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2019 UFC Bantamweight Tournament

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  • Dillashaw should not have received a BYE as he fought only once in 2018. However, he instead received a flyweight title shot, so is awarded a BYE at Bantamweight.
Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
         
   [C] T.J. Dillashaw
[C-FlW] Henry Cejudo
TKO-3
  Marlon Moraes Jun 2019
  Raphael Assuncao Feb 2019
  Marlon Moraes SUB-1
  [C] Henry Cejudo
  Aljamain Sterling
  Cody Garbrandt Mar 2019
  Pedro Munhoz KO-1
  Pedro Munhoz Jun 2019
  Aljamain Sterling DEC-3
  Jimmie Rivera Feb 2019
  Aljamain Sterling DEC-3

2016 UFC Featherweight Tournament

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  • Jun 2016 -- Jun 2017 (12 months), although all but the Final bout took place during Jun 2016 -- Dec 2016 (6 months)
  • Jan 2016 rankings [1]
  • McGregor receives a BYE after fighting 3 times in 2015.
  • Edgar receives a BYE after winning 2 times in 2015 and earning a title shot.
Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
         
   Conor McGregor [C]
Jose Aldo[a]
DEC-5
  Frankie Edgar Jul 2016
  Jose Aldo [C] Jun 2017
  Max Holloway [IC] TKO-3
  Max Holloway DEC-3
  Ricardo Lamas Jun 2016
  Max Holloway TKO-3
  Anthony Pettis Dec 2016
  Charles Oliveira Aug 2016
  Anthony Pettis SUB-3

2017-2018 UFC Featherweight Tournament

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  • Dec 2017 -- Dec 2018 (12 months)
  • Holloway fought 3 times in the previous tournament, and so receives a BYE. However, Holloway was booked against Edgar at UFC 208 (and later Aldo).
  • Edgar had earned a title shot during the previous tournament and so also receives a BYE.
Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
         
  Max Holloway [C] TKO-3
   Frankie Edgar
Jose Aldo
Dec 2017
   Max Holloway
Brian Ortega
KO-1
  Frankie Edgar Mar 2018
  Max Holloway [C] TKO-4
   Jeremy Stephens
Brian Ortega
Jul 2018
Dec 2018
  Cub Swanson Dec 2017
  Brian Ortega SUB-2
   Brian Ortega
Jeremy Stephens
KO-2
  Josh Emmett Feb 2018
   Jose Aldo
Josh Emmett[b]
KO-1
  Ricardo Lamas Dec 2017

2019 UFC Featherweight Tournament

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  • 02/2019 -- present (3 months)
  • Holloway only fought 1 time in 2018, and so should not receive a BYE. However, he received a Lightweight title shot during the Featherweight tournament and so receives a BYE.
Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
         
  [C] Max Holloway
   Alexander Volkanovski
Frankie Edgar
Jul 2019
   Frankie Edgar
Jose Aldo
May 2019
  Alexander Volkanovski DEC-3
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  Jeremy Stephens Mar 2019
  Zabit Magomedsharipov DEC-3
  Zabit Magomedsharipov
   Jose Aldo
Brian Ortega
Jul 2019
  Jose Aldo TKO-2
  Renato Moicano Feb 2019

2017-18 UFC Lightweight Tournament

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  • 10/2017 -- 10/2018 (12 months)
  • Rankings in January 2018: [2]
  • McGregor does not receive a BYE as he fought only once in the previous Lightweight tournament.
Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
         
   Conor McGregor [C][c]
Tony Ferguson
SUB-3
   Khabib Nurmagomedov[d]
Kevin Lee[e]
Mar 2017
Oct 2017
   Conor McGregor [C][f]
Khabib Nurmagomedov
DEC-5
   Tony Ferguson [IC][g]
Al Iaquinta
Apr 2018
  Khabib Nurmagomedov [C] SUB-4
   Dustin Poirier[i]
Conor McGregor
Oct 2018
  Khabib Nurmagomedov DEC-3
  Edson Barboza Dec 2017
   Khabib Nurmagomedov[h]
Dustin Poirier
TKO-2
  Eddie Alvarez Jul 2018
  Eddie Alvarez KO-3
  Justin Gaethje Dec 2017

