Fighter Profiles
Who they are, where they came from, and why they fight like that.
Raul Rosas Jr. Was Losing on Every Scorecard When His Biggest Night Went Dark
Raoni Barcelos collapsed after a fifth-round takedown in Rosas Jr.'s first UFC main event, and Glover Teixeira later said the Brazilian had swelling in the brain.
Christian Leroy Duncan Ditched NBA Dreams and Fought His Way Into a UFC Main Event
Five straight wins, capped by a decision over Jared Cannonier, put the 15-2 Englishman across from Brendan Allen atop UFC Fight Night 290 on Oct. 10.
Ateba Gautier Survived a Screwdriver Stabbing, Then Roman Kopylov Found His Chin
The 24-year-old Cameroonian middleweight started 5-0 in the UFC before Kopylov stopped him in the first round at UFC 332, the first stoppage loss of his career.
The Split Decisions That Nearly Buried Ketlen Souza Just Made Her a Problem
After back-to-back split losses, one of them scored for her by eight of 10 media outlets, the former Invicta champ has won two straight and meets Loopy Godinez on Oct. 10.
Court McGee Came Back From Eight Minutes of Death and Just Fought His Last UFC Fight
The TUF 11 winner, clean since April 2006, retired after Eric Nolan stopped him at 3:26 of Round 3 in Salt Lake City, on the card that broke the UFC's single-event knockout record.
Esteban Ribovics Just Starched Two Fighters in Two Months and Now He Wants the Top 10
The Tel Aviv-born Argentine stopped Edson Barboza and King Green back to back, blamed a hotel air conditioner for missing weight, and has his sights on a top-10 lightweight in 2027.
New Champ Natalia Silva Refuses to Sit Around Waiting for Valentina Shevchenko
Silva took the UFC women's flyweight title from Wang Cong at UFC 332 on scores of 48-47, 48-47 and 49-46, then said she plans to follow Dana White's advice and stay busy.
Conor McGregor's Comeback Flopped Against Max Holloway and Joe Rogan Is Asking Questions
The Irishman's UFC 329 return in July ended in a loss to a man he beat back in 2013, and now Rogan is publicly questioning whether McGregor's heart was ever in it.
Alex Pereira Refuses to Go Back Down, and the Oddsmakers Are Betting Against Him
Sergei Pavlovich has been bet to a -164 favorite for their five-round UFC 335 co-main event on Dec. 12, six months after Pereira's heavyweight debut ended in a TKO loss to Ciryl Gane.
Petr Yan Snuck Into Boxing Behind His Brother's Back and Became a Two-Time UFC Champ
The Siberian who tore his ACL mid-fight and kept winning defends the bantamweight title against Merab Dvalishvili in a trilogy at UFC 333 on Oct. 24 in Abu Dhabi.
Justin Gaethje Beat Ilia Topuria at 37, and Now All of 155 Waits on Him
The copper miner's son from Safford, Arizona, is the UFC lightweight champion, and he still hasn't said whether he'll fight again.
Nobody Ever Outscored Jon Jones. A Year After Losing His Brother, He Looked Back
On the first anniversary of Arthur Jones' death, the retired two-division champion posted a confetti-covered Super Bowl photo, while Joe Rogan suggested Jones' mentorship played a part in Gable Steveson's first loss.
Marvin Vettori Survived a Record Night of Knockouts and Still Lost His Fifth Straight
On a UFC 332 card with 11 knockouts, the Italian went 15 minutes with Ismail Naurdiev and dropped a 29-28 decision on all three cards, extending the longest skid of his career.
Alexander Volkanovski Quit Rugby at 23 and Became the Oldest Featherweight King Ever
The former Wollongong concreter is No. 2 pound for pound and defends his belt against undefeated Movsar Evloev at UFC 333 on October 24.