2022 in UFC | ||||
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Information | ||||
First date | January 15, 2022 | |||
Last date | December 17, 2022 | |||
Events | ||||
Total events | 42 | |||
UFC | 13 | |||
TUF Finale events | 1 | |||
Fights | ||||
Total fights | 511 | |||
Title fights | 19 | |||
Chronology | ||||
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The year 2022 was the 29th year in the history of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States.
Despite the relaxation of COVID-19 pandemic restrictions, the promotion's UFC Apex continued hosting events with reduced crowds, with 18 events already held and two additional events scheduled.
These fighters have either been released from their UFC contracts, announced their retirement or joined other promotions:
The following fighters fought their first UFC fight in 2022:
The list below is based on fighters suspended either by (1) United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) or World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) for violation of taking prohibited substances or non-analytical incidents, (2) by local commissions on misconduct during the fights or at event venues, or (3) by the UFC for reasons also stated below.
ISO | Name | Nickname | Division | From | Duration | Tested positive for / Info | By | Eligible to fight again | Ref. | Notes |
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Jesse Ronson | The Body Snatcher | Welterweight | Jul 22, 2020 | 20 months | Metandienone | USADA | Mar 22, 2022 | [141] | ||
Jorge Gonzalez | George St. | Light Heavyweight | Aug 5, 2020 | 2 years | Stanozolol metabolites, drostanolone metabolite and tamoxifen metabolite. | USADA | Aug 5, 2022 | [142] | ||
Oskar Piechota | Imadło | Middleweight | Sep 25, 2020 | 22 months | Growth hormone releasing peptide 2 (GHRP-2 or pralmorelin) and GHRP-2 (1-3) free acid, a metabolite of GHRP-2, | USADA | Jul 25, 2022 | [143] | ||
Liliya Shakirova | Women's Flyweight | Dec 5, 2020 | 2 years | Meldonium | USADA | Dec 5, 2022 | [144] | |||
Geraldo de Freitas | Spartan | Bantamweight | Jan 11, 2021 | 2 years | Exogenous administration of testosterone and/or its precursors | USADA | Jan 11, 2023 | [145] | ||
Raphael Pessoa | Bebezão | Heavyweight | Feb 9, 2021 | 2 years | 7-Keto-DHEA and AOD-9064 Hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ) and its metabolites Chlorothiazide and 4-amino-6-chloro-1,3-benzenedisulfonamide (ACB) | USADA | Feb 9, 2023 | [146] | Second USADA violation. Results collected from out-of-competition on February 9, 2021, February 15, 2021, February 16, 2021, and March 4, 2021. Ressoa also evaded sample collection on January 25, 2021, and January 28, 2021. | |
Daniel Pineda | The Pit | Featherweight | June 26, 2021 | 9 months | Amphetamine | NSAC | Mar 26, 2022 | [147] | ||
Ryan Benoit | Baby Face | Flyweight | July 31, 2021 | 9 months | Modafinil | NSAC | April 1, 2022 | [148] | ||
Kevin Lee | The Motown Phenom | Welterweight | Aug 28, 2021 | 6 months | Adderall | NSAC | Feb 28, 2022 | [149] | $19,526 Fine | |
Josh Quinlan | The Maverick | Welterweight | Sep 7, 2021 | 9 months | Drostanolone | NSAC | June 7, 2022 | [150] | ||
Łukasz Brzeski | The Bull | Heavyweight | Sep 14, 2021 | 9 months | Clomiphene | NSAC | June 14, 2022 | [151] | $750 Fine | |
Carlos Felipe | Boi | Heavyweight | Oct 16, 2021 | 18 months | Boldenone and its metabolites | NSAC | Apr 16, 2023 | [152] | $4,200 fine and $489 in prosecution fees | |
Zviad Lazishvili | Bantamweight | Oct 23, 2021 | 9 months | Clomiphene | NSAC | July 24, 2022 | [153] | $1,800 fine and $326 in prosecution fees | ||
Miles Johns | Chapo | Bantamweight | Feb 5, 2022 | 6 months | Adderall | USADA | Aug 5, 2022 | [154] | $3,450 fine | |
Ashlee Evans-Smith | Rebel Girl | Women's Bantamweight | Jan 3, 2022 | 14 months | dehydroepiandrosterone | USADA | March 3, 2023 | [155] | ||
Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos | Capoeira | Welterweight | March 14, 2022 | 1 year | Ostarine | USADA | March 14, 2023 | [156] | ||
