2016 in UFC

{{short description|UFC MMA events in 2016}}

{{Year in UFC

|name = 2016 in UFC

|image = Logo of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.svg

|image_size = 176px

|first_date = January 2

|last_date = December 30

|total_events = 41 (1 cancelled)

|numbered_events = 13

|fox_events = 5

|fight_night_events = 21 (1 cancelled)

|tuf_finale_events = 2

|total_fights = 493

|title_fights = 22

|title_changes = 9

|preceded_by = 2015 in UFC

|followed_by = 2017 in UFC

}}

{{main|2016 in combat sports}}

The year 2016 was the 24th year in the history of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States.

2016 UFC.com awards

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! colspan="7" style="border: 1px solid black; padding: 5px; background: #3B99FA;|2016 UFC.COM Awards

No

!Best Fighter

!The

Upsets

!The

Submissions

!The Newcomers

!The

Knockouts

!The

Fights

1

|style="font-size:87%"|Michael Bisping

|style="font-size:87%"|Michael Bisping
defeats
Luke Rockhold 2
UFC 199

|style="font-size:87%"|Ben Rothwell
defeats
Josh Barnett
UFC on Fox: Johnson vs. Bader

|style="font-size:87%"|Mickey Gall

|style="font-size:87%"|Lando Vannata
defeats
John Makdessi
UFC 206

|style="font-size:87%"|Cub Swanson
defeats
Choi Doo-ho
UFC 206

2

|style="font-size:87%"|Stipe Miocic

|style="font-size:87%"|Eric Spicely
defeats
Thiago Santos
UFC Fight Night: Cyborg vs. Länsberg

|style="font-size:87%"|Miesha Tate
defeats
Holly Holm
UFC 196

|style="font-size:87%"|Cris Cyborg

|style="font-size:87%"|Anthony Johnson
defeats
Glover Teixeira
UFC 202

|style="font-size:87%"|Conor McGregor
defeats
Nate Diaz 2
UFC 202

3

|style="font-size:87%"|Conor McGregor

|style="font-size:87%"|Miesha Tate
defeats
Holly Holm
UFC 196

|style="font-size:87%"|Brian Ortega
defeats
Diego Brandão
UFC 195

|style="font-size:87%"|Lando Vannata

|style="font-size:87%"|Diego Rivas
defeats
Noad Lahat
UFC Fight Night: Hendricks vs. Thompson

|style="font-size:87%"|Robbie Lawler
defeats
Carlos Condit
UFC 195

4

|style="font-size:87%"|Dominick Cruz

|style="font-size:87%"|Brandon Moreno
defeats
Louis Smolka
UFC Fight Night: Lineker vs. Dodson

|style="font-size:87%"|Chas Skelly
defeats
Maximo Blanco
UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Johnson

|style="font-size:87%"|Marlon Moraes

|style="font-size:87%"|Yair Rodríguez
defeats
Andre Fili
UFC 197

|style="font-size:87%"|Steve Bossé
defeats
Sean O'Connell
UFC Fight Night: MacDonald vs. Thompson

5

|style="font-size:87%"|Joanna Jędrzejczyk

|style="font-size:87%"|Nate Diaz
defeats
Conor McGregor 1
UFC 196

|style="font-size:87%"|Teemu Packalén
defeats
Thibault Gouti
UFC Fight Night: Silva vs. Bisping

|style="font-size:87%"|Brandon Moreno

|style="font-size:87%"|Stipe Miocic
defeats
Fabrício Werdum
UFC 198

|style="font-size:87%"|Tyron Woodley
defeats
Stephen Thompson 1
UFC 205

6

|style="font-size:87%"|Tyron Woodley

|style="font-size:87%"|Bryan Barberena
defeats
Warlley Alves
UFC 198

|style="font-size:87%"|Keita Nakamura
defeats
Kyle Noke
UFC Fight Night: McDonald vs. Lineker

|style="font-size:87%"|Marc Diakiese

|style="font-size:87%"|Donald Cerrone
defeats
Matt Brown
UFC 206

|style="font-size:87%"|Joanna Jędrzejczyk
defeats
Cláudia Gadelha 2
The Ultimate Fighter 23 Finale

