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 AwardsNoBest FighterThe UpsetsThe SubmissionsThe NewcomersThe KnockoutsThe Fights1Robbie LawlerT.J. Dillashaw defeats Renan Barão 1 UFC 173Charles Oliveira defeats Hatsu Hioki UFC Fight Night: Te Huna vs. MarquardtCorey AndersonDong Hyun Kim defeats John Hathaway The Ultimate Fighter China Finale: Kim vs. HathawayJohny Hendricks defeats Robbie Lawler UFC 1712Ronda RouseyRafael dos Anjos defeats Benson Henderson UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs. dos AnjosAnthony Pettis defeats Gilbert Melendez UFC 181Jake MatthewsChris Beal defeats Patrick Williams UFC 172José Aldo defeats Chad Mendes 2 UFC 1793T.J. DillashawRick Story defeats Gunnar Nelson UFC Fight Night: Nelson vs. StoryBen Saunders defeats Chris Heatherly UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs. dos Anjos Aljamain SterlingJosh Samman defeats Eddie Gordon UFC 181Junior dos Santos defeats Stipe Miocic 1 UFC on Fox: dos Santos vs. Miocic4Donald CerroneAlex Caceres defeats Sergio Pettis UFC on Fox: Henderson vs. ThomsonLuke Rockhold defeats Tim Boetsch UFC 172Warlley AlvesMark Hunt defeats Roy Nelson UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. NelsonMatt Brown defeats Erick Silva UFC Fight Night: Brown vs. Silva5Rory MacDonaldBen Rothwell defeats Alistair Overeem UFC Fight Night: Jacaré vs. MousasiMitch Clarke defeats Al Iaquinta UFC 173Colby CovingtonRoy Nelson defeats Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira UFC Fight Night: Nogueira vs. NelsonAbel Trujillo defeats Jamie Varner UFC 1696Luke RockholdAl Iaquinta defeats Ross Pearson UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs. BispingAlex Chambers defeats Anthony Birchak UFC on Fox: dos Santos vs. MiocicElias TheodorouDan Henderson defeats Maurício Rua 2 UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs. Henderson 2 Chris Weidman defeats Lyoto Machida UFC 1757Fabrício WerdumJohnny Eduardo defeats Eddie Wineland UFC Fight Night: Brown vs. SilvaRaquel Pennington defeats Ashlee Evans-Smith UFC 181Patrick CumminsFabrício Werdum defeats Mark Hunt UFC 180Robbie Lawler defeats Matt Brown UFC on Fox: Lawler vs. Brown8Rafael dos AnjosZak Cummings defeats Yan Cabral UFC Fight Night: Miocic vs. HuntLeandro Issa defeats Zhumabek Tursyn The Ultimate Fighter: Team Edgar vs. Team Penn FinaleRashid MagomedovAlbert Tumenov defeats Matt Dwyer UFC Fight Night: MacDonald vs. SaffiedineT.J. Dillashaw defeats Renan Barão 1 UFC 1739Max HollowayThiago Santos defeats Ronny Markes UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs. Henderson 2Daniel Cormier defeats Dan Henderson UFC 173Joanna JędrzejczykMike Wilkinson defeats Niklas Bäckström UFC Fight Night: Nelson vs. StoryDan Henderson defeats Maurício Rua 2 UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs. Henderson 210Neil MagnyRoger Narvaez defeats Luke Barnatt UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs. SwansonJoseph Benavidez defeats Tim Elliott UFC 172Carla Esparza (Tie) Paige VanZant (Tie) Henry Cejudo (Tie)Abel Trujillo defeats Jamie Varner UFC 169Cathal Pendred defeats Mike King UFC Fight Night: McGregor vs. BrandãoRef 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. EventsNumber of EventsPPVContinentsCountriesCitiesFight Night Bonuses461251439163 Total $8,150,000Longest EventShortest EventHighest Income Live GateLowest Income Live GateHighest AttendanceLowest AttendanceUFC Fight Night: Machida vs. Mousasi 2:52:32UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs. Bisping 1:03:51UFC 175 $4,400,000The Ultimate Fighter 20 Finale $143,000UFC 180 21,000The Ultimate Fighter 20 Finale 1,800Title FightsUndisputed Title FightsTitle ChangesChampions Remained in Their DivisionsNumber of ChampionsNumber of Interim ChampionsNumber of Title Defenses1527FLW – Demetrious JohnsonFW – José AldoLW – Anthony PettisMW – Chris WeidmanLHW – Jon JonesHW – Cain VelasquezWBW – Ronda Rousey11111ChampionsDivisionBeginning of The YearEnd of The YearDivisionBeginning of The YearEnd of The YearHeavyweightCain VelasquezCain VelasquezBantamweightRenan BarãoT.J. DillashawLight HeavyweightJon JonesJon JonesFlyweightDemetrious JohnsonDemetrious JohnsonMiddleweightChris WeidmanChris WeidmanWomen's BantamweightRonda RouseyRonda RouseyWelterweightVacantRobbie LawlerWomen's StrawweightNoneCarla EsparzaLightweightAnthony PettisAnthony PettisFeatherweightJosé AldoJosé AldoFightsMost Knockouts at A Single EventMost submissions at A Single EventMost Decisions at A Single EventTotal Number of FightsTotal Number of Cage TimeUFC Fight Night: Cerrone vs. Miller 