# 2023 in UFC

The year 2023 was the 31st year in the history of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States.

## UFC in 2023
### UFC merged with WWE to form TKO Group

In April 2023, Endeavor Group Holdings announced that UFC would merge with the wrestling promotion WWE to form TKO Group Holdings, a new Public company company majority-owned by Endeavor, with Vince McMahon serving as an executive chairman of the new entity and White remaining as UFC president. The merger was completed on September 12, 2023.

### Class action: anti-trust lawsuit

On August 9, 2023, U.S. District Judge Richard Boulware decided to grant class action status to more than 1,200 former UFC fighters who competed between December 2010 and June 2017 who are suing upward of for 1.6 billions in wages that the lawsuit claims Zuffa had abused its power to suppress UFC fighters' wages, setting the stage on 8, April, 2024 trial.

### Betting scandal

In early February 2023 UFC introduced rules that banned athletes, coaches, and their close family from betting on UFC events. after the call for a sports betting fraud investigation was made on a fight involving Darrick Minner a student of James Krause, who is a UFC coach and avid bettor, and Shayilan Nuerdanbieke at UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Lemos. The UFC was informed by sources that suspicious betting patterns had been observed on the fight.

### USADA anti-doping partnership (2015–2024)

The UFC's partnership with USADA coming to an end in 2023, the UFC announced a new partnership with Drug Free Sport International, the same company that oversees the anti-doping programs of the NCAA, MLB, NFL, and NBA. This partnership is set to begin in 2024, after their current contract with USADA expired on December 31, 2023. The UFC announced that former FBI agent George Piro would serve as the independent administrator of the UFC's anti-doping program.

## 2023 by the numbers

The numbers below records the events, fights, techniques and fighters held or performed for the year of 2023 in UFC.
Events :
| Numbers | PPV | Continents | Countries | Cities | Fight Night Bonuses |
| 43 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 189 Total $9.45 million |
| Longest Event | Shortest Event | Highest Income Live Gate | Lowest Income Live Gate | Highest Attendance | Lowest Attendance |
| UFC 286 2:57:58 | UFC on ABC 4 1:31:36 | UFC 295 $12,432,563 | UFC Fight Night 221 $452,669.71 | UFC 290 19,204 | UFC Fight Night 221 (exclud. APEX evens) 2,361 |
| Title Fights ||||||
| Undisputed Title Fights | Title Changes | Champions Remained in Their Divisions | Number of Champions | Number of Interim Champions | Number of Title Defenses |
| 19 | 6 | 4 FW – Alexander Volkanovski LW – Islam Makhachev WW – Leon Edwards WSW -Zhang Weili | 16 | 2 FW – Yair Rodríguez HW – Tom Aspinal | 10 |
| Fighters ||||||
| Number of Fighters | UFC Debutants | Releases / Retired | Fighters Suspended | | |
| (At the end of Dec 31, 2023) 606 | 125 | 102 | 20 | | |

## 2023 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.
2023 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 | Sean O'Malley defeats Aljamain Sterling UFC 292 | Islam Makhachev defeats Alexander Volkanovski 1 UFC 285 | Israel Adesanya defeats Alex Pereira 2 UFC 287 | Jon Jones defeats Ciryl Gane UFC 285 | Bo Nickal defeats Jamie Pickett UFC 285 | UFC 285: Jones vs. Gane | Edson Barboza defeats Sodiq Yusuff UFC Fight Night: Yusuff vs. Barboza |
| Nominee | Alexa Grasso defeats Valentina Shevchenko 1 UFC 285 | Jamahal Hill defeats Glover Teixeira UFC 283 | Justin Gaethje defeats Dustin Poirier 2 UFC 291 | Davey Grant defeats Raphael Assunção UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Dvalishvili | Gabriel Bonfim defeats Mounir Lazzez UFC 283 | UFC 287: Pereira vs. Adesanya 2 | C.J. Vergara defeats Daniel da Silva UFC on ESPN: Vera vs. Sandhagen |
| Nominee | Jon Jones defeats Ciryl Gane UFC 285 | Shavkat Rakhmonov defeats Geoff Neal UFC 285 | Sean O'Malley defeats Aljamain Sterling UFC 292 | Da'Mon Blackshear defeats Jose Johnson UFC on ESPN: Luque vs. dos Anjos | Ismael Bonfim defeats Terrance McKinney UFC 283 | UFC 290: Volkanovski vs. Rodríguez | Elves Brener defeats Guram Kutateladze UFC on ESPN: Strickland vs. Magomedov |
| Nominee | Israel Adesanya defeats Alex Pereira 2 UFC 287 | Justin Gaethje defeats Rafael Fiziev UFC 286 | Islam Makhachev defeats Alexander Volkanovski 2 UFC 294 | Alexander Volkov defeats Tai Tuivasa UFC 293 | Ikram Aliskerov defeats Phil Hawes UFC 288 | UFC 291: Poirier vs. Gaethje 2 | Michał Oleksiejczuk defeats Chidi Njokuani UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. The Korean Zombie |
| Nominee | Sean Strickland defeats Israel Adesanya UFC 293 | Alexandre Pantoja defeats Brandon Moreno 2 UFC 290 | — | — | — | — | — |
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## 2023 UFC.com awards

