2016 in UFC
The year 2016 was the 24th year in the history of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States.
2016 in UFC | ||||
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Information | ||||
First date | January 2 | |||
Last date | December 30 | |||
Events | ||||
Total events | 41 (1 cancelled) | |||
UFC | 13 | |||
UFC on Fox | 5 | |||
UFC Fight Night | 21 (1 cancelled) | |||
TUF Finale events | 2 | |||
Fights | ||||
Total fights | 493 | |||
Title fights | 22 | |||
Chronology | ||||
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Title fights
Title fights in 2016 | ||||||||
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Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Event | Notes | |||
Welterweight | Robbie Lawler (c) | def. | Carlos Condit | Decision (split) (47-48, 48-47, 48-47) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 195 | [lower-alpha 1] |
Bantamweight | Dominick Cruz | def. | T.J. Dillashaw (c) | Decision (split) (48-47, 46-49, 49-46) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night 81 | [lower-alpha 2] |
Women's Bantamweight | Miesha Tate | def | Holly Holm (c) | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 5 | 3:30 | UFC 196 | [lower-alpha 3] |
Flyweight | Demetrious Johnson (c) | def | Henry Cejudo | TKO (knees and punches) | 1 | 2:49 | UFC 197 | [lower-alpha 4] |
Light Heavyweight | Jon Jones | def | Ovince Saint Preux | Decision (unanimous) (50-44, 50-45, 50-45) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 197 | [lower-alpha 5] |
Heavyweight | Stipe Miocic | def. | Fabrício Werdum (c) | KO (punch) | 1 | 2:47 | UFC 198 | [lower-alpha 6] |
Bantamweight | Dominick Cruz (c) | def. | Urijah Faber | Decision (unanimous) (50-45, 50-45, 49-46) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 199 | [lower-alpha 7] |
Middleweight | Michael Bisping | def. | Luke Rockhold (c) | KO (punches) | 1 | 3:36 | UFC 199 | [lower-alpha 8] |
Lightweight | Eddie Alvarez | def. | Rafael dos Anjos (c) | TKO (punches) | 1 | 3:49 | UFC Fight Night 90 | [lower-alpha 9] |
Women's Strawweight | Joanna Jędrzejczyk (c) | def. | Cláudia Gadelha | Decision (unanimous) (48-46, 48-45, 48-46) | 5 | 5:00 | The Ultimate Fighter 23 Finale | [lower-alpha 10] |
Featherweight | José Aldo | def. | Frankie Edgar | Decision (unanimous) (49-46, 49-46, 48-47) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 200 | [lower-alpha 11] |
Women's Bantamweight | Amanda Nunes | def. | Miesha Tate (c) | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 3:16 | UFC 200 | [lower-alpha 12] |
Welterweight | Tyron Woodley | def. | Robbie Lawler (c) | KO (punches) | 1 | 2:12 | UFC 201 | [lower-alpha 13] |
Heavyweight | Stipe Miocic (c) | def. | Alistair Overeem | KO (punches) | 1 | 4:27 | UFC 203 | [lower-alpha 14] |
Middleweight | Michael Bisping (c) | def. | Dan Henderson | Decision (unanimous) (48-47, 48-47, 49-46) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 204 | [lower-alpha 15] |
Women's Strawweight | Joanna Jędrzejczyk (c) | def. | Karolina Kowalkiewicz | Decision (unanimous) (49-46, 49-46, 49-46) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 205 | [lower-alpha 16] |
Welterweight | Tyron Woodley (c) | vs. | Stephen Thompson | Draw (majority) (48-47, 47-47, 47-47) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 205 | [lower-alpha 17] |
Lightweight | Conor McGregor | def. | Eddie Alvarez (c) | TKO (punches) | 2 | 3:04 | UFC 205 | [lower-alpha 18] |
Flyweight | Demetrious Johnson (c) | def. | Tim Elliott | Decision (unanimous) (49-46, 49-46, 49-45) | 5 | 5:00 | The Ultimate Fighter 24 Finale | [lower-alpha 19] |
Featherweight | Max Holloway | def. | Anthony Pettis | TKO (body kick and punches) | 3 | 4:50 | UFC 206 | [lower-alpha 20] |
Bantamweight | Cody Garbrandt | def. | Dominick Cruz (c) | Decision (unanimous) (48-46, 48-47, 48-46) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 207 | [lower-alpha 21] |
Women's Bantamweight | Amanda Nunes (c) | def. | Ronda Rousey | TKO (punches) | 1 | 0:48 | UFC 207 | [lower-alpha 22] |
- Defended UFC Welterweight Championship.
- Became the new UFC Bantamweight Champion.
- Became the new UFC Women's Bantamweight Champion.
- Defended UFC Flyweight Championship.
- Became the interim UFC Light Heavyweight Champion.
- Became the new UFC Heavyweight Championship.
- Defended UFC Bantamweight Championship
- Became the new UFC Middleweight Champion.
- Became the new UFC Lightweight Champion.
