2015 in UFC

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2015 in UFC
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Information
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

2015 UFC.com awards

2015 UFC.COM Awards
NoBest FighterThe

Upsets

The

Submissions

The NewcomersThe

Knockouts

The

Fights

1 Conor McGregor Holly Holm
defeats
Ronda Rousey
UFC 193 		Ronda Rousey
defeats
Cat Zingano
UFC 184 		Holly Holm Holly Holm
defeats
Ronda Rousey
UFC 193 		Robbie Lawler
defeats
Rory MacDonald 2
UFC 189
2 Rafael dos Anjos Rafael dos Anjos
defeats
Anthony Pettis
UFC 185 		Godofredo Pepey
defeats
Andre Fili
UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. LaFlare 		Tom Breese Conor McGregor
defeats
José Aldo
UFC 194 		Daniel Cormier
defeats
Alexander Gustafsson
UFC 192
3 Joanna Jędrzejczyk Ryan Benoit
defeats
Sergio Pettis
UFC 185 		Gilbert Burns
defeats
Alex Oliveira
UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. LaFlare 		Sage Northcutt Thiago Santos
defeats
Steve Bossé
UFC Fight Night: Machida vs. Romero 		Tony Ferguson
defeats
Edson Barboza
The Ultimate Fighter: Team McGregor vs. Team Faber Finale
4 Holly Holm Leonardo Santos
defeats
Kevin Lee
UFC 194 		Thales Leites
defeats
Tim Boetsch
UFC 183 		Joe Duffy Paul Felder
defeats
Danny Castillo
UFC 182 		Andrei Arlovski
defeats
Travis Browne
UFC 187
5 Daniel Cormier Uriah Hall
defeats
Gegard Mousasi
UFC Fight Night: Barnett vs. Nelson 		Tony Ferguson
defeats
Edson Barboza
The Ultimate Fighter: Team McGregor vs. Team Faber Finale 		Makwan Amirkhani Frankie Edgar
defeats
Chad Mendes
The Ultimate Fighter: Team McGregor vs. Team Faber Finale 		John Lineker
defeats
Francisco Rivera
UFC 191
6 Luke Rockhold Maryna Moroz
defeats
Joanne Calderwood
UFC Fight Night: Gonzaga vs. Cro Cop 2 		Alex Chambers
defeats
Kailin Curran
UFC Fight Night: Miocic vs. Hunt 		Kamaru Usman Stephen Thompson
defeats
Jake Ellenberger
The Ultimate Fighter: American Top Team vs. Blackzilians Finale 		Brian Ortega
defeats
Thiago Tavares
UFC Fight Night: Boetsch vs. Henderson
7 Demetrious Johnson James Vick
defeats
Jake Matthews
UFC Fight Night: Miocic vs. Hunt 		Joe Duffy
defeats
Ivan Jorge
UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs. Leites 		Magomed Mustafaev Andrei Arlovski
defeats
Travis Browne
UFC 187 		Yair Rodríguez
defeats
Charles Rosa
UFC 188
8 Max Holloway Dan Hooker
defeats
Hatsu Hioki
UFC Fight Night: Miocic vs. Hunt 		Keita Nakamura
defeats
Li Jingliang
UFC Fight Night: Barnett vs. Nelson 		Stevie Ray Uriah Hall
defeats
Gegard Mousasi 1
UFC Fight Night: Barnett vs. Nelson 		Edson Barboza
defeats
Paul Felder 1
UFC on Fox: Dillashaw vs. Barão 2
9 Tony Ferguson Andrew Holbrook
defeats
Jake Matthews
UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Brunson 		Gunnar Nelson
defeats
Brandon Thatch
UFC 189 		Alex Oliveira Thomas Almeida
defeats
Brad Pickett
UFC 189 		Nicolas Dalby
defeats
Darren Till
UFC Fight Night: Holohan vs. Smolka
10 Neil Magny Patrick Cummins
defeats
Rafael Cavalcante
UFC 190 		Aljamain Sterling
defeats
Takeya Mizugaki
UFC on Fox: Machida vs. Rockhold 		Ben Nguyen Matt Dwyer
defeats
William Macário
UFC Fight Night: Bigfoot vs. Mir 		Gian Villante
defeats
Corey Anderson
UFC on Fox: Machida vs. Rockhold
Ref [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

Debut UFC fighters

The following fighters fought their first UFC fight in 2015:

