The year 2018 is the 26th year in the history of the

Ultimate Fighting Championship The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is an American mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion company based in Las Vegas, Nevada. It is owned and operated by Zuffa, a wholly owned subsidiary of Endeavor Group Holdings. It is the largest MMA ...

(UFC), a

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promotion based in the United States and founded in November 1993. This year, the UFC celebrated its 25th anniversary, and an anniversary event was held on November 10, 2018 in

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, the city where the historical

UFC 1 ''The Ultimate Fighting Championship'' (later renamed ''UFC 1: The Beginning'') was the first mixed martial arts event by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), held at the McNichols Sports Arena in Denver, Colorado, United States, on November ...

was held.

Title fights

The Ultimate Fighter

The following

The Ultimate Fighter ''The Ultimate Fighter'' is an American reality television series and mixed martial arts (MMA) competition produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) and Pilgrim Media Group currently airing on ESPN+. It previously aired for fourteen ...

seasons are scheduled for broadcast in 2018:

Debut UFC fighters

The following fighters fought their first UFC fight in 2018: *Abu Azaitar - UFC Fight Night 134 *Adam Yandiev - UFC Fight Night 136 *Alex Gorgees - UFC Fight Night 142 * Alexander Hernandez - UFC 222 * Alexey Kunchenko - UFC Fight Night 136 *Allan Zuñiga - TUF 27 Finale * Anderson dos Santos -

UFC Fight Night 140 ''UFC Fight Night: Magny vs. Ponzinibbio'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 140'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that was held on November 17, 2018 at Estadio Mary Terán de Weiss in Buenos Aires, ...

Andre Ewell Andre Eugene Ewell (born January 21, 1988) is an American mixed martial artist. He competed in the Featherweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). He also competed for Classic Entertainment and Sports (CES MMA) and is a forme ...

- UFC Fight Night 137 * Andrea Lee -

UFC Fight Night 129 ''UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Usman'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 129'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that was held on May 19, 2018, at Movistar Arena in Santiago, Chile. Background The event ...

* Antonina Shevchenko - TUF 28 Finale * Augusto Sakai - UFC Fight Night 137 * Austin Arnett - UFC on Fox 27 * Bevon Lewis - UFC 232 * Blagoy Ivanov - UFC Fight Night 133 * Bobby Moffett - UFC Fight Night 139 * Brad Katona - TUF 27 Finale * Brandon Davis -

UFC 220 ''UFC 220: Miocic vs. Ngannou'' was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that was held on January 20, 2018, at TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. Background A UFC Heavyweight Championship bout between curre ...

* Bryce Mitchell - TUF 27 Finale * Carlo Pedersoli Jr. - UFC Fight Night 130 * Chance Rencountre - UFC Fight Night 131 * Charles Byrd -

UFC Fight Night 127 ''UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Volkov'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 127'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that was held on March 17, 2018, at The O2 Arena in London, England. Background A heavy ...

* Chris Fishgold - UFC Fight Night 138 *

Chris Gutiérrez Christopher Gutiérrez (born April 22, 1991) is an American mixed martial artist and currently competing in the bantamweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. As of December 6, 2022, he is #12 in the UFC bantamweight rankings. ...

- TUF 28 Finale * Christos Giagos - UFC Fight Night 137 * Cory Sandhagen - UFC on Fox 27 *Craig White - UFC Fight Night 130 * Curtis Millender -

UFC Fight Night 126 ''UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Medeiros'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 126'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that was held on February 18, 2018, at Frank Erwin Center in Austin, Texas, United State ...

* Damir Ismagulov - UFC Fight Night 142 * Dan Ige -

*Dan Moret - UFC on Fox 29 * Darko Stošić - UFC Fight Night 134 * David Zawadao - UFC Fight Night 134 * Devonte Smith - UFC Fight Night 139 *Dmitriy Sosnovskiy -

Edmen Shahbazyan Edmen Shahbazyan (born November 20, 1997) is an American mixed martial artist competing in the middleweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Background Edmen Shahbazyan fights out of Glendale, California. His older brother, ...

