125 Fun Facts About UFC

Who was crowned the inaugural UFC Heavyweight Champion?

Coleman, nicknamed 'The Hammer', beat Dan Severn in February 1997 to unify the Superfight and tournament titles.

How long is a standard non-title UFC fight?

A standard non-title bout is three rounds of five minutes; five-minute rounds date from UFC 21 in 1999, and non-title main events have been five rounds since UFC 138 in 2011.

Which country hosted the first officially designated foreign UFC event?

While UFC 8 was held in Puerto Rico (a U.S. territory) in 1996, 'UFC Japan: Ultimate Japan' in 1997 is noted as the promotion's first foreign event.

What is the maximum weight limit for the UFC Lightweight division?

155 lbs is the lightweight limit, sitting between featherweight at 145 and welterweight at 170.

Whose first-round TKO of Beneil Dariush in 2023 was a record 20th UFC finish?

Charles Oliveira stopped Beneil Dariush in the first round at UFC 289 in June 2023 for his 20th UFC finish, extending the record he took from Donald Cerrone in 2021.

In what city did the inaugural UFC event take place?

The November 1993 show was won by 175-pound Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt Royce Gracie, younger brother of co-founder Rorion.

At which numbered event, in 1997, did the UFC first introduce weight classes?

UFC 12 in February 1997 introduced two classes, heavyweight over 200 lb and lightweight under it; UFC 31 in 2001 adopted the unified weight classes for the men's divisions.

Which individual is often credited as a co-founder who conceptualized the Ultimate Fighting Championship?

Art Davie is widely recognized as the businessman who conceived of the UFC and worked with Rorion Gracie to bring the first event to fruition.

UFC light heavyweights must weigh in at or under how many pounds for a title bout?

The division spans 186 to 205 lb (84 to 93 kg).

For roughly how much did the Fertitta brothers buy the UFC in 2001?

Zuffa, formed by brothers Lorenzo and Frank Fertitta with Dana White, bought the UFC from its cash-strapped original owner for about $2 million in January 2001.

For roughly how much was the UFC's parent company Zuffa sold in 2016 to a group led by WME-IMG?

Endeavor bought out the other Zuffa investors for a further $1.7 billion in 2021 before merging the UFC with WWE.

Who came out of retirement to win the UFC heavyweight title at age 43 in 2007?

Randy Couture, then 43, came out of retirement to beat Tim Sylvia by decision for the heavyweight belt at UFC 68 in March 2007, the oldest champion in UFC history at that point.

Which fighter was the first to hold two UFC championships simultaneously?

Conor McGregor made history at UFC 205 when he defeated Eddie Alvarez to become the first fighter to hold two UFC titles simultaneously (Featherweight and Lightweight).

Which Hollywood director co-founded the UFC and helped conceive its eight-sided cage?

John Milius, who directed Conan the Barbarian and Red Dawn and co-wrote Apocalypse Now, was a UFC co-creator credited with the idea of an eight-sided cage.

Which promotion, merged into the UFC in 2010, supplied its bantamweight and featherweight divisions?

World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC) was folded into the UFC at the end of 2010; its last champions, Jose Aldo and Dominick Cruz, became the first UFC featherweight and bantamweight champions.

Which November 2000 event was the first UFC card under New Jersey's Unified Rules of MMA?

UFC 28 at the Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City on November 17, 2000, was the first UFC card sanctioned under New Jersey's Unified Rules, which Nevada adopted the following year.

UFC 1, the promotion's first event, was staged at which Denver arena in November 1993?

McNichols Sports Arena in Denver hosted UFC 1 on November 12, 1993, an eight-man, no-weight-class tournament billed as a test of which martial art was most effective.

Who was named president of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) in 2001?

Dana White has been the UFC's front man since Zuffa bought the promotion in 2001 and made him president; he added the CEO title in 2023.

Who became the first fighter to reach 40 bouts in the UFC, in 2022?

Jim Miller's submission of Donald Cerrone at UFC 276 in July 2022 was his 40th UFC bout, making him the first fighter to reach that number in the promotion.

Former light heavyweight champion Quinton Jackson fought under which nickname?

Quinton 'Rampage' Jackson took the light heavyweight title from Chuck Liddell with a first-round knockout at UFC 71 in May 2007.

Which public company formed in 2023 from the merger of UFC and WWE became UFC's parent?

TKO Group Holdings was formed in 2023 by merging UFC's former parent company, Zuffa (owned by Endeavor), with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE).

