2016 in UFC
| 2016 in UFC | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Information | ||||
| First date | January 2 | |||
| Last date | December 30 | |||
| Events | ||||
| Total events | 41 (1 cancelled) | |||
| UFC | 13 | |||
| UFC on Fox | 5 | |||
| UFC Fight Night | 21 (1 cancelled) | |||
| TUF Finale events | 2 | |||
| Fights | ||||
| Total fights | 493 | |||
| Title fights | 22 | |||
| Chronology | ||||
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The year 2016 was the 24th year in the history of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States.
2016 UFC.com awards
2016 by the numbers
The numbers below records the events, fights, techniques, champions and fighters held or performed for the year of 2016 in UFC.[7]
| Events | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Events | PPV | Continents | Countries | Cities | Fight Night Bonuses |
| 41 | 13 | 4 | 10 | 31 | 164 Total $8,200,000 |
| Longest Event | Shortest Event | Highest Income
Live Gate |
Lowest Income
Live Gate |
Highest
Attendance |
Lowest
Attendance |
| UFC Fight Night: MacDonald vs. Thompson
2:58:00 |
UFC 203
1:28:10 |
UFC 205
$17,700,000 |
The Ultimate Fighter 24 Finale
$188,602 |
UFC 198
45,207 |
The Ultimate Fighter 24 Finale
2,044 |
| Title Fights | |||||
| Undisputed
Title Fights |
Title Changes | Champions Remained
in Their Divisions |
Number of
Champions |
Number of
Interim Champions |
Number of
Title Defenses |
| 19 | 4 | 3 FLW – Demetrious Johnson LHW – Daniel Cormier WSW – Joanna Jędrzejczyk |
11 | 2 | 10 |
| Champions | |||||
| Division | Beginning of The Year | End of The Year | Division | Beginning of The Year | End of The Year |
| Heavyweight | Fabrício Werdum | Stipe Miocic | Bantamweight | T.J. Dillashaw | Cody Garbrandt |
| Light Heavyweight | Daniel Cormier | Daniel Cormier | Flyweight | Demetrious Johnson | Demetrious Johnson |
| Middleweight | Luke Rockhold | Michael Bisping | Women's Bantamweight | Holly Holm | Amanda Nunes |
| Welterweight | Robbie Lawler | Tyron Woodley | Women's Strawweight | Joanna Jędrzejczyk | Joanna Jędrzejczyk] |
| Lightweight | Rafael dos Anjos | Conor McGregor | |||
| Featherweight | Conor McGregor | José Aldo | |||
| 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 199
8 |
UFC Fight Night: dos Anjos vs. Alvarez
6 |
UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Brunson UFC Fight Night: Silva vs. Bisping 10 |
493 | 91:31:14 | |
| Fighters | |||||
| Number of
Fighters |
UFC
Debutants |
Releases /
Retired |
Fighters
Suspended |
Number of Fighters
Missed weight |
|
| (At the end of Dec 31, 2016) 550 |
116 | N/A | N/A | 22 | |
| Champion feats[7] | |||||
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| Fighter feats[7] | |||||
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Debut UFC fighters
The following fighters fought their first UFC fight in 2016:
| ISO | Fighter | Division |
|---|---|---|
| Abdul Razak Alhassan | Welterweight | |
| Adam Milstead | Heavyweight | |
| Albert Morales | Bantamweight | |
| Alberto Uda | Middleweight | |
| Alessandro Ricci | Lightweight | |
| Alessio Di Chirico | Middleweight | |
| Alex Morono | Welterweight | |
| Alex Nicholson | Middleweight | |
| Alexander Volkanovski | Lightweight | |
| Alexa Grasso | Women's Strawweight | |
| Amanda Cooper | Women's Strawweight | |
| Andrew Sanchez | Middleweight | |
| Anna Elmose | Women's Strawweight | |
| Ashley Yoder | Women's Strawweight | |
| Augusto Mendes | Bantamweight | |
| Belal Muhammad | Welterweight | |
| Bojan Veličković | Welterweight | |
| Brandon Moreno | Flyweight | |
