2024 in UFC
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The year 2024 is the 32nd year in the history of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States.
| 2024 in UFC | ||||
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| Information | ||||
| First date | January 13, 2024 | |||
| Last date | December 14, 2024 | |||
| Events | ||||
| Total events | 42 | |||
| UFC | 14 | |||
| TUF Finale events | 1 | |||
| Fights | ||||
| Total fights | 517 | |||
| Title fights | 19 | |||
| Chronology | ||||
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UFC in 2024
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Class action: anti-trust lawsuits
On August 9, 2023, U.S. District Judge Richard Boulware granted class action status to more than 1,200 former UFC fighters who competed between December 2010 and June 2017 and are suing for $800 million upward to $1.6 billion in wages, as the lawsuit claims Zuffa had abused its power to suppress UFC fighters' wages. The anti-trust law also permits private plaintiffs to be able to recover three times the damages suffered, meaning the UFC may ultimately pay several billions of dollars worth of damages.[1] The case has a scheduled April 8, 2024 trial date.[2] On March 20, 2024, TKO, UFC parent company reached an agreement to settle all claims in the class action lawsuits for $335 million where the settlement amount will be deductible for tax purposes.[3] However, on July 31, 2024, Judge Richard Boulware ruled that the case would be heard by a jury and denied the preliminary approval for a settlement and reset for trial of in October.[4][5] On October 21, 2024, Judge Richard Boulware of Nevada granted preliminary approval for a $375 million settlement in the "Le vs. Zuffa" antitrust lawsuit for monopolistic practices. As part of the settlement, around $240 million to $260 million will be distributed to eligible fighters, specifically those who competed in at least one UFC bout from December 2010 to June 2017. These payments are expected to be made over the next year. Additionally, $40 million from the settlement will be set aside for administrative and legal expenses. The preliminary approval pertains solely to the "Le vs. Zuffa" case. A second, related antitrust lawsuit, "Johnson vs. Zuffa", which covers fighters who competed in the UFC from 2017 to the present, remains unresolved and continues to proceed separately.[6][7]
Drug Free Sport International partnership
UFC announced a new partnership with Drug Free Sport International, begin in January 2024, the same company that oversees the anti-doping programs of the NCAA, MLB, NFL, and NBA. The administration of the UFC Anti-Doping Program, including sanctioning decisions, will be handled exclusively and independently by Combat Sports Anti-Doping (CSAD), where the former FBI agent George Piro would serve as the independent administrator of the UFC's anti-doping program.[8]
Vince McMahon resigned over sex trafficking and sexual assault lawsuit
On September 12, 2023, Endeavor merged with professional wrestling promotion WWE to form a new publicly traded company under the stock symbol "TKO".[9] TKO executive chairman Vince McMahon resigned on January 26, 2024 after Janel Grant, a former WWE employee, filed a lawsuit against McMahon for sex trafficking and sexual assault.[10]
UFC Performance Institute
In February 2024, the third Performance Institute was opened in Mexico City, Mexico.[11]
Acquired by Silver Lake private equity
On April 2, 2024, it was announced by TKO that Endeavor was privately taken 100% by its largest investor, Silver Lake, three years after Endeavor three-year run as a public company where Endeavor purchased the UFC for just over $4 billion in 2016.[12][13]
New glove from June 2024 - November 2024
