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2015 Fights of the Year

Daniel Cormier vs. Alexander Gustafsson Robbie Lawler vs. Rory MacDonald II Travis Browne vs. Andrei Arlovski

Updated 2 weeks and 34 minutes ago

2015 Fighter of the Year

"Ruthless" Robbie Lawler "The Notorious" Conor McGregor Fabrício "Vai Cavalo" Werdum

Updated 2 weeks and 36 minutes ago

2023 Fighter of the Year

Tom Aspinall Sean "Tarzan" Strickland Dricus "Stillknocks" Du Plessis

Updated 2 weeks and 37 minutes ago

2015 Subs of the Year

Cain Velasquez vs. Fabrício Werdum Ronda Rousey vs. Cat Zingano Matt Mitrione vs. Ben Rothwell

Updated 2 weeks and 38 minutes ago

Women's Flyweight - 125

Valentina "Bullet" Shevchenko Alexa Grasso Manon "The Beast" Fiorot

Updated 1 month, 17 hours, and 33 minutes ago

Top Bantamweights - 135 lbs.

Merab "The Machine" Dvalishvili "Suga" Sean O'Malley Cory "Sandman" Sandhagen

Updated 1 month, 1 week, 1 day, 12 hours, and 52 minutes ago

Top Welterweights - 170 lbs.

Belal "Remember the Name" Muhammad Leon "Rocky" Edwards Shavkat "Nomad" Rakhmonov

Updated 1 month, 1 week, 1 day, 13 hours, and 4 minutes ago

Best Pound-for-Pound Men

Islam Makhachev Jon "Bones" Jones Leon "Rocky" Edwards

Updated 1 month, 2 weeks, 6 days, 21 hours, and 27 minutes ago

Top Featherweights - 145 lbs.

Alexander "The Great" Volkanovski Ilia "El Matador" Topuria Max "Blessed" Holloway

Updated 1 month, 2 weeks, 6 days, 21 hours, and 29 minutes ago

Favorite Fighters

Sean "Tarzan" Strickland Justin "The Highlight" Gaethje Eddie "The Underground King" Alvarez

Updated 2 months, 3 days, 20 hours, and 2 minutes ago

Women's Atomweight - 105

Kanna Asakura Seika Izawa Si Woo "Korean Queen Bee" Park

Updated 2 months, 3 days, 20 hours, and 11 minutes ago

Top Flyweights - 125 lbs.

Brandon "The Assassin Baby" Moreno Alexandre "The Cannibal" Pantoja Amir "The Prince" Albazi

Updated 2 months, 3 days, 20 hours, and 12 minutes ago

Top Heavyweights - 265 lbs.

Tom Aspinall Jon "Bones" Jones Ciryl "Bon Gamin" Gane

Updated 2 months, 3 weeks, 1 day, 20 hours, and 35 minutes ago

Top Light Heavyweights - 205 lbs.

Jiří "BJP" Procházka Alex "Poatan" Pereira Jamahal "Sweet Dreams" Hill

Updated 2 months, 3 weeks, 1 day, 20 hours, and 39 minutes ago

Top Middleweights - 185 lbs.

Sean "Tarzan" Strickland Dricus "Stillknocks" Du Plessis Israel "The Last Stylebender" Adesanya

Updated 2 months, 3 weeks, 1 day, 20 hours, and 40 minutes ago

Top Lightweights - 155 lbs.

Charles "do Bronx" Oliveira Islam Makhachev Justin "The Highlight" Gaethje

Updated 2 months, 3 weeks, 1 day, 20 hours, and 45 minutes ago

Women's Bantamweight - 135

Julianna "The Venezuelan Vixen" Peña "Rocky" Raquel Pennington Mayra "Sheetara" Bueno Silva

Updated 3 months, 21 hours, and 40 minutes ago

Women's Strawweight - 115

"Nine" Xiaonan Yan "Magnum" Weili Zhang Tatiana Suarez

Updated 3 months, 21 hours, and 47 minutes ago

Women's Featherweight - 145

Larissa Pacheco Cris Cyborg Kayla Harrison

Updated 3 months, 21 hours, and 49 minutes ago

Best Pound-for-Pound Women

Alexa Grasso "Magnum" Weili Zhang Valentina "Bullet" Shevchenko

Updated 3 months, 23 hours, and 55 minutes ago

2014 Subs of the Year

Ovince St. Preux vs. Nikita Krylov Luke Rockhold vs. Tim Boetsch Ben Saunders vs. Chris Heatherly