Bobby Green | King | Lightweight | May 16, 2022 | 6 months | Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) | USADA | November 16, 2022 | [157] | ||
Jeff Molina | El Jefe | Flyweight | Nov 5, 2022 | 1 year | linked to the investigation that began as a result of suspicious betting activity ahead of the Nov. 5 UFC fight between Darrick Minner | NSAC | N/A | [158] | ||
The following The Ultimate Fighter seasons are scheduled for broadcast in 2022:
Season | Division | Winner | Runner-up | Ref |
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The Ultimate Fighter 30 [159] | Heavyweight | Mohammed Usman | Zac Pauga | [160] |
Women's Flyweight | Juliana Miller | Brogan Walker-Sanchez | [161] |
Title fights in 2022 | ||||||||
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Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Event | Notes | |||
Flyweight | Deiveson Figueiredo | def. | Brandon Moreno (c) | Decision (unanimous) (48–47, 48–47, 48–47) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 270 | [lower-alpha 1] |
Heavyweight | Francis Ngannou (c) | def. | Ciryl Gane (ic) | Decision (unanimous) (48–47, 48–47, 49–46) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 270 | [lower-alpha 2] |
Middleweight | Israel Adesanya (c) | def. | Robert Whittaker | Decision (unanimous) (48–47, 48–47, 49–46) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 271 | [lower-alpha 3] |
Bantamweight | Aljamain Sterling (c) | def. | Petr Yan (ic) | Decision (split) (48–47, 47–48, 48–47) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 273 | [lower-alpha 4] |
Featherweight | Alexander Volkanovski (c) | def. | Chan Sung Jung | TKO (punches) | 4 | 0:45 | UFC 273 | [lower-alpha 5] |
Women's Strawweight | Carla Esparza | def. | Rose Namajunas (c) | Decision (split) (47–48, 49–46, 48–47) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 274 | [lower-alpha 6] |
Lightweight | Charles Oliveira | def. | Justin Gaethje | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 3:22 | UFC 274 | [lower-alpha 7] |
Women's Flyweight | Valentina Shevchenko (c) | def. | Taila Santos | Decision (split) (48–47, 47–48, 49–46) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 275 | [lower-alpha 8] |
Light Heavyweight | Jiří Procházka | def. | Glover Teixeira (c) | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 5 | 4:32 | UFC 275 | [lower-alpha 9] |
Featherweight | Alexander Volkanovski (c) | def. | Max Holloway | Decision (unanimous) (50–45, 50–45, 50–45) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 276 | [lower-alpha 10] |
Middleweight | Israel Adesanya (c) | def. | Jared Cannonier | Decision (unanimous) (49–46, 49–46, 50–45) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 276 | [lower-alpha 11] |
Flyweight | Brandon Moreno | def. | Kai Kara-France | TKO (body kick and punches) | 3 | 4:34 | UFC 277 | [lower-alpha 12] |
Women's Bantamweight | Amanda Nunes | def. | Julianna Peña (c) | Decision (unanimous) (50–45, 50–44, 50–43) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 277 | [lower-alpha 13] |
Welterweight | Leon Edwards | def. | Kamaru Usman (c) | KO (head kick) | 5 | 4:04 | UFC 278 | [lower-alpha 14] |
Bantamweight | Aljamain Sterling (c) | def. | T.J. Dillashaw | TKO (punches) | 2 | 3:44 | UFC 280 | [lower-alpha 15] |
Lightweight | Islam Makhachev | def. | Charles Oliveira | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | 2 | 3:16 | UFC 280 | [lower-alpha 16] |
Women's Strawweight | Zhang Weili | def. | Carla Esparza (c) | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 2 | 1:05 | UFC 281 | [lower-alpha 17] |
Middleweight | Alex Pereira | def. | Israel Adesanya (c) | TKO (punches) | 5 | 2:01 | UFC 281 | [lower-alpha 18] |
Light Heavyweight | Jan Błachowicz | vs. | Magomed Ankalaev | Draw (split) (48–47, 46–48, 47–47) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 282 | [lower-alpha 19] |
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