys - UFC on ESPN 21
- Chris Barnett - UFC Fight Night 188
- Chris Curtis - UFC 268
- CJ Vergara - UFC 268
- Cody Brundage - UFC 266
- Collin Anglin - UFC on ESPN 28
- Dakota Bush - UFC on ESPN 22
- Daniel Lacerda - UFC Fight Night 196
- Darian Weeks - UFC on ESPN 31
- David Onama - UFC Fight Night 196
- Drako Rodriguez - UFC Fight Night 185
- Elise Reed - UFC on ESPN 27
- Erick Gonzalez - UFC Fight Night 195
- Erin Blanchfield - UFC Fight Night 192
- Francisco Figueiredo - UFC on ESPN 20
- Fabio Cherant - UFC 260
- Gaetano Pirrello - UFC on ESPN 20
- Gilbert Urbina - UFC on ESPN 30
- Gloria de Paula - UFC Fight Night 187
- Gregory Rodrigues - UFC Fight Night 189
- Harry Hunsucker - UFC on ESPN 21
- Ian Garry - UFC 268
- Ignacio Bahamondes - UFC on ABC 2
- Istela Nunes - UFC Fight Night 195
- Jeff Molina - UFC 261
- Jared Vanderaa - UFC Fight Night 185
- Jeremiah Wells - UFC Fight Night 190
- Jesse Strader - UFC on ESPN 21
- Joselyne Edwards - UFC on ABC 1
- Josiane Nunes - UFC on ESPN 29
- JP Buys - UFC on ESPN 21
- Juancamilo Ronderos - UFC Fight Night 188
- Kamuela Kirk - UFC Fight Night 189
- Kris Moutinho - UFC 264
- Leomana Martinez - UFC on ESPN 30
- Liudvik Sholinian - UFC Fight Night 191
- Luana Pinheiro - UFC on ESPN 23
- Luis Saldaña - UFC on ABC 2
- Lupita Godinez - UFC on ESPN 22
- Mandy Böhm - UFC Fight Night 192
- Manel Kape - UFC Fight Night 184
- Manon Fiorot - UFC on ESPN 20
- Marcelo Rojo - UFC Fight Night 187
- Maria de Oliveira Neta - UFC Fight Night 196
- Martin Sano Jr. - UFC 266
- Mason Jones - UFC on ESPN 20
- Melissa Gatto - UFC 265
- Melsik Baghdasaryan - UFC on ESPN 28
- Michael Chandler - UFC 257
- Micheal Gillmore - UFC on ESPN 30
- Mike Breeden - UFC Fight Night 193
- Montserrat Ruiz - UFC on ESPN 21
- Na Liang - UFC 261
- Natan Levy - UFC Fight Night 198
- Nick Maximov - UFC 266
- Paddy Pimblett - UFC Fight Night 191
- Pat Sabatini - UFC 261
- Philip Rowe - UFC 258
- Preston Parsons - UFC on ESPN 26
- Qileng Aori - UFC 261
- Orion Cosce - UFC on ESPN 28
- Rafa García - UFC Fight Night 187
- Rafael Alves - UFC Fight Night 188
- Ricky Turcios - UFC on ESPN 30
- Rong Zhu - UFC 261
- Ronnie Lawrence - UFC Fight Night 186
- Saidyokub Kakhramonov - UFC on ESPN 29
- Sergey Morozov - UFC on ESPN 20
- Shayilan Nuerdanbieke - UFC Fight Night 188
- Silvana Gómez Juárez - UFC Fight Night 194
- Tabatha Ricci - UFC Fight Night 189
- Terrance McKinney - UFC 263
- Tucker Lutz - UFC 262
- Umar Nurmagomedov - UFC on ESPN 20
- Uroš Medić - UFC 259
- Vanessa Demopoulos - UFC on ESPN 30
- Victoria Leonardo - UFC on ESPN 20
- Zviad Lazishvili - UFC Fight Night 196
Suspended fighters[]
The list below is based on fighters suspended either by (1) United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) or World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) for violation of taking prohibited substances or non-analytical incidents, (2) by local commissions on misconduct during the fights or at event venues, or (3) by the UFC for reasons also stated below.
