2021 in UFC

2021 in UFC
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

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.

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]

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.

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]

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]

2021 UFC.com awards

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]

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 7 Irwin Rivera Bantamweight Released [17]
20 Rhys McKee Welterweight Released [18]
24 Nik Lentz Featherweight Retired [19]
29 Anthony Rocco Martin Welterweight Parted ways [20]
February 4 Antônio Carlos Júnior Middleweight Released [21]
Anthony Ivy Welterweight
Carlton Minus Lightweight
Cole Williams Welterweight
Sarah Moras Women's Bantamweight
8 Gökhan Saki Light Heavyweight Released [22]
15 Stefan Struve Heavyweight Retired [23]
17 Aleksandra Albu Women's Strawweight Released [24]
Alex Chambers Women's Strawweight
Ali Alqaisi Bantamweight
Bojan Mihajlović Light Heavyweight
Chris de la Rocha Heavyweight
Dmitry Sosnovskiy
Suman Mokhtarian Featherweight
Syuri Kondo Women's Strawweight
Vanessa Melo Women's Bantamweight
18 Alexey Kunchenko Welterweight Signed with PFL [25]
25 Martin Day Bantamweight Released [26]
28 Vinicius Moreira Light Heavyweight Released [27]
March 2 Adam Yandiev Middleweight Released [28]
José Alberto Quiñónez Bantamweight
3 Alistair Overeem Heavyweight Released [29]
Junior Dos Santos Heavyweight Released [30]
4 Gabriel Silva Bantamweight Released [31]
Geraldo de Freitas
9 Megan Anderson Women's Featherweight Contract ended [32]
11 Jordan Espinosa Flyweight Released [33]
Shana Dobson Women's Flyweight
29 Brok Weaver Lightweight Released [34]
Vince Cachero Bantamweight
April 11 Jimmy Flick Flyweight Retired [35]
24 Tyron Woodley Welterweight Contract ended [36]
30 Diego Sanchez Welterweight Released [37]
Ray Rodriguez Bantamweight Released [38]
May 3 Raphael Pessoa Heavyweight Suspended and released [39]
8 Aalon Cruz Lightweight Released [40]
Anthony Birchak Bantamweight
Bartosz Fabiński Middleweight
Jordan Griffin Featherweight
KB Bhullar Middleweight
Luke Sanders Bantamweight
Christian Aguilera Welterweight Released [41]
11 Alan Jouban Welterweight Retired [42]
Maurice Greene Heavyweight Released [43]
12 Justine Kish Women's Flyweight Released [44]
13 Dan Hardy Welterweight Released [45]
20 Ronaldo Souza Middleweight Released [46]
23 Paul Felder Lightweight Retired [47]
Yorgan De Castro Heavyweight Released [44]
July 1 Stefan Sekulić Welterweight Released [48]
2 Alexander Yakovlev Lightweight Released [49]
Emil Weber Meek Welterweight
Joe Ellenberger Lightweight
Lara Procópio Women's Flyweight
Roque Martinez Heavyweight
13 Mirsad Bektić Featherweight Retired [50]
14 Marion Reneau Women's Bantamweight Retired [51]
August 4 Nicco Montaño Women's Flyweight Released [52]
12 Justin Jaynes Featherweight Released [53]
Kai Kamaka III Featherweight Contract ended [54]
17 Yancy Medeiros Welterweight Released [55]
21 Jerome Rivera Flyweight Released [56]
Ryan Benoit
23 Demian Maia Welterweight End of contract [57]
Jimmie Rivera Bantamweight
31 Darren Stewart Middleweight Released [58]
September 2 Antônio Braga Neto Middleweight Released [59]
Liliya Shakirova Women's Flyweight
3 Emily Whitmire Women's Flyweight Released [60]
15 Joseph Benavidez Flyweight Retired [61]
16 Carlos Condit Welterweight Retired [62]
17 Anderson dos Santos Bantamweight Released [63]
Drako Rodriguez Bantamweight Released [63]
Jamey Simmons Bantamweight Released [63]
Roosevelt Roberts Lightweight Released [63]
21 Don Madge Lightweight Signed with PFL [64]
October 1 Antônio Arroyo Middleweight Released [65]
Mike Rodríguez Light Heavyweight
Sarah Alpar Women's Flyweight
Thomas Almeida Bantamweight
2 Bethe Correia Women's Bantamweight Retired [66]
7 Johnny Eduardo Bantamweight Released [67]
13 Luis Peña Lightweight Released [68]
20 Modestas Bukauskas Light Heavyweight Released [69]
26 Mike Perry Welterweight Signed with BKFC [70]
28 Andrew Sanchez Middleweight Released [71]
November 2 Laureano Staropoli Middleweight Released [72]
7 Gian Villante Heavyweight Retired [73]
10 Randa Markos Women's Strawweight Released [74]
11 Lívia Renata Souza Women's Strawweight Released [75]
14 Khama Worthy Lightweight Released [76]
15 Teemu Packalén Lightweight Retired [77]
17 Liana Jojua Women's Flyweight Released [78]
19 Al Iaquinta Lightweight Retired [79]
John Allan Light Heavyweight Released [80]
20 Bharat Khandare Featherweight Released [81]
30 Kevin Lee Welterweight Released [82]
December 2 Felicia Spencer Women's Featherweight Retired [83]
Impa Kasanganay Welterweight Released [84]
14 Michel Prazeres Welterweight Released [85]
17 Cláudia Gadelha Women's Strawweight Retired [86]

