# 2015 in UFC

The year 2015 was the 23rd year in the history of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States.

## 2015 UFC.com awards

2015 UFC.COM Awards :
| No | Best Fighter | The Upsets | The Submissions | The Newcomers | The Knockouts | The Fights |
| 1 | Conor McGregor | Holly Holm defeats Ronda Rousey UFC 193 | Ronda Rousey defeats Cat Zingano UFC 184 | Holly Holm | Holly Holm defeats Ronda Rousey UFC 193 | Robbie Lawler defeats Rory MacDonald 2 UFC 189 |
| 2 | Rafael dos Anjos | Rafael dos Anjos defeats Anthony Pettis UFC 185 | Godofredo Pepey defeats Andre Fili UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. LaFlare | Tom Breese | Conor McGregor defeats José Aldo UFC 194 | Daniel Cormier defeats Alexander Gustafsson UFC 192 |
| 3 | Joanna Jędrzejczyk | Ryan Benoit defeats Sergio Pettis UFC 185 | Gilbert Burns defeats Alex Oliveira UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. LaFlare | Sage Northcutt | Thiago Santos defeats Steve Bossé UFC Fight Night: Machida vs. Romero | Tony Ferguson defeats Edson Barboza The Ultimate Fighter: Team McGregor vs. Team Faber Finale |
| 4 | Holly Holm | Leonardo Santos defeats Kevin Lee UFC 194 | Thales Leites defeats Tim Boetsch UFC 183 | Joe Duffy | Paul Felder defeats Danny Castillo UFC 182 | Andrei Arlovski defeats Travis Browne UFC 187 |
| 5 | Daniel Cormier | Uriah Hall defeats Gegard Mousasi UFC Fight Night: Barnett vs. Nelson | Tony Ferguson defeats Edson Barboza The Ultimate Fighter: Team McGregor vs. Team Faber Finale | Makwan Amirkhani | Frankie Edgar defeats Chad Mendes The Ultimate Fighter: Team McGregor vs. Team Faber Finale | John Lineker defeats Francisco Rivera UFC 191 |
| 6 | Luke Rockhold | Maryna Moroz defeats Joanne Calderwood UFC Fight Night: Gonzaga vs. Cro Cop 2 | Alex Chambers defeats Kailin Curran UFC Fight Night: Miocic vs. Hunt | Kamaru Usman | Stephen Thompson defeats Jake Ellenberger The Ultimate Fighter: American Top Team vs. Blackzilians Finale | Brian Ortega defeats Thiago Tavares UFC Fight Night: Boetsch vs. Henderson |
| 7 | Demetrious Johnson | James Vick defeats Jake Matthews UFC Fight Night: Miocic vs. Hunt | Joe Duffy defeats Ivan Jorge UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs. Leites | Magomed Mustafaev | Andrei Arlovski defeats Travis Browne UFC 187 | Yair Rodríguez defeats Charles Rosa UFC 188 |
| 8 | Max Holloway | Dan Hooker defeats Hatsu Hioki UFC Fight Night: Miocic vs. Hunt | Keita Nakamura defeats Li Jingliang UFC Fight Night: Barnett vs. Nelson | Stevie Ray | Uriah Hall defeats Gegard Mousasi 1 UFC Fight Night: Barnett vs. Nelson | Edson Barboza defeats Paul Felder 1 UFC on Fox: Dillashaw vs. Barão 2 |
| 9 | Tony Ferguson | Andrew Holbrook defeats Jake Matthews UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Brunson | Gunnar Nelson defeats Brandon Thatch UFC 189 | Alex Oliveira | Thomas Almeida defeats Brad Pickett UFC 189 | Nicolas Dalby defeats Darren Till UFC Fight Night: Holohan vs. Smolka |
| 10 | Neil Magny | Patrick Cummins defeats Rafael Cavalcante UFC 190 | Aljamain Sterling defeats Takeya Mizugaki UFC on Fox: Machida vs. Rockhold | Ben Nguyen | Matt Dwyer defeats William Macário UFC Fight Night: Bigfoot vs. Mir | Gian Villante defeats Corey Anderson UFC on Fox: Machida vs. Rockhold |
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## Debut UFC fighters

