2021 in UFC

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The year 2021 was the 29th year in the history of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States.

First dateJanuary 16, 2021 (2021-01-16)
Last dateDecember 18, 2021 (2021-12-18)
Total events43
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2021 in UFC
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Information
First dateJanuary 16, 2021 (2021-01-16)
Last dateDecember 18, 2021 (2021-12-18)
Events
Total events43
UFC13
TUF Finale events1
Fights
Total fights509
Title fights19
Chronology
2020 in UFC 2021 in UFC 2022 in UFC
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2021 by the numbers

The numbers below records the events, fights, techniques, champions and fighters held or performed for the year of 2021 in UFC.[1]

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Events
Number of Events PPV Continents Countries Cities Fight Night Bonuses
43 11 2 2 6 182
Total $9,300,000
Longest Event Shortest Event Highest Income

Live Gate

Lowest Income

Live Gate

Highest

Attendance

Lowest

Attendance

UFC 263

3:19:32

UFC 197

1:34:57

UFC 264

$15,759,800

15 cards at the UFC Apex

No reported income

UFC 268

20,715

15 cards at the UFC Apex
No crowd
Title Fights
Undisputed

Title Fights

Title Changes Champions Remained

in Their Divisions

Number of

Champions

Number of

Interim Champions

Number of

Title Defenses

18 6 6
FW – Alexander Volkanovski
WW – Kamaru Usman
MW – Israel Adesanya
HW – Francis Ngannou
WFYW – Valentina Shevchenko
WFW –Amanda Nunes
13 2 11
Champions
Division Beginning of The Year End of The Year Division Beginning of The Year End of The Year
Heavyweight Stipe Miocic Francis Ngannou Bantamweight Petr Yan Aljamain Sterling
Light Heavyweight Jan Błachowicz Glover Teixeira Flyweight Deiveson Figueiredo Brandon Moreno
Middleweight Israel Adesanya Israel Adesanya Women's Bantamweight Amanda Nunes Julianna Peña
Welterweight Kamaru Usman Kamaru Usman Women's Flyweight Valentina Shevchenko Valentina Shevchenko
Lightweight Khabib Nurmagomedov Charles Oliveira Women's Strawweight Zhang Weili Rose Namajunas
Featherweight Alexander Volkanovski Alexander Volkanovski Women's Featherweight Amanda Nunes Amanda Nunes
Fights
Most Knockouts

at A Single Event

Most submissions

at A Single Event

Most Decisions

at A Single Event

Total Number

of Fights

Total Number

of Cage Time

UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Rodríguez

8

UFC 267
UFC 269

4

UFC 263

11

509 96:01:48
Fighters
Number of

Fighters

UFC

Debutants

Releases /

Retired

Fighters

Suspended

Number of Fighters

Missed weight

(At the end of Dec 31, 2021)
612
88 110 33 46
Champion feats[1]
  • Aljamain Sterling became the first fighter to claim a championship via a disqualification when he won the bantamweight championship at UFC 259.
  • Francis Ngannou became the first Cameroon-born UFC champion.
  • Rose Namajunas became the first female in UFC history to have two title reigns in the same weight class with her strawweight championship victory at UFC 261.
  • Charles Oliveira won a UFC championship after 28 bouts, the most in history before claiming a title.
  • Brandon Moreno became the first Mexican-born champion.
  • Ciryl Gane became the first French-born champion with his interim heavyweight title win.
  • Glover Teixeira, at age 42, became the oldest first-time champion with his light heavyweight title win.
Fighter feats[1]
  • Dustin Poirier set the record for most knockouts in lightweight history with his eighth (which would later be broken by Drew Dober in 2025)
  • Vicente Luque set the record for most D'Arche choke submissions with his fourth.
  • Abdul Razak Alhassan set the record for the fastest head-kick victory at 17 seconds.
  • Marvin Vettori's 190 significant strikes set the record for the most in a light heavyweight fight.
  • Petr Yan and Cory Sandhagen's combined 318 significant strikes set the record for the most in a bantamweight bout.
  • Chris Barnett became the first heavyweight to win by a spinning wheel kick.
  • Shane Burgos and Billy Quarantillo's combined 357 significant strikes set the record for the most in a three-round bout.
  • Max Holloway became the first fighter to land an overall 3,000 significant strikes with his victory at UFC Fight Night 197.
  • Justin Tafa became the first heavyweight to miss weight after weighing one pound over the weight limit at UFC Fight Night 199.
  • Derrick Lewis became the leader of the most knockouts in UFC history with his 13th at UFC Fight Night 199.
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2021 UFC Honors awards

Starting in 2019, the UFC created year-end awards with "UFC Honors President's Choice Awards" for categories "Performance of the Year" and "Fight of the Year" being chosen by UFC CEO Dana White. The other "UFC Honors Fan Choice Awards" are for categories "Knockout of the Year", "Submission of the Year", "Event of the Year", "Comeback of the Year" and, from 2020, "Debut of the Year" in which fans are able to vote for the winner on social media.[2]