Debut UFC fighters

The following fighters fought their first UFC fight in 2021:

Month Day ISO Fighter Division Event
January 16 Joselyne Edwards Women's Bantamweight UFC on ABC 1
20 Francisco Figueiredo Flyweight UFC on ESPN 20
Gaetano Pirrello Bantamweight
Manon Fiorot Women's Flyweight
Mason Jones Lightweight
Sergey Morozov Bantamweight
Umar Nurmagomedov Bantamweight
Victoria Leonardo Women's Flyweight
24 Michael Chandler Lightweight UFC 257
February 13 Philip Rowe Welterweight UFC 258
20 Casey O'Neill Women's Flyweight UFC Fight Night 185
Drako Rodriguez Bantamweight
Jared Vanderaa Heavyweight
27 Ronnie Lawrence Bantamweight UFC Fight Night 186
March 6 Carlos Ulberg Light Heavyweight UFC 259
Uroš Medić Lightweight
13 Gloria de Paula Women's Strawweight UFC Fight Night 187
Marcelo Rojo Bantamweight
Rafa García Lightweight
20 Cheyanne Vlismas Women's Strawweight UFC on ESPN 21
Harry Hunsucker Heavyweight
Jesse Strader Bantamweight
JP Buys Flyweight
Montserrat Ruiz Women's Strawweight
27 Fabio Cherant Light Heavyweight UFC 260
April 10 Ignacio Bahamondes Lightweight UFC on ABC 2
Luis Saldaña Featherweight
17 Dakota Bush Lightweight UFC on ESPN 22
Lupita Godinez Women's Strawweight
24 Aori Qileng Bantamweight UFC 261
Jeff Molina Flyweight
Na Liang Women's Strawweight
Pat Sabatini Featherweight
Rong Zhu Lightweight
May 1 Luana Pinheiro Women's Strawweight UFC on ESPN 23
8 Carlston Harris Welterweight UFC on ESPN 24
15 Tucker Lutz Featherweight UFC 262
22 Chris Barnett Heavyweight UFC Fight Night 188
Juancamilo Ronderos Flyweight
Rafael Alves Lightweight
Shayilan Nuerdanbieke Featherweight
June 5 Gregory Rodrigues Middleweight UFC Fight Night 189
Kamuela Kirk Featherweight
Tabatha Ricci Women's Strawweight
12 Terrance McKinney Lightweight UFC 263
19 Bruno Silva Middleweight UFC on ESPN 25
26 Jeremiah Wells Welterweight UFC Fight Night 190
July 10 Kris Moutinho Bantamweight UFC 264
17 Preston Parsons Welterweight UFC on ESPN 26
24 Elise Reed Women's Strawweight UFC on ESPN 27
31 Collin Anglin Featherweight UFC on ESPN 28
Melsik Baghdasaryan Featherweight
Orion Cosce Welterweight
August 7 Melissa Gatto Women's Flyweight UFC 265
21 Josiane Nunes Women's Bantamweight UFC on ESPN 29
Saidyokub Kakhramonov Bantamweight
28 Andre Petroski Middleweight UFC on ESPN 30
Brady Hiestand Bantamweight
Bryan Battle Middleweight
Gilbert Urbina Welterweight
Leomana Martinez Bantamweight
Micheal Gillmore Welterweight
September 4 Liudvik Sholinian Bantamweight UFC Fight Night 191
Paddy Pimblett Lightweight
18 Brandon Jenkins Lightweight UFC Fight Night 192
Erin Blanchfield Women's Flyweight
Mandy Böhm Women's Flyweight
25 Cody Brundage Middleweight UFC 266
Martin Sano Jr. Welterweight
Nick Maximov Middleweight
October 2 Mike Breeden Lightweight UFC Fight Night 193
9 Silvana Gómez Juárez Women's Strawweight UFC Fight Night 194
16 Erick Gonzalez Lightweight UFC Fight Night 195
Istela Nunes Women's Strawweight
23 Daniel Lacerda Flyweight UFC Fight Night 196
David Onama Featherweight
Maria de Oliveira Neta Women's Strawweight
Zviad Lazishvili Bantamweight
November 6 Alex Pereira Middleweight UFC 268
Bruno Souza Featherweight
Chris Curtis Middleweight
C.J. Vergara Flyweight
Ian Machado Garry Welterweight
20 Natan Levy Lightweight UFC Fight Night 198
December 4 Darian Weeks Welterweight UFC on ESPN 31