- TUF 28 Finale *Don Madge - UFC Fight Night 138 * Dwight Grant -

UFC on Fox 31 ''UFC on Fox: Lee vs. Iaquinta 2'' (also known as ''UFC on Fox 31'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that was held on December 15, 2018 at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States. B ...

*Elias Garcia - UFC Fight Night 133 * Geoff Neal -

* Hakeem Dawodu -

* Hannah Cifers - UFC Fight Night 139 * Hector Aldana -

UFC Fight Night 132 ''UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Edwards'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 132'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that was held on June 23, 2018, at Singapore Indoor Stadium in Kallang, Singapore. Back ...

* Ian Heinisch -

* Israel Adesanya -

UFC 221 ''UFC 221: Romero vs. Rockhold'' was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that was held on February 11, 2018, at Perth Arena in Perth, Western Australia. Background While the UFC has hosted 11 previous events ...

* Jalin Turner -

UFC 229 ''UFC 229: Khabib vs. McGregor ''was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) that was held on October 6, 2018, at the T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area, United Stat ...

*Jay Cucciniello - TUF 27 Finale * Jennifer Maia - UFC Fight Night 133 *Jesus Pinedo -

* Jimmy Crute - UFC Fight Night 142 *Jin Soo Son - UFC Fight Night 136 *Joe Giannetti - TUF 27 Finale *John Gunther - TUF 27 Finale * John Phillips -

Jonathan Martinez Jonathan Martinez (born April 20, 1994) is an American professional mixed martial artist. Martinez currently competes in the bantamweight division for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Background Martinez was born and grew up in Cali ...

- UFC Fight Night 138 * Johnny Walker -

* Jordan Griffin -

*Jose Torres - UFC Fight Night 131 * Juan Adams -

* Juan Espino - TUF 28 Finale *

Julija Stoliarenko Julija Stoliarenko (born 8 April 1993) is a Lithuanian mixed martial arts and Lethwei fighter. She currently competes in the Ultimate Fighting Championship in the Bantamweight division. A professional since 2012, she is the former Invicta FC ...

- TUF 28 Finale *

Julio Arce Julio Andres Arce (born October 27, 1989) is an American mixed martial artist (MMA). He was the former Ring of Combat bantamweight and featherweight champion. He also won the Golden Gloves 2011 Championship. Arce currently competes in the Banta ...

* Justin Frazier - TUF 28 Finale *

Kai Kara-France James Kaiwhare Kara-France (born March 26, 1993) is a New Zealand professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Flyweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). As of August 1, 2022, he is #3 in the UFC flyweight ...

- UFC Fight Night 142 *

Kevin Aguilar Kevin Aguilar (born September 7, 1988) is an American mixed martial artist (MMA). Aguilar was the Legacy Fighting Alliance (LFA) Featherweight champion and he currently competes in the featherweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship ...

- TUF 28 Finale *

Kevin Holland Kevin Alan Holland (born November 5, 1992) is an American professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the welterweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). A professional since 2015, Holland has also competed f ...

- UFC 227 *Khalid Murtazaliev - UFC Fight Night 136 * Khalid Taha - UFC Fight Night 134 * Kyle Nelson - UFC 231 *

Laureano Staropoli Laureano Rafael Staropoli (born February 27, 1993) is an Argentine mixed martial artist (MMA) who currently competes in the Welterweight division. He has previously competed for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Background Staropoli ...

* Lauren Mueller - UFC on Fox 29 * Leah Letson - TUF 28 Finale * Livia Renata Souza - UFC Fight Night 137 * Luigi Vendramini - UFC Fight Night 137 * Luis Peña - TUF 27 Finale * Nathaniel Wood - UFC Fight Night 131 * Mackenzie Dern - UFC 222 * Macy Chiasson - TUF 28 Finale * Magomed Ankalaev -

*Maia Stevenson - UFC Fight Night 125 * Manny Bermudez UFC on Fox 28 * Mike Rodríguez - UFC Fight Night 137 * Marcin Prachnio - UFC on Fox 28 *

Martin Day Martin Day may refer to: * Martin Day (writer), British screenwriter and novelist * Martin Day (fighter), Japanese-born American mixed martial artist * Martin Day (architect), Irish architect and builder See also * ''Martin's Day ''Martin's Day' ...

