Bantamweight
Weight class in combat sports
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| May 15 2025 | Defeated José Aldo by unanimous decision in a Featherweight bout at UFC 315, after the fight was moved from Bantamweight due to Aldo not making weight. |
| May 10 2025 | Defended her title against Manon Fiorot, winning by unanimous decision at UFC 315. |
| 2025 | Competed in the IBJJF Pan Championship in the black belt Master 2 featherweight division, losing on points in the opening round. |
| February 2025 | Revealed on a podcast that his sister is lesbian and his brother is gay. |
| January 18 2025 | Umar is scheduled to face Merab Dvalishvili for the UFC Bantamweight Championship at UFC 311. |
| January 18 2025 | Lost to Merab Dvalishvili by unanimous decision in a UFC Bantamweight Championship fight at UFC 311, marking his first MMA loss and earning a Fight of the Night award. |
| January 18 2025 | Successfully defended UFC Bantamweight Championship by defeating undefeated contender Umar Nurmagomedov via unanimous decision at UFC 311. Earned another Fight of the Night award. |
| January 18 2025 | Scheduled to make first title defense against undefeated contender Umar Nurmagomedov at UFC 311. |
| January 9 2025 | Rousey gave birth to her second child, a daughter named Liko'ula Pā'ūomahinakaipiha Browne. |
| 2024 | Rousey issued an apology for her previous Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting conspiracy theory post. |
| 2024 | Won Best MMA Fighter ESPY Award |
| 2024 | Suffered first professional loss to Merab Dvalishvili by unanimous decision at UFC 311, ending his undefeated record at 18-1. |
| 2024 | Ranked #6 Fighter of the Year by UFC.com, recognizing his outstanding performance and achievements in the UFC Bantamweight division. |
| December 7 2024 | Fought Movsar Evloev at UFC 310, rescheduled from the previous October bout. Sterling lost the fight by unanimous decision. |
| November 2 2024 | Zahabi won a unanimous decision against Pedro Munhoz at UFC Fight Night 246. |
| October 25 2024 | Umar Nurmagomedov was scheduled to compete against former two-time Bellator Bantamweight World Champion Eduardo Dantas in a no-gi featherweight grappling match at ADXC 6, but the bout was cancelled. |
| October 13 2024 | Seiya Tsutsumi becomes WBA Bantamweight World Champion, with a record of 12-0-2 (8 KO) |
| October 12 2024 | Cody Garbrandt was set to face Miles Johns at UFC Fight Night 244, but the bout was moved to November 9, 2024, at UFC Fight Night 247, and Garbrandt later withdrew from the bout. |
| October 5 2024 | Originally scheduled to fight Movsar Evloev at UFC 307, Sterling withdrew from the fight due to an injury sustained during sparring. |
| September 16 2024 | O'Malley revealed on his podcast that he had fought with a torn labrum and would undergo surgery. |
| September 14 2024 | O'Malley lost his UFC Bantamweight Championship to Merab Dvalishvili via unanimous decision at UFC 306. |
| September 14 2024 | Defeated Alexa Grasso in third fight by unanimous decision, becoming the first 2-time UFC Women's Flyweight Champion. |
| September 14 2024 | Merab Dvalishvili scheduled to fight Sean O'Malley at UFC 306 at the Sphere in Las Vegas, Nevada |
| September 14 2024 | Won the UFC Bantamweight Championship by unanimous decision against Sean O'Malley at UFC 306. |
| September 6 2024 | Demetrious Johnson announced his retirement from mixed martial arts at ONE 168, after which he was named the first inductee into the ONE Hall of Fame by ONE CEO Chatri Sityodtong. |
| August 30 2024 | Johnson is set to compete for the first time as a black belt in the IBJJF Master World Championship in the black belt Master 2 featherweight division. |
| August 3 2024 | Umar fought Cory Sandhagen at UFC on ABC 7 in a bantamweight title eliminator, winning the fight by unanimous decision. |
| July 25 2024 | Competed at Karate Combat's Pit Submission Series 7, defeating Jay Jay Wilson by points in the overtime round. |
| July 25 2024 | Rousey announced that she is expecting her second child with Travis Browne. |
| May 6 2024 | Yoshiki Takei becomes WBO Bantamweight World Champion, with a record of 10-0 (8 KO) |
| May 4 2024 | Ryosuke Nishida becomes IBF Bantamweight World Champion, with a record of 9-0 (1 KO) |
| April 13 2024 | Sterling moved up to featherweight and defeated Calvin Kattar by unanimous decision at UFC 300. After the win, he revealed on The MMA Hour that he would have considered retiring if he had lost the fight. |
| April 13 2024 | Cody Garbrandt fought Deiveson Figueiredo at UFC 300 and lost the match by rear-naked choke submission in the second round, marking his first loss by submission. |
| March 2024 | Johnson competed at the IBJJF Pan Championship, winning a gold medal in the brown belt Master 2 featherweight division and a silver medal in the brown belt Master 2 absolute division. |
| March 9 2024 | O'Malley successfully defended his UFC Bantamweight Championship by defeating Marlon Vera via unanimous decision at UFC 299, earning his sixth Performance of the Night bonus. |
| March 2 2024 | Umar faced Bekzat Almakhan at UFC Fight Night 238, winning by unanimous decision after dominating the majority of the bout on the ground. |
| March 2 2024 | Zahabi defeated Javid Basharat by unanimous decision at UFC Fight Night 238. |
| February 24 2024 | Junto Nakatani becomes WBC Bantamweight World Champion, with a record of 29-0 (22 KO) |
| February 17 2024 | Won via unanimous decision against former UFC Flyweight and Bantamweight champion Henry Cejudo at UFC 298, landing five takedowns. |
| February 9 2024 | Announced as coach for The Ultimate Fighter 32 on ESPN+ alongside Alexa Grasso. |
| January 20 2024 | Raquel Pennington becomes the UFC Women's Bantamweight Champion |
| January 19 2024 | Won the main event at ADXC 2 against Chase Hooper by split decision. |
| 2023 | Made a guest appearance in 'Steve-O's Bucket List', a direct-to-video production |
| 2023 | Ronda Rousey participated in Season 1 of Stars on Mars reality show |
| 2023 | Defeated Bekzat Almakhan by unanimous decision at UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Gaziev. |
| 2023 | Became the first Georgian-born champion in UFC history by winning the UFC Bantamweight Championship |
| 2023 | Cody Garbrandt announced that he and his wife have divorced. |
| December 30 2023 | Faced Kevin Dantzler in the main event of Fury Pro Grappling 8, ultimately losing by decision in a controversial match where Sterling criticized the scoring. |
| December 16 2023 | Cody Garbrandt faced Brian Kelleher at UFC 296 and won the fight via knockout in the first round. |
| November 17 2023 | Made her Ring of Honor (ROH) debut during Honor Club TV tapings, where she and Marina Shafir defeated Athena and Billie Starkz in a rematch. |
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