# 2020 in UFC

The year 2020 was the 28th year in the history of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States.

## Partnership

Starting in 2021, a partnership between the UFC and Dapper Labs's Flow platform for MMA fans to own, maintain and trade UFC-branded collectibles was announced on February 26, 2020.
Onwards from April 2021, the UFC announced Venum as their exclusive outfitting partner on July 11, 2020.

## 2020 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.
2020 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 | Joaquin Buckley defeats Impa Kasanganay UFC Fight Night: Moraes vs. Sandhagen | Zhang Weili defeats Joanna Jędrzejczyk 1 UFC 248 | Joaquin Buckley defeats Impa Kasanganay UFC Fight Night: Moraes vs. Sandhagen | Khabib Nurmagomedov defeats Justin Gaethje UFC 254 | Khamzat Chimaev defeats John Phillips UFC on ESPN: Kattar vs. Ige | UFC 256: Figueiredo vs. Moreno | Beneil Dariush defeats Drakkar Klose UFC 248 |
| Nominee | Kevin Holland defeats Ronaldo Souza UFC 256 | Dustin Poirier defeats Dan Hooker UFC on ESPN: Poirier vs. Hooker | Cody Garbrandt defeats Raphael Assunção UFC 250 | Ariane Lipski defeats Luana Carolina UFC 285 | Jiří Procházka defeats Volkan Oezdemir UFC 251 | UFC 249: Ferguson vs. Gaethje | Chase Hooper defeats Peter Barrett UFC 256 |
| Nominee | Cody Garbrandt defeats Raphael Assunção UFC 250 | Josh Emmett defeats Shane Burgos UFC on ESPN: Blaydes vs. Volkov | Kevin Holland defeats Ronaldo Souza UFC 256 | Mackenzie Dern defeats Hannah Cifers UFC on ESPN: Woodley vs. Burns | Khaos Williams defeats Alex Morono UFC 247 | UFC 250: Nunes vs. Spencer | Daniel Rodriguez defeats Dwight Grant UFC on ESPN: Munhoz vs. Edgar |
| Nominee | Charles Oliveira defeats Kevin Lee UFC Fight Night: Lee vs. Oliveira | Deiveson Figueiredo draws with Brandon Moreno 1 UFC 256 | Khaos Williams defeats Abdul Razak Alhassan UFC Fight Night: Felder vs. dos Anjos | Jimmy Flick defeats Cody Durden UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Neal | Jordan Leavitt defeats Matt Wiman UFC on ESPN: Hermansson vs. Vettori | UFC 251: Usman vs. Masvidal | Damon Jackson defeats Mirsad Bektić UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Woodley |
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## 2020 UFC.com awards

2020 UFC.COM Awards :
| No | Best Fighter | The Upsets | The Submissions | The Newcomers | The Knockouts | The Fights |
| 1 | Deiveson Figueiredo | Roxanne Modafferi defeats Maycee Barber UFC 246 | Ariane Lipski defeats Luana Carolina UFC 285 | Khamzat Chimaev | Joaquin Buckley defeats Impa Kasanganay UFC Fight Night: Moraes vs. Sandhagen | Zhang Weili defeats Joanna Jędrzejczyk 1 UFC 248 |
| 2 | Jan Błachowicz | Shana Dobson defeats Mariya Agapova UFC on ESPN: Munhoz vs. Edgar | Mackenzie Dern defeats Hannah Cifers UFC on ESPN: Woodley vs. Burns | Joaquin Buckley | Cody Garbrandt defeats Raphael Assunção UFC 250 | Deiveson Figueiredo draws with Brandon Moreno 1 UFC 256 |
| 3 | Kevin Holland | Julian Erosa defeats Sean Woodson UFC on ESPN: Poirier vs. Hooker | Aljamain Sterling defeats Cory Sandhagen UFC 250 | Brandon Royval | Sean O'Malley defeats Eddie Wineland UFC 250 | Dustin Poirier defeats Dan Hooker UFC on ESPN: Poirier vs. Hooker |
| 4 | Gilbert Burns | Khaos Williams defeats Alex Morono UFC 247 | Khabib Nurmagomedov defeats Justin Gaethje UFC 254 | Khaos Williams | Kevin Holland defeats Ronaldo Souza UFC 256 | Josh Emmett defeats Shane Burgos UFC on ESPN: Blaydes vs. Volkov |
| 5 | Khamzat Chimaev | Justin Jaynes defeats Frank Camacho UFC on ESPN: Blaydes vs. Volkov | Charles Oliveira defeats Kevin Lee UFC Fight Night: Lee vs. Oliveira | Jiří Procházka | Khamzat Chimaev defeats Gerald Meerschaert UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Woodley | Dan Hooker defeats Paul Felder UFC Fight Night: Felder vs. Hooker |
| 6 | Valentina Shevchenko | Marlon Vera defeats Sean O'Malley 1 UFC 252 | Jimmy Flick defeats Cody Durden UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Neal | Jamahal Hill | Khaos Williams defeats Abdul Razak Alhassan UFC Fight Night: Felder vs. dos Anjos | Justin Gaethje defeats Tony Ferguson UFC 249 |