Updated 6 months, 4 weeks, 12 hours, and 32 minutes ago

2014 Fighter of the Year

"Ruthless" Robbie Lawler "The Notorious" Conor McGregor T.J. Dillashaw

Updated 6 months, 4 weeks, 16 hours, and 26 minutes ago

2015 Events of the Year

UFC 187 UFC 194 UFC 193

Updated 6 months, 4 weeks, 16 hours, and 28 minutes ago

2018 Events of the Year

UFC 226 UFC 229 UFC Fight Night 139

Updated 8 months, 1 day, 21 hours, and 42 minutes ago

2010 Fights of the Year

Fedor Emelianenko vs. Fabrício Werdum Anderson Silva vs. Chael Sonnen Brock Lesnar vs. Shane Carwin

Updated 9 months, 1 week, 6 days, 21 hours, and 21 minutes ago

2011 KOs of the Year

Randy Couture vs. Lyoto Machida Anderson Silva vs. Vitor Belfort Pat Barry vs. Cheick Kongo

Updated 9 months, 1 week, 6 days, 21 hours, and 21 minutes ago

2012 KOs of the Year

Nate Marquardt vs. Tyron Woodley Edson Barboza vs. Terry Etim Rich Franklin vs. Cung Le

Updated 9 months, 1 week, 6 days, 21 hours, and 21 minutes ago

2013 KOs of the Year

Alistair Overeem vs. Antônio Silva Anderson Silva vs. Chris Weidman Gabriel Gonzaga vs. Travis Browne

Updated 9 months, 1 week, 6 days, 21 hours, and 21 minutes ago

2015 KOs of the Year

Ronda Rousey vs. Holly Holm José Aldo vs. Conor McGregor Thomas Almeida vs. Brad Pickett

Updated 9 months, 1 week, 6 days, 21 hours, and 26 minutes ago

2023 KOs of the Year

Raufeon Stots vs. Patchy Mix Alex Pereira vs. Israel Adesanya II Michael Johnson vs. Diego Ferreira

Updated 9 months, 1 week, 6 days, 21 hours, and 27 minutes ago

2022 KOs of the Year

Michael Chandler vs. Tony Ferguson Kamaru Usman vs. Leon Edwards II Johnny Walker vs. Jamahal Hill

Updated 9 months, 1 week, 6 days, 21 hours, and 38 minutes ago

2021 KOs of the Year

Cory Sandhagen vs. Frankie Edgar Dominick Reyes vs. Jiří Procházka Roosevelt Roberts vs. Ignacio Bahamondes

Updated 9 months, 1 week, 6 days, 21 hours, and 40 minutes ago

2020 KOs of the Year

Raphael Assunção vs. Cody Garbrandt Impa Kasanganay vs. Joaquin Buckley Kevin Holland vs. Ronaldo Souza

Updated 9 months, 1 week, 6 days, 23 hours, and 30 minutes ago

2019 KOs of the Year

Douglas Lima vs. Michael Page Ben Askren vs. Jorge Masvidal Rose Namajunas vs. Jéssica Andrade

Updated 9 months, 1 week, 6 days, 23 hours, and 34 minutes ago

2017 KOs of the Year

Marlon Moraes vs. Aljamain Sterling Alistair Overeem vs. Francis NGannou Ricardo Lamas vs. Josh Emmett

Updated 9 months, 1 week, 6 days, 23 hours, and 40 minutes ago

2018 KOs of the Year

Niko Price vs. Randy Brown Chan Sung Jung vs. Yair Rodriguez Lyoto Machida vs. Vitor Belfort

Updated 9 months, 1 week, 6 days, 23 hours, and 43 minutes ago

2016 KOs of the Year

Michael Page vs. Evangelista Santos Yair Rodriguez vs. Andre Fili Dan Henderson vs. Hector Lombard

