2016 in UFC

The year 2016 was the 24th year in the history of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States.

Debut UFC fighters
The following fighters fought their first UFC fight in 2016:


 * Abdul Razak Alhassan
 * Adam Milstead
 * Albert Morales
 * Alberto Uda
 * Alessandro Ricci
 * Alessio Di Chirico
 * Alex Morono
 * Alex Nicholson
 * Alexander Volkanovski
 * Alexa Grasso
 * Amanda Cooper
 * Andrew Sanchez
 * Anna Elmose
 * Ashley Yoder
 * Augusto Mendes
 * Belal Muhammad
 * Bojan Veličković
 * Brandon Moreno
 * Brett Johns
 * Brian Camozzi
 * Cristiane Justino
 * CM Punk
 * Charlie Ward
 * Chase Sherman
 * Chris Avila
 * Christian Colombo
 * Claudio Puelles
 * Cody East
 * Cory Hendricks
 * Cristina Stanciu
 * Curtis Blaydes
 * Cyril Asker
 * Damian Grabowski
 * Damir Hadžović
 * Danielle Taylor
 * Darrell Horcher
 * Darren Stewart
 * David Teymur
 * Damien Brown
 * Devin Clark
 * Dmitry Smolyakov
 * Elvis Mutapčić
 * Emil Weber Meek
 * Eric Spicely
 * Filip Pejić
 * Felipe Olivieri
 * Felipe Silva
 * Gadzhimurad Antigulov
 * Gerald Meerschaert
 * Gregor Gillespie
 * Hector Sandoval
 * Henrique da Silva
 * Ion Cuțelaba
 * Irene Aldana
 * J.C. Cottrell
 * Jack Hermansson
 * Jarjis Danho
 * Jason Gonzalez
 * Jason Novelli
 * Jenel Lausa
 * Jeremy Kennedy
 * Jessin Ayari
 * Jim Wallhead
 * Joe Gigliotti
 * Joey Gomez
 * Joachim Christensen
 * Jonathan Meunier
 * Jordan Rinaldi
 * Josh Emmett
 * Josh Stansbury
 * Justin Ledet
 * Katlyn Chookagian
 * Kelly Faszholz
 * Ketlen Vieira
 * Khalil Rountree Jr.
 * Kyle Bochniak
 * Lando Vannata
 * Leonardo Guimarães
 * Lina Länsberg
 * Luan Chagas
 * Luke Sanders
 * Marc Diakiese
 * Mark Godbeer
 * Marcin Tybura
 * Martin Bravo
 * Martin Svensson
 * Marvin Vettori
 * Matt Schnell
 * Matthew Lopez
 * Max Griffin
 * Mehdi Baghdad
 * Mickey Gall
 * Michael McBride
 * Mike Jackson
 * Mike Perry
 * Niko Price
 * Paul Craig
 * Randy Brown
 * Ricky Glenn
 * Ryan Janes
 * Sabah Homasi
 * Saparbek Safarov
 * Shane Burgos
 * Tatiana Suarez
 * Thibault Gouti
 * Tyson Pedro
 * Veronica Macedo
 * Viviane Pereira
 * Will Brooks
 * Zak Ottow