MMA schedule and results 2024

Jon Jones returned from a 20-month injury lay-off to stop Stipe Miocic

2024 schedule

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18 January 2025

California, USA

• UFC 311: Islam Makhachev v Arman Tsarukyan (UFC lightweight title)

• Merab Dvalishvili v Umar Nurmagomedov (UFC bantamweight title)

25 January

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

• Usman Nurmagomedov v Paul Hughes (Bellator lightweight title)

1 February

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

• UFC Fight Night: Israel Adesanya v Nassourdine Imavov (middleweight)

• Shara Magomedov v Michael Page (welterweight)

9 February

Sydney, Australia

• UFC 312: Dricus du Plessis v Sean Strickland 2 (UFC middleweight title)

• Zhang Weili v Tatiana Suarez (UFC strawweight title)

22 March

London, England

• UFC Fight Night: Molly McCann v Istela Nunes (strawweight)

• Mick Parkin v Marcin Tybura (heavyweight)

2024 results

20 January

Toronto, Canada

• UFC 297: Dricus Du Plessis defeats Sean Strickland via split decision (UFC middleweight title)

• Raquel Pennington beats Mayra Bueno Silva on points to claim belt (UFC bantamweight title)

• Movsar Evloev outpoints Arnold Allen in close fight (featherweight)

27 January

Newcastle, England

• Oktagon 52: Jonas Magard beats Jack Cartwright on points (bantamweight)

• Matej Penaz stops Matthew Bonner in round two (middleweight)

• Aaron Aby outpoints Christopher Daniels (flyweight)

3 February

Las Vegas, USA

• UFC Vegas 85: Molly McCann submits Diana Belbita in round one (strawweight)

17 February

California, USA

• UFC 298: Alexander Volkanovski stopped by Ilia Topuria (UFC featherweight title)

• Ian Machado Garry beats Geoff Neal via split decision (welterweight)

• Oban Elliott wins UFC debut against Val Woodburn (welterweight)

24 February

Saudi Arabia

• PFL v Bellator champions: Renan Ferreira stops Ryan Bader in 21 seconds (heavyweight)

• Johnny Eblen narrowly defeats Impa Kasanganay after two knockdowns (middleweight)

• Claressa Shields makes history with MMA win in Saudi Arabia (165lb catchweight)

Mexico City, Mexico

• UFC Fight Night: Brandon Royval defeats Brandon Moreno by split decision (flyweight)

• Manuel Torres submits Scotland's Chris Duncan in round one (lightweight)

2 March

Las Vegas, USA

• UFC Vegas 87: Muhammad Mokaev beats Alex Perez by unanimous decision (flyweight)

• Christian Leroy Duncan stops Claudio Ribeiro in round two (middleweight)

7 March

Paris, France

• PFL Europe: Baysangur Chamsoudinov beats Cedric Doumbe by referee stoppage (welterweight)

• Conor Hughes stops Anatolij Baal in the first round (lightweight)

• Jakub Kaszuba beats Kane Mousah by unanimous decision (lightweight)

9 March

Miami, USA

• UFC 299: Sean O'Malley beats Marlon 'Chito' Vera by unanimous decision (UFC bantamweight title)

• Michael 'Venom' Page beats Kevin Holland by unanimous decision (welterweight)

• Joanne Wood beats Maryna Moroz by split decision (flyweight)

16 March

Manchester, UK

• Cage Warriors 168: Liam Gittins submits Roberto Hernandez in one round (Cage Warriors bantamweight title)

• Andrew Clamp stops Matty Byfield via stoppage in third round (Cage Warriors light-heavyweight title)

Las Vegas, USA

• UFC Fight Night: Marcin Tybura submits Tai Tuivasa in one round (heavyweight)

• Cory McKenna suffers second UFC defeat to Jaqueline Amorim (strawweight)

22 March

Belfast, Northern Ireland

• Bellator Champion Series: Karl Moore defeated by Corey Anderson (Bellator light-heavyweight title)

• Patricio 'Pitbull' Freire stops Jeremy Kennedy in comeback win (Bellator featherweight title)

• Fabian Edwards cruises past Aaron Jeffery with points win (middleweight)

• James Gallagher beaten on points by Leandro Higo (featherweight)

23 March

• UFC Vegas 89: Rose Namajunas returns to winning ways against Amanda Ribas (flyweight)

• Mick Parkin defeats Mohammad Usman on points (heavyweight)

30 March

London, UK

• Cage Warriors 169: Jordan Vucenic submits Simone D'Anna in round two (featherweight)

Atlantic City, USA

• UFC Fight Night: Manon Fiorot defeats Erin Blanchfield on points (flyweight)

• Rhys McKee slumps to second straight loss to Chidi Njokuani (welterweight)

• Caolan Loughran secures first UFC win against Angel Pacheco (bantamweight)

4 April

Texas, USA

• PFL 1: Dakota Ditcheva stops Lisa Mauldin in one round (flyweight)

• Linton Vassell defeated by Denis Goltsov (heavyweight)

6 April

Dublin, Ireland

• Cage Warriors 170: James Sheenan submits Daniel Konrad (Cage Warriors welterweight title)

