# 2024 in UFC

The year 2024 is the 32nd year in the history of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States.

## UFC in 2024
### Class action: anti-trust lawsuits

On August 9, 2023, U.S. District Judge Richard Boulware granted class action status to more than 1,200 former UFC fighters who competed between December 2010 and June 2017 and are suing for $800 million upward to $1.6 billion in wages, as the lawsuit claims Zuffa had abused its power to suppress UFC fighters' wages. The anti-trust law also permits private plaintiffs to be able to recover three times the damages suffered, meaning the UFC may ultimately pay several billions of dollars worth of damages. The case has a scheduled April 8, 2024 trial date. On March 20, 2024, TKO, UFC parent company reached an agreement to settle all claims in the class action lawsuits for $335 million where the settlement amount will be deductible for tax purposes. However, on July 31, 2024, Judge Richard Boulware ruled that the case would be heard by a jury and denied the preliminary approval for a settlement and reset for trial of in October. On October 21, 2024, Judge Richard Boulware of Nevada granted preliminary approval for a $375 million settlement in the "Le vs. Zuffa" antitrust lawsuit for monopolistic practices. As part of the settlement, around $240 million to $260 million will be distributed to eligible fighters, specifically those who competed in at least one UFC bout from December 2010 to June 2017. These payments are expected to be made over the next year. Additionally, $40 million from the settlement will be set aside for administrative and legal expenses. The preliminary approval pertains solely to the "Le vs. Zuffa" case. A second, related antitrust lawsuit, "Johnson vs. Zuffa", which covers fighters who competed in the UFC from 2017 to the present, remains unresolved and continues to proceed separately.

### Drug Free Sport International partnership

UFC announced a new partnership with Drug Free Sport International, begin in January 2024, the same company that oversees the anti-doping programs of the NCAA, MLB, NFL, and NBA. The administration of the UFC Anti-Doping Program, including sanctioning decisions, will be handled exclusively and independently by Combat Sports Anti-Doping (CSAD), where the former FBI agent George Piro would serve as the independent administrator of the UFC's anti-doping program.

### Vince McMahon resigned over sex trafficking and sexual assault lawsuit

On September 12, 2023, Endeavor merged with professional wrestling promotion WWE to form a new publicly traded company under the stock symbol "TKO". TKO executive chairman Vince McMahon resigned on January 26, 2024 after Janel Grant, a former WWE employee, filed a lawsuit against McMahon for sex trafficking and sexual assault.

### UFC Performance Institute

In February 2024, the third Performance Institute was opened in Mexico City, Mexico.

### Acquired by Silver Lake private equity

On April 2, 2024, it was announced by TKO that Endeavor was privately taken 100% by its largest investor, Silver Lake, three years after Endeavor three-year run as a public company where Endeavor purchased the UFC for just over $4 billion in 2016.

### New glove from June 2024 - November 2024

On April 12, 2024, UFC announced a new glove where changes were made to reduce hand injuries and eye pokes (every 14 fights with an average delay of 50 seconds), while maintaining dexterity and not affecting performance. The new gloves were already tested during the ten weeks of the Dana White's Contender Series 2023 and gloves were used starting in June 2024. New features of the gloves include: (1) a wristband locking system to prevent grabbing of the gloves; (2) all seams are now on the palm side with a lack of seams on top of the hands to minimize abrasions and cuts; (3) removal of finger binding that allows the hand to close maturely to reduce eyes pokes, abrasions, and cuts; (4) padding to the sides of the index and pinky finger of the glove to protect bone; (5) ergonomic curved wristband for better fit around the wrist scooped or angled finger holes to eliminate bunching on the inside of the fisted hand lining; (6) and thicker foam padding for maximum flexibility and protection with an updated law profile hook and loop that minimizes snag and reduces weight; they have an authentication and data chip which allows the UFC to identify a pair of gloves to a fighter in a specific fight.
The gloves come in XXXS to XXXXL sizes with weight lighter by 1 to 1.5 ounces compared to the previous gloves; the new glove weighs between 3 and 4.9 oz. New gloves include five different glove colors: gun-metal gloves will be used for traditional UFC fights; gold gloves with an octagon trim for championship fights and main event bouts; black gloves for “The Ultimate Fighter”; blue gloves for Dana White's Contender Series; and red gloves for Road to the UFC tournaments.
The debut of the new gloves took place at UFC 302 on June 1, 2024, at the Prudential Center in Newark.
On November 12, it was reported that the UFC had notified fighters competing in upcoming events, starting from UFC 309, that the organization will reintroduce its previous glove design, which had been replaced at UFC 302 in June. UFC President Dana White cited frequent complaints from fighters as being the reason for the change, even though the new design had only been in use for six months.

### New MMA rules

Two new Unified Rules of Mixed Martial Arts rules were approved by the Association of Boxing Commissions in July 2024.
(1) Kneeing and/or Kicking the head of a grounded opponent: A fighter shall be considered grounded and may not be legally kneed or kicked to the head when any part of their body other than their hands or feet is in contact with the canvas (ground). (2) Removal of the downward pointing elbow strike (12 to 6) as a foul. The rules were voted in during the Annual ABC Conference in July with a start date of November1, 2024.
UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Albazi on November 2, 2024, at Edmonton, Alberta, Canada will be the first event the rules to be implemented.

### TKO Group Holdings acquire new assets from Endeavor

On October 23, 2024, TKO Group Holdings (the combined company with UFC and WWE) acquired the event planning and hospitality service On Location as well as IMG (a sports and media agency, producer and distributor previously housed at Endeavor) from Endeavor in $3.25 billion deal. Under the terms of the deal, Endeavor “will receive approximately 26.14 million common” shares of TKO stock and “will subscribe for an equal number of shares of TKO's Class B common stock.”Once the deal closes, Endeavor will own 59-percent of TKO with remaining shareholders controlling the other 41-percent of TKO stock.