- UFC Fight Night 141 * Maycee Barber - UFC Fight Night 139 * Matt Bessette -

* Matt Frevola -

UFC Fight Night 124 ''UFC Fight Night: Stephens vs. Choi'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 124'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on January 14, 2018, at Scottrade Center in St. Louis, Missouri. Background The ...

* Matt Sayles - UFC 227 *

Mayra Bueno Silva Mayra Bueno Silva (born August 22, 1991) is a Brazilian female mixed martial artist who competes in the Bantamweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. As of March 7, 2023, she is #10 in the UFC women's bantamweight rankings. Backg ...

- UFC Fight Night 137 * Maurice Greene - TUF 28 Finale * Megan Anderson - UFC 225 * Michel Batista - TUF 28 Finale *Mike Jackson - UFC 225 * Mike Rodriguez - UFC 223 * Michael Trizano - TUF 27 Finale * Molly McCann - UFC Fight Night 130 *

Montel Jackson Montel Samuel Jackson (born April 24, 1992) is an American mixed martial artist, who currently competes in the Bantamweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Background Jackson started training in wrestling at high school to g ...

- UFC 227 * Su Mudaerji - UFC Fight Night 141 *

Nad Narimani Nad Narimani (born April 14, 1987) is an English mixed martial artist. He was the formal Cage Warriors Fighting Championship featherweight champion and he competed in the Featherweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Mixed mar ...

- UFC Fight Night 134 * Pannie Kianzad - TUF 28 Finale *

Petr Yan Petr Evgenyevich Yan (russian: Пётр Евге́ньевич Я́н, translit=Pyotr Yevgenyevich Yan; born 11 February 1993) is a Russian professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Bantamweight division in the Ultimate ...

* Pingyuan Liu - UFC Fight Night 134 * Polyana Viana - UFC Fight Night 125 *

Priscila Cachoeira Priscila Cachoeira Gomes Da Silva (born 19 August 1988) is a Brazilian female mixed martial arts fighter. She currently competes in the Flyweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Personal life Cachoeira had a troubled childhood gr ...

- UFC Fight Night 125 * Ricky Rainey - UFC on Fox 29 *

Raoni Barcelos Raoni Mendonça Barcelos (born May 1, 1987) is a Brazilian former amateur wrestler and grappler, and current professional mixed martial artist. He was five-times Brazilian national wrestling champion, and three-time Resurrection Fighting Alli ...

- UFC Fight Night 133 *Richie Smullen - TUF 27 Finale * Ricky Simon - UFC Fight Night 128 *

Roosevelt Roberts Roosevelt Roberts (born February 11, 1994) is an American mixed martial artist (MMA) who competed in the Lightweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Background Roberts was born in Miami, Florida in 1994. After his mother le ...

- TUF 28 Finale * Ryan Spann - UFC Fight Night 137 * Said Nurmagomedov - UFC Fight Night 133 * Sergei Pavlovich - UFC Fight Night 141 *

Sijara Eubanks Sijara Jihan Eubanks (born April 27, 1985) is an American professional mixed martial artist who currently fights in the women's bantamweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Background Eubanks was born and raised in Springf ...

- UFC Fight Night 131 * Sodiq Yusuff - UFC Fight Night 142 *Stefan Sekulić - UFC Fight Night 136 * Steven Peterson -

*Suman Mokhtarian - UFC Fight Night 142 *Te'Jovan Edwards - UFC Fight Night 138 * Thiago Moisés - UFC Fight Night 139 *Tim Williams -

*Tyler Diamond - TUF 27 Finale * Vince Morales - UFC Fight Night 141 * Wu Yanan - UFC Fight Night 122 *

Yana Kunitskaya Iana "Yana" Kunitskaya (born November 11, 1989) is a Russian mixed martial artist competing in the bantamweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). As of September 19, 2022, she is #6 in the UFC women's bantamweight rankings ...

- UFC 222 * Weili Zhang - UFC 227

Events list

References

External links

UFC past events on UFC.com

UFC events results at Sherdog.com
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