2019 UFC Lightweight Tournament

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  • 03/2019 -- present (2 months)
  • Rankings in January 2019[3]
  • Nurmagomedov receives a BYE as he fought 3 times in the previous tournament.
Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
         
  Khabib Nurmagomedov [C]
  Dustin Poirier Sep 2019
   Tony Ferguson
Max Holloway [C-FW]
Apr 2019
  Dustin Poirier DEC-5
  Method
  Tony Ferguson Date
  Al Iaquinta May 2019
  Donald Cerrone DEC-5
  Donald Cerrone Jun 2019
   Justin Gaethje
Tony Ferguson[j]
TKO-2
  Edson Barboza Mar 2019
  Justin Gaethje KO-1

2017-18 UFC Welterweight Tournament

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  • 10/2017 -- 09/2018 (11 months)
  • UFC Rankings in August 2017, after UFC 214[4]
  • Woodley receives a BYE as he fought 4 times in a year's span.
Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
         
   Tyron Woodley [C]
Colby Covington
DEC-5
  Rafael dos Anjos Jun 2018
  Robbie Lawler Dec 2017
  Rafael dos Anjos DEC-5
   Colby Covington [IC]
Tyron Woodley [C]
SUB-2
  Darren Till Sep 2018
  Stephen Thompson DEC-3
  Jorge Masvidal Nov 2017
  Stephen Thompson May 2018
   Colby Covington
Darren Till
DEC-5
  Demian Maia Oct 2017
  Colby Covington DEC-3

2019 UFC Welterweight Tournament

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  • Woodley does not receive a BYE as he only fought 1 time in 2018. Additionally, interim champion Covington had already earned a title shot in the 2017-18 tournament.
Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
         
  Tyron Woodley [C] Mar 2019
   Colby Covington [IC]
Kamaru Usman[k]
DEC-5
  Kamaru Usman
  Colby Covington
  Rafael dos Anjos Nov 2018
  Kamaru Usman DEC-5
 
  Jorge Masvidal
  Darren Till Mar 2019
  Jorge Masvidal KO-2
  Jorge Masvidal KO-1
  Ben Askren Jul 2019
  Robbie Lawler Mar 2019
  Ben Askren SUB-1

2016-17 UFC Middleweight Tournament

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  • 05/2016 -- 11/2017 (12 months)
  • January 2016 UFC rankings: [5]
  • Bisping fought 3 times in 2016, so he receives a BYE.
Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
         
   Michael Bisping [C]
Robert Whittaker
DEC-5
  Yoel Romero Jul 2017
  Chris Weidman Nov 2016
  Yoel Romero KO-3
  Michael Bisping [C] Nov 2017
   Robert Whittaker [IC]
Georges St-Pierre
SUB-3
  Ronaldo Souza SUB-1
  Tim Boetsch Feb 2017
  Ronaldo Souza Apr 2017
  Robert Whittaker TKO-2
  Derek Brunson Nov 2016
  Robert Whittaker TKO-1

2018 UFC Middleweight Tournament

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  • 09/2017 -- 06/2018 (9 months)
  • GSP only fought once in the previous tournament and so does not receive a BYE.
  • Whittaker receives a QF title shot as he had already earned a title shot in the previous tournament by winning 3 bouts.
Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
         
  Georges St-Pierre [C][l] Feb 2018
  Robert Whittaker [IC][m] BYE
   Robert Whittaker [C]
Yoel Romero
KO-3
  Luke Rockhold Feb 2018
  Luke Rockhold TKO-2
  David Branch Sep 2017
  Yoel Romero Jun 2018
   Kelvin Gastelum
Robert Whittaker [C]
DEC-5
  Ronaldo Souza TKO-1
  Derek Brunson Jan 2018
  Ronaldo Souza May 2018
  Kelvin Gastelum DEC-3
   Anderson Silva
Michael Bisping
Nov 2017
  Kelvin Gastelum KO-1