### Cannabis removed from prohibited list

UFC Fight Night: Magny vs. Prates is the first UFC event held in Nevada since cannabis was officially removed from the state's list of banned substances. At the beginning of 2024, the Combat Sports Anti-Doping (CSAD) and Drug Free Sport organizations removed cannabis from their banned substances list when the UFC shifted its anti-doping testing from the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) to CSAD. On October 30, 2024, the Nevada State Athletic Commission also announced its decision to remove cannabis from the state's list of prohibited substances. They stated, “The possession, use, or consumption of cannabis or cannabis products will not be considered an anti-doping violation.”.

## 2024 by the numbers

The numbers below records the events, fights, techniques, champions and fighters held or performed for the year of 2024 in UFC.
Events :
| Number of Events | PPV | Continents | Countries | Cities | Fight Night Bonuses |
| 42 | 14 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 174 Total $9.950,000 |
| Longest Event | Shortest Event | Highest Income Live Gate | Lowest Income Live Gate | Highest Attendance | Lowest Attendance |
| UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Albazi 3:06:38 | UFC Fight Night: Magny vs. Prates 1:18:26 | UFC 306 $21,829,245 | UFC on ESPN: Blanchfield vs. Fiorot $2,180,601 | UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Royval 2 21,246 | APEX VIP-only card at UFC Apex |
| Title Fights ||||||
| Undisputed Title Fights | Title Changes | Champions Remained in Their Divisions | Number of Champions | Number of Interim Champions | Number of Title Defenses |
| 19 | 5 | 6 FLY - Alexandre Pantoja LW – Islam Makhachev MW - Dricus du Plessis LHw -Alex Pereira HW - Jon Jones WSW -Zhang Weili | 13 | 1 HW – Tom Aspinal | 11 |
| Champions ||||||
| Division | Beginning of The Year | End of The Year | Division | Beginning of The Year | End of The Year |
| Heavyweight | Jon Jones | Jon Jones | Bantamweight | Sean O'Malley | Merab Dvalishvili |
| Light Heavyweight | Alex Pereira | Alex Pereira | Flyweight | Alexandre Pantoja | Alexandre Pantoja |
| Middleweight | Sean Strickland | Dricus du Plessis | Women's Bantamweight | Raquel Pennington For vacant belt. | Julianna Peña |
| Welterweight | Leon Edwards | Belal Muhammad | Women's Flyweight | Zhang Weili | Zhang Weili |
| Lightweight | Islam Makhachev | Islam Makhachev | Women's Strawweight | Alexa Grasso | Valentina Shevchenko |
| Featherweight | Alexander Volkanovski | Ilia Topuria | | | |
| Fights ||||||
| Most Knockouts at A Single Event | Most submissions at A Single Event | Most Decisions at A Single Event | Total Number of Fights | Total Number of Cage Time | |
| UFC on ESPN: Blanchfield vs. Fiorot 8 | UFC Fight Night: Tuivasa vs. Tybura 6 | 6 different events 9 decisions each | 517 | 101:32:25 | |
| Fighters ||||||
| Number of Fighters | UFC Debutants | Releases / Retired | Fighters Suspended | Number of Fighters Missed weight | |
| (At the end of Dec 31, 2024) 611 | 103 | 94 | 12 | 39 | |
| Champion feats ||||||
| Dricus du Plessis became the first South African champion in UFC history. Ilia Topuria became the first Georgian champion in UFC history. Max Holloway became the first fighter in UFC history to win an interim, undisputed, and BMF title. Merab Dvalishvili became the second Georgian champion in UFC history after Topuria. Alex Pereira set a new record for the shortest time between three UFC title defenses at 175 days. Kai Asakura became the fourth fighter in modern UFC history to make his promotional debut against a UFC champion. ||||||
| Fighter feats ||||||
| Jasmine Jasudavicius broke the UFC women's record with a 300+ total strike differential (326 vs. 26) at UFC 297 in a three-round fight. Rodolfo Vieira became the first fighter in UFC history to earn four submission victories via arm-triangle choke. Igor Severino became the first fighter in UFC history to lose a fight via disqualification due to biting. Kayla Harrison became the first two-time Olympic gold medalist to compete with her UFC 300 debut. Derrick Lewis became the first in UFC history with 15 knockouts. Charles Oliveira became the first fighter to earn 20 post-fight bonus awards. Punahele Soriano landed the most significant ground strikes (136) in a single-fight in UFC history. Tony Ferguson set the record for most consecutive losses (8) in UFC history. Sharabutdin Magomedov became the first UFC fighter to win a fight via a double-spinning back fist. Jim Miller became the first UFC fighter with 27 UFC victories. Clay Guida set a new record for most losses (19) in UFC history. Shavkat Rakhmonov and Ian Machado Garry set a combined undefeated record of 33-0 in a single fight in UFC history. ||||||

