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2023 in UFC

2023 in UFC
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Information
First dateJanuary 14, 2023 (2023-01-14)
Last dateDecember 16, 2023 (2023-12-16)
Events
Total events43
UFC14
TUF Finale events1
Fights
Total fights520
Title fights21
Chronology
2022 in UFC 2023 in UFC 2024 in UFC

The year 2023 was the 31st year in the history of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States.

UFC in 2023

UFC merged with WWE to form TKO Group

In April 2023, Endeavor Group Holdings announced that UFC would merge with the wrestling promotion WWE to form TKO Group Holdings, a new Public company company majority-owned by Endeavor, with Vince McMahon serving as an executive chairman of the new entity and White remaining as UFC president. The merger was completed on September 12, 2023.[1]

Class action: anti-trust lawsuit

Main article: Ultimate Fighting Championship

On August 9, 2023, U.S. District Judge Richard Boulware decided to grant class action status to more than 1,200 former UFC fighters who competed between December 2010 and June 2017 who are suing upward of for 1.6 billions in wages that the lawsuit claims Zuffa had abused its power to suppress UFC fighters' wages, setting the stage on 8, April, 2024 trial.[2][3]

Betting scandal

In early February 2023 UFC introduced rules that banned athletes, coaches, and their close family from betting on UFC events.[4] after the call for a sports betting fraud investigation was made on a fight involving Darrick Minner a student of James Krause, who is a UFC coach and avid bettor, and Shayilan Nuerdanbieke at UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Lemos. The UFC was informed by sources that suspicious betting patterns had been observed on the fight.[5]

USADA anti-doping partnership (2015–2024)

The UFC's partnership with USADA coming to an end in 2023, the UFC announced a new partnership with Drug Free Sport International, the same company that oversees the anti-doping programs of the NCAA, MLB, NFL, and NBA.[6] This partnership is set to begin in 2024, after their current contract with USADA expired on December 31, 2023. The UFC announced that former FBI agent George Piro would serve as the independent administrator of the UFC's anti-doping program.[6]

2023 by the numbers

The numbers below records the events, fights, techniques and fighters held or performed for the year of 2023 in UFC.[7][8][9][10]

Events
Numbers PPV Continents Countries Cities Fight Night Bonuses
43[11] 14 4 8[12] 21[13] 189
Total $9.45 million[14]
Longest Event Shortest Event Highest Income

Live Gate

Lowest Income

Live Gate

Highest

Attendance

Lowest

Attendance

UFC 286

2:57:58

UFC on ABC 4

1:31:36

UFC 295

$12,432,563

UFC Fight Night 221

$452,669.71

UFC 290

19,204

UFC Fight Night 221
(exclud. APEX evens)
2,361
Title Fights
Undisputed

Title Fights

Title Changes Champions Remained

in Their Divisions

Number of

Champions

Number of

Interim Champions

Number of

Title Defenses

19 6 4
FW – Alexander Volkanovski
LW – Islam Makhachev
WW – Leon Edwards
WSW -Zhang Weili 		16 2
FW – Yair Rodríguez
HW – Tom Aspinal 		10
Fighters
Number of

Fighters

UFC

Debutants

Releases /

Retired

Fighters

Suspended

(At the end of
Dec 31, 2023)
606 		125 102 20

2023 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.[15]

Winners receive a trophy commemorating their achievement along with a set of tires from sponsor Toyo Tires.[16]

