2015 in UFC

2015 in UFC
Information
First date January 3
Last date TBD
Events
Total events TBD
UFC TBD
UFC on Fox TBD
TUF Finale events TBD
Fights
Total fights TBD
Title fights TBD
Chronology

2014 in UFC 2015 in UFC 2016 in UFC

The year 2015 is the 23rd year in the history of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States.

Title fights

Title fights in 2015
Weight class Method Round Time Event Notes
Light Heavyweight Jon Jones (c) def. Daniel Cormier Decision (unanimous) (49-46, 49-46, 49-46) 5 5:00 UFC 182 [lower-alpha 1]
Women's Bantamweight Ronda Rousey (c) def. Cat Zingano Submission (straight armbar) 1 0:14 UFC 184 [lower-alpha 2]
Women's Strawweight Joanna Jędrzejczyk def. Carla Esparza (c) TKO (punches) 2 4:17 UFC 185 [lower-alpha 3]
Lightweight Rafael dos Anjos def. Anthony Pettis (c) Decision (unanimous) (50-45, 50-45, 50-45) 5 5:00 UFC 185 [lower-alpha 4]
Flyweight Demetrious Johnson (c) def. Kyoji Horiguchi Submission (armbar) 5 4:59 UFC 186 [lower-alpha 5]
Middleweight Chris Weidman (c) vs. Vitor Belfort UFC 187 [lower-alpha 6]
Light Heavyweight Anthony Johnson vs. Daniel Cormier UFC 187 [lower-alpha 7]
Heavyweight Cain Velasquez (c) vs. Fabrício Werdum (ic) UFC 188
Women's Strawweight Joanna Jędrzejczyk (c) vs. Jessica Penne UFC Fight Night 69 [lower-alpha 8]
Welterweight Robbie Lawler (c) vs. Rory MacDonald UFC 189 [lower-alpha 9]
Featherweight José Aldo (c) vs. Conor McGregor UFC 189 [lower-alpha 10]
Bantamweight T.J. Dillashaw (c) vs. Renan Barão UFC on Fox 16 [lower-alpha 11]
  1. ↑ Extended the record for most consecutive UFC Light Heavyweight Championship defenses (8).
  2. ↑ Extended the record for most consecutive UFC Women's Bantamweight Championship defenses (5).
  3. ↑ Became the new UFC Women's Strawweight Championship.
  4. ↑ Became the new UFC Lightweight Championship.
  5. ↑ Extended the record for most consecutive UFC Flyweight Championship defenses (6).
  6. ↑ For the UFC Middleweight Championship.
  7. ↑ For the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship.
  8. ↑ For the UFC Women's Strawweight Championship.
  9. ↑ For the UFC Welterweight Championship.
  10. ↑ For the UFC Featherweight Championship.
  11. ↑ For the UFC Bantamweight Championship.

The Ultimate Fighter seasons

The following The Ultimate Fighter seasons are scheduled for broadcast in 2015:

Debut UFC fighters

The following fighters fought their first UFC fight in 2015:

  • Alexander Torres
  • Anthony Christodoulou
  • Cody Garbrandt
  • Cody Pfister
  • Frankie Perez

