UFC MMA events in 2020
2020 in UFC First date January 18, 2020 (2020-01-18 ) Last date December 19, 2020 (2020-12-19 ) Total events 46 (5 Cancelled) UFC 11 Total fights 456 Title fights 19
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.com awards
2020 by the numbers
The numbers below records the events, fights, techniques and fighters held or performed for the year of 2020 in UFC.[ 18]
Events
Numbers
PPV
Locations
Countries
Cities
Highest attendance
Lowest attendance
Notes
41
11
10
4
9
19,040
0
5 cancelled
Fights
Numbers
Knockouts
Submission
Unanimous decision
Split decision
No contest
Total fight time
Notes
456
139
82
185
35
5
83' 33"
Total title fights - 19
Techniques
Fastest knockout
Fastest submission
Significant punches landed
Number of takedown performed
Number of attempts for a takedown
Number of knockdowns
Number of submission attempts
Notes
Khamzat Chimaev - 0:17 seconds
Brian Kelleher - 0.39 seconds
40,180
905
2,447
187
281
Fighters
Number of fighters
UFC debutants
Releases / Retired
Fighters suspended
Number of champions
Number of interim champions
Number of title defenses
Notes
576
123
85
34
13
1
15
Releases and retirements
These fighters have either been released from their UFC contracts, announced their retirement or joined other promotions:
Debut UFC fighters
The following fighters fought their first UFC fight in 2020:
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] [ 33]
Released
Rachael Ostovich
Women's Flyweight
Jan 3, 2020
8 months
Ostarine and GW1516 .
USADA
Sep 9, 2020
[ 97]
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
[ 98]
Released by UFC
Lara Procópio
Women's Bantamweight
Feb 17, 2020
6 months
Ostarine
USADA
Aug 17, 2020
[ 99]
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
[ 100]
Deron Winn
Middleweight
Mar 7, 2020
9 months
Amphetamines .
NSAC
Dec 7, 2020
[ 101]
Fined $1,800
Chase Sherman
The Vanilla Gorilla
Heavyweight
May 13, 2020
9 months
Anastrozole
USADA
Feb 13, 2021
[ 102]
Jamahal Hill
Sweet Dreams
Light Heavyweight
May 30, 2020
6 months
Marijuana .
NSAC
Nov 30, 2020
[ 101]
Fined 15% of his fight purse
Aleksander Doskalchuk
Flyweight
Jun 6, 2020
14 months
Mesterolone .
USADA
Aug 6, 2021
[ 103]
Luis Peña
Violent Bob Ross
Lightweight
Jun 17, 2020
4+ 1 ⁄2 months
Marijuana .
NSAC
Nov 2, 2020
[ 101]
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+ 1 ⁄2 months
Marijuana .
NSAC
Nov 2, 2020
[ 101]
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
[ 104]
Jesse Ronson
The Body Snatcher
Welterweight
Jul 22, 2020
20 months
Metandienone
USADA
Mar 22, 2022
[ 105]
Jorge Gonzalez
George St.
Light Heavyweight
Aug 5, 2020
2 years
Stanozolol metabolites, drostanolone metabolite and tamoxifen metabolite.
USADA
Aug 5, 2022
[ 106]
Yair Rodríguez
El Pantera
Featherweight
Sep 8, 2020
6 months
3 Whereabouts Failures in Last Year
USADA
Mar 8, 2021
[ 107]
Kevin Croom
The Hard Hitting Hillbilly
Lightweight
Sep 19, 2020
4+ 1 ⁄2 months
Marijuana .
