2018 in UFC

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2018 in UFC
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First dateJanuary 14
Last dateDecember 29
Events
Total events39
UFC13
UFC on Fox5
TUF Finale events2
Fights
Total fights473
Title fights18
Chronology
2017 in UFC 2018 in UFC 2019 in UFC

The year 2018 was the 26th year in the history of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States and founded in November 1993. This year, the UFC celebrated its 25th anniversary, and an anniversary event was held on November 10, 2018 in Denver, Colorado, the city where the historical UFC 1 was held. [1]

Contents

Title fights

Title fights in 2018
Weight classMethodRoundTimeEventNotes
Light Heavyweight Daniel Cormier (c)def. Volkan Oezdemir TKO (punches)22:00 UFC 220 [lower-alpha 1]
Heavyweight Stipe Miocic (c)def. Francis Ngannou Decision (unanimous) (50-44, 50-44, 50-44)55:00 UFC 220 [lower-alpha 2]
Middleweight Yoel Romero def. Luke Rockhold KO (punches)31:48 UFC 221 [lower-alpha 3]
Women's Featherweight Cris Cyborg (c)def Yana Kunitskaya TKO (punches)13:25 UFC 222 [lower-alpha 4]
Women's Strawweight Rose Namajunas (c)def Joanna Jędrzejczyk Decision (unanimous) (49-46, 49-46, 49-46)55:00 UFC 223 [lower-alpha 5]
Lightweight Khabib Nurmagomedov def Al Iaquinta Decision (unanimous) (50-44, 50-43, 50-43)55:00 UFC 223 [lower-alpha 6]
Women's Bantamweight Amanda Nunes (c)def. Raquel Pennington TKO (punches)52:36 UFC 224 [lower-alpha 7]
Welterweight Colby Covington def. Rafael dos Anjos Decision (unanimous) (49-46, 48-47, 48-47)55:00 UFC 225 [lower-alpha 8]
Heavyweight Daniel Cormier def. Stipe Miocic (c)KO (punches)14:33 UFC 226 [lower-alpha 9]
Flyweight Henry Cejudo def. Demetrious Johnson (c)Decision (split) (48-47, 47-48, 48-47)55:00 UFC 227 [lower-alpha 10]
Bantamweight T.J. Dillashaw (c)def. Cody Garbrandt TKO (knee and punches)14:17 UFC 227 [lower-alpha 11]
Welterweight Tyron Woodley (c)def. Darren Till Submission (D'Arce choke)24:19 UFC 228 [lower-alpha 12]
Lightweight Khabib Nurmagomedov (c)def. Conor McGregor Submission (neck crank)43:03 UFC 229 [lower-alpha 13]
Heavyweight Daniel Cormier (c)def. Derrick Lewis Submission (rear-naked choke)22:14 UFC 230 [lower-alpha 14]
Women's Flyweight Valentina Shevchenko def. Joanna Jędrzejczyk Decision (unanimous) (49-46, 49-46, 49-46)55:00 UFC 231 [lower-alpha 15]
Featherweight Max Holloway (c)def. Brian Ortega TKO (doctor stoppage)45:00 UFC 231 [lower-alpha 16]
Women's Featherweight Amanda Nunes def. Cris Cyborg (c)KO (punch)10:51 UFC 232 [lower-alpha 17]
Light Heavyweight Jon Jones def. Alexander Gustafsson TKO (punches)32:02 UFC 232 [lower-alpha 18]
  1. ↑ For the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship.
  2. ↑ For the UFC Heavyweight Championship.
  3. ↑ For the interim UFC Middleweight Championship (as Romero missed weight, only Rockhold was eligible).
  4. ↑ For the UFC Women’s Featherweight Championship.
  5. ↑ For the UFC Women's Strawweight Championship.
  6. ↑ For the vacant UFC Lightweight Championship.
  7. ↑ For the UFC Women's Bantamweight Championship.
  8. ↑ For the interim UFC Welterweight Championship.
  9. ↑ For the UFC Heavyweight Championship.
  10. ↑ For the UFC Flyweight Championship.
  11. ↑ For the UFC Bantamweight Championship.
  12. ↑ For the UFC Welterweight Championship.
  13. ↑ For the UFC Lightweight Championship.
  14. ↑ For the UFC Heavyweight Championship.
  15. ↑ For the vacant UFC Women's Flyweight Championship.
  16. ↑ For the UFC Featherweight Championship.
  17. ↑ For the UFC Women's Featherweight Championship.
  18. ↑ For the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship.

