2023 in UFC
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The year 2023 was the 31st year in the history of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States.
First dateJanuary 14, 2023
Last dateDecember 16, 2023
Total events43
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| 2023 in UFC | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Information | ||||
| First date | January 14, 2023 | |||
| Last date | December 16, 2023 | |||
| Events | ||||
| Total events | 43 | |||
| UFC | 14 | |||
| TUF Finale events | 1 | |||
| Fights | ||||
| Total fights | 520 | |||
| Title fights | 21 | |||
| Chronology | ||||
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UFC in 2023
UFC merged with WWE to form TKO Group
In April 2023, Endeavor Group Holdings announced that UFC would merge with the wrestling promotion WWE to form TKO Group Holdings, a new Public company majority-owned by Endeavor, with Vince McMahon serving as an executive chairman of the new entity and White remaining as UFC president. The merger was completed on September 12, 2023.[1]
Class action: anti-trust lawsuit
On August 9, 2023, U.S. District Judge Richard Boulware decided to grant class action status to more than 1,200 former UFC fighters who competed between December 2010 and June 2017 who are suing upward of for 1.6 billions in wages that the lawsuit claims Zuffa had abused its power to suppress UFC fighters' wages, setting the stage on 8, April, 2024 trial.[2][3]
Betting scandal
In early February 2023 UFC introduced rules that banned athletes, coaches, and their close family from betting on UFC events.[4] after the call for a sports betting fraud investigation was made on a fight involving Darrick Minner a student of James Krause, who is a UFC coach and avid bettor, and Shayilan Nuerdanbieke at UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Lemos. The UFC was informed by sources that suspicious betting patterns had been observed on the fight.[5]
USADA anti-doping partnership (2015–2024)
The UFC's partnership with USADA coming to an end in 2023, the UFC announced a new partnership with Drug Free Sport International, the same company that oversees the anti-doping programs of the NCAA, MLB, NFL, and NBA.[6] This partnership is set to begin in 2024, after their current contract with USADA expired on December 31, 2023. The UFC announced that former FBI agent George Piro would serve as the independent administrator of the UFC's anti-doping program.[6]
2023 by the numbers
The numbers below records the events, fights, techniques and fighters held or performed for the year of 2023 in UFC.[7][8][9][10]
| Events | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Numbers | PPV | Continents | Countries | Cities | Fight Night Bonuses |
| 43[11] | 14 | 4 | 8[12] | 21[13] | 189 Total $9.45 million[14] |
| Longest Event | Shortest Event | Highest Income
Live Gate |
Lowest Income
Live Gate |
Highest
Attendance |
Lowest
Attendance |
| UFC 286
2:57:58 |
UFC on ABC 4
1:31:36 |
UFC 295
$12,432,563 |
UFC Fight Night 221
$452,669.71 |
UFC 290
19,204 |
UFC Fight Night 221 (exclud. APEX events) 2,361 |
| Title Fights | |||||
| Undisputed
Title Fights |
Title Changes | Champions Remained
in Their Divisions |
Number of
Champions |
Number of
Interim Champions |
Number of
Title Defenses |
| 19 | 6 | 4 FW – Alexander Volkanovski LW – Islam Makhachev WW – Leon Edwards WSW – Zhang Weili |
16 | 2 FW – Yair Rodríguez HW – Tom Aspinall |
10 |
| Fighters | |||||
| Number of
Fighters |
UFC
Debutants |
Releases /
Retired |
Fighters
Suspended |
||
| (At the end of Dec 31, 2023) 606 |
125 | 102 | 20 | ||
| Champion feats[8] | |||||
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| Fighter feats[8] | |||||
