2020 in UFC

2020 in UFC
Information
First dateJanuary 18, 2020 (2020-01-18)
Last dateDecember 19, 2020 (2020-12-19)
Events
Total events46 (5 Cancelled)
UFC11
Fights
Total fights456
Title fights19
Chronology
2019 in UFC 2020 in UFC 2021 in UFC

The year 2020 was the 28th year in the history of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States.

Partnership

Starting in 2021, a partnership between the UFC and Dapper Labs's Flow platform for MMA fans to own, maintain and trade UFC-branded collectibles was announced on February 26, 2020.[1]

Onwards from April 2021, the UFC announced Venum as their exclusive outfitting partner on July 11, 2020.[2]

2020 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.[3]

Winners receive a trophy commemorating their achievement along with a set of tires from sponsor Toyo Tires.[4]

2020 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 Joaquin Buckley
defeats
Impa Kasanganay
UFC Fight Night: Moraes vs. Sandhagen
Zhang Weili
defeats
Joanna Jędrzejczyk 1
UFC 248
Joaquin Buckley
defeats
Impa Kasanganay
UFC Fight Night: Moraes vs. Sandhagen
Khabib Nurmagomedov
defeats
Justin Gaethje
UFC 254
Khamzat Chimaev
defeats
John Phillips
UFC on ESPN: Kattar vs. Ige
UFC 256: Figueiredo vs. Moreno Beneil Dariush
defeats
Drakkar Klose
UFC 248
Nominee Kevin Holland
defeats
Ronaldo Souza
UFC 256
Dustin Poirier
defeats
Dan Hooker
UFC on ESPN: Poirier vs. Hooker
Cody Garbrandt
defeats
Raphael Assunção
UFC 250
Ariane Lipski
defeats
Luana Carolina
UFC 285
Jiří Procházka
defeats
Volkan Oezdemir
UFC 251
UFC 249: Ferguson vs. Gaethje Chase Hooper
defeats
Peter Barrett
UFC 256
Nominee Cody Garbrandt
defeats
Raphael Assunção
UFC 250
Josh Emmett
defeats
Shane Burgos
UFC on ESPN: Blaydes vs. Volkov
Kevin Holland
defeats
Ronaldo Souza
UFC 256
Mackenzie Dern
defeats
Hannah Cifers
UFC on ESPN: Woodley vs. Burns
Khaos Williams
defeats
Alex Morono
UFC 247
UFC 250: Nunes vs. Spencer Daniel Rodriguez
defeats
Dwight Grant
UFC on ESPN: Munhoz vs. Edgar
Nominee Charles Oliveira
defeats
Kevin Lee
UFC Fight Night: Lee vs. Oliveira
Deiveson Figueiredo
draws with
Brandon Moreno 1
UFC 256
Khaos Williams
defeats
Abdul Razak Alhassan
UFC Fight Night: Felder vs. dos Anjos
Jimmy Flick
defeats
Cody Durden
UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Neal
Jordan Leavitt
defeats
Matt Wiman
UFC on ESPN: Hermansson vs. Vettori
UFC 251: Usman vs. Masvidal Damon Jackson
defeats
Mirsad Bektić
UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Woodley
Ref [5][6] [5][7] [8][9] [8][10] [8][11] [8][11] [8][11]

