2022 in UFC

2022 in UFC
Information
First dateJanuary 15, 2022 (2022-01-15)
Last dateDecember 17, 2022 (2022-12-17)
Events
Total events42
UFC13
TUF Finale events1
Fights
Total fights511
Title fights19
Chronology
2021 in UFC 2022 in UFC 2023 in UFC

The year 2022 was the 30th year in the history of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States.

Despite the relaxation of COVID-19 pandemic restrictions, the promotion's UFC Apex continued hosting events with reduced crowds, with 21 events held.

2022 by the numbers

The numbers below records the events, fights, techniques, champions and fighters held or performed for the year of 2022 in UFC.[1][2]

Events
Number of Events PPV Continents Countries Cities Fight Night Bonuses
42 13 3 5 16 199
Total $9,950,000
Longest Event Shortest Event Highest Income

Live Gate

Lowest Income

Live Gate

Highest

Attendance

Lowest

Attendance

UFC 271

2:57:22

UFC on ESPN: Santos vs. Hill

1:10:04

UFC 281

$11,562,807.77

UFC 275

$1,546,732

UFC 281

20,845

UFC 275
(exclud. APEX events)
10,787
Title Fights
Undisputed

Title Fights

Title Changes Champions Remained

in Their Divisions

Number of

Champions

Number of

Interim Champions

Number of

Title Defenses

18 9 5
BW – Aljamain Sterling
FW – Alexander Volkanovski
HW – Francis Ngannou
WFYW – Valentina Shevchenko
WFW –Amanda Nunes 		13 1 8
Champions
Division Beginning of The Year End of The Year Division Beginning of The Year End of The Year
Heavyweight Francis Ngannou Francis Ngannou Bantamweight Aljamain Sterling Aljamain Sterling
Light Heavyweight Glover Teixeira Vacant Flyweight Brandon Moreno Deiveson Figueiredo
Middleweight Israel Adesanya Alex Pereira Women's Bantamweight Julianna Peña Amanda Nunes
Welterweight Kamaru Usman Leon Edwards Women's Flyweight Valentina Shevchenko Valentina Shevchenko
Lightweight Charles Oliveira Islam Makhachev Women's Strawweight Zhang Weili Mackenzie Dern
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 on ESPN: Kattar vs. Emmett

8

UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Lemos
UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Aspinall

5

UFC 274

10

511 92:30:16
Fighters
Number of

Fighters

UFC

Debutants

Releases /

Retired

Fighters

Suspended

Number of Fighters

Missed weight

(At the end of Dec 31, 2022)
583 		99 125 18 30
Champion feats[1]
Fighter feats[1]
  • Katlyn Chookagian became the first fighter in UFC history to win their first 10 bouts by decision.
  • Claudio Puelles became the first fighter to have three victories by kneebar submission.
  • Jéssica Andrade became the first fighter to win by a standing arm-triangle choke submission with her victory at UFC Fight Night 205.
  • Rob Font's 271 significant strikes set the record for the most in a bantamweight bout.
  • Zhang Weili's spinning back‑fist victory was the first by a woman in UFC history.
  • Muhammad Mokaev's 12 takedowns at UFC Fight Night 208 were the most in a flyweight bout.
  • Cory McKenna became the first female to win by a Von Flue choke submission with her victory at UFC on ESPN 40.
  • Khamzat Chimaev's victory at UFC 279 marked his fourth bout without absorbing a significant strike, the most in UFC history.
  • Rafael dos Anjos became the first fighter in UFC history to record over 8 hours of total fight time.
  • Raul Rosas Jr., at 18 years old, became the youngest fighter to score a victory with his UFC 282 win.

2022 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]