7

|style="font-size:87%"|Stephen Thompson

|style="font-size:87%|Bryan Barberena
defeats
Sage Northcutt
UFC on Fox: Johnson vs. Bader

|style="font-size:87%"|Demian Maia
defeats
Matt Brown
UFC 198

|style="font-size:87%"|Justin Ledet

|style="font-size:87%"|Michael Bisping
defeats
Luke Rockhold
UFC 199

|style="font-size:87%"|Polo Reyes
defeats
Dong Hyun Ma
UFC 199

8

|style="font-size:87%"|Gegard Mousasi

|style="font-size:87%"|Bryan Caraway
defeats
Aljamain Sterling
UFC Fight Night: Almeida vs. Garbrandt

|style="font-size:87%"|Michael McDonald
defeats
Masanori Kanehara
UFC 195

|style="font-size:87%"|Josh Emmett

|style="font-size:87%"|Tyron Woodley
defeats
Robbie Lawler
UFC 201

|style="font-size:87%"|Donald Cerrone
defeats
Matt Brown
UFC 206

9

|style="font-size:87%"|Donald Cerrone

|style="font-size:87%"|Andrew Holbrook
defeats
Jake Matthews
UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Brunson

|style="font-size:87%"|Eric Spicely
defeats
Thiago Santos
UFC Fight Night: Cyborg vs. Länsberg

|style="font-size:87%"|Andrew Sanchez

|style="font-size:87%"|Dan Henderson
defeats
Héctor Lombard
UFC 199

|style="font-size:87%"|Tony Ferguson
defeats
Rafael dos Anjos
The Ultimate Fighter: Heavy Hitters Finale

10

|style="font-size:87%"|Derrick Lewis

|style="font-size:87%"|Valentina Shevchenko
defeats
Holly Holm
UFC on Fox: Holm vs. Shevchenko

|style="font-size:87%"|Francis Ngannou
defeats
Anthony Hamilton
UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Abdurakhimov

|style="font-size:87%"|Mike Perry

|style="font-size:87%"|Yoel Romero
defeats
Chris Weidman
UFC 205

|style="font-size:87%"|Robert Whittaker
defeats
Derek Brunson
UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Brunson

Ref

|{{Cite web |date=2016-12-23 |title=Top 10 - The best fighters of 2016 {{!}} UFC |url=https://www.ufc.com/news/top-10-best-fighters-2016 |access-date=2024-12-27 |website=www.ufc.com |language=en}}

|{{Cite web |date=2016-12-20 |title=Top 10 – The Biggest Upsets of 2016 {{!}} UFC |url=https://www.ufc.com/news/top-10-biggest-upsets-2016 |access-date=2024-12-27 |website=www.ufc.com |language=en}}

|{{Cite web |date=2016-12-21 |title=Top Ten - The Best Submissions of 2016 {{!}} UFC |url=https://www.ufc.com/news/top-ten-best-submissions-2016 |access-date=2024-12-27 |website=www.ufc.com |language=en}}

|{{Cite web |date=2016-12-19 |title=Top 10 - The Newcomers of 2016 {{!}} UFC |url=https://www.ufc.com/news/top-10-newcomers-2016 |access-date=2024-12-27 |website=www.ufc.com |language=en}}

|{{Cite web |date=2016-12-21 |title=Top 10 – The Best Knockouts of 2016 {{!}} UFC |url=https://www.ufc.com/news/top-10-best-knockouts-2016 |access-date=2024-12-27 |website=www.ufc.com |language=en}}

|{{Cite web |date=2016-12-22 |title=Top Ten - The Best Fights of 2016 {{!}} UFC |url=https://www.ufc.com/news/top-ten-best-fights-2016 |access-date=2024-12-27 |website=www.ufc.com |language=en}}

Debut UFC fighters

The following fighters fought their first UFC fight in 2016:

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The Ultimate Fighter

class="wikitable" style="width:99%;"

!Season!!Finale!!Division!!Winner!!Runner-up

rowspan="2" style="text-align:left"|TUF 23: Team Joanna vs. Team Cláudia

|rowspan="2"|July 8, 2016

|Light Heavyweight

|Andrew Sanchez

|Khalil Rountree Jr.

Women's Strawweight

|Tatiana Suarez

|Amanda Cooper

style="text-align:left"|TUF: Latin America 3

|November 5, 2016

|Lightweight

|Martín Bravo

|Claudio Puelles

TUF 24: Tournament of Champions

|December 3, 2016

|Flyweight

|Tim Elliott

|Hiromasa Ogikubo

Title fights

{{clear}}

{{MMAtitle}}

{{MMAtitle card|Title fights in 2016}}

{{MMAtitle bout

|Welterweight

|Robbie Lawler (c)

|def.

|Carlos Condit

|Decision (split) (47-48, 48-47, 48-47)

|5

|5:00

|UFC 195

|For the UFC Welterweight Championship.

