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2021 in UFC
A poster or logo for 2021 in UFC.
Information
First dateJanuary 16, 2021 (2021-01-16)
Last dateDecember 18, 2021 (2021-12-18)
Events
Total events43
UFC13
TUF Finale events1
Fights
Total fights509
Title fights19
Chronology
2020 in UFC 2021 in UFC 2022 in UFC


The year 2021 was the 28th year in the history of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States.

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 2021:

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
T.J. Dillashaw Bantamweight Jan 18, 2019 1 year (NYSAC)
2 years (USADA) 		Erythropoietin (EPO). NYSAC and USADA Jan 18, 2021 [72]
[73]
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 [74]
Bruno Silva Blindado Middleweight Jun 14, 2019 2 years Boldenone and its metabolite. USADA Jun 14, 2021 [75]
Giacomo Lemos Heavyweight Jul 9, 2019 2 years Drostanolone and its metabolite 2α-methyl-5α-androstan-3α-ol-17-one. USADA Jul 9, 2021 [76]
Istela Nunes Women's Strawweight Jul 22, 2019 2 years Stanozolol metabolites 16β-hydroxystanozolol and 3′-hydroxystanozolol. USADA Jul 22, 2021 [77]
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 [78]
Chase Sherman The Vanilla Gorilla Heavyweight May 13, 2020 9 months Anastrozole USADA Feb 13, 2021 [79]
Aleksander Doskalchuk Flyweight Jun 6, 2020 14 months Mesterolone. USADA Aug 6, 2021 [80]
Marc-Andre Barriault Power Bar Middleweight Jul 21, 2020 6 months Ostarine USADA Jan 21, 2021 [81]
Jesse Ronson The Body Snatcher Welterweight Jul 22, 2020 20 months Metandienone USADA Mar 22, 2022 [82]
Jorge Gonzalez George St. Light Heavyweight Aug 5, 2020 2 years Stanozolol metabolites, drostanolone metabolite and tamoxifen metabolite. USADA Aug 5, 2022 [83]
Abu Azaitar Gladiator Middleweight Aug 25, 2020 7 months tamoxifen and/or tamoxifen metabolite 3-hydroxy-4-methoxy-tamoxifen USADA Mar 25, 2021 [84]
Yair Rodríguez El Pantera Featherweight Sep 8, 2020 6 months 3 Whereabouts Failures in Last Year USADA Mar 8, 2021 [85]
Kevin Croom The Hard Hitting Hillbilly Lightweight Sep 19, 2020 4 1/2 months Marijuana NSAC Jan 26, 2021 [86] With addition of $1,800 fine
Niko Price The Hybrid Welterweight Sep 19, 2020 6 months Marijuana NSAC Mar 19, 2021 [87] 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 [88]
Charlie Ontiveros The American Badboy Welterweight Oct 30, 2020 6 months Chlorodehydromethyltestosterone metabolites NSAC Apr 30, 2021 [89] 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 [90] 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 [91]
Geraldo de Freitas Spartan Bantamweight Jan 11, 2021 2 years Exogenous administration of testosterone and/or its precursors USADA Jan 11, 2023 [92]
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 [93] 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.
Rogério Bontorin Bantamweight May 1, 2021 3 months Hydrochlorothiazide USADA Aug 1, 2021 [94]
Juancamilo Ronderos 100 Flyweight May 22, 2021 1 month Cocaine and its metabolite benzoylecgonine USADA June 22, 2021 [95]
Chris Barnett Huggy Bear/Beastboy Heavyweight May 22, 2021 4 1/2 months Marijuana NSAC Oct 26, 2021 [96]
Daniel Pineda The Pit Featherweight June 26, 2021 9 months Amphetamine NSAC Mar 26, 2022 [96]
Rodrigo Nascimento Yogi Bear Heavyweight July 17, 2021 6 months Ritalinic acid NSAC Jan 17, 2022 [96]
Ryan Benoit Baby Face Flyweight July 31, 2021 9 months Modafinil NSAC April 1, 2022 [97]
Michel Prazeres Tractor Welterweight Aug 27, 2021 4 years Clomiphene, Oxandrolone metabolites, and the Exogenous administration of testosterone and/or its precursors NSAC Aug 27, 2025 [98] Second USADA violation
Kevin Lee The Motown Phenom Welterweight Aug 28, 2021 6 months Adderall NSAC Feb 28, 2022 [99] $19,526 Fine
Josh Quinlan The Maverick Welterweight Sep 7, 2021 9 months Drostanolone NSAC June 7, 2022 [100]
Łukasz Brzeski The Bull Heavyweight Sep 14, 2021 9 months Clomiphene NSAC June 14, 2022 [101] $750 Fine
Carlos Felipe Boi Heavyweight Oct 16, 2021 18 months Boldenone and its metabolites NSAC Apr 16, 2023 [102] $4,200 fine and $489 in prosecution fees
Zviad Lazishvili Bantamweight Oct 23, 2021 9 months Clomiphene NSAC July 24, 2022 [103] $1,800 fine and $326 in prosecution fees