2020 UFC.com awards

2020 UFC.COM Awards
No Best Fighter The

Upsets

The

Submissions

The Newcomers The

Knockouts

The

Fights

1 Deiveson Figueiredo Roxanne Modafferi
defeats
Maycee Barber
UFC 246
Ariane Lipski
defeats
Luana Carolina
UFC 285
Khamzat Chimaev Joaquin Buckley
defeats
Impa Kasanganay
UFC Fight Night: Moraes vs. Sandhagen
Zhang Weili
defeats
Joanna Jędrzejczyk 1
UFC 248
2 Jan Błachowicz Shana Dobson
defeats
Mariya Agapova
UFC on ESPN: Munhoz vs. Edgar
Mackenzie Dern
defeats
Hannah Cifers
UFC on ESPN: Woodley vs. Burns
Joaquin Buckley Cody Garbrandt
defeats
Raphael Assunção
UFC 250
Deiveson Figueiredo
draws with
Brandon Moreno 1
UFC 256
3 Kevin Holland Julian Erosa
defeats
Sean Woodson
UFC on ESPN: Poirier vs. Hooker
Aljamain Sterling
defeats
Cory Sandhagen
UFC 250
Brandon Royval Sean O'Malley
defeats
Eddie Wineland
UFC 250
Dustin Poirier
defeats
Dan Hooker
UFC on ESPN: Poirier vs. Hooker
4 Gilbert Burns Khaos Williams
defeats
Alex Morono
UFC 247
Khabib Nurmagomedov
defeats
Justin Gaethje
UFC 254
Khaos Williams Kevin Holland
defeats
Ronaldo Souza
UFC 256
Josh Emmett
defeats
Shane Burgos
UFC on ESPN: Blaydes vs. Volkov
5 Khamzat Chimaev Justin Jaynes
defeats
Frank Camacho
UFC on ESPN: Blaydes vs. Volkov
Charles Oliveira
defeats
Kevin Lee
UFC Fight Night: Lee vs. Oliveira
Jiří Procházka Khamzat Chimaev
defeats
Gerald Meerschaert
UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Woodley
Dan Hooker
defeats
Paul Felder
UFC Fight Night: Felder vs. Hooker
6 Valentina Shevchenko Marlon Vera
defeats
Sean O'Malley 1
UFC 252
Jimmy Flick
defeats
Cody Durden
UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Neal
Jamahal Hill Khaos Williams
defeats
Abdul Razak Alhassan
UFC Fight Night: Felder vs. dos Anjos
Justin Gaethje
defeats
Tony Ferguson
UFC 249
7 Brandon Moreno Daniel Rodriguez
defeats
Tim Means
UFC Fight Night: Anderson vs. Błachowicz 2
Jack Hermansson
defeats
Kelvin Gastelum
UFC Fight Night: Figueiredo vs. Benavidez 2
Youssef Zalal Beneil Dariush
defeats
Drakkar Klose
UFC 248
Rose Namajunas
defeats
Jéssica Andrade 2
UFC 251
8 Glover Teixeira Jan Błachowicz
defeats
Dominick Reyes
UFC 253
Thiago Moisés
defeats
Michael Johnson
UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Teixeira
Ilia Topuria Jordan Leavitt
defeats
Matt Wiman
UFC on ESPN: Hermansson vs. Vettori
Frankie Edgar
defeats
Pedro Munhoz
UFC on ESPN: Munhoz vs. Edgar
9 Charles Oliveira Daniel Pineda
defeats
Herbert Burns
UFC 252
Deiveson Figueiredo
defeats
Joseph Benavidez 2
UFC Fight Night: Figueiredo vs. Benavidez 2
Tom Aspinall Calvin Kattar
defeats
Jeremy Stephens
UFC 283
Jon Jones
defeats
Dominick Reyes
UFC 247
10 Israel Adesanya Brandon Royval
defeats
Tim Elliott
UFC on ESPN: Woodley vs. Burns
Germaine de Randamie
defeats
Julianna Peña
UFC on ESPN: Holm vs. Aldana
Chris Daukaus Beneil Dariush
defeats
Scott Holtzman
UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Oleinik
Vicente Luque
defeats
Niko Price 2
UFC 249
Ref [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17]

2020 by the numbers

The numbers below records the events, fights, techniques, champions and fighters held or performed for the year of 2020 in UFC.[18]

Events
Number of Events PPV Continents Countries Cities Fight Night Bonuses
41 11 4 4 9 167
Total $8,350,000
Longest Event Shortest Event Highest Income

Live Gate

Lowest Income

Live Gate

Highest

Attendance

Lowest

Attendance

UFC 251

3:07:27

UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Sakai

1:17:33

UFC 246

$11,089,129.30

UFC Fight Night: Benavidez vs. Figueiredo

$402,958

UFC 246

19,040

UFC Fight Night: Anderson vs. Błachowicz 2

6,449

Title Fights
Undisputed

Title Fights

Title Changes Champions Remained

in Their Divisions

Number of

Champions

Number of

Interim Champions

Number of

Title Defenses

18 0 10
FLY – Deiveson Figueiredo
FW – Alexander Volkanovski
LW – Khabib Nurmagomedov
WW – Kamaru Usman
MW – Israel Adesanya
HW – Stipe Miocic
WSW – Zhang Weili
WFYW – Valentina Shevchenko
WBW – Amanda Nunes
WFW – Amanda Nunes
13 2 15
Champions
Division Beginning of The Year End of The Year Division Beginning of The Year End of The Year
Heavyweight Stipe Miocic Stipe Miocic Bantamweight Henry Cejudo Petr Yan
Light Heavyweight Jon Jones Jan Błachowicz Flyweight Henry Cejudo Deiveson Figueiredo
Middleweight Israel Adesanya Israel Adesanya Women's Bantamweight Amanda Nunes Amanda Nunes
Welterweight Kamaru Usman Kamaru Usman Women's Flyweight Valentina Shevchenko Valentina Shevchenko
Lightweight Khabib Nurmagomedov Khabib Nurmagomedov Women's Strawweight Zhang Weili Zhang Weili
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: Hall vs. Silva

7

UFC Fight Night: Figueiredo vs. Benavidez 2

5

UFC Fight Night: Lee vs. Oliveira
UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Neal

9

456 83:33:19
Knockouts Submissions Unanimous Decisions Split Decisions No Contests
139 82 185 35 5
Fighters
Number of