2023 UFC.COM Awards :
| No | Best Fighter | The Upsets | The Submissions | The Newcomers | The Knockouts | The Fights |
| 1 | Islam Makhachev | Alexa Grasso defeats Valentina Shevchenko 1 UFC 285 | Alexa Grasso defeats Valentina Shevchenko 1 UFC 285 | Diego Lopes | Josh Emmett defeats Bryce Mitchell UFC 296 | Islam Makhachev defeats Alexander Volkanovski 1 UFC 284 |
| 2 | Alexa Grasso | Sean Strickland defeats Israel Adesanya UFC 293 | Da’Mon Blackshear defeats Jose Johnson UFC on ESPN: Luque vs. dos Anjos | Bo Nickal | Israel Adesanya defeat Alex Pereira 2 UFC 287 | Alexandre Pantoja defeats Brandon Moreno 2 UFC 290 |
| 3 | Leon Edwards | Bobby Green defeats Grant Dawson UFC Fight Night: Dawson vs. Green | Shavkat Rakhmonov defeats Geoff Neal UFC 285 | Ikram Aliskerov | Justin Gaethje defeats Dustin Poirier UFC 291 | Irene Aldana defeats Karol Rosa UFC 296 |
| 4 | Sean Strickland | Bobby Green defeats Tony Ferguson UFC 291 | Jon Jones defeats Ciryl Gane UFC 285 | Elves Brener | Islam Makhachev defeats Alexander Volkanovski 2 UFC 294 | Shavkat Rakhmonov defeats Geoff Neal UFC 285 |
| 5 | Alexandre Pantoja | Alexa Grasso draws with Valentina Shevchenko 2 UFC Fight Night: Grasso vs. Shevchenko 2 | Ariane Lipski defeats Casey O'Neill UFC 296 | Steve Erceg | Charles Oliveira defeats Beneil Dariush UFC 289 | Jamahal Hill defeats Glover Teixeira UFC 283 |
| 6 | Tom Aspinall | Leon Edwards defeats Kamaru Usman 3 UFC 286 | Erin Blanchfield defeats Jéssica Andrade UFC Fight Night: Andrade vs. Blanchfield | Luana Santos | Tom Aspinall defeats Sergei Pavlovich UFC 295 | Dan Hooker defeats Jalin Turner UFC 290 |
| 7 | Benoît Saint Denis | Ariane Lipski defeats Casey O'Neill UFC 296 | Yair Rodríguez defeats Josh Emmett UFC 284 | Nazim Sadykhov | Robbie Lawler defeats Niko Price UFC 290 | Justin Gaethje defeats Rafael Fiziev UFC 286 |
| 8 | Justin Gaethje | Tom Aspinall defeats Sergei Pavlovich UFC 295 | Diego Lopes defeats Gavin Tucker UFC on ESPN: Sandhagen vs. Font | The Bonfim Brothers Ismael Bonfirm & Gabriel Bonfirm | Edson Barboza defeats Billy Quarantillo UFC on ESPN: Holloway vs. Allen | Edson Barboza defeats Sodiq Yusuff UFC Fight Night: Yusuff vs. Barboza |
| 9 | Alex Pereira | Dricus du Plessis defeats Robert Whittaker UFC 290 | Rinat Fakhretdinov defeats Kevin Lee UFC on ESPN: Strickland vs. Magomedov | Jeka Saragih | Ismael Bonfim defeats Terrance McKinney UFC 283 | Alexa Grasso defeats Valentina Shevchenko 1 UFC 285 |
| 10 | Jon Jones | Shavkat Rakhmonov defeats Geoff Neal UFC 285 | Gillian Robertson defeats Piera Rodriguez UFC on ESPN: Holloway vs. Allen | Rinya Nakamura | Carlos Diego Ferreira defeats Michael Johnson UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Hill | Alexa Grasso draws with Valentina Shevchenko 2 UFC Fight Night: Grasso vs. Shevchenko 2 |
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## Releases and retirements