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2023 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.[15]
Winners receive a trophy commemorating their achievement along with a set of tires from sponsor Toyo Tires.[16]
2023 UFC.com awards
Releases and retirements
These fighters have either been released from their UFC contracts, announced their retirement or joined other promotions:
| Month | Day | ISO | Fighter | Division | Reason | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 4 |  | Francisco Trinaldo | Welterweight | Released | [25] |
| 10 |  | Mike Jackson | Welterweight | Released | [26] | |
| 11 | | Leah Letson | Women's Featherweight | Retired | [27] | |
| 18 |  | Alejandro Pérez | Featherweight | Released | [28] | |
| Brandon Davis | Bantamweight | ||||
 | Gadzhi Omargadzhiev | Welterweight | ||||
| Jay Perrin | Bantamweight | ||||
| Jeff Molina | Flyweight | [29] | |||
| Kevin Natividad | Bantamweight | [28] | |||
 | Liudvik Sholinian | |||||
 | Marcelo Rojo | Featherweight | ||||
| Michael Trizano | |||||
| Raulian Paiva | Bantamweight | ||||
| Sijara Eubanks | Women's Flyweight | ||||
| Vince Morales | Bantamweight | ||||
| 15 |  | Francis Ngannou | Heavyweight | Released | [30] | |
| 21 | | Maurício Rua | Light Heavyweight | Retired | [31] | |
| 26 | | Victor Rodriguez | Flyweight | Released | [32] | |
| 27 | | Kyle Daukaus | Middleweight | Released | [33] | |
| Shamil Abdurakhimov | Heavyweight | Released | [34] | ||
| February | 1 |  | Darren Till | Middleweight | Released | [35] |
| José Johnson | Bantamweight | ||||
| Zubaira Tukhugov | Featherweight | ||||
| 8 | | Saidyokub Kakhramonov | Bantamweight | Released | [36] | |
| 16 | | Carlos Mota | Flyweight | Released | [37] | |
| 19 | | Lina Länsberg | Women's Bantamweight | Retired | [38] | |
| 22 | | William Knight | Light Heavyweight | Released | [39] | |
| Jordan Wright | Light Heavyweight | Released | [40] | ||
| March | 11 | | Raphael Assunção | Bantamweight | Retired | [41] |
| 23 | | Augusto Sakai | Heavyweight | Released | [42] | |
| 25 | | Steven Peterson | Featherweight | Retired | [43] | |
| 28 | | Rafael Alves | Lightweight | Released | [44] | |
| Leomana Martinez | Bantamweight | ||||
| 30 | | Guido Cannetti | Bantamweight | Released | [45] | |
| April | 9 | | Jorge Masvidal | Welterweight | Retired | [46] |
| 11 | | Cynthia Calvillo | Women's Strawweight | Released | [47] | |
| 15 | | Ed Herman | Light Heavyweight | Retired | [48] | |
| Zak Cummings | |||||
| 21 |  | Juan Espino | Heavyweight | Retired | [49] | |
| 22 | | Glover Teixeira | Light Heavyweight | Retired | [50] | |
| May | 16 | | Chase Sherman | Heavyweight | Released | [51] |
 | Ji Yeon Kim | Women's Flyweight | ||||
 | Jessica-Rose Clark | Women's Bantamweight | ||||
| June | 5 | | Ilir Latifi | Heavyweight | End of contract | [52] |
| 6 |  | Danaa Batgerel | Bantamweight | Released | [53] | |
| Joseph Holmes | Middleweight | ||||
 | Makwan Amirkhani | Featherweight | ||||
 | Mounir Lazzez | Welterweight | ||||
 | Omar Morales | Lightweight | ||||
| Tony Gravely | Bantamweight | ||||
 | Trevin Jones | |||||
| 9 | | Aaron Phillips | Bantamweight | Released | [54] | |
| Don Shainis | Featherweight | ||||
| Erick Gonzalez | Lightweight | ||||
| Journey Newson | Featherweight | ||||
| Maxim Grishin | Light Heavyweight | ||||
| Nick Fiore | Lightweight | ||||
| Orion Cosce | Welterweight | ||||
 | Takashi Sato | Welterweight | ||||
| 18 |  | Bea Malecki | Women's Bantamweight | Released | [55] | |
| Maria Oliveira | Women's Strawweight | ||||
| Martin Sano Jr. | Welterweight | ||||
| 27 | | Braxton Smith | Heavyweight | Suspended and released | [56] | |
| July | 11 | | Amanda Nunes | Women's Bantamweight | Retired | [57] |
