Flyweight
Weight class in combat sports
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| January 11 2025 | Dern faced Amanda Ribas in a rematch at UFC Fight Night 249, winning the fight via armbar submission at the end of the third round and earning another Performance of the Night award. |
| 2024 | Ranked #8 Fighter of the Year by UFC.com |
| 2024 | Ranked #7 Submission of the Year by UFC.com for his fight against Kai Asakura |
| 2024 | Mackenzie Dern announced her return to professional grappling competition after 7 years away from the sport. |
| December 7 2024 | Alexandre Pantoja fights Asakura at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
| December 7 2024 | Successfully defended UFC Flyweight Championship by defeating Kai Asakura via rear-naked choke submission in the second round at UFC 310, earning Performance of the Night award. |
| November 23 2024 | Lost to former UFC Bantamweight Champion Petr Yan via unanimous decision in the main event at UFC Fight Night 248. |
| November 2 2024 | Lost to Brandon Moreno by unanimous decision at UFC Fight Night 246. |
| November 2 2024 | Defeated Amir Albazi by unanimous decision at UFC Fight Night 246. |
| September 14 2024 | Defeated Alexa Grasso in third fight by unanimous decision, becoming the first 2-time UFC Women's Flyweight Champion. |
| 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 18 2024 | Defeated Steve Erceg via technical knockout in the first round at UFC 305, earning another Performance of the Night award. |
| August 17 2024 | Mackenzie Dern competed against 2022 ADCC world champion Ffion Davies in a superfight at the inaugural Craig Jones Invitational, where she lost the match by submission due to an armbar. |
| August 3 2024 | Mackenzie Dern fought Loopy Godinez at UFC on ABC 7, winning the match by unanimous decision. |
| August 3 2024 | Defeated Marlon Vera via unanimous decision at UFC on ABC 7, becoming the first fighter to score a recorded knockdown of Vera in the UFC. |
| May 4 2024 | Successfully defended UFC Flyweight Championship by defeating Steve Erceg via unanimous decision at UFC 301. |
| April 13 2024 | Defeated former UFC Bantamweight Champion Cody Garbrandt by rear-naked choke submission in the second round at UFC 300. |
| 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. |
| February 24 2024 | Lost to Brandon Royval by split decision at UFC Fight Night 237, with 13 out of 18 media outlets scoring the bout for Royval. |
| February 17 2024 | Dern faced Amanda Lemos at UFC 298, after replacing Tatiana Suarez, but lost the fight by unanimous decision, receiving another Fight of the Night award. |
| February 9 2024 | Announced as coach for The Ultimate Fighter 32 on ESPN+ alongside Alexa Grasso. |
| 2023 | Ranked #5 Fighter of the Year by UFC.com |
| 2023 | Lost to Brandon Moreno by unanimous decision at UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Albazi, bringing his record to 17-2. |
| 2023 | Mackenzie Dern was ranked 6th in the UFC women's strawweight rankings. |
| December 16 2023 | Successfully defended UFC Flyweight Championship by defeating Brandon Royval via unanimous decision at UFC 296. |
| December 2 2023 | Made his debut in the bantamweight division, defeating Rob Font via unanimous decision at UFC on ESPN 52. |
| November 11 2023 | Mackenzie Dern faced former UFC Strawweight Champion Jéssica Andrade at UFC 295, losing the bout via TKO stoppage in the second 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. |
| July 8 2023 | Defeated Brandon Moreno via split decision to win the UFC Flyweight Championship at UFC 290, earning Fight of the Night award. |
| July 8 2023 | Withdrew from scheduled fight against Manel Kape at UFC 290 due to medical clearance issues. |
| July 8 2023 | Lost the UFC Flyweight Championship to Alexandre Pantoja via split decision at UFC 290. Earned the Fight of the Night award. |
| June 3 2023 | Defeated Kai Kara-France via split decision at UFC on ESPN 46, with 19 out of 21 media outlets scoring the bout in favor of Kara-France. |
| June 3 2023 | Lost to Amir Albazi via a controversial split decision at UFC on ESPN 46, with 19 out of 21 media outlets scoring the bout in his favor. |
| May 20 2023 | Dern headlined UFC Fight Night 223 against Angela Hill and won the fight via unanimous decision, earning the Fight of the Night award. |
| May 5 2023 | Demetrious Johnson won the trilogy bout against Adriano Moraes by unanimous decision at ONE Fight Night 10. |
| 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. |
| January 21 2023 | Lost UFC Flyweight Championship in tetralogy bout against Brandon Moreno via technical knockout before the fourth round when the ringside doctor stopped the fight due to severe eye swelling at UFC 283. |
| January 21 2023 | Became the UFC Flyweight Champion by defeating Brandon Moreno at UFC 283 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in front of his home crowd. |
| January 21 2023 | Defeated Deiveson Figueiredo via technical knockout to win the undisputed UFC Flyweight Championship at UFC 283, making history as the first time two fighters fought four times in the UFC. |
| 2022 | Shevchenko became a two-time UFC Women's Flyweight Champion, solidifying her status as a dominant fighter in the division. |
| 2022 | Won against Kai Kara-France by split decision at UFC on ESPN: Kara-France vs. Albazi. |
| 2022 | Won World MMA Awards Female Fighter of the Year. |
| 2022 | Mackenzie Dern separated from her husband, professional surfer Wesley Santos. |
| 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. |
| December 17 2022 | Defeated Alessandro Costa via knockout in the third round at UFC Fight Night 216. |
| December 16 2022 | Gave an interview to BBC where he expressed his ambition to become the first Arab UFC champion and shared his plans to return to Iraq to develop MMA in the country. |
| October 1 2022 | Mackenzie Dern fought Yan Xiaonan at UFC Fight Night 211 but lost the bout via majority decision. |
| August 20 2022 | Defeated Francisco Figueiredo at UFC 278 via rear-naked choke at the end of the first round. |
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