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 |style="font-size:87%"|Ben Rothwell |style="font-size:87%"|Mickey Gall |style="font-size:87%"|Lando Vannata |style="font-size:87%"|Cub Swanson |
| 2
|style="font-size:87%"|Stipe Miocic |style="font-size:87%"|Eric Spicely |style="font-size:87%"|Miesha Tate |style="font-size:87%"|Cris Cyborg |style="font-size:87%"|Anthony Johnson |style="font-size:87%"|Conor McGregor |
| 3
|style="font-size:87%"|Conor McGregor |style="font-size:87%"|Miesha Tate |style="font-size:87%"|Brian Ortega |style="font-size:87%"|Lando Vannata |style="font-size:87%"|Diego Rivas |style="font-size:87%"|Robbie Lawler |
| 4
|style="font-size:87%"|Dominick Cruz |style="font-size:87%"|Brandon Moreno |style="font-size:87%"|Chas Skelly |style="font-size:87%"|Marlon Moraes |style="font-size:87%"|Yair Rodríguez |style="font-size:87%"|Steve Bossé |
| 5
|style="font-size:87%"|Joanna Jędrzejczyk |style="font-size:87%"|Nate Diaz |style="font-size:87%"|Teemu Packalén |style="font-size:87%"|Brandon Moreno |style="font-size:87%"|Stipe Miocic |style="font-size:87%"|Tyron Woodley |
| 6
|style="font-size:87%"|Tyron Woodley |style="font-size:87%"|Bryan Barberena |style="font-size:87%"|Keita Nakamura |style="font-size:87%"|Marc Diakiese |style="font-size:87%"|Donald Cerrone |style="font-size:87%"|Joanna Jędrzejczyk |
| 7
|style="font-size:87%"|Stephen Thompson |style="font-size:87%|Bryan Barberena |style="font-size:87%"|Demian Maia |style="font-size:87%"|Justin Ledet |style="font-size:87%"|Michael Bisping |style="font-size:87%"|Polo Reyes |
| 8
|style="font-size:87%"|Gegard Mousasi |style="font-size:87%"|Bryan Caraway |style="font-size:87%"|Michael McDonald |style="font-size:87%"|Josh Emmett |style="font-size:87%"|Tyron Woodley |style="font-size:87%"|Donald Cerrone |
| 9
|style="font-size:87%"|Donald Cerrone |style="font-size:87%"|Andrew Holbrook |style="font-size:87%"|Eric Spicely |style="font-size:87%"|Andrew Sanchez |style="font-size:87%"|Dan Henderson |style="font-size:87%"|Tony Ferguson |
| 10
|style="font-size:87%"|Derrick Lewis |style="font-size:87%"|Valentina Shevchenko |style="font-size:87%"|Francis Ngannou |style="font-size:87%"|Mike Perry |style="font-size:87%"|Yoel Romero |style="font-size:87%"|Robert Whittaker |
| Ref |
Debut UFC fighters
The following fighters fought their first UFC fight in 2016:
{{div col|colwidth=36em}}
- Abdul Razak Alhassan
- Adam Milstead
- Albert Morales
- Alberto Uda
- Alessandro Ricci
- Alessio Di Chirico
- Alex Morono
- Alex Nicholson
- Alexander Volkanovski
- Alexa Grasso
- Amanda Cooper
- Andrew Sanchez
- Anna Elmose
- Ashley Yoder
- Augusto Mendes
- Belal Muhammad
- Bojan Veličković
- Brandon Moreno
- Brett Johns
- Brian Camozzi
- Cristiane Justino
- CM Punk
- Charlie Ward
- Chase Sherman
- Chris Avila
- Christian Colombo
- Claudio Puelles
- Cody East
- Cory Hendricks
- Cristina Stanciu
- Curtis Blaydes
- Cyril Asker
- Damian Grabowski
- Damir Hadžović
- Danielle Taylor
- Darrell Horcher
- Darren Stewart
- David Teymur
- Damien Brown
- Devin Clark
- Dmitry Smolyakov
- Elvis Mutapčić
- Emil Weber Meek
- Eric Spicely
- Filip Pejić
- Felipe Olivieri
- Felipe Silva
- Gadzhimurad Antigulov
- Gerald Meerschaert
- Gregor Gillespie
- Hector Sandoval
- Henrique da Silva
- Ion Cuțelaba
- Irene Aldana
- J.C. Cottrell
- Jack Hermansson
- Jarjis Danho
- Jason Gonzalez
- Jason Novelli
- Jenel Lausa
- Jeremy Kennedy
- Jessin Ayari
- Jim Wallhead
- Joe Gigliotti
- Joey Gomez
- Joachim Christensen
- Jonathan Meunier
- Jordan Rinaldi
- Josh Emmett
- Josh Stansbury
- Justin Ledet
- Katlyn Chookagian
- Kelly Faszholz
- Ketlen Vieira
- Khalil Rountree Jr.
