Obscure UFC History
This fighter won UFC 1 by defeating three men in one night.
Who is Royce Gracie?
This Polish fighter was the first woman from her country to win a UFC title.
Who is Joanna Jędrzejczyk?
The rarest type of victory, only seen once in UFC history, was achieved by Jon Fitch via this method.
What is a technical decision?
This fighter infamously jumped the cage and attacked a cornerman after a title win.
Who is Khabib Nurmagomedov?
This fighter holds the record for most total fight time in UFC history, clocking over 8 hours in the Octagon.
Who is Frankie Edgar?
The first UFC fight to be stopped due to a doctor’s cut stoppage happened at this event.
What is UFC 3?
This Nigerian-born fighter moved to New Zealand and became a middleweight champion.
Who is Israel Adesanya?
This man holds the UFC record for most wins by submission.
Who is Charles Oliveira?
Jon Jones tested positive for this metabolite multiple times, causing fights to move cities.
What is Turinabol (M3 metabolite)?
The only fighter in UFC history to win performance bonuses in four different weight classes.
Who is Donald "Cowboy" Cerrone?
He was the first UFC fighter ever disqualified for an illegal strike.
Who is Gerard Gordeau?
The first Chinese-born UFC champion.
Who is Zhang Weili?
The only fighter to win via upkick KO in UFC history.
Who is Niko Price?
This fighter’s eye poke against Belal Muhammad led to a no-contest in 2021.
Who is Leon Edwards?
This fighter landed the most significant strikes in a single UFC fight, with 445.
Who is Max Holloway (vs. Calvin Kattar)?
The "twister" submission was first pulled off in the UFC by this fighter.
Who is The Korean Zombie (Chan Sung Jung)?
This fighter was the first Mexican-born UFC champion.
Who is Brandon Moreno?
The only fighter to finish a UFC fight via buggy choke.
Who is Jordan Leavitt?
This TUF winner tested positive for cocaine before a title fight but was still allowed to compete.
Who is Jon Jones?
This current or former champion holds the record for most takedowns landed in a single UFC bout (21).
Who is Kamaru Usman?
This fighter beat Jon Jones via DQ, giving Jones his only official loss.
Who is Matt Hamill?
This Icelandic fighter trained under John Kavanagh and is known for his karate and BJJ.
Who is Gunnar Nelson?
This fighter has the most losses in UFC history, but is still beloved.
Who is Jeremy Stephens?
This champion missed weight but was stripped of their title after winning the fight
Who is Charles Oliveira?
This fighter is the only one to win both a UFC fight and a UFC Hall of Fame fight in the same year.
Who is Robbie Lawler? (2023: Fought at UFC 290, inducted for Lawler vs. Rory 2)