NSAC
Jan 26, 2021
[ 108]
With addition of $1,800 fine
Niko Price
The Hybrid
Welterweight
Sep 19, 2020
6 months
Marijuana
NSAC
Mar 19, 2021
[ 109]
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
[ 110]
Erik Koch
The Phoenix
Welterweight
Oct 3, 2020
18 months
3′-hydroxy-stanozolol, a metabolite of stanozolol
USADA
Apr 3, 2022
[ 111]
Charlie Ontiveros
The American Badboy
Welterweight
Oct 30, 2020
6 months
Chlorodehydromethyltestosterone metabolites
NSAC
Apr 30, 2021
[ 112]
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
[ 113]
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
[ 114]
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
[ 115]
—
Stephen Thompson
Rob Font
$50,000
[ 116]
Marcin Tybura
Jimmy Flick
545
UFC 256: Figueiredo vs. Moreno
Dec 12, 2020
UFC Apex
Las Vegas
United States
0
[ 117]
Deiveson Figueiredo
vs.
Brandon Moreno
Kevin Holland
Rafael Fiziev
$50,000
[ 118]
544
UFC on ESPN: Hermansson vs. Vettori
Dec 6, 2020
UFC Apex
Las Vegas
United States
0
[ 119]
Marvin Vettori
vs.
Jack Hermansson
Jordan Leavitt
Gabriel Benítez
$50,000
[ 120]
543
UFC on ESPN: Smith vs. Clark
Nov 28, 2020
UFC Apex
Las Vegas
United States
0
[ 121]
—
Anthony Smith
Miguel Baeza
$50,000
[ 122]
Su Mudaerji
Nate Maness
542
UFC 255: Figueiredo vs. Perez
Nov 21, 2020
UFC Apex
Las Vegas
United States
0
[ 123]
Louis Cosce
vs.
Sasha Palatnikov
Joaquin Buckley
Antonina Shevchenko
$50,000
[ 124]
541
UFC Fight Night: Felder vs. dos Anjos
Nov 14, 2020
UFC Apex
Las Vegas
United States
0
[ 125]
Rafael dos Anjos
vs.
Paul Felder
Sean Strickland
Khaos Williams
$50,000
[ 126]
540
UFC on ESPN: Santos vs. Teixeira
Nov 7, 2020
UFC Apex
Las Vegas
United States
0
[ 127]
Raoni Barcelos
vs.
Khalid Taha
Giga Chikadze
Alexander Romanov
$50,000
[ 128]
539
UFC Fight Night: Hall vs. Silva
Oct 31, 2020
UFC Apex
Las Vegas
United States
0
[ 129]
—
Kevin Holland
Alexander Hernandez
$50,000
[ 130]
Adrian Yanez
Miles Johns
538
UFC 254: Khabib vs. Gaethje
Oct 24, 2020
Flash Forum
Abu Dhabi
United Arab Emirates
0
[ 131]
Casey Kenney
vs.
Nathaniel Wood
Khabib Nurmagomedov
Magomed Ankalaev
$50,000
[ 132]
537
UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs. The Korean Zombie
Oct 18, 2020
Flash Forum
Abu Dhabi
United Arab Emirates
0
[ 131]
Guram Kutateladze
vs.
Mateusz Gamrot
Jéssica Andrade
Jimmy Crute
$50,000
[ 133]
536
UFC Fight Night: Moraes vs. Sandhagen
Oct 11, 2020
Flash Forum
Abu Dhabi
United Arab Emirates
0
[ 131]
—
Cory Sandhagen
Joaquin Buckley
$50,000
[ 134]
Chris Daukaus
Tom Breese
535
UFC on ESPN: Holm vs. Aldana
Oct 4, 2020
Flash Forum
Abu Dhabi
United Arab Emirates
0
[ 131]
—
Germaine de Randamie
Duško Todorović
$50,000
[ 134]
Kyler Phillips
Luigi Vendramini
534
UFC 253: Adesanya vs. Costa
Sep 27, 2020
Flash Forum
Abu Dhabi
United Arab Emirates
0
[ 135]
Brandon Royval
vs.
Kai Kara-France
Israel Adesanya
Jan Błachowicz
$50,000
[ 136]
533
UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Woodley
Sep 19, 2020
UFC Apex
Las Vegas
United States
0
[ 137]
—
Khamzat Chimaev
Mackenzie Dern
$50,000
[ 138]
Damon Jackson
Randy Costa
532
UFC Fight Night: Waterson vs. Hill
Sep 12, 2020
UFC Apex
Las Vegas
United States
0
[ 139]
Michelle Waterson
vs.