| 7 | Brandon Moreno | Daniel Rodriguez defeats Tim Means UFC Fight Night: Anderson vs. Błachowicz 2 | Jack Hermansson defeats Kelvin Gastelum UFC Fight Night: Figueiredo vs. Benavidez 2 | Youssef Zalal | Beneil Dariush defeats Drakkar Klose UFC 248 | Rose Namajunas defeats Jéssica Andrade 2 UFC 251 |
| 8 | Glover Teixeira | Jan Błachowicz defeats Dominick Reyes UFC 253 | Thiago Moisés defeats Michael Johnson UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Teixeira | Ilia Topuria | Jordan Leavitt defeats Matt Wiman UFC on ESPN: Hermansson vs. Vettori | Frankie Edgar defeats Pedro Munhoz UFC on ESPN: Munhoz vs. Edgar |
| 9 | Charles Oliveira | Daniel Pineda defeats Herbert Burns UFC 252 | Deiveson Figueiredo defeats Joseph Benavidez 2 UFC Fight Night: Figueiredo vs. Benavidez 2 | Tom Aspinall | Calvin Kattar defeats Jeremy Stephens UFC 283 | Jon Jones defeats Dominick Reyes UFC 247 |
| 10 | Israel Adesanya | Brandon Royval defeats Tim Elliott UFC on ESPN: Woodley vs. Burns | Germaine de Randamie defeats Julianna Peña UFC on ESPN: Holm vs. Aldana | Chris Daukaus | Beneil Dariush defeats Scott Holtzman UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Oleinik | Vicente Luque defeats Niko Price 2 UFC 249 |
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## 2020 by the numbers

The numbers below records the events, fights, techniques and fighters held or performed for the year of 2020 in UFC.

## Releases and retirements

These fighters have either been released from their UFC contracts, announced their retirement or joined other promotions:
* Alex White - Released in February - Featherweight
* Anderson Silva - Released in November - Middleweight
* Anthony Pettis - Sign with PFL in December - Welterweight
* Antônio Rogério Nogueira - Retired in July - Light Heavyweight
* Austin Springer - Released in September - Featherweight
* Ben Saunders - Released in January - Welterweight
* Ben Sosoli - Released in October - Heavyweight
* Bevon Lewis- Released in November - Middleweight
* Brad Katona - Released in February - Bantamweight
* Brandon Davis - Released in January - Featherweight
* Brett Johns - Signed with Bellator MMA in October - Bantamweight
* Callan Potter - Released in August - Lightweight
* Carlos Huachin - Released in January - Bantamweight
* Chad Laprise - Released in March - Welterweight
* Charles Byrd - Retired in June - Middleweight
* Cole Smith - Released in December - Bantamweight
* Corey Anderson - Signed with Bellator MMA in August - Light Heavyweight
* Cyril Asker - Released in March - Heavyweight
* Daniel Cormier - Retired in August - Heavyweight
* Daniel Spitz - Released in January - Heavyweight
* Daniel Teymur - Released in February - Featherweight
* Darko Stošić - Released in January - Light Heavyweight
* Desmond Green - Released in January - Lightweight
* Dong Hyun Ma - Released in March - Lightweight
* Duda Santana - Released in September - Women's Bantamweight
* Erik Koch - Released in December - Welterweight
* Enrique Barzola - End of Contract in October - Bantamweight
* Evan Dunham - Released in August - Featherweight
* Fabrício Werdum - Chose not resign in July - Heavyweight
* Gadzhimurad Antigulov - Released in December - Light Heavyweight
* Gina Mazany - Released in January - Women's Bantamweight
* Grigory Popov - Released in January - Bantamweight
* Hector Aldana - Released in January - Welterweight
* Henry Cejudo - Retired in May - Bantamweight
* Isabella de Pádua - Released in March - Women's Flyweight
* Ismail Naurdiev - Choose not to resign in March - Welterweight
* James Vick - Released in October - Welterweight
* Jeff Hughes - Released in October - Heavyweight
* Jin Soon Son - Released in January - Bantamweight
* Jessin Ayari - Released in December - Lightweight
* Jodie Esquibel - Released in March - Women's Strawweight
* John Dodson - Released in September - Bantamweight
* John Gunther - Released in July - Middleweight
* John Phillips - Released in November - Middleweight
* Jordan Mein - Signed with Bellator MMA in January - Welterweight
* Juan Adams - Released in January - Heavyweight
* Júnior Albini - Released in January - Heavyweight
