Bantamweight
Weight class in combat sports
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| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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 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. |
| 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. |
| 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 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 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. |
| 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 16 2023 | Cody Garbrandt faced Brian Kelleher at UFC 296 and won the fight via knockout in the first round. |
| September 16 2023 | Fought Alexa Grasso in a controversial title rematch that ended in a split draw. |
| August 31 2023 | Demetrious Johnson entered the IBJJF Master World Championship, competing in the brown belt Master 2 featherweight (154 pound) division, where he defeated 6 opponents and won a gold medal. |
| August 19 2023 | Cody Garbrandt was scheduled to face Mario Bautista at UFC 292 but withdrew a week before the event due to injury. |
| June 10 2023 | Zahabi knocked out Aori Qileng in the first round at UFC 289. |
| May 5 2023 | Demetrious Johnson won the trilogy bout against Adriano Moraes by unanimous decision at ONE Fight Night 10. |
| March 2023 | Umar Nurmagomedov achieved his 18th professional victory by winning a unanimous decision against Cory Sandhagen at UFC on ABC: Sandhagen vs. Nurmagomedov. |
| March 11 2023 | Won via unanimous decision against former UFC Bantamweight champion Petr Yan at UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Dvalishvili. Broke UFC record for most takedown attempts in a single bout with 49 attempts. |
| March 4 2023 | Lost UFC Flyweight title to Alexa Grasso via face crank in the fourth round, marking her first career loss at Flyweight and first submission loss. |
| March 4 2023 | Cody Garbrandt faced Trevin Jones at UFC 285 after Julio Arce withdrew due to a knee injury. Garbrandt won the fight via unanimous decision. |
| January 21 2023 | Competed in the main event of High Rollerz 23 against Darren Branch, winning the match by submission using a choke from Kesa-gatame. |
| January 14 2023 | Umar faced Raoni Barcelos at UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Imavov, winning via knockout in the first round and earning the Performance of the Night bonus. |
| 2022 | Shevchenko became a two-time UFC Women's Flyweight Champion, solidifying her status as a dominant fighter in the division. |
| 2022 | Defeated Sergey Morozov by technical submission (rear-naked choke) at UFC on ESPN: Chiesa vs. Magny. |
| 2022 | Nurmagomedov became ranked #3 in the UFC bantamweight rankings, establishing himself as a top contender in the division. |
| 2022 | Won World MMA Awards Female Fighter of the Year. |
| 2022 | Zahabi competes in the UFC bantamweight division, establishing himself as the #13 ranked fighter in his weight class. |
| 2022 | Joined the UFC's Bantamweight division, establishing himself as a professional mixed martial artist competing at the highest level of the sport. |
| 2022 | Becomes the second Georgian UFC champion after Ilia Topuria |
| 2022 | Demetrious Johnson defeated Adriano Moraes by knockout via a flying knee in the fourth round to capture the ONE Flyweight Championship and earned the Performance of the Night award. |
| October 1 2022 | Cody Garbrandt's bout against Rani Yahya was rescheduled for UFC Fight Night 211, but Yahya withdrew again, and Garbrandt suffered a training injury, pulling him from the card. |
| August 20 2022 | Won via unanimous decision against former UFC Featherweight champion José Aldo at UFC 278. |
| July 9 2022 | Zahabi won a unanimous decision against Ricky Turcios at UFC on ESPN 39. |
| July 9 2022 | Cody Garbrandt was scheduled to face Rani Yahya at UFC on ESPN 39, but Yahya withdrew due to a neck injury. |
| June 2022 | Nurmagomedov secured a unanimous decision victory over Bekzat Almakhan at UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Gaziev, marking his 17th win. |
| June 25 2022 | Umar fought Nate Maness at UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. Gamrot, winning by unanimous decision. |
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