What is the standard internal diameter of the UFC Octagon fighting area?

The standard UFC Octagon has an internal fighting area that measures 30 feet (9.1 meters) in diameter, although a smaller 25-foot cage is used at venues like the UFC Apex.

The UFC Apex, home to many UFC Fight Nights, sits on the edge of which city?

The UFC Apex opened in June 2019 in Enterprise, Nevada, on the southern edge of Las Vegas, across the street from the UFC Performance Institute.

How many men's weight divisions did the UFC have as of 2025?

As of 2025 they ran from flyweight up to heavyweight, and the women competed in three more, for 11 divisions in total.

Which US senator campaigned to ban the early UFC, calling it 'human cockfighting'?

Senator John McCain called the early UFC 'human cockfighting' in 1996 and wrote to the governors of all 50 states urging them to ban it.

At which event did gloves become mandatory in the UFC?

Gloves became mandatory at UFC 14 in July 1997, the same event that banned kicks to the head of a downed opponent; headbutts and hair-pulling were outlawed at UFC 15.

Which company originally owned the UFC before selling it to the Fertitta brothers?

SEG had run into financial problems by the end of the 1990s.

Which network launched The Ultimate Fighter in January 2005, right after WWE Raw?

Spike TV aired the first season of The Ultimate Fighter from January 2005 in the slot after WWE Raw, with Zuffa covering the roughly $10 million production cost itself.

How many pay-per-view buys did UFC 40, headlined by Ortiz vs Shamrock, sell?

UFC 40 in November 2002, headlined by Tito Ortiz against Ken Shamrock, sold about 150,000 pay-per-view buys, far more than any earlier Zuffa-era card.

In what year did the Fertittas agree to purchase Japan's Pride Fighting Championships?

Lorenzo and Frank Fertitta agreed to buy Pride Fighting Championships in March 2007; the Japanese promotion was shut down that October, and Dana White later called the brand 'toxic' in Japan.

Which rival promotion did Zuffa announce it had purchased on March 12, 2011?

Zuffa announced its purchase of Strikeforce on March 12, 2011; Scott Coker kept running it as a separate promotion until its final show in January 2013.

What attendance did UFC 129 draw at Toronto's Rogers Centre in 2011?

UFC 129 drew 55,724 to the Rogers Centre on April 30, 2011, then a UFC attendance record, for Georges St-Pierre against Jake Shields and Jose Aldo's first UFC title defense.

Which country hosted UFC 112 in 2010, the promotion's first open-air event?

UFC 112 was staged in an open-air arena on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, in April 2010, headlined by Anderson Silva's title defence against Demian Maia.

Which American beat Israel Adesanya at UFC 293 in 2023 to win the middleweight title?

Sean Strickland outboxed Israel Adesanya over five rounds at UFC 293 in Sydney in September 2023 to win the middleweight title as a heavy underdog.

Who became the first UFC women's strawweight champion after winning The Ultimate Fighter?

Carla Esparza submitted Rose Namajunas at The Ultimate Fighter 20 Finale in December 2014 to become the first UFC women's strawweight champion.

Which broadcaster signed a seven-year deal with the UFC in August 2011?

Fox signed a seven-year broadcast deal with the UFC in August 2011; the first UFC on Fox card that November saw Junior dos Santos knock out Cain Velasquez in 64 seconds.

Who won the first UFC tournament in 1993, submitting Gerard Gordeau in the final?

Royce Gracie won UFC 1 with a rear naked choke on Gordeau, a showcase for the Gracie family's jiu-jitsu against bigger strikers.

Which UFC 1 fighter famously entered the cage wearing a single boxing glove?

Boxer Art Jimmerson wore a single glove on his jab hand at UFC 1 in 1993 and tapped out to Royce Gracie from mount in the quarterfinal.

Ken Shamrock's nickname, 'The World's Most Dangerous Man', came from a special by which broadcaster?

Ken Shamrock was dubbed 'The World's Most Dangerous Man' in a mid-1990s ABC News special on the world's most dangerous things, and the tag followed him through his UFC and WWF careers.

Whom did Ken Shamrock beat at UFC 6 to become the first UFC Superfight Champion?

Ken Shamrock choked out Dan Severn with a guillotine at UFC 6 in July 1995 to become the first Superfight Champion, after his UFC 5 Superfight with Royce Gracie ended in a draw.

What was Dana White's job in MMA before he tipped off the Fertittas about buying the UFC?