Fighters

UFC

Debutants

Releases /

Retired

Fighters

Suspended

Number of Fighters

Missed weight

(At the end of Dec 31, 2020)
576
123 93 40 46
Champion feats[18]
  • No UFC championships changed hands during the 2020 calendar year, marking the first year without a title change since 1999.
  • With his 14th title‑fight victory, Jon Jones set a new UFC record, surpassing the previous mark of 13 held by Georges St-Pierre.
  • Amanda Nunes became the first fighter to defend titles in two divisions while holding both championships simultaneously.
  • Joseph Benavidez became the first fighter to go 0–4 in undisputed championship bouts.
  • Khabib Nurmagomedov became the first fighter to win three consecutive title fights via submission.
  • Deiveson Figueiredo recorded the fastest turnaround between UFC championship fights at 21 days
Fighter feats[18]
  • Aleksei Oleinik became the first fighter in MMA history to have victories in four separate decades (1990s, 2000s, 2010s, 2020s)
  • Jon Jones became the first fighter to record 20 victories in a single UFC weight division, a feat later matched by Max Holloway in 2023.
  • Priscila Cachoeira's 40 second knockout at UFC Fight Night 168 was the fastest finish in women's flyweight history.
  • Angela Hill’s six bouts from March 23, 2019 to February 23, 2020 were the most in an 11‑month span. The record was later surpassed by Kevin Holland, who competed seven times between May 2020 and April 2021.
  • Israel Adesanya reached eight UFC wins in 755 days, the shortest span in which any fighter has achieved that mark.
  • Charles Oliveira's fifth guillotine-choke submission set a new record for the most in company history.
  • Curtis Blaydes set a new UFC heavyweight record by landing 14 takedowns in a single bout.
  • Dustin Poirier and Dan Hooker's 390 combined total strikes landed set the record for the most in a lightweight bout.
  • Khamzat Chimaev set the modern UFC record for the shortest timeframe to earn two victories, winning twice in just ten days.
  • Paul Craig became the first fighter to win via triangle-choke submission in three separate bouts.
  • Shana Dobson's win over Mariya Agapova marked the biggest betting‑odds upset in UFC history at +1250.
  • Hannah Cifers became the first fighter to suffer four consecutive losses in a calendar year.
  • Khamzat Chimaev set the modern UFC record for the shortest timeframe to earn three victories, winning three times in 66 days.
  • Glover Teixeira became the first in history to have five straight wins at the age of 40 or older.
  • Glover Teixeira set division records for the most submissions (6) and most finishes (12) in UFC light heavyweight history.

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 1 Wuliji Buren Bantamweight Released [19]
7 Jordan Mein Welterweight Signed with Bellator MMA [20]
9 Kyle Bochniak Featherweight Released [21]
11 Thiago Alves Welterweight Released [22]
15 Jin Soon Son Bantamweight Released [23]
22 Gina Mazany Women's Bantamweight Released [24]
28 Nordine Taleb Welterweight Signed with ARES FC [25]
30 Desmond Green Lightweight Released [26]
February 3 Alex White Featherweight Released [27]
11 Ben Saunders Welterweight Released [28]
Brad Katona Bantamweight
Brandon Davis Featherweight
Carlos Huachin Bantamweight
Daniel Spitz Heavyweight
Darko Stošić Light Heavyweight
Grigory Popov Bantamweight
Hector Aldana Welterweight
Kalindra Faria Women's Flyweight
Lucie Pudilová Women's Bantamweight
Luke Jumeau Welterweight
Martin Bravo Featherweight
Nathan Coy Welterweight [29]
Polo Reyes Featherweight [28]
Salim Touahri Welterweight
12 Juan Adams Heavyweight Released [30]
13 Júnior Albini Heavyweight Released [31]
25 Daniel Teymur Featherweight Released [32]
March 6 Chad Laprise Welterweight Released [33]
19 Cyril Asker Heavyweight Released [34]
Dong Hyun Ma Lightweight
Isabella de Pádua Women's Flyweight
Ismail Naurdiev Welterweight Chose not to re-sign
Jodie Esquibel Women's Strawweight Released [35]
Khalid Murtazaliev Middleweight [34]
Kyle Prepolec Lightweight
Marcos Rosa Mariano
Matthew Lopez Bantamweight
Talita Bernardo Women's Bantamweight
Teemu Packalén Lightweight Chose not to re-sign [36]
Tonya Evinger Women's Bantamweight Released [34]
29 Trevor Smith Middleweight Released [37]
May 10 Henry Cejudo Bantamweight Retired [38]
June 7 Charles Byrd Middleweight Retired [39]
19 Siyar Bahadurzada Welterweight Retired [40]
27 Oskar Piechota Middleweight Released [41]
July 1 John Gunther Middleweight Released [42]
26 Fabrício Werdum Heavyweight Chose not resign [43]
Peter Sobotta Welterweight Retired [44]
28 Antônio Rogério Nogueira Light Heavyweight Retired [45]
August 7 Corey Anderson Light Heavyweight Signed with Bellator MMA [46]
Ray Borg Bantamweight Released [47]
9 Roman Bogatov Lightweight Released [48]
12 Paige VanZant Women's Flyweight Signed with BKFC [49]
13 Evan Dunham Featherweight Released [50]
Max Rohskopf Lightweight Released [51]
16 Daniel Cormier Heavyweight Retired [52]
20 Callan Potter Lightweight Released [53]
Klidson Abreu Light Heavyweight Released [33]
Nad Narimani Featherweight Released [53]
September 2 Ricardo Lamas Featherweight Retired [54]
3 Todd Duffee Heavyweight Released [55]
11 Austin Springer Featherweight Released [56]
18 John Dodson Bantamweight Released [57]
21 Duda Santana Women's Bantamweight Released [58]
Stevie Ray Lightweight Retired [59]
October 2 Iuri Alcântara Bantamweight Released [60]
Jeff Hughes Heavyweight
Khadis Ibragimov Light Heavyweight
Mara Romero Borella Women's Flyweight
7 Ben Sosoli Heavyweight Released [61]
Nadia Kassem Women's Strawweight
Dequan Townsend Light Heavyweight
Brett Johns Bantamweight Signed with Bellator MMA [62]
15 James Vick Welterweight Released [63]
19 Zelim Imadaev Welterweight Released [64]
24 Khabib Nurmagomedov Lightweight Retired [65]
29 Enrique Barzola Bantamweight End of contract [66]
November 13 John Phillips Middleweight Released [67]
Justin Ledet Light Heavyweight
Bevon Lewis Middleweight
16 Jussier Formiga Flyweight Released [68]
20 Anderson Silva Middleweight Released [69]
December 4 Cole Smith Bantamweight Released [70]
7 Rachael Ostovich Women's Flyweight Released [71]
8 Gadzhimurad Antigulov Light Heavyweight Released [72]
Matt Wiman Lightweight
Saparbek Safarov Middleweight
23 Anthony Pettis Welterweight Signed with PFL [73]
Erik Koch Welterweight Released [74]
Jessin Ayari Lightweight Released [75]
24 Mark De La Rosa Bantamweight Released [76]
Yoel Romero Middleweight Released [77]