## 2024 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.
2024 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 | Max Holloway defeats Justin Gaethje UFC 300 | Max Holloway defeats Justin Gaethje UFC 300 | Max Holloway defeats Justin Gaethje UFC 300 | Islam Makhachev defeats Dustin Poirier UFC 302 | Carlos Prates defeats Trevin Giles UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Pyfer | UFC 300: Pereira vs. Hill | Renato Moicano defeats Jalin Turner UFC 300 |
| Nominee | Ilia Topuria defeats Alexander Volkanovski UFC 298 | Alex Pereira defeats Khalil Rountree Jr. UFC 307 | Alex Pereira defeats Jamahal Hill UFC 300 | Dricus du Plessis defeats Israel Adesanya UFC 305 | Kayla Harrison defeats Holly Holm UFC 300 | UFC 299: O'Malley vs. Vera 2 | Neil Magny defeats Mike Malott UFC 297 |
| Nominee | Alex Pereira defeats Jiří Procházka 2 UFC 303 | Esteban Ribovics defeats Daniel Zellhuber UFC 306 | Sharabutdin Magomedov defeats Armen Petrosyan UFC 308 | Kayla Harrison defeats Holly Holm UFC 300 | Jean Silva defeats Westin Wilson UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Walker 2 | UFC 306: O'Malley vs. Dvalishvili | Jack Della Maddalena defeats Gilbert Burns UFC 299 |
| Nominee | Khamzat Chimaev defeats Robert Whittaker UFC 308 | Dan Hooker defeats Mateusz Gamrot UFC 305 | Vinicius Oliveira defeats Benardo Sopaj UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Gaziev | Paddy Pimblett defeats King Green UFC 304 | Wang Cong defeats Victoria Leonardo UFC on ESPN: Cannonier vs. Borralho | UFC 308: Topuria vs. Holloway | Gerald Meerschaert defeats Edmen Shahbazyan UFC on ESPN: Cannonier vs. Borralho |
| Nominee | Ilia Topuria defeats Max Holloway UFC 308 | Dustin Poirier defeats Benoît Saint Denis UFC 283 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ref | | | | | | | |

## 2024 UFC.com awards

2024 UFC.COM Awards :
| No | The Fighter | The Submissions | The Newcomers | The Knockouts | The Fights |
| 1 | (1) Alex Pereira | Khamzat Chimaev defeats Robert Whittaker UFC 308 | Carlos Prates | Max Holloway defeats Justin Gaethje UFC 300 | Esteban Ribovics defeats Daniel Zellhuber UFC 306 |
| 2 | (1) Ilia Topuria | Paddy Pimblett defeats King Green UFC 304 | Kayla Harrison | Ilia Topuria defeats Max Holloway UFC 308 | Alex Pereira defeats Khalil Rountree Jr. UFC 307 |
| 3 | Carlos Prates | Islam Makhachev defeats Dustin Poirier UFC 302 | Jean Silva | Vinicius Oliveira defeats Benardo Sopaj UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Gaziev | Max Holloway defeats Justin Gaethje UFC 300 |
| 4 | Diego Lopes | Dricus du Plessis defeats Israel Adesanya UFC 305 | Mauricio Ruffy | Alex Pereira defeats Jamahal Hill UFC 300 | Islam Makhachev defeats Dustin Poirier UFC 302 |
| 5 | Dricus du Plessis | Brian Ortega defeats Yair Rodríguez UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Royval 2 | Felipe Lima | Alex Pereira defeats Jiří Procházka 2 UFC 303 | Dustin Poirier defeats Benoît Saint Denis UFC 283 |
| 6 | Merab Dvalishvili | Anthony Hernandez defeats Roman Kopylov UFC 298 | Mingyang Zhang | Ilia Topuria defeats Alexander Volkanovski UFC 298 | Mateusz Rebecki defeats Myktybek Orolbai UFC 308 |
| 7 | Renato Moicano | Alexandre Pantoja defeats Kai Asakura UFC 310 | Oban Elliott | Sharabutdin Magomedov defeats Armen Petrosyan UFC 308 | Brandon Royval defeats Tatsuro Taira UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Taira |
| 8 | Alexandre Pantoja | Kayla Harrison defeats Holly Holm UFC 300 | Vinicius Oliveira | Shi Ming defeats Feng Xiaocan UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Figueiredo | Dan Hooker defeats Mateusz Gamrot UFC 305 |
| 9 | Joaquin Buckley | Felipe Lima defeats Muhammad Naimov UFC on ABC: Whittaker vs. Aliskerov | Lone’er Kavanagh | Carlos Prates defeats Li Jingliang UFC 305 | Zhang Weili defeats Yan Xiaonan UFC 300 |
| 10 | Belal Muhammad | Jaqueline Amorim defeats Cory McKenna UFC Fight Night: Tuivasa vs. Tybura | Michael Page | Esteban Ribovics defeats Terrance McKinney UFC on ESPN: Lewis vs. Nascimento | Dricus du Plessis defeats Israel Adesanya UFC 305 |
| Ref | | | | | |