2023 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 Sean O'Malley
defeats
Aljamain Sterling
UFC 292 		Islam Makhachev
defeats
Alexander Volkanovski 1
UFC 284 		Israel Adesanya
defeats
Alex Pereira 2
UFC 287 		Jon Jones
defeats
Ciryl Gane
UFC 285 		Bo Nickal
defeats
Jamie Pickett
UFC 285 		UFC 285: Jones vs. Gane Edson Barboza
defeats
Sodiq Yusuff
UFC Fight Night: Yusuff vs. Barboza
Nominee Alexa Grasso
defeats
Valentina Shevchenko 1
UFC 285 		Jamahal Hill
defeats
Glover Teixeira
UFC 283 		Justin Gaethje
defeats
Dustin Poirier 2
UFC 291 		Davey Grant
defeats
Raphael Assunção
UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Dvalishvili 		Gabriel Bonfim
defeats
Mounir Lazzez
UFC 283 		UFC 287: Pereira vs. Adesanya 2 C.J. Vergara
defeats
Daniel da Silva
UFC on ESPN: Vera vs. Sandhagen
Nominee Jon Jones
defeats
Ciryl Gane
UFC 285 		Shavkat Rakhmonov
defeats
Geoff Neal
UFC 285 		Sean O'Malley
defeats
Aljamain Sterling
UFC 292 		Da'Mon Blackshear
defeats
Jose Johnson
UFC on ESPN: Luque vs. dos Anjos 		Ismael Bonfim
defeats
Terrance McKinney
UFC 283 		UFC 290: Volkanovski vs. Rodríguez Elves Brener
defeats
Guram Kutateladze
UFC on ESPN: Strickland vs. Magomedov
Nominee Israel Adesanya
defeats
Alex Pereira 2
UFC 287 		Justin Gaethje
defeats
Rafael Fiziev
UFC 286 		Islam Makhachev
defeats
Alexander Volkanovski 2
UFC 294 		Alexander Volkov
defeats
Tai Tuivasa
UFC 293 		Ikram Aliskerov
defeats
Phil Hawes
UFC 288 		UFC 291: Poirier vs. Gaethje 2 Michał Oleksiejczuk
defeats
Chidi Njokuani
UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. The Korean Zombie
Nominee Sean Strickland
defeats
Israel Adesanya
UFC 293 		Alexandre Pantoja
defeats
Brandon Moreno 2
UFC 290 		— — — — —
Ref [17] [17] [18] [18] [18] [18] [18]

2023 UFC.com awards

2023 UFC.COM Awards
No Best Fighter The

Upsets

The

Submissions

The Newcomers The

Knockouts

The

Fights

1 Islam Makhachev Alexa Grasso
defeats
Valentina Shevchenko 1
UFC 285 		Alexa Grasso
defeats
Valentina Shevchenko 1
UFC 285 		Diego Lopes Josh Emmett
defeats
Bryce Mitchell
UFC 296 		Islam Makhachev
defeats
Alexander Volkanovski 1
UFC 284
2 Alexa Grasso Sean Strickland
defeats
Israel Adesanya
UFC 293 		Da’Mon Blackshear
defeats
Jose Johnson
UFC on ESPN: Luque vs. dos Anjos 		Bo Nickal Israel Adesanya
