UFC Events

UFC Fight Night 144: Assunção vs. Moraes 2 — Feb 2, 2019, Fortaleza Brazil. ESPN+ 2. 5 CONSECUTIVE MAIN CARD FINISHES! Moraes guillotine revenge PoN (3 UFC finishes combined time: 4:57!). Aldo TKO of Moicano PoN (career renaissance!). Oliveira 14TH UFC SUB — ALL-TIME RECORD PoN. Walker 15-SECOND spinning backfist TKO PoN! Maia 20th UFC win (tied Bisping/GSP). Rozenstruik debut head kick.

UFC Fight Night 143: Cejudo vs. Dillashaw — Jan 19, 2019, Brooklyn NY. ESPN+ 1 — FIRST ESPN+ EVENT (UFC’s 5-year ESPN deal debut)! Cejudo 32-SECOND TKO of Dillashaw PoN (5th fastest title stoppage; Dillashaw LATER TESTED POSITIVE EPO → 2-yr ban → NO CONTEST). Greg Hardy UFC DEBUT immediately DQ’d (illegal knee!). Cerrone/Hernandez FotN. Menifield debut PoN. Muhammad def. Neal. 12,152 fans.

UFC Fight Night 142: dos Santos vs. Tuivasa — Dec 2, 2018, Adelaide Australia. 2nd UFC Adelaide. JDS TKO of Tuivasa R2 (Tuivasa 10-0 unbeaten record SNAPPED!). Shogun bounce-back TKO of Pedro PoN (4 months after Hamburg KO!). Sodiq Yusuff DEBUT PoN (future top-5 FW). Kara-France/Garcia FotN (future interim FW champ!). Crute debut kimura. Willis UD Hunt. 702k/883k peak viewers.

UFC Fight Night 143: Cejudo vs. Dillashaw — Jan 19, 2019, Brooklyn NY. FIRST UFC on ESPN+ (525k new subscribers ONE DAY!). Cejudo 32-second TKO of Dillashaw PoN (champion vs. champion; new legacy belt; Dillashaw later EPO positive — overturned to No Contest). Hardy UFC debut DQ. Cerrone TKO of Hernandez. Teixeira R1 sub. Geoff Neal def. Belal Muhammad (both future WW title contenders!).

UFC Fight Night 142: dos Santos vs. Tuivasa — Dec 2, 2018, Adelaide Australia. 2nd UFC Adelaide. JDS TKO of Tuivasa R2 (TUIVASA’S FIRST CAREER LOSS; was 10-0!). Shogun PoN COMEBACK TKO of Pedro (after Hamburg KO loss). Yusuff UFC DEBUT PoN (both newcomers bonused!). Kara-France/Garcia FotN. Crute debut sub. Hunt lost to Willis. 702k/883k peak viewers.

UFC Fight Night 141: Blaydes vs. Ngannou 2 — Nov 24, 2018, Beijing China. FIRST UFC IN BEIJING! Ngannou TKO’d Blaydes in 45 SECONDS PoN (REVENGE after UD loss in first fight). Overeem TKO of debuting Pavlovich (12-0 entering). ZHANG WEILI UFC DEBUT armbar R1 (future 2x SBW champion!). Li Jingliang PoN. Song Yadong 3rd consecutive win. Morono/Song FotN.

UFC Fight Night 140: Magny vs. Ponzinibbio — Nov 17, 2018, Buenos Aires Argentina. FIRST UFC IN ARGENTINA (22nd country)! 10,245 fans. Ponzinibbio R4 KO of Magny PoN (7th consecutive win before HOME CROWD!). Walker DEBUT elbow KO of Rountree PoN (future LHW cult favourite). Staropoli/Aldana FotN (Argentine debut). Lamas TKO co-main. Pantoja FLW win.

UFC Fight Night 139: Korean Zombie vs. Rodriguez — Nov 10, 2018, Denver Colorado. UFC 25th ANNIVERSARY (UFC 1 was Nov 1993 in Denver!). Rodriguez LAST-SECOND ELBOW KO of Jung at 4:59 R5 — ONE SECOND REMAINING! Knockout of the Year. Both fighters SHOOK HANDS with 10 seconds left then Rodriguez connected! Cerrone R1 armbar PoN. Barber UFC debut TKO. 840k/902k peak viewers.

UFC Fight Night 138: Volkan vs. Smith — Oct 27, 2018, Moncton New Brunswick. FIRST UFC IN NEW BRUNSWICK! Smith survived vicious R1 leg kicks then RNC’d Oezdemir R3 PoN (Smith 3-0 LHW!). Tukhugov removed (UFC 229 McGregor brawl). Michael Johnson missed weight vs. Lobov. Don Madge DEBUT 14-second head kick PoN! Haqparast/Gouti FotN. Strickland+Kattar prelim wins.

UFC Fight Night 137: Santos vs. Anders — Sept 22, 2018, São Paulo Brazil. BOTH original headliners fell out (Teixeira + Manuwa both withdrew!). Santos TKO of Anders at R3 end FotN. Little Nog KO of Alvey PoN (age 42!). Charles Oliveira sub PoN (future LW champion!). Marina Rodriguez UFC debut DRAW (future top-5 SBW). Alex Oliveira 39-sec KO. 9,485 attendance.

