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2025 in UFC
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First dateJanuary 13, 2025 (2025-01-13)
Last dateTBD
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TUF Finale eventsTBD
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The year 2025 is the 33rd year in the history of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States.

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UFC in 2025

Releases and retirements

These fighters have either been released from their UFC contracts, announced their retirement, or joined other promotions:



Debut UFC fighters

The following fighters fought their first UFC fight in 2025:

Suspended fighters

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 NameNicknameDivisionFromDurationTested positive for / InfoByEligible to
fight again		Ref.Notes
Flag of Armenia.svg Arman Tsarukyan AkhalkalaketsLightweightApril 13, 20249 monthsPre-fight altercation with spectator during UFC 300 NSAC January 12, 2025 [19] $25,000 fine; additionally, if he issues an anti-bullying public service announcement approved by NSAC, sentence can be reduced to six months with fight eligibility on October 12, 2024
Flag of Egypt.svg Hamdy Abdelwahab The HammerHeavyweightJuly 30, 20226 monthsExogenous testosteroneCSADJanuary 30, 2025 [20]
Flag of Brazil.svg José Henrique SouzaCanelaWelterweightMarch 8, 20232 years 19-Norandrosterone and 19-Noretiocholanolone USADA March 8, 2025 [21] Parted with the UFC as of Spring 2023.
Flag of the United States.svg Braxton SmithThe Beautiful MonsterHeavyweightApril 19, 20232 yearsExogenous testosterone and/or its precursors USADA April 19, 2025 [22] Parted with the UFC as of June 2023.
Flag of the United States.svg Walt Harris The Big TicketHeavyweightJuly 11, 20234 years Drostanolone and its metabolites, exogenous testosterone, and Anastrozole CSADJuly 11, 2027 [23]
Flag of Russia.svg Khusein AskhabovLion'FeatherweightFebruary 8, 2024.2 years Methandienone (aka Dianabol or D-Bol) metabolitesCombat Sports Anti-Doping (CSAD)February 8, 2026 [24] Askhabov was released by the UFC
Flag of Russia.svg Azamat Murzakanov The ProfessionalLight HeavyweightNovember 1, 20246 months LGD-4033 metabolitesCSADMay 1, 2025 [25] Second violation under the UFC.
Flag of the United States.svg Dennis BuzukjaThe GreatLightweightDecember 7, 2024TBDAltercation with a fan at UFC 310 Nevada Athletic CommissionTBA [26]

The Ultimate Fighter

The following The Ultimate Fighter season is scheduled for broadcast in 2025:

SeasonDivisionWinnerRunner-upRef
The Ultimate Fighter 33 [27] Flyweight
Welterweight

Title fights

Title fights in 2025
Weight classMethodRoundTimeEventNotes
Bantamweight Merab Dvalishvili (c)def. [28] Umar Nurmagomedov Decision (unanimous) (48–47, 48–47, 49–46)55:00 UFC 311 [a]
Lightweight Islam Makhachev (c)def. [29] Renato Moicano Submission (brabo choke)14:05 UFC 311 [b]
Women's Strawweight Zhang Weili (c)vs. [30] Tatiana Suarez UFC 312 [c]
Middleweight Dricus du Plessis (c)vs. [30] Sean Strickland UFC 312 [d]
Light Heavyweight Alex Pereira (c)vs. [31] Magomed Ankalaev UFC 313 [e]
Flyweight Alexandre Pantoja (c)vs. [32] Kai Kara-France UFC 314 [f]
  1. ↑ For the UFC Bantamweight Championship.
  2. ↑ For the UFC Lightweight Championship.
  3. ↑ For the UFC Women's Strawweight Championship.
  4. ↑ For the UFC Middleweight Championship.
  5. ↑ For the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship.
  6. ↑ For the UFC Flyweight Championship.

Events list

Scheduled events

EventDateVenueCityCountryRef.
UFC 314 Apr 12, 2025 Kaseya Center Miami, Florida United States [33]
UFC Fight Night 256 Apr 5, 2025 UFC Apex Las Vegas, Nevada United States [34]
UFC on ESPN 64 Mar 29, 2025 Arena CDMX Mexico City Mexico [35]
UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Della Maddalena Mar 22, 2025 The O2 Arena London England [36]
UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Dolidze 2 Mar 15, 2025 UFC Apex Las Vegas, Nevada United States [37]
UFC 313: Pereira vs. Ankalaev Mar 8, 2025 T-Mobile Arena Las Vegas, Nevada United States [31]
UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Kape Mar 1, 2025 UFC Apex Las Vegas, Nevada United States [38]
UFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs. Song Feb 22, 2025 Climate Pledge Arena Seattle, Washington United States [39]
UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Rodrigues Feb 15, 2025 UFC Apex Las Vegas, Nevada United States [40]
UFC 312: du Plessis vs Strickland 2 Feb 9, 2025 Qudos Bank Arena Sydney Australia [41]
UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs. Imavov Feb 1, 2025anb Arena Riyadh Saudi Arabia [42]

Past events

#EventDateVenueCityCountryAtten.Ref.Fight of the NightPerformance of the NightBonusRef.
718 UFC 311: Makhachev vs. Moicano Jan 18, 2025 Intuit Dome Inglewood, California United States18,370 [43] Merab Dvalishvili vs. Umar Nurmagomedov Jiří Procházka Jailton Almeida $50,000 [44]
717 UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Ribas 2 Jan 11, 2025 UFC Apex Las Vegas, Nevada United States— [45] Roman Kopylov vs. Chris Curtis Mackenzie Dern César Almeida $50,000 [46]

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