On April 12, 2024, UFC announced a new glove where changes were made to reduce hand injuries and eye pokes (every 14 fights with an average delay of 50 seconds), while maintaining dexterity and not affecting performance. The new gloves were already tested during the ten weeks of the Dana White's Contender Series 2023 and gloves were used starting in June 2024. New features of the gloves include: (1) a wristband locking system to prevent grabbing of the gloves; (2) all seams are now on the palm side with a lack of seams on top of the hands to minimize abrasions and cuts; (3) removal of finger binding that allows the hand to close maturely to reduce eyes pokes, abrasions, and cuts; (4) padding to the sides of the index and pinky finger of the glove to protect bone; (5) ergonomic curved wristband for better fit around the wrist scooped or angled finger holes to eliminate bunching on the inside of the fisted hand lining; (6) and thicker foam padding for maximum flexibility and protection with an updated law profile hook and loop that minimizes snag and reduces weight; they have an authentication and data chip which allows the UFC to identify a pair of gloves to a fighter in a specific fight.[14][15]
The gloves come in XXXS to XXXXL sizes with weight lighter by 1 to 1.5 ounces compared to the previous gloves; the new glove weighs between 3 and 4.9 oz.[16] New gloves include five different glove colors: gun-metal gloves will be used for traditional UFC fights; gold gloves with an octagon trim for championship fights and main event bouts; black gloves for “The Ultimate Fighter”; blue gloves for Dana White's Contender Series; and red gloves for Road to the UFC tournaments.[17][18]
The debut of the new gloves took place at UFC 302 on June 1, 2024, at the Prudential Center in Newark.[17]
On November 12, it was reported that the UFC had notified fighters competing in upcoming events, starting from UFC 309, that the organization will reintroduce its previous glove design, which had been replaced at UFC 302 in June. UFC President Dana White cited frequent complaints from fighters as being the reason for the change, even though the new design had only been in use for six months.[19]
New MMA rules
Two new Unified Rules of Mixed Martial Arts rules were approved by the Association of Boxing Commissions in July 2024.[20]
(1) Kneeing and/or Kicking the head of a grounded opponent: A fighter shall be considered grounded and may not be legally kneed or kicked to the head when any part of their body other than their hands or feet is in contact with the canvas (ground). (2) Removal of the downward pointing elbow strike (12 to 6) as a foul. The rules were voted in during the Annual ABC Conference in July with a start date of November1, 2024.
UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Albazi on November 2, 2024, at Edmonton, Alberta, Canada will be the first event the rules to be implemented.[21]
TKO Group Holdings acquire new assets from Endeavor
On October 23, 2024, TKO Group Holdings (the combined company with UFC and WWE) acquired the event planning and hospitality service On Location as well as IMG (a sports and media agency, producer and distributor previously housed at Endeavor) from Endeavor in $3.25 billion deal. Under the terms of the deal, Endeavor “will receive approximately 26.14 million common” shares of TKO stock and “will subscribe for an equal number of shares of TKO's Class B common stock.”Once the deal closes, Endeavor will own 59-percent of TKO with remaining shareholders controlling the other 41-percent of TKO stock.[22]
Cannabis removed from prohibited list
UFC Fight Night: Magny vs. Prates is the first UFC event held in Nevada since cannabis was officially removed from the state's list of banned substances. At the beginning of 2024, the Combat Sports Anti-Doping (CSAD) and Drug Free Sport organizations removed cannabis from their banned substances list when the UFC shifted its anti-doping testing from the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) to CSAD. On October 30, 2024, the Nevada State Athletic Commission also announced its decision to remove cannabis from the state's list of prohibited substances. They stated, “The possession, use, or consumption of cannabis or cannabis products will not be considered an anti-doping violation.”.[23]
