# 2021 in UFC

The year 2021 was the 29th year in the history of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States.

## 2021 UFC Honors awards

Starting in 2019, the UFC created year-end awards with "UFC Honors President's Choice Awards" for categories "Performance of the Year" and "Fight of the Year" being chosen by UFC CEO Dana White. The other "UFC Honors Fan Choice Awards" are for categories "Knockout of the Year", "Submission of the Year", "Event of the Year", "Comeback of the Year" and, from 2020, "Debut of the Year" in which fans are able to vote for the winner on social media.
Winners receive a trophy commemorating their achievement along with a set of tires from sponsor Toyo Tires.
2021 UFC Honors Awards :
| | Performance of the Year | Fight of the Year | Knockout of the Year | Submission of the Year | Debut of the Year | Event of the Year | Comeback of the Year |
| Winner | Julianna Peña defeats Amanda Nunes 1 UFC 269 | Justin Gaethje defeats Michael Chandler UFC 268 | Kamaru Usman defeats Jorge Masvidal 2 UFC 261 | Brandon Moreno defeats Deiveson Figueiredo 2 UFC 263 | Michael Chandler defeats Dan Hooker UFC 257 | UFC 268: Usman vs. Covington 2 | Charles Oliveira defeats Michael Chandler 1 UFC 262 |
| Nominee | Rose Namajunas defeats Zhang Weili 1 UFC 261 | Max Holloway defeats Yair Rodríguez UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Rodríguez | Rose Namajunas defeats Zhang Weili 1 UFC 261 | Khamzat Chimaev defeats Li Jingliang UFC 267 | Terrance McKinney defeats Matt Frevola UFC 263 | UFC 267: Błachowicz vs. Teixeira | Anthony Hernandez defeats Rodolfo Vieira UFC 258 |
| Nominee | Kamaru Usman defeats Jorge Masvidal 2 UFC 261 | Alexander Volkanovski defeats Brian Ortega UFC 266 | Ignacio Bahamondes defeats Roosevelt Roberts UFC on ESPN: Cannonier vs. Gastelum | Vicente Luque defeats Tyron Woodley UFC 260 | Alex Pereira defeats Andreas Michailidis UFC 268 | UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Rodríguez | Julian Marquez defeats Maki Pitolo UFC 258 |
| Nominee | Brandon Moreno defeats Deiveson Figueiredo 2 UFC 263 | Jiří Procházka defeats Dominick Reyes UFC on ESPN: Reyes vs. Procházka | Jiří Procházka defeats Dominick Reyes UFC on ESPN: Reyes vs. Procházka | Glover Teixeira defeats Jan Błachowicz UFC 267 | Paddy Pimblett defeats Luigi Vendramini UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Till | UFC 261: Usman vs. Masvidal 2 | Merab Dvalishvili defeats Marlon Moraes UFC 266 |
| Nominee | Charles Oliveira defeats Dustin Poirier UFC 269 | Petr Yan defeats Cory Sandhagen UFC 267 | — | — | — | — | — |
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## 2021 UFC.com awards

2021 UFC.COM Awards :
| No | The Fighter | The Upsets | The Submissions | The Newcomers | The Knockouts | The Fights |
| 1 | Kamaru Usman | Julianna Peña defeats Amanda Nunes 1 UFC 278 | André Muniz defeats Ronaldo Souza UFC 262 | Casey O'Neill | Kamaru Usman defeats Jorge Masvidal 2 UFC 261 | Justin Gaethje defeats Michael Chandler UFC 268 |
| 2 | Charles Oliveira | Anthony Hernandez defeats Rodolfo Vieira UFC 258 | Anthony Hernandez defeats Rodolfo Vieira UFC 258 | Manon Fiorot | Jiří Procházka defeats Dominick Reyes UFC on ESPN: Reyes vs. Procházka | Alexander Volkanovski defeats Brian Ortega UFC 266 |
| 3 | Ciryl Gane | Vicente Luque defeats Makhmud Muradov UFC on ESPN: Barboza vs. Chikadze | Vicente Luque defeats Tyron Woodley UFC 260 | Michael Chandler | Cory Sandhagen defeats Frankie Edgar UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Volkov | Max Holloway defeats Yair Rodríguez UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Rodríguez |
| 4 | Rose Namajunas | Terrance McKinney defeats Matt Frevola UFC 263 | Brandon Moreno defeats Deiveson Figueiredo 2 UFC 263 | Chris Curtis | Rose Namajunas defeats Zhang Weili 1 UFC 261 | Petr Yan defeats Cory Sandhagen UFC 267 |
| 5 | Islam Makhachev | Jan Błachowicz defeats Israel Adesanya UFC 259 | Amanda Nunes defeats Megan Anderson UFC 259 | Erin Blanchfield | Ignacio Bahamondes defeats Roosevelt Roberts UFC on ESPN: Cannonier vs. Gastelum | Jiří Procházka defeats Dominick Reyes UFC on ESPN: Reyes vs. Procházka |
