2016 in the cage

41 events and 493 bouts, 22 of them title bouts; 49.1% ended inside the distance. Most wins of the year: Derrick Lewis (4).

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Events41

Bouts493

Title bouts22

Finishes49.1%

The year’s cards

Date	Event	Venue	Main event	Bouts
2016-01-02	UFC 195: Lawler vs. Condit	MGM Grand Garden Arena · Las Vegas, Nevada	Robbie Lawler def. Carlos Condit title	12
2016-01-17	UFC Fight Night: Dillashaw vs. Cruz	TD Garden · Boston, Massachusetts	Dominick Cruz def. T.J. Dillashaw title	13
2016-01-30	UFC on Fox: Johnson vs. Bader	Prudential Center · Newark, New Jersey	Anthony Johnson def. Ryan Bader	13
2016-02-06	UFC Fight Night: Hendricks vs. Thompson	MGM Grand Garden Arena · Las Vegas, Nevada	Stephen Thompson def. Johny Hendricks	12
2016-02-21	UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Cowboy	Consol Energy Center · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	Donald Cerrone def. Alex Oliveira	13
2016-02-27	UFC Fight Night: Silva vs. Bisping	The O2 Arena · London, England	Michael Bisping def. Anderson Silva	13
2016-03-05	UFC 196: McGregor vs. Diaz	MGM Grand Garden Arena · Las Vegas, Nevada	Nate Diaz def. Conor McGregor	12
2016-03-20	UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Mir	Brisbane Entertainment Centre · Brisbane	Mark Hunt def. Frank Mir	12
2016-04-10	UFC Fight Night: Rothwell vs. dos Santos	Arena Zagreb · Zagreb	Junior dos Santos def. Ben Rothwell	13
2016-04-16	UFC on Fox: Teixeira vs. Evans	Amalie Arena · Tampa, Florida	Glover Teixeira def. Rashad Evans	11
2016-04-23	UFC 197: Jones vs. Saint Preux	MGM Grand Garden Arena · Las Vegas, Nevada	Jon Jones def. Ovince Saint Preux title	12
2016-05-08	UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Arlovski	Rotterdam Ahoy · Rotterdam	Alistair Overeem def. Andrei Arlovski	13
2016-05-14	UFC 198: Werdum vs. Miocic	Arena da Baixada · Curitiba	Stipe Miocic def. Fabrício Werdum title	12
2016-05-29	UFC Fight Night: Almeida vs. Garbrandt	Mandalay Bay Events Center · Las Vegas, Nevada	Cody Garbrandt def. Thomas Almeida	12
2016-06-04	UFC 199: Rockhold vs. Bisping 2	The Forum · Inglewood, California	Michael Bisping def. Luke Rockhold title	13
2016-06-18	UFC Fight Night: MacDonald vs. Thompson	TD Place Arena · Ottawa, Ontario	Stephen Thompson def. Rory MacDonald	13
2016-07-07	UFC Fight Night: dos Anjos vs. Alvarez	MGM Grand Garden Arena · Las Vegas, Nevada	Eddie Alvarez def. Rafael dos Anjos title	12
2016-07-08	The Ultimate Fighter: Team Joanna vs. Team Cláudia Finale	MGM Grand Garden Arena · Las Vegas, Nevada	Joanna Jędrzejczyk def. Cláudia Gadelha title	12
2016-07-09	UFC 200: Tate vs. Nunes	T-Mobile Arena · Las Vegas, Nevada	Amanda Nunes def. Miesha Tate title	12
2016-07-13	UFC Fight Night: McDonald vs. Lineker	Denny Sanford Premier Center · Sioux Falls, South Dakota	John Lineker def. Michael McDonald	12
2016-07-23	UFC on Fox: Holm vs. Shevchenko	United Center · Chicago, Illinois	Valentina Shevchenko def. Holly Holm	11
2016-07-30	UFC 201: Lawler vs. Woodley	Philips Arena · Atlanta, Georgia	Tyron Woodley def. Robbie Lawler title	11
2016-08-06	UFC Fight Night: Rodríguez vs. Caceres	Vivint Smart Home Arena · Salt Lake City, Utah	Yair Rodríguez def. Alex Caceres	12
2016-08-20	UFC 202: Diaz vs. McGregor 2	T-Mobile Arena · Las Vegas, Nevada	Conor McGregor def. Nate Diaz	12
2016-08-27	UFC on Fox: Maia vs. Condit	Rogers Arena · Vancouver, British Columbia	Demian Maia def. Carlos Condit	10
2016-09-03	UFC Fight Night: Arlovski vs. Barnett	Barclaycard Arena · Hamburg	Josh Barnett def. Andrei Arlovski	11
2016-09-10	UFC 203: Miocic vs. Overeem	Quicken Loans Arena · Cleveland, Ohio	Stipe Miocic def. Alistair Overeem title	10
2016-09-17	UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Johnson	State Farm Arena · Hidalgo, Texas	Michael Johnson def. Dustin Poirier	12
2016-09-24	UFC Fight Night: Cyborg vs. Länsberg	Ginásio Nilson Nelson · Brasília	Cris Cyborg def. Lina Länsberg	13
2016-10-01	UFC Fight Night: Lineker vs. Dodson	Moda Center · Portland, Oregon	John Lineker def. John Dodson	12
2016-10-08	UFC 204: Bisping vs. Henderson 2	AO Arena · Manchester, England	Michael Bisping def. Dan Henderson title	11
2016-11-05	The Ultimate Fighter Latin America 3 Finale: dos Anjos vs. Ferguson	Arena Ciudad de México · Mexico City	Tony Ferguson def. Rafael dos Anjos	13
2016-11-12	UFC 205: Alvarez vs. McGregor	Madison Square Garden · New York City, New York	Conor McGregor def. Eddie Alvarez title	11
2016-11-19	UFC Fight Night: Mousasi vs. Hall 2	The SSE Arena · Belfast, Northern Ireland	Gegard Mousasi def. Uriah Hall	13
2016-11-19	UFC Fight Night: Bader vs. Nogueira 2	Ginásio do Ibirapuera · São Paulo	Ryan Bader def. Antônio Rogério Nogueira	12
2016-11-27	UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Brunson	Rod Laver Arena · Melbourne	Robert Whittaker def. Derek Brunson	13
2016-12-03	The Ultimate Fighter: Tournament of Champions Finale	Palms Casino Resort · Las Vegas, Nevada	Demetrious Johnson def. Tim Elliott title	12
2016-12-09	UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Abdurakhimov	Times Union Center · Albany, New York	Derrick Lewis def. Shamil Abdurakhimov	12
2016-12-10	UFC 206: Holloway vs. Pettis	Scotiabank Arena · Toronto, Ontario	Max Holloway def. Anthony Pettis title	12
2016-12-17	UFC on Fox: VanZant vs. Waterson	Golden 1 Center · Sacramento, California	Michelle Waterson def. Paige VanZant	13
2016-12-30	UFC 207: Nunes vs. Rousey	T-Mobile Arena · Las Vegas, Nevada	Amanda Nunes def. Ronda Rousey title	10

Divisions of the year

Division	Bouts	Title bouts	Finish rate
Welterweight	92	3	54.3%
Lightweight	84	2	46.4%
Middleweight	57	2	61.4%
Featherweight	47	1	29.8%
Bantamweight	43	3	51.2%
Heavyweight	40	2	67.5%
Light Heavyweight	39	1	59.0%
Women’s Strawweight	24	2	33.3%
Flyweight	22	2	22.7%
Catchweight	22	1	45.5%
Women’s Bantamweight	22	3	36.4%
Women’s Flyweight	1	0	100.0%