- Kyle Bochniak
- Lando Vannata
- Leonardo Guimarães
- Lina Länsberg
- Luan Chagas
- Luke Sanders
- Marc Diakiese
- Mark Godbeer
- Marcin Tybura
- Martin Bravo
- Martin Svensson
- Marvin Vettori
- Matt Schnell
- Matthew Lopez
- Max Griffin
- Mehdi Baghdad
- Mickey Gall
- Michael McBride
- Mike Jackson
- Mike Perry
- Niko Price
- Paul Craig
- Randy Brown
- Ricky Glenn
- Ryan Janes
- Sabah Homasi
- Saparbek Safarov
- Shane Burgos
- Tatiana Suarez
- Thibault Gouti
- Tyson Pedro
- Veronica Macedo
- Viviane Pereira
- Will Brooks
- Zak Ottow
{{div col end}}
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 |
| Women's Strawweight |
| style="text-align:left"|TUF: Latin America 3
|Lightweight |
| TUF 24: Tournament of Champions
|Flyweight |Hiromasa Ogikubo |
Title fights
{{clear}}
{{MMAtitle}}
{{MMAtitle card|Title fights in 2016}}
{{MMAtitle bout
|Welterweight
|Robbie Lawler (c)
|def.
|Decision (split) (47-48, 48-47, 48-47)
|5
|5:00
|For the UFC Welterweight Championship.
}}
{{MMAtitle bout
|Bantamweight
|def.
|T.J. Dillashaw (c)
|Decision (split) (48-47, 46-49, 49-46)
|5
|5:00
|For the UFC Bantamweight Championship.
}}
{{MMAtitle bout
|Women's Bantamweight
|def
|Holly Holm (c)
|Submission (rear-naked choke)
|5
|3:30
|For the UFC Women's Bantamweight Championship.
}}
{{MMAtitle bout
|Flyweight
|Demetrious Johnson (c)
|def
|TKO (knees and punches)
|1
|2:49
|For the UFC Flyweight Championship.
}}
{{MMAtitle bout
|Light Heavyweight
|def
|Decision (unanimous) (50-44, 50-45, 50-45)
|5
|5:00
|For the interim UFC Light Heavyweight Championship.
}}
{{MMAtitle bout
|Heavyweight
|def.
|Fabrício Werdum (c)
|KO (punch)
|1
|2:47
|For the UFC Heavyweight Championship.
}}
{{MMAtitle bout
|Bantamweight
|Dominick Cruz (c)
|def.
|Decision (unanimous) (50-45, 50-45, 49-46)
|5
|5:00
|For the UFC Bantamweight Championship.
}}
{{MMAtitle bout
|Middleweight
|def.
|Luke Rockhold (c)
|KO (punches)
|1
|3:36
|For the UFC Middleweight Championship.
}}
{{MMAtitle bout
|Lightweight
|def.
|Rafael dos Anjos (c)
|TKO (punches)
|1
|3:49
|For the UFC Lightweight Championship.
}}
{{MMAtitle bout
|Women's Strawweight
|Joanna Jędrzejczyk (c)
|def.
|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
|def.
|Decision (unanimous) (49-46, 49-46, 48-47)
|5
|5:00
|For the interim UFC Featherweight Championship.
}}
{{MMAtitle bout
|Women's Bantamweight
|def.
|Miesha Tate (c)
|Submission (rear-naked choke)
|1
|3:16
|For the UFC Women's Bantamweight Championship.
}}
{{MMAtitle bout
|Welterweight
|def.
|Robbie Lawler (c)
|KO (punches)
|1
|2:12
|For the UFC Welterweight Championship.
}}
{{MMAtitle bout
|Heavyweight
|Stipe Miocic (c)
|def.
|KO (punches)
|1
|4:27
|For the UFC Heavyweight Championship.
}}
{{MMAtitle bout
|Middleweight
|Michael Bisping (c)
|def.
|Decision (unanimous) (48-47, 48-47, 49-46)
|5
|5:00
|For the UFC Middleweight Championship.
}}
{{MMAtitle bout
|Women's Strawweight
|Joanna Jędrzejczyk (c)
|def.
|Decision (unanimous) (49-46, 49-46, 49-46)
|5
|5:00
|For the UFC Women's Strawweight Championship.
}}
{{MMAtitle bout
|Welterweight
|Tyron Woodley (c)
|vs.
|Draw (majority) (48-47, 47-47, 47-47)
|5
|5:00
|For the UFC Welterweight Championship.
}}
{{MMAtitle bout
|Lightweight
|def.
|Eddie Alvarez (c)
|TKO (punches)
|2
|3:04
|For the UFC Lightweight Championship.
}}
{{MMAtitle bout
|Flyweight
|Demetrious Johnson (c)
|def.
|Decision (unanimous) (49-46, 49-46, 49-45)
|5
|5:00
|The Ultimate Fighter 24 Finale
|For the UFC Flyweight Championship.
}}
{{MMAtitle bout
|Featherweight
|def.
|TKO (body kick and punches)
|3
|4:50
|For the interim UFC Featherweight Championship (only Holloway was eligible).
