2022 in UFC
2022 in UFC | ||||
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Information | ||||
First date | January 15, 2022 | |||
Last date | December 17, 2022 | |||
Events | ||||
Total events | 42 | |||
UFC | 13 | |||
TUF Finale events | 1 | |||
Fights | ||||
Total fights | 511 | |||
Title fights | 19 | |||
Chronology | ||||
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The year 2022 was the 30th year in the history of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States.
Despite the relaxation of COVID-19 pandemic restrictions, the promotion's UFC Apex continued hosting events with reduced crowds, with 18 events already held and two additional events scheduled.
Releases and retirements
[edit]These fighters have either been released from their UFC contracts, announced their retirement or joined other promotions:
- Alan Baudot - Released in July - Heavyweight[1]
- Alex da Silva Coelho - Released in June - Lightweight[2]
- Alex Oliveira - Welterweight - Contract not renewed in April[3]
- Aleksei Oleinik - End of contract - Heavyweight[4]
- Alan Patrick - Released in August - Lightweight[5]
- Alessio Di Chirico - Retired in September - Middleweight[6]
- Alexis Davis - Contract not renewed in February - Women's Bantamweight[7]
- Andreas Michailidis - Released in June - Welterweight[2]
- Andre Ewell - Released in February - Featherweight[8]
- Askar Mozharov - Released in June - Light Heavyweight[9]
- Askar Askarov - Asked to be released - Flyweight[10]
- Aspen Ladd - Released in August - Women's Bantamweight[11]
- Austin Hubbard - Released in May - Lightweight[12]
- Ben Rothwell - Released in April - Heavyweight[13]
- Benito Lopez - Released in December - Bantamweight[14]
- Brad Riddell - Retirement in November[15]
- Brandon Jenkins - Released in May - Lightweight[12]
- Bruno Souza - Released in May - Featherweight[12]
- Cameron Else - Released in May - Bantamweight[12]
- Cameron Vancamp - Released in October - Lightweight[16]
- Carlos Felipe - Released in March - Heavyweight[17]
- Chas Skelly - Retired in February - Featherweight[18]
- Charlie Ontiveros - Released in October - Lightweight[16]
- Cláudio Silva - Released in August - Welterweight[19]
- Collin Anglin - Released in February - Featherweight[8]
- Dakota Bush - Released in February - Lightweight[8]
- Dalcha Lungiambula - Released in December - Middleweight[14]
- Darian Weeks - Released in October Welterweight[16]
- Danilo Marques - Released - Light Heavyweight[7]
- Danny Chavez - Released in August - Featherweight[5]
- Davi Ramos - Request to be released granted - Lightweight[20]
- David Zawada - Released in February - Welterweight[21]
- Dean Barry - Released in May - Welterweight[22]
- Deron Winn - Released in December- Middleweight[23]
- Devonte Smith - Released in May - Lightweight[12]
- Dhiego Lima - Retired in February - Welterweight[24]
- Domingo Pilarte - Released in February - Bantamweight[8]
- Donald Cerrone - Retired in July - Welterweight[25]
- Dwight Grant - Released in July - Welterweight[1]
- Eddie Wineland - Retired in June - Bantamweight[26]
- Fabio Cherant - Released in March - Light Heavyweight[27]
- Felice Herrig - Retired in June - Women's Strawweight[28]
- Felipe Colares - Released in June - Bantamweight[29]
- Francisco Figueiredo Released in August - Flyweight[30]
- Frank Camacho - Released in June - Lightweight[2]
- Frankie Edgar - Retirement in November - Bantamweight[31]
- Gaetano Pirrello - Released in February - Bantamweight[8]
- Gina Mazany - Released in May - Women's Flyweight[32]
- Gloria de Paula - Released in June - Women's Strawweight[33]
- Greg Hardy - Released in March - Heavyweight[34]
- Gregor Gillespie - Released in May - Lightweight[35]
- Gustavo Lopez - Released in February - Bantamweight[8]
- Hannah Cifers - Released in June - Women's Strawweight[36]
- Harry Hunsucker - Released in August - Light Heavyweight[19]
