The year 2021 was the 28th year in the history of the

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(UFC), a

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promotion based in the United States.

Releases and retirements

These fighters have either been released from their UFC contracts, announced their retirement or joined other promotions: *Aalon Cruz - Released in May - Lightweight *

Al Iaquinta Al Iaquinta (born April 30, 1987) is an American former professional mixed martial artist who competed in the lightweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, having once challenged for the Lightweight championship belt. A professional ...

- Retired in November - Lightweight * Alan Jouban - Retired in May - Welterweight *Adam Yandiev - Released in March - Middleweight * Aleksandra Albu - Released in February - Women's Strawweight *

Alex Chambers Alex Chambers (born 28 October 1978) is an Australian mixed martial artist who competes in the Strawweight division. A professional mixed martial artist since 2010, she has also fought in the Ultimate Fighting Championship and Invicta FC. She ...

- Released in February - Women's Strawweight *

Alexander Yakovlev Alexander Nikolayevich Yakovlev (russian: Алекса́ндр Никола́евич Я́ковлев; 2 December 1923 – 18 October 2005) was a Soviet and Russian politician, diplomat, and historian. A member of the Politburo and Secret ...

- Released in June - Lightweight * Alexey Kunchenko - Signed with PFL - Welterweight *

Alistair Overeem Alistair Cees Overeem (born 17 May 1980) is a Dutch professional heavyweight mixed martial artist and kickboxer, currently competing in the heavyweight division of Glory. He is a former Strikeforce Heavyweight Champion, Dream Heavyweight Cha ...

- Released in March - Heavyweight *Ali Alqaisi - Released in February - Bantamweight * Anderson dos Santos - Released in August - Bantamweight *

Andrew Sanchez Andrew William Sanchez (born April 8, 1988) is an American professional mixed martial artist currently competing in the Middleweight division. A professional competitor since 2012, he has formerly competed for the Ultimate Fighting Championshi ...

- Released in October - Middleweight *

Antônio Carlos Júnior Antônio Carlos Coelho de Figueiredo Barbosa Júnior (born 16 March 1990), also known as Antônio Carlos Jr. and professionally by his ring name Cara de Sapato (as well as its English translation Shoeface), is a Brazilian mixed martial artist wh ...

- Released in February - Middleweight *

Anthony Birchak Anthony Birchak (born May 16, 1986) is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the Bantamweight division. A professional competitor since 2009. he formerly competed for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), Legacy Fighting Alliance, ...

- Released in May - Bantamweight *Anthony Ivy - Released in February - Welterweight * Anthony Rocco Martin - Moving to other promotion in January - Welterweight * Antônio Arroyo - Released in October - Middleweight *

Antônio Braga Neto Antônio Braga Neto (born October 29, 1987) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist and grappler. He competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He is a gold medalist in both the World Jiu-Jitsu Championship and Pan American Cham ...

- Released in September - Middleweight *

Bartosz Fabiński Bartosz Ryszard Fabiński (born 26 April 1986) is a Polish mixed martial artist who fights in the Middleweight division. He has formerly competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Background Fabiński was born in Warsaw, Poland. He ...

- Released in May - Middleweight * Bethe Correia - Retired in October - Women's Bantamweight *Bharat Khandare - Released in November - Featherweight *Bojan Mihajlović - Released in February - Light Heavyweight * Brok Weaver - Released in March - Lightweight *

Carlos Condit Carlos Joseph Condit (born April 26, 1984) is an American former professional mixed martial artist. He formerly competed in the Welterweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he was the former Interim UFC Welterweight ...

- Retired in September - Welterweight *Carlton Minus - Released in February - Lightweight *

Chris de la Rocha Chris de la Rocha (born May 15, 1979) is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the Heavyweight division. He most notably fought in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Background De La Rocha was born in San Jose, California, United ...

- Released in February - Heavyweight * Christian Aguilera - Released in May - Welterweight *

Cláudia Gadelha Ana Cláudia Dantas Gadelha (; born December 7, 1988), is a retired Brazilian mixed martial artist who competed in the Women's Strawweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). As of 2022, Gadelha works for the Ultimate Fightin ...

- Reitred in December - Women's Strawweight *Cole Williams - Released in February - Welterweight *

Dan Hardy Daniel Mark Hardyhttp://boxing.nv.gov/2012%20Results%20Web/05-26-12%20MMA.pdf (born 17 May 1982) is an English former mixed martial artist who fought in the welterweight division. During his professional MMA career, which began in 2004, Hardy ...