UFC Fight Night 136: Hunt vs. Oleinik — Sept 15, 2018, Moscow Russia. FIRST UFC IN RUSSIA (21st country)! 22,603 attendance (6th highest UFC history). $1.84M gate. Oleinik RNC sub of Hunt PoN (Hunt’s 1st sub loss in 8 years!). Blachowicz def. Krylov (4-fight LHW streak) PoN. ANKALAEV UFC DEBUT PoN (future LHW champion!). Petr Yan 2nd win PoN. Russia-heavy card.

UFC Fight Night 135: Gaethje vs. Vick — Aug 25, 2018, Lincoln Nebraska. 3rd UFC Nebraska; 1st in Lincoln. Gaethje R1 KO of Vick PoN (first UFC win after 0-3 start; Vick 5-fight streak snapped). Sandhagen UFC DEBUT FotN (future BW interim champion!). Eryk Anders head kick KO PoN. Figueiredo 3rd consecutive UFC win (future FW champion!). 596k viewers. 6,409 attendance.

UFC Fight Night 136: Hunt vs. Oleinik — September 15, 2018, Moscow Russia. FIRST UFC IN RUSSIA (21st country). 22,603 attendance — 6th highest in UFC history! $1.84M gate. Oleinik RNC of Hunt R1 PoN (Hunt’s first sub loss since 2010 — 2,912 days!). Blachowicz arm-triangle FotN (4-win streak; future LHW champion!). Ankalaev UFC DEBUT KO PoN (future LHW title challenger!). Petr Yan 2nd win. MERAB DVALISHVILI FIRST UFC WIN (future BW champion!).

UFC Fight Night 135: Gaethje vs. Vick — August 25, 2018, Lincoln Nebraska. 1st UFC in Lincoln; 3rd in Nebraska. Gaethje R1 KO of Vick PoN (Vick’s 5-win streak snapped; Gaethje comeback from 3 UFC losses!). CORY SANDHAGEN UFC DEBUT FotN (future BW #1 contender!). Eryk Anders head kick KO PoN. Figueiredo 3rd UFC win (future FW champion!). Barberena TKO Ellenberger. 596k viewers.

UFC Fight Night 134: Shogun vs. Smith — July 22, 2018, Hamburg Germany. 2nd UFC Hamburg. Smith SHORT NOTICE R1 elbow KO of Shogun PoN (Shogun on 3-win streak; Smith 2-0 LHW; called out Gustafsson). Anderson dominated Teixeira UD. Zawada/Roberts FotN (German vs. English). Bermudez PoN. Rakic prelim win. 492k viewers. Attendance: 7,798.

UFC Fight Night 133: dos Santos vs. Ivanov — July 14, 2018, Boise Idaho. FIRST UFC IN IDAHO — SOLD OUT 5,648! JDS def. Ivanov UD (JDS returned from 13-month USADA provisional suspension). Chad Mendes returned from 2-YEAR USADA suspension PoN. Volkanovski def. Elkins (future FW champion!). Barcelos/Holobaugh FotN. Niko Price hammerfist PoN. 754k viewers.

UFC Fight Night 132: Cowboy vs. Edwards — June 23, 2018, Singapore. 3rd UFC Singapore; Fight Pass exclusive. Edwards UD of Cerrone (6th consecutive win). OSP straight armbar PoN. PETR YAN UFC DEBUT (future BW champion!). Song Yadong 2nd consecutive UFC PoN. Young/Dy FotN. 6,419 attendance.

UFC Fight Night 131: Rivera vs. Moraes — June 1, 2018, Utica NY. 1st UFC in Utica. Back-to-back with Liverpool (5 days). Friday night card. 5,063 attendance; $322,825 gate. Moraes 33-SECOND R1 head kick KO of Rivera PoN (Rivera 20-fight win streak snapped!). Gillespie sub PoN. Saunders TKO Ellenberger PoN. Wood PoN. Belal Muhammad prelim win (future WW champion!). 517k viewers.

UFC Fight Night 130: Thompson vs. Till — May 27, 2018, Liverpool. 1st UFC in Liverpool. Till missed weight 3.5 lbs but won CONTROVERSIAL UD (48-47, 49-46x2). Thompson said judges influenced by home crowd. 4 PoN no FotN: Allen guillotine, Silva, Stewart, Breese. Molly McCann’s UFC debut LOSS (future crowd favourite). $1.3M gate. 8,520 attendance.

UFC Fight Night 129: Maia vs. Usman — May 19, 2018, Santiago Chile. FIRST UFC IN CHILE; first South America outside Brazil! 11,082 fans; 1.14M peak viewers. Usman 9th consecutive UFC win — DOMINATED Maia (0/15 takedowns; 49-46, 50-45). Suarez RNC of Grasso R1 (TUF winner; undefeated). Reyes R1 KO Cannonier (future LHW title challenger!). Pantoja def. Moreno 2 (future FLW champions!). Lee/Hardy FotN; Benitez PoN; Puelles PoN.