2024 by the numbers
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The numbers below records the events, fights, techniques, champions and fighters held or performed for the year of 2024 in UFC.[24]
| Events | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Events | PPV | Continents | Countries | Cities | Fight Night Bonuses |
| 42 | 14 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 174 Total $9.950,000 |
| Longest Event | Shortest Event | Highest Income
Live Gate |
Lowest Income
Live Gate |
Highest
Attendance |
Lowest
Attendance |
| UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Albazi
3:06:38 |
UFC Fight Night: Magny vs. Prates
1:18:26 |
UFC 306
$21,829,245 |
UFC on ESPN: Blanchfield vs. Fiorot
$2,180,601 |
UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Royval 2
21,246 |
APEX VIP-only card at UFC Apex |
| Title Fights | |||||
| Undisputed
Title Fights |
Title Changes | Champions Remained
in Their Divisions |
Number of
Champions |
Number of
Interim Champions |
Number of
Title Defenses |
| 19 | 5 | 6 FLY - Alexandre Pantoja |
13 | 1 HW – Tom Aspinal |
11 |
| Champions | |||||
| Division | Beginning of The Year | End of The Year | Division | Beginning of The Year | End of The Year |
| Heavyweight | Jon Jones | Jon Jones | Bantamweight | Sean O'Malley | Merab Dvalishvili |
| Light Heavyweight | Alex Pereira | Alex Pereira | Flyweight | Alexandre Pantoja | Alexandre Pantoja |
| Middleweight | Sean Strickland | Dricus du Plessis | Women's Bantamweight | Raquel Pennington For vacant belt. | Julianna Peña |
| Welterweight | Leon Edwards | Belal Muhammad | Women's Flyweight | Zhang Weili | Zhang Weili |
| Lightweight | Islam Makhachev | Islam Makhachev | Women's Strawweight | Alexa Grasso | Valentina Shevchenko |
| Featherweight | Alexander Volkanovski | Ilia Topuria | |||
| 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 on ESPN: Blanchfield vs. Fiorot
8 |
UFC Fight Night: Tuivasa vs. Tybura
6 |
6 different events
9 decisions each |
517 | 101:32:25 | |
| Fighters | |||||
| Number of
Fighters |
UFC
Debutants |
Releases /
Retired |
Fighters
Suspended |
Number of Fighters
Missed weight |
|
| (At the end of Dec 31, 2024) 611 |
103 | 94 | 12 | 39 | |
| Champion feats[25] | |||||
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| Fighter feats[26] | |||||
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2024 UFC Honors awards
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Starting in 2019, the UFC created year-end awards with "UFC Honors President's Choice Awards" for categories "Performance of the Year" and "Fight of the Year" being chosen by UFC CEO Dana White. The other "UFC Honors Fan Choice Awards" are for categories "Knockout of the Year", "Submission of the Year", "Event of the Year", "Comeback of the Year" and, from 2020, "Debut of the Year" in which fans are able to vote for the winner on social media.[27]
Winners receive a trophy commemorating their achievement along with a set of tires from sponsor Toyo Tires.[28]
2024 UFC.com awards
Releases and retirements
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These fighters have either been released from their UFC contracts, announced their retirement, or joined other promotions:
- A.J. Dobson - Released in March - Middleweight[40]
- Abu Azaitar - Released in December - Middleweight[41]
- Abubakar Nurmagomedov - Released in February - Welterweight[42]
- Albert Duraev - Released in February - Middleweight[43]
- Alexander Gustafsson - Released in December - Light Heavyweight[44]
- Alexander Muñoz - Retired in September - Lightweight[45]
- Alexander Romanov - Released in November - Heavyweight[46]
- Andrei Arlovski - Released in June - Heavyweight[47]
- Anton Turkalj - Released in April - Light Heavyweight[48]
- Blake Bilder - Released in October - Featherweight[49]
- Brendon Marotte - Released in September - Featherweight[50]