2019 UFC Middleweight Tournament

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  • 11/2018 -- 10/2019 (11 months)
  • Whittaker does not receive a BYE as he only fought once in the previous tournament
  • Gastelum receives a QF title fight as he had already earned a title shot in the previous tournament by winning 2 bouts.
Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
         
  Robert Whittaker [C] Feb 2019
  Kelvin Gastelum BYE
  Kelvin Gastelum Apr 2019
  Israel Adesanya DEC-5
  Israel Adesanya DEC-3
  Anderson Silva Feb 2019
  Israel Adesanya [IC] Oct 2018
   Jack Hermansson
Robert Whittaker [C]
  Ronaldo Souza KO-3
  Chris Weidman Nov 2018
  Ronaldo Souza Apr 2019
  Jack Hermansson DEC-5
   Yoel Romero
David Branch
Mar 2019
   Paulo Costa
Jack Hermansson
SUB-1

2016 UFC Cruiserweight Tournament

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2016 UFC Rankings [6]

  • 01/2016 -- 12/2016 (11 months)
  • Cormier receives a BYE as he fought 3 times in 2015.
Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
         
  Daniel Cormier [C] DEC-3
   Jon Jones [IC]
Anderson Silva
Jul 2016
  Jon Jones DEC-5
  Ovince Saint Preux Apr 2016
  Daniel Cormier [C] SUB-2
  Anthony Johnson Dec 2016
Apr 2017^
  Anthony Johnson KO-1
  Ryan Bader Jan 2016
  Anthony Johnson KO-1
  Glover Teixeira Aug 2016
  Glover Teixeira KO-1
  Rashad Evans Apr 2016

2017 UFC Cruiserweight Tournament

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2017 UFC Rankings [7]

  • 02/2017 – 01/2018 (11 months)
  • Cormier does not receive a BYE as he was unable to defend against Anthony Johnson in the Final before the end of January 2017 (12 months after start of tournament). Instead, he defended against Johnson in the 1st QF bout of the 2017 tournament.
Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
         
  Daniel Cormier [C] SUB-2
  Anthony Johnson Apr 2017
  Daniel Cormier [C] NC (KO-3)
   Alexander Gustafsson
Jon Jones
Jul 2017
  Alexander Gustafsson KO-5
  Glover Teixeira May 2017
  Daniel Cormier [C] TKO-2
  Volkan Oezdemir Jan 2018
  Jimi Manuwa KO-1
  Corey Anderson Mar 2017
  Jimi Manuwa Jul 2017
  Volkan Oezdemir KO-1
  Ovince Saint Preux Feb 2017
  Volkan Oezdemir DEC-3

2018-19 UFC Cruiserweight Tournament

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  • 09/2018 -- 07/2019 (10 months)
  • Cormier vacated the title in December 2018. The 1st QF bout (Jones vs. Gustafsson 2) was for the vacant title.
Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
         
  Jon Jones TKO-3
  Alexander Gustafsson Dec 2018
  Jon Jones [C] DEC-5
  Anthony Smith Mar 2019
  Volkan Oezdemir Oct 2018
  Anthony Smith SUB-3
  Jon Jones [C] DEC-5
  Thiago Santos Jul 2019
  Jan Błachowicz SUB-2
  Nikita Krylov Sep 2018
  Jan Błachowicz Feb 2019
  Thiago Santos TKO-3
  Jimi Manuwa Dec 2018
  Thiago Santos KO-2

2018 UFC Heavyweight Tournament

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  • Jan 2018 rankings.[8]
  • Jan 2018 – Nov 2018 (10 months)
  • Miocic does not receive a BYE as he only fought once in 2017.
Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
         
  Stipe Miocic [C] DEC-5
  Francis Ngannou Jan 2018
  Stipe Miocic [C] Jul 2018
  Daniel Cormier [C-LHW] KO-1
  Daniel Cormier [C] SUB-2
  Derrick Lewis Nov 2018
  Francis Ngannou Jul 2018
  Derrick Lewis DEC-3
  Derrick Lewis KO-3
  Alexander Volkov Jul 2018
  Fabricio Werdum Mar 2018
  Alexander Volkov KO-4