2022 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 Zhang Weili
defeats
Joanna Jędrzejczyk 2
UFC 275 		Khamzat Chimaev
defeats
Gilbert Burns
UFC 273 		Leon Edwards
defeats
Kamaru Usman 2
UFC 278 		Islam Makhachev
defeats
Charles Oliveira
UFC 280 		Abusupiyan Magomedov
defeats
Dustin Stoltzfus
UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Tuivasa 		UFC 281: Adesanya vs. Pereira Leon Edwards
defeats
Kamaru Usman 2
UFC 278
Nominee Jéssica Andrade
defeats
Amanda Lemos
UFC Fight Night: Lemos vs. Andrade 		Dustin Poirier
defeats
Michael Chandler
UFC 281 		Michael Chandler
defeats
Tony Ferguson
UFC 274 		Jéssica Andrade
defeats
Amanda Lemos
UFC Fight Night: Lemos vs. Andrade 		Muhammad Mokaev
defeats
Cody Durden
UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Aspinall 		UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Aspinall Gregory Rodrigues
defeats
Chidi Njokuani
UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Song
Nominee Michael Chandler
defeats
Tony Ferguson
UFC 274 		Matt Schnell
defeats
Su Mudaerji
UFC on ABC: Ortega vs. Rodríguez 		Zhang Weili
defeats
Joanna Jędrzejczyk 2
UFC 275 		Jiří Procházka
defeats
Glover Teixeira
UFC 275 		Joe Pyfer
defeats
Alen Amedovski
UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Song 		UFC on ESPN: Santos vs. Hill Matt Schnell
defeats
Su Mudaerji
UFC on ABC: Ortega vs. Rodríguez
Nominee Molly McCann
defeats
Luana Carolina
UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Aspinall 		Jiří Procházka
defeats
Glover Teixeira
UFC 275 		Molly McCann
defeats
Luana Carolina
UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Aspinall 		Zhang Weili
defeats
Carla Esparza
UFC 281 		Yazmin Jauregui
defeats
Iasmin Lucindo
UFC on ESPN: Vera vs. Cruz 		UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Tuivasa Alex Pereira
defeats
Israel Adesanya 1
UFC 281
Nominee Marlon Vera
defeats
Rob Font
UFC on ESPN: Font vs. Vera 		N/a N/a N/a N/a N/a N/a
Ref [5][6] [5][6] [6][7] [6][8] [6][9] [6][10] [6][11]

2022 UFC.com awards

2022 UFC.COM Awards
No The Fighters The

Upsets

The

Submissions

The Newcomers The

Knockouts

The

Fights

1 Alexander Volkanovski Leon Edwards
defeats
Kamaru Usman 2
UFC 278 		Jéssica Andrade
defeats
Amanda Lemos
UFC Fight Night: Lemos vs. Andrade 		Jack Della Maddalena Leon Edwards
defeats
Kamaru Usman 2
UFC 278 		Jiří Procházka
defeats
Glover Teixeira
UFC 275
2 Alex Pereira Carla Esparza
defeats
Rose Namajunas 2
UFC 274 		Jiří Procházka
defeats
Glover Teixeira
UFC 275 		Jailton Almeida Michael Chandler
defeats
Tony Ferguson
UFC 274 		Khamzat Chimaev
defeats
Gilbert Burns
UFC 273
3 Islam Makhachev Sean O'Malley
defeats
Petr Yan
UFC 280 		Tom Aspinall
defeats
Alexander Volkov
UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Aspinall 		Muhammad Mokaev Molly McCann
defeats
Luana Carolina
UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Aspinall 		Dustin Poirier
defeats
Michael Chandler
UFC 281
4 Zhang Weili Kai Kara-France
defeats
Askar Askarov
UFC on ESPN: Blaydes vs. Daukaus 		Islam Makhachev
defeats
Charles Oliveira
UFC 280 		Tatsuro Taira Zhang Weili
defeats
Joanna Jędrzejczyk 2
UFC 275 		Stephen Thompson
defeats
Kevin Holland
UFC on ESPN: Thompson vs. Holland
5 Leon Edwards Victor Henry
defeats
Raoni Barcelos
UFC 270 		Claudio Puelles
defeats
Clay Guida
UFC Fight Night: Lemos vs. Andrade 		Yazmin Jauregui Marlon Vera
defeats
Dominick Cruz
UFC on ESPN: Vera vs. Cruz 		Matt Schnell
defeats
Su Mudaerji
UFC on ABC: Ortega vs. Rodríguez
6 Marlon Vera Alex Pereira
defeats
Israel Adesanya 1
UFC 281 		Paul Craig
defeats
Nikita Krylov
UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Aspinall 		Chidi Njokuani Alex Pereira
defeats
Sean Strickland
UFC 276 		Deiveson Figueiredo
defeats
Brandon Moreno 3
UFC 270
7 Aljamain Sterling Aljamain Sterling
defeats
Petr Yan 2
UFC 273 		Matt Schnell
defeats
Su Mudaerji
UFC on ABC: Ortega vs. Rodríguez 		Natália Silva Ilia Topuria
defeats
Jai Herbert
UFC 290 		Ciryl Gane
defeats
Tai Tuivasa
UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Tuivasa
8 Jamahal Hill Tai Tuivasa
defeats
Derrick Lewis
UFC 271 		Charles Oliveira
defeats
Justin Gaethje
UFC 274 		Michael Morales Chris Gutiérrez
defeats
Frankie Edgar
UFC 281 		Calvin Kattar
defeats
Giga Chikadze
UFC on ESPN: Kattar vs. Chikadze
9 Jiří Procházka Roman Dolidze
defeats
Jack Hermansson
UFC on ESPN: Thompson vs. Holland 		Ilia Topuria
defeats
Bryce Mitchell
UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Aspinall 		Raul Rosas Jr. Adrian Yañez
defeats
Tony Kelley
UFC on ESPN: Kattar vs. Emmett 		Mateusz Gamrot
defeats
Arman Tsarukyan 1
UFC on ESPN: Tsarukyan vs. Gamrot
10 Roman Dolidze Marcin Tybura
defeats
Alexandr Romanov
UFC 278 		Said Nurmagomedov
defeats
Cody Stamann
UFC 270 		André Fialho Hayisaer Maheshate
defeats
Steve Garcia
UFC 275 		Sean O'Malley
defeats
Petr Yan
UFC 280
Ref [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17]