- Brian Kelleher - Released in October - Bantamweight[50]
- Brianna Fortino - Released in October - Women's Strawweight[50]
- Bryan Barberena - Released in March - Middleweight[51]
- Caio Machado - Released in November - Light Heavyweight[52]
- Carla Esparza - Retired in October - Women's Strawweight[53]
- Carlos Candelario - Released in March - Flyweight[51]
- Charalampos Grigoriou - Released in October - Bantamweight[54]
- Casey Kenney - Released in March - Bantamweight[55]
- Christos Giagos - Released in October - Lightweight[56]
- Cory McKenna - Released in October - Women's Strawweight[57]
- Cynthia Calvillo - Released in April - Women's Strawweight[58]
- Da Woon Jung - Released in October - Light Heavyweight[50]
- Daniel Lacerda - Released in March - Flyweight[59]
- Damon Jackson - Retired in November - November[60]
- Daniel Pineda - Retired in October - Featherweight[61]
- Danyelle Wolf - Released in October - Women's Featherweight[50]
- Danny Henry - Released in April - Featherweight[62]
- David Dvořák - Released in June - Flyweight[63]
- Denys Bondar - Released in March - Flyweight[59]
- Denis Tiuliulin - Released in August - Middleweight[64]
- Devin Clark - Released in February - Light Heavyweight[65]
- Fernie Garcia - Released in March - Featherweight[59]
- Emily Ducote - Released in July - Women's Strawweight[66]
- Felice Herrig - Retired in June - Women's Strawweight[67]
- Gabriel Benítez - Released in December - Lightweight[68]
- Herbert Burns - Released in October - Featherweight[69]
- Igor Severino - Released in March - Flyweight[70]
- Jack Shore - Retired in December - Featherweight[71]
- Jake Hadley - Released in October - Bantamweight[72]
- James Llontop - Released in December - Lightweight[73]
- Jamie Pickett - Retired in March - Middleweight[74]
- Jared Gooden - Released in December - Welterweight[75]
- Jarjis Danho - Released in October - Heavyweight[76]
- Jarno Errens - Released in October - Featherweight[50]
- Jesse Butler - Released in October - Bantamweight[54]
- Jessica Penne - Released in October - Women's Strawweight[54]
- Joanne Wood - Retired in March - Women's Flyweight[77]
- Josh Fremd - Released in October - Middleweight[78]
- Josh Parisian - Released in March - Heavyweight[51]
- Josh Quinlan - Released in July - Welterweight[79]
- Juancamilo Ronderos - Released in February - Flyweight[80]
- Karl Williams - Released in October - Heavyweight[50]
- Kaynan Kruschewsky - Released in October - Lightweight[50]
- Khusein Askhabov - Released in March - Featherweight[81]
- Kleydson Rodrigues - Released in October - Flyweight[82]
- Lucie Pudilová - Released in July - Women's Flyweight[83]
- Luis Pajuelo - Released in September - Featherweight[84]
- Luis Saldaña - Released in March - Featherweight[59]
- Makhmud Muradov - Released in May - Middleweight[85]
- Malcolm Gordon - Retired in January - Flyweight[86]
- Mark Madsen - Retired in February - Lightweight[87]
- Marc Diakiese - Released in June - Lightweight[88]
- Mariya Agapova - Released in July - Women's Flyweight[89]
- Mateus Mendonçą - Released in March - Flyweight[59]
- Matheus Nicolau - Released in October - Flyweight[54]
- Matt Brown - Retired in May - Welterweight[90]
- Matt Schnell - Retired in September - Flyweight[91]
- Michelle Waterson-Gomez - Retired in June - Women's Strawweight[92]
- Miguel Baeza - Released in July - Welterweight[93]
- Mike Grundy - Retired in April - Featherweight[94]
- Muhammad Mokaev - Released in July - Flyweight[95]
- Nate Maness - Released in June - Flyweight[96]
- Ovince Saint Preux - Released in October - Light Heavyweight[82]
- Pannie Kianzad - Released in August - Women's Bantamweight[97]
- Phil Hawes - Released in February - Middleweight[98]
- Ricky Glenn - Released in October - Welterweight[50]
- Robelis Despaigne - Released in October - Heavyweight[54]
- Rodrigo Nascimento - Released in November - Heavyweight[52]
- Sergey Morozov - Released in July - Welterweight[99]
- Stephanie Egger - Released in February - Women's Bantamweight[100]