| 6 | Max Holloway | Dustin Poirier defeats Conor McGregor 2 UFC 257 | Vicente Luque defeats Michael Chiesa UFC 265 | Loopy Godinez | Francis Ngannou defeats Stipe Miocic 2 UFC 260 | Edson Barboza defeats Shane Burgos UFC 262 |
| 7 | Brandon Moreno | Beneil Dariush defeats Tony Ferguson UFC 262 | Islam Makhachev defeats Drew Dober UFC 259 | Terrance McKinney | Terrance McKinney defeats Matt Frevola UFC 263 | Ricky Turcios defeats Brady Hiestand UFC on ESPN: Barboza vs. Chikadze |
| 8 | Glover Teixeira | Montserrat Ruiz defeats Cheyanne Vlismas UFC on ESPN: Brunson vs. Holland | Clay Guida defeats Leonardo Santos UFC on ESPN: Font vs. Aldo | Bruno Silva | Chris Barnett defeats Gian Villante UFC 268 | Santiago Ponzinibbio defeats Miguel Baeza UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Sakai |
| 9 | Marina Rodriguez | Kennedy Nzechukwu defeats Carlos Ulberg UFC 259 | Khamzat Chimaev defeats Li Jingliang UFC 267 | Paddy Pimblett | Derrick Lewis defeats Curtis Blaydes UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Lewis | T.J. Dillashaw defeats Cory Sandhagen UFC on ESPN: Sandhagen vs. Dillashaw |
| 10 | Julianna Peña | Norma Dumont defeats Aspen Ladd UFC Fight Night: Ladd vs. Dumont | Julian Marquez defeats Maki Pitolo UFC 258 | Pat Sabatini | Dustin Poirier defeats Conor McGregor 2 UFC 257 | Charles Oliveira defeats Michael Chandler 1 UFC 262 |
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## 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 - 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 - Released in February - Women's Strawweight
* Alexander Yakovlev - Released in June - Lightweight
* Alexey Kunchenko - Signed with PFL - Welterweight
* Alistair Overeem - Released in March - Heavyweight
* Ali Alqaisi - Released in February - Bantamweight
* Anderson dos Santos - Released in August - Bantamweight
* Andrew Sanchez - Released in October - Middleweight
* Antônio Carlos Júnior - Released in February - Middleweight
* Anthony Birchak - 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 - Released in September - Middleweight
* Bartosz Fabiński - 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 - Retired in September - Welterweight
* Carlton Minus - Released in February - Lightweight
* Chris de la Rocha - Released in February - Heavyweight
* Christian Aguilera - Released in May - Welterweight
* Cláudia Gadelha - Retired in December - Women's Strawweight
* Cole Williams - Released in February - Welterweight
* Dan Hardy - Released in May - Welterweight
* Darren Stewart - Released in August - Middleweight
* Demian Maia - End of contract - Welterweight
* Diego Sanchez - 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 - Retired in November - Heavyweight
* Gökhan Saki - Released in February - Light Heavyweight
* Impa Kasanganay - Released in December - Welterweight
* Irwin Rivera - Released in January - Bantamweight
* Jamey Simmons - Released in August - Bantamweight
* Jacob Kilburn - Released in February - Featherweight
* Jerome Rivera - Released in August - Flyweight
* Jimmie Rivera - 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 - Released in October - Bantamweight
* Jordan Espinosa - Released in March - Flyweight
* Jordan Griffin - Released in May - Featherweight
* José Alberto Quiñónez - Released in March - Bantamweight
* Joseph Benavidez - Retired in September - Flyweight
* Junior Dos Santos - Released in March - Heavyweight
* Justin Jaynes - Released in August - Featherweight
* Justine Kish - Released in April - Women's Flyweight
* Kai Kamaka III - 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 - Released in November - Middleweight
* Liana Jojua - Released in November - Women's Flyweight
* Liliya Shakirova - Released in September - Women's Flyweight
* Lívia Renata Souza - Released in November - Women's Strawweight
* Luis Peña - Released in October - Lightweight
* Luke Sanders - Released in May - Bantamweight
* Marion Reneau - Retired in July - Women's Bantamweight
* Markus Perez - Released in February - Middleweight
* Martin 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 - Released in August - Women's Flyweight
