2019 in UFC

2019 in UFC
A poster or logo for 2019 in UFC.
Information
First dateJan 19, 2019
Last dateDec 21, 2019
Events
Total events42 (1 cancelled)
UFC12 (1 cancelled)
TUF Finale events0
Fights
Total fights517
Title fights19
Chronology
2018 in UFC 2019 in UFC 2020 in UFC

The year 2019 was the 27th year in the history of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States.

Releases and retirements

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These fighters have either been released from their UFC contracts, announced their retirement or joined other promotions.

Debut UFC fighters

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The following fighters fought their first UFC fight in 2019:

Suspended fighters

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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 [33] Released
C. B. Dollaway The Doberman Middleweight December 13, 2018 2 years Anastrozole, clomiphene and receiving intravenous (IV) infusion over the allowable limit. USADA December 13, 2020 [34] Released
T.J. Dillashaw Bantamweight January 18, 2019 1 year (NYSAC)
2 years (USADA) 		Erythropoietin (EPO). NYSAC and USADA January 18, 2021 [35]
[36]
Michel Prazeres Welterweight March 9, 2019 2 years Exogenous boldenone and its metabolite 5β-androst-1-en-17β-ol-3-one. USADA March 9, 2021 [37]
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 [38] 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 of dehydrochlormethyltestosterone (DHCMT). USADA March 12, 2020 [39]
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 [40]
[41] 		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 [42] 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, a cannabis metabolite. USADA July 20, 2019 [40] 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 metabolites GW1516 sulfoxide and GW1516 sulfone. 		USADA October 25, 2019 [43]
Dmitry Smolyakov The Lifeguard Heavyweight April 27, 2019 2 years Recombinant human erythropoietin (rHuEPO) and intact human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG). USADA April 27, 2021 [44] Released
Melissa Gatto Women's Bantamweight June 5, 2019 1 year Furosemide, a diuretic. USADA June 5, 2020 [45]
Dequan Townsend Middleweight June 28, 2019 6 months Benzoylecgonine (cocaine) and norfentanyl (fentanyl). USADA December 28, 2019 [46]
Vince Murdock Featherweight July 6, 2019 20 months GW1516, a hormone modulator that is better known as cardarine.
It is often sold on the black market as endurobol. 		USADA March 6, 2021 [47]
Giacomo Lemos Heavyweight July 9, 2019 2 years Drostanolone and its metabolite 2α-methyl-5α-androstan-3α-ol-17-one. USADA July 9, 2021 [48]
John Allan Light Heavyweight July 13, 2019 1 year Tamoxifen. USADA and CSAC July 13, 2020 [48] Fined $4,800 by the CSAC
Sarah Frota A Treta Flyweight July 21, 2019 2 years Multiple stanozolol metabolites, including 16α-hydroxystanozolol, 3, 16-dihydroxystanozolol and 4β,16-dihydroxystanozolol on the day of UFC 240. USADA and the Edmonton Combative Sports Commission July 21, 2021 [49] Released
Istela Nunes Women's Strawweight July 22, 2019 2 years Stanozolol metabolites 16β-hydroxystanozolol and 3′-hydroxystanozolol. USADA July 22, 2021 [50]
David Branch The Executive Middleweight July 26, 2019 2 years Ipamorelin, class of peptide hormones and growth factors. USADA July 26, 2021 [51] Released
Sean O'Malley Sugar Bantamweight August 6, 2019 6 months Ostarine. USADA February 6, 2020 [52]
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 against Germaine de Randamie at UFC Fight Night 155. CSAC Until “Extensive medical documentation" is presented to the CSAC to clear suspension. [53]
Khalid Taha The Warrior Bantamweight October 6, 2019 1 year Furosemide (diuretics). USADA October 6, 2020 [54]
Priscila Cachoeira Women's Flyweight October 12, 2019 4 months A diuretic, hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ) and its metabolites chlorothiazide and 4amino-6chloro-1,3-benzenedisulfonamide (ACB). USADA February 12, 2020 [46]
Ovince Saint Preux OSP Light Heavyweight October 25, 2019 3 months Ostarine and S-23, the family of selective androgen receptor modulators (SARMs). USADA January 25, 2020 [55] Ostarine came from a tainted supplement
Diego Sanchez Nightmare Welterweight October 26, 2019 3 months Ostarine and S-23, the family of selective androgen receptor modulators (SARMs). USADA January 26, 2020 [55] Ostarine came from a tainted supplement

