2018 in UFC
2018 in UFC | ||||
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Information | ||||
First date | January 14 | |||
Last date | December 29 | |||
Events | ||||
Total events | 39 | |||
UFC | TBD | |||
UFC on Fox | TBD | |||
TUF Finale events | TBD | |||
Fights | ||||
Total fights | TBD | |||
Title fights | TBD | |||
Chronology | ||||
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The year 2018 is the 26th year in the history of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States and founded in November 1993. This year, the UFC celebrates its 25th anniversary, and an anniversary event will be held on November 10, 2018 in Denver, Colorado, the city where the historical UFC 1 was held.[1]
Title fights
Title fights in 2018 | ||||||||
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Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Event | Notes | |||
Light Heavyweight | Daniel Cormier (c) | def. | Volkan Oezdemir | TKO (punches) | 2 | 2:00 | UFC 220 | [lower-alpha 1] |
Heavyweight | Stipe Miocic (c) | def. | Francis Ngannou | Decision (unanimous) (50-44, 50-44, 50-44) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 220 | [lower-alpha 2] |
Middleweight | Yoel Romero | def. | Luke Rockhold | KO (punches) | 3 | 1:48 | UFC 221 | [lower-alpha 3] |
Women's Featherweight | Cris Cyborg (c) | def | Yana Kunitskaya | TKO (punches) | 1 | 3:25 | UFC 222 | [lower-alpha 4] |
Women's Strawweight | Rose Namajunas (c) | def | Joanna Jędrzejczyk | Decision (unanimous) (49-46, 49-46, 49-46) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 223 | [lower-alpha 5] |
Lightweight | Khabib Nurmagomedov | def | Al Iaquinta | Decision (unanimous) (50-44, 50-43, 50-43) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 223 | [lower-alpha 6] |
Women's Bantamweight | Amanda Nunes (c) | def. | Raquel Pennington | TKO (punches) | 5 | 2:36 | UFC 224 | [lower-alpha 7] |
Welterweight | Colby Covington | def. | Rafael dos Anjos | Decision (unanimous) (49-46, 48-47, 48-47) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 225 | [lower-alpha 8] |
Heavyweight | Daniel Cormier | def. | Stipe Miocic (c) | KO (punches) | 1 | 4:33 | UFC 226 | [lower-alpha 9] |
Flyweight | Henry Cejudo | def. | Demetrious Johnson (c) | Decision (split) (48-47, 47-48, 48-47) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 227 | [lower-alpha 10] |
Bantamweight | T.J. Dillashaw (c) | def. | Cody Garbrandt | TKO (knee and punches) | 1 | 4:17 | UFC 227 | [lower-alpha 11] |
Welterweight | Tyron Woodley (c) | def. | Darren Till | Submission (D'Arce choke) | 2 | 4:19 | UFC 228 | [lower-alpha 12] |
Lightweight | Khabib Nurmagomedov (c) | def. | Conor McGregor | Submission (neck crank) | 4 | 3:03 | UFC 229 | [lower-alpha 13] |
Heavyweight | Daniel Cormier (c) | vs. | Derrick Lewis | UFC 230 | [lower-alpha 14] | |||
Featherweight | Max Holloway (c) | vs. | Brian Ortega | UFC 231 | [lower-alpha 15]
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Women's Flyweight | Valentina Shevchenko | vs. | Joanna Jedrzejczyk | UFC 231 | [lower-alpha 16] | |||
Women's Featherweight | Cris Cyborg (c) | vs. | Amanda Nunes | UFC 232 | [lower-alpha 17] | |||
Light Heavyweight | Jon Jones | vs. | Alexander Gustafsson | UFC 232 | [lower-alpha 18] |
- ↑ For the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship.
- ↑ For the UFC Heavyweight Championship.
- ↑ For the vacant interim UFC Middleweight Championship (as Romero missed weight, only Rockhold was eligible).
- ↑ For the UFC Women’s Featherweight Championship.
- ↑ For the UFC Women's Strawweight Championship.
- ↑ For the vacant UFC Lightweight Championship.
- ↑ For the UFC Women's Bantamweight Championship.
- ↑ For the interim UFC Welterweight Championship.
- ↑ For the UFC Heavyweight Championship.
- ↑ For the UFC Flyweight Championship.
- ↑ For the UFC Bantamweight Championship.
- ↑ For the UFC Welterweight Championship.
- ↑ For the UFC Lightweight Championship.
- ↑ For the UFC Heavyweight Championship
- ↑ For the UFC Featherweight Championship
- ↑ For the UFC Women's Flyweight Championship
- ↑ For the UFC Women's Featherweight Championship
- ↑ For the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship.