Debut UFC fighters

The following fighters fought their first UFC fight in 2020:

Month Day ISO Fighter Division Event
January 18 Aleksa Camur Light Heavyweight UFC 246
Ode' Osbourne Bantamweight
25 Herbert Burns Featherweight UFC Fight Night 166
Jamahal Hill Light Heavyweight
Nate Landwehr Featherweight
Tony Gravely Bantamweight
February 8 Austin Lingo Featherweight UFC 247
Khaos Williams Welterweight
Youssef Zalal Featherweight
15 Brok Weaver Lightweight UFC Fight Night 167
Daniel Rodriguez Welterweight
Shanna Young Women's Bantamweight
23 Joshua Culibao Featherweight UFC Fight Night 168
29 Aalon Cruz Featherweight UFC Fight Night 169
Darrick Minner Featherweight
Kyler Phillips Bantamweight
Norma Dumont Women's Featherweight
Spike Carlyle Featherweight
Steve Garcia Lightweight
T.J. Brown Featherweight
March 7 Jamall Emmers Featherweight UFC 248
14 David Dvořák Flyweight UFC Fight Night 170
May 13 Isaac Villanueva Light Heavyweight UFC Fight Night 171
Philipe Lins Heavyweight
16 Irwin Rivera Bantamweight UFC on ESPN 8
Rodrigo Nascimento Heavyweight
30 Brandon Royval Flyweight UFC on ESPN 9
June 13 Anthony Ivy Welterweight UFC on ESPN 10
Christian Aguilera Welterweight
Gabriel Green Welterweight
Gustavo Lopez Bantamweight
Mariya Agapova Women's Flyweight
Zarrukh Adashev Flyweight
20 Justin Jaynes Lightweight UFC on ESPN 11
Max Rohskopf Lightweight
27 Jason Witt Welterweight UFC on ESPN 12
Jinh Yu Frey Women's Strawweight
Kay Hansen Women's Strawweight
Kyle Daukaus Middleweight
July 12 Jiří Procházka Light Heavyweight UFC 251
Maxim Grishin Light Heavyweight
Roman Bogatov Lightweight
Zhalgas Zhumagulov Flyweight
16 Andreas Michailidis Middleweight UFC on ESPN 13
Khamzat Chimaev Welterweight
Modestas Bukauskas Light Heavyweight
Mounir Lazzez Welterweight
19 Amir Albazi Flyweight UFC Fight Night 172
Carlos Felipe Heavyweight
Malcolm Gordon Flyweight
Roman Dolidze Middleweight
26 Jai Herbert Lightweight UFC on ESPN 14
John Castañeda Bantamweight
Niklas Stolze Welterweight
Rhys McKee Welterweight
Tom Aspinall Heavyweight
August 1 Cody Durden Flyweight UFC Fight Night 173
Nate Maness Bantamweight
Vincent Cachero Bantamweight
Carlton Minus Lightweight
Jordan Wright Middleweight
8 Alexander Muñoz Lightweight UFC Fight Night 174
Ali Alqaisi Bantamweight
Joaquin Buckley Middleweight
Johnny Muñoz Jr. Bantamweight
Peter Barrett Featherweight
15 Chris Daukaus Heavyweight UFC 252
Danny Chavez Featherweight
Kai Kamaka III Featherweight
Parker Porter Heavyweight
Tony Kelley Featherweight
22 Matthew Semelsberger Welterweight UFC on ESPN 15
Timur Valiev Bantamweight
Trevin Jones Bantamweight
29 Austin Springer Featherweight UFC Fight Night 175
Bill Algeo Featherweight
Impa Kasanganay Middleweight
September 5 Ray Rodriguez Bantamweight UFC Fight Night 176
12 Alexander Romanov Heavyweight UFC Fight Night 177
Kevin Croom Featherweight
Roque Martinez Heavyweight
19 Jerome Rivera Flyweight UFC Fight Night 178
Sarah Alpar Women's Bantamweight
T.J. Laramie Featherweight
27 Danilo Marques Light Heavyweight UFC 253
Ľudovít Klein Lightweight
William Knight Light Heavyweight
October 4 Cameron Else Bantamweight UFC on ESPN 16
Duško Todorović Middleweight
Jordan Williams Middleweight
Nassourdine Imavov Middleweight
11 Alan Baudot Heavyweight UFC Fight Night 179
Dricus du Plessis Middleweight
Ilia Topuria Featherweight
KB Bhullar Middleweight
Stephanie Egger Women's Bantamweight
Tagir Ulanbekov Flyweight
18 Mark Striegl Bantamweight UFC Fight Night 180
Mateusz Gamrot Lightweight
Guram Kutateladze Lightweight
25 Jacob Malkoun Middleweight UFC 254
Liliya Shakirova Women’s Flyweight
Miranda Maverick Women's Flyweight
Phil Hawes Middleweight
Shavkat Rakhmonov Welterweight
31 Adrian Yañez Bantamweight UFC Fight Night 181
Charlie Ontiveros Lightweight
Kevin Natividad Bantamweight
Victor Rodriguez Bantamweight
November 14 Jamey Simmons Featherweight UFC Fight Night 182
Kanako Murata Women's Strawweight
Ramiz Brahimaj Welterweight
21 Dustin Stoltzfus Middleweight UFC 255
Jared Gooden Welterweight
Louis Cosce Welterweight
Sasha Palatnikov Welterweight
28 Josh Parisian Heavyweight UFC on ESPN 18
December 5 Jordan Leavitt Lightweight UFC on ESPN 19
12 Sam Hughes Women's Strawweight UFC 256
19 Cory McKenna Women's Strawweight UFC Fight Night 183
Jamie Pickett Middleweight
Jimmy Flick Flyweight
Tafon Nchukwi Middleweight

