2022 in UFC First date January 15, 2022 (2022-01-15 ) Last date December 17, 2022 (2022-12-17 ) Total events 42 UFC 13 TUF Finale events1 Total fights 511 Title fights 19
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.
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 2022:
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 Name Nickname Division From Duration Tested positive for / Info By Eligible to fight again Ref. Notes Jesse Ronson The Body Snatcher Welterweight Jul 22, 2020 20 months Metandienone USADA Mar 22, 2022 Jorge Gonzalez George St. Light Heavyweight Aug 5, 2020 2 years Stanozolol metabolites, drostanolone metabolite and tamoxifen metabolite. USADA Aug 5, 2022 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 Liliya Shakirova Women's Flyweight Dec 5, 2020 2 years Meldonium USADA Dec 5, 2022 Geraldo de Freitas Spartan Bantamweight Jan 11, 2021 2 years Exogenous administration of testosterone and/or its precursors USADA Jan 11, 2023 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 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 Ryan Benoit Baby Face Flyweight July 31, 2021 9 months Modafinil NSAC April 1, 2022 Kevin Lee The Motown Phenom Welterweight Aug 28, 2021 6 months Adderall NSAC Feb 28, 2022 $19,526 Fine Josh Quinlan The Maverick Welterweight Sep 7, 2021 9 months Drostanolone NSAC June 7, 2022 Łukasz Brzeski The Bull Heavyweight Sep 14, 2021 9 months Clomiphene NSAC June 14, 2022 $750 Fine Carlos Felipe Boi Heavyweight Oct 16, 2021 18 months Boldenone and its metabolites NSAC Apr 16, 2023 $4,200 fine and $489 in prosecution fees Zviad Lazishvili Bantamweight Oct 23, 2021 9 months Clomiphene NSAC July 24, 2022 $1,800 fine and $326 in prosecution fees Miles Johns Chapo Bantamweight Feb 5, 2022 6 months Adderall USADA Aug 5, 2022 $3,450 fine Ashlee Evans-Smith Rebel Girl Women's Bantamweight Jan 3, 2022 14 months dehydroepiandrosterone USADA March 3, 2023 Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos Capoeira Welterweight March 14, 2022 1 year Ostarine USADA March 14, 2023 Bobby Green King Lightweight May 16, 2022 6 months Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) USADA November 16, 2022 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
The Ultimate Fighter
The following The Ultimate Fighter seasons are scheduled for broadcast in 2022:
Title fights
Title fights in 2022 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 Heavyweight Francis Ngannou (c) def. Ciryl Gane (ic) Decision (unanimous) (48–47, 48–47, 49–46) 5 5:00 UFC 270 Middleweight Israel Adesanya (c) def. Robert Whittaker Decision (unanimous) (48–47, 48–47, 49–46) 5 5:00 UFC 271 Bantamweight Aljamain Sterling (c) def. Petr Yan (ic) Decision (split) (48–47, 47–48, 48–47) 5 5:00 UFC 273 Featherweight Alexander Volkanovski (c) def. Chan Sung Jung TKO (punches) 4 0:45 UFC 273 Women's Strawweight Carla Esparza def. Rose Namajunas (c) Decision (split) (47–48, 49–46, 48–47) 5 5:00 UFC 274 Lightweight Charles Oliveira def. Justin Gaethje Submission (rear-naked choke) 1 3:22 UFC 274 Women's Flyweight Valentina Shevchenko (c) def. Taila Santos Decision (split) (48–47, 47–48, 49–46) 5 5:00 UFC 275 Light Heavyweight Jiří Procházka def. Glover Teixeira (c) Submission (rear-naked choke) 5 4:32 UFC 275 Featherweight Alexander Volkanovski (c) def. Max Holloway Decision (unanimous) (50–45, 50–45, 50–45) 5 5:00 UFC 276 Middleweight Israel Adesanya (c) def. Jared Cannonier Decision (unanimous) (49–46, 49–46, 50–45) 5 5:00 UFC 276 Flyweight Brandon Moreno def. Kai Kara-France TKO (body kick and punches) 3 4:34 UFC 277 Women's Bantamweight Amanda Nunes def. Julianna Peña (c) Decision (unanimous) (50–45, 50–44, 50–43) 5 5:00 UFC 277 Welterweight Leon Edwards def. Kamaru Usman (c) KO (head kick) 5 4:04 UFC 278 Bantamweight Aljamain Sterling (c) def. T.J. Dillashaw TKO (punches) 2 3:44 UFC 280 Lightweight Islam Makhachev def. Charles Oliveira Submission (arm-triangle choke) 2 3:16 UFC 280 Women's Strawweight Zhang Weili def. Carla Esparza (c) Submission (rear-naked choke) 2 1:05 UFC 281 Middleweight Alex Pereira def. Israel Adesanya (c) TKO (punches) 5 2:01 UFC 281 Light Heavyweight Jan Błachowicz vs. Magomed Ankalaev Draw (split) (48–47, 46–48, 47–47) 5 5:00 UFC 282