defeat
Alex Pereira 2
UFC 287 		Alexandre Pantoja
defeats
Brandon Moreno 2
UFC 290
3 Leon Edwards Bobby Green
defeats
Grant Dawson
UFC Fight Night: Dawson vs. Green 		Shavkat Rakhmonov
defeats
Geoff Neal
UFC 285 		Ikram Aliskerov Justin Gaethje
defeats
Dustin Poirier
UFC 291 		Irene Aldana
defeats
Karol Rosa
UFC 296
4 Sean Strickland Bobby Green
defeats
Tony Ferguson
UFC 291 		Jon Jones
defeats
Ciryl Gane
UFC 285 		Elves Brener Islam Makhachev
defeats
Alexander Volkanovski 2
UFC 294 		Shavkat Rakhmonov
defeats
Geoff Neal
UFC 285
5 Alexandre Pantoja Alexa Grasso
draws with
Valentina Shevchenko 2
UFC Fight Night: Grasso vs. Shevchenko 2 		Ariane Lipski
defeats
Casey O'Neill
UFC 296 		Steve Erceg Charles Oliveira
defeats
Beneil Dariush
UFC 289 		Jamahal Hill
defeats
Glover Teixeira
UFC 283
6 Tom Aspinall Leon Edwards
defeats
Kamaru Usman 3
UFC 286 		Erin Blanchfield
defeats
Jéssica Andrade
UFC Fight Night: Andrade vs. Blanchfield 		Luana Santos Tom Aspinall
defeats
Sergei Pavlovich
UFC 295 		Dan Hooker
defeats
Jalin Turner
UFC 290
7 Benoît Saint Denis Ariane Lipski
defeats
Casey O'Neill
UFC 296 		Yair Rodríguez
defeats
Josh Emmett
UFC 284 		Nazim Sadykhov Robbie Lawler
defeats
Niko Price
UFC 290 		Justin Gaethje
defeats
Rafael Fiziev
UFC 286
8 Justin Gaethje Tom Aspinall
defeats
Sergei Pavlovich
UFC 295 		Diego Lopes
defeats
Gavin Tucker
UFC on ESPN: Sandhagen vs. Font 		The Bonfim Brothers
Ismael Bonfirm
&
Gabriel Bonfirm 		Edson Barboza
defeats
Billy Quarantillo
UFC on ESPN: Holloway vs. Allen 		Edson Barboza
defeats
Sodiq Yusuff
UFC Fight Night: Yusuff vs. Barboza
9 Alex Pereira Dricus du Plessis
defeats
Robert Whittaker
UFC 290 		Rinat Fakhretdinov
defeats
Kevin Lee
UFC on ESPN: Strickland vs. Magomedov 		Jeka Saragih Ismael Bonfim
defeats
Terrance McKinney
UFC 283 		Alexa Grasso
defeats
Valentina Shevchenko 1
UFC 285
10 Jon Jones Shavkat Rakhmonov
defeats
Geoff Neal
UFC 285 		Gillian Robertson
defeats
Piera Rodriguez
UFC on ESPN: Holloway vs. Allen 		Rinya Nakamura Carlos Diego Ferreira
defeats
Michael Johnson
UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Hill 		Alexa Grasso
draws with
Valentina Shevchenko 2
UFC Fight Night: Grasso vs. Shevchenko 2
Ref [19] [20] [21] [22] [23] [24]