}}

{{MMAtitle bout

|Bantamweight

|Dominick Cruz

|def.

|T.J. Dillashaw (c)

|Decision (split) (48-47, 46-49, 49-46)

|5

|5:00

|UFC Fight Night 81

|For the UFC Bantamweight Championship.

}}

{{MMAtitle bout

|Women's Bantamweight

|Miesha Tate

|def

|Holly Holm (c)

|Submission (rear-naked choke)

|5

|3:30

|UFC 196

|For the UFC Women's Bantamweight Championship.

}}

{{MMAtitle bout

|Flyweight

|Demetrious Johnson (c)

|def

|Henry Cejudo

|TKO (knees and punches)

|1

|2:49

|UFC 197

|For the UFC Flyweight Championship.

}}

{{MMAtitle bout

|Light Heavyweight

|Jon Jones

|def

|Ovince Saint Preux

|Decision (unanimous) (50-44, 50-45, 50-45)

|5

|5:00

|UFC 197

|For the interim UFC Light Heavyweight Championship.

}}

{{MMAtitle bout

|Heavyweight

|Stipe Miocic

|def.

|Fabrício Werdum (c)

|KO (punch)

|1

|2:47

|UFC 198

|For the UFC Heavyweight Championship.

}}

{{MMAtitle bout

|Bantamweight

|Dominick Cruz (c)

|def.

|Urijah Faber

|Decision (unanimous) (50-45, 50-45, 49-46)

|5

|5:00

|UFC 199

|For the UFC Bantamweight Championship.

}}

{{MMAtitle bout

|Middleweight

|Michael Bisping

|def.

|Luke Rockhold (c)

|KO (punches)

|1

|3:36

|UFC 199

|For the UFC Middleweight Championship.

}}

{{MMAtitle bout

|Lightweight

|Eddie Alvarez

|def.

|Rafael dos Anjos (c)

|TKO (punches)

|1

|3:49

|UFC Fight Night 90

|For the UFC Lightweight Championship.

}}

{{MMAtitle bout

|Women's Strawweight

|Joanna Jędrzejczyk (c)

|def.

|Cláudia Gadelha

|Decision (unanimous) (48-46, 48-45, 48-46)

|5

|5:00

|The Ultimate Fighter 23 Finale

|For the UFC Women's Strawweight Championship.

}}

{{MMAtitle bout

|Featherweight

|José Aldo

|def.

|Frankie Edgar

|Decision (unanimous) (49-46, 49-46, 48-47)

|5

|5:00

|UFC 200

|For the interim UFC Featherweight Championship.

}}

{{MMAtitle bout

|Women's Bantamweight

|Amanda Nunes

|def.

|Miesha Tate (c)

|Submission (rear-naked choke)

|1

|3:16

|UFC 200

|For the UFC Women's Bantamweight Championship.

}}

{{MMAtitle bout

|Welterweight

|Tyron Woodley

|def.

|Robbie Lawler (c)

|KO (punches)

|1

|2:12

|UFC 201

|For the UFC Welterweight Championship.

}}

{{MMAtitle bout

|Heavyweight

|Stipe Miocic (c)

|def.

|Alistair Overeem

|KO (punches)

|1

|4:27

|UFC 203

|For the UFC Heavyweight Championship.

}}

{{MMAtitle bout

|Middleweight

|Michael Bisping (c)

|def.

|Dan Henderson

|Decision (unanimous) (48-47, 48-47, 49-46)

|5

|5:00

|UFC 204

|For the UFC Middleweight Championship.

}}

{{MMAtitle bout

|Women's Strawweight

|Joanna Jędrzejczyk (c)

|def.

|Karolina Kowalkiewicz

|Decision (unanimous) (49-46, 49-46, 49-46)

|5

|5:00

|UFC 205

|For the UFC Women's Strawweight Championship.

}}

{{MMAtitle bout

|Welterweight

|Tyron Woodley (c)

|vs.

|Stephen Thompson

|Draw (majority) (48-47, 47-47, 47-47)

|5

|5:00

|UFC 205

|For the UFC Welterweight Championship.

}}

{{MMAtitle bout

|Lightweight

|Conor McGregor

|def.

|Eddie Alvarez (c)

|TKO (punches)

|2

|3:04

|UFC 205

|For the UFC Lightweight Championship.

}}

{{MMAtitle bout

|Flyweight

|Demetrious Johnson (c)

|def.

|Tim Elliott

|Decision (unanimous) (49-46, 49-46, 49-45)

|5

|5:00

|The Ultimate Fighter 24 Finale

|For the UFC Flyweight Championship.

}}

{{MMAtitle bout

|Featherweight

|Max Holloway

|def.

|Anthony Pettis

|TKO (body kick and punches)

|3

|4:50

|UFC 206

|For the interim UFC Featherweight Championship (only Holloway was eligible).

