World MMA Awards
| World MMA Awards | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Excellence in the field of Mixed martial arts |
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | Fighters Only Magazine |
| First awarded | 2008 |
| Website | WorldMMAAwards.com |
| Television/radio coverage | |
| Network | Versus[1] Fuel TV[2] Fox Sports Networks[2] |
The World MMA Awards are awards presented by Fighters Only magazine to honor exceptional performance in various aspects of mixed martial arts. Winners are presented with the Fighters Only silver statuette. The World MMA Awards are divided into over twenty categories. The first World MMA Awards ceremony was held in 2008. From their inception to the present, award winners have been chosen through online fan voting.[2][3] It is the most prestigious award event in the world of MMA.[4][5][6][7]
Active award categories[]
The Charles ‘Mask’ Lewis Fighter of the Year[]
- 2008
Anderson Silva[8] - 2009
Georges St-Pierre[9]
For the 2010 awards, the Fighter of the Year award was renamed The Charles ‘Mask’ Lewis Fighter of the Year award in commemoration of Tapout co-founder Charles Lewis Jr.[10]
- 2010 José Aldo[11]
- 2011
Jon Jones[12] - 2012 Jon Jones[13]
- 2013 Chris Weidman[14]
- 2014 Robbie Lawler[15]
- 2015
Conor McGregor[16] - 2016 Conor McGregor[17]
- 2017 Max Holloway[18]
- 2018 Daniel Cormier[19]
- 2019
Israel Adesanya[20] - 2021 Kamaru Usman
Female Fighter of the Year[]
- 2008 Gina Carano[8]
- 2009 Cris Cyborg[9]
- 2010 Cris Cyborg[11]
- 2011 Miesha Tate[12]
- 2012 Ronda Rousey[13]
- 2013 Ronda Rousey[14]
- 2014 Ronda Rousey[15]
- 2015 Holly Holm[16]
- 2016 Amanda Nunes[21]
- 2017 Rose Namajunas[18]
- 2018 Amanda Nunes[19]
- 2019 Amanda Nunes[20]
- 2021 Rose Namajunas
Breakthrough Fighter of the Year[]
- 2008 Demian Maia[8]
- 2009 Brock Lesnar[9]
- 2010 Jon Jones[11]
- 2011 Donald Cerrone[12]
- 2012 Chris Weidman[13]
- 2013 Travis Browne[14]
- 2014 Kelvin Gastelum[15]
- 2015 Holly Holm[16]
- 2016 Cody Garbrandt
- 2017 Brian Ortega[18]
- 2018 Israel Adesanya[19]
- 2019 Jorge Masvidal[20]
- 2021
Brandon Moreno
International Fighter of the Year[]
This award was originally known as the European Fighter of the Year.
- 2008
Michael Bisping[8] - 2009
Gegard Mousasi[9]
This award was renamed the International Fighter of the Year from 2010 onward. It is awarded to the leading mixed martial artist from outside of the Americas.
- 2010 Alistair Overeem[11]
- 2011 Alistair Overeem[12]
- 2012 Michael Bisping[13]
- 2013
Alexander Gustafsson[14] - 2014 Conor McGregor[15]
- 2015 Conor McGregor[16]
- 2016
Khabib Nurmagomedov - 2017
Robert Whittaker[18] - 2018
Aung La Nsang[19] - 2019 Israel Adesanya[20]
- 2021 Israel Adesanya
Fight of the Year[]
- 2008 Chuck Liddell UD 3 Wanderlei Silva[8] – UFC 79
- 2009 Diego Sanchez SD 3 Clay Guida[9] – The Ultimate Fighter: United States vs. United Kingdom Finale
- 2010 Anderson Silva SUB 5 Chael Sonnen[11] – UFC 117
- 2011 Frankie Edgar S Draw 5 Gray Maynard II[12] – UFC 125
- 2012 Joe Lauzon SUB 3 Jamie Varner[13] – UFC on Fox: Shogun vs. Vera
- 2013 Jon Jones UD 5 Alexander Gustafsson[14] – UFC 165
- 2014 José Aldo UD 5 Chad Mendes II[15] – UFC 179
- 2015 Robbie Lawler TKO 5 Rory MacDonald II[16] – UFC 189
- 2016 Cub Swanson UD 3
Doo Ho Choi[22] – UFC 206 - 2017 Eddie Alvarez KO 3 Justin Gaethje – UFC 218
- 2018 Tony Ferguson TKO 2 Anthony Pettis – UFC 229[19]
- 2019–20
Weili Zhang SD 5 
Joanna Jędrzejczyk – UFC 248[20] - 2021 Deiveson Figueiredo M Draw 5 Brandon Moreno I – UFC 256
Knockout of the Year[]
- 2008 Wanderlei Silva KO 1 Keith Jardine[8] – UFC 84
- 2009 Dan Henderson KO 2 Michael Bisping[9] – UFC 100
- 2010 Maurício Rua KO 1 Lyoto Machida[11] – UFC 113
- 2011 Anderson Silva KO 1 Vitor Belfort[12] – UFC 126
- 2012 Edson Barboza KO 3 Terry Etim[13] – UFC 142
- 2013 Vitor Belfort KO 1 Luke Rockhold[14] – UFC on FX: Belfort vs. Rockhold
- 2014
Mark Hunt KO 2 Roy Nelson[15] – UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Nelson - 2015 Holly Holm KO 2 Ronda Rousey[16] – UFC 193