2019 UFC Heavyweight Tournament

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  • Cormier receives a BYE as he fought 2 times in the previous tournament and 3 times in the previous year.
  • Miocic was awarded a title shot and so also receives a BYE.
Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
         
  Daniel Cormier [C]
  Stipe Miocic Aug 2019
 
 
  Francis Ngannou KO-1
  Cain Velasquez Feb 2019
  Francis Ngannou Jun 2019
  Junior dos Santos
  Derrick Lewis Mar 2019
  Junior dos Santos TKO-2

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REV 2015 Featherweight Qualifiers

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January 2015 rankings[9]

CHAMPION: JOSE ALDO

    1. Chad Mendes
    2. Frankie Edgar
    3. Ricardo Lamas
    4. Cub Swanson
    5. Conor McGregor
    6. Dennis Bermudez
    7. Charles Oliveira
    8. Dustin Poirier
      1. Nik Lentz
      2. Dennis Siver
      3. Jeremy Stephens
      4. Max Holloway
      5. Clay Guida
      6. Hacran Dias
      7. Darren Elkins
      8. Tatsuya Kawajiri
        1. Hatsu Hioki
        2. Thiago Tavares
        3. Cole Miller
        Round 1
        Bout Method Points
        [1] Chad Mendes vs. [3] Ricardo Lamas TKO-1 Mendes: +5
        Lamas: -3
        [4] Cub Swanson vs. [12] Max Holloway SUB-3 Swanson: -3
        Holloway: +5
        [5] Conor McGregor vs. [10] Dennis Siver TKO-2 McGregor: +5
        Siver: -3
        [6] Dennis Bermudez vs. [11] Jeremy Stephens TKO-3 Bermudez: -3
        Stephens: +5
        [7] Charles Oliveira vs. [9] Nik Lentz SUB-3 Oliveira: +5
        Lentz: -3
        [10] Dennis Siver vs. [16] Tatsuya Kawajiri DEC-3 Siver: -1
        Kawajiri: +3
        [12] Max Holloway vs. [19] Cole Miller DEC-3 Holloway: +3
        Miller: -1
        Round 2
        Bout Method Points
        [C] Jose Aldo vs. [5] Conor McGregor KO-1 Aldo: -3
        McGregor: +7
        [1] Chad Mendes vs. [5] Conor McGregor TKO-2 Mendes: -3
        McGregor: +5
        [1] Chad Mendes vs. [2] Frankie Edgar KO-1 Mendes: -3
        Edgar: +5
        [7] Charles Oliveira vs. [12] Max Holloway TKO-1 Oliveira: -3
        Holloway: +5
        [11] Jeremy Stephens vs. [12] Max Holloway DEC-3 Stephens: -1
        Holloway: +3
        [13] Clay Guida vs. [18] Thiago Tavares SUB-1 Guida: -3
        Tavares: +5

        Absent from Round 1: [2] Frankie Edgar[n], [8] Dustin Poirier[o], [13] Clay Guida[p], [14] Hacran Dias[q], [15] Darren Elkins[r], [17] Hatsu Hioki[s], [18] Thiago Tavares[t].

        Absent from Round 2: [3] Ricardo Lamas[u], [6] Dennis Bermudez[v], [8] Dustin Poirier[o], [9] Nik Lentz[w], [14] Hacran Dias[x] [15] Darren Elkins[y], [16] Tatsuya Kawajiri[z], [17] Hatsu Hioki[aa], [19] Cole Miller[ab].

        FINAL STANDINGS

        Fighter Record Points
        [5/C] Conor McGregor 3-0 +17
        [12] Max Holloway 4-0 +16
        [2] Frankie Edgar 1-0 +5
        [18] Thiago Tavares 1-0 +5
        [11] Jeremy Stephens 1-1 +4
        [16] Tatsuya Kawajiri 1-0 +3
        [7] Charles Oliveira 1-1 +2
        [1] Chad Mendes 1-2 -1
        [19] Cole Miller 0-1 -1
        [3] Ricardo Lamas 0-1 -3
        [6] Dennis Bermudez 0-1 -3
        [9] Nik Lentz 0-1 -3
        [10] Dennis Siver 0-2 -4