}}

{{MMAtitle bout

|Bantamweight

|Cody Garbrandt

|def.

|Dominick Cruz (c)

|Decision (unanimous) (48-46, 48-47, 48-46)

|5

|5:00

|UFC 207

|For the UFC Bantamweight Championship.

}}

{{MMAtitle bout

|Women's Bantamweight

|Amanda Nunes (c)

|def.

|Ronda Rousey

|TKO (punches)

|1

|0:48

|UFC 207

|For the UFC Women's Bantamweight Championship.

}}

{{MMAtitle end|notes = yes}}

Events list

{{Main|List of UFC events}}

class="sortable wikitable succession-box" style="font-size:90%;"

! scope="col" | #

! scope="col" | Event

! scope="col" | Date

! scope="col" | Venue

! scope="col" | Location

! scope="col" | Attendance

385

|UFC 207: Nunes vs. Rousey

|{{dts|2016|December|30}}

|T-Mobile Arena

|Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.

|{{nts|18,533}}{{cite news|url=http://mmajunkie.com/2016/12/ufc-207-draws-sold-out-18533-attendance-a-las-vegas-ufc-record-for-4-75-million-live-gate|title=UFC 207 draws sold-out 18,533 attendance, a Las Vegas UFC record, for $4.75 million live gate|publisher=mmajunkie.com|author=Staff|date=2016-12-31|accessdate=2016-12-31}}

384

|UFC on Fox: VanZant vs. Waterson

|{{dts|2016|December|17}}

|Golden 1 Center

|Sacramento, California, U.S.

|{{nts|13136}}{{cite news|url=http://mmajunkie.com/2016/12/ufc-on-fox-22-draws-announced-attendance-of-13136-for-1238992-gate|title=UFC on FOX 22 draws announced attendance of 13,136 for $1,238,992 gate|publisher=mmajunkie.com|author=Staff|date=2016-12-17|accessdate=2016-12-17}}

383

|UFC 206: Holloway vs. Pettis

|{{dts|2016|December|10}}

|Air Canada Centre

|Toronto, Ontario, Canada

|{{nts|18057}}{{cite news|url=http://mmajunkie.com/2016/12/ufc-206-attendance-event-nears-highest-attendance-in-ufcs-air-canada-centre-history-1|title=UFC 206 attendance: Event nears highest attendance in UFC's Air Canada Centre history|publisher=mmajunkie.com|author=Staff|date=2016-12-11|accessdate=2016-12-11}}

382

|UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Abdurakhimov

|{{dts|2016|December|9}}

|Times Union Center

|Albany, New York, U.S

|{{nts|6216}}{{cite news|url=http://mmajunkie.com/2016/12/ufc-fight-night-102-attendance-dips-slightly-from-promotions-new-york-debut|title=UFC Fight Night 102 attendance dips slightly from promotion's New York debut|publisher=mmajunkie.com|author=Staff|date=2016-12-09|accessdate=2016-12-09}}

381

|The Ultimate Fighter: Tournament of Champions Finale

|{{dts|2016|December|3}}

|Palms Casino Resort

|Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.

|{{nts|2044}}{{cite news|url=http://mmajunkie.com/2016/12/tuf-24-finale-draws-announced-2044-fans-for-188602-live-gate-in-las-vegas|title=TUF 24 Finale draws announced 2,044 fans for $188,602 live gate in Las Vegas|publisher=mmajunkie.com|author=Staff|date=2016-12-04|accessdate=2016-12-04}}

380

|UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Brunson

|{{dts|2016|November|27}}

|Rod Laver Arena

|Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

|{{nts|13721}}{{cite web|url=http://mmajunkie.com/2016/11/ufc-fight-night-101-draws-announced-sell-out-of-13721-for-2-2-million-aud-live-gate|title=UFC Fight Night 101 draws announced sell-out of 13,721 for $2.2 million AUD live gate|publisher=mmajunkie.com|author=Staff|date=2016-11-27|accessdate=2016-11-27}}

379

|UFC Fight Night: Bader vs. Nogueira 2

|{{dts|2016|November|19}}

|Ginásio do Ibirapuera

|São Paulo, Brazil

|{{nts|9028}}{{cite news|url=http://mmajunkie.com/2016/11/ufc-fight-night-100-draws-announced-attendance-of-9028|title=UFC Fight Night 100 draws announced attendance of 9,028|publisher=mmajunkie.com|author=Staff|accessdate=2016-11-20|date=2016-11-20}}