- Defended UFC Women's Strawweight Championship.
- Became the interim UFC Featherweight Champion.
- Became the new UFC Women's Bantamweight Champion.
- Became the new UFC Welterweight Champion.
- Defended UFC Heavyweight Championship.
- Defended UFC Middleweight Championship.
- Defended UFC Women's Strawweight Championship.
- Retained the UFC Welterweight Championship.
- Became the new UFC Lightweight Champion.
- Defended UFC Flyweight Championship.
- Became the interim UFC Featherweight Champion.
- Became the new UFC Bantamweight Champion.
- Defended UFC Women's Bantamweight Championship.
The Ultimate Fighter
Season | Finale | Division | Winner | Runner-up |
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TUF 23: Team Joanna vs. Team Cláudia | July 8, 2016 | Light Heavyweight | Andrew Sanchez | Khalil Rountree |
Women's Strawweight | Tatiana Suarez | Amanda Cooper | ||
TUF: Latin America 3 | November 5, 2016 | Lightweight | Martín Bravo | Claudio Puelles |
TUF 24: Tournament of Champions | December 3, 2016 | Flyweight | Tim Elliott | Hiromasa Ogikubo |
Debut UFC fighters
The following fighters fought their first UFC fight in 2016:
- Abdul Razak Alhassan
- Adam Milstead
- Albert Morales
- Alberto Uda
- Alessandro Ricci
- Alessio Di Chirico
- Alex Morono
- Alex Nicholson
- Alexander Volkanovski
- Alexa Grasso
- Amanda Cooper
- Andrew Sanchez
- Anna Elmose
- Ashley Yoder
- Augusto Mendes
- Belal Muhammad
- Bojan Mihajlović
- Bojan Veličković
- Brandon Moreno
- Brett Johns
- Brian Camozzi
- Cristiane Justino
- CM Punk
- Charlie Ward
- Chase Sherman
- Chris Avila
- Christian Colombo
- Claudio Puelles
- Cody East
- Cory Hendricks
- Cristina Stanciu
- Curtis Blaydes
- Cyril Asker
- Damian Grabowski
- Damir Hadzovic
- Danielle Taylor
- Darrell Horcher
- Darren Stewart
- David Teymur
- Damien Brown
- Devin Clark
- Dmitry Smolyakov
- Elvis Mutapcic
- Emil Weber Meek
- Eric Spicely
- Filip Pejić
- Felipe Olivieri
- Felipe Silva
- Gadzhimurad Antigulov
- Gerald Meerschaert
- Gregor Gillespie
- Hector Sandoval
- Henrique da Silva
- Ion Cutelaba
- Irene Aldana
- J.C. Cottrell
- Jack Hermansson
- Jarjis Danho
- Jason Gonzalez
- Jason Novelli
- Jenel Lausa
- Jeremy Kennedy
- Jessin Ayari
- Jim Wallhead
- Joe Gigliotti
- Joey Gomez
- Joachim Christensen
- Jonathan Meunier
- Jordan Rinaldi
- Josh Emmett
- Josh Stansbury
- Justin Ledet
- Katlyn Chookagian
- Kelly Faszholz
- Ketlen Vieira
- Khalil Rountree
- Kwan Ho Kwak
- Kyle Bochniak
- Lando Vannata
- Leonardo Guimarães
- Lina Länsberg
- Luan Chagas
- Luke Sanders
- Marc Diakiese
- Mark Godbeer
- Marcin Tybura
- Martín Bravo
- Martin Svensson
- Marvin Vettori
- Matt Schnell
- Matthew Lopez
- Max Griffin
- Mehdi Baghdad
- Mickey Gall
- Michael McBride
- Mike Jackson
- Mike Perry
- Niko Price
- Paul Craig
- Randy Brown
- Rick Glenn
- Ryan Janes
- Sabah Homasi
- Saparbek Safarov
- Shane Burgos
- Tatiana Suarez
- Thibault Gouti
- Tyson Pedro
- Veronica Macedo
- Viviane Pereira
- Will Brooks
- Zak Ottow
Events List
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See also
References
- Staff (2016-12-31). "UFC 207 draws sold-out 18,533 attendance, a Las Vegas UFC record, for $4.75 million live gate". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-12-31.
- Staff (2016-12-17). "UFC on FOX 22 draws announced attendance of 13,136 for $1,238,992 gate". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-12-17.
- Staff (2016-12-11). "UFC 206 attendance: Event nears highest attendance in UFC's Air Canada Centre history". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-12-11.
- Staff (2016-12-09). "UFC Fight Night 102 attendance dips slightly from promotion's New York debut". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-12-09.
- Staff (2016-12-04). "TUF 24 Finale draws announced 2,044 fans for $188,602 live gate in Las Vegas". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-12-04.
- Staff (2016-11-27). "UFC Fight Night 101 draws announced sell-out of 13,721 for $2.2 million AUD live gate". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-11-27.