## Releases and retirements

These fighters have either been released from their UFC contracts, announced their retirement, or joined other promotions:
* A.J. Dobson - Released in March - Middleweight
* Abu Azaitar - Released in December - Middleweight
* Abubakar Nurmagomedov - Released in February - Welterweight
* Albert Duraev - Released in February - Middleweight
* Alexander Gustafsson - Released in December - Light Heavyweight
* Alexander Muñoz - Retired in September - Lightweight
* Alexander Romanov - Released in November - Heavyweight
* Andrei Arlovski - Released in June - Heavyweight
* Anton Turkalj - Released in April - Light Heavyweight
* Blake Bilder - Released in October - Featherweight
* Brendon Marotte - Released in September - Featherweight
* Brian Kelleher - Released in October - Bantamweight
* Brianna Fortino - Released in October - Women's Strawweight
* Bryan Barberena - Released in March - Middleweight
* Caio Machado - Released in November - Light Heavyweight
* Carla Esparza - Retired in October - Women's Strawweight
* Carlos Candelario - Released in March - Flyweight
* Charalampos Grigoriou - Released in October - Bantamweight
* Casey Kenney - Released in March - Bantamweight
* Christos Giagos - Released in October - Lightweight
* Cory McKenna - Released in October - Women's Strawweight
* Cynthia Calvillo - Released in April - Women's Strawweight
* Da Woon Jung - Released in October - Light Heavyweight
* Daniel Lacerda - Released in March - Flyweight
* Damon Jackson - Retired in November - November
* Daniel Pineda - Retired in October - Featherweight
* Danyelle Wolf - Released in October - Women's Featherweight
* Danny Henry - Released in April - Featherweight
* David Dvořák - Released in June - Flyweight
* Denys Bondar - Released in March - Flyweight
* Denis Tiuliulin - Released in August - Middleweight
* Devin Clark - Released in February - Light Heavyweight
* Fernie Garcia - Released in March - Featherweight
* Emily Ducote - Released in July - Women's Strawweight
* Felice Herrig - Retired in June - Women's Strawweight
* Gabriel Benítez - Released in December - Lightweight
* Herbert Burns - Released in October - Featherweight
* Igor Severino - Released in March - Flyweight
* Jack Shore - Retired in December - Featherweight
* Jake Hadley - Released in October - Bantamweight
* James Llontop - Released in December - Lightweight
* Jamie Pickett - Retired in March - Middleweight
* Jared Gooden - Released in December - Welterweight
* Jarjis Danho - Released in October - Heavyweight
* Jarno Errens - Released in October - Featherweight
* Jesse Butler - Released in October - Bantamweight
* Jessica Penne - Released in October - Women's Strawweight
* Joanne Wood - Retired in March - Women's Flyweight
* Josh Fremd - Released in October - Middleweight
* Josh Parisian - Released in March - Heavyweight
* Josh Quinlan - Released in July - Welterweight
* Juancamilo Ronderos - Released in February - Flyweight
* Karl Williams - Released in October - Heavyweight
* Kaynan Kruschewsky - Released in October - Lightweight
* Khusein Askhabov - Released in March - Featherweight
* Kleydson Rodrigues - Released in October - Flyweight
* Lucie Pudilová - Released in July - Women's Flyweight
* Luis Pajuelo - Released in September - Featherweight
* Luis Saldaña - Released in March - Featherweight
* Makhmud Muradov - Released in May - Middleweight
* Malcolm Gordon - Retired in January - Flyweight
* Mark Madsen - Retired in February - Lightweight
* Marc Diakiese - Released in June - Lightweight
* Mariya Agapova - Released in July - Women's Flyweight
* Mateus Mendonçą - Released in March - Flyweight
* Matheus Nicolau - Released in October - Flyweight
* Matt Brown - Retired in May - Welterweight
* Matt Schnell - Retired in September - Flyweight
* Michelle Waterson-Gomez - Retired in June - Women's Strawweight
* Miguel Baeza - Released in July - Welterweight
* Mike Grundy - Retired in April - Featherweight
* Muhammad Mokaev - Released in July - Flyweight
* Nate Maness - Released in June - Flyweight
* Ovince Saint Preux - Released in October - Light Heavyweight
* Pannie Kianzad - Released in August - Women's Bantamweight
* Phil Hawes - Released in February - Middleweight
* Ricky Glenn - Released in October - Welterweight
* Robelis Despaigne - Released in October - Heavyweight
* Rodrigo Nascimento - Released in November - Heavyweight
* Sergey Morozov - Released in July - Welterweight
* Stephanie Egger - Released in February - Women's Bantamweight
* Tamires Vidal - Released in October - Women's Bantamweight
* Stipe Miocic - Retired in November - Heavyweight
* T.J. Brown - Released in January - Featherweight
* Tyson Pedro - Retired in March - Light Heavyweight
* Yohan Lainesse - Released in January - Welterweight
* Valentine Woodburn - Released in April - Welterweight
* Vinicius Salvador - Released in October - Bantamweight
* Victor Altamirano - Released in October - Flyweight
* Victoria Leonardo - Released in October - Women's Flyweight
* Yanis Ghemmouri - Released in October - Featherweight
* Zac Pauga - Released in February - Light Heavyweight
* Zach Scroggin - Released in November - Welterweight
* Žygimantas Ramaška - Released in September - Featherweight