Updated 9 months, 1 week, 6 days, 23 hours, and 45 minutes ago

2023 Fights of the Year

Justin Gaethje vs. Rafael Fiziev Islam Makhachev vs. Alexander Volkanovski Geoff Neal vs. Shavkat Rakhmonov

Updated 10 months, 3 days, 2 hours, and 4 minutes ago

2023 Subs of the Year

Valentina Shevchenko vs. Alexa Grasso Raphael Assunção vs. Davey Grant Yair Rodriguez vs. Josh Emmett

Updated 10 months, 3 weeks, 3 days, 22 hours, and 48 minutes ago

2023 Events of the Year

UFC 287 UFC 284 UFC 286

Updated 10 months, 3 weeks, 3 days, 23 hours, and 20 minutes ago

2019 Fights of the Year

Kamaru Usman vs. Colby Covington Kelvin Gastelum vs. Israel Adesanya Yoel Romero vs. Paulo Costa

Updated 10 months, 3 weeks, 3 days, 23 hours, and 20 minutes ago

2013 Fighter of the Year

Demetrious "Mighty Mouse" Johnson "The All-American" Chris Weidman Anthony "Showtime" Pettis

Updated 10 months, 3 weeks, 3 days, 23 hours, and 23 minutes ago

2012 Fighter of the Year

"Rowdy" Ronda Rousey "Smooth" Benson Henderson "Killer" Cub Swanson

Updated 1 year, 1 week, 3 days, 20 hours, and 13 minutes ago

2014 Events of the Year

UFC on FOX 13 UFC 171 UFC 181

Updated 1 year, 1 week, 5 days, 22 hours, and 29 minutes ago

2020 Fighter of the Year

Khamzat "Borz" Chimaev Jan Błachowicz Kevin "Trailblazer" Holland

Updated 1 year, 7 months, 3 weeks, 16 hours, and 33 minutes ago

2020 Fights of the Year

Weili Zhang vs. Joanna Jędrzejczyk Deiveson Figueiredo vs. Brandon Moreno Dustin Poirier vs. Dan Hooker

Updated 1 year, 7 months, 3 weeks, 17 hours, and 56 seconds ago

2020 Subs of the Year

Jack Hermansson vs. Kelvin Gastelum Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Justin Gaethje Fabrício Werdum vs. Alexander Gustafsson

Updated 1 year, 7 months, 3 weeks, 17 hours, and 15 minutes ago

2020 Events of the Year

UFC 249 UFC 254 UFC 256

Updated 1 year, 7 months, 3 weeks, 17 hours, and 23 minutes ago

2021 Fighter of the Year

Charles "do Bronx" Oliveira Kamaru "Nigerian Nightmare" Usman Max "Blessed" Holloway

Updated 1 year, 7 months, 3 weeks, 5 days, 23 hours, and 33 minutes ago

2021 Fights of the Year

Alexander Volkanovski vs. Brian Ortega Justin Gaethje vs. Michael Chandler Santiago Ponzinibbio vs. Miguel Baeza

Updated 1 year, 7 months, 3 weeks, 5 days, 23 hours, and 45 minutes ago

2021 Subs of the Year

Rodolfo Vieira vs. Anthony Hernandez Ronaldo Souza vs. André Muniz Amanda Nunes vs. Julianna Peña

Updated 1 year, 7 months, 3 weeks, 5 days, 23 hours, and 51 minutes ago

2021 Events of the Year

UFC 259 UFC 257 UFC on ABC 1

Updated 1 year, 7 months, 3 weeks, 5 days, 23 hours, and 58 minutes ago

2022 Fighter of the Year

Alex "Poatan" Pereira Alexander "The Great" Volkanovski Paddy "The Baddy" Pimblett

Updated 1 year, 8 months, 4 weeks, 1 day, 1 hour, and 31 minutes ago

2022 Fights of the Year

Gilbert Burns vs. Khamzat Chimaev Glover Teixeira vs. Jiří Procházka Julian Erosa vs. Steven Peterson

Updated 1 year, 9 months, 5 days, 1 hour, and 2 minutes ago

2014 KOs of the Year

Jamie Varner vs. Abel Trujillo Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira vs. Roy Nelson Donald Cerrone vs. Adriano Martins