* Jussier Formiga - Released in November - Flyweight
* Justin Ledet - Released in November - Light Heavyweight
* Kalindra Faria - Released in February - Women's Flyweight
* Khabib Nurmagomedov - Retired in October - Lightweight
* Khadis Ibragimov - Released in October - Light Heavyweight
* Khalid Murtazaliev - Released in March - Middleweight
* Klidson Abreu - Released in August - Light Heavyweight
* Kyle Bochniak - Released in January - Featherweight
* Kyle Prepolec - Released in March - Lightweight
* Lucie Pudilová - Released in January - Women's Bantamweight
* Luiz Eduardo Garagorri - Released in December - Featherweight
* Luke Jumeau - Released in January - Welterweight
* Iuri Alcântara - Released in October - Bantamweight
* Mara Romero Borella - Released in October - Women's Flyweight
* Marcos Rosa Mariano - Released in March - Lightweight
* Martin Bravo - Released in January - Featherweight
* Mark De La Rosa - Released in December - Bantamweight
* Matt Wiman - Released in December - Lightweight
* Matthew Lopez - Released in March - Bantamweight
* Max Rohskopf - Released in August - Lightweight
* Nad Narimani - Released in August - Featherweight
* Nathan Coy - Released in February - Welterweight
* Nordine Taleb - Signed with ARES FC in January - Welterweight
* Oskar Piechota - Released in June - Middleweight
* Paige VanZant - Signed with Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship in August - Women's Flyweight
* Peter Sobotta - Retired in July - Welterweight
* Polo Reyes - Released in January - Featherweight
* Ray Borg - Released in August - Bantamweight
* Rachael Ostovich - Released in December - Women's Flyweight
* Ricardo Lamas - Retired in September - Featherweight
* Roman Bogatov - Released in August - Lightweight
* Rustam Khabilov - Signed with Bellator MMA in October - Welterweight
* Salim Touahri - Released in January - Welterweight
* Saparbek Safarov - Released in December - Middleweight
* Siyar Bahadurzada - Retired in June - Welterweight
* Stevie Ray - Retired in September - Lightweight
* Talita Bernardo - Released in March - Women's Bantamweight
* Teemu Packalén - Choose not to resign in March - Lightweight
* Thiago Alves - Released in January - Welterweight
* Todd Duffee - Retired in September - Heavyweight
* Tonya Evinger - Released in March - Women's Bantamweight
* Trevor Smith - Released in March - Middleweight
* Wuliji Buren - Released in January - Bantamweight
* Yoel Romero - Released in December - Middleweight
* Zelim Imadaev - Released in October - Welterweight

## Debut UFC fighters

The following fighters fought their first UFC fight in 2020:
* Aalon Cruz - UFC Fight Night 169
* Adrian Yañez - UFC Fight Night 181
* Alan Baudot - UFC Fight Night 179
* Aleksa Camur - UFC 246
* Alexander Muñoz - UFC Fight Night 174
* Alexander Romanov - UFC Fight Night 177
* Ali Alqaisi - UFC Fight Night 174
* Amir Albazi - UFC Fight Night 172
* Andreas Michailidis - UFC on ESPN 13
* Anthony Ivy - UFC on ESPN 10
* Austin Lingo - UFC 247
* Austin Springer - UFC Fight Night 175
* Bill Algeo - UFC Fight Night 175
* Brandon Royval - UFC on ESPN 9
* Brok Weaver - UFC Fight Night 167
* Cameron Else - UFC on ESPN 16
* Carlos Felipe - UFC Fight Night 172
* Carlton Minus - UFC on ESPN 15
* Charlie Ontiveros - UFC Fight Night 181
* Chris Daukaus - UFC 252
* Christian Aguilera - UFC on ESPN 10
* Cody Durden - UFC Fight Night 173
* Cory McKenna - UFC Fight Night 183
* Danny Chavez - UFC 252
* Danilo Marques - UFC 253
* Daniel Rodriguez - UFC Fight Night 167
* Darrick Minner - UFC Fight Night 169
* David Dvořák - UFC Fight Night 170
* Dricus du Plessis - UFC Fight Night 179
* Duško Todorović - UFC on ESPN 16
* Dustin Stoltzfus - UFC 255
* Gabriel Green - UFC on ESPN 10
* Guram Kutateladze - UFC Fight Night 180
* Gustavo Lopez - UFC on ESPN 10
* Herbert Burns - UFC Fight Night 166
* Isaac Villanueva - UFC Fight Night 171
* Ilia Topuria - UFC Fight Night 179
* Impa Kasanganay - UFC Fight Night 175
* Irwin Rivera - UFC on ESPN 8
* Jacob Malkoun - UFC 254
* Jai Herbert - UFC on ESPN 14
* Jamahal Hill - UFC Fight Night 166
* Jamall Emmers - UFC 248
* Jamie Pickett - UFC Fight Night 183
* Jamey Simmons - UFC Fight Night 182
