The year 2014 was the 22nd year in the history of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States.
2014 in UFC | ||||
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Information | ||||
First date | January 4 | |||
Last date | December 20 | |||
Events | ||||
Total events | 46 (1 cancelled) | |||
UFC | 12 (1 cancelled) | |||
UFC on Fox | 4 | |||
UFC Fight Night | 28 | |||
TUF Finale events | 2 | |||
Fights | ||||
Total fights | 503 | |||
Title fights | 16 | |||
Chronology | ||||
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Title fights
editTitle fights in 2014 | ||||||||
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Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Event | Notes | |||
Featherweight | José Aldo (c) | def. | Ricardo Lamas | Decision (unanimous) (49–46, 49–46, 49–46) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 169 | [a] |
Bantamweight | Renan Barão (c) | def. | Urijah Faber | TKO (punches) | 1 | 3:42 | UFC 169 | [b] |
Women's Bantamweight | Ronda Rousey (c) | def. | Sara McMann | TKO (knee to the body) | 1 | 1:06 | UFC 170 | [c] |
Welterweight | Johny Hendricks | def. | Robbie Lawler | Decision (unanimous) (48–47, 48–47, 48–47) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 171 | [d] |
Light Heavyweight | Jon Jones (c) | def. | Glover Teixeira | Decision (unanimous) (50–45, 50–45, 50–45) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 172 | [e] |
Bantamweight | T.J. Dillashaw | def. | Renan Barão (c) | TKO (head kick & punches) | 5 | 2:26 | UFC 173 | [f] |
Flyweight | Demetrious Johnson (c) | def. | Ali Bagautinov | Decision (unanimous) (50–45, 50–45, 50–45) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 174 | [g] |
Women's Bantamweight | Ronda Rousey (c) | def. | Alexis Davis | KO (punches) | 1 | 0:16 | UFC 175 | [h] |
Middleweight | Chris Weidman (c) | def. | Lyoto Machida | Decision (unanimous) (49–45, 48–47, 49–46) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 175 | [i] |
Bantamweight | T.J. Dillashaw (c) | def. | Joe Soto | KO (head kick and punches) | 5 | 2:20 | UFC 177 | [j] |
Flyweight | Demetrious Johnson (c) | def. | Chris Cariaso | Submission (kimura) | 2 | 2:29 | UFC 178 | [k] |
Featherweight | José Aldo (c) | def. | Chad Mendes | Decision (unanimous) (49–46, 49–46, 49–46) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 179 | [l] |
Heavyweight | Fabrício Werdum | def. | Mark Hunt | TKO (flying knee and punches) | 2 | 2:27 | UFC 180 | [m] |
Lightweight | Anthony Pettis (c) | def. | Gilbert Melendez | Submission (guillotine choke) | 2 | 1:53 | UFC 181 | [n] |
Welterweight | Robbie Lawler | def. | Johny Hendricks (c) | Decision (split) (48–47, 47–48, 49–46) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 181 | [o] |
Women's Strawweight | Carla Esparza | def. | Rose Namajunas | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 3 | 1:26 | TUF 20 Finale | [p] |
- ^ For the UFC Featherweight Championship.
- ^ For the UFC Bantamweight Championship.
- ^ For the UFC Women's Bantamweight Championship.
- ^ For the vacant UFC Welterweight Championship.
- ^ For the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship.
- ^ For the UFC Bantamweight Championship.
- ^ For the UFC Flyweight Championship.
- ^ For the UFC Women's Bantamweight Championship.
- ^ For the UFC Middleweight Championship.
- ^ For the UFC Bantamweight Championship.
- ^ For the UFC Flyweight Championship.
- ^ For the UFC Featherweight Championship.
- ^ For the interim UFC Heavyweight Championship.
- ^ For the UFC Lightweight Championship.
- ^ For the UFC Welterweight Championship.
- ^ For the inaugural UFC Women's Strawweight Championship.
