| 2019 in UFC | ||||
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| Information | ||||
| First date | Jan 19, 2019 | |||
| Last date | Dec 21, 2019 | |||
| Events | ||||
| Total events | 42 (1 cancelled) | |||
| UFC | 12 (1 cancelled) | |||
| TUF Finale events | 0 | |||
| Fights | ||||
| Total fights | 517 | |||
| Title fights | 19 | |||
| Chronology | ||||
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The year2019 was the 27th year in the history of theUltimate Fighting Championship (UFC), amixed martial arts promotion based in the United States.
Starting this year, the UFC created year-end awards with "UFC Honors President's Choice Awards" for categories "Performance of the Year" and "Fight of the Year" being chosen by UFC CEODana White. The other "UFC Honors Fan Choice Awards" are for categories "Knockout of the Year", "Submission of the Year", "Event of the Year", "Comeback of the Year" and, from 2020, "Debut of the Year" in which fans are able to vote for the winner on social media.[1]
Winners receive a trophy commemorating their achievement along with a set of tires from sponsorToyo Tires.[2]
These fighters have either been released from their UFC contracts, announced their retirement or joined other promotions.
The following fighters fought their first UFC fight in 2019:
| ISO | Name | Nickname | Division | From | Duration | Tested positive for / Info | By | Eligible to fight again | Ref. | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Azamat Murzakanov | The Profession | Light Heavyweight | September 2, 2017 | 2 years | Boldenone metabolites, specifically 5β-androst-1-en-17β-ol-3-one and androsta-1,4-diene-6β-ol-3,17-dione in an out-of-competition test submitted on September 2, 2017. | USADA | September 2, 2019 | [50] | Released |
 | C. B. Dollaway | The Doberman | Middleweight | December 13, 2018 | 2 years | Anastrozole,clomiphene and receivingintravenous (IV) infusion over the allowable limit. | USADA | December 13, 2020 | [51] | Released |
| T.J. Dillashaw | Bantamweight | January 18, 2019 | 1 year (NYSAC) 2 years (USADA) | Erythropoietin (EPO). | NYSAC andUSADA | January 18, 2021 | [52] [53] | ||
 | Michel Prazeres | Welterweight | March 9, 2019 | 2 years | Exogenousboldenone and its metabolite 5β-androst-1-en-17β-ol-3-one. | USADA | March 9, 2021 | [54] | ||
 | Hu Yaozong | Totoro | Light Heavyweight | March 9, 2019 | Initially 1 year but reduced to 10 months | Arimistane and its metabolite from contamination supplement. | USADA | January 9, 2020 | [55] | Original suspension was 1 year but reduced to 10 months |
 | Roman Dolidze | Bazooka | Light Heavyweight | March 12, 2019 | 1 year | Clomiphene hormone and its metabolites M1 and M2, as well as 4-chloro-18-nor-17β-hydroxymethyl,17α-methyl-5α-androst-13-en-3α-ol (M3), which is a long-term metabolite ofdehydrochlormethyltestosterone (DHCMT). | USADA | March 12, 2020 | [56] | |
| Ivan Shtyrkov | Ural Hulk | Heavyweight | March 27, 2019 | 2 years | Boldenone and its metabolite 5β-androst-1-en-17β-ol-3-one. | USADA | March 27, 2021 | [57] [58] | Released |
| Jessica Penne | Women's Flyweight | April 8, 2019 | Initially 4 years but reduced to 20 months | Stanozolol metabolites 16β-hydroxystanozolol and 3′-hydroxystanozolol. | USADA | December 8, 2020 | [59] | Original suspension was 4 years after second violation, but reduced to 20 months in February 2020 | |
 | Alen Amedovski | Middleweight | April 20, 2019 | Initially 6 months but reduced to 3 months | Carboxy-THC, acannabis metabolite. | USADA | July 20, 2019 | [57] | Original suspension was 6 months, but reduced to 3 months after Alen's successful completion of a drug treatment program. | |
 | Thibault Gouti | GT | Lightweight | April 25, 2019 | 6 months | Ostarine and its metabolite di-hydroxy-LGD-4033. GW1516 metabolitesGW1516 sulfoxide andGW1516 sulfone. | USADA | October 25, 2019 | [60] | |
| Dmitry Smolyakov | The Lifeguard | Heavyweight | April 27, 2019 | 2 years | Recombinant humanerythropoietin (rHuEPO) and intacthuman chorionic gonadotropin (hCG). | USADA | April 27, 2021 | [61] | Released |
| Melissa Gatto | Women's Bantamweight | June 5, 2019 | 1 year | Furosemide, adiuretic. | USADA | June 5, 2020 | [62] | ||
| Dequan Townsend | Middleweight | June 28, 2019 | 6 months | Benzoylecgonine (cocaine) and norfentanyl (fentanyl). | USADA | December 28, 2019 | [63] | ||
| Vince Murdock | Featherweight | July 6, 2019 | 20 months | GW1516, a hormone modulator that is better known ascardarine. It is often sold on the black market asendurobol. | USADA | March 6, 2021 | [64] | ||
| Giacomo Lemos | Heavyweight | July 9, 2019 | 2 years | Drostanolone and its metabolite 2α-methyl-5α-androstan-3α-ol-17-one. | USADA | July 9, 2021 | [65] | ||
| John Allan | Light Heavyweight | July 13, 2019 | 1 year | Tamoxifen. | USADA andCSAC | July 13, 2020 | [65] | Fined $4,800 by theCSAC | |
