The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is a mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion, founded in 1993 by Art Davie and Rorion Gracie. The organization was purchased from its parent company SEG in 2001 by Zuffa LLC, a promotional company owned by Las Vegas casino magnates, Lorenzo and Frank Fertitta and managed by Dana White (current president of operations). Since its inception, and through its current Zuffa management, the UFC has remained one of the more dominant MMA promotions in the world, playing host to a wide field of MMA fighters.
This list provides an up-to-date roster of all fighters that represent Canada competing or have previously competed under the UFC promotional banner.Unless otherwise cited, all fighters listed are retrieved from ufc.com.All names presented are in accordance with UFC.com profiles and may include common nicknames or alternative spellings rather than birth names. Fighters are organized by weight class and within their weight class by their number of appearances inside the UFC. Fighter record and notable wins, achievements. Tournament participation and overall Canadian UFC/MMA recordsUnless otherwise cited, all records are retrieved from sherdog.com.
World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC) was purchased by Zuffa in 2006 and officially merged under the UFC brand on January 1, 2011. All former WEC fighters have had their WEC record listed in place of their UFC record, starting with WEC 25 (the first WEC event under Zuffa). These records have been, and will be, continued as former WEC fighters move on in the UFC.All asterisked fighters are listed by a combination of their UFC and WEC records.
Strikeforce was purchased by Zuffa in 2011 and officially merged under the UFC brand on January 12, 2013. All former Strikeforce fighters have had their Strikeforce record listed in place of their UFC record, starting with Strikeforce Challengers: Wilcox vs. Damm (the first Strikeforce event under Zuffa). These records have been, and will be, continued as former Strikeforce fighters move on in the UFC.All double asterisked fighters are listed by a combination of their UFC and Strikeforce records.
Each fight record has four categories: wins, losses, draws, and no-contests (NC). All fight records in this article are displayed in that order, with fights resulting in a no-contest listed in parentheses.
Heavyweights (265 lb, 120 kg)
Bold indicated fighter is still active on the UFC roster. NameNicknameUFC recordMMA recordEventsNotesNotable WinsRef.1–21–3UFC 3 UFC 7*First Canadian to fight in the promotion making his debut at UFC 3 *UFC 3 Finalist but lost to Steve Jennum *UFC 7 Quarter-finalist but lost to Mark Hall *Canadian MMA Pioneer *Only UFC fighter execute a scissor-flip kick during his fight with Steve Jennum.Roland PayneJason FairnBonecracker0–14–5UFC 4*UFC 4 Competitor, lost to future UFC 13 Middleweight Tournament Champion Guy Mezger *The fight between the two was at the time a milestone, as it saw the first pre-fight agreement of rules between two fighters(not to pull each others hair), this being during the time period were the sport possessed little unspoken rules and literally no official rules *Canadian MMA PioneerMark TulliusDangerous3–36–5–1UFC 5 UFC 6 Ultimate Ultimate 1995 UFC 15*Two-time UFC Tournament Finalist *UFC 5 Finalist but lost to Dan Severn *UFC 15 Heavyweight Tournament Finalist but had to pull out due to injury *Quarter-finalist in 2 other UFC Tournaments *UVTP 4 Tournament Semi-finalist *Canadian MMA pioneerPatrick Smith Carlos BarretoBig Daddy4–423–22–1UFC 8 UFC 9 UFC 10 Ultimate Ultimate 1996 UFC 19*UFC 8 Finalist but lost to Don Frye *UFC 10 tournament Semi-finalist *IVC 1st I.V.C Tournament champion *2005 K-1 World Grand Prix in Hawaii champion *One of Six Canadians to fight in Pride FC *Canadian MMA pioneerDon Frye Oleg Taktarov Valentijn Overeem Dan Bobish Lloyd van Dams Mike Bernardo(K-1) Jan Nortje(2) Sylvester Terkay Alan KaraevIcho LarenasEl Dogo0–16–6UFC 58*Former TKO World Heavyweight Champion *All of his wins have come via KO/TKO *Only made one appearance in the promotion in a losing effort at UFC 58Steve BosséThe Thrashing Machine1–421–13UFC 98 UFC 102 UFC 109 UFC 113 UFC FN 23*KOTC Canada Heavyweight Champion(2 defenses) *Former Unified MMA Heavyweight Champion *Former XFFC Heavyweight Champion *Possessed a 90% finish rate(15 knockouts/4 submissions) *Hague died on June 18, 2017, from injuries he sustained in a boxing match with Adam BraidwoodPat Barry Kalib Starnes Tanner Boser Travis Wiuff Zak Jensen Sherman Pendergarst4–3 (1 NC) (representing Canada once)5–3 (1 NC) (representing Canada once)UFC 81 UFC 87 UFC 91 UFC 100 UFC 116 UFC 121 UFC 141 UFC 200(CAN)*While