He co-created The Ultimate Fighter in 2004 to popularise the brand.

What was Chuck Liddell's nickname?

Chuck 'The Iceman' Liddell held the light heavyweight title from 2005 to 2007, taking the belt from Randy Couture at UFC 52.

Tito Ortiz was elected to the city council of which California city in 2020?

Tito Ortiz topped the poll for Huntington Beach City Council in November 2020 and resigned in June 2021, less than six months after being sworn in.

Randy Couture was the first fighter to win UFC titles in how many different divisions?

He won heavyweight gold three times and light heavyweight gold twice.

Which unbeaten light heavyweight champion did Lyoto Machida knock out at UFC 98 in 2009?

Lyoto Machida knocked out the previously unbeaten Rashad Evans in the second round at UFC 98 in May 2009 to win the light heavyweight title.

Whom did Anderson Silva beat at UFC 64 in 2006 to win the middleweight title?

He broke Franklin's nose with a knee from the Muay Thai clinch.

Which wrestler ended Anderson Silva's 16-fight UFC winning streak and seven-year reign in 2013?

Weidman was a two-time NCAA Division I All-American.

Which martial art did Georges St-Pierre start learning at age seven to deal with a school bully?

Georges St-Pierre took up Kyokushin karate at seven after being bullied at school and earned a black belt by 12, before adding wrestling, boxing and Brazilian jiu-jitsu.

Before turning pro, Georges St-Pierre worked as a bouncer and, for six months, as what?

He did it to pay his school fees.

How old was Jon Jones when he won the UFC light heavyweight title in 2011?

Jon Jones was 23 when he stopped Maurício 'Shogun' Rua at UFC 128 in March 2011, becoming the youngest champion in UFC history at that time.

Whom did Jon Jones beat in 2023 to win the UFC heavyweight title after three years away?

Jon Jones submitted Ciryl Gane with a guillotine in the first round at UFC 285 in March 2023 to claim the vacant heavyweight title, his first fight since February 2020.

Why was Jon Jones first stripped of his title in 2015?

The UFC stripped Jon Jones of the light heavyweight title in April 2015 after his hit-and-run arrest in Albuquerque; his later absences were drug-test related.

Conor McGregor won the interim featherweight title at UFC 189 by beating whom?

Conor McGregor stopped late replacement Chad Mendes in the second round at UFC 189 in July 2015, after José Aldo withdrew injured, to take the interim featherweight title.

How long did Conor McGregor need to knock out José Aldo at UFC 194?

Conor McGregor knocked out José Aldo in 13 seconds at UFC 194 in December 2015, the fastest finish in a UFC title fight at that time.

In which promotion did Conor McGregor hold featherweight and lightweight titles before joining the UFC?

Conor McGregor won the Cage Warriors featherweight title in June 2012 and added its lightweight belt that December, holding both when the UFC signed him.

Whom did Ronda Rousey armbar in the UFC's first women's bout at UFC 157 in 2013?

Liz Carmouche nearly took Ronda Rousey's back before tapping to an armbar with 11 seconds left in round one at UFC 157 in February 2013, the UFC's first women's fight.

In which Dublin neighbourhood was Conor McGregor raised?

He took up boxing at Crumlin Boxing Club at age 12.

What was Ronda Rousey's Olympic achievement in 2008?

Bronze in judo at Beijing made Rousey the first American woman with an Olympic judo medal; she carried the armbar from the mat to the cage.

Who ended Ronda Rousey's unbeaten run with a head kick at UFC 193 in 2015?

Holly Holm, a former boxing world champion, was a heavy underdog yet outstruck Rousey before the second-round kick to the neck that took the bantamweight title.

Ronda Rousey's record of six women's title defences was surpassed in 2022 by whom?

Valentina Shevchenko's decision over Taila Santos at UFC 275 in June 2022 was her seventh straight flyweight title defense, passing Ronda Rousey's six at bantamweight.

Khabib Nurmagomedov retired with what undefeated record?

29-0 is Khabib's final record, unbeaten in every professional fight; he went into the UFC Hall of Fame in 2022.

What punishment did Khabib receive for the post-fight brawl after UFC 229?

He had jumped the cage to attack McGregor's teammates.

Khabib Nurmagomedov was born in a village in which Russian republic?

Khabib Nurmagomedov was born in the mountain village of Sildi in Dagestan in 1988 and is a two-time combat sambo world champion.

How many pay-per-view buys did UFC 229, Khabib against McGregor, record in 2018?