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 12 Jared Gooden Welterweight Released [18]
Maki Pitolo Middleweight
Matt Sayles Lightweight
27 Jeremy Stephens Lightweight Contract not renewed [19]
Tom Breese Middleweight Signed with Levels Fight League [20]
February 8 Mallory Martin Women's Strawweight Contract not renewed [21]
9 Dhiego Lima Welterweight Retired [22]
10 Andre Ewell Featherweight Released [23]
Collin Anglin Featherweight
Dakota Bush Lightweight
Domingo Pilarte Bantamweight
Gaetano Pirrello
Gustavo Lopez
Hu Yaozong Middleweight
Jordan Williams Welterweight
Sasha Palatnikov
Sean Soriano Featherweight
13 Roxanne Modafferi Women's Flyweight Retired [24]
17 Jennifer Gonzalez Women's Flyweight Released [25]
20 Chas Skelly Featherweight Retired [26]
23 Danilo Marques Light Heavyweight Released [27]
Alexis Davis Women's Bantamweight Contract not renewed [27]
March 1 Fabio Cherant Light Heavyweight Released [28]
Hunter Azure Bantamweight Released [28]
Zviad Lazishvili Bantamweight Released [29]
8 Carlos Felipe Heavyweight Released [30]
12 Greg Hardy Heavyweight Released [31]
15 Davi Ramos Lightweight Released [32]
16 Sabina Mazo Women's Flyweight Released [33]
April 11 Alex Oliveira Welterweight Contract not renewed [34]
13 Kay Hansen Women's Strawweight Released [35]
Marlon Moraes Bantamweight Retired [36]
31 Ben Rothwell Heavyweight Released [37]
May 4 Dean Barry Welterweight Released [38]
Gina Mazany Women's Flyweight Released [39]
5 Austin Hubbard Lightweight Released [40]
Brandon Jenkins Lightweight
Bruno Souza Featherweight
Cameron Else Bantamweight
Devonte Smith Lightweight
Jesse Strader Bantamweight
Kazula Vargas Lightweight
Kevin Croom Bantamweight
Kris Moutinho
Luigi Vendramini Lightweight
Mark Striegl Featherweight
Micheal Gillmore Welterweight
Mike Grundy Featherweight
Rong Zhu Lightweight
6 Ike Villanueva Light Heavyweight Released [41]
15 Gregor Gillespie Lightweight Released [42]
June 4 Felice Herrig Women's Strawweight Retired [43]
8 Alex da Silva Coelho Lightweight Released [44]
Andreas Michailidis Welterweight
Frank Camacho Lightweight
Louis Smolka Bantamweight
9 Felipe Colares Bantamweight Released [45]
T.J. Laramie Featherweight
Niklas Stolze Lightweight
Tristan Connelly
12 Joanna Jędrzejczyk Women's Strawweight Retired [46]
Zabit Magomedsharipov Featherweight Retired [47]
16 Askar Mozharov Light Heavyweight Released [48]
Poliana Botelho Women's Flyweight Released [49]
23 Gloria de Paula Women's Strawweight Released [50]
Rogério Bontorin Flyweight
Timur Valiev Bantamweight Did not re-sign
24 Hannah Cifers Women's Strawweight Released [51]
Zarrukh Adashev Flyweight
July 2 Donald Cerrone Welterweight Retired [52]
Jessica Eye Women's Flyweight Retired [53]
7 Tony Kelley Bantamweight Released [54]
12 Joanne Wood Women's Flyweight Released [55]
19 Alan Baudot Heavyweight Released [56]
Dwight Grant Welterweight
Karl Roberson Light Heavyweight
August 9 Alan Patrick Lightweight Released [57]
Danny Chavez Featherweight
Ramazan Emeev Welterweight
10 Sam Alvey Middleweight Released [58]
13 Nina Nunes Women's Flyweight Retired [59]
15 Shane Burgos Featherweight Signed with PFL [60]
16 Miranda Granger Women's Strawweight Released [61]
21 Luke Rockhold Middleweight Retired [62]
25 Francisco Figueiredo Flyweight Released [63]
Youssef Zalal Bantamweight
31 Cláudio Silva Welterweight Released [64]
Harry Hunsucker Light Heavyweight
Wu Yanan Women's Bantamweight
Uriah Hall Middleweight Retired [65]
September 6 Alessio Di Chirico Middleweight Retired [66]
8 Thiago Santos Light Heavyweight Signed with PFL [67]
11 Nate Diaz Welterweight Contract completed [68]
15 Mason Jones Lightweight Released [69]
Mickey Gall Welterweight
21 Sara McMann Women's Bantamweight Released [70]
October 4 Shamil Gamzatov Light Heavyweight Released [71]
10 Aleksei Oleinik Heavyweight Released [72]
20 Randy Costa Bantamweight Released [73]
30 Askar Askarov Flyweight Released [74]
Krzysztof Jotko Middleweight
31 Cameron Vancamp Lightweight Released [75]
Charlie Ontiveros Lightweight
Darian Weeks Welterweight
Jesse Ronson Lightweight
Louis Cosce Welterweight
Magomed Mustafaev Lightweight
Misha Cirkunov Light Heavyweight
Nick Maximov Middleweight
Sergey Khandozhko Welterweight Retired [76]
November 12 Frankie Edgar Bantamweight Retired [77]
14 Brad Riddell Lightweight Retired [78]
16 Silvana Gómez Juárez Women's Strawweight Released [79]
Shanna Young Women's Bantamweight Released [80]
30 Jason Witt Welterweight Retired [81]
December 15 Dalcha Lungiambula Middleweight Released [82]
Benito Lopez Bantamweight
22 Deron Winn Middleweight Released [83]
27 Jared Vanderaa Heavyweight Released [84]