- Tamires Vidal - Released in October - Women's Bantamweight[54]
- Stipe Miocic - Retired in November - Heavyweight[101]
- T.J. Brown - Released in January - Featherweight[102]
- Tyson Pedro - Retired in March - Light Heavyweight[103]
- Yohan Lainesse - Released in January - Welterweight[104]
- Valentine Woodburn - Released in April - Welterweight[105]
- Vinicius Salvador - Released in October - Bantamweight[54]
- Victor Altamirano - Released in October - Flyweight[50]
- Victoria Leonardo - Released in October - Women's Flyweight[50]
- Yanis Ghemmouri - Released in October - Featherweight[106]
- Zac Pauga - Released in February - Light Heavyweight[107]
- Zach Scroggin - Released in November - Welterweight[108]
- Žygimantas Ramaška - Released in September - Featherweight[109]
Debut UFC fighters
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The following fighters fought their first UFC fight in 2024:
- Abdul-Kareem Al-Selwady - UFC Fight Night 238[110]
- AJ Cunningham - UFC Fight Night 238[111]
- Alice Ardelean - UFC 304[112]
- André Lima - UFC on ESPN 53[113]
- Angel Pacheco - UFC on ESPN 54[114]
- Antonio Trócoli - UFC on ABC 6[115]
- Bekzat Almakhan - UFC Fight Night 238.[116]
- Bernardo Sopaj - UFC Fight Night 238[117]
- Bolaji Oki - UFC Fight Night 236[118]
- Brendson Ribeiro - UFC 298[119]
- Cameron Smotherman - UFC Fight Night 245[120]
- Carli Judice - UFC on ESPN 58[121]
- Carlos Leal Miranda - UFC 308[122]
- Carlos Prates - UFC Fight Night 236[123]
- Carlos Vera - UFC 298[124]
- César Almeida - UFC Fight Night 240[125]
- Chang Ho Lee - UFC on ABC 6[126]
- Charalampos Grigoriou - UFC Fight Night 239[127]
- Choi Dong-hun - UFC Fight Night 248[128]
- Chris Padilla - UFC on ESPN 55[129]
- Cody Haddon - UFC Fight Night 244[130]
- Cong Wang - UFC on ESPN 62[131]
- Connor Matthews - UFC on ESPN 54[132]
- Cortavious Romious - UFC Fight Night 247[133]
- Danny Barlow - UFC 298[134]
- Danny Silva - UFC Fight Night 239[135]
- Dariya Zheleznyakova - UFC on ESPN 53[136]
- Dione Barbosa - UFC 301[137]
- Dylan Budka - UFC Fight Night 240[125]
- Ernesta Kareckaitė - UFC 301[137]
- Fatima Kline - UFC on ESPN 59[138]
- Felipe Bunes - UFC Fight Night 234[139]
- Felipe Lima - UFC on ABC 6[140]
- Feng Xiaocan - UFC Fight Night 248[141]
- Hyder Amil - UFC Fight Night 236[142]
- Ibo Aslan - UFC on ESPN 54[143]
- Igor Severino - UFC on ESPN 53[113]
- Ivan Erslan - UFC Fight Night 243[144]
- James Llontop - UFC on ESPN 55[129]
- Jean Matsumoto - UFC Fight Night 240[145]
- Jean Silva - UFC Fight Night 234[146]
- Jhonata Diniz - UFC on ESPN 55[147]
- Jieleyisi Baergeng - UFC Fight Night 248[148]
- Jordan Vucenic - UFC on ABC 7[149]
- José Medina - UFC on ESPN 62[150]
- Jose Ochoa - UFC Fight Night 248[151]
- Julia Polastri - UFC on ESPN 58[152]
- Kaan Ofli - UFC on ESPN 62[153]
- Kai Asakura - UFC 310[154]
- Kayla Harrison - UFC 300[155]
- Kiru Singh Sahota - UFC Fight Night 248[128]
- Klaudia Syguła - UFC Fight Night 247[156]
- Lone'er Kavanagh - UFC Fight Night 248[151]
- Long Xiao - UFC on ABC 6[126]
- Lucas Rocha - UFC Fight Night 244[157]
- Luis Pajuelo - UFC on ESPN 53[158]
- Magomed Gadzhiyasulov - UFC on ABC 6[159]
- Mairon Santos - UFC on ESPN 62[153]
- Mansur Abdul-Malik - UFC Fight Night 247[160]
- Marquel Mederos - UFC Fight Night 235[161]
- Michael Page - UFC 299[162]
- Mitch Ramirez - UFC Fight Night 239[163]
- Mitch Raposo - UFC 302[164]
- Maurício Ruffy - UFC 301[165]
- Oban Elliott - UFC 298[166]
- Nathan Fletcher - UFC Fight Night 242[167]
- Navajo Stirling - UFC on ESPN 63[168]
- Nikolay Veretennikov - UFC on ESPN 61[169]
- Nyamjargal Tumendemberel - UFC Fight Night 248[170]
- Oumar Sy - UFC Fight Night 241[171]
- Ozzy Diaz - UFC Fight Night 248[172]
- Puja Tomar - UFC on ESPN 57[173]
- Quang Le - UFC on ESPN 61[174]
- Pedro Falcão - UFC Fight Night 240[175]
- Raffael Cerqueira - UFC 308[176]
- Ramazonbek Temirov - UFC Fight Night 244[177]
- Ramon Taveras - UFC 297[178]
- Reinier de Ridder - UFC Fight Night 247[179]
- Robelis Despaigne - UFC 299[180]