378

|UFC Fight Night: Mousasi vs. Hall 2

|{{dts|2016|November|19}}

|SSE Arena

|Belfast, Northern Ireland, U.K.

|{{nts|7222}}{{cite web|url=http://mmajunkie.com/2016/11/ufc-fight-night-99-draws-announced-attendance-of-7222-for-850000-live-gate-in-belfast|title=UFC Fight Night 99 draws announced attendance of 7,222 for $850,000 live gate in Belfast|publisher=mmajunkie.com|author=Staff|accessdate=2016-11-19|date=2016-11-19}}

377

|UFC 205: Alvarez vs. McGregor

|{{dts|2016|November|12}}

|Madison Square Garden

|New York, New York, U.S.

|{{nts|20427}}{{cite news|url=http://mmajunkie.com/2016/11/ufc-205-draws-20427-fans-in-new-york-city-debut-smashes-gate-record-with-17-7-million|title=UFC 205 draws 20,427 fans in New York City debut, smashes gate record with $17.7 million|publisher=mmajunkie.com|author=Staff|date=2016-11-13|accessdate=2016-11-13}}

376

|The Ultimate Fighter Latin America 3 Finale: dos Anjos vs. Ferguson

|{{dts|2016|November|5}}

|Arena Ciudad de México

|Mexico City, Mexico

|{{nts|11460}}{{cite news|url=http://mmajunkie.com/2016/11/ufc-fight-night-98-draws-announced-attendance-of-11460-in-mexico-city|title=UFC Fight Night 98 draws announced attendance of 11,460 in Mexico City|publisher=mmajunkie.com|author=Staff|date=2016-11-06|accessdate=2016-11-06}}

align=center| –

|UFC Fight Night: Lamas vs. Penn

|{{dts|2016|October|15}}

|Mall of Asia Arena

|Pasay, Philippines

|Cancelled{{cite web|url=http://mmajunkie.com/2016/10/after-b-j-penns-withdrawal-ufc-cancels-next-weeks-ufc-fight-night-97-event-in-philippines|title=After B.J. Penn's withdrawal, UFC cancels next week's UFC Fight Night 97 event in Philippines|publisher=mmajunkie.com|author=Staff|date=2016-10-06|accessdate=2016-10-06}}

375

|UFC 204: Bisping vs. Henderson 2

|{{dts|2016|October|8}}

|Manchester Arena

|Manchester, England, U.K.

|{{nts|16000}}{{cite news|url=http://mmajunkie.com/2016/10/ufc-204-draws-crowd-in-excess-of-16000-fans-for-1-96-million-live-gate-in-manchester|title=UFC 204 draws crowd in excess of 16,000 fans for $1.96 million live gate in Manchester|publisher=mmajunkie.com|author=Staff|date=2016-10-09|accessdate=2016-10-09}}

374

|UFC Fight Night: Lineker vs. Dodson

|{{dts|2016|October|1}}

|Moda Center

|Portland, Oregon, U.S.

|{{nts|6240}}{{cite news|url=http://mmajunkie.com/2016/10/ufc-fight-night-96-draws-announced-6240-fans-in-portland-for-501035-live-gate|title=UFC Fight Night 96 draws announced 6,240 fans in Portland for $501,035 live gate|publisher=mmajunkie.com|author=Staff|date=2016-10-02|accessdate=2016-10-02}}

373

|UFC Fight Night: Cyborg vs. Lansberg

|{{dts|2016|September|24}}

|Ginásio Nilson Nelson

|Brasília, Brazil

|{{nts|8410}}{{cite news|url=http://mmajunkie.com/2016/09/ufc-fight-night-95-draws-announced-sold-out-attendance-of-8410-fans-in-brasilia|title=UFC Fight Night 95 draws announced sold-out attendance of 8,410 fans in Brasilia|publisher=mmajunkie.com|author=Staff|date=2016-09-25|accessdate=2016-09-25}}

372

|UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Johnson

|{{dts|2016|September |17}}

|State Farm Arena

|Hidalgo, Texas, U.S.

|{{nts|5624}}{{cite news|url=http://mmajunkie.com/2016/09/ufc-fight-night-94-draws-announced-attendance-of-5624-fans-for-323419-live-gate-in-texas|title=UFC Fight Night 94 draws announced attendance of 5,624 fans for $323,419 live gate in Texas|publisher=mmajunkie.com|author=Staff|date=2016-09-18|accessdate=2016-09-18}}

371

|UFC 203: Miocic vs. Overeem

|{{dts|2016|September |10}}

|Quicken Loans Arena

|Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.