* Jared Gooden - UFC 255
* Jason Witt - UFC on ESPN 12
* Jerome Rivera - UFC Fight Night 178
* Jimmy Flick - UFC Fight Night 183
* Jinh Yu Frey - UFC on ESPN 12
* Jiří Procházka - UFC 251
* Joaquin Buckley - UFC Fight Night 174
* John Castañeda - UFC on ESPN 14
* Johnny Muñoz Jr. - UFC Fight Night 174
* Jordan Leavitt - UFC on ESPN 19
* Jordan Williams - UFC on ESPN 16
* Jordan Wright - UFC on ESPN 15
* Josh Parisian - UFC on ESPN 18
* Joshua Culibao - UFC Fight Night 168
* Justin Jaynes - UFC on ESPN 11
* KB Bhullar - UFC Fight Night 179
* Kai Kamaka III - UFC 252
* Khaos Williams - UFC 247
* Kanako Murata - UFC Fight Night 183
* Kay Hansen - UFC on ESPN 12
* Kevin Croom - UFC Fight Night 177
* Kevin Natividad - UFC Fight Night 181
* Khamzat Chimaev - UFC on ESPN 13
* Kyle Daukaus - UFC on ESPN 12
* Kyler Phillips - UFC Fight Night 169
* Liliya Shakirova - UFC 254
* Louis Cosce - UFC 255
* Ľudovít Klein - UFC 253
* Nassourdine Imavov - UFC on ESPN 16
* Nate Landwehr - UFC Fight Night 166
* Nate Maness - UFC Fight Night 173
* Malcolm Gordon - UFC Fight Night 172
* Mariya Agapova - UFC on ESPN 10
* Mark Striegl - UFC Fight Night 180
* Mateusz Gamrot - UFC Fight Night 180
* Matthew Semelsberger - UFC on ESPN 15
* Max Rohskopf - UFC on ESPN 11
* Maxim Grishin - UFC 251
* Miranda Maverick - UFC 254
* Modestas Bukauskas - UFC on ESPN 13
* Mounir Lazzez - UFC on ESPN 13
* Niklas Stolze - UFC on ESPN 14
* Norma Dumont - UFC Fight Night 169
* Ode' Osbourne - UFC 246
* Parker Porter - UFC 252
* Peter Barrett - UFC Fight Night 174
* Phil Hawes - UFC 254
* Philipe Lins - UFC Fight Night 171
* Rhys McKee - UFC on ESPN 14
* Rodrigo Nascimento - UFC on ESPN 8
* Roman Bogatov - UFC 251
* Roman Dolidze - UFC Fight Night 172
* Sam Hughes - UFC 256
* Sarah Alpar - UFC Fight Night 178
* Shanna Young - UFC Fight Night 167
* Sasha Palatnikov - UFC 255
* Shavkat Rakhmonov - UFC 254
* Spike Carlyle - UFC Fight Night 169
* Stephanie Egger - UFC Fight Night 179
* Steve Garcia - UFC Fight Night 169
* Ramiz Brahimaj - UFC Fight Night 182
* Ray Rodriguez - UFC Fight Night 176
* Roque Martinez - UFC Fight Night 177
* Timur Valiev - UFC on ESPN 15
* T.J. Brown - UFC Fight Night 169
* T.J. Laramie - UFC Fight Night 178
* Tafon Nchukwi - UFC Fight Night 183
* Tagir Ulanbekov - UFC Fight Night 179
* Tom Aspinall - UFC on ESPN 14
* Tony Gravely - UFC Fight Night 166
* Tony Kelley - UFC 252
* Trevin Jones - UFC on ESPN 15
* Victor Rodriguez - UFC Fight Night 181
* Vincent Cachero - UFC Fight Night 173
* William Knight - UFC 253
* Youssef Zalal - UFC 247
* Zarrukh Adashev - UFC on ESPN 10
* Zhalgas Zhumagulov - UFC 251

## 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 |
| Fabrício Werdum | Vai Cavalo | Heavyweight | Apr 25, 2018 | 2 years | Trenbolone, an anabolic steroid. | USADA | Apr 1, 2020 | [78] [79] | Reduced suspension as a result of 'substantial assistance' |
| T.J. Dillashaw | | Bantamweight | Jan 18, 2019 | 1 year (NYSAC) 2 years (USADA) | Erythropoietin (EPO). | NYSAC and USADA | Jan 18, 2021 | [80] [81] | |
| 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 | | |
| Hu Yaozong | Totoro | Light Heavyweight | Mar 9, 2019 | Initially 1 year but reduced to 10 months | Arimistane and its metabolite from contamination supplement. | USADA | Jan 9, 2020 | | |
| Roman Dolidze | Bazooka | Light Heavyweight | Mar 12, 2019 | 1 year | Clomiphene hormone and its metabolites M1 and M2, as well as 4-chloro-18-nor-17β-hydroxymethyl,17α-methyl-5α-androst-13-en-3α-ol (M3), which is a long-term metabolite of dehydrochlormethyltestosterone (DHCMT). | USADA | March 12, 2020 | | |
| Jessica Penne | | Women's Flyweight | Apr 8, 2019 | Initially 4 years but reduced to 20 months | Stanozolol metabolites 16β-hydroxystanozolol and 3′-hydroxystanozolol. | USADA | Dec 8, 2020 | | Original suspension was 4 years after second violation, but reduced to 20 months in February 2020 |
| Melissa Gatto | | Women's Bantamweight | Jun 5, 2019 | 1 year | Furosemide, a diuretic. | USADA | Jun 5, 2020 | | |
| Bruno Silva | Blindado | Middleweight | Jun 14, 2019 | 2 years | Boldenone and its metabolite. | USADA | Jun 14, 2021 | | |