## Debut UFC fighters

The following fighters fought their first UFC fight in 2024:
* Abdul-Kareem Al-Selwady - UFC Fight Night 238
* AJ Cunningham - UFC Fight Night 238
* Alice Ardelean - UFC 304
* André Lima - UFC on ESPN 53
* Angel Pacheco - UFC on ESPN 54
* Antonio Trócoli - UFC on ABC 6
* Bekzat Almakhan - UFC Fight Night 238.
* Bernardo Sopaj - UFC Fight Night 238
* Bolaji Oki - UFC Fight Night 236
* Brendson Ribeiro - UFC 298
* Cameron Smotherman - UFC Fight Night 245
* Carli Judice - UFC on ESPN 58
* Carlos Leal Miranda - UFC 308
* Carlos Prates - UFC Fight Night 236
* Carlos Vera - UFC 298
* César Almeida - UFC Fight Night 240
* Chang Ho Lee - UFC on ABC 6
* Charalampos Grigoriou - UFC Fight Night 239
* Choi Dong-hun - UFC Fight Night 248
* Chris Padilla - UFC on ESPN 55
* Cody Haddon - UFC Fight Night 244
* Cong Wang - UFC on ESPN 62
* Connor Matthews - UFC on ESPN 54
* Cortavious Romious - UFC Fight Night 247
* Danny Barlow - UFC 298
* Danny Silva - UFC Fight Night 239
* Dariya Zheleznyakova - UFC on ESPN 53
* Dione Barbosa - UFC 301
* Dylan Budka - UFC Fight Night 240
* Ernesta Kareckaitė - UFC 301
* Fatima Kline - UFC on ESPN 59
* Felipe Bunes - UFC Fight Night 234
* Felipe Lima - UFC on ABC 6
* Feng Xiaocan - UFC Fight Night 248
* Hyder Amil - UFC Fight Night 236
* Ibo Aslan - UFC on ESPN 54
* Igor Severino - UFC on ESPN 53
* Ivan Erslan - UFC Fight Night 243
* James Llontop - UFC on ESPN 55
* Jean Matsumoto - UFC Fight Night 240
* Jean Silva - UFC Fight Night 234
* Jhonata Diniz - UFC on ESPN 55
* Jieleyisi Baergeng - UFC Fight Night 248
* Jordan Vucenic - UFC on ABC 7
* José Medina - UFC on ESPN 62
* Jose Ochoa - UFC Fight Night 248
* Julia Polastri - UFC on ESPN 58
* Kaan Ofli - UFC on ESPN 62
* Kai Asakura - UFC 310
* Kayla Harrison - UFC 300
* Kiru Singh Sahota - UFC Fight Night 248
* Klaudia Syguła - UFC Fight Night 247
* Lone'er Kavanagh - UFC Fight Night 248
* Long Xiao - UFC on ABC 6
* Lucas Rocha - UFC Fight Night 244
* Luis Pajuelo - UFC on ESPN 53
* Magomed Gadzhiyasulov - UFC on ABC 6
* Mairon Santos - UFC on ESPN 62
* Mansur Abdul-Malik - UFC Fight Night 247
* Marquel Mederos - UFC Fight Night 235
* Michael Page - UFC 299
* Mitch Ramirez - UFC Fight Night 239
* Mitch Raposo - UFC 302
* Maurício Ruffy - UFC 301
* Oban Elliott - UFC 298
* Nathan Fletcher - UFC Fight Night 242
* Navajo Stirling - UFC on ESPN 63
* Nikolay Veretennikov - UFC on ESPN 61
* Nyamjargal Tumendemberel - UFC Fight Night 248
* Oumar Sy - UFC Fight Night 241
* Ozzy Diaz - UFC Fight Night 248
* Puja Tomar - UFC on ESPN 57
* Quang Le - UFC on ESPN 61
* Pedro Falcão - UFC Fight Night 240
* Raffael Cerqueira - UFC 308
* Ramazonbek Temirov - UFC Fight Night 244
* Ramon Taveras - UFC 297
* Reinier de Ridder - UFC Fight Night 247
* Robelis Despaigne - UFC 299
* Robert Bryczek - UFC Fight Night 236
* Roberto Romero - UFC 309
* Robert Valentin - UFC on ESPN 62
* Ronaldo Rodríguez - UFC Fight Night 237
* Ryan Loder - UFC on ESPN 62
* Serhiy Sidey - UFC 297
* Sean Sharaf - UFC Fight Night 244
* Shi Ming - UFC Fight Night 248
* Steven Nguyen - UFC on ESPN 53
* Stephanie Luciano - UFC on ESPN 61
* Stewart Nicoll - UFC 305
* Thomas Petersen - UFC Fight Night 235
* Timothy Cuamba - UFC Fight Night 236
* Tom Nolan - UFC Fight Night 234
* Tuco Tokkos - UFC Fight Night 241
* Valter Walker - UFC Fight Night 240
* Victor Hugo - UFC Fight Night 240
* Vinicius Oliveira - UFC Fight Night 238
* Yi Zha - UFC Fight Night 242
* You Su-young - UFC Fight Night 248
* Zach Scroggins - UFC Fight Night 247
* Zhang Mingyang - UFC 298
* Žygimantas Ramaška - UFC Fight Night 242

## 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 |
| Hamdy Abdelwahab | The Hammer | Heavyweight | July 30, 2022 | 6 months | Exogenous testosterone | CSAD | January 30, 2025 | | |
| Walt Harris | The Big Ticket | Heavyweight | July 11, 2023 | 4 years | Drostanolone and its metabolites, exogenous testosterone, and Anastrozole | CSAD | July 11, 2027 | | |
| Miles Johns | Chopo | Bantamweight | September 23, 2023 | 4+1⁄2 months | Turinabol | NSAC | February 6, 2024 | [196] [197] | $2,300 fine $157.04 in prosecution fees. |
| Khusein Askhabov | Lion' | Featherweight | February 8, 2024. | 2 years | Methandienone (aka Dianabol or D-Bol) metabolites | Combat Sports Anti-Doping (CSAD) | February 8, 2026 | | Parted with UFC as of March 2024. |
| Khalil Rountree Jr. | The War Horse | Light Heavyweight | May 4, 2024 | 2 months | Exogenous origin of 5a-androstanediol, 5b-androstanediol and androsterone | CSAD | July 4, 2024 | | |
| Irina Alekseeva | Russian Ronda | Women's Bantamweight | October 15, 2023 | 1 year | Exogenous testosterone | CSAD | October 15, 2024 | | |
| Bruno Silva | Blindado | Middleweight | April 11, 2024 | 6 months | Drostanolone metabolite | CSAD | October 11, 2024 | | |
| Arman Tsarukyan | Akhalkalakets | Lightweight | April 13, 2024 | 9 months | Pre-fight altercation with spectator during UFC 300 | NSAC | January 12, 2025 | | $25,000 fine; additionally, if he issues an anti-bullying public service announcement approved by NSAC, sentence can be reduced to six months with fight eligibility on October 12, 2024 |
| Luis Pajuelo | Corazón de León | Featherweight | August 13, 2024 | 2 years | tested positive for 19-norandrosterone and elevated levels of exogenous testosterone | NSAC | August 13, 2026 | | Parted with UFC as of August 2024. |
| Azamat Murzakanov | The Professional | Light Heavyweight | November 1, 2024 | 6 months | LGD-4033 metabolites | CSAD | May 1, 2025 | | Second violation under UFC. |

## The Ultimate Fighter

The following The Ultimate Fighter seasons are scheduled for broadcast in 2024:
| Season | Division | Winner | Runner-up | Ref |
| The Ultimate Fighter 32 | Featherweight | Mairon Santos | Kaan Ofli | |
| The Ultimate Fighter 32 | Middleweight | Ryan Loder | Robert Valentin | |