Debut UFC fighters

The following fighters fought their first UFC fight in 2022:

Month Day ISO Fighter Division Event Ref
January 15 Joanderson Brito Featherweight UFC on ESPN 32 [85]
Joseph Holmes Middleweight [86]
January 22 André Fialho Welterweight UFC 270 [87]
Genaro Valdéz Lightweight [88]
Jack Della Maddalena Welterweight [89]
Jasmine Jasudavicius Women's Flyweight [90]
Michael Morales Welterweight [91]
Pete Rodriguez Welterweight [89]
Saimon Oliveira Bantamweight [92]
Victor Henry Bantamweight [93]
Viacheslav Borshchev Lightweight [94]
February 5 Chidi Njokuani Middleweight UFC Fight Night 200 [95]
Denys Bondar Flyweight [96]
Jailton Almeida Heavyweight [97]
Tresean Gore Middleweight [98]
12 AJ Dobson Middleweight UFC 271 [99]
Mike Mathetha Welterweight [100]
19 Chad Anheliger Bantamweight UFC Fight Night 201 [101]
Christian Rodriguez Bantamweight [102]
Jay Perrin Bantamweight [103]
Nikolas Motta Lightweight [104]
February 26 Armen Petrosyan Middleweight UFC Fight Night 202 [105]
Carlos Hernandez Flyweight [106]
Ramona Pascual Women's Featherweight [107]
Victor Altamirano Flyweight [106]
March 12 A.J. Fletcher Welterweight UFC Fight Night 203 [108]
Azamat Murzakanov Light Heavyweight [109]
Javid Basharat Bantamweight [110]
19 Muhammad Mokaev Flyweight UFC Fight Night 204 [111]
26 Aliaskhab Khizriev Middleweight UFC on ESPN 33 [112]
April 9 Daniel Santos Bantamweight UFC 273 [113]
Josh Fremd Middleweight [114]
Mike Malott Welterweight [115]
Piera Rodríguez Women's Strawweight [116]
16 Ange Loosa Welterweight UFC on ESPN 34 [117]
Caio Borralho Middleweight [118]
Gadzhi Omargadzhiev Middleweight [118]
Martin Buday Heavyweight [119]
Trey Ogden Lightweight [120]
23 Dean Barry Welterweight UFC Fight Night 205 [121]
Evan Elder Lightweight [122]
May 7 Cameron VanCamp Welterweight UFC 274 [123]
C.J. Vergara Flyweight [124]
Fernie Garcia Bantamweight [125]
Kleydson Rodrigues Flyweight [124]
14 Carlos Candelario Flyweight UFC on ESPN 36 [126]
Jake Hadley Flyweight [127]
Manuel Torres Lightweight [128]
Tatsuro Taira Flyweight [126]
June 4 Askar Mozharov Light Heavyweight UFC Fight Night 207 [129]
Daniel Argueta Featherweight [130]
Karine Silva Women's Flyweight [131]
Rinat Fakhretdinov Welterweight [132]
12 Hayisaer Maheshate Lightweight UFC 275 [133]
18 Maria Oliveira Women's Strawweight UFC on ESPN 37 [134]
Natália Silva Women's Flyweight [135]
July 6 Emily Ducote Women's Strawweight UFC on ABC 3 [136]
23 Charles Johnson Flyweight UFC Fight Night 208 [137]
30 Ihor Potieria Light Heavyweight UFC 277 [138]
August 6 Brogan Walker Women's Flyweight UFC on ESPN 40 [139]
Juliana Miller Women's Flyweight [139]
Mohammed Usman Heavyweight [140]
September 3 Abusupiyan Magomedov Middleweight UFC Fight Night 209 [141]
17 Denise Gomes Women's Strawweight UFC Fight Night 210 [142]
Joe Pyfer Middleweight [143]
October 15 Lucas Alexander Featherweight UFC Fight Night 212 [144]
29 Carlos Mota Flyweight UFC Fight Night 213 [145]
Joshua Weems Bantamweight [146]
November 5 Tamires Vidal Women's Bantamweight UFC Fight Night 214 [147]
19 Tereza Bledá Women's Flyweight UFC Fight Night 215 [148]
December 3 Francis Marshall Featherweight UFC on ESPN 42 [149]
10 Cameron Saaiman Bantamweight UFC 282 [150]
Erik Silva Featherweight [151]
Raul Rosas Jr. Bantamweight [152]
Steven Koslow Bantamweight [150]
17 Alessandro Costa Flyweight UFC Fight Night 216 [153]