        REV 2016 Featherweight Tournament

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        January 2016 rankings[10]:

        CHAMPION: CONOR McGREGOR

        REV 2017 Featherweight Qualifiers

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        January 2017 rankings[11]:

        CHAMPION: JOSE ALDO

          1. Max Holloway [TS]
          2. Frankie Edgar
          3. Ricardo Lamas
          4. Cub Swanson
          5. Anthony Pettis
          6. Charles Oliveira
          7. Jeremy Stephens
          8. Dennis Bermudez
            1. Yair Rodriguez
            2. Doo Ho Choi
            3. Brian Ortega
            4. Renan Barao
            5. Mirsad Bektic
            6. Andre Fili
            7. Hacran Dias
            8. Darren Elkins
              1. Myles Jury
              2. Thiago Tavares
              3. Clay Guida
              4. Chas Skelly
              Round 1
              Bout Method Points
              [C] Jose Aldo vs. [1] Max Holloway TKO-3 Aldo: -3
              Holloway: +7
              [2] Frankie Edgar vs. [9] Yair Rodriguez TKO-3 Edgar: +5
              Rodriguez: -3
              [3] Ricardo Lamas vs. [14] Andre Fili DEC-X Lamas: +3
              Fili: -1
              [4] Cub Swanson vs. [10] Doo Ho Choi DEC-3 Swanson: +3
              Choi: -1
              [7] Jeremy Stephens vs. [17] Myles Jury DEC-X Stephens: +3
              Jury: -1
              [8] Dennis Bermudez vs. [16] Darren Elkins DEC-3 Bermudez: -1
              Elkins: +3
              [11] Brian Ortega vs. [15] Hacran Dias SUB Ortega: +5
              Dias: -3
              Round 2
              Bout Method Points
              [C] Max Holloway vs. [1] Jose Aldo TKO-3 Holloway: +7
              Aldo: -3
              [2] Frankie Edgar vs. [7] Jeremy Stephens UDEC-3 Edgar: +3
              Stephens: -1
              [3] Ricardo Lamas vs. [8] Dennis Bermudez DEC-X Lamas: +3
              Bermudez: -1
              [4] Cub Swanson vs. [11] Brian Ortega SUB-2 Swanson: -3
              Ortega: +5
              [13] Mirsad Bektic vs. [16] Darren Elkins KO-3 Bektic: -3
              Elkins: +5
              [14] Andre Fili vs. [15] Hacran Dias SUB-X Ortega: +5
              Dias: -3

              Absent from Round 1: [13] Bektic, [18] Tavares, [19] Guida, [20] Skelly
              Absent from Round 2: [9] Yair Rodriguez, [10] Doo Ho Choi, [17] Jury, [18] Tavares, [19] Guida, [20] Skelly

              FINAL STANDINGS

              Fighter Record Points
              [11] Brian Ortega 2-0 +10
              [2] Frankie Edgar 2-0 +8
              [16] Darren Elkins 2-0 +8
              [3] Ricardo Lamas 2-0 +6
              [7] Jeremy Stephens 1-1 +2
              [14] Andre Fili 1-1 +2
              [4] Cub Swanson 1-1 0
              [10] Doo Ho Choi 0-1 -1
              [17] Myles Jury 0-1 -1
              [8] Dennis Bermudez 0-2 -2
              [9] Yair Rodriguez 0-1 -3
              [13] Mirsad Bektic 0-1 -3
              [15] Hacran Dias 0-1 -4
              [1] Jose Aldo 0-2 -6

              REV 2018 Featherweight tournament

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              Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                       
                [C] Max Holloway TKO-4
                (1) Brian Ortega
                (1) Brian Ortega KO-1
                (2) Frankie Edgar
                [C] Max Holloway [ac]
                (5) Jeremy Stephens
                (3) Darren Elkins TKO-X
                (6) Andre Fili
                (3) Darren Elkins
                (5) Jeremy Stephens TKO-X
                (4) Ricardo Lamas
                (5) Jeremy Stephens TKO-X

              REV 2019 Featherweight Qualifiers

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              January 2019 rankings[12]:

