2015 in UFC

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2015 in UFC
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First dateJanuary 3
Last dateDecember 19
Events
Total events41
UFC13
UFC on Fox4
UFC Fight Night22
TUF Finale events2
Fights
Total fights473
Title fights20
Chronology
2014 in UFC 2015 in UFC 2016 in UFC

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.

Contents

Title fights

Title fights in 2015
Weight classMethodRoundTimeEventNotes
Light Heavyweight Jon Jones (c)def. Daniel Cormier Decision (unanimous) (49–46, 49–46, 49–46)55:00 UFC 182 [lower-alpha 1]
Women's Bantamweight Ronda Rousey (c)def. Cat Zingano Submission (straight armbar)10:14 UFC 184 [lower-alpha 2]
Women's Strawweight Joanna Jędrzejczyk def. Carla Esparza (c)TKO (punches)24:17 UFC 185 [lower-alpha 3]
Lightweight Rafael dos Anjos def. Anthony Pettis (c)Decision (unanimous) (50–45, 50–45, 50–45)55:00 UFC 185 [lower-alpha 4]
Flyweight Demetrious Johnson (c)def. Kyoji Horiguchi Submission (armbar)54:59 UFC 186 [lower-alpha 5]
Middleweight Chris Weidman (c)def. Vitor Belfort TKO (punches)12:53 UFC 187 [lower-alpha 6]
Light Heavyweight Daniel Cormier def. Anthony Johnson Submission (rear-naked choke)32:39 UFC 187 [lower-alpha 7]
Heavyweight Fabrício Werdum (ic)def. Cain Velasquez (c)Submission (guillotine choke)32:13 UFC 188 [lower-alpha 8]
Women's Strawweight Joanna Jędrzejczyk (c)def. Jessica Penne TKO (punches and knee)34:22 UFC Fight Night 69 [lower-alpha 9]
Welterweight Robbie Lawler (c)def. Rory MacDonald TKO (punches)51:00 UFC 189 [lower-alpha 10]
Featherweight Conor McGregor def. Chad Mendes TKO (punches)24:57 UFC 189 [lower-alpha 11]
Bantamweight T.J. Dillashaw (c)def. Renan Barão TKO (punches)40:35 UFC on Fox 16 [lower-alpha 12]
Women's Bantamweight Ronda Rousey (c)def. Bethe Correia KO (punches)10:34 UFC 190 [lower-alpha 13]
Flyweight Demetrious Johnson (c)def. John Dodson Decision (unanimous) (49–46, 49–46, 50-45)55:00 UFC 191 [lower-alpha 14]
Light Heavyweight Daniel Cormier (c)def. Alexander Gustafsson Decision (split) (48-47, 47-48, 49-46)55:00 UFC 192 [lower-alpha 15]
Women's Strawweight Joanna Jędrzejczyk (c)def. Valérie Létourneau Decision (unanimous) (49–46, 49–46, 50-45)55:00 UFC 193 [lower-alpha 16]
Women's Bantamweight Holly Holm def. Ronda Rousey (c)KO (head kick and punches)20:59 UFC 193 [lower-alpha 17]
Middleweight Luke Rockhold def. Chris Weidman (c)TKO (punches)43:12 UFC 194 [lower-alpha 18]
Featherweight Conor McGregor (ic)def. José Aldo (c)KO (punch)10:13 UFC 194 [lower-alpha 19]
Lightweight Rafael dos Anjos (c)def. Donald Cerrone TKO (body kick and punches)11:06 UFC on Fox 17 [lower-alpha 20]
  1. ↑ For the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship.
  2. ↑ For the UFC Women's Bantamweight Championship.
  3. ↑ For the UFC Women's Strawweight Championship.
  4. ↑ For the UFC Lightweight Championship.
  5. ↑ For the UFC Flyweight Championship. Latest finish in UFC history.
  6. ↑ For the UFC Middleweight Championship.
  7. ↑ For the vacant UFC Light Heavyweight Championship.
  8. ↑ For the UFC Heavyweight Championship.
  9. ↑ For the UFC Women's Strawweight Championship.
  10. ↑ For the UFC Welterweight Championship.
  11. ↑ For the interim UFC Featherweight Championship.
  12. ↑ For the UFC Bantamweight Championship.
  13. ↑ For the UFC Women's Bantamweight Championship.
  14. ↑ For the UFC Flyweight Championship.
  15. ↑ For the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship.
  16. ↑ For the UFC Women's Strawweight Championship.
  17. ↑ For the UFC Women's Bantamweight Championship.
  18. ↑ For the UFC Middleweight Championship.
  19. ↑ For the UFC Featherweight Championship. Latest fastest title finish in UFC history.
  20. ↑ For the UFC Lightweight Championship.