The Ultimate Fighter
editSeason | Finale | Division | Winner | Runner-up |
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TUF Nations: Canada vs. Australia | Apr 16, 2014 | Welterweight | Chad Laprise | Olivier Aubin-Mercier |
Middleweight | Elias Theodorou | Sheldon Westcott | ||
TUF: Brazil 3 | May 31, 2014 | Middleweight | Warlley Alves | Márcio Alexandre Júnior |
Heavyweight | Antônio Carlos Júnior | Vitor Miranda | ||
TUF 19: Team Edgar vs. Team Penn | Jul 6, 2014 | Middleweight | Eddie Gordon | Dhiego Lima |
Light Heavyweight | Corey Anderson | Matt Van Buren | ||
TUF: Latin America | Nov 15, 2014 | Bantamweight | Alejandro Pérez | José Alberto Quiñonez |
Featherweight | Yair Rodríguez | Leonardo Morales | ||
TUF 20: A Champion Will Be Crowned | Dec 12, 2014 | Women's Strawweight | Carla Esparza | Rose Namajunas |
Debut UFC fighters
editThe following fighters fought their first UFC fight in 2014:
- Aaron Phillips
- Aisling Daly
- Akbarh Arreola
- Alan Jouban
- Alan Omer
- Albert Cheng
- Albert Tumenov
- Alberto Mina
- Alejandro Pérez
- Aleksei Oleinik
- Alex Chambers
- Alex White
- Alexander Yakovlev
- Alexis Dufresne
- Aljamain Sterling
- Andreas Ståhl
- Andy Enz
- Angela Hill
- Angela Magaña
- Anthony Birchak
- Anthony Hamilton
- Antônio Carlos Jr.
- Antônio dos Santos Jr.
- Ashlee Evans-Smith
- Augusto Montaño
- Bec Rawlings
- Beneil Dariush
- Brendan O'Reilly
- Brian Ortega
- Bryan Barberena
- Bubba Bush
- Bubba McDaniel
- Cain Carrizosa
- Carla Esparza
- Carlos Diego Ferreira
- Cathal Pendred
- Chad Laprise
- Charles Rosa
- Chas Skelly
- Chris Beal
- Chris Dempsey
- Chris Heatherly[citation needed]
- Chris Indich
- Chris Kelades
- Chris Wade
- Christos Giagos
- Cláudia Gadelha
- Cláudio Silva
- Clay Collard
- Cody Gibson
- Colby Covington
- Corey Anderson
- Damon Jackson
- Dan Hooker
- Dan Kelly
- Daniel Spohn
- Danny Martinez
- Danny Mitchell
- Dashon Johnson
- Dave Galera
- David Michaud
- Derrick Lewis
- Dhiego Lima
- Diego Rivas
- Doo Ho Choi
- Douglas Silva de Andrade
- Eddie Alvarez
- Eddie Gordon
- Elias Theodorou
- Elizabeth Phillips
- Emily Kagan
- Ernest Chavez
- Felice Herrig
- Francisco Treviño
- Frankie Saenz
- Gabriel Benítez
- Gasan Umalatov
- George Sullivan
- Gilbert Burns
- Guido Cannetti
- Guilherme Vasconcelos
- Guto Inocente
- Hans Stringer
- Heather Jo Clark
- Héctor Urbina
- Henry Briones
- Henry Cejudo
- Hernani Perpétuo
- Humberto Brown
- Ian Entwistle
- Jack May
- Jake Collier
- Jake Lindsey
- Jake Matthews
- James Moontasri
- Jan Błachowicz
- Jason Saggo
- Jerrod Sanders
- Jessica Penne
- Jim Alers
- Joanna Jędrzejczyk
- Joanne Calderwood
- Joby Sanchez
- Joe Ellenberger
- Joe Soto
- Johnny Case
- Jon Delos Reyes
- Jorge de Oliveira
- José Alberto Quiñónez
- Josh Copeland
- Josh Shockley
- Juan Puig
- Juliana Lima
- Jumabieke Tuerxun
- Justin Jones
- Kailin Curran
- Kajan Johnson
- Katsunori Kikuno
- Keith Berish
- Kevin Lee
- Kiichi Kunimoto
- Larissa Pacheco
- Lauren Murphy
- Leandro Issa
- Leon Edwards
- Leonardo Morales
- Leslie Smith
- Li Jingliang
- Lisa Ellis
- Louis Smolka
- Luiz Dutra
- Luke Zachrich
- Mairbek Taisumov
- Marcin Bandel
- Márcio Alexandre Jr.