The following fighters fought their first UFC fight in 2015:
* Abner Lloveras
* Alex Oliveira
* Alex Torres
* Aleksandra Albu
* Álvaro Herrera
* Andrew Holbrook
* Anthony Christodoulou
* Anton Zafir
* Arnold Allen
* Artem Lobov
* Bartosz Fabiński
* Ben Nguyen
* Bentley Syler
* Bruno Rodrigues
* Cesar Arzamendia
* Chris de la Rocha
* Chris Gruetzemacher
* Cody Garbrandt
* Cody Pfister
* Cortney Casey
* Damian Stasiak
* Daniel Jolly
* Danny Roberts
* Darren Till
* Dileno Lopes
* Dominic Waters
* Dong Hyun Kim
* Dominique Steele
* Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos
* Enrique Barzola
* Erick Montaño
* Ericka Almeida
* Fernando Bruno
* Frankie Perez
* Francis Ngannou
* Fredy Serrano
* Garreth McLellan
* Geane Herrera
* Glaico França
* Hayder Hassan
* Horacio Gutiérrez
* Holly Holm
* Islam Makhachev
* Izabela Badurek
* Jared Cannonier
* Jason Knight
* Jimmie Rivera
* Joaquim Silva
* Jocelyn Jones-Lybarger
* Joe Merritt
* Jonathan Wilson
* Jonavin Webb
* Joseph Duffy
* Julian Erosa
* Kamaru Usman
* Karolina Kowalkiewicz
* Konstantin Erokhin
* Leo Kuntz
* Levan Makashvili
* Lewis Gonzalez
* Łukasz Sajewski
* Luis Henrique
* Magomed Mustafaev
* Makwan Amirkhani
* Polo Reyes
* Marcin Wrzosek
* Marion Reneau
* Maryna Moroz
* Masio Fullen
* Matheus Nicolau
* Michael Graves
* Mickael Lebout
* Misha Cirkunov
* Nazareno Malegarie
* Nicolas Dalby
* Oluwale Bamgbose
* Paul Redmond
* Reginaldo Vieira
* Rocky Lee
* Roger Zapata
* Ron Stallings
* Ryan Hall
* Sage Northcutt
* Scott Holtzman
* Shamil Abdurakhimov
* Sirwan Kakai
* Shane Campbell
* Steve Bossé
* Steve Kennedy
* Steve Montgomery
* Stevie Ray
* Sultan Aliev
* Taylor Lapilus
* Teemu Packalen
* Teruto Ishihara
* Timothy Johnson
* Tom Breese
* Tony Sims
* Valentina Shevchenko
* Vernon Ramos
* Vicente Luque
* Yusuke Kasuya

## The Ultimate Fighter

The following The Ultimate Fighter seasons are scheduled for broadcast in 2015:
| Season | Finale | Division | Winner | Runner-up |
| TUF 21: American Top Team vs. Blackzilians | July 12, 2015 | Welterweight | Kamaru Usman | Hayder Hassan |
| TUF: Brazil 4 | August 1, 2015 | Lightweight | Glaico França | Fernando Bruno |
| TUF: Brazil 4 | August 1, 2015 | Bantamweight | Reginaldo Vieira | Dileno Lopes |
| TUF: Latin America 2 | November 21, 2015 | Welterweight | Erick Montaño | Enrique Marin |
| TUF: Latin America 2 | November 21, 2015 | Lightweight | Enrique Barzola | Horacio Gutiérrez |
| TUF 22: Team McGregor vs. Team Faber | December 11, 2015 | Lightweight | Ryan Hall | Artem Lobov |

## Title fights

* ↑ For the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship.
* ↑ For the UFC Women's Bantamweight Championship.
* ↑ For the UFC Women's Strawweight Championship.
* ↑ For the UFC Lightweight Championship.
* ↑ For the UFC Flyweight Championship. Latest finish in UFC history.
* ↑ For the UFC Middleweight Championship.
* ↑ For the vacant UFC Light Heavyweight Championship.
* ↑ For the UFC Heavyweight Championship.
* ↑ For the UFC Women's Strawweight Championship.
* ↑ For the UFC Welterweight Championship.
* ↑ For the interim UFC Featherweight Championship.
* ↑ For the UFC Bantamweight Championship.
* ↑ For the UFC Women's Bantamweight Championship.
* ↑ For the UFC Flyweight Championship.
* ↑ For the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship.
* ↑ For the UFC Women's Strawweight Championship.
* ↑ For the UFC Women's Bantamweight Championship.
* ↑ For the UFC Middleweight Championship.
* ↑ For the UFC Featherweight Championship. Latest fastest title finish in UFC history.
* ↑ For the UFC Lightweight Championship.