|{{nts|18875}}{{cite news|url=http://mmajunkie.com/2016/09/ufc-203-draws-announced-sold-out-attendance-of-18875-for-2-6-million-live-gate|title=UFC 203 draws announced sold-out attendance of 18,875 for $2.6 million live gate|publisher=mmajunkie.com|author=Staff|date=2016-09-11|accessdate=2016-09-11}}

370

|UFC Fight Night: Arlovski vs. Barnett

|{{dts|2016|September |3}}

|Barclaycard Arena

|Hamburg, Germany

|{{nts|11763}}{{cite news|url=http://mmajunkie.com/2016/09/ufc-fight-night-93-draws-11763-fans-for-live-gate-of-913428-in-hamburg-germany|title=UFC Fight Night 93 draws 11,763 fans for live gate of $913,428 in Hamburg, Germany|publisher=MMAjunkie.com|author=Staff|date=2016-09-03|accessdate=2016-09-03}}

369

|UFC on Fox: Maia vs. Condit

|{{dts|2016|August|27}}

|Rogers Arena

|Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

|{{nts|10533}}{{cite news|url=http://mmajunkie.com/2016/08/ufc-on-fox-21-draws-10533-fans-for-live-gate-just-short-of-1-million-canadian|title=UFC on FOX 21 draws 10,533 fans for live gate just short of $1 million Canadian|publisher=mmajunkie.com|author=Staff|date=2016-08-27|accessdate=2016-08-27}}

368

|UFC 202: Diaz vs. McGregor 2

|{{dts|2016|August|20}}

|T-Mobile Arena

|Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.

|{{nts|15539}}{{cite news|url=http://mmajunkie.com/2016/08/ufc-202-attendance-entertaining-card-nets-fifth-highest-gate-in-ufc-history|title=UFC 202 attendance: Entertaining card nets fifth highest gate in UFC history|publisher=mmajunkie.com|author=Staff|date=2016-08-21|accessdate=2016-08-21}}

367

|UFC Fight Night: Rodríguez vs. Caceres

|{{dts|2016|August|6}}

|Vivint Smart Home Arena

|Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.

|{{nts|6689}}{{cite news|url=http://mmajunkie.com/2016/08/ufc-fight-night-92-attendance-debut-utah-event-draws-6689-fans-for-481033-live-gate|title=UFC Fight Night 92 attendance: Debut Utah event draws 6,689 fans for $481,033 live gate|publisher=mmajunkie.com|author=Staff|date=2016-08-07|accessdate=2016-08-07}}

366

|UFC 201: Lawler vs. Woodley

|{{dts|2016|July|30}}

|Philips Arena

|Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.

|{{nts|10240}}{{cite news|url=http://mmajunkie.com/2016/07/ufc-201-attendance-event-draws-10240-fans-for-1-07-million-live-gate|title=UFC 201 attendance: Event draws 10,240 fans for $1.07 million live gate|publisher=mmajunkie.com|author=Staff|date=2016-07-31|accessdate=2016-07-31}}

365

|UFC on Fox: Holm vs. Shevchenko

|{{dts|2016|July|23}}

|United Center

|Chicago, Illinois, U.S.

|{{nts|10287}}{{cite news|url=http://mmajunkie.com/2016/07/ufc-on-fox-20-attendance-event-draws-x-for-x-live-gate|title=UFC on FOX 20 attendance: Event draws 10,287 for $1 million live gate|publisher=mmajunkie.com|author=Staff|date=2016-07-23|accessdate=2016-07-23}}

364

|UFC Fight Night: McDonald vs. Lineker

|{{dts|2016|July|13}}

|Denny Sanford Premier Center

|Sioux Falls, South Dakota, U.S.

|{{nts|5671}}{{cite news|url=http://mmajunkie.com/2016/07/ufc-fight-night-91-draws-announced-5671-fans-for-381945-live-gate-in-south-dakota|title=UFC Fight Night 91 draws announced 5,671 fans for $381,945 live gate in South Dakota|publisher=mmajunkie.com|author=Staff|date=2016-07-14|accessdate=2016-07-14}}

363

|UFC 200: Tate vs. Nunes

|{{dts|2016|Jul|9}}

|T-Mobile Arena

|Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.

|{{nts|18,202}}{{cite news|url=http://mmajunkie.com/2016/07/ufc-200-draws-announced-18202-fans-for-10-7-million-live-gate-at-new-t-mobile-arena|title=UFC 200 draws announced 18,202 fans for $10.7 million live gate at new T-Mobile Arena|publisher=mmajunkie.com|author=Staff|date=2016-07-10|accessdate=2016-07-10}}

