Now that the year has come to a close, and with a major assist from UFC research analyst and live statistics producer Michael Carroll, here are some of 2021’s most significant milestones from the events, the fights and individual performances in the octagon.
The longest event of the year was “UFC 263: Adesanya vs. Vettori 2” in in Glendale, Ariz., at 3 hours, 19 minutes and 32 seconds.
“UFC 259: Blachowicz vs. Adesanya” was just the third event in company history to feature 15 fights. UFC 2 and UFC on ESPN 14 were the others.
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The shortest event of the year was “UFC Fight Night 197: Holloway vs. Rodriguez” in Las Vegas at 1 hour, 34 minutes and 57 seconds.
The highest reported attended event of the year was “UFC 268: Usman vs. Covington 2” in New York City (20, 715), while the lowest attended events were 15 cards at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas with no crowd.
The highest reported income gate of the year was “UFC 264: Poirier vs. McGregor 3” in Las Vegas ($15, 759, 800) while the lowest reported income gates of the year were 15 cards at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas with no crowd.
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“UFC Fight Night 194: Dern vs. Rodriguez” marked the first event in company history where all the fight-night bonuses were distributed to females.
The most submissions at a single event went to “UFC 267: Blachowicz vs. Teixeira” and “UFC 269: Oliveira vs. Poirier” with four each.
The most fights to go to a decision at a single event went to “UFC 263: Adesanya vs. Vettori 2” with 11, which is a single-event record for decisions.
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“UFC Fight Night 187: Edwards vs. Muhammad” marked the first event in UFC history where two fights were ruled a no contest in the octagon.
“UFC 267: Blachowicz vs. Teixeira” had the most favorites come through victorious, with 13 of 14 winning. On the flip side, seven underdogs won at “UFC on ESPN 27: Sandhagen vs. Dillashaw.”
A total of 46 fighters officially missed weight for their respective contests. The 31 fighters in that group to compete went 13-18 in their respective bouts.
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A total of 88 fighters made their UFC debut in 2021. Those fighters went 31-57. Debuting fighters who faced an opponent with at least one bout of UFC experience went 21-46.
A variety of circumstances caused a total of 27 UFC main event or co-main event fights to be adjusted, postponed or canceled entirely.
Aljamain Sterling became the first to claim a championship by disqualification when he got the bantamweight belt from Petr Yan at UFC 259.
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Rose Namajunas became the first female in history to have multiple title reigns in a single weight class when she reclaimed the strawweight belt at UFC 261.
Charles Oliveira won the title for the first time in his 28th octagon appearance at UFC 262, the most fights in company history.
Ciryl Gane became the first French-born fighter in history to win a version of a title when he claimed the interim heavyweight belt at UFC 265.
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Glover Teixeira, 42, became the oldest first-time champion in history with his light heavyweight title win at UFC 267. Fabricio Werdum, 37, held the previous record.
Kamaru Usman’s three title defenses were the most among any UFC champion in 2021. He won at UFC 258, UFC 261 and UFC 268.
Julianna Pena became the eighth fighter in history to win a season of “The Ultimate Fighter” reality series and a UFC title with her win at UFC 269.
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Max Holloway landed 445 significant strikes at UFC on ABC 1, a single-fight record. The previous high was 290. His 744 significant strike attempts were also a new single-fight record.
Holloway landed 447 total strikes at UFC on ABC 1, the single-fight record. The previous high was 361. His 746 total strike attempts were also a single-fight record.
Calvin Kattar became the third fighter in UFC history to earn a 42-point scorecard in a five-round fight at UFC on ABC 1. Gil Castillo and David Loiseau also achieved the dubious distinction.
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Cory Sandhagen’s 28-second knockout at UFC Fight Night 184 marked the second fastest flying knee finish in history behind Jorge Masvidal’s five-second win at UFC 239.
Usman became the third fighter in UFC history to start 13-0 with the promotion when he won at UFC 258. Anderson Silva and Khabib Nurmagomedov also accomplished the feat.
Kennedy Nzechukwu earned a knockout despite a -64 deficit in significant strikes landed at UFC 259, the biggest statistical comeback for a light heavyweight bout and third overall in UFC history.