## Events list

| # | Event | Date | Venue | Location | Attendance |
| 344 | UFC on Fox: dos Anjos vs. Cerrone 2 | Dec 19, 2015 | Amway Center | Orlando, Florida, U.S. | 14,459 |
| 343 | UFC 194: Aldo vs. McGregor | Dec 12, 2015 | MGM Grand Garden Arena | Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | 16,516 |
| 342 | The Ultimate Fighter: Team McGregor vs. Team Faber Finale | Dec 11, 2015 | The Chelsea at The Cosmopolitan | Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | 1,800 |
| 341 | UFC Fight Night: Namajunas vs. VanZant | Dec 10, 2015 | The Chelsea at The Cosmopolitan | Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | 1,643 |
| 340 | UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs. Masvidal | Nov 28, 2015 | Olympic Gymnastics Arena | Seoul, South Korea | 12,156 |
| 339 | The Ultimate Fighter: Latin America 2 Finale | Nov 21, 2015 | Arena Monterrey | Monterrey, Mexico | 10,410 |
| 338 | UFC 193: Rousey vs. Holm | Nov 15, 2015 | Etihad Stadium | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | 56,214 |
| 337 | UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs. Henderson 3 | Nov 7, 2015 | Ginásio do Ibirapuera | São Paulo, Brazil | 10,628 |
| 336 | UFC Fight Night: Holohan vs. Smolka | Oct 24, 2015 | 3Arena | Dublin, Ireland | — |
| 335 | UFC 192: Cormier vs. Gustafsson | Oct 3, 2015 | Toyota Center | Houston, Texas, U.S. | 14,622 |
| 334 | UFC Fight Night: Barnett vs. Nelson | Sep 27, 2015 | Saitama Super Arena | Saitama, Japan | 10,137 |
| 333 | UFC 191: Johnson vs. Dodson 2 | Sep 5, 2015 | MGM Grand Garden Arena | Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | 10,873 |
| 332 | UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Oliveira | Aug 23, 2015 | SaskTel Centre | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada | 7,202 |
| 331 | UFC Fight Night: Teixeira vs. Saint Preux | Aug 8, 2015 | Bridgestone Arena | Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. | 7,539 |
| 330 | UFC 190: Rousey vs. Correia | Aug 1, 2015 | HSBC Arena | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 14,723 |
| 329 | UFC on Fox: Dillashaw vs. Barão 2 | Jul 25, 2015 | United Center | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | 11,663 |
| 328 | UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs. Leites | Jul 18, 2015 | The SSE Hydro | Glasgow, Scotland, U.K. | 10,451 |
| 327 | UFC Fight Night: Mir vs. Duffee | Jul 15, 2015 | Valley View Casino Center | San Diego, California, U.S. | 5,471 |
| 326 | The Ultimate Fighter: American Top Team vs. Blackzilians Finale | Jul 12, 2015 | MGM Grand Garden Arena | Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | 4,844 |
| 325 | UFC 189: Mendes vs. McGregor | Jul 11, 2015 | MGM Grand Garden Arena | Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | 16,019 |
| 324 | UFC Fight Night: Machida vs. Romero | Jun 27, 2015 | Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino | Hollywood, Florida, U.S. | 5,604 |
| 323 | UFC Fight Night: Jędrzejczyk vs. Penne | Jun 20, 2015 | O$_2$ World | Berlin, Germany | 8,155 |
| 322 | UFC 188: Velasquez vs. Werdum | Jun 13, 2015 | Arena Ciudad de México | Mexico City, Mexico | 21,036 |
| 321 | UFC Fight Night: Boetsch vs. Henderson | Jun 6, 2015 | Smoothie King Center | New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | 6,231 |
| 320 | UFC Fight Night: Condit vs. Alves | May 30, 2015 | Goiânia Arena | Goiânia, Brazil | 3,500 |
| 319 | UFC 187: Johnson vs. Cormier | May 23, 2015 | MGM Grand Garden Arena | Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | 12,615 |
| 318 | UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs. Faber | May 16, 2015 | Mall of Asia Arena | Pasay, Philippines | 13,446 |
| 317 | UFC Fight Night: Miocic vs. Hunt | May 10, 2015 | Adelaide Entertainment Centre | Adelaide, South Australia | 7,984 |
| 316 | UFC 186: Johnson vs. Horiguchi | Apr 25, 2015 | Bell Centre | Montreal, Quebec, Canada | 10,154 |
| 315 | UFC on Fox: Machida vs. Rockhold | Apr 18, 2015 | Prudential Center | Newark, New Jersey, U.S. | 13,306 |
| 314 | UFC Fight Night: Gonzaga vs. Cro Cop 2 | Apr 11, 2015 | Tauron Arena Kraków | Kraków, Poland | 10,000 |
| 313 | UFC Fight Night: Mendes vs. Lamas | Apr 4, 2015 | Patriot Center | Fairfax, Virginia, U.S. | 5,417 |
| 312 | UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. LaFlare | Mar 21, 2015 | Ginásio do Maracanãzinho | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 7,707 |
| 311 | UFC 185: Pettis vs. dos Anjos | Mar 14, 2015 | American Airlines Center | Dallas, Texas, U.S. | 17,160 |
| 310 | UFC 184: Rousey vs. Zingano | Feb 28, 2015 | Staples Center | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | 17,654 |
| 309 | UFC Fight Night: Bigfoot vs. Mir | Feb 22, 2015 | Ginásio Gigantinho | Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | 5,080 |
| 308 | UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs. Thatch | Feb 14, 2015 | 1stBank Center | Broomfield, Colorado, U.S. | 5,807 |
| 307 | UFC 183: Silva vs. Diaz | Jan 31, 2015 | MGM Grand Garden Arena | Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | 13,114 |
| 306 | UFC on Fox: Gustafsson vs. Johnson | Jan 24, 2015 | Tele2 Arena | Stockholm, Sweden | 30,000 |
| 305 | UFC Fight Night: McGregor vs. Siver | Jan 18, 2015 | TD Garden | Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | 13,828 |
| 304 | UFC 182: Jones vs. Cormier | Jan 3, 2015 | MGM Grand Garden Arena | Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | 11,575 |