- Hu Yaozong - Released in February - Middleweight[8]
- Hunter Azure - Released in March - Bantamweight[27]
- Ike Villanueva - Released in May - Light Heavyweight[37]
- Jared Gooden - Released in January - Welterweight[38]
- Jared Vanderaa - Released in December - Heavyweight[39]
- Jason Witt - Retired in November - Welterweight.[40]
- Jennifer Gonzalez - Released in February - Women's Flyweight[41]
- Jeremy Stephens - Contract not renewed in January - Lightweight[42]
- Jesse Strader - Released in May - Bantamweight[12]
- Jesse Ronson - Released in October - Lightweight[16]
- Jessica Eye - Retired in July - Women's Flyweight[43]
- Joanna Jędrzejczyk - Retired in June - Women's Strawweight[44]
- Joanne Wood - Released in July - Women's Flyweight[45]
- Jordan Williams - Released in February - Welterweight[8]
- Karl Roberson - Released in July - Light Heavyweight[1]
- Kay Hansen - Released in April - Women's Strawweight[46]
- Kazula Vargas - Released in May - Lightweight[12]
- Kevin Croom - Released in May - Bantamweight[12]
- Khalid Taha - Released in August - Bantamweight[47]
- Kris Moutinho - Released in May - Bantamweight[12]
- Krzysztof Jotko - Asked to be released - Middleweight[10]
- Louis Cosce - Released in October - Welterweight[16]
- Louis Smolka - Released in June - Bantamweight[2]
- Luigi Vendramini - Released in May - Lightweight[12]
- Luke Rockhold - Retired in August - Middleweight[48]
- Magomed Mustafaev - Released in October - Lightweight[16]
- Maki Pitolo - Released in January - Middleweight[38]
- Mallory Martin - Contract not renewed in February - Women's Strawweight[49]
- Mark Striegl - Released in May - Featherweight[12]
- Marlon Moraes - Retired in April - Bantamweight[50]
- Mason Jones - Released in August - Lightweight[51]
- Matt Sayles - Released in January - Lightweight[38]
- Micheal Gillmore - Released in May - Welterweight[12]
- Mike Grundy - Released in May - Featherweight[12]
- Mickey Gall - Released in August - Welterweight[51]
- Miranda Granger - Released in August - Women's Strawweight[52]
- Misha Cirkunov - Released in October - Light Heavyweight[16]
- Nate Diaz - Finished UFC contract in September- Welterweight[53]
- Nick Maximov - Released in October - Middleweight[16]
- Niklas Stolze - Released in June - Lightweight[29]
- Nina Nunes - Retired in August - Women's Flyweight[54]
- Poliana Botelho - Released in June - Women's Flyweight[55]
- Ramazan Emeev - Released in August - Welterweight[5]
- Randy Costa - Released in October - Bantamweight[56]
- Rogério Bontorin - Released in June - Flyweight[33]
- Rong Zhu - Released in May - Lightweight[12]
- Roxanne Modafferi - Retired in February - Women's Flyweight[57]
- Sabina Mazo - Released - Women's Flyweight[58]
- Shanna Young - Released in November - Women's Bantamweight[59]
- Sam Alvey - Released in August - Middleweight[60]
- Sara McMann - Released in September - Women's Bantamweight[61]
- Sasha Palatnikov - Released in February - Welterweight[8]
- Sean Soriano - Released in February - Featherweight[8]
- Sergey Khandozhko - Retired in October - Welterweight[62]
- Shamil Gamzatov - Released in August Light heavyweight[63]
- Shane Burgos - Signed with Professional Fighters League in August - Featherweight[64]
- Silvana Gómez Juárez - Released in November - Women's Strawweight[65]
- Timur Valiev - Did Not Re-Sign in June - Bantamweight[33]
- T.J. Laramie - Released in June - Featherweight[29]
- Tom Breese - Signed with Levels Fight League in January - Middleweight[66]
- Thiago Santos - Signed with Professional Fighters League in September - Light Heavyweight[67]
- Tristan Connelly - Released in June - Lightweight[29]
- Tony Kelley - Released in July - Bantamweight[68]
- Uriah Hall - Retired in August - Middleweight[69]
- Wu Yanan - Released in August - Women's Bantamweight[19]
- Youssef Zalal Released in August - Bantamweight[30]
- Zabit Magomedsharipov - Retired in June - Featherweight[70]