The Ultimate Fighter

The following The Ultimate Fighter seasons are scheduled for broadcast in 2021:

Season Division Winner Runner-up Ref
The Ultimate Fighter 29 Middleweight Bryan Battle Gilbert Urbina [104]
Bantamweight Ricky Turcios Brady Hiestand [105]

Title fights

Title fights in 2021
Weight class Method Round Time Event Notes


Welterweight Kamaru Usman (c) def. Gilbert Burns TKO (punches) 3 0:34 UFC 258 [a]
Bantamweight Aljamain Sterling def. Petr Yan (c) DQ (illegal knee) 4 4:29 UFC 259 [b]
Women's Featherweight Amanda Nunes (c) def. Megan Anderson Submission (triangle armbar) 1 2:03 UFC 259 [c]
Light Heavyweight Jan Błachowicz (c) def. Israel Adesanya Decision (unanimous) (49–46, 49–45, 49–45) 5 5:00 UFC 259 [d]
Heavyweight Francis Ngannou def. Stipe Miocic (c) KO (punch) 2 0:52 UFC 260 [e]
Women's Flyweight Valentina Shevchenko (c) def. Jessica Andrade TKO (elbows) 2 3:19 UFC 261 [f]
Women's Strawweight Rose Namajunas def. Zhang Weili (c) KO (head kick) 1 1:18 UFC 261 [g]
Welterweight Kamaru Usman (c) def. Jorge Masvidal KO (punch) 2 1:02 UFC 261 [h]
Lightweight Charles Oliveira def. Michael Chandler TKO (punches) 2 0:19 UFC 262 [i]
Flyweight Brandon Moreno def. Deiveson Figueiredo (c) Submission (rear-naked choke) 3 2:26 UFC 263 [j]
Middleweight Israel Adesanya (c) def. Marvin Vettori Decision (unanimous) (50–45, 50–45, 50–45) 5 5:00 UFC 263 [k]
Heavyweight Ciryl Gane def. Derrick Lewis TKO (punches) 3 4:11 UFC 265 [l]
Flyweight Valentina Shevchenko (c) def. Lauren Murphy TKO (punches and elbows) 4 4:00 UFC 266 [m]
Featherweight Alexander Volkanovski (c) def. Brian Ortega Decision (unanimous)(49–46, 50–45, 50–44) 5 5:00 UFC 266 [n]
Bantamweight Petr Yan def. Cory Sandhagen Decision (unanimous) (49–46, 49–46, 49–46) 5 5:00 UFC 267 [o]
Light Heavyweight Glover Teixeira def. Jan Błachowicz (c) Submission (rear-naked choke) 2 3:02 UFC 267 [p]
Women's Strawweight Rose Namajunas (c) def. Zhang Weili Decision (split) (47–48, 48–47, 49–46) 5 5:00 UFC 268 [q]
Welterweight Kamaru Usman (c) def. Colby Covington Decision (unanimous) (48–47, 48–47, 49–46) 5 5:00 UFC 268 [r]
Women's Bantamweight Julianna Peña def. Amanda Nunes (c) Submission (rear-naked choke) 2 3:26 UFC 269 [s]
Lightweight Charles Oliveira (c) def. Dustin Poirier Submission (rear-naked choke) 3 1:02 UFC 269 [t]
  1. ^ For the UFC Welterweight Championship
  2. ^ For the UFC Bantamweight Championship
  3. ^ For the UFC Women's Featherweight Championship
  4. ^ For the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship
  5. ^ For the UFC Heavyweight Championship
  6. ^ For the UFC Women's Flyweight Championship
  7. ^ For the UFC Women's Strawweight Championship
  8. ^ For the UFC Welterweight Championship
  9. ^ For the vacant UFC Lightweight Championship
  10. ^ For the UFC Flyweight Championship
  11. ^ For the UFC Middleweight Championship
  12. ^ For the interim UFC Heavyweight Championship
  13. ^ For the UFC Women's Flyweight Championship
  14. ^ For the UFC Featherweight Championship
  15. ^ For the interim UFC Bantamweight Championship
  16. ^ For the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship
  17. ^ For the UFC Women's Strawweight Championship.
  18. ^ For the UFC Welterweight Championship.
  19. ^ For the UFC Women's Bantamweight Championship
  20. ^ For the UFC Lightweight Championship