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
Jesse Ronson The Body Snatcher Welterweight Jul 22, 2020 20 months Metandienone USADA Mar 22, 2022 [154]
Jorge Gonzalez George St. Light Heavyweight Aug 5, 2020 2 years Stanozolol metabolites, drostanolone metabolite and tamoxifen metabolite. USADA Aug 5, 2022 [155]
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 [156]
Liliya Shakirova Women's Flyweight Dec 5, 2020 2 years Meldonium USADA Dec 5, 2022 [157]
Geraldo de Freitas Spartan Bantamweight Jan 11, 2021 2 years Exogenous administration of testosterone and/or its precursors USADA Jan 11, 2023 [158]
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 [159] 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.
Daniel Pineda The Pit Featherweight June 26, 2021 9 months Amphetamine NSAC Mar 26, 2022 [160]
Ryan Benoit Baby Face Flyweight July 31, 2021 9 months Modafinil NSAC April 1, 2022 [161]
Kevin Lee The Motown Phenom Welterweight Aug 28, 2021 6 months Adderall NSAC Feb 28, 2022 [162] $19,526 Fine
Josh Quinlan The Maverick Welterweight Sep 7, 2021 9 months Drostanolone NSAC June 7, 2022 [163]
Łukasz Brzeski The Bull Heavyweight Sep 14, 2021 9 months Clomiphene NSAC June 14, 2022 [164] $750 Fine
Carlos Felipe Boi Heavyweight Oct 16, 2021 18 months Boldenone and its metabolites NSAC Apr 16, 2023 [165] $4,200 fine and $489 in prosecution fees
Zviad Lazishvili Bantamweight Oct 23, 2021 9 months Clomiphene NSAC July 24, 2022 [166] $1,800 fine and $326 in prosecution fees
Miles Johns Chapo Bantamweight Feb 5, 2022 6 months Adderall USADA Aug 5, 2022 [167] $3,450 fine
Ashlee Evans-Smith Rebel Girl Women's Bantamweight Jan 3, 2022 14 months dehydroepiandrosterone USADA March 3, 2023 [168]
Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos Capoeira Welterweight March 14, 2022 1 year Ostarine USADA March 14, 2023 [169]
Bobby Green King Lightweight May 16, 2022 6 months Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) USADA November 16, 2022 [170]
Jeff Molina El Jefe Flyweight Nov 5, 2022 1 year linked to the investigation that began as a result of suspicious betting activity ahead of the Nov. 5 UFC fight between Darrick Minner NSAC N/A [171]

The Ultimate Fighter

The following The Ultimate Fighter seasons are scheduled for broadcast in 2022:

Season Division Winner Runner-up Ref
The Ultimate Fighter 30[172] Heavyweight Mohammed Usman Zac Pauga [173]
Women's Flyweight Juliana Miller Brogan Walker-Sanchez [174]