The Ultimate Fighter

The following The Ultimate Fighter seasons are scheduled for broadcast in 2015:

SeasonFinaleDivisionWinnerRunner-up
TUF 21: American Top Team vs. Blackzilians July 12, 2015 WelterweightKamaru UsmanHayder Hassan
TUF: Brazil 4 August 1, 2015 LightweightGlaico FrançaFernando Bruno
BantamweightReginaldo VieiraDileno Lopes
TUF: Latin America 2 November 21, 2015 WelterweightErick MontañoEnrique Marin
LightweightEnrique BarzolaHoracio Gutiérrez
TUF 22: Team McGregor vs. Team Faber December 11, 2015 Lightweight Ryan Hall Artem Lobov

Debut UFC fighters

The following fighters fought their first UFC fight in 2015:

Events list

#EventDateVenueLocationAttendance
344 UFC on Fox: dos Anjos vs. Cerrone 2 Dec 19, 2015 Amway Center Orlando, Florida, U.S.14,459 [1]
343 UFC 194: Aldo vs. McGregor Dec 12, 2015 MGM Grand Garden Arena Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.16,516 [2]
342 The Ultimate Fighter: Team McGregor vs. Team Faber Finale Dec 11, 2015 The Chelsea at The Cosmopolitan Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.1,800 [3]
341 UFC Fight Night: Namajunas vs. VanZant Dec 10, 2015 The Chelsea at The Cosmopolitan Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.1,643 [4]
340 UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs. Masvidal Nov 28, 2015 Olympic Gymnastics Arena Seoul, South Korea12,156 [5]
339 The Ultimate Fighter: Latin America 2 Finale Nov 21, 2015 Arena Monterrey Monterrey, Mexico10,410 [6]
338 UFC 193: Rousey vs. Holm Nov 15, 2015 Etihad Stadium Melbourne, Victoria, Australia56,214 [7]
337 UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs. Henderson 3 Nov 7, 2015 Ginásio do Ibirapuera São Paulo, Brazil10,628 [8]
336 UFC Fight Night: Holohan vs. Smolka Oct 24, 2015 3Arena Dublin, Ireland—
335 UFC 192: Cormier vs. Gustafsson Oct 3, 2015 Toyota Center Houston, Texas, U.S.14,622 [9]
334 UFC Fight Night: Barnett vs. Nelson Sep 27, 2015 Saitama Super Arena Saitama, Japan10,137 [10]
333 UFC 191: Johnson vs. Dodson 2 Sep 5, 2015 MGM Grand Garden Arena Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.10,873 [11]
332 UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Oliveira Aug 23, 2015 SaskTel Centre Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada7,202 [12]
331 UFC Fight Night: Teixeira vs. Saint Preux Aug 8, 2015 Bridgestone Arena Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.7,539 [13]
330 UFC 190: Rousey vs. Correia Aug 1, 2015 HSBC Arena Rio de Janeiro, Brazil14,723 [14]
329 UFC on Fox: Dillashaw vs. Barão 2 Jul 25, 2015 United Center Chicago, Illinois, U.S.11,663 [15]
328 UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs. Leites Jul 18, 2015 The SSE Hydro Glasgow, Scotland, U.K.10,451 [16]
327 UFC Fight Night: Mir vs. Duffee Jul 15, 2015 Valley View Casino Center San Diego, California, U.S.5,471 [17]
326 The Ultimate Fighter: American Top Team vs. Blackzilians Finale Jul 12, 2015 MGM Grand Garden Arena Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.4,844 [18]
325 UFC 189: Mendes vs. McGregor Jul 11, 2015 MGM Grand Garden Arena Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.16,019 [19]
324 UFC Fight Night: Machida vs. Romero Jun 27, 2015 Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Hollywood, Florida, U.S.5,604 [20]
323 UFC Fight Night: Jędrzejczyk vs. Penne Jun 20, 2015 O2 World Berlin, Germany8,155 [21]
322 UFC 188: Velasquez vs. Werdum Jun 13, 2015 Arena Ciudad de México Mexico City, Mexico21,036 [22]
321 UFC Fight Night: Boetsch vs. Henderson Jun 6, 2015 Smoothie King Center New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.6,231 [23]
320 UFC Fight Night: Condit vs. Alves May 30, 2015 Goiânia Arena Goiânia, Brazil3,500 [24]
319 UFC 187: Johnson vs. Cormier May 23, 2015 MGM Grand Garden Arena Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.12,615 [25]
318 UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs. Faber May 16, 2015 Mall of Asia Arena Pasay, Philippines13,446 [26]
317 UFC Fight Night: Miocic vs. Hunt May 10, 2015 Adelaide Entertainment Centre Adelaide, South Australia 7,984 [27]
316 UFC 186: Johnson vs. Horiguchi Apr 25, 2015 Bell Centre Montreal, Quebec, Canada10,154 [28]
315 UFC on Fox: Machida vs. Rockhold Apr 18, 2015 Prudential Center Newark, New Jersey, U.S.13,306 [29]
314 UFC Fight Night: Gonzaga vs. Cro Cop 2 Apr 11, 2015 Tauron Arena Kraków Kraków, Poland10,000 [30]
313 UFC Fight Night: Mendes vs. Lamas Apr 4, 2015 Patriot Center Fairfax, Virginia, U.S.5,417 [31]
312 UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. LaFlare Mar 21, 2015 Ginásio do Maracanãzinho Rio de Janeiro, Brazil7,707 [32]
311 UFC 185: Pettis vs. dos Anjos Mar 14, 2015 American Airlines Center Dallas, Texas, U.S.17,160 [33]
310 UFC 184: Rousey vs. Zingano Feb 28, 2015 Staples Center Los Angeles, California, U.S.17,654 [34]
309 UFC Fight Night: Bigfoot vs. Mir Feb 22, 2015 Ginásio Gigantinho Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil5,080 [35]
308 UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs. Thatch Feb 14, 2015 1stBank Center Broomfield, Colorado, U.S.5,807 [36]
307 UFC 183: Silva vs. Diaz Jan 31, 2015 MGM Grand Garden Arena Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.13,114 [37]
306 UFC on Fox: Gustafsson vs. Johnson Jan 24, 2015 Tele2 Arena Stockholm, Sweden30,000 [38]
305 UFC Fight Night: McGregor vs. Siver Jan 18, 2015 TD Garden Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.13,828 [39]
304 UFC 182: Jones vs. Cormier Jan 3, 2015 MGM Grand Garden Arena Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.11,575 [40]

