List of current UFC fighters
The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is a mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion, founded in 1993 by Art Davie and Rorion Gracie. The organization was purchased from its parent company SEG in 2001 by Zuffa LLC, a promotional company owned by Las Vegas casino magnates, Lorenzo and Frank Fertitta and managed by Dana White (current president of operations).[1] Since its inception, and through its current Zuffa management, the UFC has remained one of the more dominant MMA promotions in the world, playing host to a wide field of MMA fighters.[2]
This list provides an up to date roster of all fighters currently competing under the UFC promotional banner.[note 1][note 2] Fighters are organized by weight class and within their weight class by their number of appearances inside the UFC. Fighters with the same number of fights are listed in order of their number of wins. Fighters with the same UFC record are listed alphabetically.[note 3]
World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC) was purchased by Zuffa in 2006[3] and officially merged under the UFC brand on January 1, 2011.[4] All former WEC fighters have had their WEC record listed in place of their UFC record, starting with WEC 25 (the first WEC event under Zuffa). These records have been, and will be, continued as former WEC fighters move on in the UFC.[note 4]
Strikeforce was purchased by Zuffa in 2011[5] and officially merged under the UFC brand on January 12, 2013.[6] All former Strikeforce fighters have had their Strikeforce record listed in place of their UFC record, starting with Strikeforce Challengers: Wilcox vs. Damm (the first Strikeforce event under Zuffa). These records have been, and will be, continued as former Strikeforce fighters move on in the UFC.[note 5]
Each fight record has four categories: wins, losses, draws, and no-contests (NC).[7] All fight records in this article are displayed in that order, with fights resulting in a no-contest listed in parentheses.
Recent cuts
These fighters have been released from their UFC contracts, or announced their retirement, over the course of the last month. If their release has not been announced then they have been listed here based upon their removal from the UFC's rosters.[note 6]
ISO | Name | Division | Zuffa record |
---|---|---|---|
RUS | Adlan Amagov** (retired) | Welterweight | 5–1 |
USA | Brian Bowles*[8] | Bantamweight | 7–3 |
USA | Tim Gorman[8] | Bantamweight | 0–2 |
BUL | Stanislav Nedkov[8] | Light Heavyweight | 1–2 (1 NC) |
GBR | Andy Ogle | Featherweight | 1–5 |
MEX | Juan Puig[8] | Featherweight | 0–2 |
MEX | Rudolfo Rubio[8] | Featherweight | 0–1 |
Recent signings
The fighters in this section have either signed with the UFC in the last month, have recently returned from an announced retirement, or have yet to make their UFC return or debut.[note 6]
ISO | Name | Division | MMA record |
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RUS | Shamil Abdurahimov | Heavyweight | 15–2 |
RUS | Alexandra Albu | Women's Strawweight | 5–0 |
POL | Izabela Badurek | Women's Strawweight | 5–2 |
GBR | Tom Breese | Welterweight | 7–0 |
BRA | Alexandre Capitão | Featherweight | 16–5 |
CRO | Mirko Cro Cop | Heavyweight | 30–11–2 (1 NC) |
DEN | Nicolas Dalby | Welterweight | 13–0 |
POL | Bartosz Fabiński | Middleweight | 11–2 |
PER | Carlos Galindo | Featherweight | 10–3–2 |
USA | Scott Holtzman | Lightweight | 7–0 |
USA | Rampage Jackson | Light Heavyweight | 35–11 |
USA | Timothy Johnson | Heavyweight | 8–1 |
RUS | Adam Khaliev | Welterweight | 6–0 |
USA | Leo Kuntz | Lightweight | 17–1–1 |
FRA | Taylor Lapilus | Featherweight | 8–1 |
TWN | Rocky Lee | Featherweight | 3–0 |
RUS | Bekbulat Magomedov | Featherweight | 16–0 |
GEO | Levan Makashvili | Featherweight | 6–1 |
RUS | Islam Makhachev | Lightweight | 11–0 |
ZAF | Garreth McLellan | Middleweight | 12–2 |
UKR | Maryna Moroz | Women's Strawweight | 5–0 |