Winners receive a trophy commemorating their achievement along with a set of tires from sponsor Toyo Tires.[3]

More information Performance of the Year, Fight of the Year ...
2021 UFC Honors Awards
Performance of the Year Fight of the Year Knockout of the Year Submission of the Year Debut of the Year Event of the Year Comeback of the Year
Winner Julianna Peña
defeats
Amanda Nunes 1
UFC 269
Justin Gaethje
defeats
Michael Chandler
UFC 268
Kamaru Usman
defeats
Jorge Masvidal 2
UFC 261
Brandon Moreno
defeats
Deiveson Figueiredo 2
UFC 263
Michael Chandler
defeats
Dan Hooker
UFC 257
UFC 268: Usman vs. Covington 2 Charles Oliveira
defeats
Michael Chandler 1
UFC 262
Nominee Rose Namajunas
defeats
Zhang Weili 1
UFC 261
Max Holloway
defeats
Yair Rodríguez
UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Rodríguez
Rose Namajunas
defeats
Zhang Weili 1
UFC 261
Khamzat Chimaev
defeats
Li Jingliang
UFC 267
Terrance McKinney
defeats
Matt Frevola
UFC 263
UFC 267: Błachowicz vs. Teixeira Anthony Hernandez
defeats
Rodolfo Vieira
UFC 258
Nominee Kamaru Usman
defeats
Jorge Masvidal 2
UFC 261
Alexander Volkanovski
defeats
Brian Ortega
UFC 266
Ignacio Bahamondes
defeats
Roosevelt Roberts
UFC on ESPN: Cannonier vs. Gastelum
Vicente Luque
defeats
Tyron Woodley
UFC 260
Alex Pereira
defeats
Andreas Michailidis
UFC 268
UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Rodríguez Julian Marquez
defeats
Maki Pitolo
UFC 258
Nominee Brandon Moreno
defeats
Deiveson Figueiredo 2
UFC 263
Jiří Procházka
defeats
Dominick Reyes
UFC on ESPN: Reyes vs. Procházka
Jiří Procházka
defeats
Dominick Reyes
UFC on ESPN: Reyes vs. Procházka
Glover Teixeira
defeats
Jan Błachowicz
UFC 267
Paddy Pimblett
defeats
Luigi Vendramini
UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Till
UFC 261: Usman vs. Masvidal 2 Merab Dvalishvili
defeats
Marlon Moraes
UFC 266
Nominee Charles Oliveira
defeats
Dustin Poirier
UFC 269
Petr Yan
defeats
Cory Sandhagen
UFC 267
N/a N/a N/a N/a N/a
Ref [4][5][6] [4][5][7] [8][9] [8][9] [10][9] [8][9] [8][9]
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2021 UFC.com awards

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2021 UFC.COM Awards
No The Fighters The

Upsets

The

Submissions

The Newcomers The

Knockouts

The

Fights

1 Kamaru Usman Julianna Peña
defeats
Amanda Nunes 1
UFC 278
André Muniz
defeats
Ronaldo Souza
UFC 262
Casey O'Neill Kamaru Usman
defeats
Jorge Masvidal 2
UFC 261
Justin Gaethje
defeats
Michael Chandler
UFC 268
2 Charles Oliveira Anthony Hernandez