* Nik Lentz - Retired in January - Featherweight
* Omari Akhmedov - Released in July - Middleweight
* Paul Felder - Retired in May - Lightweight
* Peter Barrett - Released in February - Featherweight
* Randa Markos - Released in November - Women's Strawweight
* Raphael Pessoa - Released in July - Heavyweight
* Ray Rodriguez - Released in April - Bantamweight
* Rhys McKee - Released in January - Welterweight
* Ronaldo Souza - Released in May - Middleweight
* Roosevelt Roberts - 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 - Released In February - Featherweight
* Stefan Sekulić - Released in July - Welterweight
* Stefan Struve - Retired in February - Heavyweight
* Suman Mokhtarian - Released in February - Featherweight
* Syuri Kondo - Released in February - Women's Strawweight
* Teemu Packalén - Retired in November - Lightweight
* Thomas Almeida - Released in October - Bantamweight
* Tyron Woodley - 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 - Released in August - Welterweight
* Yorgan De Castro - Released in April - Heavyweight

## Debut UFC fighters

The following fighters fought their first UFC fight in 2021:
* Albert Duraev - UFC 267
* Alex Pereira - UFC 268
* Allan Nascimento - UFC 267
* Andre Petroski - UFC on ESPN 30
* Aori Qileng - 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
* Bruno Souza - UFC 268
* Bryan Battle - UFC on ESPN 30
* Carlos Ulberg - UFC 259
* Casey O'Neill - UFC Fight Night 185
* Carlston Harris - UFC on ESPN 24
* Cheyanne Vlismas - UFC on ESPN 21
* Chris Barnett - UFC Fight Night 188
* Chris Curtis - UFC 268
* C.J. Vergara - UFC 268
* Cody Brundage - UFC 266
* Collin Anglin - UFC on ESPN 28
* Dakota Bush - UFC on ESPN 22
* Daniel Lacerda - UFC Fight Night 196
* Darian Weeks - UFC on ESPN 31
* David Onama - UFC Fight Night 196
* Drako Rodriguez - UFC Fight Night 185
* Elise Reed - UFC on ESPN 27
* Erick Gonzalez - UFC Fight Night 195
* Erin Blanchfield - UFC Fight Night 192
* Francisco Figueiredo - UFC on ESPN 20
* Fabio Cherant - UFC 260
* Gaetano Pirrello - UFC on ESPN 20
* Gilbert Urbina - UFC on ESPN 30
* Gloria de Paula - UFC Fight Night 187
* Gregory Rodrigues - UFC Fight Night 189
* Harry Hunsucker - UFC on ESPN 21
* Ian Garry - UFC 268
* Ignacio Bahamondes - UFC on ABC 2
* Istela Nunes - UFC Fight Night 195
* Jeff Molina - UFC 261
* Jared Vanderaa - UFC Fight Night 185
* Jeremiah Wells - UFC Fight Night 190
* Jesse Strader - UFC on ESPN 21
* Joselyne Edwards - UFC on ABC 1
* Josiane Nunes - UFC on ESPN 29
* JP Buys - UFC on ESPN 21
* Juancamilo Ronderos - UFC Fight Night 188
* Kamuela Kirk - UFC Fight Night 189
* Kris Moutinho - UFC 264
* Leomana Martinez - UFC on ESPN 30
* Liudvik Sholinian - UFC Fight Night 191
* Luana Pinheiro - UFC on ESPN 23
* Luis Saldaña - UFC on ABC 2
* Lupita Godinez - UFC on ESPN 22
* Mandy Böhm - UFC Fight Night 192
* Manel Kape - UFC Fight Night 184
* Manon Fiorot - UFC on ESPN 20
* Marcelo Rojo - UFC Fight Night 187
* Maria de Oliveira Neta - UFC Fight Night 196
* Martin Sano Jr. - UFC 266
* Mason Jones - UFC on ESPN 20
* Melissa Gatto - UFC 265
* Melsik Baghdasaryan - UFC on ESPN 28
* Michael Chandler - UFC 257
* Micheal Gillmore - UFC on ESPN 30
* Mike Breeden - UFC Fight Night 193
* Montserrat Ruiz - UFC on ESPN 21
* Na Liang - UFC 261
* Natan Levy - UFC Fight Night 198
* Nick Maximov - UFC 266
* Paddy Pimblett - UFC Fight Night 191
* Pat Sabatini - UFC 261
* Philip Rowe - UFC 258
* Preston Parsons - UFC on ESPN 26
* Orion Cosce - UFC on ESPN 28
* Rafa García - UFC Fight Night 187
* Rafael Alves - UFC Fight Night 188
* Ricky Turcios - UFC on ESPN 30
* Rong Zhu - UFC 261
* Ronnie Lawrence - UFC Fight Night 186
* Saidyokub Kakhramonov - UFC on ESPN 29
* Sergey Morozov - UFC on ESPN 20
* Shayilan Nuerdanbieke - UFC Fight Night 188
* Silvana Gómez Juárez - UFC Fight Night 194
* Tabatha Ricci - UFC Fight Night 189
* Terrance McKinney - UFC 263
* Tucker Lutz - UFC 262
* Umar Nurmagomedov - UFC on ESPN 20
* Uroš Medić - UFC 259
* Vanessa Demopoulos - UFC on ESPN 30
* Victoria Leonardo - UFC on ESPN 20
* Zviad Lazishvili - UFC Fight Night 196