• Paul Hughes stops Fabiano Silva in one round (160lb catchweight)

13 April

Las Vegas, USA

• UFC 300: Alex Pereira stops Jamahal Hill (UFC light-heavyweight title)

• Zhang Weili defeats Yan Xiaonan (UFC strawweight title)

• Max Holloway stops Justin Gaethje with one second remaining (lightweight)

• Kayla Harrison submits Holly Holm on UFC debut (bantamweight)

19 April

Chicago, USA

• PFL 3: Brendan Loughnane v Pedro Carvalho (featherweight)

• Timur Khizriev v Brett Johns (featherweight)

20 April

Glasgow, Scotland

• Cage Warriors 171: Dumitru Girlean submits Chris Bungard with guillotine choke in round two (lightweight)

Birmingham, England

• Oktagon 56: Sam Creasey beats Aaron Aby on points (Oktagon flyweight title)

4 May

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

• UFC 301: Alexandre Pantoja defeats Steve Erceg by unanimous decision (UFC flyweight title)

• Jose Aldo beats Jonathan Martinez by unanimous decision (bantamweight)

• Caio Borralho stops Paul Craig in two rounds (middleweight)

• Jack Shore suffers defeat to Joanderson Brito via doctor stoppage (featherweight)

11 May

Missouri, USA

• UFC Fight Night: Derrick Lewis defeats Rodrigo Nascimento by stoppage in round three (heavyweight)

• Charles Johnson defeats Jake Hadley by unanimous decision (flyweight)

17 May

Paris, France

• Bellator Champion Series: Patchy Mix retains title in points win over Magomed Magomedov (Bellator bantamweight title)

• Cedric Doumbe stops Jaleel Willis in front of home crowd (welterweight bout)

18 May

Las Vegas, USA

• UFC Fight Night: Manchester's Lerone Murphy outclasses Edson Barboza (featherweight)

25 May

Newcastle, England

• Cage Warriors 172: Harry Hardwick defeats Orlando Wilson Prins via second-round stoppage (Cage Warriors featherweight title)

1 June

Newark, USA

• UFC 302: Islam Makhachev defeats Dustin Poirier by submission in the fifth round (UFC lightweight title)

8 June

Newcastle, England

• PFL 2: Savannah Marshall stops Mirela Vargas in electric MMA debut

• Dylan Tuke defeats Kane Mousah via unanimous decision (lightweight)

13 June

Connecticut, USA

• PFL 4: Linton Vassell beats Valentin Moldavsky via split-decision (heavyweight)

• Dakota Ditcheva stops Chelsea Hackett in one round (flyweight)

21 June

Salt Lake City, USA

• PFL 5: Mads Burnell beats Clay Collard via unanimous decision (lightweight)

• Impa Kasanganay stops Jakob Nedoh in round two (light-heavyweight)

22 June

Dublin, Ireland

• Bellator Champion Series: Paul Hughes defeats Bobby King on Bellator debut in Dublin (featherweight)

• Ramazan Kuramagomedov beats Jason Jackson on points to become new champion (Bellator welterweight title)

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

• UFC Fight Night: Robert Whittaker sensationally stops Ikram Aliskerov (middleweight)

28 June

South Dakota, USA

• PFL 6: Brendan Loughnane stops Justin Gonzales in the second round (featherweight)

• Tyler Diamond beats Brett Johns by unanimous decision (featherweight)

29 June

Las Vegas, USA

• UFC 303: Alex Pereira stops Jiri Prochazka in the second round (UFC light-heavyweight title)

• Ian Machado Garry beats Michael 'Venom' Page by unanimous decision (welterweight)

20 July

London, England

• Cage Warriors 174: Shirzad Qadrian defeats Alexander Loof by split decision (bantamweight)

• Jordan Vucenic submits Adrian Kepa (lightweight)

25 July

Manchester, England

• Cage Warriors 175: Dario Bellandi beats Robin Roos by unanimous decision (Cage Warriors middleweight title)

• Mason Jones defeats Michael Pagani for fourth straight win (lightweight)

27 July

Manchester, England

• UFC 305: Belal Muhammad shocks Leon Edwards with dominant points win (UFC welterweight title)

• Superb Tom Aspinall stops Curtis Blaydes in 60 seconds (UFC interim heavyweight title)

• Paddy Pimblett submits Bobby Green in the first round (lightweight)

2 August

Nashville, USA

• 2024 PFL play-offs: Dakota Ditcheva stops Jena Bishop to reach final (flyweight semi-final)

3 August

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

• Umar Nurmagomedov beats Cory Sandhagen on points (bantamweight)

• Jai Herbert outpoints Rolando Bedoya (lightweight)

• Jordan Vucenic loses UFC debut to Guram Kutateladze (lightweight)

16 August

Florida, USA

• 2024 PFL play-offs: Brent Primus defeats Clay Collard by unanimous decision (lightweight semi-final)

• Impa Kasanganay defeats Joshua Silveria by unanimous decision (light-heavyweight semi-final.