- Zarrukh Adashev - Released in June - Flyweight[36]
- Zviad Lazishvili - Released in March - Bantamweight[71]
Debut UFC fighters
[edit]The following fighters fought their first UFC fight in 2022:
- Abus Magomedov - UFC Fight Night 209[72]
- AJ Dobson - UFC 271[73]
- A.J. Fletcher - UFC Fight Night 203[74]
- Alessandro Costa - UFC Fight Night 216[75]
- Aliaskhab Khizriev - UFC on ESPN 33[76]
- André Fialho - UFC 270[77]
- Ange Loosa - UFC on ESPN 34[78]
- Armen Petrosyan - UFC Fight Night 202[79]
- Askar Mozharov - UFC Fight Night 207[80]
- Azamat Murzakanov - UFC Fight Night 203[81]
- Brogan Walker - UFC on ESPN 40[82]
- Caio Borralho - UFC on ESPN 34[83]
- Cameron Saaiman - UFC 282[84]
- Cameron VanCamp - UFC 274[85]
- Carlos Candelario - UFC on ESPN 36[86]
- Carlos Mota - UFC Fight Night 213[87]
- Carlos Hernandez - UFC Fight Night 202[88]
- Chad Anheliger - UFC Fight Night 201[89]
- Charles Johnson - UFC Fight Night 208[90]
- Chidi Njokuani - UFC Fight Night 200[91]
- Christian Rodriguez - UFC Fight Night 201[92]
- C.J. Vergara - UFC 274[93]
- Daniel Argueta - UFC Fight Night 207[94]
- Daniel Santos - UFC 273[95]
- Dean Barry - UFC Fight Night 205[96]
- Denis Tiuliulin - UFC on ESPN 33[76]
- Denise Gomes - UFC Fight Night 210[97]
- Denys Bondar - UFC Fight Night 200[98]
- Emily Ducote - UFC on ABC 3[99]
- Erik Silva - UFC 282[100]
- Evan Elder - UFC Fight Night 205[101]
- Fernie Garcia - UFC 274[102]
- Francis Marshall - UFC on ESPN 42[103]
- Gadzhi Omargadzhiev - UFC on ESPN 34[83]
- Genaro Valdéz - UFC 270[104]
- Hayisaer Maheshate - UFC 275[105]
- Ihor Potieria - UFC 277[106]
- Jack Della Maddalena - UFC 270[107]
- Jailton Almeida - UFC Fight Night 200[108]
- Jake Hadley - UFC on ESPN 36[109]
- Jasmine Jasudavicius - UFC 270[110]
- Javid Basharat - UFC Fight Night 203[111]
- Jay Perrin - UFC Fight Night 201[112]
- Joanderson Brito - UFC on ESPN 32[113]
- Joe Pyfer - UFC Fight Night 210[114]
- Josh Fremd - UFC 273[115]
- Joshua Weems - UFC Fight Night 213[116]
- Joseph Holmes - UFC on ESPN 32[117]
- Juliana Miller - UFC on ESPN 40[82]
- Karine Silva - UFC Fight Night 207[118]
- Kleydson Rodrigues - UFC 274[93]
- Manuel Torres - UFC on ESPN 36[119]
- Maria Oliveira - UFC on ESPN 37[120]
- Martin Buday - UFC on ESPN 34[121]
- Michael Morales - UFC 270[122]
- Mike Malott - UFC 273[123]
- Mike Mathetha - UFC 271[124]
- Mohammed Usman - UFC on ESPN 40[125]
- Muhammad Mokaev - UFC Fight Night 204[126]
- Natália Silva - UFC on ESPN 37[127]
- Nikolas Motta - UFC Fight Night 201[128]
- Pete Rodriguez - UFC 270[107]
- Piera Rodríguez - UFC 273[129]
- Ramona Pascual - UFC Fight Night 202[130]
- Raul Rosas Jr. - UFC 282[131]
- Rinat Fakhretdinov - UFC on ESPN 36[132]
- Saimon Oliveira - UFC 270[133]
- Steven Koslow - UFC 282[84]
- Tamires Vidal - UFC Fight Night 214[134]
- Tatsuro Taira - UFC on ESPN 36[86]
- Tresean Gore - UFC Fight Night 200[135]
- Tereza Bledá - UFC Fight Night 21[136]
- Trey Ogden - UFC on ESPN 34[137]
- Tresean Gore - UFC on ESPN 39[138]
- Viacheslav Borshchev - UFC on ESPN 32[139]
- Victor Altamirano - UFC Fight Night 202[88]
- Victor Henry - UFC 270[140]
- Lucas Alexander - UFC Fight Night 212[141]
Suspended fighters
[edit]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 |
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Jesse Ronson | The Body Snatcher | Welterweight | Jul 22, 2020 | 20 months | Metandienone | USADA | Mar 22, 2022 | [142] | |
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Jorge Gonzalez | George St. | Light Heavyweight | Aug 5, 2020 | 2 years | Stanozolol metabolites, drostanolone metabolite and tamoxifen metabolite. | USADA | Aug 5, 2022 | [143] | |
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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 | [144] | |
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Liliya Shakirova | Women's Flyweight | Dec 5, 2020 | 2 years | Meldonium | USADA | Dec 5, 2022 | [145] | ||