| ISO | Name | Nickname | Division | From | Duration | Tested positive for / Info | By | Eligible to fight again |
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T.J. Dillashaw | Bantamweight | Jan 18, 2019 | 1 year (NYSAC) 2 years (USADA) |
Erythropoietin (EPO). | NYSAC and USADA | Jan 18, 2021 | [72] [73] |
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Michel Prazeres | Welterweight | Mar 9, 2019 | 2 years | Exogenous boldenone and its metabolite 5β-androst-1-en-17β-ol-3-one. | USADA | Mar 9, 2021 | [74] | ||
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Bruno Silva | Blindado | Middleweight | Jun 14, 2019 | 2 years | Boldenone and its metabolite. | USADA | Jun 14, 2021 | [75] | |
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Giacomo Lemos | Heavyweight | Jul 9, 2019 | 2 years | Drostanolone and its metabolite 2α-methyl-5α-androstan-3α-ol-17-one. | USADA | Jul 9, 2021 | [76] | ||
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Istela Nunes | Women's Strawweight | Jul 22, 2019 | 2 years | Stanozolol metabolites 16β-hydroxystanozolol and 3′-hydroxystanozolol. | USADA | Jul 22, 2021 | [77] | ||
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Raphael Pessoa | Bebezão | Heavyweight | Mar 4, 2020 | 1 year | hydrochlorothiazide and its metabolites chlorothiazide and 4-amino-6-chloro-1,3-benzenedisulfonamide | USADA | Mar 4, 2021 | [78] | |
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Chase Sherman | The Vanilla Gorilla | Heavyweight | May 13, 2020 | 9 months | Anastrozole | USADA | Feb 13, 2021 | [79] | |
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Aleksander Doskalchuk | Flyweight | Jun 6, 2020 | 14 months | Mesterolone. | USADA | Aug 6, 2021 | [80] | ||
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Marc-Andre Barriault | Power Bar | Middleweight | Jul 21, 2020 | 6 months | Ostarine | USADA | Jan 21, 2021 | [81] | |
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Jesse Ronson | The Body Snatcher | Welterweight | Jul 22, 2020 | 20 months | Metandienone | USADA | Mar 22, 2022 | [82] | |
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Jorge Gonzalez | George St. | Light Heavyweight | Aug 5, 2020 | 2 years | Stanozolol metabolites, drostanolone metabolite and tamoxifen metabolite. | USADA | Aug 5, 2022 | [83] | |
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Abu Azaitar | Gladiator | Middleweight | Aug 25, 2020 | 7 months | tamoxifen and/or tamoxifen metabolite 3-hydroxy-4-methoxy-tamoxifen | USADA | Mar 25, 2021 | [84] | |
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Yair Rodríguez | El Pantera | Featherweight | Sep 8, 2020 | 6 months | 3 Whereabouts Failures in Last Year | USADA | Mar 8, 2021 | [85] | |
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Kevin Croom | The Hard Hitting Hillbilly | Lightweight | Sep 19, 2020 | 4 1/2 months | Marijuana | NSAC | Jan 26, 2021 | [86] | With addition of $1,800 fine |
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Niko Price | The Hybrid | Welterweight | Sep 19, 2020 | 6 months | Marijuana | NSAC | Mar 19, 2021 | [87] | With addition of $8,500 fine |
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Oskar Piechota | Imadło | Middleweight | Sep 25, 2020 | 22 months | Growth hormone releasing peptide 2 (GHRP-2 or pralmorelin) and GHRP-2 (1-3) free acid, a metabolite of GHRP-2, | USADA | Jul 25, 2022 | [88] | |
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Charlie Ontiveros | The American Badboy | Welterweight | Oct 30, 2020 | 6 months | Chlorodehydromethyltestosterone metabolites | NSAC | Apr 30, 2021 | [89] | With addition of $2,245.36 |