defeats
Rodolfo Vieira
UFC 258
Anthony Hernandez
defeats
Rodolfo Vieira
UFC 258
Manon Fiorot Jiří Procházka
defeats
Dominick Reyes
UFC on ESPN: Reyes vs. Procházka
Alexander Volkanovski
defeats
Brian Ortega
UFC 266
3 Ciryl Gane Gerald Meerschaert
defeats
Makhmud Muradov
UFC on ESPN: Barboza vs. Chikadze
Vicente Luque
defeats
Tyron Woodley
UFC 260
Michael Chandler Cory Sandhagen
defeats
Frankie Edgar
UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Volkov
Max Holloway
defeats
Yair Rodríguez
UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Rodríguez
4 Rose Namajunas Terrance McKinney
defeats
Matt Frevola
UFC 263
Brandon Moreno
defeats
Deiveson Figueiredo 2
UFC 263
Chris Curtis Rose Namajunas
defeats
Zhang Weili 1
UFC 261
Petr Yan
defeats
Cory Sandhagen
UFC 267
5 Islam Makhachev Jan Błachowicz
defeats
Israel Adesanya
UFC 259
Amanda Nunes
defeats
Megan Anderson
UFC 259
Erin Blanchfield Ignacio Bahamondes
defeats
Roosevelt Roberts
UFC on ESPN: Cannonier vs. Gastelum
Jiří Procházka
defeats
Dominick Reyes
UFC on ESPN: Reyes vs. Procházka
6 Max Holloway Dustin Poirier
defeats
Conor McGregor 2
UFC 257
Vicente Luque
defeats
Michael Chiesa
UFC 265
Loopy Godinez Francis Ngannou
defeats
Stipe Miocic 2
UFC 260
Edson Barboza
defeats
Shane Burgos
UFC 262
7 Brandon Moreno Beneil Dariush
defeats
Tony Ferguson
UFC 262
Islam Makhachev
defeats
Drew Dober
UFC 259
Terrance McKinney Terrance McKinney
defeats
Matt Frevola
UFC 263
Ricky Turcios
defeats
Brady Hiestand
UFC on ESPN: Barboza vs. Chikadze
8 Glover Teixeira Montserrat Ruiz
defeats
Cheyanne Vlismas
UFC on ESPN: Brunson vs. Holland
Clay Guida
defeats
Leonardo Santos
UFC on ESPN: Font vs. Aldo
Bruno Silva Chris Barnett
defeats
Gian Villante
UFC 268
Santiago Ponzinibbio
defeats
Miguel Baeza
UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Sakai
9 Marina Rodriguez Kennedy Nzechukwu
defeats
Carlos Ulberg
UFC 259
Khamzat Chimaev
defeats
Li Jingliang
UFC 267
Paddy Pimblett Derrick Lewis
defeats
Curtis Blaydes
UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Lewis
T.J. Dillashaw
defeats
Cory Sandhagen
UFC on ESPN: Sandhagen vs. Dillashaw
10 Julianna Peña Norma Dumont
defeats
Aspen Ladd
UFC Fight Night: Ladd vs. Dumont
Julian Marquez
defeats
Maki Pitolo
UFC 258
Pat Sabatini Dustin Poirier
defeats
Conor McGregor 2
UFC 257
Charles Oliveira
defeats
Michael Chandler 1
UFC 262
Ref [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16]
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Releases and retirements

