2015 in UFC

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2015 in UFC
A poster or logo for 2015 in UFC.
Information
First date January 3
Last date December 19
Events
Total events 41
UFC 13
UFC on Fox 4
UFC Fight Night 22
TUF Finale events 2
Fights
Total fights 473
Title fights 20
Chronology
2014 in UFC 2015 in UFC 2016 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.

Title fights

Title fights in 2015
Weight class Method Round Time Event Notes
Light Heavyweight Jon Jones (c) def. Daniel Cormier Decision (unanimous) (49–46, 49–46, 49–46) 5 5:00 UFC 182 [lower-alpha 1]
Women's Bantamweight Ronda Rousey (c) def. Cat Zingano Submission (straight armbar) 1 0:14 UFC 184 [lower-alpha 2]
Women's Strawweight Joanna Jędrzejczyk def. Carla Esparza (c) TKO (punches) 2 4:17 UFC 185 [lower-alpha 3]
Lightweight Rafael dos Anjos def. Anthony Pettis (c) Decision (unanimous) (50–45, 50–45, 50–45) 5 5:00 UFC 185 [lower-alpha 4]
Flyweight Demetrious Johnson (c) def. Kyoji Horiguchi Submission (armbar) 5 4:59 UFC 186 [lower-alpha 5]
Middleweight Chris Weidman (c) def. Vitor Belfort TKO (punches) 1 2:53 UFC 187 [lower-alpha 6]
Light Heavyweight Daniel Cormier def. Anthony Johnson Submission (rear-naked choke) 3 2:39 UFC 187 [lower-alpha 7]
Heavyweight Fabrício Werdum (ic) def. Cain Velasquez (c) Submission (guillotine choke) 3 2:13 UFC 188 [lower-alpha 8]
Women's Strawweight Joanna Jędrzejczyk (c) def. Jessica Penne TKO (punches and knee) 3 4:22 UFC Fight Night 69 [lower-alpha 9]
Welterweight Robbie Lawler (c) def. Rory MacDonald TKO (punches) 5 1:00 UFC 189 [lower-alpha 10]
Featherweight Conor McGregor def. Chad Mendes TKO (punches) 2 4:57 UFC 189 [lower-alpha 11]
Bantamweight T.J. Dillashaw (c) def. Renan Barão TKO (punches) 4 0:35 UFC on Fox 16 [lower-alpha 12]
Women's Bantamweight Ronda Rousey (c) def. Bethe Correia KO (punches) 1 0:34 UFC 190 [lower-alpha 13]
Flyweight Demetrious Johnson (c) def. John Dodson Decision (unanimous) (49–46, 49–46, 50-45) 5 5:00 UFC 191 [lower-alpha 14]
Light Heavyweight Daniel Cormier (c) def. Alexander Gustafsson Decision (split) (48-47, 47-48, 49-46) 5 5:00 UFC 192 [lower-alpha 15]
Women's Strawweight Joanna Jędrzejczyk (c) def. Valérie Létourneau Decision (unanimous) (49–46, 49–46, 50-45) 5 5:00 UFC 193 [lower-alpha 16]
Women's Bantamweight Holly Holm def. Ronda Rousey (c) KO (head kick and punches) 2 0:59 UFC 193 [lower-alpha 17]
Middleweight Luke Rockhold def. Chris Weidman (c) TKO (punches) 4 3:12 UFC 194 [lower-alpha 18]
Featherweight Conor McGregor (ic) def. Jose Aldo (c) KO (punch) 1 0:13 UFC 194 [lower-alpha 19]
Lightweight Rafael dos Anjos (c) def. Donald Cerrone TKO (body kick and punches) 1 1:06 UFC on Fox 17 [lower-alpha 20]
  1. ↑ Extended the record for most consecutive UFC Light Heavyweight Championship defenses (8).
  2. ↑ Extended the record for most consecutive UFC Women's Bantamweight Championship defenses (5).
  3. ↑ Became the new UFC Women's Strawweight Champion.
  4. ↑ Became the new UFC Lightweight Champion.
  5. ↑ Extended the record for most consecutive UFC Flyweight Championship defenses (6).
  6. ↑ For the UFC Middleweight Championship.
  7. ↑ For the vacant UFC Light Heavyweight Championship.
  8. ↑ For the unified UFC Heavyweight Championship.
  9. ↑ For the UFC Women's Strawweight Championship.
  10. ↑ For the UFC Welterweight Championship.
  11. ↑ For the interim UFC Featherweight Championship.
  12. ↑ For the UFC Bantamweight Championship.
  13. ↑ For the UFC Women's Bantamweight Championship.
  14. ↑ For the UFC Flyweight Championship.
  15. ↑ For the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship.
  16. ↑ For the UFC Women's Strawweight Championship.
  17. ↑ Became the new UFC Women's Bantamweight Champion.
  18. ↑ Became the new UFC Middleweight Champion.
  19. ↑ Won the unified UFC Featherweight Championship.
  20. ↑ For the UFC Lightweight Championship.