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 2023:

*Mateusz Rębecki – UFC Fight Night 217[131]

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
Carlos Felipe Boi Heavyweight Oct 16, 2021 18 months Boldenone and its metabolites NSAC Apr 16, 2023 [160] $4,200 fine and $489 in prosecution fees
Geraldo de Freitas Spartan Bantamweight Jan 11, 2021 2 years Exogenous administration of testosterone and/or its precursors USADA Jan 11, 2023 [161]
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 [162] 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.
Ashlee Evans-Smith Rebel Girl Women's Bantamweight Jan 3, 2022 14 months dehydroepiandrosterone USADA March 3, 2023 [163]
Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos Capoeira Welterweight March 14, 2022 1 year Ostarine USADA March 14, 2023 [164]
Hamdy Abdelwahab The Hammer Heavyweight July 30, 2022 2 years Metenolone and its metabolite USADA July 30, 2024 [165]
Carlos Mota Tizil Flyweight December 15, 2022 2 years Meldonium NSAC March 14, 2023 [166] Parted with UFC as of February 2023.[37]
Kyler Phillips The Matrix Bantamweight January 22, 2023 6 months Ostarine NSAC July 22, 2023 [167] $407.50 in attorney fees.
Darrius Flowers Beast Mode Welterweight January 27, 2023 6 months Ostarine NSAC July 27, 2023 [167] $407.50 in attorney fees.
Brazil Carlos Mota Tizil Flyweight October 29, 2022 2 years Meldonium NSAC
USADA 		October 29, 2024 [168]
[169] 		$2,400 fine and $448.25 in prosecution fees.
Parted with UFC as of February 2023.[37]
United States Jeff Molina El Jefe Flyweight November 5, 2022 None Linked to the investigation that began as a result of suspicious betting activity ahead of the Nov. 5 UFC fight between Darrick Minner NYAC
NSAC
UFC 		To be determined by NYAC and NSAC / temporary barred from UFC [170]
[171]
[172]
Brazil José Henrique Souza Canela Welterweight March 8, 2023 2 years 19-Norandrosterone and 19-Noretiocholanolone USADA March 8, 2025 [173] Parted with UFC as of Spring 2023.
United States Braxton Smith The Beautiful Monster Heavyweight April 19, 2023 2 years Exogenous testosterone and/or its precursors USADA April 19, 2025 [174] Parted with UFC as of June 2023.[34]
United States Cortney Casey Cast Iron Women's Flyweight June 1, 2023 4 months BPC-157(she reported herself to USADA in June 2023 for taking the prohibited substance BPC-157 to treat a medical condition.) USADA October 1, 2023 [175]
United States Ovince Saint Preux OSP Light Heavyweight June 17, 2023 6 months Dehydroandrosterone (From tainted supplements) USADA December 17, 2023 [176]
Brazil Felipe Bunes Felipinho Flyweight June 17, 2023 6 months GW501516 NSAC December 17, 2023 [177] $326 in legal fees
United States Walt Harris The Big Ticket Heavyweight July 11, 2023 4 years Drostanolone and its metabolites, exogenous testosterone, and Anastrozole CSAD July 11, 2027 [178]
Brazil Mayra Bueno Silva Sheetara Women's Bantamweight July 15, 2023 4.5 months Ritalinic acid NSAC November 29, 2023 [179] $11,250 fine and $314.08 in prosecution fees.
United States Daniel Rodriguez D-Rod Welterweight July 28, 2023 6 months Ostarine; LGD-4033 and its metabolites NSAC January 28, 2024 [180]
United States Miles Johns Chopo Bantamweight September 23, 2023 4 1/2 months Turinabol NSAC February 6, 2024 [181]


