2022 in UFC
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Information
First dateJanuary 15, 2022 (2022-01-15)
Last dateDecember 17, 2022 (2022-12-17)
Events
Total events42
UFC13
TUF Finale events1
Fights
Total fights511
Title fights19
Chronology
2021 in UFC 2022 in UFC 2023 in UFC

The year 2022 was the 29th 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

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 2022:



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
Jesse Ronson The Body Snatcher Welterweight Jul 22, 2020 20 months Metandienone USADA Mar 22, 2022 [141]
Jorge Gonzalez George St. Light Heavyweight Aug 5, 2020 2 years Stanozolol metabolites, drostanolone metabolite and tamoxifen metabolite. USADA Aug 5, 2022 [142]
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 [143]
Liliya Shakirova Women's Flyweight Dec 5, 2020 2 years Meldonium USADA Dec 5, 2022 [144]
Geraldo de Freitas Spartan Bantamweight Jan 11, 2021 2 years Exogenous administration of testosterone and/or its precursors USADA Jan 11, 2023 [145]
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 [146] 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.
Daniel Pineda The Pit Featherweight June 26, 2021 9 months Amphetamine NSAC Mar 26, 2022 [147]
Ryan Benoit Baby Face Flyweight July 31, 2021 9 months Modafinil NSAC April 1, 2022 [148]
Kevin Lee The Motown Phenom Welterweight Aug 28, 2021 6 months Adderall NSAC Feb 28, 2022 [149] $19,526 Fine
Josh Quinlan The Maverick Welterweight Sep 7, 2021 9 months Drostanolone NSAC June 7, 2022 [150]
Łukasz Brzeski The Bull Heavyweight Sep 14, 2021 9 months Clomiphene NSAC June 14, 2022 [151] $750 Fine
Carlos Felipe Boi Heavyweight Oct 16, 2021 18 months Boldenone and its metabolites NSAC Apr 16, 2023 [152] $4,200 fine and $489 in prosecution fees
Zviad Lazishvili Bantamweight Oct 23, 2021 9 months Clomiphene NSAC July 24, 2022 [153] $1,800 fine and $326 in prosecution fees
Miles Johns Chapo Bantamweight Feb 5, 2022 6 months Adderall USADA Aug 5, 2022 [154] $3,450 fine
Ashlee Evans-Smith Rebel Girl Women's Bantamweight Jan 3, 2022 14 months dehydroepiandrosterone USADA March 3, 2023 [155]
Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos Capoeira Welterweight March 14, 2022 1 year Ostarine USADA March 14, 2023 [156]
Bobby Green King Lightweight May 16, 2022 6 months Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) USADA November 16, 2022 [157]
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 [158]

The Ultimate Fighter

The following The Ultimate Fighter seasons are scheduled for broadcast in 2022:

Season Division Winner Runner-up Ref
The Ultimate Fighter 30[159] Heavyweight Mohammed Usman Zac Pauga [160]
Women's Flyweight Juliana Miller Brogan Walker-Sanchez [161]