| Sarah Frota | A Treta | Flyweight | July 21, 2019 | 2 years | Multiplestanozolol metabolites, including 16α-hydroxystanozolol, 3, 16-dihydroxystanozolol and 4β,16-dihydroxystanozolol on the day ofUFC 240. | USADA and the Edmonton Combative Sports Commission | July 21, 2021 | [66] | Released |
| Istela Nunes | Women's Strawweight | July 22, 2019 | 2 years | Stanozolol metabolites 16β-hydroxystanozolol and 3′-hydroxystanozolol. | USADA | July 22, 2021 | [67] | ||
| David Branch | The Executive | Middleweight | July 26, 2019 | 2 years | Ipamorelin, class ofpeptide hormones andgrowth factors. | USADA | July 26, 2021 | [68] | Released |
| Sean O'Malley | Sugar | Bantamweight | August 6, 2019 | 6 months | Ostarine. | USADA | February 6, 2020 | [69] | |
| Aspen Ladd | Totoro | Women's Bantamweight | August 8, 2019 | Ladd's bantamweight license after gaining 18 percent of her weight between weigh-ins and fight day againstGermaine de Randamie atUFC Fight Night 155. | CSAC | Until “Extensive medical documentation" is presented to theCSAC to clear suspension. | [70] | ||
 | Khalid Taha | The Warrior | Bantamweight | October 6, 2019 | 1 year | Furosemide (diuretics). | USADA | October 6, 2020 | [71] | |
| Priscila Cachoeira | Women's Flyweight | October 12, 2019 | 4 months | Adiuretic,hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ) and its metaboliteschlorothiazide and 4amino-6chloro-1,3-benzenedisulfonamide (ACB). | USADA | February 12, 2020 | [63] | ||
| Ovince Saint Preux | OSP | Light Heavyweight | October 25, 2019 | 3 months | Ostarine and S-23, the family ofselective androgen receptor modulators (SARMs). | USADA | January 25, 2020 | [72] | Ostarine came from a tainted supplement |
| Diego Sanchez | Nightmare | Welterweight | October 26, 2019 | 3 months | Ostarine and S-23, the family ofselective androgen receptor modulators (SARMs). | USADA | January 26, 2020 | [72] | Ostarine came from a tainted supplement |
| Title fights in 2019 | ||||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Event | Notes | |||
| Flyweight | Henry Cejudo (c) | def. | T.J. Dillashaw | TKO (punches) | 1 | 0:32 | UFC Fight Night 143 | [a] |
| Welterweight | Kamaru Usman | def. | Tyron Woodley (c) | Decision (unanimous) (50–44, 50–44, 50–45) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 235 | [b] |
| Light Heavyweight | Jon Jones (c) | def. | Anthony Smith | Decision (unanimous) (48–44, 48–44, 48–44) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 235 | [c] |
| Middleweight | Israel Adesanya | def. | Kelvin Gastelum | Decision (unanimous) (48–46, 48–46, 48–46) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 236 | [d] |
| Lightweight | Dustin Poirier | def. | Max Holloway | Decision (unanimous) (49–46, 49–46, 49–46) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 236 | [e] |
| Women's Strawweight | Jéssica Andrade | def. | Rose Namajunas (c) | TKO (slam) | 2 | 2:58 | UFC 237 | [f] |
| Women's Flyweight | Valentina Shevchenko (c) | def. | Jessica Eye | KO (head kick) | 2 | 0:26 | UFC 238 | [g] |
| Bantamweight | Henry Cejudo | def. | Marlon Moraes | TKO (punches) | 3 | 4:51 | UFC 238 | [h] |
| Women's Bantamweight | Amanda Nunes (c) | def. | Holly Holm | TKO (head kick and punches) | 1 | 4:10 | UFC 239 | [i] |
| Light Heavyweight | Jon Jones (c) | def. | Thiago Santos | Decision (split) (48–47, 48–47, 47–48) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 239 | [j] |
| Featherweight | Max Holloway (c) | def. | Frankie Edgar | Decision (unanimous) (50–45, 50–45, 48–47) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 240 | [k] |
| Women's Flyweight | Valentina Shevchenko (c) | def. | Liz Carmouche | Decision (unanimous) (50–45, 50–45, 50–45) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night 156 | [l] |
| Heavyweight | Stipe Miocic | def. | Daniel Cormier (c) | TKO (punches) | 4 | 4:09 | UFC 241 | [m] |
| Women's Strawweight | Zhang Weili | def. | Jéssica Andrade (c) | TKO (knees and punches) | 1 | 0:42 | UFC Fight Night 157 | [n] |
| Lightweight | Khabib Nurmagomedov (c) | def. | Dustin Poirier (ic) | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 3 | 2:06 | UFC 242 | [o] |
| Middleweight | Israel Adesanya (ic) | def. | Robert Whittaker (c) | KO (punches) | 2 | 3:33 | UFC 243 | [p] |
| Women's Bantamweight | Amanda Nunes (c) | def. | Germaine de Randamie | Decision (unanimous) (49–44, 49–46, 49–45) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 245 | [q] |
| Featherweight | Alexander Volkanovski | def. | Max Holloway (c) | Decision (unanimous) (48–47, 48–47, 50–45) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 245 | [r] |
| Welterweight | Kamaru Usman (c) | def. | Colby Covington | TKO (punches) | 5 | 4:10 | UFC 245 | [s] |
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