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
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+1⁄2 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

The Ultimate Fighter

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

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

Title fights

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]
  1. ^ For the UFC Welterweight Championship.
  2. ^ For the UFC Bantamweight Championship.
  3. ^ For the UFC Women's Featherweight Championship.
  4. ^ For the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship.
  5. ^ For the UFC Heavyweight Championship.
  6. ^ For the UFC Women's Flyweight Championship.
  7. ^ For the UFC Women's Strawweight Championship.
  8. ^ For the UFC Welterweight Championship.
  9. ^ For the vacant UFC Lightweight Championship.
  10. ^ For the UFC Flyweight Championship.
  11. ^ For the UFC Middleweight Championship.
  12. ^ For the interim UFC Heavyweight Championship.
  13. ^ For the UFC Women's Flyweight Championship.
  14. ^ For the UFC Featherweight Championship.
  15. ^ For the interim UFC Bantamweight Championship.
  16. ^ For the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship.
  17. ^ For the UFC Women's Strawweight Championship.
  18. ^ For the UFC Welterweight Championship.
  19. ^ For the UFC Women's Bantamweight Championship.
  20. ^ For the UFC Lightweight Championship.

Events list

Main article: List of UFC events
# 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 Lemos vs. 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 Cruz vs. 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 Vlismas vs. 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 Yanez vs. 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 Holloway vs. 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 Gaethje vs. 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 Yan vs. 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 Rodrigues vs. 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 Rodriguez vs. 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 Volkanovski vs. 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 McCann vs. 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 Fiziev vs. 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 Witt vs. 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 Paiva vs. 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 Quarantillo vs. 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'Malley vs. 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 Barcelos vs. 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 Vera vs. 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 Riddell vs. 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 Ponzinibbio vs. 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 Tafa vs. 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 Barboza vs. 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 Gillespie vs. 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 Procházka vs. 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 Molina vs. 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 Whittaker vs. 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 Marquez vs. 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 Woodley vs. 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 Nzechukwu vs. 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 Munhoz vs. 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 Dariush vs. 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 Davis vs. 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 Holloway vs. Calvin Kattar Alessio Di Chirico Li Jingliang $50,000 [204]

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