- Released in May - Welterweight * Darren Stewart - Released in August - Middleweight *

Demian Maia Demian Maia (born 6 November 1977) is a Brazilian professional submission grappler and mixed martial artist. He competed in both the Welterweight and Middleweight divisions of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Maia is regarded as o ...

- End of contract - Welterweight *

Diego Sanchez Diego Sanchez (born December 31, 1981) is an American professional mixed martial artist. He competes in the Welterweight division. A professional competitor since 2002, Sanchez is most known for his time in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (U ...

- Released in April - Welterweight *Dmitry Sosnovskiy - Released in February - Heavyweight *Don Madge - Signed with PFL - Lightweight *Drako Rodriguez - Released in August - Bantamweight * Emil Weber Meek - Released in June - Welterweight * Emily Whitmire - Released in September - Women's Flyweight * Felicia Spencer - Retired in December - Women's Featherweight *Gabriel Silva - Released in March - Bantamweight * Geraldo de Freitas - Released in March - Bantamweight *

Gian Villante Gianpiero Villante (born August 18, 1985) is a retired American mixed martial artist who previously fought in the heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. A professional from 2009 to 2021, he also has competed for Strikefor ...

- Retired in November - Heavyweight *

Gökhan Saki Gökhan Saki (born 18 October 1983Impa Kasanganay Impa Armond Kasanganay (born January 17, 1994) is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the Light heavyweight division of Professional Fighters League (PFL). He formerly competed in the Welterweight and Middleweight divisions of Ultima ...

- Released in December - Welterweight *

Irwin Rivera Irwing "Irwin" Armando Rivera (born February 14, 1989) is a Mexican mixed martial artist who competes in the Bantamweight division of the Eagle Fighting Championship. A professional mixed martial artist since 2014, Rivera has competed for Combate ...

- Released in January - Bantamweight *Jamey Simmons - Released in August - Bantamweight *Jacob Kilburn - Released in February - Featherweight * Jerome Rivera - Released in August - Flyweight *

Jimmie Rivera Jimmie Ernesto Rivera (born June 29, 1989) is an American professional mixed martial artist and bare-knuckle boxer, currently signed to Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC). Prior to signing with BKFC, Rivera competed in the UFC's Bantamwe ...

- End of contract - Bantamweight *Jimmy Flick - Retired in April - Flyweight *Joe Ellenberger - Released in July - Lightweight * John Allan - Released in November - Light Heavyweight *

Johnny Eduardo Johnny Eduardo (born August 3, 1978) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist currently fighting in the bantamweight division. He has formerly competed for the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Mixed martial arts career Early career Eduardo made his p ...

- Released in October - Bantamweight * Jordan Espinosa - Released in March - Flyweight *

Jordan Griffin Jordan Griffin (born February 23, 1990) is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the Featherweight division. A professional competitor since 2011, he has competed for the Ultimate Fighting Championship, Legacy Fighting Alliance and Ki ...

- Released in May - Featherweight * José Alberto Quiñónez - Released in March - Bantamweight *

Joseph Benavidez Joseph Rolando Benavidez (born July 31, 1984) is an American former professional mixed martial artist. He competed in the Flyweight division for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Background Benavidez was born on July 31, 1984, in San An ...

- Retired in September - Flyweight *

Junior Dos Santos Junior dos Santos (; born 30 January 1984) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist and professional wrestler who competes in the Heavyweight division of Eagle FC. As a mixed martial artist, he is a former UFC Heavyweight Champion; as a professiona ...

- Released in March - Heavyweight * Justin Jaynes - Released in August - Featherweight *

Justine Kish Svetlana Nasibulina (born 13 April 1988), known professionally by her ring name Justine Kish, is an American mixed martial artist that competes in the Flyweight division of Bellator MMA. A professional since 2010, she has also competed in the Ult ...

- Released in April - Women's Flyweight *

Kai Kamaka III Jonathan Kai Kamaka III (born January 5, 1995) is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the Featherweight division of Bellator MMA. He also competed for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Background Kai started training martia ...

- Contract ended in August - Featherweight *KB Bhullar - Released in May - Middleweight * Kevin Lee - Released in November - Welterweight * Khama Worthy - Released in November - Lightweight * Lara Procópio - Released in July - Women's Flyweight *

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 ...