UFC 229 in October 2018, where Khabib Nurmagomedov submitted Conor McGregor at T-Mobile Arena, sold about 2.4 million pay-per-view buys, the UFC's biggest through 2025.

Israel Adesanya was born in which city?

Israel Adesanya was born in Lagos, Nigeria, in July 1989 and emigrated with his family to New Zealand as a boy, where he took up kickboxing.

Who took the strawweight title from Carla Esparza at UFC 185 in 2015?

Joanna Jędrzejczyk stopped Carla Esparza in the second round at UFC 185 in March 2015 to win the strawweight title, which she defended five times.

Daniel Cormier was the first UFC fighter to do what?

Daniel Cormier defended the heavyweight title against Derrick Lewis at UFC 230 in November 2018 while also holding the light heavyweight belt, which he had already defended three times, the first to defend titles in two divisions.

Daniel Cormier won 2003 wrestling gold at which multi-sport event?

Daniel Cormier won freestyle wrestling gold at 96 kg at the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo and captained the 2008 US Olympic wrestling team.

How many straight heavyweight title defences did Stipe Miocic make before losing to Cormier in 2018?

Stipe Miocic beat Alistair Overeem, Junior dos Santos and Francis Ngannou for three straight heavyweight defences, a divisional record, before Daniel Cormier knocked him out at UFC 226 in July 2018.

Francis Ngannou holds citizenship of Cameroon and which other country?

He was reigning UFC heavyweight champion when he left the promotion in 2022.

How many of Francis Ngannou's 14 UFC fights ended by knockout inside two minutes of round one?

Seven of Francis Ngannou's 14 UFC bouts ended by knockout inside the first two minutes, including Alistair Overeem, Cain Velasquez, Junior dos Santos and Jairzinho Rozenstruik.

B.J. Penn was the first non-Brazilian to win which competition at black-belt level?

B.J. Penn won gold in the black-belt division at the 2000 World Jiu-Jitsu Championship in Brazil, the first non-Brazilian to do so, before winning UFC belts at lightweight and welterweight.

Brock Lesnar won an NCAA Division I wrestling championship in 2000 for which university?

Brock Lesnar won the 2000 NCAA Division I heavyweight title for the University of Minnesota, a year after finishing runner-up, before his WWE and UFC careers.

Which fight is widely credited with sparking the UFC's breakthrough success in 2005?

It was the finale of the first season of The Ultimate Fighter.

What was Forrest Griffin's job before he rose to fame on The Ultimate Fighter?

Forrest Griffin was a police officer in Georgia before joining The Ultimate Fighter in 2005; he later became a UFC executive for athlete development.

What prize do fighters on The Ultimate Fighter compete for?

A six-figure UFC contract is what the fighters are living together for; the series debuted on January 17, 2005.

Whom did Brock Lesnar face in the UFC 100 main event to unify the heavyweight title?

Mir had won the interim belt while Couture was away from the promotion.

Two days after UFC 200 in July 2016, the UFC's sale was announced by which owners?

Frank and Lorenzo Fertitta announced the sale of the UFC on July 11, 2016, two days after UFC 200, the first card at Las Vegas's T-Mobile Arena.

In what year did Joe Rogan start working for the UFC as an interviewer and commentator?

Joe Rogan first worked for the UFC as a backstage interviewer at UFC 12 in February 1997, left after two years and returned as a colour commentator in 2002.

What is Bruce Buffer's catchphrase before a UFC main event?

'It's time!' is Bruce Buffer's cry before every UFC main event; his half-brother Michael owns boxing's 'Let's get ready to rumble!'

Bruce Buffer holds a black belt in which martial art?

Bruce Buffer earned a black belt in Tang Soo Do, a Korean striking art, and competed as a kickboxer before becoming the UFC's announcer.

At UFC 48, referee Herb Dean stopped Tim Sylvia vs Frank Mir when what happened?

Dean was caught on camera swearing in shock when he saw the break from an armbar.

Referee 'Big' John McCarthy served as an officer with which force?

He refereed UFC bouts dating back to UFC 2 and helped write the Unified Rules.

The Fertitta brothers were executives at which company when they founded Zuffa in 2001?

Frank Fertitta III and Lorenzo Fertitta ran Station Casinos, the Las Vegas locals-casino company their father founded, when they set up Zuffa in January 2001.

Which sport did Alexander Volkanovski play before switching to MMA in 2012?

