2014 in UFC
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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 UFC.com awards
| 2014 UFC.COM Awards | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | Best Fighter | The Upsets | The Submissions | The Newcomers | The Knockouts | The Fights |
| 1 | Robbie Lawler | T.J. Dillashaw defeats Renan Barão 1 UFC 173 | Charles Oliveira defeats Hatsu Hioki UFC Fight Night: Te Huna vs. Marquardt | Corey Anderson | Dong Hyun Kim defeats John Hathaway The Ultimate Fighter China Finale: Kim vs. Hathaway | Johny Hendricks defeats Robbie Lawler UFC 171 |
| 2 | Ronda Rousey | Rafael dos Anjos defeats Benson Henderson UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs. dos Anjos | Anthony Pettis defeats Gilbert Melendez UFC 181 | Jake Matthews | Chris Beal defeats Patrick Williams UFC 172 | José Aldo defeats Chad Mendes 2 UFC 179 |
| 3 | T.J. Dillashaw | Rick Story defeats Gunnar Nelson UFC Fight Night: Nelson vs. Story | Ben Saunders defeats Chris Heatherly UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs. dos Anjos | Aljamain Sterling | Josh Samman defeats Eddie Gordon UFC 181 | Junior dos Santos defeats Stipe Miocic 1 UFC on Fox: dos Santos vs. Miocic |
| 4 | Donald Cerrone | Alex Caceres defeats Sergio Pettis UFC on Fox: Henderson vs. Thomson | Luke Rockhold defeats Tim Boetsch UFC 172 | Warlley Alves | Mark Hunt defeats Roy Nelson UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Nelson | Matt Brown defeats Erick Silva UFC Fight Night: Brown vs. Silva |
| 5 | Rory MacDonald | Ben Rothwell defeats Alistair Overeem UFC Fight Night: Jacaré vs. Mousasi | Mitch Clarke defeats Al Iaquinta UFC 173 | Colby Covington | Roy Nelson defeats Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira UFC Fight Night: Nogueira vs. Nelson | Abel Trujillo defeats Jamie Varner UFC 169 |
| 6 | Luke Rockhold | Al Iaquinta defeats Ross Pearson UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs. Bisping | Alex Chambers defeats Anthony Birchak UFC on Fox: dos Santos vs. Miocic | Elias Theodorou | Dan Henderson defeats Maurício Rua 2 UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs. Henderson 2 | Chris Weidman defeats Lyoto Machida UFC 175 |
| 7 | Fabrício Werdum | Johnny Eduardo defeats Eddie Wineland UFC Fight Night: Brown vs. Silva | Raquel Pennington defeats Ashlee Evans-Smith UFC 181 | Patrick Cummins | Fabrício Werdum defeats Mark Hunt UFC 180 | Robbie Lawler defeats Matt Brown UFC on Fox: Lawler vs. Brown |
| 8 | Rafael dos Anjos | Zak Cummings defeats Yan Cabral UFC Fight Night: Miocic vs. Hunt | Leandro Issa defeats Zhumabek Tursyn The Ultimate Fighter: Team Edgar vs. Team Penn Finale | Rashid Magomedov | Albert Tumenov defeats Matt Dwyer UFC Fight Night: MacDonald vs. Saffiedine | T.J. Dillashaw defeats Renan Barão 1 UFC 173 |
| 9 | Max Holloway | Thiago Santos defeats Ronny Markes UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs. Henderson 2 | Daniel Cormier defeats Dan Henderson UFC 173 | Joanna Jędrzejczyk | Mike Wilkinson defeats Niklas Bäckström UFC Fight Night: Nelson vs. Story | Dan Henderson defeats Maurício Rua 2 UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs. Henderson 2 |
| 10 | Neil Magny | Roger Narvaez defeats Luke Barnatt UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs. Swanson | Joseph Benavidez defeats Tim Elliott UFC 172 | Carla Esparza (Tie) Paige VanZant (Tie) Henry Cejudo (Tie) | Abel Trujillo defeats Jamie Varner UFC 169 | Cathal Pendred defeats Mike King UFC Fight Night: McGregor vs. Brandão |
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2014 by the numbers
The numbers below records the events, fights, techniques, champions and fighters held or performed for the year of 2014 in UFC.