The Ultimate Fighter
The following The Ultimate Fighter seasons are scheduled for broadcast in 2018:
Season | Finale | Division | Winner | Runner-up | Ref |
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TUF 27: Undefeated | July 6, 2018 | Lightweight | Mike Trizano | Joe Giannetti | [2] |
Featherweight | Brad Katona | Jay Cucciniello | [2] | ||
TUF 28: Heavy Hitters | November 30, 2018 | Heavyweight | |||
Women's Featherweight | |||||
Debut UFC fighters
The following fighters fought their first UFC fight in 2018:
- Abu Azaitar - UFC Fight Night 134
- Adam Yandie - UFC Fight Night 136
- Alexander Hernandez - UFC 222
- Alexey Kunchenko - UFC Fight Night 136
- Allan Zuñiga - TUF 27 Finale
- Andre Ewell - UFC Fight Night 137
- Andrea Lee - UFC Fight Night 129
- Augusto Sakai - UFC Fight Night 137
- Austin Arnett - UFC on Fox 27
- Blagoy Ivanov - UFC Fight Night 133
- Brad Katona - TUF 27 Finale
- Brandon Davis - UFC 220
- Bryce Mitchell - TUF 27 Finale
- Carlo Pedersoli Jr. - UFC Fight Night 130
- Chance Rencountre - UFC Fight Night 131
- Charles Byrd - UFC Fight Night 127
- Christos Giagos - UFC Fight Night 137
- Cory Sandhagen - UFC on Fox 27
- Craig White - UFC Fight Night 130
- Curtis Millender - UFC Fight Night 126
- Dan Ige - UFC 220
- Dan Moret - UFC on Fox 29
- Darko Stošić - UFC Fight Night 134
- David Zawada - UFC Fight Night 134
- Dmitriy Sosnovskiy - UFC Fight Night 127
- Elias Garcia - UFC Fight Night 133
- Geoff Neal - UFC Fight Night 126
- Hakeem Dawodu - UFC Fight Night 127
- Hector Aldana - UFC Fight Night 132
- Israel Adesanya - UFC 221
- Jalin Turner - UFC 229
- Jay Cucciniello - TUF 27 Finale
- Jennifer Maia - UFC Fight Night 133
- Jin Soo Son - UFC Fight Night 136
- Joe Giannetti - TUF 27 Finale
- John Gunther - TUF 27 Finale
- John Phillips - UFC Fight Night 127
- Jose Torres - UFC Fight Night 131
- Julio Arce - UFC 220
- Kevin Holland - UFC 227
- Khalid Murtazaliev - UFC Fight Night 136
- Khalid Taha - UFC Fight Night 134
- Lauren Mueller - UFC on Fox 29
- Livia Renata Souza - UFC Fight Night 137
- Luigi Vendramini - UFC Fight Night 137
- Luis Peña - TUF 27 Finale
- Nathaniel Wood - UFC Fight Night 131
- Mackenzie Dern - UFC 222
- Magomed Ankalaev - UFC Fight Night 127
- Maia Stevenson - UFC Fight Night 125
- Manny Bermudez UFC on Fox 28
- Marina Rodriguez - UFC Fight Night 137
- Matt Bessette - UFC 220
- Matt Frevola - UFC Fight Night 124
- Matt Sayles - UFC 227
- Mayra Bueno Silva - UFC Fight Night 137
- Megan Anderson - UFC 225
- Mike Jackson - UFC 225
- Mike Rodriguez UFC 223
- Mike Trizano - TUF 27 Finale
- Molly McCann - UFC Fight Night 130
- Montel Jackson - UFC 227
- Nad Narimani - UFC Fight Night 134
- Petr Yan - UFC Fight Night 132
- Pingyuan Liu - UFC Fight Night 134
- Polyana Viana - UFC Fight Night 125
- Priscila Cachoeira - UFC Fight Night 125
- Ricky Rainey - UFC on Fox 29
- Raoni Barcelos - UFC Fight Night 133
- Richie Smullen - TUF 27 Finale
- Ricky Simon - UFC Fight Night 128
- Ryan Spann - UFC Fight Night 137
- Said Nurmagomedov - UFC Fight Night 133
- Sijara Eubanks - UFC Fight Night 131
- Stefan Sekulić - UFC Fight Night 136
- Steven Peterson - UFC Fight Night 126
- Tim Williams - UFC Fight Night 126
- Tyler Diamond - TUF 27 Finale
- Yana Kunitskaya - UFC 222
- Zhang Weili - UFC 227
Events List
Scheduled events
Past events
See also
References
- ↑ "UFC announces official 25th anniversary Fight Night will be in Denver". 8 July 2018.
- 1 2 "TUF 27 Finale results: Israel Adesanya picks apart Brad Tavares, wins unanimous decision". MMAjunkie. 2018-07-07. Retrieved 2018-07-09.
- ↑ Simon Samano (2017-12-30). "UFC sets five dates for Las Vegas events in 2018". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2017-12-30.
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- ↑ Aaron Bronsteter (July 6, 2018). "Toronto to host UFC 231 in December". TSN.ca. Retrieved July 6, 2018.
- ↑ Ben Harvy (2018-07-08). "UFC announces return to Adelaide for fight night event on December 2". news.com.au. Retrieved 2018-07-08.
- ↑ Press Release (2018-08-04). "UFC returns to China with first-ever event in Beijing on Nov. 24". ufc.com. Retrieved 2018-08-06.
- ↑ Guilherme Cruz (2018-07-17). "UFC set for Argentina debut in Buenos Aires on Nov. 17". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2018-07-17.