## 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.
| Name | Nickname | Division | From | Duration | Tested positive for / Info | By | Eligible to fight again | Ref. | Notes |
| T.J. Dillashaw | | Bantamweight | Jan 18, 2019 | 1 year (NYSAC) 2 years (USADA) | Erythropoietin (EPO). | NYSAC and USADA | Jan 18, 2021 | [87] [88] | |
| Michel Prazeres | | Welterweight | Mar 9, 2019 | 2 years | Exogenous boldenone and its metabolite 5β-androst-1-en-17β-ol-3-one. | USADA | Mar 9, 2021 | | |
| Bruno Silva | Blindado | Middleweight | Jun 14, 2019 | 2 years | Boldenone and its metabolite. | USADA | Jun 14, 2021 | | |
| Giacomo Lemos | | Heavyweight | Jul 9, 2019 | 2 years | Drostanolone and its metabolite 2α-methyl-5α-androstan-3α-ol-17-one. | USADA | Jul 9, 2021 | | |
| Istela Nunes | | Women's Strawweight | Jul 22, 2019 | 2 years | Stanozolol metabolites 16β-hydroxystanozolol and 3′-hydroxystanozolol. | USADA | Jul 22, 2021 | | |
| Raphael Pessoa | Bebezão | Heavyweight | Mar 4, 2020 | 1 year | hydrochlorothiazide and its metabolites chlorothiazide and 4-amino-6-chloro-1,3-benzenedisulfonamide | USADA | Mar 4, 2021 | | |
| Chase Sherman | The Vanilla Gorilla | Heavyweight | May 13, 2020 | 9 months | Anastrozole | USADA | Feb 13, 2021 | | |
| Aleksander Doskalchuk | | Flyweight | Jun 6, 2020 | 14 months | Mesterolone. | USADA | Aug 6, 2021 | | |
| Marc-Andre Barriault | Power Bar | Middleweight | Jul 21, 2020 | 6 months | Ostarine | USADA | Jan 21, 2021 | | |
| 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 | | |
| Abu Azaitar | Gladiator | Middleweight | Aug 25, 2020 | 7 months | tamoxifen and/or tamoxifen metabolite 3-hydroxy-4-methoxy-tamoxifen | USADA | Mar 25, 2021 | | |
| Yair Rodríguez | El Pantera | Featherweight | Sep 8, 2020 | 6 months | 3 Whereabouts Failures in Last Year | USADA | Mar 8, 2021 | | |
| Kevin Croom | The Hard Hitting Hillbilly | Lightweight | Sep 19, 2020 | 4 1/2 months | Marijuana | NSAC | Jan 26, 2021 | | With addition of $1,800 fine |
| Niko Price | The Hybrid | Welterweight | Sep 19, 2020 | 6 months | Marijuana | NSAC | Mar 19, 2021 | | With addition of $8,500 fine |
| 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 | | |
| Charlie Ontiveros | The American Badboy | Welterweight | Oct 30, 2020 | 6 months | Chlorodehydromethyltestosterone metabolites | NSAC | Apr 30, 2021 | | With addition of $2,245.36 |
| Raquel Pennington | Rocky | Women's Bantamweight | Nov 7, 2020 | 6 months | 7-Keto-DHEA and AOD-9064 | USADA | May 7, 2021 | | Self-reporting doping violation when she found out she had ingested banned substances prescribed by her doctor to help treat a medical condition |
| 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. |
| Rogério Bontorin | | Bantamweight | May 1, 2021 | 3 months | Hydrochlorothiazide | USADA | Aug 1, 2021 | |
| Juancamilo Ronderos | 100 | Flyweight | May 22, 2021 | 1 month | Cocaine and its metabolite benzoylecgonine | USADA | June 22, 2021 | |
| Chris Barnett | Huggy Bear/Beastboy | Heavyweight | May 22, 2021 | 4 1/2 months | Marijuana | NSAC | Oct 26, 2021 | | |
| Daniel Pineda | The Pit | Featherweight | June 26, 2021 | 9 months | Amphetamine | NSAC | Mar 26, 2022 | | |
| Rodrigo Nascimento | Yogi Bear | Heavyweight | July 17, 2021 | 6 months | Ritalinic acid | NSAC | Jan 17, 2022 | | |
| Ryan Benoit | Baby Face | Flyweight | July 31, 2021 | 9 months | Modafinil | NSAC | April 1, 2022 | | |