| 13 |  | Zhalgas Zhumagulov | Flyweight | Released | [58] | |
| 20 |  | Blagoy Ivanov | Heavyweight | Released | [59] | |
| Damir Ismagulov | Lightweight | ||||
| Robbie Lawler | Welterweight | ||||
| 26 | | The Korean Zombie | Featherweight | Retired | [60] | |
| August | 5 | | Ronnie Lawrence | Bantamweight | Retired | [61] |
| 11 | | Charles Rosa | Featherweight | Released | [62] | |
| Istela Nunes | Women's Strawweight | Released | [63] | ||
 | Mandy Böhm | Women's Flyweight | Released | [62] | ||
| 15 | | Ian Heinisch | Middleweight | Retired | [64] | |
| 18 | | Aleksa Camur | Light Heavyweight | Released | [65] | |
| Tanner Boser | Light Heavyweight | Released | [65] | ||
| 28 | | Chris Daukaus | Light Heavyweight | Released | [66] | |
| 29 | | Ashlee Evans-Smith | Women's Bantamweight | Released | [67] | |
| Tafon Nchukwi | Middleweight | ||||
| September | 14 | | Derek Brunson | Middleweight | Released | [68] |
| 15 |  | Zarah Fairn | Women's Featherweight | Released | [69] | |
| 19 | | Cortney Casey | Women's Flyweight | Released | [70] | |
| October | 10 | | Jake Collier | Heavyweight | Released | [71] |
| 11 | | Hannah Goldy | Women's Strawweight | Released | [72] | |
| 17 | | AJ Fletcher | Welterweight | Released | [73] | |
| André Fialho | |||||
 | Shane Young | Featherweight | ||||
 | John Makdessi | Lightweight | ||||
 | JP Buys | Bantamweight | ||||
| Kamuela Kirk | Lightweight | ||||
| Tucker Lutz | Featherweight | ||||
| 18 | | Jennifer Maia | Women's Flyweight | End of contract | [74] | |
| 25 | | Ashley Yoder | Women's Flyweight | Released | [75] | |
| 27 | | Mike Breeden | Lightweight | Released | [76] | |
| 31 | | Mike Mathetha | Welterweight | Released | [77] | |
| November | 3 | | Jinh Yu Frey | Women's Strawweight | Released | [78] |
| 7 | | Taila Santos | Women's Flyweight | Released | [79] | |
| 8 | | Kanako Murata | Women's Strawweight | Released | [80] | |
| December | 13 | | Austin Lingo | Featherweight | Released | [81] |
| Johnny Muñoz Jr. | Bantamweight | ||||
| Nick Aguirre | |||||
| Terrence Mitchell | |||||
| 21 | | Parker Porter | Heavyweight | Released | [82] | |
| Shannon Ross | Flyweight | Released | [83] |
Debut UFC fighters
The following fighters fought their first UFC fight in 2023:
| Month | Day | ISO | Fighter | Division | Event | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 14 | |
Mateus Mendonça | Bantamweight | UFC Fight Night 217 | [84] |
 |
Mateusz Rębecki | Lightweight | [85] | |||
|
Nick Aguirre | Lightweight | [86] | |||
|
Nick Fiore | Lightweight | [85] | |||
|
Claudio Ribeiro | Middleweight | [87] | |||
| 21 | |
Brunno Ferreira | Middleweight | UFC 283 | [88] | |
 |
Daniel Marcos | Bantamweight | [89] | |||
|
Gabriel Bonfim | Welterweight | [90] | |||
|
Ismael Bonfim | Lightweight | [91] | |||
|
Luan Lacerda | Bantamweight | [92] | |||
|
Melquizael Costa | Lightweight | [93] | |||
| February | 4 |  |
Anshul Jubli | Lightweight | UFC Fight Night 218 | [94] |
|
Choi Seung-guk | Flyweight | [95] | |||
 |
Jeka Saragih | Lightweight | [94] | |||
|
Jesús Santos Aguilar | Flyweight | [96] | |||
|
Lee Jeong-yeong | Featherweight | [97] | |||
|
Park Hyun-sung | Flyweight | [95] | |||
|
Rinya Nakamura | Bantamweight | [98] | |||
|
Toshiomi Kazama | |||||
 |
Yi Zha | Featherweight | [97] | |||
|
Yusaku Kinoshita | Welterweight | [99] | |||
| 11 | |
Blake Bilder | Featherweight | UFC 284 | [100] | |
|
Elves Brener | Lightweight | [101] | |||
|
Francisco Prado | Lightweight | [102] | |||
|
Jack Jenkins | Featherweight | [103] | |||
|
Shannon Ross | Flyweight | [104] | |||
| 18 | |
Clayton Carpenter | Flyweight | UFC Fight Night 219 | [105] | |
|
Jamal Pogues | Heavyweight | [106] | |||
|
Khusein Askhabov | Featherweight | [107] | |||
 |
Nazim Sadykhov | Lightweight | [108] | |||