- Staff (2016-11-20). "UFC Fight Night 100 draws announced attendance of 9,028". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-11-20.
- Staff (2016-11-19). "UFC Fight Night 99 draws announced attendance of 7,222 for $850,000 live gate in Belfast". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-11-19.
- Staff (2016-11-13). "UFC 205 draws 20,427 fans in New York City debut, smashes gate record with $17.7 million". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-11-13.
- Staff (2016-11-06). "UFC Fight Night 98 draws announced attendance of 11,460 in Mexico City". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-11-06.
- Staff (2016-10-06). "After B.J. Penn's withdrawal, UFC cancels next week's UFC Fight Night 97 event in Philippines". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-10-06.
- Staff (2016-10-09). "UFC 204 draws crowd in excess of 16,000 fans for $1.96 million live gate in Manchester". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-10-09.
- Staff (2016-10-02). "UFC Fight Night 96 draws announced 6,240 fans in Portland for $501,035 live gate". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-10-02.
- Staff (2016-09-25). "UFC Fight Night 95 draws announced sold-out attendance of 8,410 fans in Brasilia". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-09-25.
- Staff (2016-09-18). "UFC Fight Night 94 draws announced attendance of 5,624 fans for $323,419 live gate in Texas". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-09-18.
- Staff (2016-09-11). "UFC 203 draws announced sold-out attendance of 18,875 for $2.6 million live gate". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
- Staff (2016-09-03). "UFC Fight Night 93 draws 11,763 fans for live gate of $913,428 in Hamburg, Germany". MMAjunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-09-03.
- Staff (2016-08-27). "UFC on FOX 21 draws 10,533 fans for live gate just short of $1 million Canadian". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-08-27.
- Staff (2016-08-21). "UFC 202 attendance: Entertaining card nets fifth highest gate in UFC history". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-08-21.
- Staff (2016-08-07). "UFC Fight Night 92 attendance: Debut Utah event draws 6,689 fans for $481,033 live gate". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-08-07.
- Staff (2016-07-31). "UFC 201 attendance: Event draws 10,240 fans for $1.07 million live gate". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-07-31.
- Staff (2016-07-23). "UFC on FOX 20 attendance: Event draws 10,287 for $1 million live gate". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-07-23.
- Staff (2016-07-14). "UFC Fight Night 91 draws announced 5,671 fans for $381,945 live gate in South Dakota". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-07-14.
- Staff (2016-07-10). "UFC 200 draws announced 18,202 fans for $10.7 million live gate at new T-Mobile Arena". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-07-10.
- Staff (2016-07-09). "TUF 23 Finale draws announced 8,115 fans for $736,408 live gate in Las Vegas". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-07-09.
- Jason Cruz (2016-07-08). "UFC Fight Night 90 attendance, gate and bonuses". mmapayout.com. Retrieved 2016-07-08.
- "UFC Fight Night 89 attendance: Event draws reported 10,490 fans for $1,278,250 gate". mmajunkie.com. 2016-06-19. Retrieved 2016-06-19.
- Staff (2016-06-05). "UFC 199 draws announced 15,587 fans for sell-out at The Forum, $2.17 million gate". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-06-05.
- Staff (2016-05-30). "UFC Fight Night 88 draws announced attendance of 5,193 for $359,000 live gate". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-05-30.
- Staff (2016-05-15). "UFC 198 attendance: Event draws 45,207 for third largest show in company history". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-05-15.
- Staff (2016-05-08). "UFC Fight Night 87 draws reported 10,421 attendance for $1,523,320 live gate". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-05-08.
- Staff (2016-04-24). "UFC 197 attendance: event draws 11,352 fans for $2.3 million live gate in Las Vegas". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-04-24.
- Staff (2016-04-16). "UFC on FOX 19 attendance: Event draws 11,273 for $1.057 million live gate". MMAjunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-04-16.
- Staff (2016-04-10). "UFC Fight Night 86 draws announced 13,177 fans for $549,000 live gate in Croatia". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-04-10.
- Staff (2016-03-20). "UFC Fight Night 85 draws announced 9,552 fans for $1 million US live gate". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-03-20.
- Staff (2016-03-06). "UFC 196 draws announced 14,898 fans in Las Vegas for $8.1 million live gate". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
- Staff (2016-02-27). "UFC Fight Night 84 draws announced attendance of 16,734 for $2 million gate". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-02-27.
- Staff (2016-02-22). "UFC Fight Night 83 draws 7,330 for live gate of $572,547". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-02-22.
- Staff (2016-02-07). "UFC Fight Night 82 draws 7,422 for live gate of $1.435 million". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-02-07.
- Staff (2016-01-30). "UFC on FOX 18 draws announced attendance of 10,555 for $818k live gate". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-01-30.
- Staff (2016-01-18). "UFC Fight Night 81 draws reported 12,022 fans for $1,300,000 gate". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-01-18.
- Staff (2016-01-03). "UFC 195 draws announced 10,300 attendance for live gate in excess of $2 million". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-01-03.
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