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Geraldo de Freitas | Spartan | Bantamweight | Jan 11, 2021 | 2 years | Exogenous administration of testosterone and/or its precursors | USADA | Jan 11, 2023 | [146] | |
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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 | [147] | 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. |
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Daniel Pineda | The Pit | Featherweight | June 26, 2021 | 9 months | Amphetamine | NSAC | Mar 26, 2022 | [148] | |
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Ryan Benoit | Baby Face | Flyweight | July 31, 2021 | 9 months | Modafinil | NSAC | April 1, 2022 | [149] | |
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Kevin Lee | The Motown Phenom | Welterweight | Aug 28, 2021 | 6 months | Adderall | NSAC | Feb 28, 2022 | [150] | $19,526 Fine |
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Josh Quinlan | The Maverick | Welterweight | Sep 7, 2021 | 9 months | Drostanolone | NSAC | June 7, 2022 | [151] | |
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Łukasz Brzeski | The Bull | Heavyweight | Sep 14, 2021 | 9 months | Clomiphene | NSAC | June 14, 2022 | [152] | $750 Fine |
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Carlos Felipe | Boi | Heavyweight | Oct 16, 2021 | 18 months | Boldenone and its metabolites | NSAC | Apr 16, 2023 | [153] | $4,200 fine and $489 in prosecution fees |
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Zviad Lazishvili | Bantamweight | Oct 23, 2021 | 9 months | Clomiphene | NSAC | July 24, 2022 | [154] | $1,800 fine and $326 in prosecution fees | |
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Miles Johns | Chapo | Bantamweight | Feb 5, 2022 | 6 months | Adderall | USADA | Aug 5, 2022 | [155] | $3,450 fine |
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Ashlee Evans-Smith | Rebel Girl | Women's Bantamweight | Jan 3, 2022 | 14 months | dehydroepiandrosterone | USADA | March 3, 2023 | [156] | |
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Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos | Capoeira | Welterweight | March 14, 2022 | 1 year | Ostarine | USADA | March 14, 2023 | [157] | |
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Bobby Green | King | Lightweight | May 16, 2022 | 6 months | Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) | USADA | November 16, 2022 | [158] | |
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Jeff Molina | El Jefe | Flyweight | Nov 5, 2022 | 1 year | linked to the investigation that began as a result of suspicious betting activity ahead of the Nov. 5 UFC fight between Darrick Minner | NSAC | N/A | [159] |
The Ultimate Fighter
[edit]The following The Ultimate Fighter seasons are scheduled for broadcast in 2022:
Season | Division | Winner | Runner-up | Ref |
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The Ultimate Fighter 30[160] | Heavyweight | Mohammed Usman | Zac Pauga | [161] |
Women's Flyweight | Juliana Miller | Brogan Walker-Sanchez | [162] |
Title fights
[edit]Title fights in 2022 | ||||||||
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Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Event | Notes | |||
Flyweight | Deiveson Figueiredo | def. | Brandon Moreno (c) | Decision (unanimous) (48–47, 48–47, 48–47) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 270 | [a] |
Heavyweight | Francis Ngannou (c) | def. | Ciryl Gane (ic) | Decision (unanimous) (48–47, 48–47, 49–46) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 270 | [b] |
Middleweight | Israel Adesanya (c) | def. | Robert Whittaker | Decision (unanimous) (48–47, 48–47, 49–46) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 271 | [c] |
Bantamweight | Aljamain Sterling (c) | def. | Petr Yan (ic) | Decision (split) (48–47, 47–48, 48–47) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 273 | [d] |