[182]

$2,300 fine $157.04 in prosecution fees.

The Ultimate Fighter

The following The Ultimate Fighter seasons are scheduled for broadcast in 2023:

Season Division Winner Runner-up Ref
The Ultimate Fighter: Team McGregor vs. Team Chandler Lightweight Kurt Holobaugh Austin Hubbard [183]
Bantamweight Brad Katona Cody Gibson [184]

Title fights

Title fights in 2023
Weight class Method Round Time Event Notes
Flyweight Brandon Moreno (ic) def. Deiveson Figueiredo (c) TKO (doctor stoppage) 3 5:00 UFC 283 [a]
Light Heavyweight Jamahal Hill def. Glover Teixeira Decision (unanimous) (50–44, 50–44, 50–44) 5 5:00 UFC 283 [b]
Featherweight Yair Rodríguez def. Josh Emmett Submission (triangle choke) 2 4:19 UFC 284 [c]
Lightweight Islam Makhachev (c) def. Alexander Volkanovski Decision (unanimous) (48–47, 48–47, 49–46) 5 5:00 UFC 284 [d]
Women's Flyweight Alexa Grasso def. Valentina Shevchenko (c) Submission (face crank) 4 4:34 UFC 285 [e]
Heavyweight Jon Jones def. Ciryl Gane Submission (guillotine choke) 1 2:04 UFC 285 [f]
Welterweight Leon Edwards (c) def. Kamaru Usman Decision (majority) (48–46, 48–46, 47–47) 5 5:00 UFC 286 [g]
Middleweight Israel Adesanya def. Alex Pereira (c) KO (punches) 2 4:21 UFC 287 [h]
Bantamweight Aljamain Sterling (c) def. Henry Cejudo Decision (split) (47–48, 48–47, 48–47) 5 5:00 UFC 288 [i]
Women's Bantamweight Amanda Nunes (c) def. Irene Aldana Decision (unanimous) (50–44, 50–44, 50–43) 5 5:00 UFC 289 [j]
Flyweight Alexandre Pantoja def. Brandon Moreno (c) Decision (split) (46–49, 48–47, 48–47) 5 5:00 UFC 290 [k]
Featherweight Alexander Volkanovski (c) def. Yair Rodríguez (ic) TKO (punches) 3 4:19 UFC 290 [l]
Women's Strawweight Zhang Weili (c) def. Amanda Lemos Decision (unanimous) (50–43, 50–44, 49–45) 5 5:00 UFC 292 [m]
Bantamweight Sean O'Malley def. Aljamain Sterling (c) TKO (punches) 2 0:51 UFC 292 [n]
Middleweight Sean Strickland def. Israel Adesanya (c) Decision (unanimous) (49–46, 49–46, 49–46) 5 5:00 UFC 293 [o]
Women's Flyweight Alexa Grasso (c) vs. Valentina Shevchenko Draw (split) (48–47, 47–48, 47–47) 5 5:00 UFC Fight Night 227 [p]
Lightweight Islam Makhachev (c) def. Alexander Volkanovski KO (head kick and punches) 1 3:06 UFC 294 [q]
Heavyweight Tom Aspinall def. Sergei Pavlovich KO (punches) 1 1:09 UFC 295 [r]
Light Heavyweight Alex Pereira def. Jiří Procházka TKO (elbows) 2 4:08 UFC 295 [s]
Flyweight Alexandre Pantoja (c) def. Brandon Royval Decision (unanimous) (50–45, 50–45, 49–46) 5 5:00 UFC 296 [t]
Welterweight Leon Edwards (c) def. Colby Covington Decision (unanimous) (49–46, 49–46, 49–46) 5 5:00 UFC 296 [u]
  1. ^ For the UFC Flyweight Championship.
  2. ^ For the vacant UFC Light Heavyweight Championship.
  3. ^ For the interim UFC Featherweight Championship.
  4. ^ For the UFC Lightweight Championship.
  5. ^ For the UFC Women's Flyweight Championship.
  6. ^ For the vacant UFC Heavyweight Championship.
  7. ^ For the UFC Welterweight Championship.
  8. ^ For the UFC Middleweight Championship.
  9. ^ For the UFC Bantamweight Championship.
  10. ^ For the UFC Women's Bantamweight Championship.
  11. ^ For the UFC Flyweight Championship.
  12. ^ For the UFC Featherweight Championship.
  13. ^ For the UFC Women's Strawweight Championship.
  14. ^ For the UFC Bantamweight Championship.
  15. ^ For the UFC Middleweight Championship.
  16. ^ For the UFC Women's Flyweight Championship.
  17. ^ For the UFC Lightweight Championship.
  18. ^ For the interim UFC Heavyweight Championship.
  19. ^ For the vacant UFC Light Heavyweight Championship.
  20. ^ For the UFC Flyweight Championship.
  21. ^ For the UFC Welterweight Championship.