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Leon Edwards vs. Belal Muhammad at UFC Fight Night 187 was the second main event in UFC history to end in a no contest due to a fouled fighter behind unable to continue.
Grant Dawson’s knockout at the 4:59 mark of Round 3 at UFC on ESPN 21 tied the record for second latest stoppage in a three-round UFC fight. Ricky Simon holds the record (5:00, Round 3) at UFC Fight Night 128.
Alonzo Menifield became the fourth fighter to earn a submission victory by Von Flue choke when he won at UFC 260. Jason Von Flue, Ovince Saint Preux and Jordan Rinaldi also accomplished the feat.
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Gerald Meerschaert set a new record for most submission wins in UFC middleweight history with his sixth at UFC on ESPN 22. He was previously tied with four others at five.
Usman became the second fighter in history to start 14-0 with the promotion when he won at UFC 261. A. Silva also accomplished the feat.
Felipe Colares’ earned a decision victory at UFC on ESPN 23 despite a -40 significant strike differential, the largest deficit in featherweight history for the winner of a decision.
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Jiri Prochazka earned the third spinning back elbow knockout in history at UFC on ESPN 23. Ricardo Ramos and Dong Hyun Kim also accomplished the feat.
Marcin Prachnio earned the third body kick knockout in light heavyweight history at UFC Fight Night 190. Jan Blachowicz and Rich Franklin also accomplished the feat.
Wellington Turman became the first fighter to be deducted 2 points in a three-round fight and win a decision at UFC on ESPN 30.
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Matthew Semelsberger became the second fighter in history to earn multiple knockouts of 20 seconds or less with his win at UFC 266. Anthony Johnson also accomplished the feat.
Alexander Volkanovski became the fifth in history to start 10-0 with the promotion with his win at UFC 266. A. Silva, Usman, Nurmagomedov and Royce Gracie also accomplished the feat.
Usman became the second fighter in history to start 15-0 with the promotion when he won at UFC 268. A. Silva also accomplished the feat.
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Holloway became the first fighter in history to land 3, 000 or more strikes in the octagon in a career during his win at UFC Fight Night 197.
Holloway landed 200 or more significant strikes for the third time at UFC Fight Night 197, the most such performances in history.
Holloway is the only fighter history to complete 25 octagon appearances without suffering a knockdown. He accomplished the feat with his bout at UFC Fight Night 197.
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Sean Soriano became the third fighter to start 0-5 in the octagon with his loss at UFC Fight Night 198. John Alessio and Naoyuki Kotani are the others.
Jose Aldo’s -63 significant strikes landed deficit (86 vs. 149) at UFC on ESPN 31 is the second largest margin in history for a fighter who won by decision. Robbie Lawler holds the record with decision victory over Carlos Condit at UFC 195 (92 vs. 176).
Justin Tafa became the first heavyweight to miss weight at UFC Fight Night 199, coming in one pound over the divisional limit.
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Jordan Leavitt earned the third submission in history to stem from a reverse triangle with his win at UFC Fight Night 199. Cole Miller and Olivier Aubin-Mercier also accomplished the feat.
Conor McGregor not only made a surprise appearance at BKFC 41, he climbed in the ring afterward to go face-to-face with Mike Perry.The UFC is looking forward to a banger of a month in terms of PPVs and fight nights in July. With fans back in attendance, Dana White and UFC officials cannot wait to give them some of the most exciting matchups of the year.
In what will be one of the year's most anticipated events, Conor McGregor will headline the card alongside Dustin Poirier for the third and final time, bringing their trilogy to an end.
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Another massive fight that graces this card is Gilbert Burns vs Stephen Thompson, in what will be a firecracker of a welterweight bout.
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The bantamweight scrap between Sean O'Malley and Louis Smolka is yet another fight to keep your eye on. The fight marks the next step in 'Sugar's' rise to the pinnacle of the bantamweight division.
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The card will also witness Tua Tuivasa taking on Greg Hardy, who will look to mount a comeback following his most recent loss at the hands of Marcin Tybura.
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