| Brett Johns | Bantamweight | |
| Brian Camozzi | Welterweight | |
| Cris Cyborg | Women's Featherweight | |
| CM Punk | Welterweight | |
| Charlie Ward | Middleweight | |
| Chase Sherman | Heavyweight | |
| Chris Avila | Featherweight | |
| Christian Colombo | Heavyweight | |
| Claudio Puelles | Lightweight | |
| Cody East | Heavyweight | |
| Cory Hendricks | Light Heavyweight | |
| Cristina Stanciu | Women's Strawweight | |
| Curtis Blaydes | Heavyweight | |
| Cyril Asker | Heavyweight | |
| Damian Grabowski | Heavyweight | |
| Damir Hadžović | Lightweight | |
| Danielle Taylor | Women's Strawweight | |
| Darrell Horcher | Lightweight |
| ISO | Fighter | Division |
|---|---|---|
| Darren Stewart | Light Heavyweight | |
| David Teymur | Lightweight | |
| Damien Brown | Lightweight | |
| Devin Clark | Light Heavyweight | |
| Dmitry Smolyakov | Heavyweight | |
| Elvis Mutapčić | Middleweight | |
| Emil Weber Meek | Welterweight | |
| Eric Spicely | Middleweight | |
| Filip Pejić | Bantamweight | |
| Felipe Olivieri | Lightweight | |
| Felipe Silva | Lightweight | |
| Gadzhimurad Antigulov | Light Heavyweight | |
| Gerald Meerschaert | Middleweight | |
| Gregor Gillespie | Lightweight | |
| Hector Sandoval | Flyweight | |
| Henrique da Silva | Light Heavyweight | |
| Ion Cuțelaba | Light Heavyweight | |
| Irene Aldana | Women's Bantamweight | |
| J.C. Cottrell | Lightweight | |
| Jack Hermansson | Middleweight | |
| Jarjis Danho | Heavyweight | |
| Jason Gonzalez | Lightweight | |
| Jason Novelli | Lightweight | |
| Jenel Lausa | Flyweight | |
| Jeremy Kennedy | Featherweight | |
| Jessin Ayari | Welterweight | |
| Jim Wallhead | Welterweight | |
| Joe Gigliotti | Middleweight | |
| Joey Gomez | Bantamweight | |
| Joachim Christensen | Light Heavyweight | |
| Jonathan Meunier | Welterweight | |
| Jordan Rinaldi | Lightweight | |
| Josh Emmett | Lightweight | |
| Josh Stansbury | Light Heavyweight | |
| Justin Ledet | Heavyweight | |
| Katlyn Chookagian | Women's Bantamweight |
| ISO | Fighter | Division |
|---|---|---|
| Kelly Faszholz | Women's Bantamweight | |
| Ketlen Vieira | Women's Bantamweight | |
| Khalil Rountree Jr. | Light Heavyweight | |
| Kyle Bochniak | Featherweight | |
| Lando Vannata | Lightweight | |
| Leonardo Guimarães | Middleweight | |
| Lina Länsberg | Women's Bantamweight | |
| Luan Chagas | Welterweight | |
| Luke Sanders | Bantamweight | |
| Marc Diakiese | Lightweight | |
| Mark Godbeer | Heavyweight | |
| Marcin Tybura | Heavyweight | |
| Martin Bravo | Featherweight | |
| Martin Svensson | Featherweight | |
| Marvin Vettori | Middleweight | |
| Matt Schnell | Flyweight | |
| Matthew Lopez | Bantamweight | |
| Max Griffin | Welterweight | |
| Mehdi Baghdad | Lightweight | |
| Mickey Gall | Welterweight | |
| Michael McBride | Lightweight | |
| Mike Jackson | Welterweight | |
| Mike Perry | Welterweight | |
| Niko Price | Welterweight | |
| Paul Craig | Light Heavyweight | |
| Randy Brown | Welterweight | |
| Ricky Glenn | Featherweight | |
| Ryan Janes | Middleweight | |
| Sabah Homasi | Welterweight | |
| Saparbek Safarov | Light Heavyweight | |
| Shane Burgos | Featherweight | |
| Tatiana Suarez | Women's Strawweight | |
| Thibault Gouti | Lightweight | |
| Tyson Pedro | Light Heavyweight | |
| Veronica Macedo | Women's Bantamweight | |
| Viviane Pereira | Women's Strawweight | |
| Will Brooks | Lightweight | |
| Zak Ottow | Welterweight |
The Ultimate Fighter
| Season | Finale | Division | Winner | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TUF 23: Team Joanna vs. Team Cláudia | July 8, 2016 | Light Heavyweight | Andrew Sanchez | Khalil Rountree Jr. |