Title fights

Title fights in 2022
Weight class Method Round Time Event Notes
Flyweight Deiveson Figueiredo def. Brandon Moreno (c) Decision (unanimous) (48–47, 48–47, 48–47) 5 5:00 UFC 270 [a]
Heavyweight Francis Ngannou (c) def. Ciryl Gane (ic) Decision (unanimous) (48–47, 48–47, 49–46) 5 5:00 UFC 270 [b]
Middleweight Israel Adesanya (c) def. Robert Whittaker Decision (unanimous) (48–47, 48–47, 49–46) 5 5:00 UFC 271 [c]
Bantamweight Aljamain Sterling (c) def. Petr Yan (ic) Decision (split) (48–47, 47–48, 48–47) 5 5:00 UFC 273 [d]
Featherweight Alexander Volkanovski (c) def. Chan Sung Jung TKO (punches) 4 0:45 UFC 273 [e]
Women's Strawweight Carla Esparza def. Rose Namajunas (c) Decision (split) (47–48, 49–46, 48–47) 5 5:00 UFC 274 [f]
Lightweight Charles Oliveira def. Justin Gaethje Submission (rear-naked choke) 1 3:22 UFC 274 [g]
Women's Flyweight Valentina Shevchenko (c) def. Taila Santos Decision (split) (48–47, 47–48, 49–46) 5 5:00 UFC 275 [h]
Light Heavyweight Jiří Procházka def. Glover Teixeira (c) Submission (rear-naked choke) 5 4:32 UFC 275 [i]
Featherweight Alexander Volkanovski (c) def. Max Holloway Decision (unanimous) (50–45, 50–45, 50–45) 5 5:00 UFC 276 [j]
Middleweight Israel Adesanya (c) def. Jared Cannonier Decision (unanimous) (49–46, 49–46, 50–45) 5 5:00 UFC 276 [k]
Flyweight Brandon Moreno def. Kai Kara-France TKO (body kick and punches) 3 4:34 UFC 277 [l]
Women's Bantamweight Amanda Nunes def. Julianna Peña (c) Decision (unanimous) (50–45, 50–44, 50–43) 5 5:00 UFC 277 [m]
Welterweight Leon Edwards def. Kamaru Usman (c) KO (head kick) 5 4:04 UFC 278 [n]
Bantamweight Aljamain Sterling (c) def. T.J. Dillashaw TKO (punches) 2 3:44 UFC 280 [o]
Lightweight Islam Makhachev def. Charles Oliveira Submission (arm-triangle choke) 2 3:16 UFC 280 [p]
Women's Strawweight Zhang Weili def. Carla Esparza (c) Submission (rear-naked choke) 2 1:05 UFC 281 [q]
Middleweight Alex Pereira def. Israel Adesanya (c) TKO (punches) 5 2:01 UFC 281 [r]
Light Heavyweight Jan Błachowicz vs. Magomed Ankalaev Draw (split) (48–47, 46–48, 47–47) 5 5:00 UFC 282 [s]
  1. ^ For the UFC Flyweight Championship.
  2. ^ For the UFC Heavyweight Championship.
  3. ^ For the UFC Middleweight Championship.
  4. ^ For the UFC Bantamweight Championship.
  5. ^ For the UFC Featherweight Championship.
  6. ^ For the UFC Women's Strawweight Championship.
  7. ^ For the vacant UFC Lightweight Championship. (Oliveira missed weight, only Gaethje was eligible).
  8. ^ For the UFC Women's Flyweight Championship.
  9. ^ For the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship.
  10. ^ For the UFC Featherweight Championship.
  11. ^ For the UFC Middleweight Championship.
  12. ^ For the interim UFC Flyweight Championship.
  13. ^ For the UFC Women's Bantamweight Championship.
  14. ^ For the UFC Welterweight Championship.
  15. ^ For the UFC Bantamweight Championship.
  16. ^ For the vacant UFC Lightweight Championship.
  17. ^ For the UFC Women's Strawweight Championship.
  18. ^ For the UFC Middleweight Championship.
  19. ^ For the vacant UFC Light Heavyweight 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.
631 UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Strickland Dec 17, 2022 UFC Apex Las Vegas, Nevada United States N/a [175] Drew Dober vs. Bobby Green Alex Caceres Michał Oleksiejczuk $50,000 [176]
630 UFC 282: Błachowicz vs. Ankalaev Dec 10, 2022 T-Mobile Arena Las Vegas, Nevada United States 18,455 [177] Darren Till vs. Dricus du Plessis Santiago Ponzinibbio Ilia Topuria $50,000 [178]
Raul Rosas Jr. Jairzinho Rozenstruik
Edmen Shahbazyan Chris Curtis
Billy Quarantillo T.J. Brown
Cameron Saaiman N/a
629 UFC on ESPN: Thompson vs. Holland Dec 3, 2022 Amway Center Orlando, Florida United States 17,065 [179] Stephen Thompson vs. Kevin Holland Sergei Pavlovich Roman Dolidze $50,000 [180]
628 UFC Fight Night: Nzechukwu vs. Cuțelaba Nov 19, 2022 UFC Apex Las Vegas, Nevada United States N/a [181] N/a Kennedy Nzechukwu Muslim Salikhov $50,000 [182]