| Vince Murdock | | Featherweight | Jul 6, 2019 | 20 months | GW1516, a hormone modulator that is better known as cardarine. It is often sold on the black market as endurobol. | USADA | Sep 6, 2020 | [88] [89] | Originally banned for 20 months and reduced to 14 months after documenting neurological condition moyamoya |
| Giacomo Lemos | | Heavyweight | Jul 9, 2019 | 2 years | Drostanolone and its metabolite 2α-methyl-5α-androstan-3α-ol-17-one. | USADA | Jul 9, 2021 | | |
| John Allan | | Light Heavyweight | Jul 13, 2019 | 1 year | Tamoxifen. | USADA and CSAC | Jul 13, 2020 | | Fined $4,800 by the CSAC |
| Istela Nunes | | Women's Strawweight | Jul 22, 2019 | 2 years | Stanozolol metabolites 16β-hydroxystanozolol and 3′-hydroxystanozolol. | USADA | Jul 22, 2021 | | |
| Sean O'Malley | | Bantamweight | Aug 6, 2019 | 6 months | Ostarine. | USADA | Feb 6, 2020 | | |
| Khalid Taha | The Warrior | Bantamweight | Oct 6, 2019 | 1 year | Furosemide (diuretics). | USADA | Oct 6, 2020 | | |
| Priscila Cachoeira | | Women's Flyweight | Oct 12, 2019 | 4 months | Hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ) and its metabolites chlorothiazide and 4amino-6chloro-1,3-benzenedisulfonamide (ACB). | USADA | Feb 12, 2020 | | |
| Ovince Saint Preux | OSP | Light Heavyweight | Oct 25, 2019 | 3 months | Ostarine and S-23, the family of selective androgen receptor modulators (SARMs). | USADA | Jan 25, 2020 | | Ostarine came from a tainted supplement |
| Diego Sanchez | Nightmare | Welterweight | Oct 26, 2019 | 3 months | Ostarine and S-23, the family of selective androgen receptor modulators (SARMs). | USADA | Jan 26, 2020 | | Ostarine came from a tainted supplement |
| Kelvin Gastelum | | Middleweight | Nov 3, 2019 | Initially 9 months but reduced to 5 months | Marijuana. | USADA | Apr 3, 2020 | | Original suspension was 9 months, but reduced to 5 months after Gastelum's successful completion of a drug treatment program |
| Isabella de Pádua | Belinha | Women's Flyweight | Nov 16, 2019 | 2 years | 19-Norandrosterone (19-NA), the main urinary metabolite of nandrolone (19-nortestosterone) and other 19-norsteroids (class of anabolic agent). | USADA and CABMMA | Nov 16, 2021 | [82] [33] | Released |
| Rachael Ostovich | | Women's Flyweight | Jan 3, 2020 | 8 months | Ostarine and GW1516. | USADA | Sep 9, 2020 | | Prohibited substance found in supplement |
| Duda Santana | Cowboyzinha | Women's Bantamweight | Jan 10, 2020 | 1 year | Selective androgen receptor modulator LGD-4033 | USADA | Jan 10, 2021 | | Released by UFC |
| Lara Procópio | | Women's Bantamweight | Feb 17, 2020 | 6 months | Ostarine | USADA | Aug 17, 2020 | | |
| 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 | | |
| Deron Winn | | Middleweight | Mar 7, 2020 | 9 months | Amphetamines. | NSAC | Dec 7, 2020 | | Fined $1,800 |
| Chase Sherman | The Vanilla Gorilla | Heavyweight | May 13, 2020 | 9 months | Anastrozole | USADA | Feb 13, 2021 | | |
| Jamahal Hill | Sweet Dreams | Light Heavyweight | May 30, 2020 | 6 months | Marijuana. | NSAC | Nov 30, 2020 | | Fined 15% of his fight purse |
| Aleksander Doskalchuk | | Flyweight | Jun 6, 2020 | 14 months | Mesterolone. | USADA | Aug 6, 2021 | | |
| Luis Peña | Violent Bob Ross | Lightweight | Jun 17, 2020 | 4+1⁄2 months | Marijuana. | NSAC | Nov 2, 2020 | | Reduced suspension was due to his fight being taken on short notice, fined 15% of his fight purse |
| Tim Elliott | | Flyweight | Jun 17, 2020 | 4+1⁄2 months | Marijuana. | NSAC | Nov 2, 2020 | | Reduced suspension was due to his fight being taken on short notice, fined 15% of his fight purse |
| 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 | | |
| 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 | | |
| Erik Koch | The Phoenix | Welterweight | Oct 3, 2020 | 18 months | 3′-hydroxy-stanozolol, a metabolite of stanozolol | USADA | Apr 3, 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 | | |

## Title fights

* ↑ For the UFC Women's Flyweight Championship.
* ↑ For the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship.
* ↑ For the vacant UFC Flyweight Championship. Figueiredo missed weight (127.5 lbs) and became ineligible to win the title.