| Women's Strawweight | Tatiana Suarez | Amanda Cooper | ||
| TUF: Latin America 3 | November 5, 2016 | Lightweight | Martín Bravo | Claudio Puelles |
| TUF 24: Tournament of Champions | December 3, 2016 | Flyweight | Tim Elliott | Hiromasa Ogikubo |
Title fights
| Title fights in 2016 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Event | Notes | |||
| Welterweight | Robbie Lawler (c) | def. | Carlos Condit | Decision (split) (47-48, 48-47, 48-47) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 195 | [a] |
| Bantamweight | Dominick Cruz | def. | T.J. Dillashaw (c) | Decision (split) (48-47, 46-49, 49-46) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night 81 | [b] |
| Women's Bantamweight | Miesha Tate | def | Holly Holm (c) | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 5 | 3:30 | UFC 196 | [c] |
| Flyweight | Demetrious Johnson (c) | def | Henry Cejudo | TKO (knees and punches) | 1 | 2:49 | UFC 197 | [d] |
| Light Heavyweight | Jon Jones | def | Ovince Saint Preux | Decision (unanimous) (50-44, 50-45, 50-45) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 197 | [e] |
| Heavyweight | Stipe Miocic | def. | Fabrício Werdum (c) | KO (punch) | 1 | 2:47 | UFC 198 | [f] |
| Bantamweight | Dominick Cruz (c) | def. | Urijah Faber | Decision (unanimous) (50-45, 50-45, 49-46) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 199 | [g] |
| Middleweight | Michael Bisping | def. | Luke Rockhold (c) | KO (punches) | 1 | 3:36 | UFC 199 | [h] |
| Lightweight | Eddie Alvarez | def. | Rafael dos Anjos (c) | TKO (punches) | 1 | 3:49 | UFC Fight Night 90 | [i] |
| Women's Strawweight | Joanna Jędrzejczyk (c) | def. | Cláudia Gadelha | Decision (unanimous) (48-46, 48-45, 48-46) | 5 | 5:00 | The Ultimate Fighter 23 Finale | [j] |
| Featherweight | José Aldo | def. | Frankie Edgar | Decision (unanimous) (49-46, 49-46, 48-47) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 200 | [k] |
| Women's Bantamweight | Amanda Nunes | def. | Miesha Tate (c) | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 3:16 | UFC 200 | [l] |
| Welterweight | Tyron Woodley | def. | Robbie Lawler (c) | KO (punches) | 1 | 2:12 | UFC 201 | [m] |
| Heavyweight | Stipe Miocic (c) | def. | Alistair Overeem | KO (punches) | 1 | 4:27 | UFC 203 | [n] |
| Middleweight | Michael Bisping (c) | def. | Dan Henderson | Decision (unanimous) (48-47, 48-47, 49-46) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 204 | [o] |
| Women's Strawweight | Joanna Jędrzejczyk (c) | def. | Karolina Kowalkiewicz | Decision (unanimous) (49-46, 49-46, 49-46) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 205 | [p] |
| Welterweight | Tyron Woodley (c) | vs. | Stephen Thompson | Draw (majority) (48-47, 47-47, 47-47) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 205 | [q] |
| Lightweight | Conor McGregor | def. | Eddie Alvarez (c) | TKO (punches) | 2 | 3:04 | UFC 205 | [r] |
| Flyweight | Demetrious Johnson (c) | def. | Tim Elliott | Decision (unanimous) (49-46, 49-46, 49-45) | 5 | 5:00 | The Ultimate Fighter 24 Finale | [s] |
| Featherweight | Max Holloway | def. | Anthony Pettis | TKO (body kick and punches) | 3 | 4:50 | UFC 206 | [t] |
| Bantamweight | Cody Garbrandt | def. | Dominick Cruz (c) | Decision (unanimous) (48-46, 48-47, 48-46) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 207 | [u] |
| Women's Bantamweight | Amanda Nunes (c) | def. | Ronda Rousey | TKO (punches) | 1 | 0:48 | UFC 207 | [v] |
- ^ For the UFC Welterweight Championship.