Title fights

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Title fights in 2019
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]
  1. ^ For the UFC Flyweight Championship.
  2. ^ For the UFC Welterweight Championship.
  3. ^ For the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship.
  4. ^ For the interim UFC Middleweight Championship.
  5. ^ For the interim UFC Lightweight Championship.
  6. ^ For the UFC Women's Strawweight Championship.
  7. ^ For the UFC Women's Flyweight Championship.
  8. ^ For the vacant UFC Bantamweight Championship.
  9. ^ For the UFC Women's Bantamweight Championship.
  10. ^ For the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship.
  11. ^ For the UFC Featherweight Championship.
  12. ^ For the UFC Women's Flyweight Championship.
  13. ^ For the UFC Heavyweight Championship.
  14. ^ For the UFC Women's Strawweight Championship.
  15. ^ For the UFC Lightweight Championship.
  16. ^ For the UFC Middleweight Championship.
  17. ^ For the UFC Women's Bantamweight Championship.
  18. ^ For the UFC Featherweight Championship.
  19. ^ For the UFC Welterweight Championship.

Events list

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Main article: List of UFC events
# Event Date Venue City Country Atten. Ref. Fight of the Night Performance of the Night Bonus Ref.
505 UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs. The Korean Zombie Dec 21, 2019 Sajik Arena Busan South Korea 10,651 [56] Charles Jourdain vs. Doo Ho Choi Chan Sung Jung Alexandre Pantoja $50,000 [57]
504 UFC 245: Usman vs. Covington Dec 14, 2019 T-Mobile Arena Las Vegas United States 16,811 [58] Kamaru Usman vs. Colby Covington Petr Yan Irene Aldana $50,000 [58]
503 UFC on ESPN: Overeem vs. Rozenstruik Dec 7, 2019 Capital One Arena Washington, D.C. United States 10,816 [59] Rob Font vs. Ricky Simon Bryce Mitchell Makhmud Muradov $50,000 [60]
502 UFC Fight Night: Błachowicz vs. Jacaré Nov 16, 2019 Ginásio do Ibirapuera São Paulo Brazil 10,344 [61] — Charles Oliveira James Krause $50,000 [61]
Ricardo Ramos Randy Brown
501 UFC Fight Night: Magomedsharipov vs. Kattar Nov 9, 2019 CSKA Arena Moscow Russia 11,305 [62] Zabit Magomedsharipov vs. Calvin Kattar Magomed Ankalaev David Zawada $50,000 [62]
500 UFC 244: Masvidal vs. Diaz Nov 2, 2019 Madison Square Garden New York City United States 20,143 [63] Stephen Thompson vs. Vicente Luque Kevin Lee Corey Anderson $50,000 [63]
499 UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Askren Oct 26, 2019 Singapore Indoor Stadium Kallang Singapore 7,155 [64] Demian Maia vs. Ben Askren Beneil Dariush Ciryl Gane $50,000 [65]
498 UFC on ESPN: Reyes vs. Weidman Oct 18, 2019 TD Garden Boston United States 12,066 [66] Yair Rodríguez vs. Jeremy Stephens Dominick Reyes Charles Rosa $50,000 [66]
497 UFC Fight Night: Joanna vs. Waterson Oct 12, 2019 Amalie Arena Tampa United States 10,597 [67] Cub Swanson vs. Kron Gracie Niko Price Marlon Vera $50,000 [67]
496 UFC 243: Whittaker vs. Adesanya Oct 6, 2019 Marvel Stadium Melbourne Australia 57,127 [68] Brad Riddell vs. Jamie Mullarkey Israel Adesanya Yorgan De Castro $50,000 :[69]