Featherweight | Alexander Volkanovski (c) | def. | Chan Sung Jung | TKO (punches) | 4 | 0:45 | UFC 273 | [e] |
Women's Strawweight | Carla Esparza | def. | Rose Namajunas (c) | Decision (split) (47–48, 49–46, 48–47) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 274 | [f] |
Lightweight | Charles Oliveira | def. | Justin Gaethje | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 3:22 | UFC 274 | [g] |
Women's Flyweight | Valentina Shevchenko (c) | def. | Taila Santos | Decision (split) (48–47, 47–48, 49–46) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 275 | [h] |
Light Heavyweight | Jiří Procházka | def. | Glover Teixeira (c) | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 5 | 4:32 | UFC 275 | [i] |
Featherweight | Alexander Volkanovski (c) | def. | Max Holloway | Decision (unanimous) (50–45, 50–45, 50–45) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 276 | [j] |
Middleweight | Israel Adesanya (c) | def. | Jared Cannonier | Decision (unanimous) (49–46, 49–46, 50–45) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 276 | [k] |
Flyweight | Brandon Moreno | def. | Kai Kara-France | TKO (body kick and punches) | 3 | 4:34 | UFC 277 | [l] |
Women's Bantamweight | Amanda Nunes | def. | Julianna Peña (c) | Decision (unanimous) (50–45, 50–44, 50–43) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 277 | [m] |
Welterweight | Leon Edwards | def. | Kamaru Usman (c) | KO (head kick) | 5 | 4:04 | UFC 278 | [n] |
Bantamweight | Aljamain Sterling (c) | def. | T.J. Dillashaw | TKO (punches) | 2 | 3:44 | UFC 280 | [o] |
Lightweight | Islam Makhachev | def. | Charles Oliveira | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | 2 | 3:16 | UFC 280 | [p] |
Women's Strawweight | Zhang Weili | def. | Carla Esparza (c) | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 2 | 1:05 | UFC 281 | [q] |
Middleweight | Alex Pereira | def. | Israel Adesanya (c) | TKO (punches) | 5 | 2:01 | UFC 281 | [r] |
Light Heavyweight | Jan Błachowicz | vs. | Magomed Ankalaev | Draw (split) (48–47, 46–48, 47–47) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 282 | [s] |
- ^ For the UFC Flyweight Championship.
- ^ For the UFC Heavyweight Championship.
- ^ For the UFC Middleweight Championship.
- ^ For the UFC Bantamweight Championship.
- ^ For the UFC Featherweight Championship.
- ^ For the UFC Women's Strawweight Championship.
- ^ For the vacant UFC Lightweight Championship. (Oliveira missed weight, only Gaethje was eligible).
- ^ For the UFC Women's Flyweight Championship.
- ^ For the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship.
- ^ For the UFC Featherweight Championship.
- ^ For the UFC Middleweight Championship.
- ^ For the interim UFC Flyweight Championship.
- ^ For the UFC Women's Bantamweight Championship.
- ^ For the UFC Welterweight Championship.
- ^ For the UFC Bantamweight Championship.
- ^ For the vacant UFC Lightweight Championship.
- ^ For the UFC Women's Strawweight Championship.
- ^ For the UFC Middleweight Championship.
- ^ For the vacant UFC Light Heavyweight Championship.
Events list
[edit]- ^ 1. Julian Erosa received Steven Peterson's Fight of the Night bonus due to Peterson missing weight.[241]
- ^ 2. Marlon Vera received Rob Font's Fight of the Night bonus due to Font missing weight.[219]
See also
[edit]- List of UFC champions
- List of UFC events
- List of current UFC fighters
- 2022 in Bellator MMA
- 2022 in ONE Championship
- 2022 in Absolute Championship Akhmat
- 2022 in Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki
- 2022 in Rizin Fighting Federation
- 2022 in AMC Fight Nights
- 2022 in Brave Combat Federation
- 2022 in Road FC
- 2022 in Professional Fighters League
- 2022 in Eagle Fighting Championship
- 2022 in Legacy Fighting Alliance
- 2022 in combat sports
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