These fighters have either been released from their UFC contracts, announced their retirement or joined other promotions:
* Aaron Phillips – Released in June – Bantamweight
* AJ Fletcher – Released in October – Welterweight
* Alejandro Pérez – Released in January – Featherweight
* Aleksa Camur – Released in August – Light Heavyweight
* Amanda Nunes – Retired in June – Women's Bantamweight
* André Fialho – Released in October – Welterweight
* Ashlee Evans-Smith – Released in August – Women's Bantamweight
* Ashley Yoder – Released in October – Women's Flyweight
* Austin Lingo – Released in December – Featherweight
* Augusto Sakai – Released in March – Heavyweight
* Braxton Smith – Released in June – Heavyweight
* Bea Malecki – Released in June – Women's Bantamweight
* Blagoy Ivanov – Released in July – Heavyweight
* Brandon Davis – Released in January – Bantamweight
* Carlos Mota – Released in February – Flyweight
* Charles Rosa – Released in August – Featherweight
* Chase Sherman – Released in May – Heavyweight
* Chris Daukaus – Released in August – Light Heavyweight
* Cortney Casey – Released in September - Women's Flyweight
* Cynthia Calvillo – Released in April – Women's Strawweight
* Danaa Batgerel – Released in June – Bantamweight
* Damir Ismagulov – Released in July – Lightweight
* Darren Till – Released in March – Middleweight
* Derek Brunson – Released in September – Middleweight
* Don Shainis – Released in June – Featherweight
* Ed Herman – Retired in April – Light Heavyweight
* Erick Gonzalez – Released in June – Lightweight
* Francis Ngannou – Released in January – Heavyweight
* Francisco Trinaldo – Released in January – Welterweight
* Gadzhi Omargadzhiev – Released in January – Welterweight
* Glover Teixeira – Retired in January – Light Heavyweight
* Guido Cannetti – Released in March – Bantamweight
* Hannah Goldy – Released in October – Women's Strawweight
* Ian Heinisch – Retired in August – Middleweight
* Ilir Latifi – End of Contract – Heavyweight
* Istela Nunes – Released in August – Women's Strawweight
* Jay Perrin – Released in January – Bantamweight
* Jake Collier – Released in October – Heavyweight
* Jeff Molina – Released in January – Flyweight
* Jennifer Maia – End of contract – Women's Flyweight
* Jinh Yu Frey – Released in October – Women's Strawweight
* Ji Yeon Kim – Released in May – Women's Flyweight
* Jessica-Rose Clark – Released in May – Women's Bantamweight
* John Makdessi – Released in October – Lightweight
* Johnny Muñoz Jr. – Released in December – Bantamweight
* Jordan Wright – Released in February – Light Heavyweight
* Joseph Holmes – Released in June – Middleweight
* Jorge Masvidal – Retired in April – Welterweight
* José Johnson – Released in March – Bantamweight
* Journey Newson – Released in June – Featherweight
* JP Buys – Released in October – Bantamweight
* Juan Espino – Retired in April – Heavyweight
* Kanako Murata – Released in November – Women's Strawweight
* Kamuela Kirk – Released in October – Lightweight
* Kevin Natividad – Released in January – Bantamweight
* Kyle Daukaus – Released in January – Middleweight
* Leah Letson – Retired in January – Women's Featherweight
* Leomana Martinez – Released in March – Bantamweight
* Lina Länsberg – Retired in February – Women's Bantamweight
* Liudvik Sholinian – Released in January – Bantamweight
* Mike Mathetha – Released in October – Welterweight|
* Makwan Amirkhani – Released in June – Featherweight
* Mandy Böhm – Released in August – Women's Flyweight
* Maria Oliveira – Released in June – Women's Strawweight
* Martin Sano Jr. – Released in June – Welterweight
* Marcelo Rojo – Released in January – Featherweight
* Maurício Rua – Retired in January – Light Heavyweight
* Maxim Grishin – Released in June – Light Heavyweight
* Michael Trizano – Released in January – Featherweight
* Mike Breeden – Released in October – Lightweight
* Mike Jackson – Released in January – Welterweight
* Mounir Lazzez – Released in June – Welterweight
* Nick Aguirre – Released in December – Bantamweight
* Nick Fiore – Released in June – Lightweight
* Omar Morales – Released in June – Lightweight
* Orion Cosce – Released in June – Welterweight
* Parker Porter – Released in December – Heavyweight
* Raphael Assuncao – Retired in March – Bantamweight
* Rafael Alves – Released in March – Lightweight
* Raulian Paiva – Released in January – Bantamweight
* Robbie Lawler – Retired in July – Welterweight
* Ronnie Lawrence – Retirement – Bantamweight
* Saidyokub Kakhramonov – Released in January – Bantamweight
* Shamil Abdurakhimov – Released in January – Heavyweight
* Sijara Eubanks – Released in January – Women's Flyweight
* Shane Young – Released in October – Featherweight
* Victor Rodriguez – Released in January – Flyweight
* Vince Morales – Released in January – Bantamweight
* Steven Peterson – Retired in March – Featherweight
* Saidyokub Kakhramonov – Released in January – Bantamweight
* Shannon Ross – Released in December – Flyweight
* William Knight – Released in February – Light Heavyweight
* Tafon Nchukwi – Released in August – Middleweight
* Taila Santos – Released in November – Women's Flyweight
* Takashi Sato – Released in June – Welterweight
* Tanner Boser – Released in August – Light Heavyweight
* Terrence Mitchell – Released in December – Bantamweight
* Tony Gravely – Released in June – Bantamweight
* Trevin Jones – Released in June – Bantamweight
* Tucker Lutz – Released in October – Featherweight
* Zak Cummings – Retired in April – Light Heavyweight
* Zubaira Tukhugov – Released in March – Featherweight
* Zhalgas Zhumagulov – Released in July – Flyweight
* The Korean Zombie – Retired in August – Featherweight
* Zarah Fairn – Released in September – Women's Featherweight