Title fights

Title fights in 2022
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]
  1. ^ For the UFC Flyweight Championship.
  2. ^ For the UFC Heavyweight Championship.
  3. ^ For the UFC Middleweight Championship.
  4. ^ For the UFC Bantamweight Championship.
  5. ^ For the UFC Featherweight Championship.
  6. ^ For the UFC Women's Strawweight Championship.
  7. ^ For the vacant UFC Lightweight Championship. (Oliveira missed weight, only Gaethje was eligible).
  8. ^ For the UFC Women's Flyweight Championship.
  9. ^ For the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship.
  10. ^ For the UFC Featherweight Championship.
  11. ^ For the UFC Middleweight Championship.
  12. ^ For the interim UFC Flyweight Championship.
  13. ^ For the UFC Women's Bantamweight Championship.
  14. ^ For the UFC Welterweight Championship.
  15. ^ For the UFC Bantamweight Championship.
  16. ^ For the vacant UFC Lightweight Championship.
  17. ^ For the UFC Women's Strawweight Championship.
  18. ^ For the UFC Middleweight Championship.
  19. ^ For the vacant UFC Light Heavyweight 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.
631 UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Strickland Dec 17, 2022 UFC Apex Las Vegas, Nevada United States — [162] Drew Dober vs. Bobby Green Alex Caceres Michał Oleksiejczuk $50,000 [163]
630 UFC 282: Błachowicz vs. Ankalaev Dec 10, 2022 T-Mobile Arena Las Vegas, Nevada United States 18,455 [164] Darren Till vs. Dricus du Plessis Santiago Ponzinibbio Ilia Topuria $50,000 [165]
Raul Rosas Jr. Jairzinho Rozenstruik
Edmen Shahbazyan Chris Curtis
Billy Quarantillo T.J. Brown
Cameron Saaiman —
629 UFC on ESPN: Thompson vs. Holland Dec 3, 2022 Amway Center Orlando, Florida United States 17,065 [166] Stephen Thompson vs. Kevin Holland Sergei Pavlovich Roman Dolidze $50,000 [167]
628 UFC Fight Night: Nzechukwu vs. Cuțelaba Nov 19, 2022 UFC Apex Las Vegas, Nevada United States — [168] — Kennedy Nzechukwu Muslim Salikhov $50,000 [169]
Jack Della Maddalena Natália Silva
627 UFC 281: Adesanya vs. Pereira Nov 12, 2022 Madison Square Garden New York City, New York United States 20,845 [170] Dustin Poirier vs. Michael Chandler Alex Pereira Zhang Weili $50,000 [171]
626 UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Lemos Nov 5, 2022 UFC Apex Las Vegas, Nevada United States — [172] — Neil Magny Mario Bautista $50,000 [173]
Polyana Viana Tamires Vidal
625 UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Allen Oct 29, 2022 UFC Apex Las Vegas, Nevada United States — [174] — Tresean Gore Roman Dolidze $50,000 [175]
Steve Garcia Christian Rodriguez
624 UFC 280: Oliveira vs. Makhachev Oct 22, 2022 Etihad Arena Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates 13,400 [176] Petr Yan vs. Sean O'Malley Islam Makhachev Belal Muhammad $50,000 [177]
623 UFC Fight Night: Grasso vs. Araújo Oct 15, 2022 UFC Apex Las Vegas, Nevada United States — [178] Duško Todorović vs. Jordan Wright Jonathan Martinez Tatsuro Taira $50,000 [179]
622 UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Yan Oct 1, 2022 UFC Apex Las Vegas, Nevada United States — [180] John Castañeda vs. Daniel Santos Joaquim Silva Brendan Allen $50,000 [181]
Chelsea Chandler Guido Cannetti
621 UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Song Sep 17, 2022 UFC Apex Las Vegas, Nevada United States — [182] Gregory Rodrigues vs. Chidi Njokuani Damon Jackson Joseph Pyfer $50,000 [183]
620 UFC 279: Diaz vs. Ferguson Sep 10, 2022 T-Mobile Arena Las Vegas, Nevada United States 19,125 [184] — Nate Diaz Irene Aldana $50,000 [185]
Johnny Walker Jailton Almeida
619 UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Tuivasa Sep 3, 2022 Accor Arena Paris France 15,405 [186] Ciryl Gane vs. Tai Tuivasa Abus Magomedov Benoît Saint-Denis $50,000 [187]
618 UFC 278: Usman vs. Edwards 2 Aug 20, 2022 Vivint Arena Salt Lake City, Utah United States 18,321 [188] Paulo Costa vs. Luke Rockhold Leon Edwards Victor Altamirano $50,000 [189]
617 UFC on ESPN: Vera vs Cruz Aug 13, 2022 Pechanga Arena San Diego, California United States 12,804 [190] Nate Landwehr vs. David Onama Marlon Vera Tyson Nam $50,000 [191]
616 UFC on ESPN: Santos vs. Hill Aug 6, 2022 UFC Apex Las Vegas, Nevada United States — [192] Thiago Santos vs. Jamahal Hill Geoff Neal Mohammed Usman $50,000 [193]
Bryan Battle —
615 UFC 277: Peña vs. Nunes 2 Jul 30, 2022 American Airlines Center Dallas, Texas United States 19,442 [194] Brandon Moreno vs. Kai Kara-France Alexandre Pantoja Drew Dober $50,000 [195]
614 UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Aspinall Jul 23, 2022 The O2 Arena London England 17,813 [196] — Paddy Pimblett Nikita Krylov $50,000 [197]
Molly McCann Jonathan Pearce
613 UFC on ABC: Ortega vs. Rodríguez Jul 16, 2022 UBS Arena Elmont, New York United States 16,979 [198] Matt Schnell vs. Su Mudaerji Li Jingliang Dustin Jacoby $50,000 [199]