Events list

Main article: List of UFC events

Past events

# Event Date Venue City Country Atten. Ref. Fight of the Night Performance of the Night Bonus Ref.
673 UFC 296: Edwards vs. Covington Dec 16, 2023 T-Mobile Arena Las Vegas, Nevada United States 19,039 [185] Irene Aldana vs. Karol Rosa Josh Emmett Ariane Lipski $50,000 [186]
Shamil Gaziev —
673 UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Gutiérrez Dec 9, 2023 UFC Apex Las Vegas, Nevada United States — [187] — Khalil Rountree Jr. Nasrat Haqparast $50,000 [188]
Tim Elliott Park Hyun-sung
672 UFC on ESPN: Dariush vs. Tsaryukan Dec 2, 2023 Moody Center Austin, Texas United States 14,485 [189] Rodolfo Bellato vs. Ihor Potieria Arman Tsarukyan Jalin Turner $50,000 [190]
Sean Brady Dustin Stoltzfus
Miesha Tate Cody Brundage
Drakkar Klose Jared Gooden
671 UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Craig Nov 18, 2023 UFC Apex Las Vegas, Nevada United States — [191] — Brendan Allen Amanda Ribas $50,000 .[192]
Joanderson Brito Jeka Saragih
670 UFC 295: Procházka vs. Pereira Nov 11, 2023 Madison Square Garden New York City United States 19,039 [193] Nazim Sadykhov vs. Viacheslav Borshchev Alex Pereira Tom Aspinall $50,000 [194]
Jéssica Andrade Benoît Saint-Denis
Diego Lopes —
669 UFC Fight Night: Almeida vs. Lewis Nov 4, 2023 Ginásio do Ibirapuera São Paulo Brazil 10,772 [195] Nicolas Dalby vs. Gabriel Bonfim Elves Brener Vitor Petrino $50,000 [196]
668 UFC 294: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski 2 Oct 21, 2023 Etihad Arena Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates — [197] — Islam Makhachev Ikram Aliskerov $50,000 [198]
Said Nurmagomedov Muhammad Mokaev
667 UFC Fight Night: Yusuff vs. Barboza Oct 14, 2023 UFC Apex Las Vegas, Nevada United States — [199] Sodiq Yusuff vs. Edson Barboza Jonathan Martinez Michel Pereira $50,000 [200]
666 UFC Fight Night: Dawson vs. Green Oct 7, 2023 UFC Apex Las Vegas, Nevada United States — [201] — Bobby Green Joe Pyfer $50,000 [202]
Drew Dober Nate Maness
665 UFC Fight Night: Fiziev vs. Gamrot Sep 23, 2023 UFC Apex Las Vegas, Nevada United States — [203] Tim Means vs. André Fialho Marina Rodriguez Charles Jourdain $50,000 [204]
664 UFC Fight Night: Grasso vs. Shevchenko 2 Sep 16, 2023 T-Mobile Arena Las Vegas, Nevada United States 18,766 [205] — Raul Rosas Jr. Daniel Zellhuber $50,000 [206]
Lupita Godinez Roman Kopylov
Charlie Campbell —
663 UFC 293: Adesanya vs. Strickland Sep 10, 2023 Qudos Bank Arena Sydney Australia 18,168 [207] Manel Kape vs. Felipe dos Santos Sean Strickland Justin Tafa $50,000 [208]
662 UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Spivak Sep 2, 2023 Accor Arena Paris France 15,610 [209] Benoît Saint-Denis vs. Thiago Moisés Ciryl Gane Morgan Charrière $50,000 [210]
661 UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. The Korean Zombie Aug 26, 2023 Singapore Indoor Stadium Kallang Singapore 10,263 [211] Max Holloway vs. Jung Chan-sung Junior Tafa Michał Oleksiejczuk $50,000 [212]
660 UFC 292: Sterling vs. O'Malley Aug 19, 2023 TD Garden Boston, Massachusetts United States 18,293 [213] Brad Katona vs. Cody Gibson Sean O'Malley Zhang Weili $50,000 [214]
659 UFC on ESPN: Luque vs. dos Anjos Aug 12, 2023 UFC Apex Las Vegas, Nevada United States — [215] — Khalil Rountree Jr. Iasmin Lucindo $50,000 [216]
Marcus McGhee Da'Mon Blackshear
658 UFC on ESPN: Sandhagen vs. Font Aug 5, 2023 Bridgestone Arena Nashville, Tennessee United States 17,792 [217] — Tatiana Suarez Dustin Jacoby $50,000 [218]
Diego Lopes Carlston Harris
Assu Almabayev —
657 UFC 291: Poirier vs. Gaethje 2 Jul 29, 2023 Delta Center Salt Lake City, Utah United States 18,467 [219] — Justin Gaethje Derrick Lewis $50,000 [220]
Bobby Green Kevin Holland
656 UFC Fight Night: Aspinall vs. Tybura Jul 22, 2023 The O2