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
Fabrício Werdum Vai Cavalo Heavyweight Apr 25, 2018 2 years Trenbolone, an anabolic steroid. USADA Apr 1, 2020 [78]
[79]
Reduced suspension as a result of 'substantial assistance'
T.J. Dillashaw Bantamweight Jan 18, 2019 1 year (NYSAC)
2 years (USADA)
Erythropoietin (EPO). NYSAC and USADA Jan 18, 2021 [80]
[81]
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 [82]
Hu Yaozong Totoro Light Heavyweight Mar 9, 2019 Initially 1 year but reduced to 10 months Arimistane and its metabolite from contamination supplement. USADA Jan 9, 2020 [83]
Roman Dolidze Bazooka Light Heavyweight Mar 12, 2019 1 year Clomiphene hormone and its metabolites M1 and M2, as well as 4-chloro-18-nor-17β-hydroxymethyl,17α-methyl-5α-androst-13-en-3α-ol (M3), which is a long-term metabolite of dehydrochlormethyltestosterone (DHCMT). USADA March 12, 2020 [84]
Jessica Penne Women's Flyweight Apr 8, 2019 Initially 4 years but reduced to 20 months Stanozolol metabolites 16β-hydroxystanozolol and 3′-hydroxystanozolol. USADA Dec 8, 2020 [85] Original suspension was 4 years after second violation, but reduced to 20 months in February 2020
Melissa Gatto Women's Bantamweight Jun 5, 2019 1 year Furosemide, a diuretic. USADA Jun 5, 2020 [86]
Bruno Silva Blindado Middleweight Jun 14, 2019 2 years Boldenone and its metabolite. USADA Jun 14, 2021 [87]
Vince Murdock Featherweight Jul 6, 2019 20 months GW1516, a hormone modulator that is better known as cardarine.
It is often sold on the black market as endurobol.
USADA Sep 6, 2020 [88]


[89]