not a Canadian by birth, Brock Lesnar is a current resident of Canada and possesses a Dual citizenship, He represented Canada for a single fight at UFC 200(American flag was switched out for Canadian flag). He fought out of Regina, Saskatchewan. *Former UFC Heavyweight Champion(2 defenses) *Submission of the Night(1)Frank Mir Shane Carwin Mark Hunt Randy Couture Heath Herring3–111–2UFC 215 UFC on Fox 29 UFC FN 138 UFC FN 151*Former ONE FC Heavyweight Champion *Former BFL Heavyweight Champion *possessed a 7 fight win-streakJuan Adams Brandon VeraThe Bulldozer5–521–10–1UFC on ESPN 6 UFC FN 165 UFC on ESPN 12 UFC on ESPN 14 UFC on ESPN 17 UFC FN 189 UFC FN 190 UFC FN 210 UFC on ESPN 44 UFC on ESPN 50*Performance of the Night (1) *Formerly ranked #15 in the UFC Heavyweight division *UFC Veteran with 10 fights in the promotion *Former Two-time Unified MMA Heavyweight Champion(3 defences) *Has 11 wins via KO/TKO *Possessed a 6 fight win-streakOvince Saint PreuxRaphael Pessoa Philipe LinsTim Hague Daniel Spitz Victor Valimaki Aleksa Camur
Light Heavyweights (205 lb, 93 kg)
Bold indicated fighter is still active on the UFC roster. NameNicknameUFC recordMMA recordEventsNotesNotable WinsRef.El Dirte2–751–16UFC 49 UFC 52 UFC 54 UFC 58 UFC 78 UFC 83 UFC 113 UFC 119 UFC 124*SuperBrawl 30 Middleweight Tournament Winner*WEC Middleweight title Challenger *UFC Veteran with 9 fights in the promotion *Fought 4 times in 1 night winning 3 out of 4 *Has more MMA fights then any other Canadian fighter to make it into UFC (67)Chris Leben Lee Murray Tom Lawlor Denis Kang Patrick Cote John Alessio Kalib Starnes Takenori Sato Anthony MaciasBill MahoodThe Butcher0–120–7–1UFC 53*Just one appearance in the promotion, lost to tough competition in future UFC LHW Champ, Forrest Griffin *Also competed for Strike Force and King of the CageJason MacDonald Shannon Ritch Marcus HicksBobby Maximus World's Most Powerful Nerd1–25–4UFC 58 UFC Fight Night 5 UFC 62*Submission of the Night(1) *Former ROF Light Heavyweight Champion *Contestant on 2 seasons of The Ultimate Fighter(TUF 2/ TUF 30) *Possesses a 100% finish rateEliot Marshall2–317–11–1TUF 3 Finale UFC 64 UFC 71 UFC 77 UFC 83*TUF 3 Semi-Finalist *Fight of the Night(1) *Former XFFC Heavyweight ChampionChris Leben Jason Macdonald Tim HagueKid Hercules0–3(representing Canada once)15–5(representing Canada once)TUF 3 Finale(CAN) UFC FN 20 UFC 114*For an unknown reason Jesse Forbes represented Canada on The TUF 3 Finale, this could have been an oversight by the UFC, or just a single representation in the promotion(Similar to Brock Lesnar) *TUF 3 Semi-finalistAnthony Smith Jesse TaylorVictor ValimakiThe Finnisher0–218–11UFC FN 7 UFC 70*Possessed a 7 fight win-streakJason Day Dan Severn Vernon WhiteThe Polish Experiment6–326–12–1TUF 8 Finale UFC 97 UFC 98 UFC 102 UFC 110 UFC 116 UFC 122 UFC 131 UFC 140*Fight of the Night(1) *Submission of the Night(2) *TUF 8 Semi-finalist *UFC Veteran with 9 fights in the promotion *Former TKO World Heavyweight Champion *IFL (HW) World Championship Semi-finalist * Possessed a 6 fight win-streak(2)Brian Stann Stephan Bonnar Jason Day Tom Howard Shane PrimmNick PennerThe Quiet Assassin0–211–3UFC on FX 2 UFC on FX 6*Fight of the Night(1) *Possessed an 8 fight win-streak *has 82% finish rate *Was involved in the last Openweight bout in Canada, when he faced 407 lbs Butterbean at TFC in 2007 Eric Esch(Aka. Butterbean)The Boss2–112–2 (1 NC)UFC FN 70 UFC FN 85 UFC FN 89*Fight of the Night(1) *has an 83% finish rate(9 Knockouts, 1 Submission) *Possessed an 8 fight win-streakMarvin Eastman Houston Alexander Sean O'Connell James Te-HunaThe Big Deal3–419–5UFC 149 UFC on Fuel TV 7 UFC 161 UFC FN 30 TUF Nations Finale UFC 174 UFC FN 67*Former MFC Light Heavyweight Champion *Knockout of the Night(1) *Performance of the Night (1) *Tied for 3rd fastest knockout in ufc history 0:07 R1 *Possessed a 17 fight win-streak *Jimmo was killed in a "hit and run" incident on June 26, 2016, in Edmonton, Alberta, CanadaSean O'Connell Anthony Perosh Sokoudjou Zak Cummings Marvin Eastman Emanuel Newton Igor PokrajacThe Hulk0–213–5UFC 152 UFC on FX 8*Former MFC Light Heavyweight Champion *Possessed a 7 fight win-streak *Has an 85% finish rateVictor Valimaki6–715–9UFC FN 74 UFC FN 82 UFC FN 89 UFC 206 UFC FN 109 UFC on Fox 26 UFC FN 138 UFC 235 UFC FN 158 UFC FN 187 UFC FN 193 UFC FN 202 UFC FN 212*Performance of the Night(1) *Tied (with Jon Jones) for 2nd most submission wins in UFC LHW division history(5) *Formerly ranked #7 in the UFC Light Heavyweight division in 2018 *UFC Veteran with 13 fights in the promotion *Former HKFC Light Heavyweight ChampionNikita Krylov Patrick Cummins Jimmy Crute Ion Cuțelaba Rodney Wallace~z~z~z9999
Middleweights (185 lb, 84 kg)