Jack Della Maddalena Natália Silva
627 UFC 281: Adesanya vs. Pereira Nov 12, 2022 Madison Square Garden New York City, New York United States 20,845 [183] Dustin Poirier vs. Michael Chandler Alex Pereira Zhang Weili $50,000 [184]
626 UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Lemos Nov 5, 2022 UFC Apex Las Vegas, Nevada United States N/a [185] N/a Neil Magny Mario Bautista $50,000 [186]
Polyana Viana Tamires Vidal
625 UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Allen Oct 29, 2022 UFC Apex Las Vegas, Nevada United States N/a [187] N/a Tresean Gore Roman Dolidze $50,000 [188]
Steve Garcia Christian Rodriguez
624 UFC 280: Oliveira vs. Makhachev Oct 22, 2022 Etihad Arena Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates 13,400 [189] Petr Yan vs. Sean O'Malley Islam Makhachev Belal Muhammad $50,000 [190]
623 UFC Fight Night: Grasso vs. Araújo Oct 15, 2022 UFC Apex Las Vegas, Nevada United States N/a [191] Duško Todorović vs. Jordan Wright Jonathan Martinez Tatsuro Taira $50,000 [192]
622 UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Yan Oct 1, 2022 UFC Apex Las Vegas, Nevada United States N/a [193] John Castañeda vs. Daniel Santos Joaquim Silva Brendan Allen $50,000 [194]
Chelsea Chandler Guido Cannetti
621 UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Song Sep 17, 2022 UFC Apex Las Vegas, Nevada United States N/a [195] Gregory Rodrigues vs. Chidi Njokuani Damon Jackson Joseph Pyfer $50,000 [196]
620 UFC 279: Diaz vs. Ferguson Sep 10, 2022 T-Mobile Arena Las Vegas, Nevada United States 19,125 [197] N/a Nate Diaz Irene Aldana $50,000 [198]
Johnny Walker Jailton Almeida
619 UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Tuivasa Sep 3, 2022 Accor Arena Paris France 15,405 [199] Ciryl Gane vs. Tai Tuivasa Abus Magomedov Benoît Saint-Denis $50,000 [200]
618 UFC 278: Usman vs. Edwards 2 Aug 20, 2022 Vivint Arena Salt Lake City, Utah United States 18,321 [201] Paulo Costa vs. Luke Rockhold Leon Edwards Victor Altamirano $50,000 [202]
617 UFC on ESPN: Vera vs Cruz Aug 13, 2022 Pechanga Arena San Diego, California United States 12,804 [203] Nate Landwehr vs. David Onama Marlon Vera Tyson Nam $50,000 [204]
616 UFC on ESPN: Santos vs. Hill Aug 6, 2022 UFC Apex Las Vegas, Nevada United States N/a [205] Thiago Santos vs. Jamahal Hill Geoff Neal Mohammed Usman $50,000 [206]
Bryan Battle N/a
615 UFC 277: Peña vs. Nunes 2 Jul 30, 2022 American Airlines Center Dallas, Texas United States 19,442 [207] Brandon Moreno vs. Kai Kara-France Alexandre Pantoja Drew Dober $50,000 [208]
614 UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Aspinall Jul 23, 2022 The O2 Arena London England 17,813 [209] N/a Paddy Pimblett Nikita Krylov $50,000 [210]
Molly McCann Jonathan Pearce
613 UFC on ABC: Ortega vs. Rodríguez Jul 16, 2022 UBS Arena Elmont, New York United States 16,979 [211] Matt Schnell vs. Su Mudaerji Li Jingliang Dustin Jacoby $50,000 [212]
Ricky Simón Amanda Lemos
Bill Algeo Punahele Soriano
612 UFC on ESPN: dos Anjos vs. Fiziev Jul 9, 2022 UFC Apex Las Vegas, Nevada United States N/a [213] Michael Johnson vs. Jamie Mullarkey Rafael Fiziev Chase Sherman $50,000 [214]
611 UFC 276: Adesanya vs. Cannonier July 2, 2022 T-Mobile Arena Las Vegas, Nevada United States 19,649 [215] Robbie Lawler vs. Bryan Barberena Alex Pereira Jalin Turner $50,000 [216]
Julija Stoliarenko N/a
610 UFC on ESPN: Tsarukyan vs. Gamrot Jun 25, 2022 UFC Apex Las Vegas, Nevada United States N/a [217] Arman Tsarukyan vs. Mateusz Gamrot Shavkat Rakhmonov Josh Parisian $50,000 [218]
Thiago Moisés N/a
609 UFC on ESPN: Kattar vs. Emmett Jun 18, 2022 Moody Center Austin, Texas United States 13,689 [219] Calvin Kattar vs. Josh Emmett Kevin Holland Joaquin Buckley $50,000 [220]
Gregory Rodrigues Adrian Yanez
Jeremiah Wells Ricardo Romos
Cody Stamann Phil Hawes
Roman Dolidze N/a