8UFC 180 5UFC Fight Night: Machida vs. Mousasi 1050389:01:49FightersNumber of FightersUFC DebutantsReleases / RetiredFighters SuspendedNumber of Fighters Missed weight(At the end of Dec 31, 2014) 1006229N/AN/A9Champion 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: Fighter Division Aaron Phillips Bantamweight Aisling Daly Women's Strawweight Akbarh Arreola Lightweight Alan Jouban Welterweight Alan Omer Lightweight Albert Cheng Lightweight Albert Tumenov Welterweight Alberto Mina Welterweight Alejandro Pérez Bantamweight Aleksei Oleinik Heavyweight Alex Chambers Women's Strawweight Alex White Featherweight Alexander Yakovlev Welterweight Alexis Dufresne Women's Bantamweight Aljamain Sterling Bantamweight Andreas Ståhl Welterweight Andy Enz Middleweight Angela Hill Women's Strawweight Angela Magaña Women's Strawweight Anthony Birchak Bantamweight Anthony Hamilton Heavyweight Antônio Carlos Jr. Light Heavyweight Antônio dos Santos Jr. Middleweight Ashlee Evans-Smith Women's Bantamweight Augusto Montaño Welterweight Bec Rawlings Women's Strawweight Beneil Dariush Lightweight Brendan O'Reilly Lightweight Brian Ortega Featherweight Bryan Barberena Welterweight Bubba Bush Middleweight Bubba McDaniel Middleweight Cain Carrizosa Lightweight Carla Esparza Women's Strawweight Carlos Diego Ferreira Lightweight Cathal Pendred Welterweight Chad Laprise Lightweight Charles Rosa Featherweight Chas Skelly Featherweight Chris Beal Bantamweight Chris Dempsey Middleweight Chris Heatherly Welterweight Chris Indich Welterweight Chris Kelades Flyweight Chris Wade Lightweight Christos Giagos Lightweight Cláudia Gadelha Women's Strawweight Cláudio Silva Welterweight Clay Collard Featherweight Cody Gibson Bantamweight Colby Covington Welterweight Corey Anderson Light Heavyweight Damon Jackson Featherweight Dan Hooker Featherweight Dan Kelly Middleweight Daniel Spohn Light Heavyweight Danny Martinez Flyweight Danny Mitchell Welterweight Dashon Johnson Lightweight Dave Galera Bantamweight David Michaud Welterweight Derrick Lewis Heavyweight Dhiego Lima Welterweight Diego Rivas Bantamweight Doo Ho Choi Featherweight Douglas Silva de Andrade Bantamweight Eddie Alvarez Lightweight Eddie Gordon Middleweight Elias Theodorou Middleweight Elizabeth Phillips Women's Bantamweight Emily Kagan Women's Strawweight Ernest Chavez Lightweight Felice Herrig Women's Strawweight Francisco Treviño Lightweight Frankie Saenz Bantamweight Gabriel Benítez Featherweight
Fighter Division Gasan Umalatov Welterweight George Sullivan Welterweight Gilbert Burns Lightweight Guido Cannetti Bantamweight Guilherme Vasconcelos Middleweight Guto Inocente Light Heavyweight Hans Stringer Light Heavyweight Heather Jo Clark Women's Strawweight Héctor Urbina Welterweight Henry Briones Bantamweight Henry Cejudo Flyweight Hernani Perpétuo Welterweight Humberto Brown Bantamweight Ian Entwistle Bantamweight Jack May Heavyweight Jake Collier Middleweight Jake Lindsey Lightweight Jake Matthews Lightweight James Moontasri Lightweight Jan Błachowicz Light Heavyweight Jason Saggo Lightweight Jerrod Sanders Featherweight Jessica Penne Women's Strawweight Jim Alers Featherweight Joanna Jędrzejczyk Women's Strawweight Joanne Calderwood Women's Strawweight Joby Sanchez Flyweight Joe Ellenberger Lightweight Joe Soto Bantamweight Johnny Case Lightweight Jon Delos Reyes Flyweight Jorge de Oliveira Lightweight José Alberto Quiñónez Bantamweight Josh Copeland Heavyweight Josh Shockley Lightweight Juan Puig Bantamweight Juliana Lima Women's Strawweight Jumabieke Tuerxun Bantamweight Justin Jones Middleweight Kailin Curran Women's Strawweight Kajan Johnson Lightweight Katsunori Kikuno Lightweight Keith Berish Middleweight Kevin Lee Lightweight Kiichi Kunimoto Welterweight Larissa Pacheco Women's Featherweight Lauren Murphy Women's Bantamweight Leandro Issa Bantamweight Leon Edwards Welterweight Leonardo Morales Featherweight Leslie Smith Women's Bantamweight Li Jingliang Welterweight Lisa Ellis Women's Strawweight Louis Smolka Flyweight Luiz Dutra Welterweight Luke Zachrich Middleweight Mairbek Taisumov Lightweight Marcin Bandel Welterweight Márcio Alexandre Jr. Middleweight Marco Beltrán Bantamweight Marcos Rogério de Lima Heavyweight Mark Eddiva Featherweight Marlon Vera Bantamweight Masanori Kanehara Bantamweight Mats Nilsson Middleweight Matt Dwyer Welterweight Matt Hobar Bantamweight Matt Van Buren Light Heavyweight Michinori Tanaka Bantamweight Mike De La Torre Featherweight Mike King Middleweight Mike Rhodes Welterweight Milana Dudieva Women's Bantamweight Mirsad Bektic Featherweight