| Michel Prazeres | Tractor | Welterweight | Aug 27, 2021 | 4 years | Clomiphene, Oxandrolone metabolites, and the Exogenous administration of testosterone and/or its precursors | NSAC | Aug 27, 2025 | | Second USADA violation |
| 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 |

## The Ultimate Fighter

The following The Ultimate Fighter seasons are scheduled for broadcast in 2021:
| Season | Division | Winner | Runner-up | Ref |
| The Ultimate Fighter 29 | Middleweight | Bryan Battle | Gilbert Urbina | |
| The Ultimate Fighter 29 | Bantamweight | Ricky Turcios | Brady Hiestand | |

## Title fights

* ↑ For the UFC Welterweight Championship.
* ↑ For the UFC Bantamweight Championship.
* ↑ For the UFC Women's Featherweight Championship.
* ↑ For the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship.
* ↑ For the UFC Heavyweight Championship.
* ↑ For the UFC Women's Flyweight Championship.
* ↑ For the UFC Women's Strawweight Championship.
* ↑ For the UFC Welterweight Championship.
* ↑ For the vacant UFC Lightweight Championship.
* ↑ For the UFC Flyweight Championship.
* ↑ For the UFC Middleweight Championship.
* ↑ For the interim UFC Heavyweight Championship.
* ↑ For the UFC Women's Flyweight Championship.
* ↑ For the UFC Featherweight Championship.
* ↑ For the interim UFC Bantamweight Championship.
* ↑ For the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship.
* ↑ For the UFC Women's Strawweight Championship.
* ↑ For the UFC Welterweight Championship.
* ↑ For the UFC Women's Bantamweight Championship.
* ↑ For the UFC Lightweight Championship.

## Events list

| # | Event | Date | Venue | City | Country | Atten. | Fight of the Night | Fight of the Night | Fight of the Night | Performance of the Night | Performance of the Night | Bonus | Ref. |
| 589 | UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Daukaus | Dec 18, 2021 | UFC Apex | Las Vegas, Nevada | United States | N/A | Amanda Lemos | vs. | Angela Hill | Cub Swanson | Melissa Gatto | $50,000 | |
| 588 | UFC 269: Oliveira vs. Poirier | Dec 11, 2021 | T-Mobile Arena | Las Vegas, Nevada | United States | 18,471 | Dominick Cruz | vs. | Pedro Munhoz | Charles Oliveira | Julianna Peña | $50,000 | |
| 588 | UFC 269: Oliveira vs. Poirier | Dec 11, 2021 | T-Mobile Arena | Las Vegas, Nevada | United States | 18,471 | Dominick Cruz | vs. | Pedro Munhoz | Kai Kara-France | Sean O'Malley | $50,000 | |
| 588 | UFC 269: Oliveira vs. Poirier | Dec 11, 2021 | T-Mobile Arena | Las Vegas, Nevada | United States | 18,471 | Dominick Cruz | vs. | Pedro Munhoz | Tai Tuivasa | Bruno Silva | $50,000 | |
| 587 | UFC on ESPN: Font vs. Aldo | Dec 4, 2021 | UFC Apex | Las Vegas, Nevada | United States | N/A | Cheyanne Vlismas | vs. | Mallory Martin | Rafael Fiziev | Jamahal Hill | $50,000 | |
| 587 | UFC on ESPN: Font vs. Aldo | Dec 4, 2021 | UFC Apex | Las Vegas, Nevada | United States | N/A | Cheyanne Vlismas | vs. | Mallory Martin | Clay Guida | Chris Curtis | $50,000 | |
| 586 | UFC Fight Night: Vieira vs. Tate | Nov 20, 2021 | UFC Apex | Las Vegas, Nevada | United States | N/A | Adrian Yanez | vs. | Davey Grant | Taila Santos | — | $50,000 | |
| 585 | UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Rodríguez | Nov 13, 2021 | UFC Apex | Las Vegas, Nevada | United States | N/A | Max Holloway | vs. | Yair Rodríguez | Khaos Williams | Andrea Lee | $50,000 | |