Updated 1 year, 9 months, 1 week, 3 days, 20 hours, and 39 minutes ago

2022 Events of the Year

UFC 276 UFC Fight Night UFC Fight Night

Updated 1 year, 9 months, 2 weeks, 4 days, 20 hours, and 46 minutes ago

2022 Subs of the Year

Anthony Pettis vs. Stevie Ray Glover Teixeira vs. Jiří Procházka Oliver Enkamp vs. Mark Lemminger

Updated 1 year, 9 months, 2 weeks, 4 days, 21 hours, and 30 minutes ago

2014 Fights of the Year

Chris Weidman vs. Lyoto Machida José Aldo vs. Chad Mendes II Johny Hendricks vs. Robbie Lawler II

Updated 1 year, 10 months, 2 weeks, 5 days, 12 hours, and 13 minutes ago

2009 Fights of the Year

Forrest Griffin vs. Anderson Silva Clay Guida vs. Diego Sanchez Frank Shamrock vs. Nick Diaz

Updated 1 year, 10 months, 2 weeks, 5 days, 18 hours, and 5 minutes ago

Greatest Welterweight Fights

Kamaru Usman vs. Colby Covington Robbie Lawler vs. Rory MacDonald II Nate Diaz vs. Conor McGregor II

Updated 1 year, 11 months, 3 weeks, 6 days, 21 hours, and 10 seconds ago

Greatest Middleweight Fights

Anderson Silva vs. Chris Weidman Anderson Silva vs. Chael Sonnen Kelvin Gastelum vs. Israel Adesanya

Updated 1 year, 11 months, 3 weeks, 6 days, and 58 minutes ago

Greatest Light Heavyweight Fights

Chuck Liddell vs. Wanderlei Silva Forrest Griffin vs. Stephan Bonnar I Maurício Rua vs. Dan Henderson

Updated 1 year, 11 months, 3 weeks, 6 days, 1 hour, and 7 minutes ago

Greatest Heavyweight Fights

Mark Hunt vs. Antônio Silva Fedor Emelianenko vs. Mirko Filipović Daniel Cormier vs. Stipe Miocic II

Updated 1 year, 11 months, 3 weeks, 6 days, 1 hour, and 35 minutes ago

2012 Fights of the Year

Dustin Poirier vs. Chan Sung Jung Joe Lauzon vs. Jim Miller Gilbert Melendez vs. Josh Thomson III

Updated 2 years, 3 weeks, 21 hours, and 28 minutes ago

2012 Subs of the Year

Demian Maia vs. Rick Story Miesha Tate vs. Ronda Rousey Dustin Poirier vs. Chan Sung Jung

Updated 2 years, 3 weeks, 21 hours, and 43 minutes ago

2012 Events of the Year

Strikeforce UFC 151 UFC 154

Updated 2 years, 3 weeks, 21 hours, and 53 minutes ago

2013 Events of the Year

UFC 165 UFC 157 UFC 162

Updated 2 years, 3 weeks, 21 hours, and 57 minutes ago

2013 Fights of the Year

Mark Hunt vs. Antônio Silva Jon Jones vs. Alexander Gustafsson Wanderlei Silva vs. Brian Stann

Updated 2 years, 3 weeks, 22 hours, and 54 seconds ago

2013 Subs of the Year

Ronda Rousey vs. Miesha Tate II Benson Henderson vs. Anthony Pettis II Ronda Rousey vs. Liz Carmouche

Updated 2 years, 3 weeks, 22 hours, and 20 minutes ago

2011 Events of the Year

UFC 140 UFC 139 UFC 136

Updated 2 years, 3 weeks, 8 hours, and 37 minutes ago

2011 Subs of the Year

Jon Jones vs. Lyoto Machida Frank Mir vs. Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira II Leonard Garcia vs. Chan Sung Jung II

Updated 2 years, 3 weeks, 8 hours, and 37 minutes ago

2010 Subs of the Year

Anderson Silva vs. Chael Sonnen Fedor Emelianenko vs. Fabrício Werdum Brock Lesnar vs. Shane Carwin

Updated 2 years, 3 weeks, 8 hours, and 40 minutes ago

2010 KOs of the Year

Dan Hardy vs. Carlos Condit Robbie Lawler vs. Melvin Manhoef Jon Jones vs. Brandon Vera