Events list

Main article: List of UFC events
# Event Date Venue City Country Atten. Ref. Fight of the Night Performance of the Night Bonus Ref.
589 UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Daukaus Dec 18, 2021 UFC Apex Las Vegas, Nevada United States N/A [106] Amanda Lemos vs. Angela Hill Cub Swanson Melissa Gatto $50,000 [107]
588 UFC 269: Oliveira vs. Poirier Dec 11, 2021 T-Mobile Arena Las Vegas, Nevada United States 18,471 [108] Dominick Cruz vs. Pedro Munhoz Charles Oliveira Julianna Peña $50,000 [109]
Kai Kara-France Sean O'Malley
Tai Tuivasa Bruno Silva
587 UFC on ESPN: Font vs. Aldo Dec 4, 2021 UFC Apex Las Vegas, Nevada United States N/A [110] Cheyanne Vlismas vs. Mallory Martin Rafael Fiziev Jamahal Hill $50,000 [111]
Clay Guida Chris Curtis
586 UFC Fight Night: Vieira vs. Tate Nov 20, 2021 UFC Apex Las Vegas, Nevada United States N/A [112] Adrian Yanez vs. Davey Grant Taila Santos — $50,000 [113]
585 UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Rodríguez Nov 13, 2021 UFC Apex Las Vegas, Nevada United States N/A [114] Max Holloway vs. Yair Rodríguez Khaos Williams Andrea Lee $50,000 [115]
584 UFC 268: Usman vs Covington 2 Nov 6, 2021 Madison Square Garden New York City, New York United States 20,715 [116] Justin Gaethje vs. Michael Chandler Marlon Vera Alex Pereira $50,000 [117]
Bobby Green Chris Barnett
583 UFC 267: Błachowicz vs. Teixeira Oct 30, 2021 Etihad Arena Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates 20,715 [118] Petr Yan vs. Cory Sandhagen Glover Teixeira Khamzat Chimaev $50,000 [119]
582 UFC Fight Night: Costa vs. Vettori Oct 23, 2021 UFC Apex Las Vegas, Nevada United States N/A [120] Gregory Rodrigues vs. Jun Yong Park Marvin Vettori Alex Caceres $50,000 [121]
581 UFC Fight Night: Ladd vs. Dumont Oct 16, 2021 UFC Apex Las Vegas, Nevada United States N/A [122] — Jim Miller Nate Landwehr $50,000 [123]
Bruno Silva Danaa Batgerel
580 UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Rodriguez Oct 9, 2021 UFC Apex Las Vegas, Nevada United States N/A [124] Marina Rodriguez vs. Mackenzie Dern Mariya Agapova Lupita Godinez $50,000 [125]
579 UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Walker Oct 2, 2021 UFC Apex Las Vegas, Nevada United States N/A [126] — Casey O'Neill Jamie Mullarkey $50,000 [127]
Douglas Silva de Andrade Alejandro Pérez
578 UFC 266: Volkanovski vs. Ortega Sep 25, 2021 T-Mobile Arena Las Vegas, Nevada United States 19,029 [128] Alexander Volkanovski vs. Brian Ortega Chris Daukaus Merab Dvalishvili $50,000 [129]
577 UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Spann Sep 18, 2021 UFC Apex Las Vegas, Nevada United States N/A [130] — Anthony Smith Arman Tsarukyan $50,000 [131]
Nate Maness Joaquin Buckley
576 UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Till Sep 4, 2021 UFC Apex Las Vegas, Nevada United States N/A [132] Molly McCann vs. Ji Yeon Kim Paddy Pimblett Tom Aspinall $50,000 [133]