| 584 | UFC 268: Usman vs Covington 2 | Nov 6, 2021 | Madison Square Garden | New York City, New York | United States | 20,715 | Justin Gaethje | vs. | Michael Chandler | Marlon Vera | Alex Pereira | $50,000 | |
| 584 | UFC 268: Usman vs Covington 2 | Nov 6, 2021 | Madison Square Garden | New York City, New York | United States | 20,715 | Justin Gaethje | vs. | Michael Chandler | Bobby Green | Chris Barnett | $50,000 | |
| 583 | UFC 267: Błachowicz vs. Teixeira | Oct 30, 2021 | Etihad Arena | Abu Dhabi | United Arab Emirates | 20,715 | Petr Yan | vs. | Cory Sandhagen | Glover Teixeira | Khamzat Chimaev | $50,000 | |
| 582 | UFC Fight Night: Costa vs. Vettori | Oct 23, 2021 | UFC Apex | Las Vegas, Nevada | United States | N/A | Gregory Rodrigues | vs. | Jun Yong Park | Marvin Vettori | Alex Caceres | $50,000 | |
| 581 | UFC Fight Night: Ladd vs. Dumont | Oct 16, 2021 | UFC Apex | Las Vegas, Nevada | United States | N/A | — | — | — | Jim Miller | Nate Landwehr | $50,000 | |
| 581 | UFC Fight Night: Ladd vs. Dumont | Oct 16, 2021 | UFC Apex | Las Vegas, Nevada | United States | N/A | — | — | — | Bruno Silva | Danaa Batgerel | $50,000 | |
| 580 | UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Rodriguez | Oct 9, 2021 | UFC Apex | Las Vegas, Nevada | United States | N/A | Marina Rodriguez | vs. | Mackenzie Dern | Mariya Agapova | Lupita Godinez | $50,000 | |
| 579 | UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Walker | Oct 2, 2021 | UFC Apex | Las Vegas, Nevada | United States | N/A | — | — | — | Casey O'Neill | Jamie Mullarkey | $50,000 | |
| 579 | UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Walker | Oct 2, 2021 | UFC Apex | Las Vegas, Nevada | United States | N/A | — | — | — | Douglas Silva de Andrade | Alejandro Pérez | $50,000 | |
| 578 | UFC 266: Volkanovski vs. Ortega | Sep 25, 2021 | T-Mobile Arena | Las Vegas, Nevada | United States | 19,029 | Alexander Volkanovski | vs. | Brian Ortega | Chris Daukaus | Merab Dvalishvili | $50,000 | |
| 577 | UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Spann | Sep 18, 2021 | UFC Apex | Las Vegas, Nevada | United States | N/A | — | — | — | Anthony Smith | Arman Tsarukyan | $50,000 | |
| 577 | UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Spann | Sep 18, 2021 | UFC Apex | Las Vegas, Nevada | United States | N/A | — | — | — | Nate Maness | Joaquin Buckley | $50,000 | |
| 576 | UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Till | Sep 4, 2021 | UFC Apex | Las Vegas, Nevada | United States | N/A | Molly McCann | vs. | Ji Yeon Kim | Paddy Pimblett | Tom Aspinall | $50,000 | |
| 575 | UFC on ESPN: Barboza vs. Chikadze | Aug 28, 2021 | UFC Apex | Las Vegas, Nevada | United States | N/A | — | — | — | Giga Chikadze | Gerald Meerschaert | $50,000 | |
| 575 | UFC on ESPN: Barboza vs. Chikadze | Aug 28, 2021 | UFC Apex | Las Vegas, Nevada | United States | N/A | — | — | — | Abdul Razak Alhassan | Pat Sabatini | $50,000 | |
| 574 | UFC on ESPN: Cannonier vs. Gastelum | Aug 21, 2021 | UFC Apex | Las Vegas, Nevada | United States | N/A | — | — | — | William Knight | Alexandre Pantoja | $50,000 | |
| 574 | UFC on ESPN: Cannonier vs. Gastelum | Aug 21, 2021 | UFC Apex | Las Vegas, Nevada | United States | N/A | — | — | — | Ignacio Bahamondes | Josiane Nunes | $50,000 | |
