The year 2015 was the 23rd year in the history of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States.
2015 UFC.com awards
2015 by the numbers
The numbers below records the events, fights, techniques, champions and fighters held or performed for the year of 2015 in UFC.[7]
| Events | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Events | PPV | Continents | Countries | Cities | Fight Night Bonuses |
| 41 | 13 | 5 | 13 | 32 | 163 Total $8,150,000 |
| Longest Event | Shortest Event | Highest Income Live Gate | Lowest Income Live Gate | Highest Attendance | Lowest Attendance |
| The Ultimate Fighter Latin America 2 Finale: Magny vs. Gastelum 2:41:51 | UFC 184 1:19:22 | UFC 194 $10,100,000 | UFC Fight Night: Namajunas vs. VanZant $234,725 | UFC 193 56,214 | UFC Fight Night: Namajunas vs. VanZant 1,643 |
| Title Fights | |||||
| Undisputed Title Fights | Title Changes | Champions Remained in Their Divisions | Number of Champions | Number of Interim Champions | Number of Title Defenses |
| 19 | 4 | 3 FLW – Demetrious Johnson BW – T.J. Dillashaw WW – Robbie Lawler | 11 | 1 | 12 |
| Champions | |||||
| Division | Beginning of The Year | End of The Year | Division | Beginning of The Year | End of The Year |
| Heavyweight | Cain Velasquez | Fabrício Werdum | Bantamweight | T.J. Dillashaw | T.J. Dillashaw |
| Light Heavyweight | Jon Jones | Daniel Cormier | Flyweight | Demetrious Johnson | Demetrious Johnson |
| Middleweight | Chris Weidman | Luke Rockhold | Women's Bantamweight | Ronda Rousey | Holly Holm |
| Welterweight | Robbie Lawler | Robbie Lawler | Women's Strawweight | Carla Esparza | Joanna Jędrzejczyk |
| Lightweight | Anthony Pettis | Rafael dos Anjos | |||
| Featherweight | José Aldo | Conor McGregor | |||
| Fights | |||||
| Most Knockouts at A Single Event | Most submissions at A Single Event | Most Decisions at A Single Event | Total Number of Fights | Total Number of Cage Time | |
| UFC 185 UFC Fight Night: Boetsch vs. Henderson 7 | UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. LaFlare UFC Fight Night: Namajunas vs. VanZant 6 | UFC Fight Night: Mir vs. Duffee The Ultimate Fighter Latin America 2 Finale: Magny vs. Gastelum 9 | 474 | 83:33:40 | |
| Fighters | |||||
| Number of Fighters | UFC Debutants | Releases / Retired | Fighters Suspended | Number of Fighters Missed weight | |
| (At the end of Dec 31, 2015) 946 | 94 | N/A | N/A | 16 | |
| Champion feats[7] | |||||
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Debut UFC fighters
The following fighters fought their first UFC fight in 2015:
| ISO | Fighter | Division |
|---|---|---|
| Abner Lloveras | Lightweight | |
| Aleksandra Albu | Women's Strawweight | |
| Álvaro Herrera | Lightweight | |
| Alex Torres | Lightweight | |
| Alex Oliveira | Welterweight | |
| Andrew Holbrook | Lightweight | |
| Anthony Christodoulou | Lightweight | |
| Anton Zafir | Welterweight | |
| Arnold Allen | Featherweight | |
| Artem Lobov | Featherweight | |
| Bartosz Fabinski | Welterweight | |
| Bentley Syler | Middleweight | |
| Bruno Rodrigues | Lightweight | |
| Cesar Arzamendia | Lightweight | |
| Chris de la Rocha | Heavyweight | |
| Chris Gruetzemacher | Lightweight | |
| Cody Garbrandt | Bantamweight | |
| Cody Pfister | Lightweight | |
| Cortney Casey | Women's Strawweight | |
| Damian Stasiak | Bantamweight | |
| Daniel Jolly | Light Heavyweight | |
| Danny Roberts | Welterweight | |
| Darren Till | Welterweight | |
| Dileno Lopes | Bantamweight | |
| Dominic Waters | Welterweight | |
| Dong Hyun Kim | Welterweight | |
| Dominique Steele | Welterweight | |
| Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos | Welterweight | |
| Enrique Barzola | Featherweight | |
| Erick Montaño | Welterweight | |
| Ericka Almeida | Women's Strawweight | |
| Fernando Bruno | Lightweight | |
| Frankie Perez | Lightweight |
| ISO | Fighter | Division |
|---|---|---|
| Francis Ngannou | Heavyweight | |
| Fredy Serrano | Flyweight | |
| Garreth McLellan | Middleweight | |
| Geane Herrera | Flyweight | |
| Glaico França | Lightweight | |
| Hayder Hassan | Welterweight | |
| Horacio Gutierrez | Lightweight | |
| Holly Holm | Women's Bantamweight | |