495 UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Cannonier Sep 28, 2019 Royal Arena Copenhagen Denmark 12,767 [70] — Jared Cannonier Ovince Saint Preux $50,000 [71]
John Phillips Jack Shore
494 UFC Fight Night: Rodríguez vs. Stephens Sep 21, 2019 Mexico City Arena Mexico City Mexico 10,112 [72] Carla Esparza vs. Alexa Grasso Steven Peterson Paul Craig $50,000 [73]
493 UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Gaethje Sep 14, 2019 Rogers Arena Vancouver Canada 15,114 [74] Tristan Connelly vs. Michel Pereira Justin Gaethje Misha Cirkunov $50,000 [74]
492 UFC 242: Khabib vs. Poirier Sep 7, 2019 The Arena, Yas Island Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates — Khabib Nurmagomedov Ottman Azaitar $50,000 [75]
Belal Muhammad Muslim Salikhov
491 UFC Fight Night: Andrade vs. Zhang Aug 31, 2019 Shenzhen Universiade Sports Centre Arena Shenzhen China 10,302 [76] Alateng Heili vs. Danaa Batgerel Zhang Weili Li Jingliang $50,000 [77]
490 UFC 241: Cormier vs. Miocic 2 Aug 17, 2019 Honda Center Anaheim United States 17,304 [78] Paulo Costa vs. Yoel Romero Stipe Miocic Khama Worthy $50,000 [78]
489 UFC Fight Night: Shevchenko vs. Carmouche 2 Aug 10, 2019 Antel Arena Montevideo Uruguay 9,225 [79] Vicente Luque vs. Mike Perry Volkan Oezdemir Veronica Macedo $50,000 [79]
488 UFC on ESPN: Covington vs. Lawler Aug 3, 2019 Prudential Center Newark United States 10,427 [80] Antonina Shevchenko vs. Lucie Pudilová Nasrat Haqparast Matt Schnell $50,000 [81]
487 UFC 240: Holloway vs. Edgar Jul 27, 2019 Rogers Place Edmonton Canada 12,144 [82] Deiveson Figueiredo vs. Alexandre Pantoja Geoff Neal Hakeem Dawodu $50,000 [83]
486 UFC on ESPN: dos Anjos vs. Edwards Jul 20, 2019 AT&T Center San Antonio United States 9,255 [84] Mario Bautista vs. Jin Soo Son Walt Harris Dan Hooker $50,000 [84]
485 UFC Fight Night: de Randamie vs. Ladd Jul 13, 2019 Golden 1 Center Sacramento United States 10,306 [85] — Urijah Faber Josh Emmett $50,000 [75]
Andre Fili Jonathan Martinez
484 UFC 239: Jones vs. Santos Jul 6, 2019 T-Mobile Arena Las Vegas United States 18,358 [75] — Amanda Nunes Jorge Masvidal $50,000 [75]
Jan Błachowicz Yadong Song
483 UFC on ESPN: Ngannou vs. dos Santos Jun 29, 2019 Target Center Minneapolis United States 10,123 [86] — Francis Ngannou Joseph Benavidez $50,000 [86]
Alonzo Menifield Eryk Anders
482 UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs. The Korean Zombie Jun 22, 2019 Bon Secours Wellness Arena Greenville United States 7,682 [87] Deron Winn vs. Eric Spicely Chan Sung Jung Jairzinho Rozenstruik $50,000 [87]
481 UFC 238: Cejudo vs. Moraes Jun 8, 2019 United Center Chicago United States 16,083 [88] Tony Ferguson vs. Donald Cerrone Henry Cejudo Valentina Shevchenko $50,000 [89]
480 UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs. Smith Jun 1, 2019 Ericsson Globe Stockholm Sweden 14,319 [90] — Anthony Smith Aleksandar Rakić $50,000 [91]
Makwan Amirkhani Leonardo Santos