              CHAMPION: Max Holloway

                1. Brian Ortega
                2. Jose Aldo
                3. Frankie Edgar
                4. Renato Moicano
                5. Alexander Volkanovski
                6. Chad Mendes
                7. Cub Swanson
                8. Jeremy Stephens [TS]
                  1. Yair Rodriguez
                  2. Chan Sung Jung
                  3. Josh Emmett
                  4. Mirsad Bektic
                  5. Ricardo Lamas
                  6. Zabit Magomedsharipov
                  7. Darren Elkins
                  8. Myles Jury
                    1. Michael Johnson
                    2. Doo Ho Choi
                    3. Calvin Kattar
                    4. Shane Burgos
                    Round 1
                    Bout Method Points
                    [C] Max Holloway vs. [8] Jeremy Stephens SUB-X Holloway: +7
                    Stephens: -3
                    [2] Jose Aldo vs. [4] Renato Moicano TKO-2 Aldo: +5
                    Moicano: -3
                    [5] Alexander Volkanovski vs. [6] Chad Mendes TKO-2 Volkanovski: +5
                    Mendes: -3
                    [7] Cub Swanson vs. [16] Myles Jury DEC-X Swanson: +3
                    Jury: -1
                    [9] Yair Rodriguez vs. [10] Chan Sung Jung KO-5 Rodriguez: +5
                    Jung: -3
                    [11] Josh Emmett vs. [17] Michael Johnson KO-3 Emmett: +5
                    Johnson: -3
                    [13] Ricardo Lamas vs. [15] Darren Elkins TKO-3 Lamas: +5
                    Elkins: -3
                    Round 2
                    Bout Method Points
                    [C] Max Holloway vs. [3] Frankie Edgar UDEC-5 Holloway: +5
                    Edgar: -1
                    [1] Brian Ortega vs. [10] Chan Sung Jung Ortega:
                    Jung:
                    [2] Jose Aldo vs. [5] Alexander Volkanovski UDEC-3 Aldo: -1
                    Volkanovski: +3
                    [4] Renato Moicano vs. [10] Chan Sung Jung TKO-1 Moicano: -3
                    Jung: +5
                    [7] Cub Swanson vs. [20] Shane Burgos SDEC-3 Swanson: -1
                    Burgos: +3
                    [8] Jeremy Stephens vs. [14] Zabit Magomedsharipov DEC-3 Stephens: -1
                    Magomedsharipov: +3
                    [8] Jeremy Stephens vs. [9] Yair Rodriguez Stephens:
                    Rodriguez:
                    [11] Josh Emmett vs. [12] Mirsad Bektic TKO-1 Emmett: +5
                    Bektic: -3
                    [13] Ricardo Lamas vs. [19] Calvin Kattar KO-1 Lamas: -3
                    Kattar: +5

                    Absent from Round 1: [1] Brian Ortega, [3] Frankie Edgar, [12] Mirsad Bektic, [14] Zabit Magomedsharipov
                    Absent from Round 2: [6] Chad Mendes[ad], [15] Darren Elkins[ae], [16] Myles Jury[af], [17] Michael Johnson[ag]


                    CURRENT STANDINGS

                    Fighter Record Points
                    [11] Josh Emmett 2-0 +10
                    [5] Alexander Volkanovski 2-0 +8
                    [9] Yair Rodriguez 1-0 +5
                    [19] Calvin Kattar 1-0 +5
                    [2] Jose Aldo 1-1 +4
                    [14] Zabit Magomedsharipov 1-0 +3
                    [20] Shane Burgos 1-0 +3
                    [7] Cub Swanson 1-0 +2
                    [10] Chan Sung Jung 1-1 +2
                    [13] Ricardo Lamas 1-1 +2
                    [3] Frankie Edgar 0-1 -1
                    [16] Myles Jury 0-1 -1
                    [6] Chad Mendes 0-1 -3
                    [12] Mirsad Bektic 0-1 -3
                    [15] Darren Elkins 0-1 -3
                    [17] Michael Johnson 0-1 -3
                    [8] Jeremy Stephens 0-2 -4
                    [4] Renato Moicano 0-2 -6