These fighters have either been released from their UFC contracts, announced their retirement or joined other promotions:

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MonthDayISOFighterDivisionReasonRef
January 7United StatesIrwin RiveraBantamweightReleased[17]
20Republic of IrelandRhys McKeeWelterweightReleased[18]
24United StatesNik LentzFeatherweightRetired[19]
29United StatesAnthony Rocco MartinWelterweightParted ways[20]
February 4 BrazilAntônio Carlos JúniorMiddleweightReleased[21]
United StatesAnthony IvyWelterweight
United StatesCarlton MinusLightweight
United StatesCole WilliamsWelterweight
United StatesSarah MorasWomen's Bantamweight
8TurkeyGökhan SakiLight HeavyweightReleased[22]
15NetherlandsStefan StruveHeavyweightRetired[23]
17 RussiaAleksandra AlbuWomen's StrawweightReleased[24]
AustraliaAlex ChambersWomen's Strawweight
JordanAli AlqaisiBantamweight
SerbiaBojan MihajlovićLight Heavyweight
United StatesChris de la RochaHeavyweight
RussiaDmitry Sosnovskiy
United StatesSuman MokhtarianFeatherweight
JapanSyuri KondoWomen's Strawweight
BrazilVanessa MeloWomen's Bantamweight
18RussiaAlexey KunchenkoWelterweightSigned with PFL[25]
25United StatesMartin DayBantamweightReleased[26]
28BrazilVinicius MoreiraLight HeavyweightReleased[27]
March 2 RussiaAdam YandievMiddleweightReleased[28]
MexicoJosé Alberto QuiñónezBantamweight
3 NetherlandsAlistair OvereemHeavyweightReleased[29]
BrazilJunior Dos SantosHeavyweightReleased[30]
4 BrazilGabriel SilvaBantamweightReleased[31]
BrazilGeraldo de Freitas
9AustraliaMegan AndersonWomen's FeatherweightContract ended[32]
11 United StatesJordan EspinosaFlyweightReleased[33]
United StatesShana DobsonWomen's Flyweight
29United StatesBrok WeaverLightweightReleased[34]
United StatesVince CacheroBantamweight
April 11United StatesJimmy FlickFlyweightRetired[35]
24United StatesTyron WoodleyWelterweightContract ended[36]
30United StatesDiego SanchezWelterweightReleased[37]
United StatesRay RodriguezBantamweightReleased[38]
May 3BrazilRaphael PessoaHeavyweightSuspended and released[39]
8United StatesAalon CruzLightweightReleased[40]
United StatesAnthony BirchakBantamweight
PolandBartosz FabińskiMiddleweight
United StatesJordan GriffinFeatherweight
CanadaKB BhullarMiddleweight
United StatesLuke SandersBantamweight
United StatesChristian AguileraWelterweightReleased[41]
11United StatesAlan JoubanWelterweightRetired[42]
United StatesMaurice GreeneHeavyweightReleased[43]
12United StatesJustine KishWomen's FlyweightReleased[44]
13EnglandDan HardyWelterweightReleased[45]
20BrazilRonaldo SouzaMiddleweightReleased[46]
23United StatesPaul FelderLightweightRetired[47]
United StatesYorgan De CastroHeavyweightReleased[44]
July 1SerbiaStefan SekulićWelterweightReleased[48]
2RussiaAlexander YakovlevLightweightReleased[49]
NorwayEmil Weber MeekWelterweight
United StatesJoe EllenbergerLightweight
BrazilLara ProcópioWomen's Flyweight
GuamRoque MartinezHeavyweight
13Bosnia and HerzegovinaMirsad BektićFeatherweightRetired[50]
14United StatesMarion ReneauWomen's BantamweightRetired[51]
August 4United StatesNicco MontañoWomen's FlyweightReleased[52]
12United StatesJustin JaynesFeatherweightReleased[53]
United StatesKai Kamaka IIIFeatherweightContract ended[54]
17United StatesYancy MedeirosWelterweightReleased[55]
21United StatesJerome RiveraFlyweightReleased[56]
United StatesRyan Benoit
23BrazilDemian MaiaWelterweightEnd of contract[57]
United StatesJimmie RiveraBantamweight
31EnglandDarren StewartMiddleweightReleased[58]
September 2BrazilAntônio Braga NetoMiddleweightReleased[59]
UzbekistanLiliya ShakirovaWomen's Flyweight
3United StatesEmily WhitmireWomen's FlyweightReleased[60]
15United StatesJoseph BenavidezFlyweightRetired[61]
16United StatesCarlos ConditWelterweightRetired[62]
17BrazilAnderson dos SantosBantamweightReleased[63]
United StatesDrako RodriguezBantamweightReleased[63]
United StatesJamey SimmonsBantamweightReleased[63]
United StatesRoosevelt RobertsLightweightReleased[63]
21South AfricaDon MadgeLightweightSigned with PFL[64]
October 1BrazilAntônio ArroyoMiddleweightReleased[65]
United StatesMike RodríguezLight Heavyweight
United StatesSarah AlparWomen's Flyweight
BrazilThomas AlmeidaBantamweight
2BrazilBethe CorreiaWomen's BantamweightRetired[66]
7BrazilJohnny EduardoBantamweightReleased[67]
13United StatesLuis PeñaLightweightReleased[68]
20LithuaniaModestas BukauskasLight HeavyweightReleased[69]
26United StatesMike PerryWelterweightSigned with BKFC[70]
28United StatesAndrew SanchezMiddleweightReleased[71]
November 2ArgentinaLaureano StaropoliMiddleweightReleased[72]
7United StatesGian VillanteHeavyweightRetired[73]
10CanadaRanda MarkosWomen's StrawweightReleased[74]
11BrazilLívia Renata SouzaWomen's StrawweightReleased[75]
14United StatesKhama WorthyLightweightReleased[76]
15FinlandTeemu PackalénLightweightRetired[77]
17Georgia (country)Liana JojuaWomen's FlyweightReleased[78]
19United StatesAl IaquintaLightweightRetired[79]
BrazilJohn AllanLight HeavyweightReleased[80]
20IndiaBharat KhandareFeatherweightReleased[81]
30United StatesKevin LeeWelterweightReleased[82]
December 2CanadaFelicia SpencerWomen's FeatherweightRetired[83]
United StatesImpa KasanganayWelterweightReleased[84]
14BrazilMichel PrazeresWelterweightReleased[85]
17BrazilCláudia GadelhaWomen's StrawweightRetired[86]
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Debut UFC fighters

The following fighters fought their first UFC fight in 2021:

