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On December 16, 1994, Royce Gracie became the first fighter to reach 10 fights in the UFC. [1] On July 7, 2007, Tito Ortiz became the first fighter to reach 20 fights in the UFC. [2] On September 8, 2018, Jim Miller became the first fighter to reach 30 fights in the UFC. [3]
There have been multiple instances in UFC history where a fighter misses the required weight limit for a championship fight. The following fights were originally scheduled and advertised as title fights, with the contenders earning a title shot, but due to a fighter missing weight these fights took place, only one fighter was eligible for the ...
One of the biggest upsets in early UFC history. Maurício Rua vs. Dan Henderson: July 5, 2018 [45] UFC Hall of Fame Ceremony, 2018 Dan Henderson def. Maurício Rua by unanimous decision in a back-and-forth fight at UFC 139. Second five-round non-title fight in UFC history and first to go the distance. Fight of the Night. Fight of the Year (2011).
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) rankings, which were introduced in February 2013, are generated by a voting panel made up of media members. These media members are asked to vote for whom they feel are the top fighters in the UFC by weight class and pound-for-pound. A fighter is only eligible to be voted on if they are of active status in ...
Fighter Wins Travis Fulton: 40 Igor Vovchanchyn: 40 Renan Barao: 32 Luis Rafael Laurentino 31^ Julio Cesar Neves Jr. 30 John Strawn 29^ Khabib Nurmagomedov
View history; Tools. Tools. move to sidebar ... This is a list of notable professional male mixed martial arts fighters in alphabetical ... (UFC, Pride, Strikeforce ...
Largest striking differential in UFC history (5.18) [53] Least bottom position time in UFC history (0:01) [53] Lowest bottom position percentage in UFC history (0.09%) [53] Sherdog. 2023 Breakthrough Fighter of the Year [54] Violent Money TV VMTV UK MMA Male Knockout of the Year 2023 [55] World MMA Awards. 2024 Breakthrough Fighter of the Year [56]
Later that year, Cormier faced him for the UFC heavyweight championship on July 7, 2018, at UFC 226. [85] He won the fight via knockout in the first round, becoming the second fighter to hold two titles simultaneously in the UFC. As of August 17, 2019, Cormier is one of four fighters to have held two UFC championships simultaneously.