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2023 in UFC
A poster or logo for 2023 in UFC.
Information
First dateJanuary 14, 2023 (2023-01-14)
Last dateTBD
Events
Total eventsTBD
UFCTBD
TUF Finale eventsTBD
Fights
Total fightsTBD
Title fightsTBD
Chronology
2022 in UFC 2023 in UFC 2024 in UFC

The year 2023 is the 30th year in the history of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States.

Releases and retirements

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


Debut UFC fighters

The following fighters fought their first UFC fight in 2023:


Suspended fighters

The list below is based on fighters suspended either by (1) United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) or World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) for violation of taking prohibited substances or non-analytical incidents, (2) by local commissions on misconduct during the fights or at event venues, or (3) by the UFC for reasons also stated below.

ISO Name Nickname Division From Duration Tested positive for / Info By Eligible to
fight again
Ref. Notes
Geraldo de Freitas Spartan Bantamweight Jan 11, 2021 2 years Exogenous administration of testosterone and/or its precursors USADA Jan 11, 2023 [49]
Raphael Pessoa Bebezão Heavyweight Feb 9, 2021 2 years 7-Keto-DHEA and AOD-9064 Hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ) and its metabolites Chlorothiazide and 4-amino-6-chloro-1,3-benzenedisulfonamide (ACB) USADA Feb 9, 2023 [50] Second USADA violation. Results collected from out-of-competition on February 9, 2021, February 15, 2021, February 16, 2021, and March 4, 2021. Ressoa also evaded sample collection on January 25, 2021, and January 28, 2021.
Carlos Felipe Boi Heavyweight Oct 16, 2021 18 months Boldenone and its metabolites NSAC Apr 16, 2023 [51] $4,200 fine and $489 in prosecution fees
Ashlee Evans-Smith Rebel Girl Women's Bantamweight Jan 3, 2022 14 months dehydroepiandrosterone USADA March 3, 2023 [52]
Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos Capoeira Welterweight March 14, 2022 1 year Ostarine USADA March 14, 2023 [53]
Hamdy Abdelwahab The Hammer Heavyweight July 30, 2022 2 years Metenolone and its metabolite USADA July 30, 2024 [54]
Jeff Molina El Jefe Flyweight Nov 5, 2022 None Linked to the investigation that began as a result of suspicious betting activity ahead of the Nov. 5 UFC fight between Darrick Minner NYAC
NSAC
None [55]
[56]
Carlos Mota Tizil Flyweight December 15, 2022 2 years Meldonium NSAC March 14, 2023 [57] Parted with UFC as of February 2023.[58]

The Ultimate Fighter

The following The Ultimate Fighter seasons are scheduled for broadcast in 2023:

Season Division Winner Runner-up Ref
The Ultimate Fighter 31 [59]

Title fights

Title fights in 2023
Weight class Method Round Time Event Notes
Flyweight Brandon Moreno (ic) def. Deiveson Figueiredo (c) TKO (doctor stoppage) 3 5:00 UFC 283 [a]
Light Heavyweight Jamahal Hill def. Glover Teixeira Decision (unanimous) (50–44, 50–44, 50–44) 5 5:00 UFC 283 [b]
Featherweight Yair Rodríguez def. Josh Emmett Submission (triangle choke) 2 4:19 UFC 284 [c]
Lightweight Islam Makhachev (c) def. Alexander Volkanovski Decision (unanimous) (48–47, 48–47, 49–46) 5 5:00 UFC 284 [d]
Women's Flyweight Valentina Shevchenko (c) vs. Alexa Grasso UFC 285 [e]
Heavyweight Jon Jones vs. Ciryl Gane UFC 285 [f]
Welterweight Leon Edwards (c) vs. Kamaru Usman UFC 286 [g]
Middleweight Alex Pereira (c) vs. Israel Adesanya UFC 287 [h]
Bantamweight Aljamain Sterling (c) vs. Henry Cejudo UFC 288 [i]

Events list

Scheduled events

Event Date Venue City Country Ref.
UFC Fight Night 226 May 20, 2023 TBD TBD TBD [60]
UFC Fight Night 225 May 13, 2023 TBD TBD TBD [61]
UFC 288 May 6, 2023 TBD TBD TBD [62]
UFC Fight Night 224 Apr 29, 2023 TBD TBD TBD [63]
UFC Fight Night 223 Apr 22, 2023 TBD TBD TBA [64]
UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Allen Apr 15, 2023 T-Mobile Center Kansas City, Missouri United States [65]
UFC 287: Pereira vs. Adesanya 2 Apr 8, 2023 Miami-Dade Arena Miami, Florida United States [66]
UFC on ESPN: Vera vs. Sandhagen Mar 25, 2023 AT&T Center San Antonio, Texas United States [67][68]
UFC 286: Edwards vs. Usman 3 Mar 18, 2023 The O2 Arena London England [69]
UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Dvalishvili Mar 11, 2023 The Theater at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas, Nevada United States [70][71]
UFC 285: Jones vs. Gane Mar 4, 2023 T-Mobile Arena Las Vegas, Nevada United States [72]

Past events

# Event Date Venue City Country Atten. Ref. Fight of the Night Performance of the Night Bonus Ref.
637 UFC Fight Night: Muniz vs. Allen Feb 25, 2023 UFC Apex Las Vegas, Nevada United States [73] Brendan Allen Tatiana Suarez $50,000 [74]
Mike Malott Trevor Peek
Jordan Leavitt Joe Solecki
636 UFC Fight Night: Andrade vs. Blanchfield Feb 18, 2023 UFC Apex Las Vegas, Nevada United States [75] Nazim Sadykhov vs. Evan Elder Erin Blanchfield Mayra Bueno Silva $50,000 [76]
635 UFC 284: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski Feb 12, 2023 RAC Arena Perth, Western Australia Australia 14,124 [77] Islam Makhachev vs. Alexander Volkanovski Yair Rodríguez Jack Della Maddalena $50,000 [78]
634 UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Spivak Feb 4, 2023 UFC Apex Las Vegas, Nevada United States [79] Sergey Spivak Anshul Jubli $50,000 [80]
Rinya Nakamura Tatsuro Taira
633 UFC 283: Teixeira vs. Hill Jan 21, 2023 Jeunesse Arena Rio de Janeiro Brazil 13,604 [81] Glover Teixeira vs. Jamahal Hill Jailton Almeida Ismael Bonfim $50,000 [82]
632 UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Imavov Jan 14, 2023 UFC Apex Las Vegas, Nevada United States [83] Dan Ige Roman Kopylov $50,000 [84]
Umar Nurmagomedov Allan Nascimento

See also

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