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MonthDayISOFighterDivisionEvent
January 16 Panama Joselyne EdwardsWomen's BantamweightUFC on ABC 1
20 Brazil Francisco FigueiredoFlyweightUFC on ESPN 20
Belgium Gaetano PirrelloBantamweight
France Manon FiorotWomen's Flyweight
Wales Mason JonesLightweight
Kazakhstan Sergey MorozovBantamweight
Russia Umar NurmagomedovBantamweight
United States Victoria LeonardoWomen's Flyweight
24 United States Michael ChandlerLightweightUFC 257
February 13 United States Philip RoweWelterweightUFC 258
20 Scotland Casey O'NeillWomen's FlyweightUFC Fight Night 185
United States Drako RodriguezBantamweight
United States Jared VanderaaHeavyweight
27 United States Ronnie LawrenceBantamweightUFC Fight Night 186
March 6 New Zealand Carlos UlbergLight HeavyweightUFC 259
Serbia Uroš MedićLightweight
13 Brazil Gloria de PaulaWomen's StrawweightUFC Fight Night 187
Argentina Marcelo RojoBantamweight
Mexico Rafa GarcíaLightweight
20 United States Cheyanne VlismasWomen's StrawweightUFC on ESPN 21
United States Harry HunsuckerHeavyweight
United States Jesse StraderBantamweight
South Africa JP BuysFlyweight
Mexico Montserrat RuizWomen's Strawweight
27 United States Fabio CherantLight HeavyweightUFC 260
April 10 Chile Ignacio BahamondesLightweightUFC on ABC 2
United States Luis SaldañaFeatherweight
17 United States Dakota BushLightweightUFC on ESPN 22
Mexico Lupita GodinezWomen's Strawweight
24 China Aori QilengBantamweightUFC 261
United States Jeff MolinaFlyweight
China Na LiangWomen's Strawweight
United States Pat SabatiniFeatherweight
China Rong ZhuLightweight
May 1 Brazil Luana PinheiroWomen's StrawweightUFC on ESPN 23
8 Guyana Carlston HarrisWelterweightUFC on ESPN 24
15 United States Tucker LutzFeatherweightUFC 262
22 United States Chris BarnettHeavyweightUFC Fight Night 188
Colombia Juancamilo RonderosFlyweight
Brazil Rafael AlvesLightweight
China Shayilan NuerdanbiekeFeatherweight
June 5 Brazil Gregory RodriguesMiddleweightUFC Fight Night 189
United States Kamuela KirkFeatherweight
Brazil Tabatha RicciWomen's Strawweight
12 United States Terrance McKinneyLightweightUFC 263
19 Brazil Bruno SilvaMiddleweightUFC on ESPN 25
26 United States Jeremiah WellsWelterweightUFC Fight Night 190
July 10 United States Kris MoutinhoBantamweightUFC 264
17 United States Preston ParsonsWelterweightUFC on ESPN 26
24 United States Elise ReedWomen's StrawweightUFC on ESPN 27
31 United States Collin AnglinFeatherweightUFC on ESPN 28
Armenia Melsik BaghdasaryanFeatherweight
United States Orion CosceWelterweight
August 7 Brazil Melissa GattoWomen's FlyweightUFC 265
21 Brazil Josiane NunesWomen's BantamweightUFC on ESPN 29
Uzbekistan Saidyokub KakhramonovBantamweight
28 United States Andre PetroskiMiddleweightUFC on ESPN 30
United States Brady HiestandBantamweight
United States Bryan BattleMiddleweight
United States Gilbert UrbinaWelterweight
United States Leomana MartinezBantamweight
United States Micheal GillmoreWelterweight
September 4 Georgia (country) Liudvik SholinianBantamweightUFC Fight Night 191
England Paddy PimblettLightweight
18 United States Brandon JenkinsLightweightUFC Fight Night 192
United States Erin BlanchfieldWomen's Flyweight
Germany Mandy BöhmWomen's Flyweight
25 United States Cody BrundageMiddleweightUFC 266
United States Martin Sano Jr.Welterweight
United States Nick MaximovMiddleweight
October 2 United States Mike BreedenLightweightUFC Fight Night 193
9 Argentina Silvana Gómez JuárezWomen's StrawweightUFC Fight Night 194
16 United States Erick GonzalezLightweightUFC Fight Night 195
Brazil Istela NunesWomen's Strawweight
23 Brazil Daniel LacerdaFlyweightUFC Fight Night 196
Uganda David OnamaFeatherweight
Brazil Maria de Oliveira NetaWomen's Strawweight
Georgia (country) Zviad LazishviliBantamweight
November 6 Brazil Alex PereiraMiddleweightUFC 268
Brazil Bruno SouzaFeatherweight
United States Chris CurtisMiddleweight
United States C.J. VergaraFlyweight
Republic of Ireland Ian Machado GarryWelterweight
20 Israel Natan LevyLightweightUFC Fight Night 198
December 4 United States Darian WeeksWelterweightUFC on ESPN 31
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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.