- Released in November - Middleweight * Liana Jojua - Released in November - Women's Flyweight *Liliya Shakirova - Released in September - Women's Flyweight *

Lívia Renata Souza Lívia Renata dos Santos Souza (born March 11, 1991), also known as Livinha Souza, is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who competes in the Strawweight division. She has previously competed in the UFC and Invicta Fighting Championships, where s ...

- Released in November - Women's Strawweight * Luis Peña - Released in October - Lightweight *

Luke Sanders Luke Daniel Sanders (born December 12, 1985) is a retired American mixed martial artist who competed in the Bantamweight division. A professional competitor since 2011, he also competed for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), Strikeforce an ...

- Released in May - Bantamweight * Marion Reneau - Retired in July - Women's Bantamweight *

Markus Perez Markus Perez Echeimberg (born June 22, 1990) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist currently competing in the Middleweight division. A professional since 2013, he has also fought for Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), Jungle Fight and the Le ...

- Released in February - Middleweight *

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' ...

- Released in February - Bantamweight * Maurice Greene - Released in May - Heavyweight * Megan Anderson - Contract ended in March - Women's Featherweight * Michel Prazeres - Released - Welterweight * Mike Perry - Signed with BKFC - Welterweight * Mike Rodríguez - Released in October - Light Heavyweight * Mirsad Bektić - Retired in July - Featherweight * Modestas Bukauskas - Released in October - Light Heavyweight *

Nicco Montaño Nicco Montaño (born December 16, 1988) is an American mixed martial artist who last competed in the bantamweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. She was the inaugural UFC Women's Flyweight Champion. Background Of Navajo, Chicka ...

- Released in August - Women's Flyweight *

Nik Lentz Nik Lentz (born August 13, 1984) is an American retired mixed martial artist. He most notably fought for the Ultimate Fighting Championship, fighting in the lightweight division. Background Lentz was born in El Paso, Texas but grew up in Twin C ...

- Retired in January - Featherweight * Omari Akhmedov - Released in July - Middleweight * Paul Felder - Retired in May - Lightweight *Peter Barrett - Released in February - Featherweight *

Randa Markos Randa Cemil Markos-Thomas (born August 10, 1985) is an Iraqi-born Canadian professional mixed martial artist who competes in the strawweight division. She most notably fought in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Personal life Markos wa ...

- Released in November - Women's Strawweight *

Raphael Pessoa Raphael Pessoa (born March 9, 1989) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who competes in the Heavyweight division of Absolute Championship Akhmat (ACA). He also formerly competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Mixed martial arts ca ...

- Released in July - Heavyweight *Ray Rodriguez - Released in April - Bantamweight *Rhys McKee - Released in January - Welterweight *

Ronaldo Souza Ronaldo Souza dos Santos (born December 7, 1979), nicknamed " Jacare" (), is a Brazilian former mixed martial artist and submission grappler who competed for UFC from 2013 to 2021. A highly regarded grappler on the world ...

- Released in May - Middleweight *

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 ...

- Released in August - Lightweight * Roque Martinez - Released in June - Heavyweight * Ryan Benoit - Released in August - Flyweight *Sarah Alpar - Released in October - Women's Flyweight * Sarah Moras - Released in February - Women's Bantamweight * Shana Dobson - Released in March - Women's Flyweight *

Spike Carlyle Hunter "Spike" Schuppisser Carlyle (born May 6, 1993) is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the Featherweight and Lightweight divisions of Bellator MMA. He is most well known for his time spent fighting in the Ultimate Fighting Champ ...

- Released In February - Featherweight *Stefan Sekulić - Released in July - Welterweight *

Stefan Struve Stefan Jaimy Struve (; born February 18, 1988) is a Dutch former mixed martial artist who competed as a heavyweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). At , he is the tallest fighter in the history of the UFC. Background Growing up in t ...

- Retired in February - Heavyweight *Suman Mokhtarian - Released in February - Featherweight *

Syuri Kondo is a Japanese professional wrestler, shoot boxer, kickboxer and mixed martial artist, better known simply as . Syuri formerly competed in Ultimate Fighting Championship. Syuri is currently working for World Wonder Ring Stardom, where she is the ...

- Released in February - Women's Strawweight * Teemu Packalén - Retired in November - Lightweight * Thomas Almeida - Released in October - Bantamweight *

Tyron Woodley Tyron Woodley (born April 17, 1982) is an American professional mixed martial artist. He is a former UFC Welterweight Champion who defended his title four times. A professional since 2009, Woodley also competed at Strikeforce and was an NCAA ...