- Marco Beltrán
- Marcos Rogério de Lima
- Mark Eddiva
- Marlon Vera
- Masanori Kanehara
- Mats Nilsson
- Matt Dwyer
- Matt Hobar
- Matt Van Buren
- Michinori Tanaka
- Mike De La Torre
- Mike King
- Mike Rhodes
- Milana Dudieva
- Mirsad Bektic
- Neil Seery
- Nick Hein
- Niklas Bäckström
- Nina Ansaroff
- Ning Guangyou
- Noad Lahat
- Nolan Ticman
- Nordine Taleb
- Olivier Aubin-Mercier
- Paige VanZant
- Patrick Cummins
- Patrick Holohan
- Patrick Walsh
- Patrick Williams
- Paul Felder
- Pawel Pawlak
- Pedro Munhoz
- Randa Markos
- Rashid Magomedov
- Ray Borg
- Renato Moicano
- Ricardo Abreu
- Richard Walsh
- Richardson Moreira
- Rin Nakai
- Rob Font
- Robert Drysdale
- Rodolfo Rubio
- Rodrigo de Lima
- Roger Narvaez
- Roldan Sangcha-an
- Roman Salazar
- Rose Namajunas
- Royston Wee
- Ruan Potts
- Ruslan Magomedov
- Russell Doane
- Sam Alvey
- Sarah Moras
- Scott Askham
- Sean O'Connell
- Sean Soriano
- Sean Strickland
- Seo Hee Ham
- Shane Howell
- Shayna Baszler
- Sheldon Westcott
- Shinsho Anzai
- Shunichi Shimizu
- Tae Hyun Bang
- Takenori Sato
- Tarec Saffiedine
- Tateki Matsuda
- Tatsuya Kawajiri
- Tecia Torres
- Thomas Almeida
- Tiago Trator
- Tim Gorman
- Tina Lähdemäki
- Anthony Rocco Martin
- Ulka Sasaki
- Valérie Létourneau
- Valmir Lazaro
- Viktor Pešta
- Vitor Miranda
- Wagner Silva
- Wang Anying
- Wang Sai
- Warlley Alves
- Wendell Oliveira
- Will Chope
- Willie Gates
- Yair Rodríguez
- Yang Jianping
- Yao Zhikui
- Yosdenis Cedeno
- Yui Chul Nam
- Zhang Lipeng
- Zubaira Tukhugov
Events list
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^ Staff (December 13, 2014). "UFC on FOX 13 draws reported 15,300 attendance for $1.5 million gate". MMAjunkie.com.
- ^ Staff (December 13, 2014). "TUF 20 Finale draws reported 1,800 attendance for $143,000 gate". MMAjunkie.com.
- ^ "UFC 181 draws reported 9,617 attendance for $2.488 million gate". MMAjunkie.com. December 7, 2014.
- ^ "UFC Fight Night 57 draws reported 10,131 attendance for $670,022 live gate". MMAjunkie.com. November 23, 2014.
- ^ "UFC 180 draws reported 21,000 fans, sets Mexico City Arena gate record". MMAjunkie.com. November 16, 2014.
- ^ "UFC Fight Night 56 draws reported 5,671 fans in Brazil". MMAjunkie.com. November 9, 2014.
- ^ "UFC Fight Night 55 draws reported 9,904 attendance for $1.05 million gate". MMAjunkie.com. November 8, 2014.
- ^ "UFC 179 draws reported 11,415 attendance". MMAjunkie.com. October 26, 2014.
- ^ "UFC Fight Night 54 draws reported 10,782 attendance for $926,000 live gate". MMAjunkie.com. October 5, 2014.
- ^ "UFC Fight Night 53 draws reported 10,026 attendance for $1.1 million live gate". MMAjunkie.com. October 4, 2014.
- ^ "UFC 178 draws reported 10,544 attendance for $2.2 million live gate". MMAjunkie.com. September 28, 2014.
- ^ "UFC Fight Night 52 draws reported 12,395 attendance". MMAjunkie.com. September 20, 2014.
- ^ "UFC Fight Night 51 draws reported 8,822 attendance (updated)". MMAjunkie.com. September 13, 2014.
- ^ "UFC Fight Night 50 draws reported attendance of 4,086 for $479,620 live gate". MMAjunkie.com. September 6, 2014.