Updated 2 years, 3 weeks, 8 hours, and 46 minutes ago

2011 Fights of the Year

Maurício Rua vs. Dan Henderson Eddie Alvarez vs. Michael Chandler Frankie Edgar vs. Gray Maynard II

Updated 2 years, 3 weeks, 8 hours, and 51 minutes ago

2019 Fighter of the Year

Israel "The Last Stylebender" Adesanya Jorge "Gamebred" Masvidal Henry "Triple C" Cejudo

Updated 2 years, 3 weeks, 3 days, 15 hours, and 1 minute ago

All-Time Greatest Events

UFC 217 UFC Fight Night UFC 205

Updated 2 years, 3 weeks, 3 days, 16 hours, and 9 minutes ago

Greatest Flyweight Fights

Demetrious Johnson vs. Tim Elliott Deiveson Figueiredo vs. Brandon Moreno Demetrious Johnson vs. John Dodson

Updated 2 years, 1 month, 1 week, 1 day, 11 hours, and 34 minutes ago

All-Time Greatest Knockouts

Anderson Silva vs. Chris Weidman José Aldo vs. Conor McGregor Ronda Rousey vs. Holly Holm

Updated 2 years, 1 month, 3 weeks, 14 hours, and 15 minutes ago

All-Time Greatest Fighters

Jon "Bones" Jones Khabib "The Eagle" Nurmagomedov Georges "Rush" St-Pierre

Updated 2 years, 1 month, 3 weeks, 14 hours, and 24 minutes ago

All-Time Greatest Strikers

Michael "Venom" Page Israel "The Last Stylebender" Adesanya Yair "El Pantera" Rodriguez

Updated 2 years, 1 month, 3 weeks, 16 hours, and 26 minutes ago

Greatest Strawweight Fights

Rose Namajunas vs. Jéssica Andrade Weili Zhang vs. Joanna Jędrzejczyk Rose Namajunas vs. Joanna Jędrzejczyk II

Updated 4 years, 2 weeks, 3 days, 23 hours, and 39 minutes ago

All-Time Greatest Comebacks

Holly Holm vs. Miesha Tate Anderson Silva vs. Chael Sonnen Mirsad Bektić vs. Darren Elkins

Updated 4 years, 2 weeks, 3 days, 23 hours, and 41 minutes ago

All-Time Greatest Grapplers

Georges "Rush" St-Pierre Khabib "The Eagle" Nurmagomedov Demian Maia

Updated 4 years, 3 weeks, 3 days, 21 hours, and 58 minutes ago

All-Time Greatest Submissions

Anderson Silva vs. Chael Sonnen Fedor Emelianenko vs. Fabrício Werdum Frank Mir vs. Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira II

Updated 4 years, 3 weeks, 3 days, 22 hours, and 31 minutes ago

All-Time Biggest Upsets

Ronda Rousey vs. Holly Holm Matt Serra vs. Georges St-Pierre I Renan Barão vs. T.J. Dillashaw

Updated 4 years, 3 weeks, 5 days, 12 hours, and 58 minutes ago

Greatest Bantamweight Fights

Cody Garbrandt vs. T.J. Dillashaw T.J. Dillashaw vs. Dominick Cruz Dominick Cruz vs. Cody Garbrandt

Updated 4 years, 3 months, 3 weeks, 3 days, 12 hours, and 16 minutes ago

Greatest Featherweight Fights

Max Holloway vs. Brian Ortega José Aldo vs. Chad Mendes II Conor McGregor vs. Chad Mendes

Updated 4 years, 3 months, 3 weeks, 3 days, 12 hours, and 20 minutes ago

All-Time Greatest Fights

Forrest Griffin vs. Stephan Bonnar I Nate Diaz vs. Conor McGregor II Eddie Alvarez vs. Michael Chandler

Updated 4 years, 3 months, 3 weeks, 3 days, 12 hours, and 41 minutes ago

Greatest Lightweight Fights

Eddie Alvarez vs. Justin Gaethje Eddie Alvarez vs. Michael Chandler Frankie Edgar vs. Gray Maynard II

Updated 4 years, 3 months, 3 weeks, 3 days, 12 hours, and 49 minutes ago

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