- Contract ended in April - Welterweight * Vanessa Melo - Released in February - Women's Bantamweight *Vince Cachero - Released in March - Bantamweight * Vinicius Moreira - Released in February - Light heavyweight *

Yancy Medeiros Yancy Medeiros Jr. (born September 7, 1987) is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the Lightweight division of Bellator MMA. A professional competitor since 2007, he has competed for the Ultimate Fighting Championship and Strikefor ...

- Released in August - Welterweight *

Yorgan De Castro Yorgan De Castro (born December 19, 1987) is a Cape Verdean professional mixed martial artist who competes in the Heavyweight division of Professional Fighters League (PFL). He is most notable for fighting in the Ultimate Fighting Championship ...

- Released in April - Heavyweight

Debut UFC fighters

The following fighters fought their first UFC fight in 2021: *Albert Duraev - UFC 267 *

Alex Pereira Alexsandro Pereira (born 7 July 1987) is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist and former kickboxer. He currently competes in the Middleweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he is the current UFC Middlewe ...

- UFC 268 *Allan Nascimento - UFC 267 * Andre Petroski - UFC on ESPN 30 *

Aori Qileng Aori Qileng ( ch: 傲日其楞, born June 25, 1993), sometimes written as Aoriqileng is a Chinese mixed martial artist who competes in the Bantamweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Background Growing up in Xilingol League ...

- UFC 261 * Benoît Saint-Denis - UFC 267 *Brady Hiestand - UFC on ESPN 30 *Brandon Jenkins - UFC Fight Night 192 * Bruno Silva -

UFC on ESPN 25 ''UFC on ESPN: The Korean Zombie vs. Ige'' (also known as ''UFC on ESPN 25'' and ''UFC Vegas 29'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on June 19, 2021 at the UFC Apex facility in Enter ...

*Bruno Souza - UFC 268 *Bryan Battle - UFC on ESPN 30 * Carlos Ulberg -

UFC 259 ''UFC 259: Błachowicz vs. Adesanya '' was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on March 6, 2021 at the UFC Apex facility in Enterprise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area, United ...

Casey O'Neill Casey Cameron O'Neill (born October 7, 1997) is a Scottish-born Australian mixed martial artist (MMA). She currently competes in the Flyweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). As of November 15, 2022, she is #11 in the UF ...

UFC Fight Night 185 ''UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Lewis'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 185'', ''UFC on ESPN+ 43'' and ''UFC Vegas 19'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on February 20, 2021 at the UFC ...

* Carlston Harris - UFC on ESPN 24 *

Cheyanne Vlismas Cheyanne Nicolae Vlismas (born June 25, 1995) is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the Strawweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Background Vlismas began training in karate when she was three years old and then ...

UFC on ESPN 21 ''UFC on ESPN: Brunson vs. Holland'' (also known as ''UFC on ESPN 21'' and ''UFC Vegas 22'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on March 20, 2021 at the UFC Apex facility in Enterprise, ...

* Chris Barnett - UFC Fight Night 188 *

Chris Curtis Chris Curtis (born Christopher Crummey; 26 August 1941 – 28 February 2005) was an English drummer and singer who was best known for being with the 1960s beat band The Searchers. He originated the concept behind Deep Purple and formed the ...

- UFC 268 *CJ Vergara - UFC 268 *Collin Anglin -

UFC on ESPN 28 ''UFC on ESPN: Hall vs. Strickland'' (also known as ''UFC on ESPN 28'' and ''UFC Vegas 33'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on July 31, 2021 at the UFC Apex facility in Enterprise, N ...

*Dakota Bush - UFC on ESPN 22 *Daniel Lacerda - UFC Fight Night 196 *Darian Weeks -

UFC on ESPN 31 ''UFC on ESPN: Font vs. Aldo'' (also known as ''UFC on ESPN 31'' and ''UFC Vegas 44'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on December 4, 2021 at the UFC Apex facility in Enterprise, Nevad ...

*David Onama - UFC Fight Night 196 *Drako Rodriguez -

* Elise Reed - UFC on ESPN 27 *Erick Gonzalez -

UFC Fight Night 195 ''UFC Fight Night: Ladd vs. Dumont'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 195'', ''UFC Vegas 40'' and ''UFC on ESPN+ 53'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on October 16, 2021, at the UFC A ...

Erin Blanchfield Erin Blanchfield (born May 4, 1999) is an American mixed martial artist currently competing in the Flyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). She is a former Eddie Bravo Invitational champion. As of August 29, 2023, she is #2 ...