- ^ For the UFC Bantamweight Championship.
- ^ For the UFC Women's Bantamweight Championship.
- ^ For the UFC Flyweight Championship.
- ^ For the interim UFC Light Heavyweight Championship.
- ^ For the UFC Heavyweight Championship.
- ^ For the UFC Bantamweight Championship.
- ^ For the UFC Middleweight Championship.
- ^ For the UFC Lightweight Championship.
- ^ For the UFC Women's Strawweight Championship.
- ^ For the interim UFC Featherweight Championship.
- ^ For the UFC Women's Bantamweight Championship.
- ^ For the UFC Welterweight Championship.
- ^ For the UFC Heavyweight Championship.
- ^ For the UFC Middleweight Championship.
- ^ For the UFC Women's Strawweight Championship.
- ^ For the UFC Welterweight Championship.
- ^ For the UFC Lightweight Championship.
- ^ For the UFC Flyweight Championship.
- ^ For the interim UFC Featherweight Championship (only Holloway was eligible).
- ^ For the UFC Bantamweight Championship.
- ^ For the UFC Women's Bantamweight Championship.
Events list
See also
References
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- ^ "Top 10 – The Biggest Upsets of 2016 | UFC". www.ufc.com. 2016-12-20. Retrieved 2024-12-27.
- ^ "Top Ten - The Best Submissions of 2016 | UFC". www.ufc.com. 2016-12-21. Retrieved 2024-12-27.
- ^ "Top 10 - The Newcomers of 2016 | UFC". www.ufc.com. 2016-12-19. Retrieved 2024-12-27.
- ^ "Top 10 – The Best Knockouts of 2016 | UFC". www.ufc.com. 2016-12-21. Retrieved 2024-12-27.
- ^ "Top Ten - The Best Fights of 2016 | UFC". www.ufc.com. 2016-12-22. Retrieved 2024-12-27.
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- ^ Staff (2016-12-11). "UFC 206 attendance: Event nears highest attendance in UFC's Air Canada Centre history". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-12-11.
- ^ Staff (2016-12-09). "UFC Fight Night 102 attendance dips slightly from promotion's New York debut". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-12-09.
- ^ Staff (2016-12-04). "TUF 24 Finale draws announced 2,044 fans for $188,602 live gate in Las Vegas". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-12-04.
- ^ Staff (2016-11-27). "UFC Fight Night 101 draws announced sell-out of 13,721 for $2.2 million AUD live gate". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-11-27.
- ^ Staff (2016-11-20). "UFC Fight Night 100 draws announced attendance of 9,028". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-11-20.
- ^ Staff (2016-11-19). "UFC Fight Night 99 draws announced attendance of 7,222 for $850,000 live gate in Belfast". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-11-19.
- ^ Staff (2016-11-13). "UFC 205 draws 20,427 fans in New York City debut, smashes gate record with $17.7 million". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-11-13.
- ^ Staff (2016-11-06). "UFC Fight Night 98 draws announced attendance of 11,460 in Mexico City". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-11-06.
- ^ Staff (2016-10-06). "After B.J. Penn's withdrawal, UFC cancels next week's UFC Fight Night 97 event in Philippines". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-10-06.