| Islam Makhachev | Lightweight | |
| Izabela Badurek | Women's Strawweight | |
| Jared Cannonier | Heavyweight | |
| Jason Knight | Featherweight | |
| Jessica Aguilar | Women's Strawweight | |
| Jimmie Rivera | Bantamweight | |
| Joaquim Silva | Lightweight | |
| Jocelyn Jones-Lybarger | Women's Strawweight | |
| Joe Merritt | Welterweight | |
| Jonavin Webb | Welterweight | |
| Joseph Duffy | Lightweight | |
| Julian Erosa | Featherweight | |
| Kamaru Usman | Welterweight | |
| Karolina Kowalkiewicz | Women's Strawweight | |
| Konstantin Erokhin | Heavyweight | |
| Leo Kuntz | Lightweight | |
| Levan Makashvili | Featherweight | |
| Lewis Gonzalez | Lightweight | |
| Łukasz Sajewski | Lightweight | |
| Luis Henrique | Heavyweight | |
| Magomed Mustafaev | Lightweight | |
| Makwan Amirkhani | Featherweight | |
| Polo Reyes | Lightweight | |
| Marcin Wrzosek | Featherweight | |
| Marion Reneau | Women's Bantamweight |
| ISO | Fighter | Division |
|---|---|---|
| Maryna Moroz | Women's Strawweight | |
| Masio Fullen | Featherweight | |
| Matheus Nicolau | Flyweight | |
| Michael Graves | Welterweight | |
| Mickael Lebout | Lightweight | |
| Misha Cirkunov | Light Heavyweight | |
| Nazareno Malegarie | Featherweight | |
| Nicolas Dalby | Welterweight | |
| Oluwale Bamgbose | Middleweight | |
| Paul Redmond | Featherweight | |
| Reginaldo Vieira | Bantamweight | |
| Rocky Lee | Featherweight | |
| Roger Zapata | Middleweight | |
| Ron Stallings | Middleweight | |
| Ryan Hall | Featherweight | |
| Sage Northcutt | Lightweight | |
| Scott Holtzman | Lightweight | |
| Shamil Abdurakhimov | Heavyweight | |
| Sirwan Kakai | Bantamweight | |
| Shane Campbell | Lightweight | |
| Steve Bossé | Light Heavyweight | |
| Steve Kennedy | Welterweight | |
| Steve Montgomery | Welterweight | |
| Stevie Ray | Lightweight | |
| Sultan Aliev | Welterweight | |
| Taylor Lapilus | Bantamweight | |
| Teemu Packalen | Lightweight | |
| Teruto Ishihara | Featherweight | |
| Timothy Johnson | Heavyweight | |
| Tom Breese | Welterweight | |
| Tony Sims | Lightweight | |
| Valentina Shevchenko | Women's Bantamweight | |
| Vernon Ramos | Lightweight | |
| Vicente Luque | Welterweight | |
| Yusuke Kasuya | Lightweight |
The Ultimate Fighter
The following The Ultimate Fighter seasons are scheduled for broadcast in 2015:
| Season | Finale | Division | Winner | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TUF 21: American Top Team vs. Blackzilians | July 12, 2015 | Welterweight | Kamaru Usman | Hayder Hassan |
| TUF: Brazil 4 | August 1, 2015 | Lightweight | Glaico França | Fernando Bruno |
| Bantamweight | Reginaldo Vieira | Dileno Lopes | ||
| TUF: Latin America 2 | November 21, 2015 | Welterweight | Erick Montaño | Enrique Marin |
| Lightweight | Enrique Barzola | Horacio Gutiérrez | ||
| TUF 22: Team McGregor vs. Team Faber | December 11, 2015 | Lightweight | Ryan Hall | Artem Lobov |
Events list
See also
References
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- ^ "10 Best – Biggest UFC upsets of 2015 | UFC". www.ufc.com. 2015-12-21. Retrieved 2024-12-27.
- ^ "10 Best – Top UFC submissions of 2015 | UFC". www.ufc.com. 2015-12-23. Retrieved 2024-12-27.
- ^ "Ten Best – The Newcomers of 2015 | UFC". www.ufc.com. 2015-12-21. Retrieved 2024-12-27.
- ^ "10 Best – Top UFC knockouts of 2015 | UFC". www.ufc.com. 2015-12-24. Retrieved 2024-12-27.
- ^ "10 Best – Greatest UFC fights of 2015 | UFC". www.ufc.com. 2015-12-25. Retrieved 2024-12-27.
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- ^ Staff (2015-12-19). "UFC on FOX 17 Dos Anjos vs Cerrone 2 Gate and Attendance from Orlando". mmaweekly.com. Retrieved 2015-12-19.
- ^ Staff (2015-12-13). "UFC 194 draws reported 16,516 attendance for $10.1 million live gate". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2015-12-13.
- ^ Staff (2015-12-12). "TUF 22 Finale draws sellout for $450,000 gate in Las Vegas". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2015-12-12.
- ^ Staff (2015-12-11). "UFC Fight Night 80 draws reported 1,643 attendance for $234,725 gate in Las Vegas". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2015-12-11.