                    References

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                    Notes

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                    1. ^ McGregor opted for a rematch with Nate Diaz at Welterweight in Aug 2016 as opposed to a title defence against Frankie Edgar. McGregor was replaced by former champion Jose Aldo, who also wanted a title shot.
                    2. ^ Jose Aldo was booked to rematch Ricardo Lamas in Dec 2017. However, after Frankie Edgar was injured before his fight with Max Holloway in Dec 2017, Aldo was offered the rematch and title shot against Holloway. Aldo was replaced by Josh Emmett.
                    3. ^ McGregor was expected to defend his belt against Nurmagomedov following UFC 215, however he instead took a hiatus. An interim title fight between Nurmagomedov & Ferguson was booked.
                    4. ^ Nurmagomedov withdrew from the Ferguson bout due to weight cutting issues, and Ferguson rejected Michael Johnson as a replacement, resulting in the cancellation of the bout.
                    5. ^ Lee replaced Nurmagomedov and fought against Ferguson for the interim title later on in the year.
                    6. ^ Conor McGregor was expected to unify his Lightweight title against Tony Ferguson in December 2017. However, the fight was never booked, and McGregor was replaced by Khabib Nurmagomedov and later stripped. The Ferguson/Nurmagomedov fight was set for April 2018.
                    7. ^ Tony Ferguson was expected to fight for the vacant title in April 2018 against Khabib Nurmagomedov, whilst still holding the interim title, however he was pulled from the fight due to injury and replaced by Al Iaquinta.
                    8. ^ Khabib Nurmagomedov had suggested he was interested in fighting Eddie Alvarez if the expected McGregor/Ferguson bout was booked. However, this did not happen, and Khabib was instead booked against Ferguson for April 2018. Alvarez was later booked to fight Dustin Poirier in July 2018.
                    9. ^ Dustin Poirier did not receive a title shot and instead was booked to fight Nate Diaz for November 2018. Nurmagomedov was booked to defend against the previous lineal champion Conor McGregor for October 2018.
                    10. ^ Cerrone was booked against lineal Interim Champion Ferguson in a de facto title eliminator, instead of being booked against Gaethje.
                    11. ^ The UFC attempted to book Woodley vs. Covington for Jan 2019. However, Woodley cited injury and so the UFC instead tried to book Covington vs. Usman for an interim title/as a title eliminator. Covington turned down the fight, and so UFC 233 was cancelled. The UFC later booked Woodley in March 2019 against Usman instead of Covington, seemingly in retaliation for Covington turning down the fight against Usman.
                    12. ^ St-Pierre was expected to unify his belt with Whittaker in February 2018, however he instead vacated the belt in December 2017 due to illness.
                    13. ^ Whittaker was booked to fight Rockhold, who had already won his QF bout. Therefore, Whittaker receives a BYE into the next round instead of an opponent replacement.
                    14. ^ Fought Bantamweight contender, Urijah Faber, who was unranked at 145.
                    15. ^ a b Moved to Lightweight.
                    16. ^ Fought Peralta, who was unranked.
                    17. ^ Fought Makashvili, who was unranked.
                    18. ^ Did not fight during the 1st half of the year.
                    19. ^ Fought Hooker, who was not ranked.
                    20. ^ Fought Ortega, who was not ranked.
                    21. ^ Fought Sanchez, who was not ranked.
                    22. ^ Did not fight during the 2nd half of the year.
                    23. ^ Moved to Lightweight.
                    24. ^ Did not fight during the 2nd half of the year.
                    25. ^ Fought Whiteford, who was unranked.
                    26. ^ Fought Knight, who was not ranked.
                    27. ^ Did not fight during the 2nd half of the year.
                    28. ^ Fought Alers, who was not ranked.
                    29. ^ Tournament final is unable to take place before the end of 2018. Instead, Holloway is required to defend twice in 2019, with his first defence coming against Stephens.
                    30. ^ Retired.
                    31. ^ Fought Ryan Hall, who was not ranked.
                    32. ^ Left the UFC.
                    33. ^ Moved to Lightweight.