- 2016 Michael Page KO 2 Evangelista Santos – Bellator 158
- 2017
Francis Ngannou KO 1 Alistair Overeem – UFC 218 - 2018 Amanda Nunes KO 1 Cris Cyborg – UFC 232[19]
- 2019 Jorge Masvidal KO 1 Ben Askren – UFC 239[20]
- 2020 Joaquin Buckley KO 2 Impa Kasanganay >– UFC Fight Night: Moraes vs. Sandhagen
Submission of the Year[]
- 2008 Georges St-Pierre SUB 2 Matt Hughes[8] – UFC 79
- 2009 Toby Imada SUB 3 Jorge Masvidal[9] – Bellator 5
- 2010 Fabrício Werdum SUB 1 Fedor Emelianenko[11] – Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Werdum
- 2011
Chan Sung Jung SUB 2 Leonard Garcia[12] – UFC Fight Night: Nogueira vs. Davis - 2012 Frank Mir SUB 1 Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira[13] – UFC 140
- 2013 Urijah Faber SUB 1
Ivan Menjivar[14] – UFC 157 - 2014 Ben Saunders SUB 1 Chris Heatherly[15] – UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs. dos Anjos
- 2015 Ronda Rousey SUB 1 Cat Zingano[16] – UFC 184
- 2016 Nate Diaz SUB 2 Conor McGregor – UFC 196
- 2017 Demetrious Johnson SUB 5 Ray Borg – UFC 216
- 2018 Zabit Magomedsharipov SUB 2 Brandon Davis – UFC 228[19]
- 2019 Demian Maia SUB 3 Ben Askren – UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Askren[20]
- 2021 Brandon Moreno SUB 3 Deiveson Figueiredo - UFC 263
Comeback of the Year[]
- 2011
Cheick Kongo KO 1 Pat Barry[12] – UFC Live: Kongo vs. Barry - 2012 Frank Mir SUB 1 Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira[13] – UFC 140
- 2013 Travis Browne KO 1 Alistair Overeem[14] – UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs. Sonnen
- 2014 Dominick Cruz KO 1
Takeya Mizugaki[15] – UFC 178 - 2015 Eddie Alvarez SD 3 Gilbert Melendez[16] – UFC 188
- 2016 Miesha Tate SUB 5 Holly Holm – UFC 196
- 2017 Justin Gaethje TKO 2 Michael Johnson – The Ultimate Fighter: Redemption Finale
- 2018
Angela Lee UD 5 Mei Yamaguchi[19] – ONE FC 73 - 2019 Stipe Miocic TKO 4 Daniel Cormier II– UFC 241[20]
- 2021 Charles Oliveira TKO 2 Michael Chandler– UFC 262
Upset of the Year[]
- 2014 TJ Dillashaw TKO 5 Renan Barao[15] – UFC 173
- 2015 Holly Holm KO 2 Ronda Rousey[16] – UFC 193
- 2016 Michael Bisping KO 1 Luke Rockhold – UFC 199
- 2017 Rose Namajunas TKO 1 Joanna Jędrzejczyk – UFC 217
- 2018 Amanda Nunes KO 1 Cris Cyborg – UFC 232[19]
- 2019 Alexander Volkanovski UD 5 Max Holloway – UFC 245
The Shawn Tompkins Coach of the Year[]
- 2009 Greg Jackson[9]
- 2010 Greg Jackson[11]
- 2011 Greg Jackson[12]
For the 2012 awards, the Coach of the Year award was renamed The Shawn Tompkins Coach of the Year award in commemoration of Shawn Tompkins.
- 2012 Rafael Cordeiro[13]
- 2013 Duane Ludwig[14]
- 2014 Duane Ludwig[15]
- 2015 Rafael Cordeiro[16]
- 2016 John Kavanagh
- 2017 Trevor Wittman
- 2018 Mike Brown[19]
- 2019 Trevor Wittman[20]
Gym of the Year[]
- 2009 Greg Jackson Fighting Systems[9]
- 2010 Wand Training Center[11]
- 2011 Black House[12]
- 2012 Cesar Gracie Jiu-Jitsu[13]
- 2013 Team Alpha Male[14]
- 2014 Team Alpha Male[15]
- 2015 Jackson-Wink MMA Academy[16]
- 2016 American Top Team
- 2017 American Top Team
- 2018 American Top Team[19]
- 2019 American Top Team[20]
- 2020 American Top Team[23]
- 2021 American Top Team[24]
Trainer of the Year[]
- 2013 Mike Dolce[14]
- 2014 Mike Dolce[15]
- 2015 Mike Dolce[16]
- 2016 Mike Dolce
- 2017 Nick Curson
- 2018 Nick Curson[20]
- 2019 Phil Daru[20]
Referee of the Year[]
- 2010 Herb Dean[11]
- 2011 Herb Dean[12]
- 2012 Herb Dean[13]
- 2013 Herb Dean[14]
- 2014 Herb Dean[15]
- 2015 John McCarthy[16]
- 2016 John McCarthy
- 2017 John McCarthy
- 2018 Herb Dean[19]
- 2019 Herb Dean[20]
Ringcard Girl of the Year[]
- 2008 Arianny Celeste[8]
- 2009 Arianny Celeste[9]
- 2010 Arianny Celeste[11]
- 2011 Arianny Celeste[12]
- 2012 Brittney Palmer[13]
- 2013 Brittney Palmer[14]
- 2014 Arianny Celeste[15]
- 2015 Arianny Celeste[16]
- 2016 Jhenny Andrade
- 2017 Jhenny Andrade
- 2018 Jhenny Andrade[19]
- 2019 Brittney Palmer[20]
Leading Man of the Year[]
Awarded to the leading industry executive in the world of MMA.