## Debut UFC fighters

The following fighters fought their first UFC fight in 2023:
* Anshul Jubli – UFC Fight Night 218
* Bassil Hafez – UFC on ESPN 49
* Blake Bilder – UFC 284
* Bo Nickal – UFC 285
* Bogdan Guskov – UFC Fight Night 226
* Brendan Marotte – UFC Fight Night 230
* Brunno Ferreira – UFC 283
* Caio Machado – UFC Fight Night 232
* Carl Deaton III – UFC Fight Night 220
* Charles Johnson - UFC Fight Night 212
* Choi Seung-guk – UFC Fight Night 218
* Christian Leroy Duncan – UFC Fight Night 232
* Claudio Ribeiro – UFC Fight Night 217
* Clayton Carpenter – UFC Fight Night 219
* Daniel Marcos – UFC 283
* Dennis Buzukja – UFC on ESPN 50
* Diego Lopes – UFC 288
* Edgar Cháirez – UFC 290
* Eduarda Moura – UFC Fight Night 231
* Elves Brener – UFC 284
* Felipe dos Santos – UFC 293
* Francisco Prado – UFC 284
* Gabriel Bonfim – UFC 283
* Gabriella Fernandes – UFC Fight Night 220
* Ikram Aliskerov – UFC 288
* Irina Alekseeva – UFC on ESPN 45
* Isaac Dulgarian – UFC on ESPN 51
* Ismael Bonfim – UFC 283
* Ivana Petrović – UFC on ESPN 48
* Jack Jenkins – UFC 284
* Jacqueline Cavalcanti - UFC Fight Night 226
* Jafel Filho – UFC 286
* Jamal Pogues – UFC Fight Night 219
* Jamey-Lyn Horth – UFC on ESPN 45
* Jeka Saragih – UFC Fight Night 218
* Jesús Santos Aguilar – UFC Fight Night 218
* Jose Johnson – UFC on ESPN 51
* Joshua Van – UFC 295
* Kauê Fernandes – UFC Fight Night 231
* Kaynan Kruschewsky – UFC Fight Night 231
* Kevin Borjas – UFC 295
* Kevin Jousset – UFC 293
* Khusein Askhabov – UFC Fight Night 219
* Kiefer Crosbie – UFC 293
* Lee Jeong-yeong – UFC Fight Night 218
* Luan Lacerda – UFC 283 UFC 283
* Luana Santos – UFC on ESPN 51
* Mateus Mendonça – UFC Fight Night 217
* Mateusz Rębecki – UFC Fight Night 217
* Melissa Dixon – UFC Fight Night 230
* Melquizael Costa – UFC 283
* Mick Parkin – UFC Fight Night 232
* Mohammad Yahya – UFC 294
* Montserrat Rendon – UFC Fight Night 228
* Muhammad Naimov – UFC on ESPN 46
* Muin Gafurov – UFC 294
* Myktybek Orolbai – UFC Fight Night 232
* Nazim Sadykhov – UFC Fight Night 219
* Nick Aguirre – UFC Fight Night 217
* Nick Fiore – UFC Fight Night 217
* Nursulton Ruziboev - UFC on ESPN 48
* Nurullo Aliev – UFC Fight Night 220
* Park Hyun-sung – UFC Fight Night 218
* Payton Talbott – UFC Fight Night 232
* Rafael Estevam – UFC Fight Night 232
* Ravena Oliveira – UFC Fight Night 230
* Rayanne dos Santos – UFC Fight Night 233
* Rinya Nakamura – UFC Fight Night 218
* Rodolfo Bellato – UFC on ESPN 52
* Sedriques Dumas – UFC Fight Night 221
* Shamil Gaziev – UFC 296
* Shannon Ross – UFC 284
* Steve Erceg – UFC 286
* Tainara Lisboa – UFC on ABC 4
* Talita Alencar – UFC Fight Night 233
* Themba Gorimbo – UFC Fight Night 219
* Toshiomi Kazama – UFC Fight Night 218
* Trevor Peek – UFC Fight Night 220
* Victor Martinez – UFC Fight Night 220
* Vitor Petrino – UFC Fight Night 221
* Westin Wilson - UFC on ESPN 48
* Yi Zha – UFC Fight Night 218
* Yusaku Kinoshita – UFC Fight Night 218
* Zachary Reese – UFC on ESPN 52