Originally banned for 20 months and reduced to 14 months after documenting neurological condition moyamoya
Giacomo Lemos Heavyweight Jul 9, 2019 2 years Drostanolone and its metabolite 2α-methyl-5α-androstan-3α-ol-17-one. USADA Jul 9, 2021 [90]
John Allan Light Heavyweight Jul 13, 2019 1 year Tamoxifen. USADA and CSAC Jul 13, 2020 [90] Fined $4,800 by the CSAC
Istela Nunes Women's Strawweight Jul 22, 2019 2 years Stanozolol metabolites 16β-hydroxystanozolol and 3′-hydroxystanozolol. USADA Jul 22, 2021 [91]
Sean O'Malley Bantamweight Aug 6, 2019 6 months Ostarine. USADA Feb 6, 2020 [92]
Khalid Taha The Warrior Bantamweight Oct 6, 2019 1 year Furosemide (diuretics). USADA Oct 6, 2020 [93]
Priscila Cachoeira Women's Flyweight Oct 12, 2019 4 months Hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ) and its metabolites chlorothiazide and 4amino-6chloro-1,3-benzenedisulfonamide (ACB). USADA Feb 12, 2020 [94]
Ovince Saint Preux OSP Light Heavyweight Oct 25, 2019 3 months Ostarine and S-23, the family of selective androgen receptor modulators (SARMs). USADA Jan 25, 2020 [95] Ostarine came from a tainted supplement
Diego Sanchez Nightmare Welterweight Oct 26, 2019 3 months Ostarine and S-23, the family of selective androgen receptor modulators (SARMs). USADA Jan 26, 2020 [95] Ostarine came from a tainted supplement
Kelvin Gastelum Middleweight Nov 3, 2019 Initially 9 months but reduced to 5 months Marijuana. USADA Apr 3, 2020 [96] Original suspension was 9 months, but reduced to 5 months after Gastelum's successful completion of a drug treatment program
Isabella de Pádua Belinha Women's Flyweight Nov 16, 2019 2 years 19-Norandrosterone (19-NA), the main urinary metabolite of nandrolone (19-nortestosterone) and other 19-norsteroids (class of anabolic agent). USADA and CABMMA Nov 16, 2021 [82]
[97]
Released
Rachael Ostovich Women's Flyweight Jan 3, 2020 8 months Ostarine and GW1516. USADA Sep 9, 2020 [98] Prohibited substance found in supplement
Duda Santana Cowboyzinha Women's Bantamweight Jan 10, 2020 1 year Selective androgen receptor modulator LGD-4033 USADA Jan 10, 2021 [99] Released by UFC
Lara Procópio Women's Bantamweight Feb 17, 2020 6 months Ostarine USADA Aug 17, 2020 [100]
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 [101]
Deron Winn Middleweight Mar 7, 2020 9 months Amphetamines. NSAC Dec 7, 2020 [102] Fined $1,800
Chase Sherman The Vanilla Gorilla Heavyweight May 13, 2020 9 months Anastrozole USADA Feb 13, 2021 [103]
Jamahal Hill Sweet Dreams Light Heavyweight May 30, 2020 6 months Marijuana. NSAC Nov 30, 2020 [102] Fined 15% of his fight purse
Aleksander Doskalchuk Flyweight Jun 6, 2020 14 months Mesterolone. USADA Aug 6, 2021 [104]
Luis Peña Violent Bob Ross Lightweight Jun 17, 2020 4+12 months Marijuana. NSAC Nov 2, 2020 [102] Reduced suspension was due to his fight being taken on short notice, fined 15% of his fight purse
Tim Elliott Flyweight Jun 17, 2020 4+12 months Marijuana. NSAC Nov 2, 2020 [102] Reduced suspension was due to his fight being taken on short notice, fined 15% of his fight purse
Marc-Andre Barriault Power Bar Middleweight Jul 21, 2020 6 months Ostarine USADA Jan 21, 2021 [105]
Jesse Ronson The Body Snatcher Welterweight Jul 22, 2020 20 months Metandienone USADA Mar 22, 2022 [106]
Jorge Gonzalez George St. Light Heavyweight Aug 5, 2020 2 years Stanozolol metabolites, drostanolone metabolite and tamoxifen metabolite. USADA Aug 5, 2022 [107]
Yair Rodríguez El Pantera Featherweight Sep 8, 2020 6 months 3 Whereabouts Failures in Last Year USADA Mar 8, 2021 [108]
Kevin Croom The Hard Hitting Hillbilly Lightweight Sep 19, 2020 4+12 months Marijuana. NSAC Jan 26, 2021 [109] With addition of $1,800 fine
Niko Price The Hybrid Welterweight Sep 19, 2020 6 months Marijuana NSAC Mar 19, 2021 [110] 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 [111]
Erik Koch The Phoenix Welterweight Oct 3, 2020 18 months 3′-hydroxy-stanozolol, a metabolite of stanozolol USADA Apr 3, 2022 [112]
Charlie Ontiveros The American Badboy Welterweight Oct 30, 2020 6 months Chlorodehydromethyltestosterone metabolites NSAC Apr 30, 2021 [113] 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 [114] 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 [115]

Title fights

Title fights in 2020
Weight class Method Round Time Event Notes
Women's Flyweight Valentina Shevchenko (c) def. Katlyn Chookagian TKO (elbows and punches) 3 1:03 UFC 247 [a]
Light Heavyweight Jon Jones (c) def. Dominick Reyes Decision (unanimous) (48–47, 48–47, 49–46) 5 5:00 UFC 247 [b]
Flyweight Deiveson Figueiredo def. Joseph Benavidez TKO (punches) 2 1:54 UFC Fight Night 169 [c]
Women's Strawweight Zhang Weili (c) def. Joanna Jędrzejczyk Decision (split) (48–47, 47–48, 48–47) 5 5:00 UFC 248 [d]
Middleweight Israel Adesanya (c) def. Yoel Romero Decision (unanimous) (48–47, 48–47, 49–46) 5 5:00 UFC 248 [e]
Bantamweight Henry Cejudo (c) def. Dominick Cruz TKO (knee and punches) 2 4:58 UFC 249 [f]
Lightweight Justin Gaethje def. Tony Ferguson TKO (punches) 5 3:39 UFC 249 [g]
Women's Featherweight Amanda Nunes (c) def. Felicia Spencer Decision (unanimous) (50–44, 50–44, 50–45) 5 5:00 UFC 250 [h]
Bantamweight Petr Yan def. José Aldo TKO (punches) 5 3:24 UFC 251 [i]
Featherweight Alexander Volkanovski (c) def. Max Holloway Decision (split) (47–48, 48–47, 48–47) 5 5:00 UFC 251 [j]
Welterweight Kamaru Usman (c) def. Jorge Masvidal Decision (unanimous) (50–45, 50–45, 49–46) 5 5:00 UFC 251 [k]
Flyweight Deiveson Figueiredo def. Joseph Benavidez Technical Submission (rear-naked choke) 1 4:48 UFC Fight Night 172 [l]
Heavyweight Stipe Miocic (c) def. Daniel Cormier Decision (unanimous) (49–46, 49–46, 48–47) 5 5:00 UFC 252 [m]
Light Heavyweight Jan Błachowicz def. Dominick Reyes TKO (punches) 2 4:36 UFC 253 [n]
Middleweight Israel Adesanya (c) def. Paulo Costa TKO (punches) 2 3:59 UFC 253 [o]
Lightweight Khabib Nurmagomedov (c) def. Justin Gaethje (ic) Technical Submission (triangle choke) 2 1:34 UFC 254 [p]
Women's Flyweight Valentina Shevchenko (c) def. Jennifer Maia Decision (unanimous) (49–46, 49–46, 49–46) 5 5:00 UFC 255 [q]
Flyweight Deiveson Figueiredo (c) def. Alex Perez Submission (guillotine choke) 1 1:57 UFC 255 [r]
Flyweight Deiveson Figueiredo (c) vs. Brandon Moreno Draw (majority) (48–46, 47–47, 47–47) 5 5:00 UFC 256 [s]