 |
Themba Gorimbo | Welterweight | [109] | |||
| 25 | |
Carl Deaton III | Lightweight | UFC Fight Night 220 | [110] | |
|
Gabriella Fernandes | Women's Flyweight | [111] | |||
 |
Nurullo Aliev | Lightweight | [112] | |||
|
Trevor Peek | Lightweight | [113] | |||
|
Victor Martinez | Lightweight | [114] | |||
| March | 4 | |
Bo Nickal | Middleweight | UFC 285 | [115] |
| 11 | |
Sedriques Dumas | Middleweight | UFC Fight Night 221 | [116] | |
|
Vitor Petrino | Light Heavyweight | [117] | |||
| 18 | |
Jafel Filho | Flyweight | UFC 286 | [118] | |
| April | 29 | |
Irina Alekseeva | Women's Bantamweight | UFC on ESPN 45 | [119] |
|
Jamey-Lyn Horth | Women's Flyweight | [120] | |||
| May | 6 | |
Diego Lopes | Featherweight | UFC 288 | [121] |
| 13 | |
Ikram Aliskerov | Middleweight | [122] | ||
|
Tainara Lisboa | Women's Bantamweight | UFC on ABC 4 | [123] | ||
| June | 3 | |
Muhammad Naimov | Featherweight | UFC on ESPN 46 | [124] |
| 10 | |
Steve Erceg | Flyweight | UFC 289 | [125] | |
| July | 1 |  |
Ivana Petrović | Women's Flyweight | UFC on ESPN 48 | [126] |
 |
Nursulton Ruziboev | Welterweight | [127] | |||
|
Westin Wilson | Featherweight | [128] | |||
| 8 | |
Édgar Cháirez | Flyweight | UFC 290 | [129] | |
| 22 | |
Bassil Hafez | Welterweight | UFC on ESPN 49 | [130] | |
| August | 5 | |
Dennis Buzukja | Featherweight | UFC on ESPN 50 | [131] |
| 12 | |
Isaac Dulgarian | Featherweight | UFC on ESPN 51 | [132] | |
|
Jose Johnson | Bantamweight | [133] | |||
|
Luana Santos | Women's Bantamweight | [134] | |||
| September | 2 | |
Bogdan Guskov | Light Heavyweight | UFC Fight Night 226 | [135] |
|
Jacqueline Cavalcanti | Women's Bantamweight | [136] | |||
| 9 | |
Felipe dos Santos | Flyweight | UFC 293 | [137] | |
|
Kevin Jousset | Welterweight | [138] | |||
 |
Kiefer Crosbie | Welterweight | [138] | |||
| 23 | |
Montserrat Rendon | Women's Bantamweight | UFC Fight Night 228 | [139] | |
| October | 14 | |
Brendan Marotte | Lightweight | UFC Fight Night 230 | [140] |
|
Melissa Mullins | Women's Bantamweight | [141] | |||
|
Ravena Oliveira | Women's Bantamweight | [142] | |||
| 21 |  |
Mohammad Yahya | Lightweight | UFC 294 | [143] | |
|
Muin Gafurov | Bantamweight | [144] | |||
| November | 4 | |
Eduarda Moura | Women's Strawweight | UFC Fight Night 231 | [145] |
|
Kauê Fernandes | Lightweight | [146] | |||
|
Kaynan Kruschewsky | Lightweight | [147] | |||
| 11 |  |
Joshua Van | Flyweight | UFC 295 | [148] | |
|
Kevin Borjas | |||||
| 18 | |
Caio Machado | Heavyweight | UFC Fight Night 232 | [149] | |
|
Christian Leroy Duncan | Middleweight | [150] | |||
|
Mick Parkin | Heavyweight | [149] | |||
 |
Myktybek Orolbai | Lightweight | [151] | |||
|
Payton Talbott | Bantamweight | [152] | |||
|
Rafael Estevam | Flyweight | [153] | |||
| December | 2 | |
Rodolfo Bellato | Light Heavyweight | UFC on ESPN 52 | [154] |
|
Zachary Reese | Middleweight | [155] | |||
| 9 | |
Rayanne dos Santos | Women's Strawweight | UFC Fight Night 233 | [156] | |
|
Talita Alencar | |||||
| 16 |  |
Shamil Gaziev | Heavyweight | UFC 296 | [157] | |
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 |
Ref. | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Carlos Felipe | Boi | Heavyweight | Oct 16, 2021 | 18 months | Boldenone and its metabolites | NSAC | Apr 16, 2023 | [158] | $4,200 fine and $489 in prosecution fees |
|
Geraldo de Freitas | Spartan | Bantamweight | Jan 11, 2021 | 2 years | Exogenous administration of testosterone and/or its precursors | USADA | Jan 11, 2023 | [159] | |
|
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 | [160] | 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. |
|
Ashlee Evans-Smith | Rebel Girl | Women's Bantamweight | Jan 3, 2022 | 14 months | dehydroepiandrosterone | USADA | March 3, 2023 | [161] | |