* ↑ For the UFC Women's Strawweight Championship.
* ↑ For the UFC Middleweight Championship.
* ↑ For the UFC Bantamweight Championship.
* ↑ For the interim UFC Lightweight Championship.
* ↑ For the UFC Women's Featherweight Championship.
* ↑ For the vacant UFC Bantamweight Championship.
* ↑ For the UFC Featherweight Championship.
* ↑ For the UFC Welterweight Championship.
* ↑ For the vacant UFC Flyweight Championship.
* ↑ For the UFC Heavyweight Championship.
* ↑ For the vacant UFC Light Heavyweight Championship.
* ↑ For the UFC Middleweight Championship.
* ↑ For the UFC Lightweight Championship.
* ↑ For the UFC Women's Flyweight Championship.
* ↑ For the UFC Flyweight Championship.
* ↑ For the UFC Flyweight 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. |
| 546 | UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Neal | Dec 19, 2020 | UFC Apex | Las Vegas | United States | 0 | — | — | — | Stephen Thompson | Rob Font | $50,000 | |
| 546 | UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Neal | Dec 19, 2020 | UFC Apex | Las Vegas | United States | 0 | — | — | — | Marcin Tybura | Jimmy Flick | $50,000 | |
| 545 | UFC 256: Figueiredo vs. Moreno | Dec 12, 2020 | UFC Apex | Las Vegas | United States | 0 | Deiveson Figueiredo | vs. | Brandon Moreno | Kevin Holland | Rafael Fiziev | $50,000 | |
| 544 | UFC on ESPN: Hermansson vs. Vettori | Dec 6, 2020 | UFC Apex | Las Vegas | United States | 0 | Marvin Vettori | vs. | Jack Hermansson | Jordan Leavitt | Gabriel Benítez | $50,000 | |
| 543 | UFC on ESPN: Smith vs. Clark | Nov 28, 2020 | UFC Apex | Las Vegas | United States | 0 | — | — | — | Anthony Smith | Miguel Baeza | $50,000 | |
| 543 | UFC on ESPN: Smith vs. Clark | Nov 28, 2020 | UFC Apex | Las Vegas | United States | 0 | — | — | — | Su Mudaerji | Nate Maness | $50,000 | |
| 542 | UFC 255: Figueiredo vs. Perez | Nov 21, 2020 | UFC Apex | Las Vegas | United States | 0 | Louis Cosce | vs. | Sasha Palatnikov | Joaquin Buckley | Antonina Shevchenko | $50,000 | |
| 541 | UFC Fight Night: Felder vs. dos Anjos | Nov 14, 2020 | UFC Apex | Las Vegas | United States | 0 | Rafael dos Anjos | vs. | Paul Felder | Sean Strickland | Khaos Williams | $50,000 | |
| 540 | UFC on ESPN: Santos vs. Teixeira | Nov 7, 2020 | UFC Apex | Las Vegas | United States | 0 | Raoni Barcelos | vs. | Khalid Taha | Giga Chikadze | Alexander Romanov | $50,000 | |
| 539 | UFC Fight Night: Hall vs. Silva | Oct 31, 2020 | UFC Apex | Las Vegas | United States | 0 | — | — | — | Kevin Holland | Alexander Hernandez | $50,000 | |
| 539 | UFC Fight Night: Hall vs. Silva | Oct 31, 2020 | UFC Apex | Las Vegas | United States | 0 | — | — | — | Adrian Yanez | Miles Johns | $50,000 | |
| 538 | UFC 254: Khabib vs. Gaethje | Oct 24, 2020 | Flash Forum | Abu Dhabi | United Arab Emirates | 0 | Casey Kenney | vs. | Nathaniel Wood | Khabib Nurmagomedov | Magomed Ankalaev | $50,000 | |
| 537 | UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs. The Korean Zombie | Oct 18, 2020 | Flash Forum | Abu Dhabi | United Arab Emirates | 0 | Guram Kutateladze | vs. | Mateusz Gamrot | Jéssica Andrade | Jimmy Crute | $50,000 | |
| 536 | UFC Fight Night: Moraes vs. Sandhagen | Oct 11, 2020 | Flash Forum | Abu Dhabi | United Arab Emirates | 0 | — | — | — | Cory Sandhagen | Joaquin Buckley | $50,000 | |
| 536 | UFC Fight Night: Moraes vs. Sandhagen | Oct 11, 2020 | Flash Forum | Abu Dhabi | United Arab Emirates | 0 | — | — | — | Chris Daukaus | Tom Breese | $50,000 | |
| 535 | UFC on ESPN: Holm vs. Aldana | Oct 4, 2020 | Flash Forum | Abu Dhabi | United Arab Emirates | 0 | — | — | — | Germaine de Randamie | Duško Todorović | $50,000 | |
| 535 | UFC on ESPN: Holm vs. Aldana | Oct 4, 2020 | Flash Forum | Abu Dhabi | United Arab Emirates | 0 | — | — | — | Kyler Phillips | Luigi Vendramini | $50,000 | |
| 534 | UFC 253: Adesanya vs. Costa | Sep 27, 2020 | Flash Forum | Abu Dhabi | United Arab Emirates | 0 | Brandon Royval | vs. | Kai Kara-France | Israel Adesanya | Jan Błachowicz | $50,000 | |