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Raquel Pennington | Rocky | Women's Bantamweight | Nov 7, 2020 | 6 months | 7-Keto-DHEA and AOD-9064 | USADA | May 7, 2021 | [90] | Self-reporting doping violation when she found out she had ingested banned substances prescribed by her doctor to help treat a medical condition |
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Liliya Shakirova | Women's Flyweight | Dec 5, 2020 | 2 years | Meldonium | USADA | Dec 5, 2022 | [91] | ||
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Geraldo de Freitas | Spartan | Bantamweight | Jan 11, 2021 | 2 years | Exogenous administration of testosterone and/or its precursors | USADA | Jan 11, 2023 | [92] | |
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Raphael Pessoa | Bebezão | Heavyweight | Feb 9, 2021 | 2 years | 7-Keto-DHEA and AOD-9064 Hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ) and its metabolites Chlorothiazide and 4-amino-6-chloro-1,3-benzenedisulfonamide (ACB) | USADA | Feb 9, 2023 | [93] | Second USADA violation. Results collected from out-of-competition on February 9, 2021, February 15, 2021, February 16, 2021, and March 4, 2021. Ressoa also evaded sample collection on January 25, 2021 and January 28, 2021. |
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Rogério Bontorin | Bantamweight | May 1, 2021 | 3 months | Hydrochlorothiazide | USADA | Aug 1, 2021 | [94] | ||
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Juancamilo Ronderos | 100 | Flyweight | May 22, 2021 | 1 month | Cocaine and its metabolite benzoylecgonine | USADA | June 22, 2021 | [95] | |
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Chris Barnett | Huggy Bear/Beastboy | Heavyweight | May 22, 2021 | 4 1/2 months | Marijuana | NSAC | Oct 26, 2021 | [96] | |
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Daniel Pineda | The Pit | Featherweight | June 26, 2021 | 9 months | Amphetamine | NSAC | Mar 26, 2022 | [96] | |
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Rodrigo Nascimento | Yogi Bear | Heavyweight | July 17, 2021 | 6 months | Ritalinic acid | NSAC | Jan 17, 2022 | [96] | |
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Ryan Benoit | Baby Face | Flyweight | July 31, 2021 | 9 months | Modafinil | NSAC | April 1, 2022 | [97] | |
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Kevin Lee | The Motown Phenom | Welterweight | Aug 28, 2021 | 6 months | Adderall | NSAC | Feb 28, 2022 | [98] | $19,526 Fine |
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Josh Quinlan | The Maverick | Welterweight | Sep 7, 2021 | 9 months | Drostanolone | NSAC | June 7, 2022 | [99] | |
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Łukasz Brzeski | The Bull | Heavyweight | Sep 14, 2021 | 9 months | Clomiphene | NSAC | June 14, 2022 | [100] | $750 Fine |
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Michel Prazeres | Tractor | Welterweight | Aug 27, 2021 | 4 years | Clomiphene, Oxandrolone metabolites, and the Exogenous administration of testosterone and/or its precursors | NSAC | Aug 27, 2025 | [101] | Second USADA violation |
The Ultimate Fighter[]
The following The Ultimate Fighter seasons are scheduled for broadcast in 2021:
| Season | Division | Winner | Runner-up | Ref |
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| The Ultimate Fighter 29 | Middleweight | Bryan Battle | Gilbert Urbina | [102] |
| Bantamweight | Ricky Turcios | Brady Hiestand | [103] |
Title fights[]
| Title fights in 2021 | ||||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Event | Notes