|
Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos | Capoeira | Welterweight | March 14, 2022 | 1 year | Ostarine | USADA | March 14, 2023 | [162] | |
 |
Hamdy Abdelwahab | The Hammer | Heavyweight | July 30, 2022 | 2 years | Metenolone and its metabolite | USADA | July 30, 2024 | [163] | |
|
Carlos Mota | Tizil | Flyweight | December 15, 2022 | 2 years | Meldonium | NSAC | March 14, 2023 | [164] | Parted with UFC as of February 2023.[165] |
|
Kyler Phillips | The Matrix | Bantamweight | January 22, 2023 | 6 months | Ostarine | NSAC | July 22, 2023 | [166] | $407.50 in attorney fees. |
|
Darrius Flowers | Beast Mode | Welterweight | January 27, 2023 | 6 months | Ostarine | NSAC | July 27, 2023 | [166] | $407.50 in attorney fees. |
|
Carlos Mota | Tizil | Flyweight | October 29, 2022 | 2 years | Meldonium | NSAC USADA |
October 29, 2024 | [167] [168] |
$2,400 fine and $448.25 in prosecution fees. Parted with UFC as of February 2023.[165] |
|
Jeff Molina | El Jefe | Flyweight | November 5, 2022 | None | Linked to the investigation that began as a result of suspicious betting activity ahead of the Nov. 5 UFC fight between Darrick Minner | NYAC NSAC UFC |
To be determined by NYAC and NSAC / temporary barred from UFC | [169] [170] [171] |
|
|
José Henrique Souza | Canela | Welterweight | March 8, 2023 | 2 years | 19-Norandrosterone and 19-Noretiocholanolone | USADA | March 8, 2025 | [172] | Parted with UFC as of Spring 2023. |
|
Braxton Smith | The Beautiful Monster | Heavyweight | April 19, 2023 | 2 years | Exogenous testosterone and/or its precursors | USADA | April 19, 2025 | [173] | Parted with UFC as of June 2023.[174] |
|
Cortney Casey | Cast Iron | Women's Flyweight | June 1, 2023 | 4 months | BPC-157(she reported herself to USADA in June 2023 for taking the prohibited substance BPC-157 to treat a medical condition.) | USADA | October 1, 2023 | [175] | |
|
Ovince Saint Preux | OSP | Light Heavyweight | June 17, 2023 | 6 months | Dehydroandrosterone (From tainted supplements) | USADA | December 17, 2023 | [176] | |
|
Felipe Bunes | Felipinho | Flyweight | June 17, 2023 | 6 months | GW501516 | NSAC | December 17, 2023 | [177] | $326 in legal fees |
|
Walt Harris | The Big Ticket | Heavyweight | July 11, 2023 | 4 years | Drostanolone and its metabolites, exogenous testosterone, and Anastrozole | CSAD | July 11, 2027 | [178] | |
|
Mayra Bueno Silva | Sheetara | Women's Bantamweight | July 15, 2023 | 4.5 months | Ritalinic acid | NSAC | November 29, 2023 | [179] | $11,250 fine and $314.08 in prosecution fees. |
|
Daniel Rodriguez | D-Rod | Welterweight | July 28, 2023 | 6 months | Ostarine; LGD-4033 and its metabolites | NSAC | January 28, 2024 | [180] | |
|
Miles Johns | Chopo | Bantamweight | September 23, 2023 | 4 1/2 months | Turinabol | NSAC | February 6, 2024 | [181] | $2,300 fine $157.04 in prosecution fees. |
The Ultimate Fighter
The following The Ultimate Fighter seasons are scheduled for broadcast in 2023:
| Season | Division | Winner | Runner-up | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Ultimate Fighter: Team McGregor vs. Team Chandler | Lightweight | Kurt Holobaugh | Austin Hubbard | [183] |
| Bantamweight | Brad Katona | Cody Gibson | [184] |
Title fights
| Title fights in 2023 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Event | Notes | |||
| Flyweight | Brandon Moreno (ic) | def. | Deiveson Figueiredo (c) | TKO (doctor stoppage) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 283 | [a] |
| Light Heavyweight | Jamahal Hill | def. | Glover Teixeira | Decision (unanimous) (50–44, 50–44, 50–44) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 283 | [b] |