- Robert Bryczek - UFC Fight Night 236[181]
- Roberto Romero - UFC 309[182]
- Robert Valentin - UFC on ESPN 62[183]
- Ronaldo Rodríguez - UFC Fight Night 237[184]
- Ryan Loder - UFC on ESPN 62[183]
- Serhiy Sidey - UFC 297[178]
- Sean Sharaf - UFC Fight Night 244[185]
- Shi Ming - UFC Fight Night 248[141]
- Steven Nguyen - UFC on ESPN 53[186]
- Stephanie Luciano - UFC on ESPN 61[187]
- Stewart Nicoll - UFC 305[188]
- Thomas Petersen - UFC Fight Night 235[189]
- Timothy Cuamba - UFC Fight Night 236[118]
- Tom Nolan - UFC Fight Night 234[190]
- Tuco Tokkos - UFC Fight Night 241[171]
- Valter Walker - UFC Fight Night 240[191]
- Victor Hugo - UFC Fight Night 240[175]
- Vinicius Oliveira - UFC Fight Night 238[117]
- Yi Zha - UFC Fight Night 242[192]
- You Su-young - UFC Fight Night 248[148]
- Zach Scroggins - UFC Fight Night 247[193]
- Zhang Mingyang - UFC 298[119]
- Žygimantas Ramaška - UFC Fight Night 242[167]
Suspended fighters
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Hamdy Abdelwahab | The Hammer | Heavyweight | July 30, 2022 | 6 months | Exogenous testosterone | CSAD | January 30, 2025 | [194] | |
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Walt Harris | The Big Ticket | Heavyweight | July 11, 2023 | 4 years | Drostanolone and its metabolites, exogenous testosterone, and Anastrozole | CSAD | July 11, 2027 | [195] | Parted with UFC as of March 2025. |
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Miles Johns | Chopo | Bantamweight | September 23, 2023 | 4+1⁄2 months | Turinabol | NSAC | February 6, 2024 | [196] | $2,300 fine $157.04 in prosecution fees. |
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Khusein Askhabov | Lion' | Featherweight | February 8, 2024. | 2 years | Methandienone (aka Dianabol or D-Bol) metabolites | Combat Sports Anti-Doping (CSAD) | February 8, 2026 | [198] | Parted with UFC as of March 2024. |
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Khalil Rountree Jr. | The War Horse | Light Heavyweight | May 4, 2024 | 2 months | Exogenous origin of 5a-androstanediol, 5b-androstanediol and androsterone | CSAD | July 4, 2024 | [199] | |
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Irina Alekseeva | Russian Ronda | Women's Bantamweight | October 15, 2023 | 1 year | Exogenous testosterone | CSAD | October 15, 2024 | [200] | |
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Bruno Silva | Blindado | Middleweight | April 11, 2024 | 6 months | Drostanolone metabolite | CSAD | October 11, 2024 | [201] | |
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Arman Tsarukyan | Akhalkalakets | Lightweight | April 13, 2024 | 9 months | Pre-fight altercation with spectator during UFC 300 | NSAC | January 12, 2025 | [202] | $25,000 fine; additionally, if he issues an anti-bullying public service announcement approved by NSAC, sentence can be reduced to six months with fight eligibility on October 12, 2024 |
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Luis Pajuelo | Corazón de León | Featherweight | August 13, 2024 | 2 years | tested positive for 19-norandrosterone and elevated levels of exogenous testosterone | NSAC | August 13, 2026 | [203] | Parted with UFC as of August 2024. |
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Azamat Murzakanov | The Professional | Light Heavyweight | November 1, 2024 | 6 months | LGD-4033 metabolites | CSAD | May 1, 2025 | [204] | Second violation under UFC. |
The Ultimate Fighter
The following The Ultimate Fighter seasons are scheduled for broadcast in 2024:
| Season | Division | Winner | Runner-up | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Ultimate Fighter 32[205] | Featherweight | Mairon Santos | Kaan Ofli | [206] |
| Middleweight | Ryan Loder | Robert Valentin | [207] |
Title fights
| Title fights in 2024 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Event | Notes | |||
| Women's Bantamweight | Raquel Pennington | def.[208] | Mayra Bueno Silva | Decision (unanimous) (49–46, 49–46, 49–45) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 297 | [a] |