## Title fights

* ↑ For the vacant UFC Women's Bantamweight Championship.
* ↑ For the UFC Middleweight Championship.
* ↑ For the UFC Featherweight Championship.
* ↑ For the UFC Bantamweight Championship.
* ↑ For the UFC Women's Strawweight Championship.
* ↑ For the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship.
* ↑ For the UFC Flyweight Championship.
* ↑ For the UFC Lightweight Championship.
* ↑ For the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship.
* ↑ For the interim UFC Heavyweight Championship.
* ↑ For the UFC Welterweight Championship.
* ↑ For the UFC Middleweight Championship.
* ↑ For the UFC Women's Flyweight Championship.
* ↑ For the UFC Bantamweight Championship.
* ↑ For the UFC Women's Bantamweight Championship.
* ↑ For the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship.
* ↑ For the UFC Featherweight Championship.
* ↑ For the UFC Heavyweight Championship.
* ↑ For the UFC Flyweight 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 |
| 716 | UFC on ESPN: Covington vs. Buckley | Dec 14, 2024 | Amalie Arena | Tampa, Florida | United States | 18,625 | Cub Swanson | vs. | Billy Quarantillo | Michael Johnson | Dustin Jacoby | $50,000 |
| 715 | UFC 310: Pantoja vs. Asakura | Dec 7, 2024 | T-Mobile Arena | Paradise, Nevada | United States | 18,648 | — | — | — | Alexandre Pantoja | Chase Hooper | $50,000 |
| 715 | UFC 310: Pantoja vs. Asakura | Dec 7, 2024 | T-Mobile Arena | Paradise, Nevada | United States | 18,648 | — | — | — | Chase Hooper | Kennedy Nzechukwu | $50,000 |
| 714 | UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Figueiredo | Nov 23, 2024 | Galaxy Arena | Macau, SAR | China | 12,615 | — | — | — | Muslim Salikhov | Gabriella Fernandes | $50,000 |
| 714 | UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Figueiredo | Nov 23, 2024 | Galaxy Arena | Macau, SAR | China | 12,615 | — | — | — | Zhang Mingyang | Shi Ming | $50,000 |
| 713 | UFC 309: Jones vs. Miocic | Nov 16, 2024 | Madison Square Garden | New York City | United States | 20,200 | Charles Oliveira | vs. | Michael Chandler | Jon Jones | Ramiz Brahimaj | $50,000 |
| 713 | UFC 309: Jones vs. Miocic | Nov 16, 2024 | Madison Square Garden | New York City | United States | 20,200 | Charles Oliveira | vs. | Michael Chandler | Oban Elliott | — | $50,000 |
| 712 | UFC Fight Night: Magny vs. Prates | Nov 9, 2024 | UFC Apex | Las Vegas, Nevada | United States | — | — | — | — | Carlos Prates | Mansur Abdul-Malik | $50,000 |
| 712 | UFC Fight Night: Magny vs. Prates | Nov 9, 2024 | UFC Apex | Las Vegas, Nevada | United States | — | — | — | — | Charles Radtke | Da'Mon Blackshear | $50,000 |
| 711 | UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Albazi | Nov 2, 2024 | Rogers Place | Edmonton, Alberta | Canada | 16,439 | — | — | — | Jasmine Jasudavicius | Dustin Stoltzfus | $50,000 |
| 711 | UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Albazi | Nov 2, 2024 | Rogers Place | Edmonton, Alberta | Canada | 16,439 | — | — | — | Charles Jourdain | Youssef Zalal | $50,000 |
| 710 | UFC 308: Topuria vs. Holloway | Oct 26, 2024 | Etihad Arena | Abu Dhabi | United Arab Emirates | — | Mateusz Rębecki | vs. | Myktybek Orolbai | Ilia Topuria | Khamzat Chimaev | $50,000 |
| 710 | UFC 308: Topuria vs. Holloway | Oct 26, 2024 | Etihad Arena | Abu Dhabi | United Arab Emirates | — | Mateusz Rębecki | vs. | Myktybek Orolbai | Sharabutdin Magomedov | — | $50,000 |
| 709 | UFC Fight Night: Hernandez vs. Pereira | Oct 19, 2024 | UFC Apex | Las Vegas, Nevada | United States | — | Darren Elkins | vs. | Daniel Pineda | Anthony Hernandez | — | $50,000 |
| 708 | UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Taira | Oct 12, 2024 | UFC Apex | Las Vegas, Nevada | United States | — | Brandon Royval | vs. | Tatsuro Taira | Ramazan Temirov | Clayton Carpenter | $50,000 |
| 707 | UFC 307: Pereira vs. Rountree Jr. | Oct 5, 2024 | Delta Center | Salt Lake City, Utah | United States | 17,487 | Alex Pereira | vs. | Khalil Rountree Jr. | Joaquin Buckley | Ryan Spann | $50,000 |
| 706 | UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs. Saint Denis | Sep 28, 2024 | Accor Arena | Paris | France | 15,449 | — | — | — | Bryan Battle | Morgan Charrière | $50,000 |
| 706 | UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs. Saint Denis | Sep 28, 2024 | Accor Arena | Paris | France | 15,449 | — | — | — | Farès Ziam | Chris Duncan | $50,000 |