608 UFC 275: Teixeira vs. Procházka Jun 12, 2022 Singapore Indoor Stadium Kallang Singapore 10,787 [221] Glover Teixeira vs. Jiří Procházka Zhang Weili Jake Matthews $50,000 [222]
Jack Della Maddalena Hayisaer Maheshate
Silvana Gómez Juárez N/a
607 UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Rozenstruik Jun 4, 2022 UFC Apex Las Vegas, Nevada United States N/a [223] Lucas Almeida vs. Michael Trizano Karine Silva Ode' Osbourne $50,000 [224]
606 UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Vieira May 21, 2022 UFC Apex Las Vegas, Nevada United States N/a [225] Michel Pereira vs. Santiago Ponzinibbio Chidi Njokuani Chase Hooper $50,000 [226]
605 UFC on ESPN: Błachowicz vs. Rakić May 14, 2022 UFC Apex Las Vegas, Nevada United States N/a [227] Katlyn Chookagian vs. Amanda Ribas Ryan Spann Manuel Torres $50,000 [228]
604 UFC 274: Oliveira vs Gaethje May 7, 2022 Footprint Center Phoenix, Arizona United States 17,232 [229] Brandon Royval vs. Matt Schnell Michael Chandler André Fialho $50,000 [229]
603 UFC on ESPN: Font vs. Vera Apr 30, 2022 UFC Apex Las Vegas, Nevada United States N/a [230] Marlon Vera vs. Rob Font2 Joanderson Brito Francisco Figueiredo $50,000 [231]
602 UFC Fight Night: Lemos vs. Andrade Apr 23, 2022 UFC Apex Las Vegas, Nevada United States N/a [232] Sergey Khandozhko vs. Dwight Grant Jéssica Andrade Claudio Puelles $50,000 [233]
601 UFC on ESPN: Luque vs. Muhammad 2 Apr 16, 2022 UFC Apex Las Vegas, Nevada United States N/a [234] Mayra Bueno Silva vs. Wu Yanan Drakkar Klose André Fialho $50,000 [235]
600 UFC 273: Volkanovski vs. The Korean Zombie Apr 9, 2022 VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena Jacksonville, Florida United States 14,605 [236] Gilbert Burns vs. Khamzat Chimaev Alexander Volkanovski Alexey Oleynik $50,000 [237]
599 UFC on ESPN: Blaydes vs. Daukaus Mar 26, 2022 Nationwide Arena Columbus, Ohio United States 18,630 [238] Bryan Barberena vs. Matt Brown Curtis Blaydes Chris Gutiérrez $50,000 [239]
598 UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Aspinall Mar 19, 2022 The O2 Arena London England 17,081 [240] N/a Tom Aspinall Arnold Allen $50,000 [241]
Paddy Pimblett Molly McCann
Ilia Topuria Makwan Amirkhani
Sergei Pavlovich Paul Craig
Muhammad Mokaev N/a
597 UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Ankalaev Mar 12, 2022 UFC Apex Las Vegas, Nevada United States N/a [242] N/a Song Yadong Khalil Rountree Jr. $50,000 [243]
Cody Brundage Azamat Murzakanov
596 UFC 272: Covington vs. Masvidal Mar 5, 2022 T-Mobile Arena Las Vegas, Nevada United States 19,425 [244] Colby Covington vs. Jorge Masvidal Kevin Holland Maryna Moroz $50,000 [245]
595 UFC Fight Night: Makhachev vs. Green Feb 26, 2022 UFC Apex Las Vegas, Nevada United States N/a [246] Priscila Cachoeira vs. Ji Yeon Kim Wellington Turman Arman Tsarukyan $50,000 [247]
594 UFC Fight Night: Walker vs. Hill Feb 19, 2022 UFC Apex Las Vegas, Nevada United States N/a [248] N/a Jamahal Hill Kyle Daukaus $50,000 [249]
David Onama Stephanie Egger
593 UFC 271: Adesanya vs. Whittaker 2 Feb 12, 2022 Toyota Center Houston, Texas United States 17,872 [250] Douglas Silva de Andrade vs. Sergey Morozov Tai Tuivasa Jared Cannonier $50,000 [251]
592 UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Strickland Feb 5, 2022 UFC Apex Las Vegas, Nevada United States N/a [252] Julian Erosa vs. Steven Peterson1 Shavkat Rakhmonov Chidi Njokuani $50,000 [253]
591 UFC 270: Ngannou vs. Gane Jan 22, 2022 Honda Center Anaheim United States 17,387 [254] Deiveson Figueiredo vs. Brandon Moreno Said Nurmagomedov Vanessa Demopoulos $50,000 [255]
590 UFC on ESPN: Kattar vs. Chikadze Jan 15, 2022 UFC Apex Las Vegas, Nevada United States N/a [256] Calvin Kattar vs. Giga Chikadze Jake Collier Viacheslav Borshchev $50,000 [257]
^ 1. Julian Erosa received Steven Peterson's Fight of the Night bonus due to Peterson missing weight.[253]
^ 2. Marlon Vera received Rob Font's Fight of the Night bonus due to Font missing weight.[231]

See also

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