| Middleweight | Dricus du Plessis | def.[209] | Sean Strickland (c) | Decision (split) (47–48, 48–47, 48–47) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 297 | [b] |
| Featherweight | Ilia Topuria | def.[210] | Alexander Volkanovski (c) | KO (punch) | 2 | 3:32 | UFC 298 | [c] |
| Bantamweight | Sean O'Malley (c) | def.[211] | Marlon Vera | Decision (unanimous) (50–45, 50–45, 50–44) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 299 | [d] |
| Women's Strawweight | Zhang Weili (c) | def.[212] | Yan Xiaonan | Decision (unanimous) (49–45, 49–45, 49–45) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 300 | [e] |
| Light Heavyweight | Alex Pereira (c) | def.[213] | Jamahal Hill | KO (punches) | 1 | 3:14 | UFC 300 | [f] |
| Flyweight | Alexandre Pantoja (c) | def.[214] | Steve Erceg | Decision (unanimous) (48–47, 48–47, 49–46) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 301 | [g] |
| Lightweight | Islam Makhachev (c) | def.[215] | Dustin Poirier | Submission (brabo choke) | 5 | 2:42 | UFC 302 | [h] |
| Light Heavyweight | Alex Pereira (c) | def.[216] | Jiří Procházka | TKO (head kick and punches) | 2 | 0:13 | UFC 303 | [i] |
| Heavyweight | Tom Aspinall (ic) | def.[217] | Curtis Blaydes | TKO (punches) | 1 | 1:00 | UFC 304 | [j] |
| Welterweight | Belal Muhammad | def.[218] | Leon Edwards (c) | Decision (unanimous) (48–47, 48–47, 49–46) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 304 | [k] |
| Middleweight | Dricus du Plessis (c) | def.[219] | Israel Adesanya | Submission (face crank) | 4 | 3:38 | UFC 305 | [l] |
| Women's Flyweight | Valentina Shevchenko | def.[220] | Alexa Grasso (c) | Decision (unanimous) (50–45, 50–45, 50–45) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 306 | [m] |
| Bantamweight | Merab Dvalishvili | def.[221] | Sean O'Malley (c) | Decision (unanimous) (49–46, 48–47, 48–47) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 306 | [n] |
| Women's Bantamweight | Julianna Peña | def.[222] | Raquel Pennington (c) | Decision (split) (48–47, 47–48, 48–47) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 307 | [o] |
| Light Heavyweight | Alex Pereira (c) | def.[223] | Khalil Rountree Jr. | TKO (punches) | 4 | 4:32 | UFC 307 | [p] |
| Featherweight | Ilia Topuria (c) | def.[224] | Max Holloway | KO (punches) | 3 | 1:34 | UFC 308 | [q] |
| Heavyweight | Jon Jones (c) | def.[225] | Stipe Miocic | TKO (spinning back kick and punches) | 3 | 4:29 | UFC 309 | [r] |
| Flyweight | Alexandre Pantoja (c) | def.[154] | Kai Asakura | Technical Submission (rear-naked choke) | 2 | 2:05 | UFC 310 | [s] |
- For the vacant UFC Women's Bantamweight Championship.
- For the UFC Middleweight Championship.
- For the UFC Featherweight Championship.
- For the UFC Bantamweight Championship.
- For the UFC Women's Strawweight Championship.
- For the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship.
- For the UFC Flyweight Championship.
- For the UFC Lightweight Championship.
- For the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship.
- For the interim UFC Heavyweight Championship.
- For the UFC Welterweight Championship.
- For the UFC Middleweight Championship.
- For the UFC Women's Flyweight Championship.
- For the UFC Bantamweight Championship.
- For the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship.
- For the UFC Featherweight Championship.
- For the UFC Heavyweight Championship.
- For the UFC Flyweight Championship.
Events list
Past events
See also
- List of UFC champions
- List of UFC events
- List of current UFC fighters
- 2024 in Professional Fighters League
- 2024 in Bellator MMA
- 2024 in ONE Championship
- 2024 in Absolute Championship Akhmat
- 2024 in Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki
- 2024 in Rizin Fighting Federation
- 2024 in Oktagon MMA
- 2024 in Brave Combat Federation
- 2024 in UAE Warriors
- 2024 in Legacy Fighting Alliance
References
External links
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