## 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 |
| 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 |
| 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. |
| Ashlee Evans-Smith | Rebel Girl | Women's Bantamweight | Jan 3, 2022 | 14 months | dehydroepiandrosterone | USADA | March 3, 2023 | | |
| Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos | Capoeira | Welterweight | March 14, 2022 | 1 year | Ostarine | USADA | March 14, 2023 | | |
| Hamdy Abdelwahab | The Hammer | Heavyweight | July 30, 2022 | 2 years | Metenolone and its metabolite | USADA | July 30, 2024 | | |
| Carlos Mota | Tizil | Flyweight | December 15, 2022 | 2 years | Meldonium | NSAC | March 14, 2023 | | Parted with UFC as of February 2023. |
| Kyler Phillips | The Matrix | Bantamweight | January 22, 2023 | 6 months | Ostarine | NSAC | July 22, 2023 | | $407.50 in attorney fees. |
| Darrius Flowers | Beast Mode | Welterweight | January 27, 2023 | 6 months | Ostarine | NSAC | July 27, 2023 | | $407.50 in attorney fees. |
| Carlos Mota | Tizil | Flyweight | October 29, 2022 | 2 years | Meldonium | NSAC USADA | October 29, 2024 | [168] [169] | $2,400 fine and $448.25 in prosecution fees. Parted with UFC as of February 2023. |
| Jeff Molina | El Jefe | Flyweight | November 5, 2022 | None | Linked to the investigation that began as a result of suspicious betting activity ahead of the Nov. 5 UFC fight between Darrick Minner | NYAC NSAC UFC | To be determined by NYAC and NSAC / temporary barred from UFC | [170] [171] [172] | |
| José Henrique Souza | Canela | Welterweight | March 8, 2023 | 2 years | 19-Norandrosterone and 19-Noretiocholanolone | USADA | March 8, 2025 | | Parted with UFC as of Spring 2023. |
| Braxton Smith | The Beautiful Monster | Heavyweight | April 19, 2023 | 2 years | Exogenous testosterone and/or its precursors | USADA | April 19, 2025 | | Parted with UFC as of June 2023. |
| Cortney Casey | Cast Iron | Women's Flyweight | June 1, 2023 | 4 months | BPC-157(she reported herself to USADA in June 2023 for taking the prohibited substance BPC-157 to treat a medical condition.) | USADA | October 1, 2023 | | |
| Ovince Saint Preux | OSP | Light Heavyweight | June 17, 2023 | 6 months | Dehydroandrosterone (From tainted supplements) | USADA | December 17, 2023 | | |
| Felipe Bunes | Felipinho | Flyweight | June 17, 2023 | 6 months | GW501516 | NSAC | December 17, 2023 | | $326 in legal fees |
| Walt Harris | The Big Ticket | Heavyweight | July 11, 2023 | 4 years | Drostanolone and its metabolites, exogenous testosterone, and Anastrozole | CSAD | July 11, 2027 | | |
| Mayra Bueno Silva | Sheetara | Women's Bantamweight | July 15, 2023 | 4.5 months | Ritalinic acid | NSAC | November 29, 2023 | | $11,250 fine and $314.08 in prosecution fees. |
| Daniel Rodriguez | D-Rod | Welterweight | July 28, 2023 | 6 months | Ostarine; LGD-4033 and its metabolites | NSAC | January 28, 2024 | | |
| Miles Johns | Chopo | Bantamweight | September 23, 2023 | 4 1/2 months | Turinabol | NSAC | February 6, 2024 | [181] [182] | $2,300 fine $157.04 in prosecution fees. |

## The Ultimate Fighter

The following The Ultimate Fighter seasons are scheduled for broadcast in 2023:
| Season | Division | Winner | Runner-up | Ref |
| The Ultimate Fighter: Team McGregor vs. Team Chandler | Lightweight | Kurt Holobaugh | Austin Hubbard | |
| The Ultimate Fighter: Team McGregor vs. Team Chandler | Bantamweight | Brad Katona | Cody Gibson | |