Events list
# Event Date Venue City Country Atten. Ref. Fight of the Night Performance of the Night Bonus Ref. 631 UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Strickland Dec 17, 2022 UFC Apex Las Vegas, Nevada United States — Drew Dober vs. Bobby Green Alex Caceres Michał Oleksiejczuk $50,000 630 UFC 282: Błachowicz vs. Ankalaev Dec 10, 2022 T-Mobile Arena Las Vegas, Nevada United States 18,455 Darren Till vs. Dricus du Plessis Santiago Ponzinibbio Ilia Topuria $50,000 Raul Rosas Jr. Jairzinho Rozenstruik Edmen Shahbazyan Chris Curtis Billy Quarantillo T.J. Brown Cameron Saaiman — 629 UFC on ESPN: Thompson vs. Holland Dec 3, 2022 Amway Center Orlando, Florida United States 17,065 Stephen Thompson vs. Kevin Holland Sergei Pavlovich Roman Dolidze $50,000 628 UFC Fight Night: Nzechukwu vs. Cuțelaba Nov 19, 2022 UFC Apex Las Vegas, Nevada United States — — Kennedy Nzechukwu Muslim Salikhov $50,000 Jack Della Maddalena Natália Silva 627 UFC 281: Adesanya vs. Pereira Nov 12, 2022 Madison Square Garden New York City, New York United States 20,845 Dustin Poirier vs. Michael Chandler Alex Pereira Zhang Weili $50,000 626 UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Lemos Nov 5, 2022 UFC Apex Las Vegas, Nevada United States — — Neil Magny Mario Bautista $50,000 Polyana Viana Tamires Vidal 625 UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Allen Oct 29, 2022 UFC Apex Las Vegas, Nevada United States — — Tresean Gore Roman Dolidze $50,000 Steve Garcia Christian Rodriguez 624 UFC 280: Oliveira vs. Makhachev Oct 22, 2022 Etihad Arena Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates 13,400 Petr Yan vs. Sean O'Malley Islam Makhachev Belal Muhammad $50,000 623 UFC Fight Night: Grasso vs. Araújo Oct 15, 2022 UFC Apex Las Vegas, Nevada United States — Duško Todorović vs. Jordan Wright Jonathan Martinez Tatsuro Taira $50,000 622 UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Yan Oct 1, 2022 UFC Apex Las Vegas, Nevada United States — John Castañeda vs. Daniel Santos Joaquim Silva Brendan Allen $50,000 Chelsea Chandler Guido Cannetti 621 UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Song Sep 17, 2022 UFC Apex Las Vegas, Nevada United States — Gregory Rodrigues vs. Chidi Njokuani Damon Jackson Joseph Pyfer $50,000 620 UFC 279: Diaz vs. Ferguson Sep 10, 2022 T-Mobile Arena Las Vegas, Nevada United States 19,125 — Nate Diaz Irene Aldana $50,000 Johnny Walker Jailton Almeida 619 UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Tuivasa Sep 3, 2022 Accor Arena Paris France 15,405 Ciryl Gane vs. Tai Tuivasa Abus Magomedov Benoît Saint-Denis $50,000 618 UFC 278: Usman vs. Edwards 2 Aug 20, 2022 Vivint Arena Salt Lake City , Utah United States 18,321 Paulo Costa vs. Luke Rockhold Leon Edwards Victor Altamirano $50,000 617 UFC on ESPN: Vera vs Cruz Aug 13, 2022 Pechanga Arena San Diego , California United States 12,804 Nate Landwehr vs. David Onama Marlon Vera Tyson Nam $50,000 616 UFC on ESPN: Santos vs. Hill Aug 6, 2022 UFC Apex Las Vegas, Nevada United States — Thiago Santos vs. Jamahal Hill Geoff Neal Mohammed Usman $50,000 Bryan Battle — 615 UFC 277: Peña vs. Nunes 2 Jul 30, 2022 American Airlines Center Dallas, Texas United States 19,442 Brandon Moreno vs. Kai Kara-France Alexandre Pantoja Drew Dober $50,000 614 UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Aspinall Jul 23, 2022 The O2 Arena London England 17,813 — Paddy Pimblett Nikita Krylov $50,000 Molly McCann Jonathan Pearce 613 UFC on ABC: Ortega vs. Rodríguez Jul 16, 2022 UBS Arena Elmont, New York United States 16,979 Matt Schnell vs. Su Mudaerji Li Jingliang Dustin Jacoby $50,000 Ricky Simón Amanda Lemos Bill Algeo Punahele Soriano 612 UFC on ESPN: dos Anjos vs. Fiziev Jul 9, 2022 UFC Apex Las Vegas, Nevada United States — Michael Johnson vs. Jamie Mullarkey Rafael Fiziev Chase Sherman $50,000 611 UFC 276: Adesanya vs. Cannonier July 2, 2022 T-Mobile Arena Las Vegas, Nevada United States 19,649 Robbie