362

|The Ultimate Fighter: Team Joanna vs. Team Cláudia Finale

|{{dts|2016|Jul|8}}

|MGM Grand Garden Arena

|Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.

|{{nts|8,115}}{{cite news|url=http://mmajunkie.com/2016/07/tuf-23-finale-draws-announced-8115-fans-for-736408-live-gate-in-las-vegas|title=TUF 23 Finale draws announced 8,115 fans for $736,408 live gate in Las Vegas|publisher=mmajunkie.com|author=Staff|date=2016-07-09|accessdate=2016-07-09}}

361

|UFC Fight Night: dos Anjos vs. Alvarez

|{{dts|2016|Jul|7}}

|MGM Grand Garden Arena

|Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.

|{{nts|7,760}}{{cite news|url=http://mmapayout.com/2016/07/ufc-fight-night-90-attendance-gate-and-bonuses/|title=UFC Fight Night 90 attendance, gate and bonuses|publisher=mmapayout.com|author=Jason Cruz|date=2016-07-08|accessdate=2016-07-08}}

360

|UFC Fight Night: MacDonald vs. Thompson

|June 18, 2016

|TD Place Arena

|Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

|{{nts|10,490}}{{cite news|url=http://mmajunkie.com/2016/06/ufc-fight-night-89-attendance-event-draws-reported-10490-fans-for-1278250-gate|title=UFC Fight Night 89 attendance: Event draws reported 10,490 fans for $1,278,250 gate|publisher=mmajunkie.com|date=2016-06-19|accessdate=2016-06-19}}

359

|UFC 199: Rockhold vs Bisping 2

|June 4, 2016

|The Forum

|Inglewood, California, U.S

|{{nts|15587}}{{cite news|url=http://mmajunkie.com/2016/06/ufc-199-draws-announced-15587-fans-for-sell-out-at-the-forum-2-17-million-gate|title=UFC 199 draws announced 15,587 fans for sell-out at The Forum, $2.17 million gate|publisher=mmajunkie.com|author=Staff|date=2016-06-05|accessdate=2016-06-05}}

358

|UFC Fight Night: Almeida vs. Garbrandt

|{{dts|2016|May|29}}

|Mandalay Bay Events Center

|Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.

|{{nts|5193}}{{cite news|url=http://mmajunkie.com/2016/05/ufc-fight-night-88-draws-announced-attendance-of-5193-for-359000-live-gate|title=UFC Fight Night 88 draws announced attendance of 5,193 for $359,000 live gate|publisher=mmajunkie.com|author=Staff|accessdate=2016-05-30|date=2016-05-30}}

357

|UFC 198: Werdum vs. Miocic

|{{dts|2016|May|14}}

|Arena da Baixada

|Curitiba, Brazil

|{{nts|45207}}{{cite news|url=http://mmajunkie.com/2016/05/ufc-198-attendance-event-draws-45207-for-third-largest-show-in-company-history|title=UFC 198 attendance: Event draws 45,207 for third largest show in company history|publisher=mmajunkie.com|author=Staff|date=2016-05-15|accessdate=2016-05-15}}

356

|UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Arlovski

|{{dts|2016|May|8}}

|Rotterdam Ahoy

|Rotterdam, Netherlands

|{{nts|10421}}{{cite news|url=http://mmajunkie.com/2016/05/ufc-fight-night-87-draws-reported-10421-attendance-for-1523320-live-gate|title=UFC Fight Night 87 draws reported 10,421 attendance for $1,523,320 live gate|publisher=mmajunkie.com|author=Staff|date=2016-05-08|accessdate=2016-05-08}}

355

|UFC 197: Jones vs. Saint Preux

|{{dts|2016|April|23}}

|MGM Grand Garden Arena

|Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S

|{{nts|11352}}{{cite news|url=http://mmajunkie.com/2016/04/ufc-197-attendance-event-draws-11352-fans-for-2-3-million-live-gate-in-las-vegas|title=UFC 197 attendance: event draws 11,352 fans for $2.3 million live gate in Las Vegas|publisher=mmajunkie.com|author=Staff|date=2016-04-24|accessdate=2016-04-24}}

354

|UFC on Fox: Teixeira vs. Evans

|{{dts|2016|April|16}}

|Amalie Arena

|Tampa, Florida, U.S.

|{{nts|11273}}{{cite news|url=http://mmajunkie.com/2016/04/ufc-on-fox-19-attendance-event-draws-11273-for-1-057-million-live-gate|title=UFC on FOX 19 attendance: Event draws 11,273 for $1.057 million live gate|publisher=MMAjunkie.com|author=Staff|date=2016-04-16|accessdate=2016-04-16}}