Alexander Volkanovski played rugby league as a front-rower for the Warilla Gorillas, weighing about 97 kg, before taking up MMA in 2012 and dropping to featherweight.

Alex Pereira was the first fighter to win UFC titles in which two divisions?

Alex Pereira knocked out Israel Adesanya for the middleweight title at UFC 281 in November 2022 and Jiří Procházka for the light heavyweight belt at UFC 295 a year later, the first to hold both.

Two-time strawweight champion Zhang Weili was the first fighter from which country to hold a UFC title?

China's first UFC champion is Zhang Weili, who has held the women's strawweight title twice.

Nate Diaz earned his UFC contract by winning which season of The Ultimate Fighter?

Nate Diaz won season 5 of The Ultimate Fighter in 2007, submitting Manvel Gamburyan in the final after Gamburyan dislocated his shoulder.

Michael Bisping became legally blind in one eye after a head kick from which opponent?

Vitor Belfort's head kick at UFC on FX 7 in January 2013 detached Michael Bisping's right retina, leaving him legally blind in that eye; Bisping won the middleweight title in 2016 anyway.

At UFC 78, Michael Bisping became the first fighter from which country to headline a UFC event?

He won the light heavyweight tournament on The Ultimate Fighter 3.

Who upset Georges St-Pierre to win the welterweight title at UFC 69 in 2007?

Matt Serra, who had earned the title shot by winning The Ultimate Fighter 4, stopped Georges St-Pierre in the first round at UFC 69 in April 2007 in one of the sport's biggest upsets.

Kamaru Usman won which season of The Ultimate Fighter?

Kamaru Usman won The Ultimate Fighter 21 in 2015 for American Top Team, submitting Hayder Hassan in the final, and went on to a 15-fight UFC win streak.

Leon Edwards was born in which country before moving to Birmingham, England?

Leon Edwards was born in Kingston, Jamaica, where he grew up in a one-room wooden house before moving to Birmingham at nine.

Merab Dvalishvili was the first UFC champion born in which country?

Merab Dvalishvili, born in Tbilisi, took the bantamweight title from Sean O'Malley at UFC 306 in September 2024, the first UFC champion born in Georgia.

Tom Aspinall, UFC heavyweight champion from 2025, was born in which English city?

Tom Aspinall was born in Salford, Greater Manchester, in 1993 and grew up in Atherton near Wigan, where his father Andy coached him in jiu-jitsu from age seven.

Ilia Topuria was born in which country to Georgian refugee parents?

Ilia Topuria was born in Halle, Germany, in 1997 to Georgian parents, moved to Georgia as a child and later to Alicante, Spain, where he trains at Climent Club.

Middleweight Dricus du Plessis became the first UFC champion from which African nation in 2024?

South Africa had never had a UFC champion until du Plessis took the middleweight belt; he had already held the EFC and KSW titles.

Wanderlei Silva holds the records for most wins, knockouts and title defences in which promotion?

He won the 2003 Pride Middleweight Grand Prix.

Lyoto Machida's father was a master of which style of karate?

Yoshizo Machida, a Shotokan master who headed the Brazilian branch of the Japan Karate Association, taught his son the karate-based style that won Lyoto the light heavyweight title in 2009.

After retiring from MMA in 2019, Cain Velasquez began a career in what?

Cain Velasquez turned to professional wrestling in 2019, debuting for Mexico's AAA before a short WWE run that included a match with Brock Lesnar.

What was Robbie Lawler's nickname?

Robbie 'Ruthless' Lawler won the UFC welterweight title from Johny Hendricks at UFC 181 in December 2014 and defended it twice, including the classic against Rory MacDonald.

T.J. Dillashaw was stripped of his bantamweight belt in 2019 after testing positive for what?

The test came before his flyweight title fight against Henry Cejudo.

Whom did T.J. Dillashaw dethrone at UFC 173 in 2014 to win the bantamweight title?

T.J. Dillashaw stopped Renan Barão in the fifth round at UFC 173 in May 2014 to take the bantamweight title, ending a nine-year unbeaten run for the Brazilian.

Henry Cejudo won Olympic gold in 2008 in which sport?

Freestyle wrestling gold came first; Cejudo later became 'Triple C' by holding the UFC flyweight and bantamweight titles at once.

Rose Namajunas was born in Milwaukee to parents from which country?

Rose Namajunas was born in Milwaukee in 1992 to parents who had emigrated from Lithuania; she won the strawweight title in 2017 and again in 2021.

Who were the first two inductees into the UFC Hall of Fame in 2003?