| Featherweight | Yair Rodríguez | def. | Josh Emmett | Submission (triangle choke) | 2 | 4:19 | UFC 284 | [c] |
| Lightweight | Islam Makhachev (c) | def. | Alexander Volkanovski | Decision (unanimous) (48–47, 48–47, 49–46) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 284 | [d] |
| Women's Flyweight | Alexa Grasso | def. | Valentina Shevchenko (c) | Submission (face crank) | 4 | 4:34 | UFC 285 | [e] |
| Heavyweight | Jon Jones | def. | Ciryl Gane | Submission (guillotine choke) | 1 | 2:04 | UFC 285 | [f] |
| Welterweight | Leon Edwards (c) | def. | Kamaru Usman | Decision (majority) (48–46, 48–46, 47–47) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 286 | [g] |
| Middleweight | Israel Adesanya | def. | Alex Pereira (c) | KO (punches) | 2 | 4:21 | UFC 287 | [h] |
| Bantamweight | Aljamain Sterling (c) | def. | Henry Cejudo | Decision (split) (47–48, 48–47, 48–47) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 288 | [i] |
| Women's Bantamweight | Amanda Nunes (c) | def. | Irene Aldana | Decision (unanimous) (50–44, 50–44, 50–43) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 289 | [j] |
| Flyweight | Alexandre Pantoja | def. | Brandon Moreno (c) | Decision (split) (46–49, 48–47, 48–47) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 290 | [k] |
| Featherweight | Alexander Volkanovski (c) | def. | Yair Rodríguez (ic) | TKO (punches) | 3 | 4:19 | UFC 290 | [l] |
| Women's Strawweight | Zhang Weili (c) | def. | Amanda Lemos | Decision (unanimous) (50–43, 50–44, 49–45) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 292 | [m] |
| Bantamweight | Sean O'Malley | def. | Aljamain Sterling (c) | TKO (punches) | 2 | 0:51 | UFC 292 | [n] |
| Middleweight | Sean Strickland | def. | Israel Adesanya (c) | Decision (unanimous) (49–46, 49–46, 49–46) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 293 | [o] |
| Women's Flyweight | Alexa Grasso (c) | vs. | Valentina Shevchenko | Draw (split) (48–47, 47–48, 47–47) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night 227 | [p] |
| Lightweight | Islam Makhachev (c) | def. | Alexander Volkanovski | KO (head kick and punches) | 1 | 3:06 | UFC 294 | [q] |
| Heavyweight | Tom Aspinall | def. | Sergei Pavlovich | KO (punches) | 1 | 1:09 | UFC 295 | [r] |
| Light Heavyweight | Alex Pereira | def. | Jiří Procházka | TKO (elbows) | 2 | 4:08 | UFC 295 | [s] |
| Flyweight | Alexandre Pantoja (c) | def. | Brandon Royval | Decision (unanimous) (50–45, 50–45, 49–46) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 296 | [t] |
| Welterweight | Leon Edwards (c) | def. | Colby Covington | Decision (unanimous) (49–46, 49–46, 49–46) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 296 | [u] |
- For the UFC Flyweight Championship.
- For the vacant UFC Light Heavyweight Championship.
- For the interim UFC Featherweight Championship.
- For the UFC Lightweight Championship.
- For the vacant UFC Heavyweight Championship.
- For the UFC Welterweight Championship.
- For the UFC Middleweight Championship.
- For the UFC Bantamweight Championship.
- For the UFC Flyweight Championship.
- For the UFC Featherweight Championship.
- For the UFC Bantamweight Championship.
- For the UFC Middleweight Championship.
- For the UFC Lightweight Championship.
- For the interim UFC Heavyweight Championship.
- For the vacant UFC Light Heavyweight Championship.
- For the UFC Flyweight Championship.
- For the UFC Welterweight Championship.
Events list
Past events
See also
- List of UFC champions
- List of UFC events
- List of current UFC fighters
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- 2023 in Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki
- 2023 in Rizin Fighting Federation
- 2023 in Brave Combat Federation
- 2023 in Legacy Fighting Alliance
- 2023 in Road FC