## Title fights

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

## Events list
### Past events

| # | 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. |
| 673 | UFC 296: Edwards vs. Covington | Dec 16, 2023 | T-Mobile Arena | Las Vegas, Nevada | United States | 19,039 | Irene Aldana | vs. | Karol Rosa | Josh Emmett | Ariane Lipski | $50,000 | |
| 673 | UFC 296: Edwards vs. Covington | Dec 16, 2023 | T-Mobile Arena | Las Vegas, Nevada | United States | 19,039 | Irene Aldana | vs. | Karol Rosa | Shamil Gaziev | — | $50,000 | |
| 673 | UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Gutiérrez | Dec 9, 2023 | UFC Apex | Las Vegas, Nevada | United States | — | — | — | — | Khalil Rountree Jr. | Nasrat Haqparast | $50,000 | |
| 673 | UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Gutiérrez | Dec 9, 2023 | UFC Apex | Las Vegas, Nevada | United States | — | — | — | — | Tim Elliott | Park Hyun-sung | $50,000 | |
| 672 | UFC on ESPN: Dariush vs. Tsaryukan | Dec 2, 2023 | Moody Center | Austin, Texas | United States | 14,485 | Rodolfo Bellato | vs. | Ihor Potieria | Arman Tsarukyan | Jalin Turner | $50,000 | |
| 672 | UFC on ESPN: Dariush vs. Tsaryukan | Dec 2, 2023 | Moody Center | Austin, Texas | United States | 14,485 | Rodolfo Bellato | vs. | Ihor Potieria | Sean Brady | Dustin Stoltzfus | $50,000 | |
| 672 | UFC on ESPN: Dariush vs. Tsaryukan | Dec 2, 2023 | Moody Center | Austin, Texas | United States | 14,485 | Rodolfo Bellato | vs. | Ihor Potieria | Miesha Tate | Cody Brundage | $50,000 | |
| 672 | UFC on ESPN: Dariush vs. Tsaryukan | Dec 2, 2023 | Moody Center | Austin, Texas | United States | 14,485 | Rodolfo Bellato | vs. | Ihor Potieria | Drakkar Klose | Jared Gooden | $50,000 | |
| 671 | UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Craig | Nov 18, 2023 | UFC Apex | Las Vegas, Nevada | United States | — | — | — | — | Brendan Allen | Amanda Ribas | $50,000 | . |
| 671 | UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Craig | Nov 18, 2023 | UFC Apex | Las Vegas, Nevada | United States | — | — | — | — | Joanderson Brito | Jeka Saragih | $50,000 | . |
| 670 | UFC 295: Procházka vs. Pereira | Nov 11, 2023 | Madison Square Garden | New York City | United States | 19,039 | Nazim Sadykhov | vs. | Viacheslav Borshchev | Alex Pereira | Tom Aspinall | $50,000 | |
| 670 | UFC 295: Procházka vs. Pereira | Nov 11, 2023 | Madison Square Garden | New York City | United States | 19,039 | Nazim Sadykhov | vs. | Viacheslav Borshchev | Jéssica Andrade | Benoît Saint-Denis | $50,000 | |
| 670 | UFC 295: Procházka vs. Pereira | Nov 11, 2023 | Madison Square Garden | New York City | United States | 19,039 | Nazim Sadykhov | vs. | Viacheslav Borshchev | Diego Lopes | — | $50,000 | |
| 669 | UFC Fight Night: Almeida vs. Lewis | Nov 4, 2023 | Ginásio do Ibirapuera | São Paulo | Brazil | 10,772 | Nicolas Dalby | vs. | Gabriel Bonfim | Elves Brener | Vitor Petrino | $50,000 | |
| 668 | UFC 294: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski 2 | Oct 21, 2023 | Etihad Arena | Abu Dhabi | United Arab Emirates | — | — | — | — | Islam Makhachev | Ikram Aliskerov | $50,000 | |
| 668 | UFC 294: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski 2 | Oct 21, 2023 | Etihad Arena | Abu Dhabi | United Arab Emirates | — | — | — | — | Said Nurmagomedov | Muhammad Mokaev | $50,000 | |
| 667 | UFC Fight Night: Yusuff vs. Barboza | Oct 14, 2023 | UFC Apex | Las Vegas, Nevada | United States | — | Sodiq Yusuff | vs. | Edson Barboza | Jonathan Martinez | Michel Pereira | $50,000 | |
| 666 | UFC Fight Night: Dawson vs. Green | Oct 7, 2023 | UFC Apex | Las Vegas, Nevada | United States | — | — | — | — | Bobby Green | Joe Pyfer | $50,000 | |
| 666 | UFC Fight Night: Dawson vs. Green | Oct 7, 2023 | UFC Apex | Las Vegas, Nevada | United States | — | — | — | — | Drew Dober | Nate Maness | $50,000 | |
| 665 | UFC Fight Night: Fiziev vs. Gamrot | Sep 23, 2023 | UFC Apex | Las Vegas, Nevada | United States | — | Tim Means | vs. | André Fialho | Marina Rodriguez | Charles Jourdain | $50,000 | |
| 664 | UFC Fight Night: Grasso vs. Shevchenko 2 | Sep 16, 2023 | T-Mobile Arena | Las Vegas, Nevada | United States | 18,766 | — | — | — | Raul Rosas Jr. | Daniel Zellhuber | $50,000 | |
| 664 | UFC Fight Night: Grasso vs. Shevchenko 2 | Sep 16, 2023 | T-Mobile Arena | Las Vegas, Nevada | United States | 18,766 | — | — | — | Lupita Godinez | Roman Kopylov | $50,000 | |
| 664 | UFC Fight Night: Grasso vs. Shevchenko 2 | Sep 16, 2023 | T-Mobile Arena | Las Vegas, Nevada | United States | 18,766 | — | — | — | Charlie Campbell | — | $50,000 | |