- UFC Fight Night 192 * Francisco Figueiredo -

UFC on ESPN 20 ''UFC on ESPN: Chiesa vs. Magny'' (also known as ''UFC on ESPN 20'' and ''UFC Fight Island 8'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on January 20, 2021, at the Etihad Arena on Yas Islan ...

* Fabio Cherant -

UFC 260 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 ...

*Gaetano Pirrello -

*Gilbert Urbina - UFC on ESPN 30 * Gloria de Paula -

UFC Fight Night 187 ''UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Muhammad'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 187'', ''UFC on ESPN+ 45'' and ''UFC Vegas 21'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on March 13, 2021 at the UF ...

* Gregory Rodrigues -

UFC Fight Night 189 ''UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Sakai'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 189'', ''UFC on ESPN+ 47'' and ''UFC Vegas 28'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on June 5, 2021 UFC Apex fac ...

*Harry Hunsucker -

* Ian Garry - UFC 268 *

Ignacio Bahamondes Ignacio Antonio Bahamondes (born August 27, 1997) is a Chilean mixed martial artist who competes in the Lightweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He was the former Lux Lightweight Champion. Background Born and raised in Santiago ...

UFC on ABC 2 ''UFC on ABC: Vettori vs. Holland'' (also known as ''UFC on ABC 2'' and ''UFC Vegas 23'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on April 10, 2021 at the UFC Apex facility in Enterprise, Nev ...

*Istela Nunes -

Jeff Molina Jeffrey Molina (born July 17, 1997) is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the Flyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). As of January 17, 2023, he is #14 in the UFC flyweight rankings. Background Molina was ...

- UFC 261 *

Jared Vanderaa Jared Vanderaa (born May 12, 1992) is an American mixed martial artist who competed in the Heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Background Vanderaa was born in Washington but moved around a lot with his mother in pursuit of ...

* Jeremiah Wells -

UFC Fight Night 190 ''UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Volkov'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 190'', ''UFC on ESPN+ 48'' and ''UFC Vegas 30'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on June 26, 2021 at the UFC Apex ...

*Jesse Strader -

Joselyne Edwards Joselyne Edwards Laboriel (born September 29, 1995) is a Panamanian mixed martial artist who competes in the Bantamweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Background Edwards started boxing when she was 13 years old, and after fo ...

UFC on ABC 1 ''UFC on ABC: Holloway vs. Kattar'' (also known as ''UFC on ABC 1'' and ''UFC Fight Island 7'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on January 16, 2021, at the Etihad Arena on Yas Island ...

*Josiane Nunes - UFC on ESPN 29 *JP Buys -

*Juancamilo Ronderos - UFC Fight Night 188 *Kamuela Kirk -

*Kris Moutinho -

UFC 264 ''UFC 264: Poirier vs. McGregor 3'' was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on July 10, 2021 at the T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area, United States. ...

*Leomana Martinez - UFC on ESPN 30 *Liudvik Sholinian -

UFC Fight Night 191 ''UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Till'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 191 '' and ''UFC on ESPN+ 49'' and ''UFC Vegas 36'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on September 4, 2021 at the ...

*Luana Pinheiro - UFC on ESPN 23 *

Luis Saldaña Luis Saldaña (born January 27, 1991) is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the Featherweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Background Having his first boxing match at eight years old, he was introduced to the spor ...

* Lupita Godinez - UFC on ESPN 22 *Mandy Böhm - UFC Fight Night 192 *

Manel Kape Manuel Pedro Gomes (born November 14, 1993) better known as Manel Kape, is an Angolan mixed martial artist currently competing as a flyweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. A professional competitor since 2012, he has formerly competed ...

UFC Fight Night 184 ''UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Volkov'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 184'', ''UFC on ESPN+ 42'' and ''UFC Vegas 18'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on February 6, 2021 at the ...

Manon Fiorot Manon Fiorot (born February 17, 1990) is a French mixed martial artist, currently competing in the Flyweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). As of February 27, 2022, she is #1 in the UFC women's flyweight rankings, and ...

*Marcelo Rojo -

*Maria de Oliveira Neta - UFC Fight Night 196 *Martin Sano Jr. - UFC 266 * Mason Jones -

Melissa Gatto Melissa Gatto Regonha (born May 2, 1996) is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist who currently fights in the women's flyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Background Gatto was born and grew up in Toledo, Paraná, ...