- ↑ "UFC Minute: 'Faces of UFC' Celebrates 25 Years of Your Support".
- ↑ Malata, Chisanga (2 July 2018). "Next UFC event: Full schedule of UFC events for 2018".
- ↑ Staff (2018-06-07). "UFC announces show in Moncton for Oct. 27". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2018-06-07.
- ↑ "UFC 229 Bonuses, Live Gate & Attendance Revealed • MMA News". MMA News. 2018-10-07. Retrieved 2018-10-07.
- ↑ "UFC Fight Night 137 draws announced 9,485 fans in Sao Paulo". MMAjunkie. 2018-09-23. Retrieved 2018-09-23.
- ↑ "UFC Fight Night 136 draws reported 22,603 attendance for $1.84 million live gate". MMAjunkie. 2018-09-15. Retrieved 2018-09-16.
- ↑ "UFC 228 draws announced 14,073 attendance for $1.7 million live gate". MMAjunkie. 2018-09-09. Retrieved 2018-09-09.
- ↑ Matt, Erickson (2018-08-26). "UFC Fight Night 135 draws reported 6,409 attendance for $478k live gate". MMAjunkie. Retrieved 2018-08-26.
- ↑ "UFC 227 draws announced 17,794 attendance for $2.85 million live gate". MMAjunkie. 2018-08-05. Retrieved 2018-08-05.
- ↑ "UFC on FOX 30 draws announced 10,603 attendance for $1.3 million gate in Calgary". MMAjunkie. 2018-07-28. Retrieved 2018-07-28.
- ↑ "UFC Fight Night 134 draws reported 7,798 attendance for $750,000 live gate". MMAjunkie. 2018-07-22. Retrieved 2018-07-22.
- ↑ "UFC Fight Night 133 draws announced 5,648 sold-out attendance in Boise debut". MMAjunkie. 2018-07-15. Retrieved 2018-07-15.
- ↑ "UFC 226 draws announced attendance of 17,464 for $5.677 million live gate". MMAjunkie. 2018-07-08. Retrieved 2018-07-08.
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- ↑ "UFC Fight Night 132 draws announced 6,419 attendance in Singapore". MMAjunkie. 2018-06-23. Retrieved 2018-06-23.
- ↑ "UFC 225 draws announced 18,117 fans for $2.55 million gate in Chicago". MMAjunkie. 2018-06-10. Retrieved 2018-06-10.
- ↑ "UFC Fight Night 131 draws announced 5,063 attendance for $322,825 gate in Utica". MMAjunkie. 2018-06-02. Retrieved 2018-06-02.
- ↑ "UFC Fight Night 130 draws reported 8,520 attendance for $1.3 million live gate". MMAjunkie. 2018-05-27. Retrieved 2018-05-28.
- ↑ "UFC Fight Night 129 attendance: Chilean debut draws announced 11,082 fans". MMAjunkie. 2018-05-20. Retrieved 2018-05-20.
- ↑ >"UFC 224 draws announced 10,696 fans in Rio de Janeiro". MMAjunkie. 2018-05-13. Retrieved 2018-05-13.
- ↑ "UFC Fight Night 128 draws reported 9,541 attendance for $923,720 live gate". MMAjunkie. 2018-04-22. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
- ↑ "UFC on FOX 29 draws announced 11,382 attendance for $1.09 million live gate". MMAjunkie. 2018-04-15. Retrieved 2018-04-15.
- ↑ "UFC 223 draws reported 17,026 attendance for $3 million live gate". MMAjunkie. 2018-04-08. Retrieved 2018-04-08.
- ↑ Staff (2018-03-17). "UFC Fight Night 127 draws announced 16,274 attendance for $2,028,000 live gate". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2018-03-17.
- ↑ "UFC 222 draws announced 12,041 attendance for $1,367,672 live gate in Las Vegas". MMAjunkie. 2018-03-04. Retrieved 2018-03-04.
- ↑ "UFC on FOX 28 draws reported 10,124 attendance for $1.064 million live gate in Orlando". MMAjunkie. 2018-02-25. Retrieved 2018-02-25.
- ↑ "UFC Fight Night 126 draws announced 10,502 fans for $794,350 live gate in Austin". MMAjunkie. 2018-02-19. Retrieved 2018-02-19.
- ↑ "UFC 221 attendance: Perth debut reportedly draws highest sporting gross in venue history". MMAjunkie. 2018-02-11. Retrieved 2018-02-11.
- ↑ "UFC Fight Night 125 draws announced 10,144 attendance in Belem, Brazil". MMAjunkie. 2018-02-04. Retrieved 2018-02-04.
- ↑ "UFC on FOX 27 draws announced 10,249 attendance for $944,000 gate in Charlotte". MMAjunkie. 2018-01-28. Retrieved 2018-01-28.
- ↑ "UFC 220 draws announced 16,015 attendance for $2.45 million gate in Boston". MMAjunkie. 2018-01-21. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
- ↑ "UFC Fight Night 124 draws announced attendance of 10,052 for $812,995 live gate in St. Louis". MMAjunkie. 2018-01-15. Retrieved 2018-01-15.
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