Lawler vs. Bryan Barberena Alex Pereira Jalin Turner $50,000 Julija Stoliarenko — 610 UFC on ESPN: Tsarukyan vs. Gamrot Jun 25, 2022 UFC Apex Las Vegas, Nevada United States — Arman Tsarukyan vs. Mateusz Gamrot Shavkat Rakhmonov Josh Parisian $50,000 Thiago Moisés — 609 UFC on ESPN: Kattar vs. Emmett Jun 18, 2022 Moody Center Austin, Texas United States 13,689 Calvin Kattar vs. Josh Emmett Kevin Holland Joaquin Buckley $50,000 Gregory Rodrigues Adrian Yanez Jeremiah Wells Ricardo Romos Cody Stamann Phil Hawes Roman Dolidze — 608 UFC 275: Teixeira vs. Procházka Jun 12, 2022 Singapore Indoor Stadium Kallang Singapore 10,787 Glover Teixeira vs. Jiří Procházka Zhang Weili Jake Matthews $50,000 Jack Della Maddalena Hayisaer Maheshate Silvana Gómez Juárez — 607 UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Rozenstruik Jun 4, 2022 UFC Apex Las Vegas, Nevada United States — Lucas Almeida vs. Michael Trizano Karine Silva Ode' Osbourne $50,000 606 UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Vieira May 21, 2022 UFC Apex Las Vegas, Nevada United States — Michel Pereira vs. Santiago Ponzinibbio Chidi Njokuani Chase Hooper $50,000 605 UFC on ESPN: Błachowicz vs. Rakić May 14, 2022 UFC Apex Las Vegas, Nevada United States — Katlyn Chookagian vs. Amanda Ribas Ryan Spann Manuel Torres $50,000 604 UFC 274: Oliveira vs Gaethje May 7, 2022 Footprint Center Phoenix, Arizona United States 17,232 Brandon Royval vs. Matt Schnell Michael Chandler André Fialho $50,000 603 UFC on ESPN: Font vs. Vera Apr 30, 2022 UFC Apex Las Vegas, Nevada United States — Marlon Vera vs. Rob Font 2 Joanderson Brito Francisco Figueiredo $50,000 602 UFC Fight Night: Lemos vs. Andrade Apr 23, 2022 UFC Apex Las Vegas, Nevada United States — Sergey Khandozhko vs. Dwight Grant Jéssica Andrade Claudio Puelles $50,000 601 UFC on ESPN: Luque vs. Muhammad 2 Apr 16, 2022 UFC Apex Las Vegas, Nevada United States — Mayra Bueno Silva vs. Wu Yanan Drakkar Klose André Fialho $50,000 600 UFC 273: Volkanovski vs. The Korean Zombie Apr 9, 2022 VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena Jacksonville, Florida United States 14,605 Gilbert Burns vs. Khamzat Chimaev Alexander Volkanovski Alexey Oleynik $50,000 599 UFC on ESPN: Blaydes vs. Daukaus Mar 26, 2022 Nationwide Arena Columbus, Ohio United States 18,630 Bryan Barberena vs. Matt Brown Curtis Blaydes Chris Gutiérrez $50,000 598 UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Aspinall Mar 19, 2022 The O2 Arena London England 17,081 — Tom Aspinall Arnold Allen $50,000 Paddy Pimblett Molly McCann Ilia Topuria Makwan Amirkhani Sergei Pavlovich Paul Craig Muhammad Mokaev — 597 UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Ankalaev Mar 12, 2022 UFC Apex Las Vegas, Nevada United States — — Song Yadong Khalil Rountree Jr. $50,000 Cody Brundage Azamat Murzakanov 596 UFC 272: Covington vs. Masvidal Mar 5, 2022 T-Mobile Arena Las Vegas, Nevada United States 19,425 Colby Covington vs. Jorge Masvidal Kevin Holland Maryna Moroz $50,000 595 UFC Fight Night: Makhachev vs. Green Feb 26, 2022 UFC Apex Las Vegas, Nevada United States — Priscila Cachoeira vs. Ji Yeon Kim Wellington Turman Arman Tsarukyan $50,000 594 UFC Fight Night: Walker vs. Hill Feb 19, 2022 UFC Apex Las Vegas, Nevada United States — — Jamahal Hill Kyle Daukaus $50,000 David Onama Stephanie Egger 593 UFC 271: Adesanya vs. Whittaker 2 Feb 12, 2022 Toyota Center Houston, Texas United States 17,872 Douglas Silva de Andrade vs. Sergey Morozov Tai Tuivasa Jared Cannonier $50,000 592 UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Strickland Feb 5, 2022 UFC Apex Las Vegas, Nevada United States — Julian Erosa vs. Steven Peterson 1 Shavkat Rakhmonov Chidi Njokuani $50,000 591 UFC 270: Ngannou vs. Gane Jan 22, 2022 Honda Center Anaheim United States 17,387 Deiveson Figueiredo vs. Brandon Moreno Said Nurmagomedov Vanessa Demopoulos $50,000 590 UFC on ESPN: Kattar vs. Chikadze Jan 15, 2022 UFC Apex Las Vegas, Nevada United States — Calvin Kattar vs. Giga Chikadze Jake Collier Viacheslav Borshchev $50,000
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