| Events | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Events | PPV | Continents | Countries | Cities | Fight Night Bonuses |
| 46 | 12 | 5 | 14 | 39 | 163 Total $8,150,000 |
| Longest Event | Shortest Event | Highest Income Live Gate | Lowest Income Live Gate | Highest Attendance | Lowest Attendance |
| UFC Fight Night: Machida vs. Mousasi 2:52:32 | UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs. Bisping 1:03:51 | UFC 175 $4,400,000 | The Ultimate Fighter 20 Finale $143,000 | UFC 180 21,000 | The Ultimate Fighter 20 Finale 1,800 |
| Title Fights | |||||
| Undisputed Title Fights | Title Changes | Champions Remained in Their Divisions | Number of Champions | Number of Interim Champions | Number of Title Defenses |
| 15 | 2 | 7 FLW – Demetrious Johnson FW – José Aldo LW – Anthony Pettis MW – Chris Weidman LHW – Jon Jones HW – Cain Velasquez WBW – Ronda Rousey | 11 | 1 | 11 |
| Champions | |||||
| Division | Beginning of The Year | End of The Year | Division | Beginning of The Year | End of The Year |
| Heavyweight | Cain Velasquez | Cain Velasquez | Bantamweight | Renan Barão | T.J. Dillashaw |
| Light Heavyweight | Jon Jones | Jon Jones | Flyweight | Demetrious Johnson | Demetrious Johnson |
| Middleweight | Chris Weidman | Chris Weidman | Women's Bantamweight | Ronda Rousey | Ronda Rousey |
| Welterweight | Vacant | Robbie Lawler | Women's Strawweight | None | Carla Esparza |
| Lightweight | Anthony Pettis | Anthony Pettis | |||
| Featherweight | José Aldo | José Aldo | |||
| Fights | |||||
| Most Knockouts at A Single Event | Most submissions at A Single Event | Most Decisions at A Single Event | Total Number of Fights | Total Number of Cage Time | |
| UFC Fight Night: Cerrone vs. Miller 8 | UFC 180 5 | UFC Fight Night: Machida vs. Mousasi 10 | 503 | 89:01:49 | |
| Fighters | |||||
| Number of Fighters | UFC Debutants | Releases / Retired | Fighters Suspended | Number of Fighters Missed weight | |
| (At the end of Dec 31, 2014) 1006 | 229 | N/A | N/A | 9 | |
| Champion feats | |||||
| Robbie Lawler became the first UFC fighter to win a championship via split decision. | |||||
| Fighter feats | |||||
| Nikita Krylov recorded the fastest head‑kick knockout at the time when he stopped his opponent 25 seconds into the first round at UFC on FOX 10. The record was later surpassed by Abdul Razak Alhassan in August 2021 with a 17‑second knockout. Dong Hyun Kim landed the first spinning-elbow knockout victory with his win at UFC Fight Night: Kim vs. Hathaway. Neil Magny tied Roger Huerta for the most wins in a single calendar year in modern UFC history, securing five victories. Jesse Ronson became the first fighter to lose three consecutive bouts by split decision, a distinction later matched by Zhalgas Zhumagulov and Dennis Bermudez. Ben Saunders earned the first omoplata submission victory in UFC history with his win at UFC Fight Night 49. |
Debut UFC fighters
The following fighters fought their first UFC fight in 2014:
The Ultimate Fighter
| Season | Finale | Division | Winner | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Title fights
| Title fights in 2014 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Bantamweight | Renan Barão (c) | def. | Urijah Faber | TKO (punches) | 1 | 3:42 | UFC 169 | |
| Women's Bantamweight | Ronda Rousey (c) | def. | Sara McMann | TKO (knee to the body) | 1 | 1:06 | UFC 170 | |
| Welterweight | Johny Hendricks | def. | Robbie Lawler | Decision (unanimous) (48–47, 48–47, 48–47) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 171 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Jon Jones (c) | def. | Glover Teixeira | Decision (unanimous) (50–45, 50–45, 50–45) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 172 | |
| Bantamweight | T.J. Dillashaw | def. | Renan Barão (c) | TKO (head kick & punches) | 5 | 2:26 | UFC 173 | |