| 533 | UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Woodley | Sep 19, 2020 | UFC Apex | Las Vegas | United States | 0 | — | — | — | Khamzat Chimaev | Mackenzie Dern | $50,000 | |
| 533 | UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Woodley | Sep 19, 2020 | UFC Apex | Las Vegas | United States | 0 | — | — | — | Damon Jackson | Randy Costa | $50,000 | |
| 532 | UFC Fight Night: Waterson vs. Hill | Sep 12, 2020 | UFC Apex | Las Vegas | United States | 0 | Michelle Waterson | vs. | Angela Hill | Ottman Azaitar | Kevin Croom | $50,000 | |
| 531 | UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Sakai | Sep 5, 2020 | UFC Apex | Las Vegas | United States | 0 | — | — | — | Ovince Saint Preux | Michel Pereira | $50,000 | |
| 531 | UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Sakai | Sep 5, 2020 | UFC Apex | Las Vegas | United States | 0 | — | — | — | André Muniz | Brian Kelleher | $50,000 | |
| 530 | UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Rakić | Aug 29, 2020 | UFC Apex | Las Vegas | United States | 0 | Ricardo Lamas | vs. | Bill Algeo | Sean Brady | Mallory Martin | $50,000 | |
| 529 | UFC on ESPN: Munhoz vs. Edgar | Aug 22, 2020 | UFC Apex | Las Vegas | United States | 0 | Frankie Edgar | vs. | Pedro Munhoz | Shana Dobson | Trevin Jones | $50,000 | |
| 528 | UFC 252: Miocic vs. Cormier 3 | Aug 15, 2020 | UFC Apex | Las Vegas | United States | 0 | Kai Kamaka III | vs. | Tony Kelley | Daniel Pineda | Virna Jandiroba | $50,000 | |
| 527 | UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Oleinik | Aug 8, 2020 | UFC Apex | Las Vegas | United States | 0 | — | — | — | Darren Stewart | Kevin Holland | $50,000 | |
| 527 | UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Oleinik | Aug 8, 2020 | UFC Apex | Las Vegas | United States | 0 | — | — | — | Andrew Sanchez | Gavin Tucker | $50,000 | |
| 526 | UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Shahbazyan | Aug 1, 2020 | UFC Apex | Las Vegas | United States | 0 | Bobby Green | vs. | Lando Vannata | Jennifer Maia | Vicente Luque | $50,000 | |
| 525 | UFC on ESPN: Whittaker vs. Till | Jul 25, 2020 | Flash Forum | Abu Dhabi | United Arab Emirates | 0 | — | — | — | Fabrício Werdum | Paul Craig | $50,000 | |
| 525 | UFC on ESPN: Whittaker vs. Till | Jul 25, 2020 | Flash Forum | Abu Dhabi | United Arab Emirates | 0 | — | — | — | Khamzat Chimaev | Jesse Ronson | $50,000 | |
| 525 | UFC on ESPN: Whittaker vs. Till | Jul 25, 2020 | Flash Forum | Abu Dhabi | United Arab Emirates | 0 | — | — | — | Tom Aspinall | Tanner Boser | $50,000 | |
| 524 | UFC Fight Night: Figueiredo vs. Benavidez 2 | Jul 19, 2020 | Flash Forum | Abu Dhabi | United Arab Emirates | 0 | Rafael Fiziev | vs. | Marc Diakiese | Deiveson Figueiredo | Ariane Lipski | $50,000 | |
| 523 | UFC on ESPN: Kattar vs. Ige | Jul 16, 2020 | Flash Forum | Abu Dhabi | United Arab Emirates | 0 | Mounir Lazzez | vs. | Abdul Razak Alhassan | Khamzat Chimaev | Lerone Murphy | $50,000 | |
| 522 | UFC 251: Usman vs. Masvidal | Jul 12, 2020 | Flash Forum | Abu Dhabi | United Arab Emirates | 0 | Rose Namajunas | vs. | Jéssica Andrade | Jiří Procházka | Davey Grant | $50,000 | |
| 521 | UFC on ESPN: Poirier vs. Hooker | Jun 27, 2020 | UFC Apex | Las Vegas | United States | 0 | Dustin Poirier | vs. | Dan Hooker | Kay Hansen | Julian Erosa | $50,000 | |
| 520 | UFC on ESPN: Blaydes vs. Volkov | Jun 20, 2020 | UFC Apex | Las Vegas | United States | 0 | Josh Emmett | vs. | Shane Burgos | Jim Miller | Justin Jaynes | $50,000 | |
| 519 | UFC on ESPN: Eye vs. Calvillo | Jun 13, 2020 | UFC Apex | Las Vegas | United States | 0 | — | — | — | Marvin Vettori | Mariya Agapova | $50,000 | |
| 519 | UFC on ESPN: Eye vs. Calvillo | Jun 13, 2020 | UFC Apex | Las Vegas | United States | 0 | — | — | — | Tyson Nam | Christian Aguilera | $50,000 | |
| 518 | UFC 250: Nunes vs. Spencer | Jun 6, 2020 | UFC Apex | Las Vegas | United States | 0 | — | — | — | Cody Garbrandt | Aljamain Sterling | $50,000 | |