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| Welterweight | Kamaru Usman (c) | def. | Gilbert Burns | TKO (punches) | 3 | 0:34 | UFC 258 | [a] |
| Bantamweight | Aljamain Sterling | def. | Petr Yan (c) | DQ (illegal knee) | 4 | 4:29 | UFC 259 | [b] |
| Women's Featherweight | Amanda Nunes (c) | def. | Megan Anderson | Submission (triangle armbar) | 1 | 2:03 | UFC 259 | [c] |
| Light Heavyweight | Jan Błachowicz (c) | def. | Israel Adesanya | Decision (unanimous) (49–46, 49–45, 49–45) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 259 | [d] |
| Heavyweight | Francis Ngannou | def. | Stipe Miocic (c) | KO (punch) | 2 | 0:52 | UFC 260 | [e] |
| Women's Flyweight | Valentina Shevchenko (c) | def. | Jessica Andrade | TKO (elbows) | 2 | 3:19 | UFC 261 | [f] |
| Women's Strawweight | Rose Namajunas | def. | Zhang Weili (c) | KO (head kick) | 1 | 1:18 | UFC 261 | [g] |
| Welterweight | Kamaru Usman (c) | def. | Jorge Masvidal | KO (punch) | 2 | 1:02 | UFC 261 | [h] |
| Lightweight | Charles Oliveira | def. | Michael Chandler | TKO (punches) | 2 | 0:19 | UFC 262 | [i] |
| Flyweight | Brandon Moreno | def. | Deiveson Figueiredo (c) | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 3 | 2:26 | UFC 263 | [j] |
| Middleweight | Israel Adesanya (c) | def. | Marvin Vettori | Decision (unanimous) (50–45, 50–45, 50–45) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 263 | [k] |
| Heavyweight | Ciryl Gane | def. | Derrick Lewis | TKO (punches) | 3 | 4:11 | UFC 265 | [l] |
| Flyweight | Valentina Shevchenko (c) | def. | Lauren Murphy | TKO (punches and elbows) | 4 | 4:00 | UFC 266 | [m] |
| Featherweight | Alexander Volkanovski (c) | def. | Brian Ortega | Decision (unanimous)(49–46, 50–45, 50–44) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 266 | [n] |
| Bantamweight | Petr Yan | def. | Cory Sandhagen | Decision (unanimous) (49–46, 49–46, 49–46) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 267 | [o] |
| Light Heavyweight | Glover Teixeira | def. | Jan Błachowicz (c) | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 2 | 3:02 | UFC 267 | [p] |
| Women's Strawweight | Rose Namajunas (c) | def. | Zhang Weili | Decision (split) (47–48, 48–47, 49–46) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 268 | [q] |
| Welterweight | Kamaru Usman (c) | def. | Colby Covington | Decision (unanimous) (48–47, 48–47, 49–46) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 268 | [r] |
| Women's Bantamweight | Julianna Peña | def. | Amanda Nunes (c) | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 2 | 3:26 | UFC 269 | [s] |
| Lightweight | Charles Oliveira (c) | def. | Dustin Poirier | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 3 | 1:02 | UFC 269 | [t] |
- ^ For the UFC Welterweight Championship
- ^ For the UFC Bantamweight Championship
- ^ For the UFC Women's Featherweight Championship
- ^ For the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship
- ^ For the UFC Heavyweight Championship
- ^ For the UFC Women's Flyweight Championship
- ^ For the UFC Women's Strawweight Championship
- ^ For the UFC Welterweight Championship
- ^ For the vacant UFC Lightweight Championship
- ^ For the UFC Flyweight Championship
- ^ For the UFC Middleweight Championship
- ^ For the interim UFC Heavyweight Championship
- ^ For the UFC Women's Flyweight Championship
- ^ For the UFC Featherweight Championship
- ^ For the interim UFC Bantamweight Championship
- ^ For the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship
- ^ For the UFC Women's Strawweight Championship.
- ^ For the UFC Welterweight Championship.