| 573 | UFC 265: Lewis vs. Gane | Aug 7, 2021 | Toyota Center | Houston, Texas | United States | 16,604 | Rafael Fiziev | vs. | Bobby Green | Ciryl Gane | Vicente Luque | $50,000 | |
| 573 | UFC 265: Lewis vs. Gane | Aug 7, 2021 | Toyota Center | Houston, Texas | United States | 16,604 | Rafael Fiziev | vs. | Bobby Green | Jessica Penne | Miles Johns | $50,000 | |
| 572 | UFC on ESPN: Hall vs. Strickland | July 31, 2021 | UFC Apex | Las Vegas, Nevada | United States | — | Jason Witt | vs. | Bryan Barberena | Cheyanne Vlismas | Melsik Baghdasaryan | $50,000 | |
| 571 | UFC on ESPN: Sandhagen vs. Dillashaw | July 24, 2021 | UFC Apex | Las Vegas, Nevada | United States | 15 | Raulian Paiva | vs. | Kyler Phillips | Adrian Yanez | Darren Elkins | $50,000 | |
| 570 | UFC on ESPN: Makhachev vs. Moisés | July 17, 2021 | UFC Apex | Las Vegas, Nevada | United States | 0 | Billy Quarantillo | vs. | Gabriel Benítez | Rodrigo Nascimento | Rodolfo Vieira | $50,000 | |
| 570 | UFC on ESPN: Makhachev vs. Moisés | July 17, 2021 | UFC Apex | Las Vegas, Nevada | United States | 0 | Billy Quarantillo | vs. | Gabriel Benítez | Mateusz Gamrot | Miesha Tate | $50,000 | |
| 569 | UFC 264: Poirier vs. McGregor 3 | July 10, 2021 | T-Mobile Arena | Las Vegas, Nevada | United States | 20,062 | Sean O'Malley | vs. | Kris Moutinho | Tai Tuivasa | Dricus du Plessis | $75,000 | |
| 568 | UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Volkov | June 26, 2021 | UFC Apex | Las Vegas, Nevada | United States | 0 | Raoni Barcelos | vs. | Timur Valiev | Marcin Prachnio | Kennedy Nzechukwu | $50,000 | |
| 567 | UFC on ESPN: The Korean Zombie vs. Ige | June 19, 2021 | UFC Apex | Las Vegas, Nevada | United States | 0 | Marlon Vera | vs. | Davey Grant | Matt Brown | Seung Woo Choi | $50,000 | |
| 566 | UFC 263: Adesanya vs. Vettori 2 | June 12, 2021 | Gila River Arena | Glendale, Arizona | United States | 17,208 | Brad Riddell | vs. | Drew Dober | Brandon Moreno | Paul Craig | $50,000 | |
| 565 | UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Sakai | June 5, 2021 | UFC Apex | Las Vegas, Nevada | United States | 0 | Santiago Ponzinibbio | vs. | Miguel Baeza | Jairzinho Rozenstruik | Marcin Tybura | $50,000 | |
| 564 | UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Garbrandt | May 22, 2021 | UFC Apex | Las Vegas, Nevada | United States | 0 | Justin Tafa | vs. | Jared Vanderaa | Carla Esparza | Bruno Gustavo da Silva | $50,000 | |
| 563 | UFC 262: Oliveira vs. Chandler | May 15, 2021 | Toyota Center | Houston, Texas | United States | 16,005 | Edson Barboza | vs. | Shane Burgos | Charles Oliveira | Christos Giagos | $75,000 | |
| 562 | UFC on ESPN: Rodriguez vs. Waterson | May 8, 2021 | UFC Apex | Las Vegas, Nevada | United States | 0 | Gregor Gillespie | vs. | Carlos Diego Ferreira | Alex Morono | Carlston Harris | $50,000 (Ferreira missed weight; thus he was ineligible to receive the $50,000 bonus and his bonus went to Gillespie instead.) | |
| 561 | UFC on ESPN: Reyes vs. Procházka | May 1, 2021 | UFC Apex | Las Vegas, Nevada | United States | 0 | Jiří Procházka | vs. | Dominick Reyes | Jiří Procházka | Giga Chikadze | $50,000 | |
| 560 | UFC 261: Usman vs. Masvidal 2 | Apr 24, 2021 | VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena | Jacksonville, Florida | United States | 15,269 | Jeff Molina | vs. | Aori Qileng | Kamaru Usman | Rose Namajunas | $50,000 | |
