The 39 Best UFC Events of All Time

The UFC has delivered countless unforgettable events, from thrilling debut cards to history-making superfights. Whether it's a stacked PPV or a landmark gate record, every great event is a spectacle. Vote for the greatest UFC event of all time.

1. 1
   UFC 205

   The first UFC event at Madison Square Garden, in November 2016, had three title fights and ended with Conor McGregor knocking out Eddie Alvarez to hold two belts at once.
   1000pts
2. 2
   UFC 281

   Alex Pereira knocked out longtime rival Israel Adesanya in the fifth round in New York in 2022 to win the middleweight title, while Zhang Weili regained the strawweight belt.
   730pts
3. 3
   UFC 126

   Anderson Silva's front kick knocked out Vitor Belfort in February 2011, and Jon Jones beat Ryan Bader on the same card to earn his first title shot.
   717pts
4. 4
   UFC 217

   Georges St-Pierre returned after four years away to take the middleweight title from Michael Bisping in New York in 2017, on a card with two more title changes.
   690pts
5. 5
   UFC 66

   Chuck Liddell's December 2006 rematch stoppage of Tito Ortiz was the first UFC card to pass a million pay-per-view buys.
   690pts
6. 6
   UFC 194

   Conor McGregor knocked out José Aldo in 13 seconds in December 2015, the fastest finish in UFC title-fight history, on a card that also crowned Luke Rockhold.
   647pts
7. 7
   UFC 196

   Short-notice replacement Nate Diaz submitted Conor McGregor in March 2016, and Miesha Tate choked out Holly Holm late in the fifth round for the bantamweight title.
   647pts
8. 8
   UFC 167

   The UFC's 20th-anniversary card in November 2013 ended with Georges St-Pierre's disputed split decision over Johny Hendricks, his last fight for four years.
   615pts
9. 9
   UFC 300

   The April 2024 milestone card set a UFC-record $16.5 million gate, with Alex Pereira knocking out Jamahal Hill and Max Holloway's last-second knockout of Justin Gaethje.
   597pts
10. 10
    UFC 229

    The biggest PPV in UFC history with 2.4 million buys, headlined by Khabib Nurmagomedov's dominant submission win over Conor McGregor.
    597pts
11. 11
    UFC 249

    Held behind closed doors in Florida in May 2020 as the first major sports event of the pandemic, it saw Justin Gaethje upset Tony Ferguson for the interim title.
    542pts
12. 12
    UFC 87

    Georges St-Pierre's dominant win over Jon Fitch, Brock Lesnar's first UFC victory and Jon Jones' debut all happened on this August 2008 card in Minneapolis.
    542pts
13. 13
    UFC 306

    Staged inside the Las Vegas Sphere for Mexican Independence Day weekend in September 2024, the card saw Merab Dvalishvili take the bantamweight title from Sean O'Malley.
    478pts
14. 14
    UFC 189

    The card that launched Conor McGregor into superstardom, with his interim featherweight title win over Chad Mendes and Robbie Lawler's bloody title defence against Rory MacDonald.
    478pts
15. 15
    UFC 264

    Dustin Poirier beat Conor McGregor in their July 2021 trilogy fight when McGregor's leg broke at the end of the first round.
    478pts
16. 16
    UFC Freedom 250

    On the White House South Lawn in June 2026, every bout ended inside the distance, capped by Justin Gaethje forcing Ilia Topuria's corner to stop their lightweight title fight.
    478pts
17. 17
    UFC 52

    A week after the first Ultimate Fighter finale, Chuck Liddell knocked out Randy Couture in April 2005 to win the light heavyweight title.
    478pts
18. 18
    UFC 92

    Billed 'The Ultimate 2008', the year-end card saw Rashad Evans knock out Forrest Griffin, Frank Mir stop Nogueira and Quinton Jackson flatten Wanderlei Silva.
    478pts
19. 19
    UFC 100

    The July 2009 centennial card drew about 1.6 million buys as Brock Lesnar beat Frank Mir, Georges St-Pierre defended against Thiago Alves and Dan Henderson knocked out Michael Bisping.
    478pts
20. 20
    UFC 139