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

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 [a]
Women's Bantamweight Ronda Rousey (c)def. Cat Zingano Submission (straight armbar)10:14 UFC 184 [b]
Women's Strawweight Joanna Jędrzejczyk def. Carla Esparza (c)TKO (punches)24:17 UFC 185 [c]
Lightweight Rafael dos Anjos def. Anthony Pettis (c)Decision (unanimous) (50–45, 50–45, 50–45)55:00 UFC 185 [d]
Flyweight Demetrious Johnson (c)def. Kyoji Horiguchi Submission (armbar)54:59 UFC 186 [e]
Middleweight Chris Weidman (c)def. Vitor Belfort TKO (punches)12:53 UFC 187 [f]
Light Heavyweight Daniel Cormier def. Anthony Johnson Submission (rear-naked choke)32:39 UFC 187 [g]
Heavyweight Fabrício Werdum (ic)def. Cain Velasquez (c)Submission (guillotine choke)32:13 UFC 188 [h]
Women's Strawweight Joanna Jędrzejczyk (c)def. Jessica Penne TKO (punches and knee)34:22 UFC Fight Night 69 [i]
Welterweight Robbie Lawler (c)def. Rory MacDonald TKO (punches)51:00 UFC 189 [j]
Featherweight Conor McGregor def. Chad Mendes TKO (punches)24:57 UFC 189 [k]
Bantamweight T.J. Dillashaw (c)def. Renan Barão TKO (punches)40:35 UFC on Fox 16 [l]
Women's Bantamweight Ronda Rousey (c)def. Bethe Correia KO (punches)10:34 UFC 190 [m]
Flyweight Demetrious Johnson (c)def. John Dodson Decision (unanimous) (49–46, 49–46, 50-45)55:00 UFC 191 [n]
Light Heavyweight Daniel Cormier (c)def. Alexander Gustafsson Decision (split) (48-47, 47-48, 49-46)55:00 UFC 192 [o]
Women's Strawweight Joanna Jędrzejczyk (c)def. Valérie Létourneau Decision (unanimous) (49–46, 49–46, 50-45)55:00 UFC 193 [p]
Women's Bantamweight Holly Holm def. Ronda Rousey (c)KO (head kick and punches)20:59 UFC 193 [q]
Middleweight Luke Rockhold def. Chris Weidman (c)TKO (punches)43:12 UFC 194 [r]
Featherweight Conor McGregor (ic)def. José Aldo (c)KO (punch)10:13 UFC 194 [s]
Lightweight Rafael dos Anjos (c)def. Donald Cerrone TKO (body kick and punches)11:06 UFC on Fox 17 [t]
  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.