575 UFC on ESPN: Barboza vs. Chikadze Aug 28, 2021 UFC Apex Las Vegas, Nevada United States N/A [134] — Giga Chikadze Gerald Meerschaert $50,000 [135]
Abdul Razak Alhassan Pat Sabatini
574 UFC on ESPN: Cannonier vs. Gastelum Aug 21, 2021 UFC Apex Las Vegas, Nevada United States N/A [136] — William Knight Alexandre Pantoja $50,000 [137]
Ignacio Bahamondes Josiane Nunes
573 UFC 265: Lewis vs. Gane Aug 7, 2021 Toyota Center Houston, Texas United States 16,604 [138] Rafael Fiziev vs. Bobby Green Ciryl Gane Vicente Luque $50,000 [139]
Jessica Penne Miles Johns
572 UFC on ESPN: Hall vs. Strickland July 31, 2021 UFC Apex Las Vegas, Nevada United States — Jason Witt vs. Bryan Barberena Cheyanne Vlismas Melsik Baghdasaryan $50,000 [140]
571 UFC on ESPN: Sandhagen vs. Dillashaw July 24, 2021 UFC Apex Las Vegas, Nevada United States 15 [141] Raulian Paiva vs. Kyler Phillips Adrian Yanez Darren Elkins $50,000 [142]
570 UFC on ESPN: Makhachev vs. Moisés July 17, 2021 UFC Apex Las Vegas, Nevada United States 0 [143] Billy Quarantillo vs. Gabriel Benítez Rodrigo Nascimento Rodolfo Vieira $50,000 [144]
Mateusz Gamrot Miesha Tate
569 UFC 264: Poirier vs. McGregor 3 July 10, 2021 T-Mobile Arena Las Vegas, Nevada United States 20,062 [145] Sean O'Malley vs. Kris Moutinho Tai Tuivasa Dricus du Plessis $75,000 [146]
568 UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Volkov June 26, 2021 UFC Apex Las Vegas, Nevada United States 0 [147] Raoni Barcelos vs. Timur Valiev Marcin Prachnio Kennedy Nzechukwu $50,000 [148]
567 UFC on ESPN: The Korean Zombie vs. Ige June 19, 2021 UFC Apex Las Vegas, Nevada United States 0 [149] Marlon Vera vs. Davey Grant Matt Brown Seung Woo Choi $50,000 [150]
566 UFC 263: Adesanya vs. Vettori 2 June 12, 2021 Gila River Arena Glendale, Arizona United States 17,208 [151] Brad Riddell vs. Drew Dober Brandon Moreno Paul Craig $50,000 [152]
565 UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Sakai June 5, 2021 UFC Apex Las Vegas, Nevada United States 0 [153] Santiago Ponzinibbio vs. Miguel Baeza Jairzinho Rozenstruik Marcin Tybura $50,000 [154]
564 UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Garbrandt May 22, 2021 UFC Apex Las Vegas, Nevada United States 0 [155] Justin Tafa vs. Jared Vanderaa Carla Esparza Bruno Gustavo da Silva $50,000 [156]
563 UFC 262: Oliveira vs. Chandler May 15, 2021 Toyota Center Houston, Texas United States 16,005 [157] Edson Barboza vs. Shane Burgos Charles Oliveira Christos Giagos $75,000 [158]
562 UFC on ESPN: Rodriguez vs. Waterson May 8, 2021 UFC Apex Las Vegas, Nevada United States 0 [159] Gregor Gillespie vs. Carlos Diego Ferreira Alex Morono Carlston Harris $50,000 (Ferreira missed weight; thus he was ineligible to receive the $50,000 bonus and his bonus went to Gillespie instead.) [160]