    Dan Henderson vs. Mauricio Shogun produced a Hall of Fame war for the ages, with the full card delivering a masterclass of light heavyweight action.
    404pts
21. 21
    UFC 117

    Down on the cards against Chael Sonnen after four lopsided rounds, Anderson Silva locked a triangle armbar with under two minutes left in August 2010.
    404pts
22. 22
    The Ultimate Fighter 1 Finale

    Forrest Griffin and Stephan Bonnar's April 2005 slugfest on free cable television earned both men contracts and is widely credited with saving the UFC.
    319pts
23. 23
    UFC 31

    Randy Couture's decision over Pedro Rizzo and Carlos Newton's bulldog choke on Pat Miletich headlined this May 2001 card in Atlantic City, one of the first cards after Zuffa bought the promotion.
    319pts
24. 24
    UFC 200

    The landmark July 2016 card lost Jon Jones days before, yet Amanda Nunes submitted Miesha Tate in the first round to win the bantamweight title.
    319pts
25. 25
    UFC 214

    Jon Jones head-kicked Daniel Cormier in July 2017, a win later overturned after a failed drug test, on a card where Cris Cyborg finally won UFC gold.
    319pts
26. 26
    UFC 129

    A then-record 55,724 fans filled Toronto's Rogers Centre in April 2011 for Georges St-Pierre against Jake Shields and José Aldo's defence against Mark Hominick.
    217pts
27. 27
    UFC 40

    Tito Ortiz stopped Ken Shamrock in their grudge match in November 2002, a card that drew about 150,000 pay-per-view buys and kept the young Zuffa era alive.
    217pts
28. 28
    UFC 94

    Georges St-Pierre beat lightweight champion BJ Penn so badly in January 2009 that Penn's corner stopped it after four rounds, amid the 'Greasegate' row.
    217pts
29. 29
    UFC 168

    Anderson Silva suffered a devastating leg break facing Chris Weidman in a sequel that shocked the world, on a card that also featured Ronda Rousey defending her title.
    217pts
30. 30
    UFC 1

    The November 1993 tournament in Denver, sold as style against style with no weight classes, was won by Royce Gracie and launched the UFC.
    217pts
31. 31
    UFC 116

    Brock Lesnar survived a brutal first round against Shane Carwin and submitted him in the second to keep the heavyweight title in July 2010.
    217pts
32. 32
    UFC 284

    Islam Makhachev edged featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski on the cards in a February 2023 lightweight title fight at Perth's RAC Arena, a pound-for-pound showdown.
    217pts
33. 33
    UFC 202

    The epic Conor McGregor vs. Nate Diaz rematch headlined a card filled with fan-friendly brawls that set the record for most PPV buys at the time with 1.65 million.
    0pts
34. 34
    UFC 248

    Israel Adesanya vs. Yoel Romero and Weili Zhang vs. Joanna Jedrzejczyk — the latter widely called the greatest women's MMA fight in history — made for an unforgettable double header.
    0pts
35. 35
    UFC 193

    A record 56,214 fans in Melbourne watched Holly Holm head-kick Ronda Rousey in November 2015, one of the biggest upsets in UFC history.
    0pts
36. 36
    UFC 148

    Anderson Silva stopped Chael Sonnen in the second round of their 2012 rematch, and Forrest Griffin beat Tito Ortiz in what was billed as Ortiz's farewell fight.
37. 37
    UFC 157

    Ronda Rousey armbarred Liz Carmouche in the first round of the first women's fight in UFC history, headlining a 2013 card at the Honda Center in Anaheim.
38. 38
    UFC 261

    The first full-capacity UFC crowd after the pandemic saw three title fights end early in 2021, including Kamaru Usman's knockout of Jorge Masvidal and Rose Namajunas' head kick.
39. 39
    UFC 244

    The UFC's 500th live event, at Madison Square Garden in 2019, where Jorge Masvidal beat Nate Diaz for the one-off BMF belt after a doctor's stoppage.

Comments 1