| Flyweight | Demetrious Johnson (c) | def. | Ali Bagautinov | Decision (unanimous) (50–45, 50–45, 50–45) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 174 | |
| Women's Bantamweight | Ronda Rousey (c) | def. | Alexis Davis | KO (punches) | 1 | 0:16 | UFC 175 | |
| Middleweight | Chris Weidman (c) | def. | Lyoto Machida | Decision (unanimous) (49–45, 48–47, 49–46) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 175 | |
| Bantamweight | T.J. Dillashaw (c) | def. | Joe Soto | KO (head kick and punches) | 5 | 2:20 | UFC 177 | |
| Flyweight | Demetrious Johnson (c) | def. | Chris Cariaso | Submission (kimura) | 2 | 2:29 | UFC 178 | |
| Featherweight | José Aldo (c) | def. | Chad Mendes | Decision (unanimous) (49–46, 49–46, 49–46) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 179 | |
| Heavyweight | Fabrício Werdum | def. | Mark Hunt | TKO (flying knee and punches) | 2 | 2:27 | UFC 180 | |
| Lightweight | Anthony Pettis (c) | def. | Gilbert Melendez | Submission (guillotine choke) | 2 | 1:53 | UFC 181 | |
| Welterweight | Robbie Lawler | def. | Johny Hendricks (c) | Decision (split) (48–47, 47–48, 49–46) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 181 | |
| Women's Strawweight | Carla Esparza | def. | Rose Namajunas | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 3 | 1:26 | TUF 20 Finale |
Events list
| # | Event | Date | Venue | Location | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 303 | UFC Fight Night: Machida vs. Dollaway | Dec 20, 2014 | Ginásio José Corrêa | Barueri, Brazil | —N/a |
| 302 | UFC on Fox: dos Santos vs. Miocic | Dec 13, 2014 | US Airways Center | Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. | 15,300 |
| 301 | The Ultimate Fighter: A Champion Will Be Crowned Finale | Dec 12, 2014 | Palms Casino Resort | Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | 1,800 |
| 300 | UFC 181: Hendricks vs. Lawler II | Dec 6, 2014 | Mandalay Bay Events Center | Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | 9,617 |
| 299 | UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs. Swanson | Nov 22, 2014 | Frank Erwin Center | Austin, Texas, U.S. | 10,131 |
| 298 | UFC 180: Werdum vs. Hunt | Nov 15, 2014 | Arena Ciudad de México | Mexico City, Mexico | 21,000 |
| 297 | UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs. St. Preux | Nov 8, 2014 | Ginásio Municipal Tancredo Neves | Uberlândia, Brazil | 5,671 |
| 296 | UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs. Bisping | Nov 8, 2014 | Allphones Arena | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | 9,904 |
| 295 | UFC 179: Aldo vs. Mendes 2 | Oct 25, 2014 | Ginásio do Maracanãzinho | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 11,415 |
| 294 | UFC Fight Night: MacDonald vs. Saffiedine | Oct 4, 2014 | Scotiabank Centre | Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada | 10,782 |
| 293 | UFC Fight Night: Nelson vs. Story | Oct 4, 2014 | Ericsson Globe Arena | Stockholm, Sweden | 10,026 |
| 292 | UFC 178: Johnson vs. Cariaso | Sep 27, 2014 | MGM Grand Garden Arena | Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | 10,544 |
| 291 | UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Nelson | Sep 20, 2014 | Saitama Super Arena | Saitama, Japan | 12,395 |
| 290 | UFC Fight Night: Bigfoot vs. Arlovski | Sep 13, 2014 | Ginásio Nilson Nelson | Brasília, Brazil | 8,822 |
| 289 | UFC Fight Night: Jacare vs. Mousasi | Sep 5, 2014 | Foxwoods Resort Casino | Ledyard, Connecticut, U.S. | 4,086 |
| 288 | UFC 177: Dillashaw vs. Soto | Aug 30, 2014 | Sleep Train Arena | Sacramento, California, U.S. | 11,100 |
| 287 | UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs. dos Anjos | Aug 23, 2014 | BOK Center | Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S. | 7,119 |