Events list

#EventDateVenueLocationAttendance
344 UFC on Fox: dos Anjos vs. Cerrone 2 Dec 19, 2015 Amway Center Orlando, Florida, U.S.14,459 [7]
343 UFC 194: Aldo vs. McGregor Dec 12, 2015 MGM Grand Garden Arena Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.16,516 [8]
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 [9]
341 UFC Fight Night: Namajunas vs. VanZant Dec 10, 2015 The Chelsea at The Cosmopolitan Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.1,643 [10]
340 UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs. Masvidal Nov 28, 2015 Olympic Gymnastics Arena Seoul, South Korea12,156 [11]
339 The Ultimate Fighter: Latin America 2 Finale Nov 21, 2015 Arena Monterrey Monterrey, Mexico10,410 [12]
338 UFC 193: Rousey vs. Holm Nov 15, 2015 Etihad Stadium Melbourne, Victoria, Australia56,214 [13]
337 UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs. Henderson 3 Nov 7, 2015 Ginásio do Ibirapuera São Paulo, Brazil10,628 [14]
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 [15]
334 UFC Fight Night: Barnett vs. Nelson Sep 27, 2015 Saitama Super Arena Saitama, Japan10,137 [16]
333 UFC 191: Johnson vs. Dodson 2 Sep 5, 2015 MGM Grand Garden Arena Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.10,873 [17]
332 UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Oliveira Aug 23, 2015 SaskTel Centre Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada7,202 [18]
331 UFC Fight Night: Teixeira vs. Saint Preux Aug 8, 2015 Bridgestone Arena Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.7,539 [19]
330 UFC 190: Rousey vs. Correia Aug 1, 2015 HSBC Arena Rio de Janeiro, Brazil14,723 [20]
329 UFC on Fox: Dillashaw vs. Barão 2 Jul 25, 2015 United Center Chicago, Illinois, U.S.11,663 [21]
328 UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs. Leites Jul 18, 2015 The SSE Hydro Glasgow, Scotland, U.K.10,451 [22]
327 UFC Fight Night: Mir vs. Duffee Jul 15, 2015 Valley View Casino Center San Diego, California, U.S.5,471 [23]
326 The Ultimate Fighter: American Top Team vs. Blackzilians Finale Jul 12, 2015 MGM Grand Garden Arena Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.4,844 [24]
325 UFC 189: Mendes vs. McGregor Jul 11, 2015 MGM Grand Garden Arena Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.16,019 [25]
324 UFC Fight Night: Machida vs. Romero Jun 27, 2015 Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Hollywood, Florida, U.S.5,604 [26]
323 UFC Fight Night: Jędrzejczyk vs. Penne Jun 20, 2015 O2 World Berlin, Germany8,155 [27]
322 UFC 188: Velasquez vs. Werdum Jun 13, 2015 Arena Ciudad de México Mexico City, Mexico21,036 [28]
321 UFC Fight Night: Boetsch vs. Henderson Jun 6, 2015 Smoothie King Center New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.6,231 [29]
320 UFC Fight Night: Condit vs. Alves May 30, 2015 Goiânia Arena Goiânia, Brazil3,500 [30]
319 UFC 187: Johnson vs. Cormier May 23, 2015 MGM Grand Garden Arena Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.12,615 [31]
318 UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs. Faber May 16, 2015 Mall of Asia Arena Pasay, Philippines13,446 [32]
317 UFC Fight Night: Miocic vs. Hunt May 10, 2015 Adelaide Entertainment Centre Adelaide, South Australia 7,984 [33]
316 UFC 186: Johnson vs. Horiguchi Apr 25, 2015 Bell Centre Montreal, Quebec, Canada10,154 [34]
315 UFC on Fox: Machida vs. Rockhold Apr 18, 2015 Prudential Center Newark, New Jersey, U.S.13,306 [35]
314 UFC Fight Night: Gonzaga vs. Cro Cop 2 Apr 11, 2015 Tauron Arena Kraków Kraków, Poland10,000 [36]
313 UFC Fight Night: Mendes vs. Lamas Apr 4, 2015 Patriot Center Fairfax, Virginia, U.S.5,417 [37]
312 UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. LaFlare Mar 21, 2015 Ginásio do Maracanãzinho Rio de Janeiro, Brazil7,707 [38]
311 UFC 185: Pettis vs. dos Anjos Mar 14, 2015 American Airlines Center Dallas, Texas, U.S.17,160 [39]
310 UFC 184: Rousey vs. Zingano Feb 28, 2015 Staples Center Los Angeles, California, U.S.17,654 [40]
309 UFC Fight Night: Bigfoot vs. Mir Feb 22, 2015 Ginásio Gigantinho Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil5,080 [41]
308 UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs. Thatch Feb 14, 2015 1stBank Center Broomfield, Colorado, U.S.5,807 [42]
307 UFC 183: Silva vs. Diaz Jan 31, 2015 MGM Grand Garden Arena Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.13,114 [43]
306 UFC on Fox: Gustafsson vs. Johnson Jan 24, 2015 Tele2 Arena Stockholm, Sweden30,000 [44]
305 UFC Fight Night: McGregor vs. Siver Jan 18, 2015 TD Garden Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.13,828 [45]
304 UFC 182: Jones vs. Cormier Jan 3, 2015 MGM Grand Garden Arena Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.11,575 [46]