- ^ "UFC 177 draws reported 11,100 attendance for $700,000 live gate". MMAjunkie.com. August 31, 2014.
- ^ "UFC Fight Night 49 draws reported 7,119 attendance for $452,075 live gate". MMAjunkie.com. August 24, 2014.
- ^ "UFC Fight Night 48 draws attendance of 7,022, announced as sellout". MMAjunkie.com. August 23, 2014.
- ^ "UFC Fight Night 47 draws reported 5,329 attendance for $321,470 live gate". MMAjunkie.com. August 17, 2014.
- ^ "UFC on FOX 12 draws reported 11,482 attendance for $735,317 live gate". MMAjunkie.com. July 26, 2014.
- ^ "UFC Fight Night 46 draws one of the year's best non-PPV attendance figures". MMAjunkie.com. July 19, 2014.
- ^ "UFC Fight Night 45 draws 4,115 attendance". MMAjunkie.com. July 17, 2014.
- ^ "TUF 19 Finale draws reported 6,500 attendance for $835,000 live gate". MMAjunkie.com. July 7, 2014.
- ^ "UFC 175 draws reported 10,088 attendance for $4.4 million live gate". MMAjunkie.com. July 6, 2014.
- ^ "UFC Fight Night 44 draws reported 9,227 attendance for $728,358 live gate". MMAjunkie.com. June 29, 2014.
- ^ "UFC Fight Night 43 draws reported 8,089 attendance for $913,000 live gate". MMAjunkie.com. June 28, 2014.
- ^ "UFC 174 draws reported 13,506 attendance for $1.14 million live gate". MMAjunkie.com. June 15, 2014.
- ^ "UFC Fight Night 42 attendance". MMAweekly.com. June 7, 2014.
- ^ "TUF Brazil 3 Finale draws announced attendance of 8,986". MMAjunkie.com. May 31, 2014.
- ^ "After drawing 8,000 fans, UFC targeting May 2015 return to Berlin". MMAjunkie.com. May 31, 2014.
- ^ "UFC 173 draws 11,036 attendance for $1.7 million live gate". MMAjunkie.com. May 24, 2014.
- ^ "UFC Fight Night: Brown vs. Silva draws 6,143 attendance for $415,000 live gate". MMAjunkie.com. May 11, 2014.
- ^ "UFC 172 draws 13,485 attendance for $2.3 million live gate". MMAjunkie.com. April 27, 2014.
- ^ "UFC on FOX 11 draws reported 17,000 attendance for $1.65 million live gate". MMAjunkie.com. April 19, 2014.
- ^ "TUF Nations Finale's attendance mark pushes live gate to $340,000". MMAjunkie.com. April 17, 2014.
- ^ "UFC Fight Night 39 attendance pushes gate to $1.8 million". MMAjunkie.com. April 11, 2014.
- ^ "UFC Fight Night 38 draws reported 6,828 attendance". MMAjunkie.com. March 23, 2014.
- ^ "UFC 171 draws reported 19,324 attendance for $2.6 million live gate". MMAjunkie.com. March 15, 2014.
- ^ "UFC Fight Night 37 draws reported 14,604 attendance for $2 million live gate". MMAjunkie.com. March 8, 2014.
- ^ Staff (2014-03-01). "TUF China Finale draws announced attendance of 6,000 in Macau". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2014-03-01.
- ^ Staff (2014-02-23). "UFC 170 draws reported 10,217 attendance for $1,558,870 live gate". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2014-02-23.
- ^ John Morgan (February 16, 2014). "UFC Fight Night 36 draws reported attendance of 7,511". mmajunkie.com.
- ^ MMAJunkie staff (February 2, 2014). "UFC 169 draws reported 14,308 attendance for $1.651 million live gate". MMAjunkie.com.
- ^ John Morgan and Matt Erickson (January 25, 2014). "UFC on FOX 10 draws reported 10,895 attendance for $863,655 live gate". MMAjunkie.com.
- ^ "UFC Fight Night 35 draws reported 5,822 attendance for $231,951 live gate". MMAjunkie.com. January 15, 2014.
- ^ Staff (2014-01-04). "UFC Fight Night 34 draws reported 5,216 attendance in Singapore debut". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2014-01-04.