| 286 | UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs. Le | Aug 23, 2014 | CotaiArena | Macau, SAR, China | 7,022 |
| 285 | UFC Fight Night: Bader vs. St. Preux | Aug 16, 2014 | Cross Insurance Center | Bangor, Maine, U.S. | 5,329 |
| – | UFC 176: Aldo vs. Mendes II | Aug 2, 2014 | Staples Center | Los Angeles, U.S. | Cancelled |
| 284 | UFC on Fox: Lawler vs. Brown | Jul 26, 2014 | SAP Center | San Jose, California, U.S. | 11,482 |
| 283 | UFC Fight Night: McGregor vs. Brandao | Jul 19, 2014 | The O2 | Dublin, Ireland | 9,500 |
| 282 | UFC Fight Night: Cerrone vs. Miller | Jul 16, 2014 | Revel Casino Hotel | Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. | 4,115 |
| 281 | The Ultimate Fighter: Team Edgar vs. Team Penn Finale | Jul 6, 2014 | Mandalay Bay Events Center | Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | 6,500 |
| 280 | UFC 175: Weidman vs. Machida | Jul 5, 2014 | Mandalay Bay Events Center | Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | 10,088 |
| 279 | UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Stephens | Jun 28, 2014 | AT&T Center | San Antonio, U.S. | 9,227 |
| 278 | UFC Fight Night: Te Huna vs. Marquardt | Jun 28, 2014 | Vector Arena | Auckland, New Zealand | 8,089 |
| 277 | UFC 174: Johnson vs. Bagautinov | Jun 14, 2014 | Rogers Arena | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | 13,506 |
| 276 | UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs. Khabilov | Jun 7, 2014 | Tingley Coliseum | Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S. | 8,775 |
| 275 | The Ultimate Fighter Brazil 3 Finale: Miocic vs. Maldonado | May 31, 2014 | Ginásio do Ibirapuera | São Paulo, Brazil | 8,986 |
| 274 | UFC Fight Night: Munoz vs. Mousasi | May 31, 2014 | O2 World | Berlin, Germany | 8,000 |
| 273 | UFC 173: Barão vs. Dillashaw | May 24, 2014 | MGM Grand Garden Arena | Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | 11,036 |
| 272 | UFC Fight Night: Brown vs. Silva | May 10, 2014 | U.S. Bank Arena | Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. | 6,143 |
| 271 | UFC 172: Jones vs. Teixeira | Apr 26, 2014 | Baltimore Arena | Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. | 13,485 |
| 270 | UFC on Fox: Werdum vs. Browne | Apr 19, 2014 | Amway Center | Orlando, Florida, U.S. | 17,000 |
| 269 | The Ultimate Fighter Nations Finale: Bisping vs. Kennedy | Apr 16, 2014 | Colisée Pepsi | Quebec City, Quebec, Canada | 5,029 |
| 268 | UFC Fight Night: Nogueira vs. Nelson | Apr 11, 2014 | du Arena | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | 7,963 |
| 267 | UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs. Henderson 2 | Mar 23, 2014 | Ginásio Nélio Dias | Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil | 6,828 |
| 266 | UFC 171: Hendricks vs. Lawler | Mar 15, 2014 | American Airlines Center | Dallas, Texas, U.S. | 19,324 |
| 265 | UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs. Manuwa | Mar 8, 2014 | The O2 Arena | London, England, U.K. | 14,604 |
| 264 | The Ultimate Fighter China Finale: Kim vs. Hathaway | Mar 1, 2014 | CotaiArena | Macau, SAR, China | 6,000 |
| 263 | UFC 170: Rousey vs. McMann | Feb 22, 2014 | Mandalay Bay Events Center | Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | 10,217 |
| 262 | UFC Fight Night: Machida vs. Mousasi | Feb 15, 2014 | Arena Jaraguá | Jaraguá do Sul, Brazil | 7,511 |
| 261 | UFC 169: Barao vs. Faber II | Feb 1, 2014 | Prudential Center | Newark, New Jersey, U.S. | 14,308 |
| 260 | UFC on Fox: Henderson vs. Thomson | Jan 25, 2014 | United Center | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | 10,895 |
| 259 | UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs. Philippou | Jan 15, 2014 | Arena at Gwinnett Center | Duluth, Georgia, U.S. | 5,822 |
| 258 | UFC Fight Night: Saffiedine vs. Lim | Jan 4, 2014 | Marina Bay Sands | Marina Bay, Singapore | 5,216 |