See also

References

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  2. ↑ "10 Best – Biggest UFC upsets of 2015 | UFC". www.ufc.com. 2015-12-21. Retrieved 2024-12-27.
  3. ↑ "10 Best – Top UFC submissions of 2015 | UFC". www.ufc.com. 2015-12-23. Retrieved 2024-12-27.
  4. ↑ "Ten Best – The Newcomers of 2015 | UFC". www.ufc.com. 2015-12-21. Retrieved 2024-12-27.
  5. ↑ "10 Best – Top UFC knockouts of 2015 | UFC". www.ufc.com. 2015-12-24. Retrieved 2024-12-27.
  6. ↑ "10 Best – Greatest UFC fights of 2015 | UFC". www.ufc.com. 2015-12-25. Retrieved 2024-12-27.
  7. ↑ Staff (2015-12-19). "UFC on FOX 17 Dos Anjos vs Cerrone 2 Gate and Attendance from Orlando". mmaweekly.com. Retrieved 2015-12-19.
  8. ↑ Staff (2015-12-13). "UFC 194 draws reported 16,516 attendance for $10.1 million live gate". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2015-12-13.
  9. ↑ Staff (2015-12-12). "TUF 22 Finale draws sellout for $450,000 gate in Las Vegas". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2015-12-12.
  10. ↑ 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.
  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.
  12. ↑ Staff (2015-11-22). "UFC Fight Night 78 draws announced 10,410 fans for debut in Monterrey, Mexico". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2015-11-22.
  13. ↑ Dave Doyle (2015-11-15). "UFC 193 crowd of 56,214 sets company attendance record". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2015-11-15.
  14. ↑ Mike Bohn (2015-11-08). "UFC Fight Night 77 post-fight facts". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2015-11-08.
  15. ↑ 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.
  16. ↑ Staff (2015-09-27). "UFC Fight Night 75: Barnett vs. Nelson attendance figures from Japan". mmaweekly.com. Retrieved 2015-09-27.
  17. ↑ 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.
  18. ↑ Staff (2015-08-24). "UFC Fight Night 74 attendance: Saskatchewan debut draws announced 7,202 fans". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2015-08-24.
  19. ↑ Staff (2015-08-09). "UFC Fight Night 73 draws announced attendance of 7,539 for $454,551 gate". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2015-08-09.
  20. ↑ Staff (2015-08-02). "UFC 190 draws announced attendance of 14,723 for Rousey-Correia in Brazil". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2015-08-02.
  21. ↑ Staff (2015-07-25). "UFC on FOX 16 draws 11,663 attendance for $1.2 million live gate". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2015-07-25.
  22. ↑ 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.
  23. ↑ Staff (2015-07-16). "UFC Fight Night 71 draws reported attendance of 5,471 for $412,000 gate". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2015-07-16.
  24. ↑ Staff (2015-07-13). "TUF 21 Finale draws reported 4,844 attendance for $291,000 live gate". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2015-07-13.
  25. ↑ 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.
  26. ↑ Staff (2015-06-28). "UFC Fight Night 70 draws sellout crowd of 5,604". MMAjunkie.com. Retrieved 2015-06-28.
  27. ↑ Staff (2015-06-20). "UFC Fight Night 69 draws an announced 8,155 fans". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2015-06-20.
  28. ↑ 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.
  29. ↑ Staff (2015-06-07). "UFC Fight Night 68 draws announced 6,231 attendance for $621,523 live gate". MMAjunkie.com. Retrieved 2015-06-07.
  30. ↑ Staff (2015-05-31). "UFC Fight Night 67 draws announced 3,500 attendance in Brazil". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2015-05-31.
  31. ↑ "UFC 187 draws reported attendance of 12,615 fans for $5,189,167 live gate". mmajunkie.com. May 24, 2015.
  32. ↑ "UFC Fight Night 66 attendance: UFC scores sellout in Philippines debut". mmajunkie.com. May 16, 2015.
  33. ↑ "UFC Fight Night 65 draws announced attendance of 7,984 for $833,810 live gate". mmajunkie.com. May 10, 2015.
  34. ↑ "UFC 186 draws reported 10,154 fans for $668,000 live gate in Montreal". mmajunkie.com. April 26, 2015.
  35. ↑ "UFC on FOX 15 draws announced 13,306 fans for $1.2 million gate". mmajunkie.com. April 18, 2015.
  36. ↑ "UFC Fight Night 64 draws 10,000 fans for $720,000 live gate". mmajunkie.com. April 11, 2015.
  37. ↑ "UFC Fight Night 63 attendance: Event earns $200K more than previous visit to venue". mmajunkie.com. April 4, 2015.
  38. ↑ "UFC Fight Night 62 draws announced 7,707 fans in Rio de Janeiro". mmajunkie.com. March 22, 2015.
  39. ↑ "UFC 185 draws reported 17,160 fans for $2.155 million gate in Dallas". MMAjunkie.com. March 15, 2015.
  40. ↑ "UFC 184 draws reported 17,654 fans for $2.675 million live gate". MMAjunkie.com. March 1, 2015.
  41. ↑ "UFC Fight Night 61 Gate and Attendance for Bigfoot vs. Mir". MMAweekly.com. February 23, 2015.
  42. ↑ "UFC Fight Night 60 draws reported 5,807 attendance for $382,875 live gate". MMAjunkie.com. February 15, 2015.
  43. ↑ "'UFC 183: Silva vs. Diaz' draws reported 13,114 fans for $4.5 million live gate". MMAjunkie.com. February 1, 2015.
  44. ↑ "UFC on FOX 14 confirmed as largest European gate in promotion's history". MMAjunkie.com. January 24, 2015.
  45. ↑ "UFC Fight Night 59 draws reported 13,828 attendance for $1.34 million gate". MMAjunkie.com. January 19, 2014.
  46. ↑ "UFC 182 Gate and Attendance Low, but PPV Expectations Running High". MMAweekly.com. January 4, 2015.
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