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  2. ↑ Staff (2015-12-13). "UFC 194 draws reported 16,516 attendance for $10.1 million live gate". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2015-12-13.
  3. ↑ Staff (2015-12-12). "TUF 22 Finale draws sellout for $450,000 gate in Las Vegas". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2015-12-12.
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ 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.
  6. ↑ Staff (2015-11-22). "UFC Fight Night 78 draws announced 10,410 fans for debut in Monterrey, Mexico". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2015-11-22.
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  16. ↑ 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.
  17. ↑ Staff (2015-07-16). "UFC Fight Night 71 draws reported attendance of 5,471 for $412,000 gate". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2015-07-16.
  18. ↑ Staff (2015-07-13). "TUF 21 Finale draws reported 4,844 attendance for $291,000 live gate". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2015-07-13.
  19. ↑ 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.
  20. ↑ Staff (2015-06-28). "UFC Fight Night 70 draws sellout crowd of 5,604". MMAjunkie.com. Retrieved 2015-06-28.
  21. ↑ Staff (2015-06-20). "UFC Fight Night 69 draws an announced 8,155 fans". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2015-06-20.
  22. ↑ 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.
  23. ↑ Staff (2015-06-07). "UFC Fight Night 68 draws announced 6,231 attendance for $621,523 live gate". MMAjunkie.com. Retrieved 2015-06-07.
  24. ↑ Staff (2015-05-31). "UFC Fight Night 67 draws announced 3,500 attendance in Brazil". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2015-05-31.
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  30. ↑ "UFC Fight Night 64 draws 10,000 fans for $720,000 live gate". mmajunkie.com. April 11, 2015.
  31. ↑ "UFC Fight Night 63 attendance: Event earns $200K more than previous visit to venue". mmajunkie.com. April 4, 2015.
  32. ↑ "UFC Fight Night 62 draws announced 7,707 fans in Rio de Janeiro". mmajunkie.com. March 22, 2015.
  33. ↑ "UFC 185 draws reported 17,160 fans for $2.155 million gate in Dallas". MMAjunkie.com. March 15, 2015.
  34. ↑ "UFC 184 draws reported 17,654 fans for $2.675 million live gate". MMAjunkie.com. March 1, 2015.
  35. ↑ "UFC Fight Night 61 Gate and Attendance for Bigfoot vs. Mir". MMAweekly.com. February 23, 2015.
  36. ↑ "UFC Fight Night 60 draws reported 5,807 attendance for $382,875 live gate". MMAjunkie.com. February 15, 2015.
  37. ↑ "'UFC 183: Silva vs. Diaz' draws reported 13,114 fans for $4.5 million live gate". MMAjunkie.com. February 1, 2015.
  38. ↑ "UFC on FOX 14 confirmed as largest European gate in promotion's history". MMAjunkie.com. January 24, 2015.
  39. ↑ "UFC Fight Night 59 draws reported 13,828 attendance for $1.34 million gate". MMAjunkie.com. January 19, 2014.
  40. ↑ "UFC 182 Gate and Attendance Low, but PPV Expectations Running High". MMAweekly.com. January 4, 2015.
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