Events list

# Event Date Venue City Country Atten. Ref. Fight of the Night Performance of the Night Bonus Ref.
546 UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Neal Dec 19, 2020 UFC Apex Las Vegas United States 0 [116] N/a Stephen Thompson Rob Font $50,000 [117]
Marcin Tybura Jimmy Flick
545 UFC 256: Figueiredo vs. Moreno Dec 12, 2020 UFC Apex Las Vegas United States 0 [118] Deiveson Figueiredo vs. Brandon Moreno Kevin Holland Rafael Fiziev $50,000 [119]
544 UFC on ESPN: Hermansson vs. Vettori Dec 6, 2020 UFC Apex Las Vegas United States 0 [120] Marvin Vettori vs. Jack Hermansson Jordan Leavitt Gabriel Benítez $50,000 [121]
543 UFC on ESPN: Smith vs. Clark Nov 28, 2020 UFC Apex Las Vegas United States 0 [122] N/a Anthony Smith Miguel Baeza $50,000 [123]
Su Mudaerji Nate Maness
542 UFC 255: Figueiredo vs. Perez Nov 21, 2020 UFC Apex Las Vegas United States 0 [124] Louis Cosce vs. Sasha Palatnikov Joaquin Buckley Antonina Shevchenko $50,000 [125]
541 UFC Fight Night: Felder vs. dos Anjos Nov 14, 2020 UFC Apex Las Vegas United States 0 [126] Rafael dos Anjos vs. Paul Felder Sean Strickland Khaos Williams $50,000 [127]
540 UFC on ESPN: Santos vs. Teixeira Nov 7, 2020 UFC Apex Las Vegas United States 0 [128] Raoni Barcelos vs. Khalid Taha Giga Chikadze Alexander Romanov $50,000 [129]
539 UFC Fight Night: Hall vs. Silva Oct 31, 2020 UFC Apex Las Vegas United States 0 [130] N/a Kevin Holland Alexander Hernandez $50,000 [131]
Adrian Yanez Miles Johns
538 UFC 254: Khabib vs. Gaethje Oct 24, 2020 Flash Forum Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates 0 [132] Casey Kenney vs. Nathaniel Wood Khabib Nurmagomedov Magomed Ankalaev $50,000 [133]
537 UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs. The Korean Zombie Oct 18, 2020 Flash Forum Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates 0 [132] Guram Kutateladze vs. Mateusz Gamrot Jéssica Andrade Jimmy Crute $50,000 [134]
536 UFC Fight Night: Moraes vs. Sandhagen Oct 11, 2020 Flash Forum Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates 0 [132] N/a Cory Sandhagen Joaquin Buckley $50,000 [135]
Chris Daukaus Tom Breese
535 UFC on ESPN: Holm vs. Aldana Oct 4, 2020 Flash Forum Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates 0 [132] N/a Germaine de Randamie Duško Todorović $50,000 [135]
Kyler Phillips Luigi Vendramini
534 UFC 253: Adesanya vs. Costa Sep 27, 2020 Flash Forum Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates 0 [136] Brandon Royval vs. Kai Kara-France Israel Adesanya Jan Błachowicz $50,000 [137]
533 UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Woodley Sep 19, 2020 UFC Apex Las Vegas United States 0 [138] N/a Khamzat Chimaev Mackenzie Dern $50,000 [139]
Damon Jackson Randy Costa
532 UFC Fight Night: Waterson vs. Hill Sep 12, 2020 UFC Apex Las Vegas United States 0 [140] Michelle Waterson vs. Angela Hill Ottman Azaitar Kevin Croom $50,000 [141]
531 UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Sakai Sep 5, 2020 UFC Apex Las Vegas United States 0 [142] N/a Ovince Saint Preux Michel Pereira $50,000 [143]
André Muniz Brian Kelleher
530 UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Rakić Aug 29, 2020 UFC Apex Las Vegas United States 0 [144] Ricardo Lamas vs. Bill Algeo Sean Brady Mallory Martin $50,000 [145]
529 UFC on ESPN: Munhoz vs. Edgar Aug 22, 2020 UFC Apex Las Vegas United States 0 [146] Frankie Edgar vs. Pedro Munhoz Shana Dobson Trevin Jones $50,000 [147]
528 UFC 252: Miocic vs. Cormier 3 Aug 15, 2020 UFC Apex Las Vegas United States 0 [148] Kai Kamaka III vs. Tony Kelley Daniel Pineda Virna Jandiroba $50,000 [149]
527 UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Oleinik Aug 8, 2020 UFC Apex Las Vegas United States 0 [150] N/a Darren Stewart Kevin Holland $50,000 [151]
Andrew Sanchez Gavin Tucker
526 UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Shahbazyan Aug 1, 2020 UFC Apex Las Vegas United States 0 [152] Bobby Green vs. Lando Vannata Jennifer Maia Vicente Luque $50,000 [153]
525 UFC on ESPN: Whittaker vs. Till Jul 25, 2020 Flash Forum Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates 0 [152] N/a Fabrício Werdum Paul Craig $50,000 [154]
Khamzat Chimaev Jesse Ronson
Tom Aspinall Tanner Boser