| 705 | UFC 306: O'Malley vs. Dvalishvili | Sep 14, 2024 | Sphere | Las Vegas, Nevada | United States | 16,024 | Daniel Zellhuber | vs. | Esteban Ribovics | Ignacio Bahamondes | Ketlen Souza | $50,000 |
| 704 | UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Brady | Sep 7, 2024 | UFC Apex | Las Vegas, Nevada | United States | — | Jéssica Andrade | vs. | Natália Silva | Steve Garcia | Cody Durden | $50,000 |
| 703 | UFC on ESPN: Cannonier vs. Borralho | Aug 24, 2024 | UFC Apex | Las Vegas, Nevada | United States | — | Jared Cannonier | vs. | Caio Borralho | Michael Morales | Gerald Meerschaert | $50,000 |
| 703 | UFC on ESPN: Cannonier vs. Borralho | Aug 24, 2024 | UFC Apex | Las Vegas, Nevada | United States | — | Jared Cannonier | vs. | Caio Borralho | Wang Cong | — | $50,000 |
| 702 | UFC 305: du Plessis vs. Adesanya | Aug 18, 2024 | RAC Arena | Perth | Australia | 14,152 | Mateusz Gamrot | vs. | Dan Hooker | Kai Kara-France | Carlos Prates | $50,000 |
| 701 | UFC on ESPN: Tybura vs. Spivac 2 | Aug 10, 2024 | UFC Apex | Las Vegas, Nevada | United States | — | — | — | — | Serghei Spivac | Toshiomi Kazama | $50,000 |
| 701 | UFC on ESPN: Tybura vs. Spivac 2 | Aug 10, 2024 | UFC Apex | Las Vegas, Nevada | United States | — | — | — | — | Youssef Zalal | — | $50,000 |
| 700 | UFC on ABC: Sandhagen vs. Nurmagomedov | Aug 3, 2024 | Etihad Arena | Abu Dhabi | United Arab Emirates | — | Sharabutdin Magomedov | vs. | Michał Oleksiejczuk | Joel Álvarez | Azamat Murzakanov | $50,000 |
| 699 | UFC 304: Edwards vs. Muhammad 2 | Jul 27, 2024 | Co-op Live | Manchester | England | 17,907 | — | — | — | Paddy Pimblett | Paddy Pimblett | $200,000 |
| 699 | UFC 304: Edwards vs. Muhammad 2 | Jul 27, 2024 | Co-op Live | Manchester | England | 17,907 | — | — | — | Tom Aspinall | Michael Parkin | $100,000 |
| 698 | UFC on ESPN: Lemos vs. Jandiroba | Jul 20, 2024 | UFC Apex | Las Vegas, Nevada | United States | — | — | — | — | Virna Jandiroba | Steve Garcia | $50,000 |
| 698 | UFC on ESPN: Lemos vs. Jandiroba | Jul 20, 2024 | UFC Apex | Las Vegas, Nevada | United States | — | — | — | — | Bruno Gustavo da Silva | Hyder Amil | $50,000 |
| 697 | UFC on ESPN: Namajunas vs. Cortez | Jul 13, 2024 | Ball Arena | Denver, Colorado | United States | 16,884 | Drew Dober | vs. | Jean Silva | Charles Johnson | Montel Jackson | $50,000 |
| 696 | UFC 303: Pereira vs. Procházka 2 | Jun 29, 2024 | T-Mobile Arena | Paradise, Nevada | United States | 18,881 | Cub Swanson | vs. | Andre Fili | Alex Pereira | Macy Chiasson | $50,000 |
| 696 | UFC 303: Pereira vs. Procházka 2 | Jun 29, 2024 | T-Mobile Arena | Paradise, Nevada | United States | 18,881 | Cub Swanson | vs. | Andre Fili | Joe Pyfer | Payton Talbott | $50,000 |
| 695 | UFC on ABC: Whittaker vs. Aliskerov | Jun 22, 2024 | Kingdom Arena | Riyadh | Saudi Arabia | — | — | — | — | Robert Whittaker | Volkan Oezdemir | $50,000 |
| 695 | UFC on ABC: Whittaker vs. Aliskerov | Jun 22, 2024 | Kingdom Arena | Riyadh | Saudi Arabia | — | — | — | — | Sharabutdin Magomedov | Felipe Lima | $50,000 |
| 694 | UFC on ESPN: Perez vs. Taira | Jun 15, 2024 | UFC Apex | Las Vegas, Nevada | United States | — | Gabriella Fernandes | vs. | Carli Judice | Tatsuro Taira | Brady Hiestand | $50,000 |
| 693 | UFC on ESPN: Cannonier vs. Imavov | Jun 8, 2024 | KFC Yum! Center | Louisville, Kentucky | United States | 19,578 | — | — | — | Raul Rosas Jr. | Brunno Ferreira | $50,000 |
| 693 | UFC on ESPN: Cannonier vs. Imavov | Jun 8, 2024 | KFC Yum! Center | Louisville, Kentucky | United States | 19,578 | — | — | — | Zachary Reese | Carlos Prates | $50,000 |
| 692 | UFC 302: Makhachev vs. Poirier | Jun 1, 2024 | Prudential Center | Newark, New Jersey | United States | 17,834 | Islam Makhachev | vs. | Dustin Poirier | Islam Makhachev | Kevin Holland | $50,000 |
| 691 | UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Murphy | May 18, 2024 | UFC Apex | Las Vegas, Nevada | United States | — | Edson Barboza | vs. | Lerone Murphy | Khaos Williams | Angela Hill | $50,000 |
| 690 | UFC on ESPN: Lewis vs. Nascimento | May 11, 2024 | Enterprise Center | St. Louis, Missouri | United States | 15,960 | Billy Goff | vs. | Trey Waters | Carlos Ulberg | Carlos Diego Ferreira | $50,000 |
| 689 | UFC 301: Pantoja vs. Erceg | May 4, 2024 | Farmasi Arena | Rio de Janeiro | Brazil | 14,514 | — | — | — | Michel Pereira | Caio Borralho | $50,000 |
| 689 | UFC 301: Pantoja vs. Erceg | May 4, 2024 | Farmasi Arena | Rio de Janeiro | Brazil | 14,514 | — | — | — | Maurício Ruffy | Alessandro Costa | $50,000 |