Angela Hill
Ottman Azaitar
Kevin Croom
$50,000
[ 140]
531
UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Sakai
Sep 5, 2020
UFC Apex
Las Vegas
United States
0
[ 141]
—
Ovince Saint Preux
Michel Pereira
$50,000
[ 142]
André Muniz
Brian Kelleher
530
UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Rakić
Aug 29, 2020
UFC Apex
Las Vegas
United States
0
[ 143]
Ricardo Lamas
vs.
Bill Algeo
Sean Brady
Mallory Martin
$50,000
[ 144]
529
UFC on ESPN: Munhoz vs. Edgar
Aug 22, 2020
UFC Apex
Las Vegas
United States
0
[ 145]
Frankie Edgar
vs.
Pedro Munhoz
Shana Dobson
Trevin Jones
$50,000
[ 146]
528
UFC 252: Miocic vs. Cormier 3
Aug 15, 2020
UFC Apex
Las Vegas
United States
0
[ 147]
Kai Kamaka III
vs.
Tony Kelley
Daniel Pineda
Virna Jandiroba
$50,000
[ 148]
527
UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Oleinik
Aug 8, 2020
UFC Apex
Las Vegas
United States
0
[ 149]
—
Darren Stewart
Kevin Holland
$50,000
[ 150]
Andrew Sanchez
Gavin Tucker
526
UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Shahbazyan
Aug 1, 2020
UFC Apex
Las Vegas
United States
0
[ 151]
Bobby Green
vs.
Lando Vannata
Jennifer Maia
Vicente Luque
$50,000
[ 152]
525
UFC on ESPN: Whittaker vs. Till
Jul 25, 2020
Flash Forum
Abu Dhabi
United Arab Emirates
0
[ 151]
—
Fabrício Werdum
Paul Craig
$50,000
[ 153]
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
[ 154]
Rafael Fiziev
vs.
Marc Diakiese
Deiveson Figueiredo
Ariane Lipski
$50,000
[ 155]
523
UFC on ESPN: Kattar vs. Ige
Jul 16, 2020
Flash Forum
Abu Dhabi
United Arab Emirates
0
[ 156]
Mounir Lazzez
vs.
Abdul Razak Alhassan 1
Khamzat Chimaev
Lerone Murphy
$50,000
[ 157]
Modestas Bukauskas
522
UFC 251: Usman vs. Masvidal
Jul 12, 2020
Flash Forum
Abu Dhabi
United Arab Emirates
0
[ 158]
Rose Namajunas
vs.
Jéssica Andrade
Jiří Procházka
Davey Grant
$50,000
[ 159]
521
UFC on ESPN: Poirier vs. Hooker
Jun 27, 2020
UFC Apex
Las Vegas
United States
0
[ 160]
Dustin Poirier
vs.
Dan Hooker
Kay Hansen
Julian Erosa
$50,000
[ 161]
520
UFC on ESPN: Blaydes vs. Volkov
Jun 20, 2020
UFC Apex
Las Vegas
United States
0
[ 162]
Josh Emmett
vs.
Shane Burgos
Jim Miller
Justin Jaynes
$50,000
[ 163]
519
UFC on ESPN: Eye vs. Calvillo
Jun 13, 2020
UFC Apex
Las Vegas
United States
0
[ 164]
—
Marvin Vettori
Mariya Agapova
$50,000
[ 150]
Tyson Nam
Christian Aguilera
518
UFC 250: Nunes vs. Spencer
Jun 6, 2020
UFC Apex
Las Vegas
United States
0
[ 165]
—
Cody Garbrandt
Aljamain Sterling
$50,000
[ 150]
Sean O'Malley
Alex Perez
517
UFC on ESPN: Woodley vs. Burns
May 30, 2020
UFC Apex
Las Vegas
United States
0
[ 166]
Brandon Royval
vs.