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
Bantamweight Reginaldo Vieira Dileno Lopes
TUF: Latin America 2 November 21, 2015 Welterweight Erick Montaño Enrique Marin
Lightweight Enrique Barzola Horacio Gutiérrez
TUF 22: Team McGregor vs. Team Faber December 11, 2015 Lightweight Ryan Hall Artem Lobov

Debut UFC fighters

The following fighters fought their first UFC fight in 2015:

Events List

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Main article: List of UFC events
# 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[1]
343 UFC 194: Aldo vs. McGregor Dec 12, 2015 MGM Grand Garden Arena Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. 16,516[2]
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[3]
341 UFC Fight Night: Namajunas vs. VanZant Dec 10, 2015 The Chelsea at The Cosmopolitan Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. 1,643[4]
340 UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs. Masvidal Nov 28, 2015 Olympic Gymnastics Arena Seoul, South Korea 12,156[5]
339 The Ultimate Fighter: Latin America 2 Finale Nov 21, 2015 Arena Monterrey Monterrey, Mexico 10,410[6]
338 UFC 193: Rousey vs. Holm Nov 15, 2015 Etihad Stadium Melbourne, Australia 56,214[7]
337 UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs. Henderson 3 Nov 7, 2015 Ginásio do Ibirapuera São Paulo, Brazil 10,628[8]
336 UFC Fight Night: Holohan vs. Smolka Oct 24, 2015 3Arena Dublin, Ireland N/A
335 UFC 192: Cormier vs. Gustafsson Oct 3, 2015 Toyota Center Houston, Texas, U.S. 14,622[9]
334 UFC Fight Night: Barnett vs. Nelson Sep 27, 2015 Saitama Super Arena Saitama, Japan 10,137[10]
333 UFC 191: Johnson vs. Dodson 2 Sep 5, 2015 MGM Grand Garden Arena Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. 10,873[11]
332 UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Oliveira Aug 23, 2015 SaskTel Centre Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada 7,202[12]
331 UFC Fight Night: Teixeira vs. Saint Preux Aug 8, 2015 Bridgestone Arena Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. 7,539[13]
330 UFC 190: Rousey vs. Correia Aug 1, 2015 HSBC Arena Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 14,723[14]
329 UFC on Fox: Dillashaw vs. Barão 2 Jul 25, 2015 United Center Chicago, Illinois, U.S. 11,663[15]
328 UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs. Leites Jul 18, 2015 The SSE Hydro Glasgow, Scotland 10,451[16]
327 UFC Fight Night: Mir vs. Duffee Jul 15, 2015 Valley View Casino Center San Diego, California, U.S. 5,471[17]
326 The Ultimate Fighter: American Top Team vs. Blackzilians Finale Jul 12, 2015 MGM Grand Garden Arena Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. 4,844[18]
325 UFC 189: Mendes vs. McGregor Jul 11, 2015 MGM Grand Garden Arena Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. 16,019[19]
324 UFC Fight Night: Machida vs. Romero Jun 27, 2015 Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Hollywood, Florida, U.S. 5,604[20]
323 UFC Fight Night: Jędrzejczyk vs. Penne Jun 20, 2015 O2 World Berlin, Germany 8,155[21]
322 UFC 188: Velasquez vs. Werdum Jun 13, 2015 Arena Ciudad de México Mexico City, Mexico 21,036[22]
321 UFC Fight Night: Boetsch vs. Henderson Jun 6, 2015 Smoothie King Center New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. 6,231[23]
320 UFC Fight Night: Condit vs. Alves May 30, 2015 Goiânia Arena Goiânia, Brazil 3,500[24]
319 UFC 187: Johnson vs. Cormier May 23, 2015 MGM Grand Garden Arena Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. 12,615[25]
318 UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs. Faber May 16, 2015 Mall of Asia Arena Pasay, Philippines 13,446[26]
317 UFC Fight Night: Miocic vs. Hunt May 10, 2015 Adelaide Entertainment Centre Adelaide, Australia 7,984[27]
316 UFC 186: Johnson vs. Horiguchi Apr 25, 2015 Bell Centre Montreal, Quebec, Canada 10,154[28]
315 UFC on Fox: Machida vs. Rockhold Apr 18, 2015 Prudential Center Newark, New Jersey, U.S. 13,306[29]
314 UFC Fight Night: Gonzaga vs. Cro Cop 2 Apr 11, 2015 Tauron Arena Kraków Kraków, Poland 10,000[30]
313 UFC Fight Night: Mendes vs. Lamas Apr 4, 2015 Patriot Center Fairfax, Virginia, U.S. 5,417[31]
312 UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. LaFlare Mar 21, 2015 Ginásio do Maracanãzinho Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 7,707[32]
311 UFC 185: Pettis vs. dos Anjos Mar 14, 2015 American Airlines Center Dallas, Texas, U.S. 17,160[33]
310 UFC 184: Rousey vs. Zingano Feb 28, 2015 Staples Center Los Angeles, California, U.S. 17,654[34]
309 UFC Fight Night: Bigfoot vs. Mir Feb 22, 2015 Ginásio Gigantinho Porto Alegre, Brazil 5,080[35]
308 UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs. Thatch Feb 14, 2015 1stBank Center Broomfield, Colorado, U.S. 5,807[36]
307 UFC 183: Silva vs. Diaz Jan 31, 2015 MGM Grand Garden Arena Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. 13,114[37]
306 UFC on Fox: Gustafsson vs. Johnson Jan 24, 2015 Tele2 Arena Stockholm, Sweden 30,000[38]
305 UFC Fight Night: McGregor vs. Siver Jan 18, 2015 TD Garden Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. 13,828[39]
304 UFC 182: Jones vs. Cormier Jan 3, 2015 MGM Grand Garden Arena Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. 11,575[40]

See also

References

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