| 559 | UFC on ESPN: Whittaker vs. Gastelum | Apr 17, 2021 | UFC Apex | Las Vegas, Nevada | United States | 0 | Robert Whittaker | vs. | Kelvin Gastelum | Gerald Meerschaert | Tony Gravely | $50,000 | |
| 558 | UFC on ABC: Vettori vs. Holland | Apr 10, 2021 | UFC Apex | Las Vegas, Nevada | United States | 0 | Julian Marquez | vs. | Sam Alvey | Mackenzie Dern | Mateusz Gamrot | $50,000 | |
| 557 | UFC 260: Miocic vs. Ngannou 2 | Mar 27, 2021 | UFC Apex | Las Vegas, Nevada | United States | 0 | Tyron Woodley | vs. | Vicente Luque | Francis Ngannou | Sean O'Malley | $50,000 | |
| 556 | UFC on ESPN: Brunson vs. Holland | Mar 20, 2021 | UFC Apex | Las Vegas, Nevada | United States | 0 | — | — | — | Max Griffin | Grant Dawson | $50,000 | |
| 556 | UFC on ESPN: Brunson vs. Holland | Mar 20, 2021 | UFC Apex | Las Vegas, Nevada | United States | 0 | — | — | — | Bruno Gustavo da Silva | Adrian Yanez | $50,000 | |
| 555 | UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Muhammad | Mar 13, 2021 | UFC Apex | Las Vegas, Nevada | United States | 0 | — | — | — | Dan Ige | Ryan Spann | $50,000 | |
| 555 | UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Muhammad | Mar 13, 2021 | UFC Apex | Las Vegas, Nevada | United States | 0 | — | — | — | Davey Grant | Matthew Semelsberger | $50,000 | |
| 554 | UFC 259: Błachowicz vs. Adesanya | Mar 6, 2021 | UFC Apex | Las Vegas, Nevada | United States | 0 | Kennedy Nzechukwu | vs. | Carlos Ulberg | Uroš Medić | Kai Kara-France | $50,000 | |
| 553 | UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Gane | Feb 27, 2021 | UFC Apex | Las Vegas, Nevada | United States | 0 | Pedro Munhoz | vs. | Jimmie Rivera | Ronnie Lawrence | N/A | $50,000 | . |
| 552 | UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Lewis | Feb 20, 2021 | UFC Apex | Las Vegas, Nevada | United States | 0 | — | — | — | Derrick Lewis | Chris Daukaus | $50,000 | |
| 552 | UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Lewis | Feb 20, 2021 | UFC Apex | Las Vegas, Nevada | United States | 0 | — | — | — | Tom Aspinall | Aiemann Zahabi | $50,000 | |
| 551 | UFC 258: Usman vs. Burns | Feb 13, 2021 | UFC Apex | Las Vegas, Nevada | United States | 0 | — | — | — | Kamaru Usman | Julian Marquez | $50,000 | |
| 551 | UFC 258: Usman vs. Burns | Feb 13, 2021 | UFC Apex | Las Vegas, Nevada | United States | 0 | — | — | — | Polyana Viana | Anthony Hernandez | $50,000 | |
| 550 | UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Volkov | Feb 6, 2021 | UFC Apex | Las Vegas, Nevada | United States | 0 | Beneil Dariush | vs. | Carlos Diego Ferreira | Alexander Volkov | Cory Sandhagen | $50,000 | |
| 549 | UFC 257: Poirier vs. McGregor 2 | Jan 24, 2021 | Etihad Arena | Abu Dhabi | United Arab Emirates | 2,600 | — | — | — | Dustin Poirier | Michael Chandler | $50,000 | |
| 549 | UFC 257: Poirier vs. McGregor 2 | Jan 24, 2021 | Etihad Arena | Abu Dhabi | United Arab Emirates | 2,600 | — | — | — | Makhmud Muradov | Marina Rodriguez | $50,000 | |
| 548 | UFC on ESPN: Chiesa vs. Magny | Jan 20, 2021 | Etihad Arena | Abu Dhabi | United Arab Emirates | 2,000 | Mike Davis | vs. | Mason Jones | Umar Nurmagomedov | Warlley Alves | $50,000 | |
| 547 | UFC on ABC: Holloway vs. Kattar | Jan 16, 2021 | Etihad Arena | Abu Dhabi | United Arab Emirates | 2,000 | Max Holloway | vs. | Calvin Kattar | Alessio Di Chirico | Li Jingliang | $50,000 | |