Events List

Main article: List of UFC events

Scheduled events

Event Date Venue Location
UFC Fight Night: Jędrzejczyk vs. Penne Jun 20, 2015 O2 World Berlin, Germany[1]
UFC 188: Velasquez vs. Werdum Jun 13, 2015 Arena Ciudad de México Mexico City, Mexico[2]
UFC Fight Night: Cormier vs. Bader Jun 6, 2015 Smoothie King Center New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.[3]
UFC Fight Night: Condit vs. Alves May 30, 2015 Goiânia Arena Goiânia, Brazil[4]
UFC 187: Jones vs. Johnson May 23, 2015 MGM Grand Garden Arena Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.[5]
UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs. Faber May 16, 2015 Mall of Asia Arena Pasay, Philippines[6]
UFC Fight Night: Miocic vs. Hunt May 10, 2015 Adelaide Entertainment Centre Adelaide, Australia[7]
UFC 186: Johnson vs. Horiguchi Apr 25, 2015 Bell Centre Montreal, Quebec, Canada[8]
UFC on Fox: Machida vs. Rockhold Apr 18, 2015 Prudential Center Newark, New Jersey, U.S.[9]
UFC Fight Night: Gonzaga vs. Cro Cop 2 Apr 11, 2015 Kraków Arena Kraków, Poland[10]
UFC Fight Night: Mendes vs. Lamas Apr 4, 2015 Patriot Center Fairfax, Virginia, U.S.[11]
UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. LaFlare Mar 21, 2015 Ginásio do Maracanãzinho Rio de Janeiro, Brazil[12]
UFC 185: Pettis vs. dos Anjos Mar 14, 2015 American Airlines Center Dallas, Texas, U.S.[13]
UFC 184: Rousey vs. Zingano Feb 28, 2015 Staples Center Los Angeles, California, U.S.[14]
UFC Fight Night: Bigfoot vs. Mir Feb 22, 2015 Ginásio Gigantinho Porto Alegre, Brazil[15]
UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs. Thatch Feb 14, 2015 1stBank Center Broomfield, Colorado, U.S.[16]
UFC 183: Silva vs. Diaz Jan 31, 2015 MGM Grand Garden Arena Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.[17]
UFC on Fox: Gustafsson vs. Johnson Jan 24, 2015 Tele2 Arena Stockholm, Sweden[18]
UFC Fight Night: McGregor vs. Siver Jan 18, 2015 TD Garden Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.[19]
UFC 182: Jones vs. Cormier Jan 3, 2015 MGM Grand Garden Arena Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.[20]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Staff (2015-05-01). "Gustafsson out vs. Teixeira, Jedrzejczyk vs. Penne headlines UFC Fight Night 69". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2015-05-01.
  2. ↑ Staff (2015-02-23). "Cain Velasquez vs. Fabricio Werdum official for UFC 188 in Mexico in June". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2015-02-23.
  3. ↑ Matt Erickson (2015-02-11). "UFC Fight Night 68 set for June 6 in New Orleans with Daniel Cormier vs. Ryan Bader". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2015-02-11.
  4. ↑ Guilherme Cruz (2015-03-08). "Carlos Condit vs. Thiago Alves targeted for UFC Fight Night 67 in Brazil". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2015-03-08.
  5. ↑ Staff (2015-02-18). "Jones-Johnson, Weidman-Belfort, Cerrone-Nurmagomedov top UFC 187 in May". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2015-01-19.
  6. ↑ Staff (2015-01-28). "UFC announces May visit to Philippines for UFC Fight Night 65". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2015-01-28.
  7. ↑ Neil Rooke (2015-02-16). "Mark Hunt vs. Stipe Miocic to Headline UFC’s Adelaide Debut". combatpress.com. Retrieved 2015-02-16.
  8. ↑ John Morgan (2015-01-01). "UFC now targets Montreal for UFC 186 on April 25". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2015-01-01.
  9. ↑ Staff (2014-11-23). "UFC on FOX 15 set for April 18 at Prudential Center in Newark, N.J.". MMAjunkie.com. Retrieved 2014-11-23.
  10. ↑ Staff (2015-01-23). "UFC Fight Night 64 heads to Poland with Cro Cop-Gonzaga II, Blachowicz-Manuwa". MMAjunkie.com. Retrieved 2015-01-23.
  11. ↑ Staff (2015-01-17). "Dustin Poirier returns to 155, meets Diego Ferreira at UFC Fight Night 63 in Fairfax, Va.". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2015-01-17.
  12. ↑ John Morgan (2014-12-30). "UFC Fight Night 63 targeted for Rio de Janeiro's Maracanazinho Gymnasium". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2014-12-30.
  13. ↑ Shaun Al-Shatti (January 3, 2015). "Anthony Pettis vs. Rafael dos Anjos headlines UFC 185 on March 14". mmafighting.com.
  14. ↑ Steven Marrocco (2014-10-23). "UFC 184 targeted for Los Angeles with Chris Weidman-Vitor Belfort main event". MMAjunkie.com. Retrieved 2014-10-23.
  15. ↑ Guilherme Cruz (2014-12-04). "UFC Fight Night 61 set for Porto Alegre, Brazil, on Feb. 22". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2014-12-04.
  16. ↑ Staff (2014-11-08). "UFC heads to Broomfield, Colo., for Valentine's Day 'Fight Night' card". MMAjunkie.com. Retrieved 2014-11-08.
  17. ↑ Staff (2014-11-10). "'UFC 183: Silva vs. Diaz' now has a Las Vegas venue". MMAjunkie.com. Retrieved 2014-11-10.
  18. ↑ Guilherme Cruz (2014-11-12). "Alexander Gustafsson vs. Anthony Johnson headlines UFC on FOX 14 in Sweden". MMA Fighting. Retrieved 2014-11-12.
  19. ↑ Steven Marrocco (2014-10-23). "Conor McGregor vs. Dennis Siver targeted for Jan. 18 UFC event in Boston". MMAjunkie.com. Retrieved 2014-10-23.
  20. ↑ Staff (2014-06-26). "Year-end UFC 182 event takes place Jan. 3, not Dec. 27, on pay-per-view". MMAjunkie.com. Retrieved 2014-06-26.

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