- ^ For the UFC Women's Bantamweight Championship
- ^ For the UFC Lightweight Championship
Events list[]
Past events[]
| # | Event | Date | Venue | City | Country | Atten. | Ref. | Fight of the Night | Performance of the Night | Bonus | Ref. | |||
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| 587 | UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Daukaus | Dec 18, 2021 | UFC Apex | Las Vegas | United States | N/A | [104] | Amanda Lemos | vs. | Angela Hill | Cub Swanson | Melissa Gatto | $50,000 | [105] |
| 586 | UFC 269: Oliveira vs. Poirier | Dec 11, 2021 | T-Mobile Arena | Las Vegas, Nevada | United States | 18,471 | [106] | Dominick Cruz | vs. | Pedro Munhoz | Charles Oliveira | Julianna Peña | $50,000 | [107] |
| Kai Kara-France | Sean O'Malley | |||||||||||||
| Tai Tuivasa | Bruno Silva | |||||||||||||
| 586 | UFC on ESPN: Font vs. Aldo | Dec 4, 2021 | UFC Apex | Las Vegas | United States | N/A | [108] | Cheyanne Buys | vs. | Mallory Martin | Rafael Fiziev | Jamahal Hill | $50,000 | [109] |
| Clay Guida | Chris Curtis | |||||||||||||
| 585 | UFC Fight Night: Vieira vs. Tate | Nov 20, 2021 | UFC Apex | Las Vegas | United States | N/A | [110] | Adrian Yanez | vs. | Davey Grant | Taila Santos | N/A | $50,000 | [111] |
| 584 | UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Rodríguez | Nov 13, 2021 | UFC Apex | Las Vegas | United States | N/A | [112] | Max Holloway | vs. | Yair Rodríguez | Khaos Williams | Andrea Lee | $50,000 | [113] |
| 584 | UFC 268: Usman vs Covington 2 | Nov 6, 2021 | Madison Square Garden | New York City | United States | 20,715 | [114] | Justin Gaethje | vs. | Michael Chandler | Marlon Vera | Alex Pereira | $50,000 | [115] |
| Bobby Green | Chris Barnett | |||||||||||||
| 583 | UFC 267: Błachowicz vs. Teixeira | Oct 30, 2021 | Etihad Arena | Abu Dhabi | United Arab Emirates | 20,715 | [116] | Petr Yan | vs. | Cory Sandhagen | Glover Teixeira | Khamzat Chimaev | $50,000 | [117] |
| 582 | UFC Fight Night: Costa vs. Vettori | Oct 23, 2021 | UFC Apex | Las Vegas | United States | N/A | [118] | Gregory Rodrigues | vs. | Jun Yong Park | Marvin Vettori | Alex Caceres | $50,000 | [119] |
| 581 | UFC Fight Night: Ladd vs. Dumont | Oct 16, 2021 | UFC Apex | Las Vegas | United States | N/A | [120] | N/A | Jim Miller | Nate Landwehr | $50,000 | [121] | ||
| Bruno Silva | Danaa Batgerel | |||||||||||||
| 580 | UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Rodriguez | Oct 9, 2021 | UFC Apex | Las Vegas | United States | N/A | [122] | Marina Rodriguez | vs. | Mackenzie Dern | Mariya Agapova | Lupita Godinez | $50,000 | [123] |
| 579 | UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Walker | Oct 2, 2021 | UFC Apex | Las Vegas | United States | N/A | [124] | N/A | Casey O'Neill | Jamie Mullarkey | $50,000 | [125] | ||
| Douglas Silva de Andrade | Alejandro Pérez | |||||||||||||
| 578 | UFC 266: Volkanovski vs. Ortega | Sep 25, 2021 | T-Mobile Arena | Las Vegas | United States | 19,029 | [126] | Alexander Volkanovski | vs. | Brian Ortega | Chris Daukaus | Merab Dvalishvili | $50,000 | [127] |
| 577 | UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Spann | Sep 18, 2021 | UFC Apex | Las Vegas, Nevada | United States | N/A | [128] | N/A | Anthony Smith | Arman Tsarukyan | $50,000 | [129] | ||
| Nate Maness | Joaquin Buckley | |||||||||||||
| 576 | UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Till | Sep 4, 2021 | UFC Apex | Las Vegas, Nevada | United States | N/A | [130] | Molly McCann | vs. | Ji Yeon Kim | Paddy Pimblett | Tom Aspinall | $50,000 | [131] |