}}
{{MMAtitle bout
|Bantamweight
|def.
|Dominick Cruz (c)
|Decision (unanimous) (48-46, 48-47, 48-46)
|5
|5:00
|For the UFC Bantamweight Championship.
}}
{{MMAtitle bout
|Women's Bantamweight
|Amanda Nunes (c)
|def.
|TKO (punches)
|1
|0:48
|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
|{{dts|2016|December|30}} |
| 384
|UFC on Fox: VanZant vs. Waterson |{{dts|2016|December|17}} |Sacramento, California, U.S. |
| 383
|{{dts|2016|December|10}} |Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| 382
|UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Abdurakhimov |{{dts|2016|December|9}} |Albany, New York, U.S |
| 381
|The Ultimate Fighter: Tournament of Champions Finale |{{dts|2016|December|3}} |
| 380
|UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Brunson |{{dts|2016|November|27}} |
| 379
|UFC Fight Night: Bader vs. Nogueira 2 |{{dts|2016|November|19}} |São Paulo, Brazil |
| 378
|UFC Fight Night: Mousasi vs. Hall 2 |{{dts|2016|November|19}} |Belfast, Northern Ireland, U.K. |
| 377
|UFC 205: Alvarez vs. McGregor |{{dts|2016|November|12}} |New York, New York, U.S. |
| 376
|The Ultimate Fighter Latin America 3 Finale: dos Anjos vs. Ferguson |{{dts|2016|November|5}} |Mexico City, Mexico |
| align=center| –
|UFC Fight Night: Lamas vs. Penn |{{dts|2016|October|15}} |Pasay, Philippines |
| 375
|UFC 204: Bisping vs. Henderson 2 |{{dts|2016|October|8}} |Manchester, England, U.K. |
| 374
|UFC Fight Night: Lineker vs. Dodson |{{dts|2016|October|1}} |Portland, Oregon, U.S. |
| 373
|UFC Fight Night: Cyborg vs. Lansberg |{{dts|2016|September|24}} |Brasília, Brazil |
| 372
|UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Johnson |{{dts|2016|September |17}} |Hidalgo, Texas, U.S. |
| 371
|{{dts|2016|September |10}} |Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. |
| 370
|UFC Fight Night: Arlovski vs. Barnett |{{dts|2016|September |3}} |Hamburg, Germany |
| 369
|{{dts|2016|August|27}} |Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| 368
|{{dts|2016|August|20}} |Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. |
| 367
|UFC Fight Night: Rodríguez vs. Caceres |{{dts|2016|August|6}} |Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S. |
| 366
|{{dts|2016|July|30}} |Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. |
| 365
|UFC on Fox: Holm vs. Shevchenko |{{dts|2016|July|23}} |Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| 364
|UFC Fight Night: McDonald vs. Lineker |{{dts|2016|July|13}} |Sioux Falls, South Dakota, U.S. |
| 363
|{{dts|2016|Jul|9}} |
| 362
|The Ultimate Fighter: Team Joanna vs. Team Cláudia Finale |{{dts|2016|Jul|8}} |
| 361
|UFC Fight Night: dos Anjos vs. Alvarez |{{dts|2016|Jul|7}} |
| 360
|UFC Fight Night: MacDonald vs. Thompson |June 18, 2016 |
| 359
|UFC 199: Rockhold vs Bisping 2 |June 4, 2016 |Inglewood, California, U.S |
| 358
|UFC Fight Night: Almeida vs. Garbrandt |{{dts|2016|May|29}} |
| 357
|{{dts|2016|May|14}} |Curitiba, Brazil |
| 356
|UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Arlovski |{{dts|2016|May|8}} |Rotterdam, Netherlands |
| 355
|UFC 197: Jones vs. Saint Preux |{{dts|2016|April|23}} |
| 354
|UFC on Fox: Teixeira vs. Evans |{{dts|2016|April|16}} |Tampa, Florida, U.S. |
| 353
|UFC Fight Night: Rothwell vs. dos Santos |{{dts|2016|April|10}} |Zagreb, Croatia |
| 352
|UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Mir |{{dts|2016|March|20}} |Brisbane Entertainment Centre |Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
| 351
|{{dts|2016|March|5}} |
| 350
|UFC Fight Night: Silva vs. Bisping |{{dts|2016|Feb|27}} |
| 349
|UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Cowboy |{{dts|2016|Feb|21}} |Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| 348
|UFC Fight Night: Hendricks vs. Thompson |{{dts|2016|Feb|6}} |
| 347
|UFC on Fox: Johnson vs. Bader |{{dts|2016|Jan|30}} |Newark, New Jersey, U.S. |
| 346
|UFC Fight Night: Dillashaw vs. Cruz |{{dts|2016|Jan|17}} |Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| 345
|{{dts|2016|Jan|2}} |
See also
References
{{Reflist|3}}
External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20160916064655/http://www.ufc.com/event/Past_Events UFC past events on UFC.com]
- [http://www.sherdog.com/organizations/Ultimate-Fighting-Championship-2 UFC events results at Sherdog.com]
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