353

|UFC Fight Night: Rothwell vs. dos Santos

|{{dts|2016|April|10}}

|Arena Zagreb

|Zagreb, Croatia

|{{nts|13177}}{{cite news|url=http://mmajunkie.com/2016/04/ufc-fight-night-86-draws-announced-13177-fans-for-549000-live-gate-in-croatia|title=UFC Fight Night 86 draws announced 13,177 fans for $549,000 live gate in Croatia|publisher=mmajunkie.com|author=Staff|date=2016-04-10|accessdate=2016-04-10}}

352

|UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Mir

|{{dts|2016|March|20}}

|Brisbane Entertainment Centre

|Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

|{{nts|9552}}{{cite news|url=http://mmajunkie.com/2016/03/ufc-fight-night-85-draws-announced-9552-fans-for-1-million-us-live-gate|title=UFC Fight Night 85 draws announced 9,552 fans for $1 million US live gate|publisher=mmajunkie.com|author=Staff|date=2016-03-20|accessdate=2016-03-20}}

351

|UFC 196: McGregor vs. Diaz

|{{dts|2016|March|5}}

|MGM Grand Garden Arena

|Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.

|{{nts|14898}}{{cite web|url=http://mmajunkie.com/2016/03/ufc-196-draws-announced-14898-fans-in-las-vegas-for-8-1-million-live-gate|title=UFC 196 draws announced 14,898 fans in Las Vegas for $8.1 million live gate|author=Staff|publisher=mmajunkie.com|date=2016-03-06|accessdate=2016-03-06}}

350

|UFC Fight Night: Silva vs. Bisping

|{{dts|2016|Feb|27}}

|The O2 Arena

|London, England, U.K.

|{{nts|16734}}{{cite news|url=http://mmajunkie.com/2016/02/ufc-fight-night-84-draws-announced-attendance-of-16734-for-2-million-gate-in-london|title=UFC Fight Night 84 draws announced attendance of 16,734 for $2 million gate|publisher=mmajunkie.com|author=Staff|date=2016-02-27|accessdate=2016-02-27}}

349

|UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Cowboy

|{{dts|2016|Feb|21}}

|Consol Energy Center

|Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.

|{{nts|7330}}{{cite news|url=http://mmajunkie.com/2016/02/ufc-fight-night-83-draws-7330-for-live-gate-of-572547|title=UFC Fight Night 83 draws 7,330 for live gate of $572,547|publisher=mmajunkie.com|author=Staff|date=2016-02-22|accessdate=2016-02-22}}

348

|UFC Fight Night: Hendricks vs. Thompson

|{{dts|2016|Feb|6}}

|MGM Grand Garden Arena

|Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.

|{{nts|7422}}{{cite news|url=http://mmajunkie.com/2016/02/ufc-fight-night-82-draws-announced-attendance-of-7422-for-live-gate-of-1-435-million|title=UFC Fight Night 82 draws 7,422 for live gate of $1.435 million|publisher=mmajunkie.com|author=Staff|date=2016-02-07|accessdate=2016-02-07}}

347

|UFC on Fox: Johnson vs. Bader

|{{dts|2016|Jan|30}}

|Prudential Center

|Newark, New Jersey, U.S.

|{{nts|10555}}{{cite news|url=http://mmajunkie.com/2016/01/ufc-on-fox-18-draws-announced-attendance-of-10555-for-818k-live-gate|title=UFC on FOX 18 draws announced attendance of 10,555 for $818k live gate|publisher=mmajunkie.com|author=Staff|date=2016-01-30|accessdate=2016-01-30}}

346

|UFC Fight Night: Dillashaw vs. Cruz

|{{dts|2016|Jan|17}}

|TD Garden

|Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.

|{{nts|12022}}{{cite news|url=http://mmajunkie.com/2016/01/ufc-fight-night-81-draws-reported-12022-fans-for-1300000-gate|title=UFC Fight Night 81 draws reported 12,022 fans for $1,300,000 gate|publisher=mmajunkie.com|author=Staff|date=2016-01-18|accessdate=2016-01-18}}

345

|UFC 195: Lawler vs. Condit

|{{dts|2016|Jan|2}}

|MGM Grand Garden Arena

|Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.

|{{nts|10300}}{{cite web |url=http://mmajunkie.com/2016/01/ufc-195-draws-announced-10300-attendance-for-live-gate-in-excess-of-2-million |title=UFC 195 draws announced 10,300 attendance for live gate in excess of $2 million|author=Staff|publisher=mmajunkie.com|date=2016-01-03|accessdate=2016-01-03}}

See also

References

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