| 2015 in UFC | ||||
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| Information | ||||
| First date | January 3 | |||
| Last date | December 19 | |||
| Events | ||||
| Total events | 41 | |||
| UFC | 13 | |||
| UFC on Fox | 4 | |||
| UFC Fight Night | 22 | |||
| TUF Finale events | 2 | |||
| Fights | ||||
| Total fights | 474 | |||
| Title fights | 20 | |||
| Chronology | ||||
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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.
The numbers below records the events, fights, techniques, champions and fighters held or performed for the year of 2015 in UFC. [7]
| Events | |||||
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| 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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| Fighter feats [7] | |||||
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The following fighters fought their first UFC fight in 2015:
The following The Ultimate Fighter seasons are scheduled for broadcast in 2015:
| Season | Finale | Division | Winner | Runner-up |
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| 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 |
| Title fights in 2015 | ||||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Event | Notes | |||
| Light Heavyweight | Jon Jones (c) | def. | Daniel Cormier | Decision (unanimous) (49–46, 49–46, 49–46) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 182 | [a] |
| Women's Bantamweight | Ronda Rousey (c) | def. | Cat Zingano | Submission (straight armbar) | 1 | 0:14 | UFC 184 | [b] |
| Women's Strawweight | Joanna Jędrzejczyk | def. | Carla Esparza (c) | TKO (punches) | 2 | 4:17 | UFC 185 | [c] |
| Lightweight | Rafael dos Anjos | def. | Anthony Pettis (c) | Decision (unanimous) (50–45, 50–45, 50–45) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 185 | [d] |
| Flyweight | Demetrious Johnson (c) | def. | Kyoji Horiguchi | Submission (armbar) | 5 | 4:59 | UFC 186 | [e] |
| Middleweight | Chris Weidman (c) | def. | Vitor Belfort | TKO (punches) | 1 | 2:53 | UFC 187 | [f] |
| Light Heavyweight | Daniel Cormier | def. | Anthony Johnson | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 3 | 2:39 | UFC 187 | [g] |
| Heavyweight | Fabrício Werdum (ic) | def. | Cain Velasquez (c) | Submission (guillotine choke) | 3 | 2:13 | UFC 188 | [h] |
| Women's Strawweight | Joanna Jędrzejczyk (c) | def. | Jessica Penne | TKO (punches and knee) | 3 | 4:22 | UFC Fight Night 69 | [i] |
| Welterweight | Robbie Lawler (c) | def. | Rory MacDonald | TKO (punches) | 5 | 1:00 | UFC 189 | [j] |
| Featherweight | Conor McGregor | def. | Chad Mendes | TKO (punches) | 2 | 4:57 | UFC 189 | [k] |
| Bantamweight | T.J. Dillashaw (c) | def. | Renan Barão | TKO (punches) | 4 | 0:35 | UFC on Fox 16 | [l] |
| Women's Bantamweight | Ronda Rousey (c) | def. | Bethe Correia | KO (punches) | 1 | 0:34 | UFC 190 | [m] |
| Flyweight | Demetrious Johnson (c) | def. | John Dodson | Decision (unanimous) (49–46, 49–46, 50-45) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 191 | [n] |
| Light Heavyweight | Daniel Cormier (c) | def. | Alexander Gustafsson | Decision (split) (48-47, 47-48, 49-46) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 192 | [o] |
| Women's Strawweight | Joanna Jędrzejczyk (c) | def. | Valérie Létourneau | Decision (unanimous) (49–46, 49–46, 50-45) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 193 | [p] |
| Women's Bantamweight | Holly Holm | def. | Ronda Rousey (c) | KO (head kick and punches) | 2 | 0:59 | UFC 193 | [q] |
| Middleweight | Luke Rockhold | def. | Chris Weidman (c) | TKO (punches) | 4 | 3:12 | UFC 194 | [r] |
| Featherweight | Conor McGregor (ic) | def. | José Aldo (c) | KO (punch) | 1 | 0:13 | UFC 194 | [s] |
| Lightweight | Rafael dos Anjos (c) | def. | Donald Cerrone | TKO (body kick and punches) | 1 | 1:06 | UFC on Fox 17 | [t] |