RUS | Magomed Mustafaev | Welterweight | 11–1 |
USA | Phillipe Nover | Featherweight | 10–5–1 |
BRA | Alex Oliveira | Lightweight | 10–2–1 (1 NC) |
USA | CM Punk | Middleweight | 0–0 |
POL | Łukasz Sajewski | Lightweight | 13–0 |
USA | Jonathan Wilson | Light Heavyweight | 6–0 |
BRA | Elizeu Zaleski | Welterweight | 14–4 |
DOM | Roger Zapata | Welterweight | 4–1 |
Heavyweights (265 lb, 120 kg): 36 fighters
Light Heavyweights (205 lb, 93 kg): 31 fighters
Middleweights (185 lb, 84 kg): 73 fighters
Welterweights (170 lb, 77 kg): 99 fighters
Lightweights (155 lb, 70 kg): 108 fighters
Featherweights (145 lb, 65 kg): 71 fighters
Bantamweights (135 lb, 61 kg): 54 fighters
Women's Bantamweights (135 lb, 61 kg): 28 fighters
ISO | Name | Nickname | Zuffa record |
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USA | Ronda Rousey** (C) | Rowdy | 9–0 |
USA | Miesha Tate** | Cupcake | 5–3 |
CAN | Alexis Davis** | Ally-Gator | 5–2 |
CAN | Sarah Kaufman** | 3–1 (1 NC) | |
BRA | Jéssica Andrade | Bate Estaca | 3–2 |
NED | Germaine de Randamie** | The Iron Lady | 3–2 |
BRA | Amanda Nunes** | The Lioness | 3–2 |
USA | Liz Carmouche** | Girlrilla | 1–4 |
USA | Sara McMann | 2–2 | |
USA | Raquel Pennington | Rocky | 2–2 |
BRA | Bethe Correia | Pitbull | 3–0 |
USA | Cat Zingano | Alpha | 2–1 |
USA | Jessica Eye | Evil | 1–1 (1 NC) |
USA | Jessamyn Duke | The Gun | 1–2 |
USA | Leslie Smith | The Peacemaker | 1–2 |
USA | Marion Reneau | Belizean Bruiser | 2–0 |
USA | Shayna Baszler | The Queen of Spades | 0–2 |
BRA | Larissa Pacheco | 0–2 | |
USA | Elizabeth Phillips | 0–2 | |
RUS | Milana Dudieva | 1–0 | |
USA | Holly Holm | The Preacher's Daughter | 1–0 |
CAN | Valérie Létourneau | Trouble | 1–0 |
CAN | Sarah Moras | Cheesecake | 1–0 |
USA | Julianna Peña | The Venezuelan Vixen | 1–0 |
USA | Ashlee Evans-Smith | 0–1 | |
USA | Lauren Murphy | 0–1 | |
JPN | Rin Nakai | 0–1 | |
CAN | Jessica Rakoczy | Ragin | 0–1 |
Flyweights (125 lb, 56 kg): 41 fighters
Women's Strawweights (115 lb, 52 kg): 22 fighters
ISO | Name | Nickname | Zuffa record |
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POL | Joanna Jędrzejczyk (C) | 3–0 | |
USA | Carla Esparza | Cookie Monster | 1–1 |
BRA | Cláudia Gadelha | Claudinha | 1–1 |
BRA | Juliana Lima | Ju Thai | 1–1 |
SCO | Joanne Calderwood | Badmofo JoJo | 1–0 |
USA | Heather Jo Clark | Hurricane | 1–0 |
IRE | Aisling Daly | Ais the Bash | 1–0 |
USA | Felice Herrig | Lil Bulldog | 1–0 |
USA | Angela Hill | Overkill | 1–0 |
USA | Jessica Penne | 1–0 | |
USA | Tecia Torres | The Tiny Tornado | 1–0 |
USA | Paige VanZant | 12 Gauge | 1–0 |
USA | Nina Ansaroff | The Strina | 0–1 |
USA | Kailin Curran | 0–1 | |
KOR | Seohee Ham | Hamderlei Silva | 0–1 |
FIN | Tina Lähdemäki | Jelly Bean | 0–1 |
USA | Rose Namajunas | Thug | 0–1 |
RUS | Alexandra Albu[27] | Stitch | 0–0 |
POL | Izabela Badurek | 0–0 | |
UKR | Maryna Moroz | The Iron Woman | 0–0 |
AUS | Bec Rawlings | Rowdy | 0–1 |
AUS | Alex Chambers | Astro Girl | 0–1 |
Notes
- ^ Unless otherwise cited, all fighters listed are retrieved from ufc.com.
- ^ All names presented are in accordance with UFC.com profiles and may include common nicknames or alternative spellings rather than birth names.
- ^ Unless otherwise cited, all records are retrieved from sherdog.com.
- ^ All asterisked fighters are listed by a combination of their UFC and WEC records.
- ^ All double asterisked fighters are listed by a combination of their UFC and Strikeforce records.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l The flags listed in these tables are in accordance with official UFC telecasts and may not fully or accurately represent the full citizenship of the peoples listed.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j UFC championship title holders are marked with a (C).
See also
- List of UFC champions
- List of UFC events
- List of current Bellator fighters
- List of current WSOF fighters
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