| 2015 in UFC | ||||
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| 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 | 474 | |||
| Title fights | 20 | |||
| Chronology | ||||
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The year2015 was the 23rd year in the history of theUltimate Fighting Championship (UFC), amixed martial arts promotion based in the United States.
The numbers below records the events, fights, techniques, champions and fighters held or performed for the year of 2015 in UFC.[7]
| Events | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Events | PPV | Continents | Countries | Cities | Fight Night Bonuses |
| 41 | 13 | 5 | 13 | 32 | 163 Total $8,150,000 |
| Longest Event | Shortest Event | Highest Income Live Gate | Lowest Income Live Gate | Highest Attendance | Lowest Attendance |
| The Ultimate Fighter Latin America 2 Finale: Magny vs. Gastelum 2:41:51 | UFC 184 1:19:22 | UFC 194 $10,100,000 | UFC Fight Night: Namajunas vs. VanZant $234,725 | UFC 193 56,214 | UFC Fight Night: Namajunas vs. VanZant 1,643 |
| Title Fights | |||||
| Undisputed Title Fights | Title Changes | Champions Remained in Their Divisions | Number of Champions | Number of Interim Champions | Number of Title Defenses |
| 19 | 4 | 3 FLW –Demetrious Johnson BW –T.J. Dillashaw WW –Robbie Lawler | 11 | 1 | 12 |
| Champions | |||||
| Division | Beginning of The Year | End of The Year | Division | Beginning of The Year | End of The Year |
| Heavyweight | Cain Velasquez | Fabrício Werdum | Bantamweight | T.J. Dillashaw | T.J. Dillashaw |
| Light Heavyweight | Jon Jones | Daniel Cormier | Flyweight | Demetrious Johnson | Demetrious Johnson |
| Middleweight | Chris Weidman | Luke Rockhold | Women's Bantamweight | Ronda Rousey | Holly Holm |
| Welterweight | Robbie Lawler | Robbie Lawler | Women's Strawweight | Carla Esparza | Joanna Jędrzejczyk] |
| Lightweight | Anthony Pettis | Rafael dos Anjos | |||
| Featherweight | José Aldo | Conor McGregor | |||
| 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 185 UFC Fight Night: Boetsch vs. Henderson 7 | UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. LaFlare UFC Fight Night: Namajunas vs. VanZant 6 | UFC Fight Night: Mir vs. Duffee The Ultimate Fighter Latin America 2 Finale: Magny vs. Gastelum 9 | 474 | 83:33:40 | |
| Fighters | |||||
| Number of Fighters | UFC Debutants | Releases / Retired | Fighters Suspended | Number of Fighters Missed weight | |
| (At the end of Dec 31, 2015) 946 | 94 | N/A | N/A | 16 | |
| Champion feats[7] | |||||
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| Fighter feats[7] | |||||
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The following fighters fought their first UFC fight in 2015:
The followingThe Ultimate Fighter seasons are scheduled for broadcast in 2015:
| Season | Finale | Division | Winner | Runner-up |
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| 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 |
| Title fights in 2015 | ||||||||
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| 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 | [a] |
| Women's Bantamweight | Ronda Rousey (c) | def. | Cat Zingano | Submission (straight armbar) | 1 | 0:14 | UFC 184 | [b] |
| Women's Strawweight | Joanna Jędrzejczyk | def. | Carla Esparza (c) | TKO (punches) | 2 | 4:17 | UFC 185 | [c] |
| Lightweight | Rafael dos Anjos | def. | Anthony Pettis (c) | Decision (unanimous) (50–45, 50–45, 50–45) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 185 | [d] |
| Flyweight | Demetrious Johnson (c) | def. | Kyoji Horiguchi | Submission (armbar) | 5 | 4:59 | UFC 186 | [e] |
| Middleweight | Chris Weidman (c) | def. | Vitor Belfort | TKO (punches) | 1 | 2:53 | UFC 187 | [f] |
| Light Heavyweight | Daniel Cormier | def. | Anthony Johnson | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 3 | 2:39 | UFC 187 | [g] |
| Heavyweight | Fabrício Werdum (ic) | def. | Cain Velasquez (c) | Submission (guillotine choke) | 3 | 2:13 | UFC 188 | [h] |
| Women's Strawweight | Joanna Jędrzejczyk (c) | def. | Jessica Penne | TKO (punches and knee) | 3 | 4:22 | UFC Fight Night 69 | [i] |
| Welterweight | Robbie Lawler (c) | def. | Rory MacDonald | TKO (punches) | 5 | 1:00 | UFC 189 | [j] |
| Featherweight | Conor McGregor | def. | Chad Mendes | TKO (punches) | 2 | 4:57 | UFC 189 | [k] |
| Bantamweight | T.J. Dillashaw (c) | def. | Renan Barão | TKO (punches) | 4 | 0:35 | UFC on Fox 16 | [l] |
| Women's Bantamweight | Ronda Rousey (c) | def. | Bethe Correia | KO (punches) | 1 | 0:34 | UFC 190 | [m] |
| Flyweight | Demetrious Johnson (c) | def. | John Dodson | Decision (unanimous) (49–46, 49–46, 50-45) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 191 | [n] |
| Light Heavyweight | Daniel Cormier (c) | def. | Alexander Gustafsson | Decision (split) (48-47, 47-48, 49-46) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 192 | [o] |
| Women's Strawweight | Joanna Jędrzejczyk (c) | def. | Valérie Létourneau | Decision (unanimous) (49–46, 49–46, 50-45) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 193 | [p] |
| Women's Bantamweight | Holly Holm | def. | Ronda Rousey (c) | KO (head kick and punches) | 2 | 0:59 | UFC 193 | [q] |
| Middleweight | Luke Rockhold | def. | Chris Weidman (c) | TKO (punches) | 4 | 3:12 | UFC 194 | [r] |
| Featherweight | Conor McGregor (ic) | def. | José Aldo (c) | KO (punch) | 1 | 0:13 | UFC 194 | [s] |
| Lightweight | Rafael dos Anjos (c) | def. | Donald Cerrone | TKO (body kick and punches) | 1 | 1:06 | UFC on Fox 17 | [t] |
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