| 663 | UFC 293: Adesanya vs. Strickland | Sep 10, 2023 | Qudos Bank Arena | Sydney | Australia | 18,168 | Manel Kape | vs. | Felipe dos Santos | Sean Strickland | Justin Tafa | $50,000 | |
| 662 | UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Spivak | Sep 2, 2023 | Accor Arena | Paris | France | 15,610 | Benoît Saint-Denis | vs. | Thiago Moisés | Ciryl Gane | Morgan Charrière | $50,000 | |
| 661 | UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. The Korean Zombie | Aug 26, 2023 | Singapore Indoor Stadium | Kallang | Singapore | 10,263 | Max Holloway | vs. | Jung Chan-sung | Junior Tafa | Michał Oleksiejczuk | $50,000 | |
| 660 | UFC 292: Sterling vs. O'Malley | Aug 19, 2023 | TD Garden | Boston, Massachusetts | United States | 18,293 | Brad Katona | vs. | Cody Gibson | Sean O'Malley | Zhang Weili | $50,000 | |
| 659 | UFC on ESPN: Luque vs. dos Anjos | Aug 12, 2023 | UFC Apex | Las Vegas, Nevada | United States | — | — | — | — | Khalil Rountree Jr. | Iasmin Lucindo | $50,000 | |
| 659 | UFC on ESPN: Luque vs. dos Anjos | Aug 12, 2023 | UFC Apex | Las Vegas, Nevada | United States | — | — | — | — | Marcus McGhee | Da'Mon Blackshear | $50,000 | |
| 658 | UFC on ESPN: Sandhagen vs. Font | Aug 5, 2023 | Bridgestone Arena | Nashville, Tennessee | United States | 17,792 | — | — | — | Tatiana Suarez | Dustin Jacoby | $50,000 | |
| 658 | UFC on ESPN: Sandhagen vs. Font | Aug 5, 2023 | Bridgestone Arena | Nashville, Tennessee | United States | 17,792 | — | — | — | Diego Lopes | Carlston Harris | $50,000 | |
| 658 | UFC on ESPN: Sandhagen vs. Font | Aug 5, 2023 | Bridgestone Arena | Nashville, Tennessee | United States | 17,792 | — | — | — | Assu Almabayev | — | $50,000 | |
| 657 | UFC 291: Poirier vs. Gaethje 2 | Jul 29, 2023 | Delta Center | Salt Lake City, Utah | United States | 18,467 | — | — | — | Justin Gaethje | Derrick Lewis | $50,000 | |
| 657 | UFC 291: Poirier vs. Gaethje 2 | Jul 29, 2023 | Delta Center | Salt Lake City, Utah | United States | 18,467 | — | — | — | Bobby Green | Kevin Holland | $50,000 | |
| 656 | UFC Fight Night: Aspinall vs. Tybura | Jul 22, 2023 | The O2 Arena | London, England | United Kingdom | 15,078 | Danny Roberts | vs. | Jonny Parsons | Tom Aspinall | Paul Craig | $50,000 | |
| 655 | UFC on ESPN: Holm vs. Bueno Silva | Jul 15, 2023 | UFC Apex | Las Vegas, Nevada | United States | — | Jack Della Maddalena | vs. | Bassil Hafez | Mayra Bueno Silva | Francisco Prado | $50,000 | |
| 654 | UFC 290: Volkanovski vs. Rodríguez | Jul 8, 2023 | T-Mobile Arena | Las Vegas, Nevada | United States | 19,204 | Brandon Moreno | vs. | Alexandre Pantoja | Dricus du Plessis | Denise Gomes | $50,000 | |
| 653 | UFC on ESPN: Strickland vs. Magomedov | Jul 1, 2023 | UFC Apex | Las Vegas, Nevada | United States | — | Guram Kutateladze | vs. | Elves Brenner | Sean Strickland | Nursulton Ruziboev | $50,000 | |
| 652 | UFC on ABC: Emmett vs. Topuria | Jun 24, 2023 | VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena | Jacksonville, Florida | United States | 14,110 | Josh Emmett | vs. | Ilia Topuria | Maycee Barber | David Onama | $50,000 | |
| 651 | UFC on ESPN: Vettori vs. Cannonier | Jun 17, 2023 | UFC Apex | Las Vegas, Nevada | United States | — | Marvin Vettori | vs. | Jared Cannonier | Manuel Torres | Alessandro Costa | $50,000 | |
| 650 | UFC 289: Nunes vs. Aldana | Jun 10, 2023 | Rogers Arena | Vancouver, British Columbia | Canada | 17,628 | Marc-André Barriault | vs. | Eryk Anders | Charles Oliveira | Mike Malott | $50,000 | |
| 650 | UFC 289: Nunes vs. Aldana | Jun 10, 2023 | Rogers Arena | Vancouver, British Columbia | Canada | 17,628 | Marc-André Barriault | vs. | Eryk Anders | Stephen Erceg | — | $50,000 | |
| 649 | UFC on ESPN: Kara-France vs. Albazi | Jun 3, 2023 | UFC Apex | Las Vegas, Nevada | United States | — | Alex Caceres | vs. | Daniel Pineda | Jim Miller | Muhammadjon Naimov | $50,000 | |
| 648 | UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Hill | May 20, 2023 | UFC Apex | Las Vegas, Nevada | United States | — | Mackenzie Dern | vs. | Angela Hill | Carlos Diego Ferreira | Viacheslav Borschev | $50,000 | |
| 647 | UFC on ABC: Rozenstruik vs. Almeida | May 13, 2023 | Spectrum Center | Charlotte, North Carolina | United States | 18,712 | — | — | — | Jailton Almeida | Ian Machado Garry | $50,000 | |
| 647 | UFC on ABC: Rozenstruik vs. Almeida | May 13, 2023 | Spectrum Center | Charlotte, North Carolina | United States | 18,712 | — | — | — | Carlos Ulberg | Bryan Battle | $50,000 | |