Ricky Simón Amanda Lemos
Bill Algeo Punahele Soriano
612 UFC on ESPN: dos Anjos vs. Fiziev Jul 9, 2022 UFC Apex Las Vegas, Nevada United States — [200] Michael Johnson vs. Jamie Mullarkey Rafael Fiziev Chase Sherman $50,000 [201]
611 UFC 276: Adesanya vs. Cannonier July 2, 2022 T-Mobile Arena Las Vegas, Nevada United States 19,649 [202] Robbie Lawler vs. Bryan Barberena Alex Pereira Jalin Turner $50,000 [203]
Julija Stoliarenko —
610 UFC on ESPN: Tsarukyan vs. Gamrot Jun 25, 2022 UFC Apex Las Vegas, Nevada United States — [204] Arman Tsarukyan vs. Mateusz Gamrot Shavkat Rakhmonov Josh Parisian $50,000 [205]
Thiago Moisés —
609 UFC on ESPN: Kattar vs. Emmett Jun 18, 2022 Moody Center Austin, Texas United States 13,689 [206] Calvin Kattar vs. Josh Emmett Kevin Holland Joaquin Buckley $50,000 [207]
Gregory Rodrigues Adrian Yanez
Jeremiah Wells Ricardo Romos
Cody Stamann Phil Hawes
Roman Dolidze —
608 UFC 275: Teixeira vs. Procházka Jun 12, 2022 Singapore Indoor Stadium Kallang Singapore 10,787 [208] Glover Teixeira vs. Jiří Procházka Zhang Weili Jake Matthews $50,000 [209]
Jack Della Maddalena Hayisaer Maheshate
Silvana Gómez Juárez —
607 UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Rozenstruik Jun 4, 2022 UFC Apex Las Vegas, Nevada United States — [210] Lucas Almeida vs. Michael Trizano Karine Silva Ode' Osbourne $50,000 [211]
606 UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Vieira May 21, 2022 UFC Apex Las Vegas, Nevada United States — [212] Michel Pereira vs. Santiago Ponzinibbio Chidi Njokuani Chase Hooper $50,000 [213]
605 UFC on ESPN: Błachowicz vs. Rakić May 14, 2022 UFC Apex Las Vegas, Nevada United States — [214] Katlyn Chookagian vs. Amanda Ribas Ryan Spann Manuel Torres $50,000 [215]
604 UFC 274: Oliveira vs Gaethje May 7, 2022 Footprint Center Phoenix, Arizona United States 17,232 [216] Brandon Royval vs. Matt Schnell Michael Chandler André Fialho $50,000 [216]
603 UFC on ESPN: Font vs. Vera Apr 30, 2022 UFC Apex Las Vegas, Nevada United States — [217] Marlon Vera vs. Rob Font2 Joanderson Brito Francisco Figueiredo $50,000 [218]
602 UFC Fight Night: Lemos vs. Andrade Apr 23, 2022 UFC Apex Las Vegas, Nevada United States — [219] Sergey Khandozhko vs. Dwight Grant Jéssica Andrade Claudio Puelles $50,000 [220]
601 UFC on ESPN: Luque vs. Muhammad 2 Apr 16, 2022 UFC Apex Las Vegas, Nevada United States — [221] Mayra Bueno Silva vs. Wu Yanan Drakkar Klose André Fialho $50,000 [222]
600 UFC 273: Volkanovski vs. The Korean Zombie Apr 9, 2022 VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena Jacksonville, Florida United States 14,605 [223] Gilbert Burns vs. Khamzat Chimaev Alexander Volkanovski Alexey Oleynik $50,000 [224]
599 UFC on ESPN: Blaydes vs. Daukaus Mar 26, 2022 Nationwide Arena Columbus, Ohio United States 18,630 [225] Bryan Barberena vs. Matt Brown Curtis Blaydes Chris Gutiérrez $50,000 [226]
598 UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Aspinall Mar 19, 2022 The O2 Arena London England 17,081 [227] — Tom Aspinall Arnold Allen $50,000 [228]
Paddy Pimblett Molly McCann
Ilia Topuria Makwan Amirkhani
Sergei Pavlovich Paul Craig
Muhammad Mokaev —
597 UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Ankalaev Mar 12, 2022 UFC Apex Las Vegas, Nevada United States — [229] — Song Yadong Khalil Rountree Jr. $50,000 [230]
Cody Brundage Azamat Murzakanov
596 UFC 272: Covington vs. Masvidal Mar 5, 2022 T-Mobile Arena Las Vegas, Nevada United States 19,425 [231] Colby Covington vs. Jorge Masvidal Kevin Holland Maryna Moroz $50,000 [232]
595 UFC Fight Night: Makhachev vs. Green Feb 26, 2022 UFC Apex Las Vegas, Nevada United States — [233] Priscila Cachoeira vs. Ji Yeon Kim Wellington Turman Arman Tsarukyan $50,000 [234]
594 UFC Fight Night: Walker vs. Hill Feb 19, 2022 UFC Apex Las Vegas, Nevada United States — [235] — Jamahal Hill Kyle Daukaus $50,000 [236]
David Onama Stephanie Egger
593 UFC 271: Adesanya vs. Whittaker 2 Feb 12, 2022 Toyota Center Houston, Texas United States 17,872 [237] Douglas Silva de Andrade vs. Sergey Morozov Tai Tuivasa Jared Cannonier $50,000 [238]
592 UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Strickland Feb 5, 2022 UFC Apex Las Vegas, Nevada United States — [239] Julian Erosa vs. Steven Peterson1 Shavkat Rakhmonov Chidi Njokuani $50,000 [240]
591 UFC 270: Ngannou vs. Gane Jan 22, 2022 Honda Center Anaheim United States 17,387 [241] Deiveson Figueiredo vs. Brandon Moreno Said Nurmagomedov Vanessa Demopoulos $50,000 [242]
590 UFC on ESPN: Kattar vs. Chikadze Jan 15, 2022 UFC Apex Las Vegas, Nevada United States — [243] Calvin Kattar vs. Giga Chikadze Jake Collier Viacheslav Borshchev $50,000 [244]
^ 1. Julian Erosa received Steven Peterson's Fight of the Night bonus due to Peterson missing weight.[240]
^ 2. Marlon Vera received Rob Font's Fight of the Night bonus due to Font missing weight.[218]

See also

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