| 575 | UFC on ESPN: Barboza vs. Chikadze | Aug 28, 2021 | UFC Apex | Las Vegas, Nevada | United States | N/A | [132] | N/A | Giga Chikadze | Gerald Meerschaert | $50,000 | [133] | ||
| Abdul Razak Alhassan | Pat Sabatini | |||||||||||||
| 574 | UFC on ESPN: Cannonier vs. Gastelum | Aug 21, 2021 | UFC Apex | Las Vegas, Nevada | United States | N/A | [134] | N/A | William Knight | Alexandre Pantoja | $50,000 | [135] | ||
| Ignacio Bahamondes | Josiane Nunes | |||||||||||||
| 573 | UFC 265: Lewis vs. Gane | Aug 7, 2021 | Toyota Center | Houston, Texas | United States | 16,604 | [136] | Rafael Fiziev | vs. | Bobby Green | Ciryl Gane | Vicente Luque | $50,000 | [137] |
| Jessica Penne | Miles Johns | |||||||||||||
| 572 | UFC on ESPN: Hall vs. Strickland | July 31, 2021 | UFC Apex | Las Vegas, Nevada | United States | N/A | Jason Witt | vs. | Bryan Barberena | Cheyanne Buys | Melsik Baghdasaryan | $50,000 | [138] | |
| 571 | UFC on ESPN: Sandhagen vs. Dillashaw | July 24, 2021 | UFC Apex | Las Vegas, Nevada | United States | 15 | [139] | Raulian Paiva | vs. | Kyler Phillips | Adrian Yanez | Darren Elkins | $50,000 | [140] |
| 570 | UFC on ESPN: Makhachev vs. Moisés | July 17, 2021 | UFC Apex | Las Vegas, Nevada | United States | 0 | [141] | Billy Quarantillo | vs. | Gabriel Benítez | Rodrigo Nascimento | Rodolfo Vieira | $50,000 | [142] |
| Mateusz Gamrot | Miesha Tate | |||||||||||||
| 569 | UFC 264: Poirier vs. McGregor 3 | July 10, 2021 | T-Mobile Arena | Las Vegas, Nevada | United States | 20,062 | [143] | Sean O'Malley | vs. | Kris Moutinho | Tai Tuivasa | Dricus du Plessis | $75,000 | [144] |
| 568 | UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Volkov | June 26, 2021 | UFC Apex | Las Vegas, Nevada | United States | 0 | [145] | Raoni Barcelos | vs. | Timur Valiev | Marcin Prachnio | Kennedy Nzechukwu | $50,000 | [146] |
| 567 | UFC on ESPN: Jung vs. Ige | June 19, 2021 | UFC Apex | Las Vegas, Nevada | United States | 0 | [147] | Marlon Vera | vs. | Davey Grant | Matt Brown | Seung Woo Choi | $50,000 | [148] |
| 566 | UFC 263: Adesanya vs. Vettori 2 | June 12, 2021 | Gila River Arena | Glendale, Arizona | United States | 17,208 | [149] | Brad Riddell | vs. | Drew Dober | Brandon Moreno | Paul Craig | $50,000 | [150] |
| 565 | UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Sakai | June 5, 2021 | UFC Apex | Las Vegas, Nevada | United States | 0 | [151] | Santiago Ponzinibbio | vs. | Miguel Baeza | Jairzinho Rozenstruik | Marcin Tybura | $50,000 | [152] |
| 564 | UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Garbrandt | May 22, 2021 | UFC Apex | Las Vegas, Nevada | United States | 0 | [153] | Justin Tafa | vs. | Jared Vanderaa | Carla Esparza | Bruno Gustavo da Silva | $50,000 | [154] |
| 563 | UFC 262: Oliveira vs. Chandler | May 15, 2021 | Toyota Center | Houston, Texas | United States | 16,005 | [155] | Edson Barboza | vs. | Shane Burgos | Charles Oliveira | Christos Giagos | $75,000 | [156] |
| 562 | UFC on ESPN: Rodriguez vs. Waterson | May 8, 2021 | UFC Apex | Las Vegas, Nevada | United States | 0 | [157] | Gregor Gillespie | vs. | Carlos Diego Ferreira | Alex Morono | Carlston Harris | $50,000 (Ferreira missed weight; thus he was ineligible to receive the $50,000 bonus and his bonus went to Gillespie instead.) | [158] |