561 UFC on ESPN: Reyes vs. Procházka May 1, 2021 UFC Apex Las Vegas, Nevada United States 0 [161] Jiří Procházka vs. Dominick Reyes Jiří Procházka Giga Chikadze $50,000 [162]
560 UFC 261: Usman vs. Masvidal 2 Apr 24, 2021 VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena Jacksonville, Florida United States 15,269 [163] Jeff Molina vs. Aori Qileng Kamaru Usman Rose Namajunas $50,000 [164]
559 UFC on ESPN: Whittaker vs. Gastelum Apr 17, 2021 UFC Apex Las Vegas, Nevada United States 0 [165] Robert Whittaker vs. Kelvin Gastelum Gerald Meerschaert Tony Gravely $50,000 [166]
558 UFC on ABC: Vettori vs. Holland Apr 10, 2021 UFC Apex Las Vegas, Nevada United States 0 [167] Julian Marquez vs. Sam Alvey Mackenzie Dern Mateusz Gamrot $50,000 [168]
557 UFC 260: Miocic vs. Ngannou 2 Mar 27, 2021 UFC Apex Las Vegas, Nevada United States 0 [169] Tyron Woodley vs. Vicente Luque Francis Ngannou Sean O'Malley $50,000 [170]
556 UFC on ESPN: Brunson vs. Holland Mar 20, 2021 UFC Apex Las Vegas, Nevada United States 0 [171] — Max Griffin Grant Dawson $50,000 [172]
Bruno Gustavo da Silva Adrian Yanez
555 UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Muhammad Mar 13, 2021 UFC Apex Las Vegas, Nevada United States 0 [173] — Dan Ige Ryan Spann $50,000 [174]
Davey Grant Matthew Semelsberger
554 UFC 259: Błachowicz vs. Adesanya Mar 6, 2021 UFC Apex Las Vegas, Nevada United States 0 [175] Kennedy Nzechukwu vs. Carlos Ulberg Uroš Medić Kai Kara-France $50,000 [176]
553 UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Gane Feb 27, 2021 UFC Apex Las Vegas, Nevada United States 0 [177] Pedro Munhoz vs. Jimmie Rivera Ronnie Lawrence N/A $50,000 .[178]
552 UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Lewis Feb 20, 2021 UFC Apex Las Vegas, Nevada United States 0 [179] — Derrick Lewis Chris Daukaus $50,000 [180]
Tom Aspinall Aiemann Zahabi
551 UFC 258: Usman vs. Burns Feb 13, 2021 UFC Apex Las Vegas, Nevada United States 0 [181] — Kamaru Usman Julian Marquez $50,000 [182]
Polyana Viana Anthony Hernandez
550 UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Volkov Feb 6, 2021 UFC Apex Las Vegas, Nevada United States 0 [183] Beneil Dariush vs. Carlos Diego Ferreira Alexander Volkov Cory Sandhagen $50,000 [184]
549 UFC 257: Poirier vs. McGregor 2 Jan 24, 2021 Etihad Arena Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates 2,600 [185] — Dustin Poirier Michael Chandler $50,000 [186]
Makhmud Muradov Marina Rodriguez
548 UFC on ESPN: Chiesa vs. Magny Jan 20, 2021 Etihad Arena Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates 2,000 [187] Mike Davis vs. Mason Jones Umar Nurmagomedov Warlley Alves $50,000 [188]
547 UFC on ABC: Holloway vs. Kattar Jan 16, 2021 Etihad Arena Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates 2,000 [189] Max Holloway vs. Calvin Kattar Alessio Di Chirico Li Jingliang $50,000 [190]

See also

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