The Ultimate Fighter

The following The Ultimate Fighter seasons are scheduled for broadcast in 2018:

SeasonFinaleDivisionWinnerRunner-upRef
TUF 27: Undefeated July 6, 2018 Lightweight Mike Trizano Joe Giannetti [2]
Featherweight Brad Katona Jay Cucciniello [2]
TUF 28: Heavy Hitters November 30, 2018 HeavyweightJuan Francisco Espino DieppaJustin Frazier [3]
Women's Featherweight Macy Chiasson Pannie Kianzad [4]

Debut UFC fighters

The following fighters fought their first UFC fight in 2018:

Events list

#EventDateVenueLocationAttendanceRef.
463 UFC 232: Jones vs. Gustafsson 2 December 29, 2018 The Forum Inglewood, California, U.S.15,862 [5]
462 UFC on Fox: Lee vs. Iaquinta 2 December 15, 2018 Fiserv Forum Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.9,010 [6]
461 UFC 231: Holloway vs. Ortega December 8, 2018 Scotiabank Arena Toronto, Ontario, Canada19,039 [7]
460 UFC Fight Night: dos Santos vs. Tuivasa December 2, 2018 Adelaide Entertainment Centre Adelaide, South Australia, Australia8,652 [8]
459 The Ultimate Fighter: Heavy Hitters Finale November 30, 2018 Pearl Theatre Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.2,020 [9]
458 UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Ngannou 2 November 25, 2018 Cadillac Arena Beijing, China10,302 [10]
457 UFC Fight Night: Magny vs. Ponzinibbio November 17, 2018 Estadio Luna Park Buenos Aires, Argentina10,245 [11]
456 UFC Fight Night: Korean Zombie vs. Rodríguez November 10, 2018 Pepsi Center Denver, Colorado, U.S.11,426 [12]
455 UFC 230: Cormier vs. Lewis November 3, 2018 Madison Square Garden New York City, New York, U.S.17,011 [13]
454 UFC Fight Night: Volkan vs. Smith October 27, 2018 Avenir Centre Moncton, New Brunswick 6,282 [14]
453 UFC 229: Khabib vs. McGregor October 6, 2018 T-Mobile Arena Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.20,034 [15]
452 UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Anders September 22, 2018 Ginásio do Ibirapuera São Paulo, Brazil9,485 [16]
451 UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Oliynyk September 15, 2018 Olimpiyskiy Arena Moscow, Russia22,603 [17]
450 UFC 228: Woodley vs. Till September 8, 2018 American Airlines Arena Dallas, Texas, U.S14,073 [18]
449 UFC Fight Night: Gaethje vs. Vick August 25, 2018 Pinnacle Bank Arena Lincoln, Nebraska, U.S.6,409 [19]
448 UFC 227: Dillashaw vs. Garbrandt 2 August 4, 2018 Staples Center Los Angeles, California, U.S.17,794 [20]
447 UFC on Fox: Alvarez vs. Poirier 2 July 28, 2018 Scotiabank Saddledome Calgary, Alberta, Canada10,603 [21]
446 UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs. Smith July 22, 2018 Barclaycard Arena Hamburg, Germany7,798 [22]
445 UFC Fight Night: dos Santos vs. Ivanov July 14, 2018 CenturyLink Arena Boise, Idaho U.S.5,648 [23]
444 UFC 226: Miocic vs. Cormier July 7, 2018 T-Mobile Arena Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.17,464 [24]
443 The Ultimate Fighter: Undefeated Finale July 6, 2018 Pearl Theater Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.2,123 [25]
442 UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Edwards June 23, 2018 Singapore Indoor Stadium Kallang, Singapore6,419 [26]
441 UFC 225: Whittaker vs. Romero 2 June 9, 2018 United Center Chicago, Illinois, U.S.18,117 [27]
440 UFC Fight Night: Rivera vs. Moraes June 1, 2018 Adirondack Bank Center Utica, New York, U.S.5,063 [28]
439 UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Till May 27, 2018 Echo Arena Liverpool, England, U.K.8,520 [29]
438 UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Usman May 19, 2018 Movistar Arena Santiago, Chile11,082 [30]
437 UFC 224: Nunes vs. Pennington May 12, 2018 Jeunesse Arena Rio de Janeiro, Brazil10,696 [31]
436 UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Lee April 21, 2018 Boardwalk Hall Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.9,541 [32]
435 UFC on Fox: Poirier vs. Gaethje April 14, 2018 Gila River Arena Glendale, Arizona, U.S.11,382 [33]
434 UFC 223: Khabib vs. Iaquinta April 7, 2018 Barclays Center Brooklyn, New York, U.S.17,026 [34]
433 UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Volkov March 17, 2018 The O2 Arena London, England, U.K.16,274 [35]
432 UFC 222: Cyborg vs. Kunitskaya March 3, 2018 T-Mobile Arena Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.12,041 [36]
431 UFC on Fox: Emmett vs. Stephens February 24, 2018 Amway Center Orlando, Florida, U.S.10,124 [37]
430 UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Medeiros February 18, 2018 Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas, U.S.10,502 [38]
429 UFC 221: Romero vs. Rockhold February 11, 2018 Perth Arena Perth, Western Australia, Australia12,437 [39]
428 UFC Fight Night: Machida vs. Anders February 3, 2018Arena Guilherme Paraense Belém, Brazil10,144 [40]
427 UFC on Fox: Jacaré vs. Brunson 2 January 27, 2018 Spectrum Center Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.10,249 [41]
426 UFC 220: Miocic vs. Ngannou January 20, 2018 TD Garden Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.16,015 [42]
425 UFC Fight Night: Stephens vs. Choi January 14, 2018 Scottrade Center St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.10,052 [43]

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