2016 in AFC#AFC 15
{{short description|AFC MMA events in 2016}}
{{Year in UFC|name=2016 in AFC|image_size=176px|first_date=March 19, 2016|last_date=October 15, 2016|total_events=3|total_fights=30|title_fights=4|preceded_by=2015 in AFC|followed_by=2017 in AFC}}
The year 2016 was the 7th year in the history of Australian Fighting Championship (AFC), a mixed martial arts promotion based in Australia. In 2016 AFC held 3 events.
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Events list
| class="sortable wikitable succession-box" style="font-size:90%;"
! scope="col" | # ! scope="col" | Event title ! scope="col" | Date ! scope="col" | Arena ! scope="col" | Location |
| align="center" |18
|{{dts|2016|October|15}} |Melbourne Pavilion |Melbourne, Australia |
| align="center" |17
|{{dts|2016|June|18}} |Melbourne Pavilion |Melbourne, Australia |
| align="center" |16
|{{dts|2016|March|19}} |Melbourne Pavilion |Melbourne, Australia |
AFC 17
AFC 17{{Cite web|url=http://www.sherdog.com/events/AFC-17-Australian-Fighting-Championship-17-54643|title=AFC 17 - Australian Fighting Championship 17|last=Sherdog.com|website=Sherdog|access-date=2017-09-04}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.tapology.com/fightcenter/events/41094-australian-fc-17|title=AFC 17|website=Tapology|access-date=September 4, 2017}} was an event held on October 15, 2016, at Melbourne Pavilion in Melbourne, Australia.
=Results=
{{MMAevent}}
{{MMAevent card|Main card}}
{{MMAevent bout
| Heavyweight
| def.
| TKO (corner stoppage)
| 1
| 5:00
| For the AFC Heavyweight Championship
}}
{{MMAevent bout
| Lightweight
| Rob Hill
| def.
| Ben Wall
| Decision (unanimous)
| 3
| 5:00
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
| Lightweight
| James Bishop
| def.
| Gokhan Turkyilmaz
| TKO (knee and punches)
| 1
| 2:27
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
| Light Heavyweight
| def.
| Steven Warby
| Submission (rear-naked choke)
| 1
| 3:05
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
| Welterweight
| William Namoa
| def.
|Peter Devenport
| Decision (unanimous)
| 3
| 5:00
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
| Bantamweight
| Marko Orlovic
| def.
| Ramen Habib
| Decision (split)
| 3
| 5:00
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
| Lightweight
| Mikey Vaotuua
| def.
| Dane Beebe
| Decision (unanimous)
| 3
| 5:00
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
| Bantamweight
| Chris Wase
| def.
| Shane Parker
| Submission (kimura)
| 2
| 3:50
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
| Middleweight
| Daniel Schuardt
| def.
| Sebastian
| Decision (unanimous)
| 3
| 5:00
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
| Middleweight
| John Mitchell
| def.
|Kevin Bentley
| TKO (punches)
| 2
| 2:26
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
| N/A
| Jun Zhu
| def.
| Harlem Ottaway
| Submission (rear-naked choke)
| 1
| 2:05
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
| Bantamweight
| Kairin Moses
| def.
| Joshua Riley
| TKO (punches)
| 2
| 3:04
|
}}
{{MMAevent end|notes=yes}}
AFC 16
AFC 16{{Cite web|url=http://www.sherdog.com/events/AFC-16-Sosoli-vs-Tuivasa-54641|title=AFC 16 - Sosoli vs. Tuivasa|last=Sherdog.com|website=Sherdog|access-date=2017-09-04}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.tapology.com/fightcenter/events/39540-australian-fc-16|title=AFC 16|website=Tapology|access-date=September 4, 2017}} was an event held on June 18, 2016, at Melbourne Pavilion in Melbourne, Australia.
=Results=
{{MMAevent}}
{{MMAevent card|Main card}}
{{MMAevent bout
| Heavyweight
| def.
| Brandon Sosoli
| KO (elbow)
| 1
| 0:21
| For the AFC Heavyweight Championship
}}
{{MMAevent bout
| Lightweight
| def.
| Kaan Ofli
| Decision (unanimous)
| 3
| 5:00
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
| Lightweight
| James McGlasham
| def.
|Mikey Vaotuua
| Submission (guillotine choke)
| 1
| 2:56
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
| Lightweight
| Nikos Trepca
| def.
|Tim Zosh
| Decision (uananimous)
| 3
| 5:00
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
| Middleweight
| John Beirouti
| def.
|Chris Lindner
| TKO (punches)
| 1
| 2:51
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
| Wleterweight
| Dave Fowler
| def.
| Tony Dib
| TKO (head kick)
| 1
| 4:34
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
| Light Heavyweight
| def.
| Don Endermann
| Submission (rear-naked choke)
| 1
| 2:27
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
| Welterweight
| Josh Tummers
| def.
| Nick Davis
| Decision (unanimous)
| 3
| 5:00
|
}}
{{MMAevent end|notes=yes}}
AFC 15
AFC 15{{Cite web|url=http://www.sherdog.com/events/AFC-15-Wilkinson-vs-Abdallah-51215|title=AFC 15 - Wilkinson vs. Abdallah|last=Sherdog.com|website=Sherdog|access-date=2017-09-04}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.tapology.com/fightcenter/events/37948-australian-fc-15|title=AFC 15|website=Tapology|access-date=September 4, 2017}} was an event held on March 19, 2016, at Melbourne Pavilion in Melbourne, Australia.
=Results=
{{MMAevent}}
{{MMAevent card|Main card}}
{{MMAevent bout
| Middleweight
| def.
| Jamie Abdallah
| TKO (punches)
| 3
| 4:07
| For the AFC Middleweight Championship
}}
{{MMAevent bout
| Featherweight
| Alexander Volkanovski (c)
| def.
| KO (punch)
| 1
| 3:23
| For the AFC Featherweight Championship
}}
{{MMAevent bout
| Lightweight
| Nikos Trepca
| vs.
| Kaan Ofli
| Draw (majority)
| 3
| 5:00
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
| Lightweight
| Ben Wall
| def.
|Matiu thoms
| Submission (rear-naked choke)
| 3
| 3:37
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
| Lightweight
| Gokhan turkilmaz
| def.
| Mikey Vaotuua
| Decision (unanimous)
| 3
| 5:00
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
| Lightweight
| Rob Hill
| def.
| Steven Maxwell
| Submission (rear-naked choke)
| 1
| 2:53
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
| Lightweight
| James Bishop
| def.
| James McGlasham
| TKO (punches)
| 3
| 3:51
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
| Welterweight
| Tony Dib
| def.
|Chad Price
| Submission (armbar)
| 1
| 1:49
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
| Bantamweight
| Chris Wase
| def.
| Ivo dos Santos
| Decision (unanimous)
| 3
| 5:00
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
| Bantamweight
| Joshua Riley
| def.
| Jason Petropoulos
| TKO (punches)
| 1
| 1:23
|
}}
{{MMAevent end|notes=yes}}