| 647 | UFC on ABC: Rozenstruik vs. Almeida | May 13, 2023 | Spectrum Center | Charlotte, North Carolina | United States | 18,712 | — | — | — | Matt Brown | — | $50,000 | |
| 646 | UFC 288: Sterling vs. Cejudo | May 6, 2023 | Prudential Center | Newark, New Jersey | United States | 17,559 | Movsar Evloev | vs. | Diego Lopes | Yan Xiaonan | Matt Frevola | $50,000 | |
| 645 | UFC on ESPN: Song vs. Simón | Apr 29, 2023 | UFC Apex | Las Vegas, Nevada | United States | — | — | — | — | Song Yadong | Caio Borralho | $50,000 | |
| 645 | UFC on ESPN: Song vs. Simón | Apr 29, 2023 | UFC Apex | Las Vegas, Nevada | United States | — | — | — | — | Rodolfo Vieira | Marcus McGhee | $50,000 | |
| 644 | UFC Fight Night: Pavlovich vs. Blaydes | Apr 22, 2023 | UFC Apex | Las Vegas, Nevada | United States | — | — | — | — | Sergei Pavlovich | Bruno Silva | $50,000 | |
| 644 | UFC Fight Night: Pavlovich vs. Blaydes | Apr 22, 2023 | UFC Apex | Las Vegas, Nevada | United States | — | — | — | — | Christos Giagos | Montel Jackson | $50,000 | |
| 643 | UFC on ESPN: Holloway vs. Allen | Apr 15, 2023 | T-Mobile Center | Kansas City, Missouri | United States | 16,234 | Bill Algeo | vs. | T.J. Brown | Edson Barboza | Brandon Royval | $50,000 | |
| 643 | UFC on ESPN: Holloway vs. Allen | Apr 15, 2023 | T-Mobile Center | Kansas City, Missouri | United States | 16,234 | Bill Algeo | vs. | T.J. Brown | Gillian Robertson | — | $50,000 | |
| 642 | UFC 287: Pereira vs. Adesanya 2 | Apr 8, 2023 | Kaseya Center | Miami, Florida | United States | 19,032 | Chris Curtis | vs. | Kelvin Gastelum | Israel Adesanya | Rob Font | $50,000 | |
| 641 | UFC on ESPN: Vera vs. Sandhagen | Mar 25, 2023 | AT&T Center | San Antonio, Texas | United States | 16,076 | C.J. Vergara | vs. | Daniel da Silva | Nate Landwehr | Daniel Pineda | $50,000 | |
| 640 | UFC 286: Edwards vs. Usman 3 | Mar 18, 2023 | The O$_2$ Arena | London, England | United Kingdom | 17,588 | Justin Gaethje | vs. | Rafael Fiziev | Gunnar Nelson | Jake Hadley | $50,000 | |
| 639 | UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Dvalishvili | Mar 11, 2023 | The Theater at Virgin Hotels | Las Vegas, Nevada | United States | — | Vitor Petrino | vs. | Anton Turkalj | Davey Grant | Bruno Gustavo da Silva | $50,000 | |
| 638 | UFC 285: Jones vs. Gane | Mar 4, 2023 | T-Mobile Arena | Las Vegas, Nevada | United States | 19,471 | Geoff Neal | vs. | Shavkat Rakhmonov | Jon Jones | Alexa Grasso | $50,000 | |
| 638 | UFC 285: Jones vs. Gane | Mar 4, 2023 | T-Mobile Arena | Las Vegas, Nevada | United States | 19,471 | Geoff Neal | vs. | Shavkat Rakhmonov | Bo Nickal | — | $50,000 | |
| 637 | UFC Fight Night: Muniz vs. Allen | Feb 25, 2023 | UFC Apex | Las Vegas, Nevada | United States | — | — | — | — | Brendan Allen | Tatiana Suarez | $50,000 | |
| 637 | UFC Fight Night: Muniz vs. Allen | Feb 25, 2023 | UFC Apex | Las Vegas, Nevada | United States | — | — | — | — | Mike Malott | Trevor Peek | $50,000 | |
| 637 | UFC Fight Night: Muniz vs. Allen | Feb 25, 2023 | UFC Apex | Las Vegas, Nevada | United States | — | — | — | — | Jordan Leavitt | Joe Solecki | $50,000 | |
| 636 | UFC Fight Night: Andrade vs. Blanchfield | Feb 18, 2023 | UFC Apex | Las Vegas, Nevada | United States | — | Nazim Sadykhov | vs. | Evan Elder | Erin Blanchfield | Mayra Bueno Silva | $50,000 | |
| 635 | UFC 284: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski | Feb 12, 2023 | RAC Arena | Perth, Western Australia | Australia | 14,124 | Islam Makhachev | vs. | Alexander Volkanovski | Yair Rodríguez | Jack Della Maddalena | $50,000 | |
| 634 | UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Spivak | Feb 4, 2023 | UFC Apex | Las Vegas, Nevada | United States | — | — | — | — | Sergey Spivak | Anshul Jubli | $50,000 | |
| 634 | UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Spivak | Feb 4, 2023 | UFC Apex | Las Vegas, Nevada | United States | — | — | — | — | Rinya Nakamura | Tatsuro Taira | $50,000 | |
| 633 | UFC 283: Teixeira vs. Hill | Jan 21, 2023 | Jeunesse Arena | Rio de Janeiro | Brazil | 13,604 | Glover Teixeira | vs. | Jamahal Hill | Jailton Almeida | Ismael Bonfim | $50,000 | |
| 632 | UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Imavov | Jan 14, 2023 | UFC Apex | Las Vegas, Nevada | United States | — | — | — | — | Dan Ige | Roman Kopylov | $50,000 | |
| 632 | UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Imavov | Jan 14, 2023 | UFC Apex | Las Vegas, Nevada | United States | — | — | — | — | Umar Nurmagomedov | Allan Nascimento | $50,000 | |