- 2008 Dana White[8]
- 2009 Dana White[9]
- 2010 Dana White[11]
- 2011 Dana White[12]
- 2012 Dana White[13]
- 2013 Dana White[14]
- 2014 Dana White[15]
- 2015 Dana White[16]
- 2016 Dana White[25]
- 2017 Dana White[26]
- 2018 Dana White[19]
- 2019 Dana White[20]
MMA Personality of the Year[]
- 2011 Joe Rogan[12]
- 2012 Joe Rogan[13]
- 2013 Chael Sonnen[14]
- 2014 Joe Rogan[15]
- 2015 Joe Rogan[16]
- 2016 Joe Rogan
- 2017 Joe Rogan
- 2018 Joe Rogan
- 2019 Joe Rogan[20]
Analyst of the Year[]
- 2015 Dominick Cruz[16]
- 2016 Dominick Cruz
- 2017 Dominick Cruz
- 2018 Daniel Cormier[19]
- 2019 Daniel Cormier[20]
Best Promotion[]
- 2008 Ultimate Fighting Championship[8]
- 2009 Ultimate Fighting Championship[9]
- 2010 Ultimate Fighting Championship[11]
- 2011 Ultimate Fighting Championship[12]
- 2012 Ultimate Fighting Championship[13]
- 2013 Ultimate Fighting Championship[14]
- 2014 Ultimate Fighting Championship[15]
- 2015 Ultimate Fighting Championship[16]
- 2016 Ultimate Fighting Championship
- 2017 Ultimate Fighting Championship
- 2018 Ultimate Fighting Championship[19]
- 2019 Ultimate Fighting Championship[20]
Lifetime Achievement[]
This honor is decided by the awards panel.
Special Achievement Award
- 2009 Charles Lewis, Jr.[9]
Outstanding Contribution to MMA
- 2010 Randy Couture[11]
- 2011 Shawn Tompkins[12]
Lifetime Achievement
- 2012 Leon Tabbs[13]
- 2013 Royce Gracie[14]
- 2014 Burt Watson[15]
- 2015 Bruce Buffer[16]
- 2018 Wanderlei Silva[27]
Fighting Spirit
- 2019 Dustin Poirier[20]
MMA Media Source of the Year[]
Best Media Coverage.
- 2008 MMAjunkie.com[8]
- 2009 MMAjunkie.com[9]
Media Source of the Year.
- 2010 MMAjunkie.com[11]
- 2011 MMAjunkie.com[12]
- 2012 Sherdog[13]
- 2013 MMA Fighting[14]
- 2014 MMAjunkie.com[15]
- 2015 MMA Fighting[16]
- 2016 MMA Fighting
- 2017 MMA Fighting
- 2018 MMA Fighting[19]
- 2019 [20]
Best MMA Twitter Personality[]
- 2020
Best MMA Programming[]
- 2015 UFC Embedded[16]
- 2016 The Ultimate Fighter
- 2017 The Ultimate Fighter
- 2018 The Ultimate Fighter
- 2019 JRE MMA Podcast
- 2020
MMA Journalist of the Year[]
- 2009 John Morgan[9]
- 2010 Ariel Helwani[11]
- 2011 Ariel Helwani[12]
- 2012 Ariel Helwani[13]
- 2013 Ariel Helwani[14]
- 2014 Ariel Helwani[15]
- 2015 Ariel Helwani[16]
- 2016 Ariel Helwani[21]
- 2017 Ariel Helwani
- 2018 Ariel Helwani[19]
- 2019 Ariel Helwani[20]
MMA Clothing & Equipment Brand of the Year[]
Defunct award categories[]
Best MMA Brand[]
- 2008 Ultimate Fighting Championship[8]
- 2009 TapouT[9]
Most Memorable Ring Entrance[]
- 2010 Jason Miller[11]
- 2011 Jason Miller[12]
Best Lifestyle Clothing Brand[]
Best Overall Clothing.
Best MMA Clothing.
Best Lifestyle Clothing Brand.
Best Technical Clothing Brand[]
Best MMA Shorts.
Best Technical Clothing Brand.
Best Technical Equipment[]
Best MMA Gloves.
Best Technical Equipment.
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External links[]
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