UFC 265 ''UFC 265: Lewis vs. Gane'' was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on August 7, 2021, at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas, United States. Background An interim UFC Heavyweight Championshi ...

* Melsik Baghdasaryan -

Michael Chandler Michael Chandler (born April 24, 1986) is an American professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Lightweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). A professional competitor since 2009, Chandler first gained n ...

UFC 257 ''UFC 257: Poirier vs. McGregor 2'' was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on January 24, 2021 at the Etihad Arena on Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Background Starting with ...

*Micheal Gillmore - UFC on ESPN 30 *Mike Breeden - UFC Fight Night 193 *

Montserrat Ruiz Avelina Montserrat Conejo Ruiz (born February 3, 1993) is a Mexican female mixed martial artist who competes in the Strawweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Background At the age of 16, Ruiz started practicing Olympic wrestli ...

*Na Liang - UFC 261 *Natan Levy - UFC Fight Night 198 * Nick Maximov - UFC 266 *

Paddy Pimblett Patrick Pimblett (born 3 January 1995) is an English professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Lightweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). A professional since 2012, Pimblett is a former Cage Warrio ...

Pat Sabatini Patrick Daniel Sabatini (born November 9, 1990) is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the Featherweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Background Born and raised in Bristol, Pennsylvania, Sabatini initially played ...

- UFC 261 *

Philip Rowe Philip Rowe (born July 18, 1990) is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the Welterweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Background Rowe went to Daytona State College, eventually becoming a Well Logging Engineer ...

UFC 258 ''UFC 258: Usman vs. Burns'' was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on February 13, 2021, at the UFC Apex facility in Enterprise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area, United Stat ...

*Preston Parsons -

UFC on ESPN 26 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 ...

*Orion Cosce -

* Rafa García -

*Rafael Alves - UFC Fight Night 188 *Ricky Turcios - UFC on ESPN 30 *

Rong Zhu Rong Zhu ( ch: 茸主; born March 7, 2000) is a Chinese mixed martial artist who competed in the Lightweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Background Of Tibetan descent, as early as the age of 12, Rong began to practice Sanda. ...

- UFC 261 *Ronnie Lawrence - UFC Fight Night 186 *Saidyokub Kakhramonov - UFC on ESPN 29 * Sergey Morozov -

* Shayilan Nuerdanbieke - UFC Fight Night 188 * Silvana Gómez Juárez -

UFC Fight Night 194 ''UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Rodriguez'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 194'', ''UFC Vegas 39'' and ''UFC on ESPN+ 52'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on October 9, 2021 at the UFC ...

* Tabatha Ricci -

Terrance McKinney Terrance Kitarius McKinney (born September 15, 1994) is an American professional mixed martial artist who currently competes in the lightweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). A professional since 2017, McKinney also compet ...

UFC 263 ''UFC 263: Adesanya vs. Vettori 2'' was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on June 12, 2021, at the Gila River Arena in Glendale, Arizona, United States. Background The event was the second ...

*Tucker Lutz -

UFC 262 ''UFC 262: Oliveira vs. Chandler'' was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on May 15, 2021 at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas, United States. Background A UFC Lightweight Championship ...

Umar Nurmagomedov Umar Nurmagomedov (born March 1, 1996), is a Russian mixed martial artist currently competing in the Bantamweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). He has previously competed in the Eagle Fighting Championship (EFC) and P ...

Uroš Medić Uroš Medić (born April 25, 1993) is a Serbian mixed martial artist who competes in the Lightweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Background Born and raised in the Novi Sad suburb of Budisava, he started Judo at four years old. ...

* Vanessa Demopoulos - UFC on ESPN 30 * Victoria Leonardo -

*Zviad Lazishvili - UFC Fight Night 196

Suspended fighters

The list below is based on fighters suspended either by (1)

United States Anti-Doping Agency The United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA, ) is a non-profit, non-governmental 501(c)(3) organization and the national anti-doping organization (NADO) for the United States. To protect clean competition and the integrity of sport and prevent ...

(USADA) or

World Anti-Doping Agency The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA; french: Agence mondiale antidopage, AMA) is a foundation initiated by the International Olympic Committee based in Canada to promote, coordinate, and monitor the fight against drugs in sports. The agency's k ...

(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.

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 2021:

Title fights

Events list

References

External links

UFC past events on UFC.com

UFC events results at Sherdog.com
{{2021 in mixed martial arts Ultimate Fighting Championship by year 2021 in mixed martial arts