Royce Gracie and Ken Shamrock were inducted at UFC 45 in November 2003, the Hall of Fame's founding class, a decade after their first meeting at UFC 1.

Which UFC Hall of Fame wing honours fighters who competed before the Unified Rules?

The Modern Wing covers those who debuted after the rules took effect at UFC 28.

Who knocked out Michael Bisping with a famous overhand right at UFC 100 in 2009?

Dan Henderson flattened Michael Bisping with an overhand right in the second round at UFC 100 in July 2009, then added a diving punch, after the two had coached opposite sides on The Ultimate Fighter 9.

UFC 243 in Melbourne set the UFC attendance record with how many people?

UFC 243 drew 57,127 to Marvel Stadium in Melbourne in October 2019 for Israel Adesanya against Robert Whittaker, beating the 56,214 that UFC 193 drew at the same venue in 2015.

UFC 306 in September 2024 was the first live sporting event inside which giant Las Vegas venue, in a $20 million production?

Sphere had never hosted a sport before UFC 306; the show cost around $20 million to stage against about $2 million for a normal pay-per-view.

UFC 249, delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic, was eventually held in which city?

UFC 249 was finally staged on May 9, 2020, at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Florida, without fans, after the original April 18 Barclays Center date was scrapped.

Kimbo Slice lost his first fight on The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights to which eventual winner?

Roy Nelson stopped Kimbo Slice in the second round in the TUF 10 house in 2009 and went on to win the season, beating Brendan Schaub in the finale.

Who submitted wrestler CM Punk in his UFC debut at UFC 203?

Mickey Gall took CM Punk's back and choked him out in the first round at UFC 203 in September 2016; Punk's second fight, a loss to Mike Jackson, was later ruled a no contest.

Tony Ferguson earned his UFC contract by winning which season of The Ultimate Fighter?

Tony Ferguson won The Ultimate Fighter 13 in 2011, knocking out Ramsey Nijem in the finale, and later held the interim lightweight title.

Justin Gaethje was the first and only lightweight champion of which promotion before the UFC?

He is the first fighter to win the UFC interim lightweight title twice.

Derrick Lewis held the UFC record for most knockouts with how many, as of the end of 2025?

Derrick Lewis's stoppage of Tallison Teixeira in July 2025 was his 16th UFC knockout, extending the record he took from Vitor Belfort in 2021.

In what year did the UFC Performance Institute open in Las Vegas?

The UFC Performance Institute opened in Las Vegas in May 2017, a 30,000-square-foot training and research centre built for the promotion's contracted fighters.

Charles Oliveira holds a black belt in which discipline?

Brazilian jiu-jitsu is Charles Oliveira's base; his submission of Justin Gaethje at UFC 274 in May 2022 was his 16th in the UFC, extending his own record.

Islam Makhachev became a combat sambo world champion in which year?

Islam Makhachev won the combat sambo world championship in 2016 in Sofia, Bulgaria, six years before taking the vacant UFC lightweight title against Charles Oliveira at UFC 280.

Who became the first Mexican-born UFC champion by submitting Deiveson Figueiredo in 2021?

Brandon Moreno choked out Deiveson Figueiredo in the third round at UFC 263 in June 2021 to win the flyweight title, the first Mexican-born champion in UFC history.

Keith 'The Giant Killer' Hackney gave up about how much weight against Emmanuel Yarbrough at UFC 3?

Keith Hackney, about 200 pounds, beat the 600-pound-plus sumo Emmanuel Yarbrough at UFC 3 in 1994, a gap of roughly 400 pounds and nine inches of height.

Which two-time welterweight champion was inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame in 2010?

Matt Hughes, who won the welterweight title in 2001 and again in 2004 and made seven successful defences in all, was inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame in May 2010.

In which city was UFC 38, the promotion's first event in the United Kingdom, held in 2002?

UFC 38 was held at London's Royal Albert Hall in July 2002; the promotion did not return to the UK until UFC 70 in Manchester in 2007.

From which promotion did the UFC buy 11 female fighters' contracts in 2013 to start its strawweight class?

The UFC bought 11 strawweight contracts from Invicta FC in December 2013, including Carla Esparza's, to seed The Ultimate Fighter 20 and launch the division.

UFC 129 in Toronto produced a gate of over how much, shattering North American MMA records?

UFC 129 at the Rogers Centre on April 30, 2011, took a gate of about $12.1 million, the largest for any MMA event in North America at the time.