- ^ Staff (2016-10-09). "UFC 204 draws crowd in excess of 16,000 fans for $1.96 million live gate in Manchester". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-10-09.
- ^ Staff (2016-10-02). "UFC Fight Night 96 draws announced 6,240 fans in Portland for $501,035 live gate". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-10-02.
- ^ Staff (2016-09-25). "UFC Fight Night 95 draws announced sold-out attendance of 8,410 fans in Brasilia". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-09-25.
- ^ Staff (2016-09-18). "UFC Fight Night 94 draws announced attendance of 5,624 fans for $323,419 live gate in Texas". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-09-18.
- ^ Staff (2016-09-11). "UFC 203 draws announced sold-out attendance of 18,875 for $2.6 million live gate". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
- ^ Staff (2016-09-03). "UFC Fight Night 93 draws 11,763 fans for live gate of $913,428 in Hamburg, Germany". MMAjunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-09-03.
- ^ Staff (2016-08-27). "UFC on FOX 21 draws 10,533 fans for live gate just short of $1 million Canadian". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-08-27.
- ^ Staff (2016-08-21). "UFC 202 attendance: Entertaining card nets fifth highest gate in UFC history". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-08-21.
- ^ Staff (2016-08-07). "UFC Fight Night 92 attendance: Debut Utah event draws 6,689 fans for $481,033 live gate". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-08-07.
- ^ Staff (2016-07-31). "UFC 201 attendance: Event draws 10,240 fans for $1.07 million live gate". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-07-31.
- ^ Staff (2016-07-23). "UFC on FOX 20 attendance: Event draws 10,287 for $1 million live gate". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-07-23.
- ^ Staff (2016-07-14). "UFC Fight Night 91 draws announced 5,671 fans for $381,945 live gate in South Dakota". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-07-14.
- ^ Staff (2016-07-10). "UFC 200 draws announced 18,202 fans for $10.7 million live gate at new T-Mobile Arena". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-07-10.
- ^ Staff (2016-07-09). "TUF 23 Finale draws announced 8,115 fans for $736,408 live gate in Las Vegas". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-07-09.
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- ^ Staff (2016-05-30). "UFC Fight Night 88 draws announced attendance of 5,193 for $359,000 live gate". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-05-30.
- ^ Staff (2016-05-15). "UFC 198 attendance: Event draws 45,207 for third largest show in company history". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-05-15.
- ^ Staff (2016-05-08). "UFC Fight Night 87 draws reported 10,421 attendance for $1,523,320 live gate". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-05-08.
- ^ Staff (2016-04-24). "UFC 197 attendance: event draws 11,352 fans for $2.3 million live gate in Las Vegas". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-04-24.
- ^ Staff (2016-04-16). "UFC on FOX 19 attendance: Event draws 11,273 for $1.057 million live gate". MMAjunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-04-16.
- ^ Staff (2016-04-10). "UFC Fight Night 86 draws announced 13,177 fans for $549,000 live gate in Croatia". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-04-10.
- ^ Staff (2016-03-20). "UFC Fight Night 85 draws announced 9,552 fans for $1 million US live gate". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-03-20.
- ^ Staff (2016-03-06). "UFC 196 draws announced 14,898 fans in Las Vegas for $8.1 million live gate". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
- ^ Staff (2016-02-27). "UFC Fight Night 84 draws announced attendance of 16,734 for $2 million gate". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-02-27.
- ^ Staff (2016-02-22). "UFC Fight Night 83 draws 7,330 for live gate of $572,547". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-02-22.
- ^ Staff (2016-02-07). "UFC Fight Night 82 draws 7,422 for live gate of $1.435 million". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-02-07.
- ^ Staff (2016-01-30). "UFC on FOX 18 draws announced attendance of 10,555 for $818k live gate". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-01-30.
- ^ Staff (2016-01-18). "UFC Fight Night 81 draws reported 12,022 fans for $1,300,000 gate". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-01-18.
- ^ Staff (2016-01-03). "UFC 195 draws announced 10,300 attendance for live gate in excess of $2 million". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-01-03.