17 August

Perth, Australia

• UFC 305: Dricus du Plessis submits Israel Adesanya in the fourth round (UFC middleweight title)

• Casey O'Neill beats Tereza Bleda by unanimous decision (flyweight)

23 August

Washington D.C, USA

• 2024 PFL play-offs: Brendan Loughnane beats Kai Kamaka by split decision (featherweight semi-final)

7 September

San Diego, USA

• Bellator Champion Series: Usman Nurmagomedov stays unbeaten against Alexander Shabliy (Bellator lightweight title)

• Aaron Jeffery beats Douglas Lima on points (middleweight)

Glasgow, Scotland

• Cage Warriors 176: George Hardwick outpoints Cristian Iorga (Cage Warriors lightweight title)

• Omeil Brown defeats Bourama Camara by split decision (welterweight)

14 September

London, England

• Bellator Champion Series: Sara Collins submits Leah McCourt in the first round (featherweight)

• Simeon Powell beats Rafael Xavier by split decision (light-heavyweight)

Las Vegas, USA

• UFC Noche: Merab Dvalishvili beats Sean O'Malley by unanimous decision (UFC bantamweight title)

• Valentina Shevchenko beats Alexa Grasso by unanimous decision (UFC flyweight title)

28 September

Paris, France

• UFC Fight Night Paris: Chris Duncan submits Bolaji Oki in one round (lightweight)

Glasgow, Scotland

• PFL Europe Glasgow: Stevie Ray submits Lewis Long in one round (welterweight)

• Shanelle Dyer defeats Valentina Scatizzi by split decision (flyweight semi-final)

• Lewis McGrillen stops Dean Garrett with big knockout (bantamweight semi-final)

• Jack Grant loses split decision to Florim Zendeli (welterweight semi-final)

• Connor Hughes outpoints Ignacio Capella (lightweight semi-final)

5 October

Salt Lake City, USA

• UFC 307: Alex Pereira stops Khalil Rountree in four rounds (UFC light-heavyweight title)

• Raquel Pennington suffers split decision loss to Julianna Pena (UFC bantamweight title)

12 October

Las Vegas, USA

• UFC Fight Night: Brandon Royval outpoints Tatsuro Taira (flyweight)

• Cory McKenna loses split decision to Julia Polastri (strawweight)

19 October

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

• Francis Ngannou stops Renan Ferreira in one round (heavyweight)

• Cris Cyborg narrowly defeats Larissa Pacheco (featherweight)

• Johnny Eblen retains title against Fabian Edwards in rematch (Bellator middleweight title)

• Paul Hughes gets career-best win against AJ McKee (lightweight)

Las Vegas, USA

• UFC Vegas 99: Anthony Hernandez finishes Michel Pereira in round five (middleweight)

• Jake Hadley beaten by late replacement Cameron Smotherman on points (bantamweight)

26 October

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

• UFC 308: Ilia Topuria stuns Max Holloway with third-round knockout (UFC featherweight title)

• Khamzat Chimaev submits Robert Whittaker in one round (middleweight)

• Lerone Murphy survives knockdown to beat Dan Ige (featherweight)

2 November

Edmonton, Canada

• UFC Fight Night: Brandon Moreno defeats Amir Albazi by unanimous decision (flyweight)

• Jack Shore suffers submission loss to Youssef Zalal (featherweight)

15 November

London, England

• Cage Warriors 180: James Webb dethrones champion Andy Clamp with third-round stoppage (Cage Warriors light-heavyweight title)

16 November

New York, USA

• UFC 309: Jon Jones stops Stipe Miocic in three rounds (UFC heavyweight title)

• Charles Oliveira batters Michael Chandler in thrilling rematch (lightweight)

• Bo Nickal outpoints Scotland's Paul Craig (middleweight)

• Oban Elliott finishes Bassil Hafez in final seconds (welterweight)

23 November

Macau, China

• UFC Fight Night: Petr Yan outpoints Deiveson Figueiredo (bantamweight)

• Lone'er Kavanagh defeats Jose Ochoa on points to win UFC debut (flyweight)

Newcastle, England

• Cage Warriors 181: Harry Hardwick defends title with fourth-round TKO against Keweny Lopes (featherweight)

• Kennedy Freeman stops Mafalda Carmona to become just fourth female champion in Cage Warriors history (bantamweight)

29 November

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

• PFL Finals 2024: Brendan Loughnane beaten convincingly by Timur Khizriev (PFL featherweight final)

• Dakota Ditcheva stops Taila Santos to make history with title win (PFL flyweight final)

7 December

Las Vegas, USA

• UFC 310: Alexandre Pantoja beats Kai Asakura with second-round rear-naked choke (UFC flyweight title)

• Shavkat Rakhmonov beats Ian Machado Garry by unanimous decision (welterweight)

14 December

Lyon, France

• PFL Europe finals: Lewis McGrillen knocks out Alexander Luster in the second round (bantamweight final

• Jakub Kaszuba stops Connor Hughes in the fourth round (lightweight final)

Florida, USA

• Joaquin Buckley defeats Colby Covington by TKO (doctor's stoppage) in Round 3 (welterweight)

• Davey Grant defeats Ramon Taveras by unanimous decision (bantamweight)