| 688 | UFC on ESPN: Nicolau vs. Perez | Apr 27, 2024 | UFC Apex | Las Vegas, Nevada | United States | — | — | — | — | Alex Perez | Bogdan Guskov | $50,000 |
| 688 | UFC on ESPN: Nicolau vs. Perez | Apr 27, 2024 | UFC Apex | Las Vegas, Nevada | United States | — | — | — | — | Jhonata Diniz | Uroš Medić | $50,000 |
| 687 | UFC 300: Pereira vs. Hill | Apr 13, 2024 | T-Mobile Arena | Las Vegas, Nevada | United States | 20,867 | Justin Gaethje | vs. | Max Holloway | Max Holloway | Jiří Procházka | $300,000 |
| 686 | UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Curtis 2 | Apr 6, 2024 | UFC Apex | Las Vegas, Nevada | United States | — | Morgan Charrière | vs. | Jose Mariscal | Ignacio Bahamondes | César Almeida | $50,000 |
| 685 | UFC on ESPN: Blanchfield vs. Fiorot | Mar 30, 2024 | Boardwalk Hall | Atlantic City, New Jersey | United States | 12,198 | Ibo Aslan | vs. | Anton Turkalj | Nate Landwehr | Dennis Buzukja | $50,000 |
| 684 | UFC on ESPN: Ribas vs. Namajunas | Mar 23, 2024 | UFC Apex | Las Vegas, Nevada | United States | — | Jarno Errens | vs. | Steven Nguyen | Payton Talbott | Fernando Padilla | $50,000 |
| 684 | UFC on ESPN: Ribas vs. Namajunas | Mar 23, 2024 | UFC Apex | Las Vegas, Nevada | United States | — | Jarno Errens | vs. | Steven Nguyen | André Lima (Bite of the Night) | — | $50,000 |
| 683 | UFC Fight Night: Tuivasa vs. Tybura | Mar 16, 2024 | UFC Apex | Las Vegas, Nevada | United States | — | — | — | — | Marcin Tybura | Macy Chiasson | $50,000 |
| 683 | UFC Fight Night: Tuivasa vs. Tybura | Mar 16, 2024 | UFC Apex | Las Vegas, Nevada | United States | — | — | — | — | Jafel Filho | Jaqueline Amorim | $50,000 |
| 682 | UFC 299: O'Malley vs. Vera 2 | Mar 9, 2024 | Kaseya Center | Miami, Florida | United States | 19,165 | Dustin Poirier | vs. | Benoît Saint Denis | Sean O'Malley | Jack Della Maddalena | $50,000 |
| 682 | UFC 299: O'Malley vs. Vera 2 | Mar 9, 2024 | Kaseya Center | Miami, Florida | United States | 19,165 | Dustin Poirier | vs. | Benoît Saint Denis | Curtis Blaydes | Michel Pereira | $50,000 |
| 682 | UFC 299: O'Malley vs. Vera 2 | Mar 9, 2024 | Kaseya Center | Miami, Florida | United States | 19,165 | Dustin Poirier | vs. | Benoît Saint Denis | Robelis Despaigne | — | $50,000 |
| 681 | UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Gaziev | Mar 2, 2024 | UFC Apex | Las Vegas, Nevada | United States | — | Vinicius Oliveira | vs. | Bernardo Sopaj | Steve Erceg | Vinicius Oliveira | $50,000 |
| 680 | UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Royval 2 | Feb 24, 2024 | Arena CDMX | Mexico City | Mexico | 21,546 | Daniel Zellhuber | vs. | Francisco Prado | Brian Ortega | Manuel Torres | $50,000 |
| 679 | UFC 298: Volkanovski vs. Topuria | Feb 17, 2024 | Honda Center | Anaheim, California | United States | 18,186 | Amanda Lemos | vs. | Mackenzie Dern | Ilia Topuria | Anthony Hernandez | $50,000 |
| 679 | UFC 298: Volkanovski vs. Topuria | Feb 17, 2024 | Honda Center | Anaheim, California | United States | 18,186 | Amanda Lemos | vs. | Mackenzie Dern | Zhang Mingyang | — | $50,000 |
| 678 | UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Pyfer | Feb 10, 2024 | UFC Apex | Las Vegas, Nevada | United States | — | — | — | — | Dan Ige | Rodolfo Vieira | $50,000 |
| 678 | UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Pyfer | Feb 10, 2024 | UFC Apex | Las Vegas, Nevada | United States | — | — | — | — | Carlos Prates | Bogdan Guskov | $50,000 |
| 677 | UFC Fight Night: Dolidze vs. Imavov | Feb 3, 2024 | UFC Apex | Las Vegas, Nevada | United States | — | Azat Maksum | vs. | Charles Johnson | Randy Brown | Molly McCann | $50,000 |
| 676 | UFC 297: Strickland vs. du Plessis | Jan 20, 2024 | Scotiabank Arena | Toronto, Ontario | Canada | 18,559 | Sean Strickland | vs. | Dricus du Plessis | Gillian Robertson | Jasmine Jasudavicius | $50,000 |
| 675 | UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Walker 2 | Jan 13, 2024 | UFC Apex | Las Vegas, Nevada | United States | — | — | — | — | Magomed Ankalaev | Jim Miller | $50,000 |
| 675 | UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Walker 2 | Jan 13, 2024 | UFC Apex | Las Vegas, Nevada | United States | — | — | — | — | Brunno Ferreira | Marcus McGhee | $50,000 |
    ^ 1. André Lima was awarded an honorary "Bite of the Night" bonus after Igor Severino was disqualified for biting him.