Arena

London, England United Kingdom 15,078 [221] Danny Roberts vs. Jonny Parsons Tom Aspinall Paul Craig $50,000 [222]
655 UFC on ESPN: Holm vs. Bueno Silva Jul 15, 2023 UFC Apex Las Vegas, Nevada United States — [223] Jack Della Maddalena vs. Bassil Hafez Mayra Bueno Silva Francisco Prado $50,000 [224]
654 UFC 290: Volkanovski vs. Rodríguez Jul 8, 2023 T-Mobile Arena Las Vegas, Nevada United States 19,204 [225] Brandon Moreno vs. Alexandre Pantoja Dricus du Plessis Denise Gomes $50,000 [226]
653 UFC on ESPN: Strickland vs. Magomedov Jul 1, 2023 UFC Apex Las Vegas, Nevada United States — [227] Guram Kutateladze vs. Elves Brenner Sean Strickland Nursulton Ruziboev $50,000 [228]
652 UFC on ABC: Emmett vs. Topuria Jun 24, 2023 VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena Jacksonville, Florida United States 14,110 [229] Josh Emmett vs. Ilia Topuria Maycee Barber David Onama $50,000 [230]
651 UFC on ESPN: Vettori vs. Cannonier Jun 17, 2023 UFC Apex Las Vegas, Nevada United States — [231] Marvin Vettori vs. Jared Cannonier Manuel Torres Alessandro Costa $50,000 [232]
650 UFC 289: Nunes vs. Aldana Jun 10, 2023 Rogers Arena Vancouver, British Columbia Canada 17,628 [233] Marc-André Barriault vs. Eryk Anders Charles Oliveira Mike Malott $50,000 [234]
Stephen Erceg —
649 UFC on ESPN: Kara-France vs. Albazi Jun 3, 2023 UFC Apex Las Vegas, Nevada United States — [235] Alex Caceres vs. Daniel Pineda Jim Miller Muhammadjon Naimov $50,000 [236]
648 UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Hill May 20, 2023 UFC Apex Las Vegas, Nevada United States — [237] Mackenzie Dern vs. Angela Hill Carlos Diego Ferreira Viacheslav Borschev $50,000 [238]
647 UFC on ABC: Rozenstruik vs. Almeida May 13, 2023 Spectrum Center Charlotte, North Carolina United States 18,712 [239] — Jailton Almeida Ian Machado Garry $50,000 [240]
Carlos Ulberg Bryan Battle
Matt Brown —
646 UFC 288: Sterling vs. Cejudo May 6, 2023 Prudential Center Newark, New Jersey United States 17,559 [241] Movsar Evloev vs. Diego Lopes Yan Xiaonan Matt Frevola $50,000 [242]
645 UFC on ESPN: Song vs. Simón Apr 29, 2023 UFC Apex Las Vegas, Nevada United States — [243] — Song Yadong Caio Borralho $50,000 [244]
Rodolfo Vieira Marcus McGhee
644 UFC Fight Night: Pavlovich vs. Blaydes Apr 22, 2023 UFC Apex Las Vegas, Nevada United States — [245] — Sergei Pavlovich Bruno Silva $50,000 [246]
Christos Giagos Montel Jackson
643 UFC on ESPN: Holloway vs. Allen Apr 15, 2023 T-Mobile Center Kansas City, Missouri United States 16,234 [247] Bill Algeo vs. T.J. Brown Edson Barboza Brandon Royval $50,000 [248]
Gillian Robertson —
642 UFC 287: Pereira vs. Adesanya 2 Apr 8, 2023 Kaseya Center Miami, Florida United States 19,032 [249] Chris Curtis vs. Kelvin Gastelum Israel Adesanya Rob Font $50,000 [250]
641 UFC on ESPN: Vera vs. Sandhagen Mar 25, 2023 AT&T Center San Antonio, Texas United States 16,076 [251] C.J. Vergara vs. Daniel da Silva Nate Landwehr Daniel Pineda $50,000 [252]
640 UFC 286: Edwards vs. Usman 3 Mar 18, 2023 The O2 Arena London,

England

United Kingdom 17,588 [253] Justin Gaethje vs. Rafael Fiziev Gunnar Nelson Jake Hadley $50,000 [254]
639 UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Dvalishvili Mar 11, 2023 The Theater at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas, Nevada United States — [255] Vitor Petrino vs. Anton Turkalj Davey Grant Bruno Gustavo da Silva $50,000 [256]
638 UFC 285: Jones vs. Gane Mar 4, 2023 T-Mobile Arena Las Vegas, Nevada United States 19,471 [257] Geoff Neal vs. Shavkat Rakhmonov Jon Jones Alexa Grasso $50,000 [258]
Bo Nickal —
637 UFC Fight Night: Muniz vs. Allen Feb 25, 2023 UFC Apex Las Vegas, Nevada United States — [259] — Brendan Allen Tatiana Suarez $50,000 [260]
Mike Malott Trevor Peek
Jordan Leavitt Joe Solecki
636 UFC Fight Night: Andrade vs. Blanchfield Feb 18, 2023 UFC Apex Las Vegas, Nevada United States — [261] Nazim Sadykhov vs. Evan Elder Erin Blanchfield Mayra Bueno Silva $50,000 [262]
635 UFC 284: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski Feb 12, 2023 RAC Arena Perth, Western Australia Australia 14,124 [263] Islam Makhachev vs. Alexander Volkanovski Yair Rodríguez Jack Della Maddalena $50,000 [264]
634 UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Spivak Feb 4, 2023 UFC Apex Las Vegas, Nevada United States — [265] — Sergey Spivak Anshul Jubli $50,000 [266]
Rinya Nakamura Tatsuro Taira
633 UFC 283: Teixeira vs. Hill Jan 21, 2023 Jeunesse Arena Rio de Janeiro Brazil 13,604 [267] Glover Teixeira vs. Jamahal Hill Jailton Almeida Ismael Bonfim $50,000 [268]
632 UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Imavov Jan 14, 2023 UFC Apex Las Vegas, Nevada United States — [269] — Dan Ige Roman Kopylov $50,000 [270]
Umar Nurmagomedov Allan Nascimento

See also

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