Tim Elliott
Gilbert Burns
Mackenzie Dern
$50,000
[ 167]
516
UFC on ESPN: Overeem vs. Harris
May 16, 2020
VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena
Jacksonville
United States
0
[ 168]
Song Yadong
vs.
Marlon Vera
Miguel Baeza
Cortney Casey
$50,000
[ 169]
515
UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Teixeira
May 13, 2020
VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena
Jacksonville
United States
0
[ 170]
Brian Kelleher
vs.
Hunter Azure
Glover Teixeira
Drew Dober
$50,000
[ 171]
514
UFC 249: Ferguson vs. Gaethje
May 9, 2020
VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena
Jacksonville
United States
0
[ 172]
Tony Ferguson
vs.
Justin Gaethje
Justin Gaethje
Francis Ngannou
$50,000
[ 173]
–
UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Weidman
May 2, 2020
Chesapeake Energy Arena
Oklahoma City
United States
Cancelled
[ 174]
—
–
UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Teixeira
Apr 25, 2020
Pinnacle Bank Arena
Lincoln
United States
Cancelled
[ 175]
—
–
UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Harris
Apr 11, 2020
Moda Center
Portland
United States
Cancelled
[ 176]
—
–
UFC on ESPN: Ngannou vs. Rozenstruik
Mar 28, 2020
Nationwide Arena
Columbus
United States
Cancelled
[ 176]
—
–
UFC Fight Night: Woodley vs. Edwards
Mar 21, 2020
The O2 Arena
London
England
Cancelled
[ 176]
—
513
UFC Fight Night: Lee vs. Oliveira
Mar 14, 2020
Ginásio Nilson Nelson
Brasília
Brazil
0
[ 177]
Maryna Moroz
vs.
Mayra Bueno Silva
Charles Oliveira
Gilbert Burns
$50,000
[ 178]
512
UFC 248: Adesanya vs. Romero
Mar 7, 2020
T-Mobile Arena
Las Vegas
United States
15,077
[ 179]
Zhang Weili
vs.
Joanna Jędrzejczyk
Beneil Dariush
Sean O'Malley
$50,000
[ 180]
511
UFC Fight Night: Benavidez vs. Figueiredo
Feb 29, 2020
Chartway Arena
Norfolk
United States
7,098
[ 181]
Kyler Phillips
vs.
Gabriel Silva
Megan Anderson
Jordan Griffin
$50,000
[ 182]
510
UFC Fight Night: Felder vs. Hooker
Feb 23, 2020
Spark Arena
Auckland
New Zealand
10,025
[ 183]
Dan Hooker
vs.
Paul Felder
Jimmy Crute
Priscila Cachoeira
$50,000
[ 184]
509
UFC Fight Night: Anderson vs. Błachowicz 2
Feb 15, 2020
Santa Ana Star Center
Rio Rancho
United States
6,449
[ 185]
Scott Holtzman
vs.
Jim Miller
Jan Błachowicz
Daniel Rodriguez
$50,000
[ 186]
508
UFC 247: Jones vs. Reyes
Feb 8, 2020
Toyota Center
Houston
United States
17,401
[ 187]
Trevin Giles
vs.
James Krause
Khaos Williams
Mario Bautista
$50,000
[ 188]
507
UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. dos Santos
Jan 25, 2020
PNC Arena
Raleigh
United States
14,533
[ 189]
Brett Johns
vs.
Tony Gravely
Alex Perez
Herbert Burns
$50,000
[ 190]
506
UFC 246: McGregor vs. Cowboy
Jan 18, 2020
T-Mobile Arena
Las Vegas
United States
19,040
[ 191]
—
Conor McGregor
$50,000
[ 192]
Aleksei Oleinik
Brian Kelleher
Drew Dober
Carlos Diego Ferreira
1 Abdul 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.
See also
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