| 518 | UFC 250: Nunes vs. Spencer | Jun 6, 2020 | UFC Apex | Las Vegas | United States | 0 | — | — | — | Sean O'Malley | Alex Perez | $50,000 | |
| 517 | UFC on ESPN: Woodley vs. Burns | May 30, 2020 | UFC Apex | Las Vegas | United States | 0 | Brandon Royval | vs. | Tim Elliott | Gilbert Burns | Mackenzie Dern | $50,000 | |
| 516 | UFC on ESPN: Overeem vs. Harris | May 16, 2020 | VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena | Jacksonville | United States | 0 | Song Yadong | vs. | Marlon Vera | Miguel Baeza | Cortney Casey | $50,000 | |
| 515 | UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Teixeira | May 13, 2020 | VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena | Jacksonville | United States | 0 | Brian Kelleher | vs. | Hunter Azure | Glover Teixeira | Drew Dober | $50,000 | |
| 514 | UFC 249: Ferguson vs. Gaethje | May 9, 2020 | VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena | Jacksonville | United States | 0 | Tony Ferguson | vs. | Justin Gaethje | Justin Gaethje | Francis Ngannou | $50,000 | |
| – | UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Weidman | May 2, 2020 | Chesapeake Energy Arena | Oklahoma City | United States | Cancelled | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| – | UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Teixeira | Apr 25, 2020 | Pinnacle Bank Arena | Lincoln | United States | Cancelled | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| – | UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Harris | Apr 11, 2020 | Moda Center | Portland | United States | Cancelled | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| – | UFC on ESPN: Ngannou vs. Rozenstruik | Mar 28, 2020 | Nationwide Arena | Columbus | United States | Cancelled | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| – | UFC Fight Night: Woodley vs. Edwards | Mar 21, 2020 | The O2 Arena | London | England | Cancelled | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 513 | UFC Fight Night: Lee vs. Oliveira | Mar 14, 2020 | Ginásio Nilson Nelson | Brasília | Brazil | 0 | Maryna Moroz | vs. | Mayra Bueno Silva | Charles Oliveira | Gilbert Burns | $50,000 | |
| 512 | UFC 248: Adesanya vs. Romero | Mar 7, 2020 | T-Mobile Arena | Las Vegas | United States | 15,077 | Zhang Weili | vs. | Joanna Jędrzejczyk | Beneil Dariush | Sean O'Malley | $50,000 | |
| 511 | UFC Fight Night: Benavidez vs. Figueiredo | Feb 29, 2020 | Chartway Arena | Norfolk | United States | 7,098 | Kyler Phillips | vs. | Gabriel Silva | Megan Anderson | Jordan Griffin | $50,000 | |
| 510 | UFC Fight Night: Felder vs. Hooker | Feb 23, 2020 | Spark Arena | Auckland | New Zealand | 10,025 | Dan Hooker | vs. | Paul Felder | Jimmy Crute | Priscila Cachoeira | $50,000 | |
| 509 | UFC Fight Night: Anderson vs. Błachowicz 2 | Feb 15, 2020 | Santa Ana Star Center | Rio Rancho | United States | 6,449 | Scott Holtzman | vs. | Jim Miller | Jan Błachowicz | Daniel Rodriguez | $50,000 | |
| 508 | UFC 247: Jones vs. Reyes | Feb 8, 2020 | Toyota Center | Houston | United States | 17,401 | Trevin Giles | vs. | James Krause | Khaos Williams | Mario Bautista | $50,000 | |
| 507 | UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. dos Santos | Jan 25, 2020 | PNC Arena | Raleigh | United States | 14,533 | Brett Johns | vs. | Tony Gravely | Alex Perez | Herbert Burns | $50,000 | |
| 506 | UFC 246: McGregor vs. Cowboy | Jan 18, 2020 | T-Mobile Arena | Las Vegas | United States | 19,040 | — | — | — | Conor McGregor | Conor McGregor | $50,000 | |
| 506 | UFC 246: McGregor vs. Cowboy | Jan 18, 2020 | T-Mobile Arena | Las Vegas | United States | 19,040 | — | — | — | Aleksei Oleinik | Brian Kelleher | $50,000 | |
| 506 | UFC 246: McGregor vs. Cowboy | Jan 18, 2020 | T-Mobile Arena | Las Vegas | United States | 19,040 | — | — | — | Drew Dober | Carlos Diego Ferreira | $50,000 | |
    Abdul Razak Alhassan was disqualified for the Fight of the Night bonus due to missing weight, as a result a third Performance of the Night bonus was awarded.