524 UFC Fight Night: Figueiredo vs. Benavidez 2 Jul 19, 2020 Flash Forum Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates 0 [155] Rafael Fiziev vs. Marc Diakiese Deiveson Figueiredo Ariane Lipski $50,000 [156]
523 UFC on ESPN: Kattar vs. Ige Jul 16, 2020 Flash Forum Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates 0 [157] Mounir Lazzez vs. Abdul Razak Alhassan1 Khamzat Chimaev Lerone Murphy $50,000 [158]
Modestas Bukauskas
522 UFC 251: Usman vs. Masvidal Jul 12, 2020 Flash Forum Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates 0 [159] Rose Namajunas vs. Jéssica Andrade Jiří Procházka Davey Grant $50,000 [160]
521 UFC on ESPN: Poirier vs. Hooker Jun 27, 2020 UFC Apex Las Vegas United States 0 [161] Dustin Poirier vs. Dan Hooker Kay Hansen Julian Erosa $50,000 [162]
520 UFC on ESPN: Blaydes vs. Volkov Jun 20, 2020 UFC Apex Las Vegas United States 0 [163] Josh Emmett vs. Shane Burgos Jim Miller Justin Jaynes $50,000 [164]
519 UFC on ESPN: Eye vs. Calvillo Jun 13, 2020 UFC Apex Las Vegas United States 0 [165] N/a Marvin Vettori Mariya Agapova $50,000 [151]
Tyson Nam Christian Aguilera
518 UFC 250: Nunes vs. Spencer Jun 6, 2020 UFC Apex Las Vegas United States 0 [166] N/a Cody Garbrandt Aljamain Sterling $50,000 [151]
Sean O'Malley Alex Perez
517 UFC on ESPN: Woodley vs. Burns May 30, 2020 UFC Apex Las Vegas United States 0 [167] Brandon Royval vs. Tim Elliott Gilbert Burns Mackenzie Dern $50,000 [168]
516 UFC on ESPN: Overeem vs. Harris May 16, 2020 VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena Jacksonville United States 0 [169] Song Yadong vs. Marlon Vera Miguel Baeza Cortney Casey $50,000 [170]
515 UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Teixeira May 13, 2020 VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena Jacksonville United States 0 [171] Brian Kelleher vs. Hunter Azure Glover Teixeira Drew Dober $50,000 [172]
514 UFC 249: Ferguson vs. Gaethje May 9, 2020 VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena Jacksonville United States 0 [173] Tony Ferguson vs. Justin Gaethje Justin Gaethje Francis Ngannou $50,000 [174]
UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Weidman May 2, 2020 Chesapeake Energy Arena Oklahoma City United States Cancelled [175] N/a
UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Teixeira Apr 25, 2020 Pinnacle Bank Arena Lincoln United States Cancelled [176] N/a
UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Harris Apr 11, 2020 Moda Center Portland United States Cancelled [177] N/a
UFC on ESPN: Ngannou vs. Rozenstruik Mar 28, 2020 Nationwide Arena Columbus United States Cancelled [177] N/a
UFC Fight Night: Woodley vs. Edwards Mar 21, 2020 The O2 Arena London England Cancelled [177] N/a
513 UFC Fight Night: Lee vs. Oliveira Mar 14, 2020 Ginásio Nilson Nelson Brasília Brazil 0 [178] Maryna Moroz vs. Mayra Bueno Silva Charles Oliveira Gilbert Burns $50,000 [179]
512 UFC 248: Adesanya vs. Romero Mar 7, 2020 T-Mobile Arena Las Vegas United States 15,077 [180] Zhang Weili vs. Joanna Jędrzejczyk Beneil Dariush Sean O'Malley $50,000 [181]
511 UFC Fight Night: Benavidez vs. Figueiredo Feb 29, 2020 Chartway Arena Norfolk United States 7,098 [182] Kyler Phillips vs. Gabriel Silva Megan Anderson Jordan Griffin $50,000 [183]
510 UFC Fight Night: Felder vs. Hooker Feb 23, 2020 Spark Arena Auckland New Zealand 10,025 [184] Dan Hooker vs. Paul Felder Jimmy Crute Priscila Cachoeira $50,000 [185]
509 UFC Fight Night: Anderson vs. Błachowicz 2 Feb 15, 2020 Santa Ana Star Center Rio Rancho United States 6,449 [186] Scott Holtzman vs. Jim Miller Jan Błachowicz Daniel Rodriguez $50,000 [187]
508 UFC 247: Jones vs. Reyes Feb 8, 2020 Toyota Center Houston United States 17,401 [188] Trevin Giles vs. James Krause Khaos Williams Mario Bautista $50,000 [189]
507 UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. dos Santos Jan 25, 2020 PNC Arena Raleigh United States 14,533 [190] Brett Johns vs. Tony Gravely Alex Perez Herbert Burns $50,000 [191]
506 UFC 246: McGregor vs. Cowboy Jan 18, 2020 T-Mobile Arena Las Vegas United States 19,040 [192] N/a Conor McGregor $50,000 [193]
Aleksei Oleinik Brian Kelleher
Drew Dober Carlos Diego Ferreira
1Abdul Razak Alhassan was disqualified for the Fight of the Night bonus due to missing weight, as a result a third Performance of the Night bonus was awarded.

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