479 UFC Fight Night: dos Anjos vs. Lee May 18, 2019 Blue Cross Arena Rochester United States 8,132 [92] Aspen Ladd vs. Sijara Eubanks Michel Pereira Grant Dawson $50,000 [93]
478 UFC 237: Namajunas vs. Andrade May 11, 2019 Jeunesse Arena Rio de Janeiro Brazil 15,193 [94] Jéssica Andrade vs. Rose Namajunas Jéssica Andrade Warlley Alves $50,000 [95]
477 UFC Fight Night: Iaquinta vs. Cowboy May 4, 2019 Canadian Tire Centre Ottawa Canada 10,960 [96] Donald Cerrone vs. Al Iaquinta Walt Harris Macy Chiasson $50,000 [97]
476 UFC Fight Night: Jacaré vs. Hermansson Apr 27, 2019 BB&T Center Sunrise United States 12,254 [98] Mike Perry vs. Alex Oliveira Glover Teixeira Jim Miller $50,000 [99]
475 UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Oleinik Apr 20, 2019 Yubileyny Sports Palace Saint Petersburg Russia 7,236 [100] Islam Makhachev vs. Arman Tsarukyan Magomed Mustafaev Sergei Pavlovich $50,000 [101]
474 UFC 236: Holloway vs. Poirier 2 Apr 13, 2019 State Farm Arena Atlanta United States 14,297 [102] Israel Adesanya vs. Kelvin Gastelum — $50,000 [103]
Dustin Poirier vs. Max Holloway
473 UFC on ESPN: Barboza vs. Gaethje Mar 30, 2019 Wells Fargo Center Philadelphia United States 11,123 [104] Justin Gaethje vs. Edson Barboza Paul Craig Jack Hermansson $50,000 [104]
472 UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Pettis Mar 23, 2019 Bridgestone Arena Nashville United States 10,863 [105] Bryce Mitchell vs. Bobby Moffett Anthony Pettis Randa Markos $50,000 [106]
471 UFC Fight Night: Till vs. Masvidal Mar 16, 2019 The O2 Arena London England 16,602 [107] Jorge Masvidal vs. Darren Till Jorge Masvidal Dan Ige $50,000 [108]
470 UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. dos Santos Mar 9, 2019 Intrust Bank Arena Wichita United States 7,265 [109] Junior dos Santos vs. Derrick Lewis Niko Price Beneil Dariush $50,000 [110]
469 UFC 235: Jones vs. Smith Mar 2, 2019 T-Mobile Arena Las Vegas United States 14,790 [111] Pedro Munhoz vs. Cody Garbrandt Johnny Walker Diego Sanchez $50,000 [112]
468 UFC Fight Night: Błachowicz vs. Santos Feb 23, 2019 O2 Arena Prague Czech Republic 16,583 [113] — Thiago Santos Stefan Struve $50,000 [114]
Michał Oleksiejczuk Dwight Grant
467 UFC on ESPN: Ngannou vs. Velasquez Feb 17, 2019 Talking Stick Resort Arena Phoenix United States 14,269 [115] Vicente Luque vs. Bryan Barberena Kron Gracie Luke Sanders $50,000 [116]
466 UFC 234: Adesanya vs. Silva Feb 10, 2019 Rod Laver Arena Melbourne Australia 15,238 [117] Israel Adesanya vs. Anderson Silva Montana De La Rosa Devonte Smith $50,000 [118]
465 UFC Fight Night: Assunção vs. Moraes 2 Feb 2, 2019 Centro de Formação Olímpica
do Nordeste 		Fortaleza Brazil 10,040 [119] — Marlon Moraes José Aldo $50,000 [120]
Charles Oliveira Johnny Walker
– UFC 233 Jan 26, 2019 Honda Center Anaheim United States Cancelled [121][122] — Cancelled —
464 UFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs. Dillashaw Jan 19, 2019 Barclays Center Brooklyn United States 12,152 [123] Donald Cerrone vs. Alexander Hernandez Donald Cerrone Henry Cejudo $50,000 [124]

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