| 561 | UFC on ESPN: Reyes vs. Procházka | May 1, 2021 | UFC Apex | Las Vegas, Nevada | United States | 0 | [159] | Jiří Procházka | vs. | Dominick Reyes | Jiří Procházka | Giga Chikadze | $50,000 | [160] |
| 560 | UFC 261: Usman vs. Masvidal 2 | Apr 24, 2021 | VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena | Jacksonville, Florida | United States | 15,269 | [161] | Jeff Molina | vs. | Qileng Aori | Kamaru Usman | Rose Namajunas | $50,000 | [162] |
| 559 | UFC on ESPN: Whittaker vs. Gastelum | Apr 17, 2021 | UFC Apex | Las Vegas, Nevada | United States | 0 | [163] | Robert Whittaker | vs. | Kelvin Gastelum | Gerald Meerschaert | Tony Gravely | $50,000 | [164] |
| 558 | UFC on ABC: Vettori vs. Holland | Apr 10, 2021 | UFC Apex | Las Vegas, Nevada | United States | 0 | [165] | Julian Marquez | vs. | Sam Alvey | Mackenzie Dern | Mateusz Gamrot | $50,000 | [166] |
| 557 | UFC 260: Miocic vs. Ngannou 2 | Mar 27, 2021 | UFC Apex | Las Vegas, Nevada | United States | 0 | [167] | Tyron Woodley | vs. | Vicente Luque | Francis Ngannou | Sean O'Malley | $50,000 | [168] |
| 556 | UFC on ESPN: Brunson vs. Holland | Mar 20, 2021 | UFC Apex | Las Vegas, Nevada | United States | 0 | [169] | N/A | Max Griffin | Grant Dawson | $50,000 | [170] | ||
| Bruno Gustavo da Silva | Adrian Yanez | |||||||||||||
| 555 | UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Muhammad | Mar 13, 2021 | UFC Apex | Las Vegas, Nevada | United States | 0 | [171] | N/A | Dan Ige | Ryan Spann | $50,000 | [172] | ||
| Davey Grant | Matthew Semelsberger | |||||||||||||
| 554 | UFC 259: Błachowicz vs. Adesanya | Mar 6, 2021 | UFC Apex | Las Vegas, Nevada | United States | 0 | [173] | Kennedy Nzechukwu | vs. | Carlos Ulberg | Uroš Medić | Kai Kara-France | $50,000 | [174] |
| 553 | UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Gane | Feb 27, 2021 | UFC Apex | Las Vegas, Nevada | United States | 0 | [175] | Pedro Munhoz | vs. | Jimmie Rivera | Ronnie Lawrence | N/A | $50,000 | .[176] |
| 552 | UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Lewis | Feb 20, 2021 | UFC Apex | Las Vegas, Nevada | United States | 0 | [177] | N/A | Derrick Lewis | Chris Daukaus | $50,000 | [178] | ||
| Tom Aspinall | Aiemann Zahabi | |||||||||||||
| 551 | UFC 258: Usman vs. Burns | Feb 13, 2021 | UFC Apex | Las Vegas, Nevada | United States | 0 | [179] | N/A | Kamaru Usman | Julian Marquez | $50,000 | [180] | ||
| Polyana Viana | Anthony Hernandez | |||||||||||||
| 550 | UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Volkov | Feb 6, 2021 | UFC Apex | Las Vegas, Nevada | United States | 0 | [181] | Beneil Dariush | vs. | Carlos Diego Ferreira | Alexander Volkov | Cory Sandhagen | $50,000 | [182] |
| 549 | UFC 257: Poirier vs. McGregor 2 | Jan 24, 2021 | Etihad Arena | Abu Dhabi | United Arab Emirates | 2,600 | [183] | N/A | Dustin Poirier | Michael Chandler | $50,000 | [184] | ||
| Makhmud Muradov | Marina Rodriguez | |||||||||||||
| 548 | UFC on ESPN: Chiesa vs. Magny | Jan 20, 2021 | Etihad Arena | Abu Dhabi | United Arab Emirates | 2,000 | [185] | Mike Davis | vs. | Mason Jones | Umar Nurmagomedov | Warlley Alves | $50,000 | [186] |
| 547 | UFC on ABC: Holloway vs. Kattar | Jan 16, 2021 | Etihad Arena | Abu Dhabi | United Arab Emirates | 2,000 | [187] | Max Holloway | vs. | Calvin Kattar | Alessio Di Chirico | Li Jingliang | $50,000 | [188] |
See also[]
- List of UFC champions
- List of UFC events
- List of current UFC fighters
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