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ISO Name Nickname Division From Duration Tested positive for / Info By Eligible to
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Ref. Notes
T.J. Dillashaw Bantamweight Jan 18, 2019 1 year (NYSAC)
2 years (USADA)
Erythropoietin (EPO). NYSAC and USADA Jan 18, 2021 [87]
[88]
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 [89]
Bruno Silva Blindado Middleweight Jun 14, 2019 2 years Boldenone and its metabolite. USADA Jun 14, 2021 [90]
Giacomo Lemos Heavyweight Jul 9, 2019 2 years Drostanolone and its metabolite 2α-methyl-5α-androstan-3α-ol-17-one. USADA Jul 9, 2021 [91]
Istela Nunes Women's Strawweight Jul 22, 2019 2 years Stanozolol metabolites 16β-hydroxystanozolol and 3′-hydroxystanozolol. USADA Jul 22, 2021 [92]
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 [93]
Chase Sherman The Vanilla Gorilla Heavyweight May 13, 2020 9 months Anastrozole USADA Feb 13, 2021 [94]
Aleksander Doskalchuk Flyweight Jun 6, 2020 14 months Mesterolone. USADA Aug 6, 2021 [95]
Marc-Andre Barriault Power Bar Middleweight Jul 21, 2020 6 months Ostarine USADA Jan 21, 2021 [96]
Jesse Ronson The Body Snatcher Welterweight Jul 22, 2020 20 months Metandienone USADA Mar 22, 2022 [97]
Jorge Gonzalez George St. Light Heavyweight Aug 5, 2020 2 years Stanozolol metabolites, drostanolone metabolite and tamoxifen metabolite. USADA Aug 5, 2022 [98]
Abu Azaitar Gladiator Middleweight Aug 25, 2020 7 months tamoxifen and/or tamoxifen metabolite 3-hydroxy-4-methoxy-tamoxifen USADA Mar 25, 2021 [99]
Yair Rodríguez El Pantera Featherweight Sep 8, 2020 6 months 3 Whereabouts Failures in Last Year USADA Mar 8, 2021 [100]
Kevin Croom The Hard Hitting Hillbilly Lightweight Sep 19, 2020 4+12 months Marijuana NSAC Jan 26, 2021 [101] With addition of $1,800 fine
Niko Price The Hybrid Welterweight Sep 19, 2020 6 months Marijuana NSAC Mar 19, 2021 [102] With addition of $8,500 fine
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 [103]
Charlie Ontiveros The American Badboy Welterweight Oct 30, 2020 6 months Chlorodehydromethyltestosterone metabolites NSAC Apr 30, 2021 [104] With addition of $2,245.36
Raquel Pennington Rocky Women's Bantamweight Nov 7, 2020 6 months 7-Keto-DHEA and AOD-9064 USADA May 7, 2021 [105] Self-reporting doping violation when she found out she had ingested banned substances prescribed by her doctor to help treat a medical condition
Liliya Shakirova Women's Flyweight Dec 5, 2020 2 years Meldonium USADA Dec 5, 2022 [106]
Geraldo de Freitas Spartan Bantamweight Jan 11, 2021 2 years Exogenous administration of testosterone and/or its precursors USADA Jan 11, 2023 [107]
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 [108] 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.
Rogério Bontorin Bantamweight May 1, 2021 3 months Hydrochlorothiazide USADA Aug 1, 2021 [109]
Juancamilo Ronderos 100 Flyweight May 22, 2021 1 month Cocaine and its metabolite benzoylecgonine USADA June 22, 2021 [110]
Chris Barnett Huggy Bear/Beastboy Heavyweight May 22, 2021 4 1/2 months Marijuana NSAC Oct 26, 2021 [111]
Daniel Pineda The Pit Featherweight June 26, 2021 9 months Amphetamine NSAC Mar 26, 2022 [111]
Rodrigo Nascimento Yogi Bear Heavyweight July 17, 2021 6 months Ritalinic acid NSAC Jan 17, 2022 [111]
Ryan Benoit Baby Face Flyweight July 31, 2021 9 months Modafinil NSAC April 1, 2022 [112]
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 [113] Second USADA violation
Kevin Lee The Motown Phenom Welterweight Aug 28, 2021 6 months Adderall NSAC Feb 28, 2022 [114] $19,526 Fine
Josh Quinlan The Maverick Welterweight Sep 7, 2021 9 months Drostanolone NSAC June 7, 2022 [115]
Łukasz Brzeski The Bull Heavyweight Sep 14, 2021 9 months Clomiphene NSAC June 14, 2022 [116] $750 Fine
Carlos Felipe Boi Heavyweight Oct 16, 2021 18 months Boldenone and its metabolites NSAC Apr 16, 2023 [117] $4,200 fine and $489 in prosecution fees
Zviad Lazishvili Bantamweight Oct 23, 2021 9 months Clomiphene NSAC July 24, 2022 [118] $1,800 fine and $326 in prosecution fees
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The Ultimate Fighter

The following The Ultimate Fighter seasons are scheduled for broadcast in 2021:

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Season Division Winner Runner-up Ref
The Ultimate Fighter 29 Middleweight Bryan Battle Gilbert Urbina [119]
Bantamweight Ricky Turcios Brady Hiestand [120]
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Title fights

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Title fights in 2021
Weight class Method Round Time Event Notes
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]
Women's 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]
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Events list