- ^ Staff (2015-11-28). "UFC Fight Night 79 draws reported 12,156 attendance for first event in South Korea". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2015-11-28.
- ^ Staff (2015-11-22). "UFC Fight Night 78 draws announced 10,410 fans for debut in Monterrey, Mexico". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2015-11-22.
- ^ Dave Doyle (2015-11-15). "UFC 193 crowd of 56,214 sets company attendance record". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2015-11-15.
- ^ Mike Bohn (2015-11-08). "UFC Fight Night 77 post-fight facts". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2015-11-08.
- ^ Staff (2015-10-04). "UFC 192 attendance, live gate: Event ranks fourth of four all-time events at Toyota Center". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2015-10-04.
- ^ Staff (2015-09-27). "UFC Fight Night 75: Barnett vs. Nelson attendance figures from Japan". mmaweekly.com. Retrieved 2015-09-27.
- ^ Staff (2015-09-06). "UFC 191 draws 10,873 attendance for $1,362,700 live gate in Las Vegas". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2015-09-06.
- ^ Staff (2015-08-24). "UFC Fight Night 74 attendance: Saskatchewan debut draws announced 7,202 fans". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2015-08-24.
- ^ Staff (2015-08-09). "UFC Fight Night 73 draws announced attendance of 7,539 for $454,551 gate". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2015-08-09.
- ^ Staff (2015-08-02). "UFC 190 draws announced attendance of 14,723 for Rousey-Correia in Brazil". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2015-08-02.
- ^ Staff (2015-07-25). "UFC on FOX 16 draws 11,663 attendance for $1.2 million live gate". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2015-07-25.
- ^ Staff (2015-07-18). "UFC Fight Night 72 draws announced attendance of 10,451 for $1.5 million live gate". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2015-07-18.
- ^ Staff (2015-07-16). "UFC Fight Night 71 draws reported attendance of 5,471 for $412,000 gate". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2015-07-16.
- ^ Staff (2015-07-13). "TUF 21 Finale draws reported 4,844 attendance for $291,000 live gate". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2015-07-13.
- ^ Staff (2015-07-12). "UFC 189 draws announced attendance of 16,019 for record $7.2 million live gate". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2015-07-12.
- ^ Staff (2015-06-28). "UFC Fight Night 70 draws sellout crowd of 5,604". MMAjunkie.com. Retrieved 2015-06-28.
- ^ Staff (2015-06-20). "UFC Fight Night 69 draws an announced 8,155 fans". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2015-06-20.
- ^ Staff (2015-06-14). "UFC 188 draws reported 21,036 fans for Werdum's upset of Velasquez in Mexico City". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2015-06-14.
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- ^ Staff (2015-05-31). "UFC Fight Night 67 draws announced 3,500 attendance in Brazil". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2015-05-31.
- ^ "UFC 187 draws reported attendance of 12,615 fans for $5,189,167 live gate". mmajunkie.com. May 24, 2015.
- ^ "UFC Fight Night 66 attendance: UFC scores sellout in Philippines debut". mmajunkie.com. May 16, 2015.
- ^ "UFC Fight Night 65 draws announced attendance of 7,984 for $833,810 live gate". mmajunkie.com. May 10, 2015.
- ^ "UFC 186 draws reported 10,154 fans for $668,000 live gate in Montreal". mmajunkie.com. April 26, 2015.
- ^ "UFC on FOX 15 draws announced 13,306 fans for $1.2 million gate". mmajunkie.com. April 18, 2015.
- ^ "UFC Fight Night 64 draws 10,000 fans for $720,000 live gate". mmajunkie.com. April 11, 2015.
- ^ "UFC Fight Night 63 attendance: Event earns $200K more than previous visit to venue". mmajunkie.com. April 4, 2015.
- ^ "UFC Fight Night 62 draws announced 7,707 fans in Rio de Janeiro". mmajunkie.com. March 22, 2015.
- ^ "UFC 185 draws reported 17,160 fans for $2.155 million gate in Dallas". MMAjunkie.com. March 15, 2015.
- ^ "UFC 184 draws reported 17,654 fans for $2.675 million live gate". MMAjunkie.com. March 1, 2015.
- ^ "UFC Fight Night 61 Gate and Attendance for Bigfoot vs. Mir". MMAweekly.com. February 23, 2015.
- ^ "UFC Fight Night 60 draws reported 5,807 attendance for $382,875 live gate". MMAjunkie.com. February 15, 2015.
- ^ "'UFC 183: Silva vs. Diaz' draws reported 13,114 fans for $4.5 million live gate". MMAjunkie.com. February 1, 2015.
- ^ "UFC on FOX 14 confirmed as largest European gate in promotion's history". MMAjunkie.com. January 24, 2015.
- ^ "UFC Fight Night 59 draws reported 13,828 attendance for $1.34 million gate". MMAjunkie.com. January 19, 2014.
- ^ "UFC 182 Gate and Attendance Low, but PPV Expectations Running High". MMAweekly.com. January 4, 2015.