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# Event Date Venue City Country Atten. Ref. Fight of the Night Performance of the Night Bonus Ref.
589 UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Daukaus Dec 18, 2021 UFC Apex Las Vegas, Nevada United States N/A [121] Amanda Lemosvs.Angela Hill Cub Swanson Melissa Gatto $50,000 [122]
588 UFC 269: Oliveira vs. Poirier Dec 11, 2021 T-Mobile Arena Las Vegas, Nevada United States 18,471 [123] Dominick Cruzvs.Pedro Munhoz Charles Oliveira Julianna Peña $50,000 [124]
Kai Kara-France Sean O'Malley
Tai Tuivasa Bruno Silva
587 UFC on ESPN: Font vs. Aldo Dec 4, 2021 UFC Apex Las Vegas, Nevada United States N/A [125] Cheyanne Vlismasvs.Mallory Martin Rafael Fiziev Jamahal Hill $50,000 [126]
Clay Guida Chris Curtis
586 UFC Fight Night: Vieira vs. Tate Nov 20, 2021 UFC Apex Las Vegas, Nevada United States N/A [127] Adrian Yanezvs.Davey Grant Taila Santos N/a $50,000 [128]
585 UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Rodríguez Nov 13, 2021 UFC Apex Las Vegas, Nevada United States N/A [129] Max Hollowayvs.Yair Rodríguez Khaos Williams Andrea Lee $50,000 [130]
584 UFC 268: Usman vs Covington 2 Nov 6, 2021 Madison Square Garden New York City, New York United States 20,715 [131] Justin Gaethjevs.Michael Chandler Marlon Vera Alex Pereira $50,000 [132]
Bobby Green Chris Barnett
583 UFC 267: Błachowicz vs. Teixeira Oct 30, 2021 Etihad Arena Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates 20,715 [133] Petr Yanvs.Cory Sandhagen Glover Teixeira Khamzat Chimaev $50,000 [134]
582 UFC Fight Night: Costa vs. Vettori Oct 23, 2021 UFC Apex Las Vegas, Nevada United States N/A [135] Gregory Rodriguesvs.Jun Yong Park Marvin Vettori Alex Caceres $50,000 [136]
581 UFC Fight Night: Ladd vs. Dumont Oct 16, 2021 UFC Apex Las Vegas, Nevada United States N/A [137] N/a Jim Miller Nate Landwehr $50,000 [138]
Bruno Silva Danaa Batgerel
580 UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Rodriguez Oct 9, 2021 UFC Apex Las Vegas, Nevada United States N/A [139] Marina Rodriguezvs.Mackenzie Dern Mariya Agapova Lupita Godinez $50,000 [140]
579 UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Walker Oct 2, 2021 UFC Apex Las Vegas, Nevada United States N/A [141] N/a Casey O'Neill Jamie Mullarkey $50,000 [142]
Douglas Silva de Andrade Alejandro Pérez
578 UFC 266: Volkanovski vs. Ortega Sep 25, 2021 T-Mobile Arena Las Vegas, Nevada United States 19,029 [143] Alexander Volkanovskivs.Brian Ortega Chris Daukaus Merab Dvalishvili $50,000 [144]
577 UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Spann Sep 18, 2021 UFC Apex Las Vegas, Nevada United States N/A [145] N/a Anthony Smith Arman Tsarukyan $50,000 [146]
Nate Maness Joaquin Buckley
576 UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Till Sep 4, 2021 UFC Apex Las Vegas, Nevada United States N/A [147] Molly McCannvs.Ji Yeon Kim Paddy Pimblett Tom Aspinall $50,000 [148]
575 UFC on ESPN: Barboza vs. Chikadze Aug 28, 2021 UFC Apex Las Vegas, Nevada United States N/A [149] N/a Giga Chikadze Gerald Meerschaert $50,000 [150]
Abdul Razak Alhassan Pat Sabatini
574 UFC on ESPN: Cannonier vs. Gastelum Aug 21, 2021 UFC Apex Las Vegas, Nevada United States N/A [151] N/a William Knight Alexandre Pantoja $50,000 [152]
Ignacio Bahamondes Josiane Nunes
573 UFC 265: Lewis vs. Gane Aug 7, 2021 Toyota Center Houston, Texas United States 16,604 [153] Rafael Fizievvs.Bobby Green Ciryl Gane Vicente Luque $50,000 [154]
Jessica Penne Miles Johns
572 UFC on ESPN: Hall vs. Strickland July 31, 2021 UFC Apex Las Vegas, Nevada United States N/a Jason Wittvs.Bryan Barberena Cheyanne Vlismas Melsik Baghdasaryan $50,000 [155]
571 UFC on ESPN: Sandhagen vs. Dillashaw July 24, 2021 UFC Apex Las Vegas, Nevada United States 15 [156] Raulian Paivavs.Kyler Phillips Adrian Yanez Darren Elkins $50,000 [157]
570 UFC on ESPN: Makhachev vs. Moisés July 17, 2021 UFC Apex Las Vegas, Nevada United States 0 [158] Billy Quarantillovs.Gabriel Benítez Rodrigo Nascimento Rodolfo Vieira $50,000 [159]
Mateusz Gamrot Miesha Tate
569 UFC 264: Poirier vs. McGregor 3 July 10, 2021 T-Mobile Arena Las Vegas, Nevada United States 20,062 [160] Sean O'Malleyvs.Kris Moutinho Tai Tuivasa Dricus du Plessis $75,000 [161]
568 UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Volkov June 26, 2021 UFC Apex Las Vegas, Nevada United States 0 [162] Raoni Barcelosvs.Timur Valiev Marcin Prachnio Kennedy Nzechukwu $50,000 [163]
567 UFC on ESPN: The Korean Zombie vs. Ige June 19, 2021 UFC Apex Las Vegas, Nevada United States 0 [164] Marlon Veravs.Davey Grant Matt Brown Seung Woo Choi $50,000 [165]
566 UFC 263: Adesanya vs. Vettori 2 June 12, 2021 Gila River Arena Glendale, Arizona United States 17,208 [166] Brad Riddellvs.Drew Dober Brandon Moreno Paul Craig $50,000 [167]
565 UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Sakai June 5, 2021 UFC Apex Las Vegas, Nevada United States 0 [168] Santiago Ponzinibbiovs.Miguel Baeza Jairzinho Rozenstruik Marcin Tybura $50,000 [167]
564 UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Garbrandt May 22, 2021 UFC Apex Las Vegas, Nevada United States 0 [169] Justin Tafavs.Jared Vanderaa Carla Esparza Bruno Gustavo da Silva $50,000 [170]
563 UFC 262: Oliveira vs. Chandler May 15, 2021 Toyota Center Houston, Texas United States 16,005 [171] Edson Barbozavs.Shane Burgos Charles Oliveira Christos Giagos $75,000 [172]
562 UFC on ESPN: Rodriguez vs. Waterson May 8, 2021 UFC Apex Las Vegas, Nevada United States 0 [173] Gregor Gillespievs.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.) [174]
561 UFC on ESPN: Reyes vs. Procházka May 1, 2021 UFC Apex Las Vegas, Nevada United States 0 [175] Jiří Procházkavs.Dominick Reyes Jiří Procházka Giga Chikadze $50,000 [176]
560 UFC 261: Usman vs. Masvidal 2 Apr 24, 2021 VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena Jacksonville, Florida United States 15,269 [177] Jeff Molinavs.Aori Qileng Kamaru Usman Rose Namajunas $50,000 [178]
559 UFC on ESPN: Whittaker vs. Gastelum Apr 17, 2021 UFC Apex Las Vegas, Nevada United States 0 [179] Robert Whittakervs.Kelvin Gastelum Gerald Meerschaert Tony Gravely $50,000 [180]
558 UFC on ABC: Vettori vs. Holland Apr 10, 2021 UFC Apex Las Vegas, Nevada United States 0 [181] Julian Marquezvs.Sam Alvey Mackenzie Dern Mateusz Gamrot $50,000 [182]
557 UFC 260: Miocic vs. Ngannou 2 Mar 27, 2021 UFC Apex Las Vegas, Nevada United States 0 [183] Tyron Woodleyvs.Vicente Luque Francis Ngannou Sean O'Malley $50,000 [184]
556 UFC on ESPN: Brunson vs. Holland Mar 20, 2021 UFC Apex Las Vegas, Nevada United States 0 [185] N/a Max Griffin Grant Dawson $50,000 [186]
Bruno Gustavo da Silva Adrian Yanez
555 UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Muhammad Mar 13, 2021 UFC Apex Las Vegas, Nevada United States 0 [187] N/a Dan Ige Ryan Spann $50,000 [188]
Davey Grant Matthew Semelsberger
554 UFC 259: Błachowicz vs. Adesanya Mar 6, 2021 UFC Apex Las Vegas, Nevada United States 0 [189] Kennedy Nzechukwuvs.Carlos Ulberg Uroš Medić Kai Kara-France $50,000 [190]
553 UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Gane Feb 27, 2021 UFC Apex Las Vegas, Nevada United States 0 [191] Pedro Munhozvs.Jimmie Rivera Ronnie Lawrence N/A $50,000 .[192]
552 UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Lewis Feb 20, 2021 UFC Apex Las Vegas, Nevada United States 0 [193] N/a Derrick Lewis Chris Daukaus $50,000 [194]
Tom Aspinall Aiemann Zahabi
551 UFC 258: Usman vs. Burns Feb 13, 2021 UFC Apex Las Vegas, Nevada United States 0 [195] N/a Kamaru Usman Julian Marquez $50,000 [196]
Polyana Viana Anthony Hernandez
550 UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Volkov Feb 6, 2021 UFC Apex Las Vegas, Nevada United States 0 [197] Beneil Dariushvs.Carlos Diego Ferreira Alexander Volkov Cory Sandhagen $50,000 [198]
549 UFC 257: Poirier vs. McGregor 2 Jan 24, 2021 Etihad Arena Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates 2,600 [199] N/a Dustin Poirier Michael Chandler $50,000 [200]
Makhmud Muradov Marina Rodriguez
548 UFC on ESPN: Chiesa vs. Magny Jan 20, 2021 Etihad Arena Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates 2,000 [201] Mike Davisvs.Mason Jones Umar Nurmagomedov Warlley Alves $50,000 [202]
547 UFC on ABC: Holloway vs. Kattar Jan 16, 2021 Etihad Arena Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates 2,000 [203] Max Hollowayvs.Calvin Kattar Alessio Di Chirico Li Jingliang $50,000 [204]
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