Yearly, the UFC welcomes new faces to the promotion.
Some will grow to be ranked fighters, future title challengers, and probably champions. A few names have already made a big influence of their debut 12 months.
Kayla Harrison, who’s ranked No. 2 by the promotion within the girls’s bantamweight division, is probably going subsequent up for a title shot. Carlos Prates claimed No. 14 within the welterweight division after ripping by 4 opponents.
On the flip aspect, sadly, among the names will fizzle out and look to proceed their careers in different promotions.
In 2024, the brand new names and faces reached triple digits, totaling 103. These fighters went 46-57. Debuting fighters who confronted an opponent with at the very least one bout of UFC expertise went 29-39.
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Try the total record of debuting fighters and their information beneath:
UFC debuting fighters in 2024
- Abdul-Kareem Al-Selwady (15-4 MMA, 0-1 UFC)
- AJ Cunningham (11-4 MMA, 0-1 UFC)
- Alice Ardelean (9-7 MMA, 0-2 UFC)
- Andre Lima (10-0 MMA, 3-0 UFC)
- Angel Pacheco (7-3 MMA, 0-1 UFC)
- Antonio Trocoli (12-5 MMA, 0-2 UFC)
- Baergeng Jieleyisi (19-6 MMA, 0-1 UFC)
- Bekzat Almakhan (11-2 MMA, 0-1 UFC)
- Bernardo Sopaj (11-3 MMA, 0-1 UFC)
- Bolaji Oki (9-2 MMA, 1-1 UFC)
- Brendson Ribeiro (16-7 MMA, 1-2 UFC)
- Cameron Smotherman (12-4 MMA, 1-0 UFC)
- Carli Judice (3-2 MMA, 0-1 UFC)
- Carlos Leal (21-6 MMA, 0-1 UFC)
- Carlos Prates (21-6 MMA, 4-0 UFC)
- Carlos Vera (11-4 MMA, 0-1 UFC)
- Cesar Almeida (6-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC)
- ChangHo Lee (10-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC)
- Charalampos Grigoriou (8-5 MMA, 0-2 UFC)
- Chris Padilla (15-6 MMA, 2-0 UFC)
- Cody Haddon (8-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC)
- Connor Matthews (7-2 MMA, 0-1 UFC)
- Cortavious Romious (9-3 MMA, 0-1 UFC)
- Danny Barlow (9-0 MMA, 2-0 UFC)
- Danny Silva (9-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC)
- Dariya Zheleznykova (9-2 MMA, 1-1 UFC)
- Dione Barbosa (7-3 MMA, 1-1 UFC)
- DongHun Choi (9-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC)
- Dylan Budka (7-4 MMA, 0-2 UFC)
- Ernesta Kareckaite (5-1-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC)
- Fatima Kline (6-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC)
- Felipe Bunes (13-7 MMA, 0-1 UFC)
- Felipe Lima (14-1 MMA, 2-0 UFC)
- Feng Xiaocan (10-3 MMA, 0-1 UFC)
- Hyder Amil (10-0 MMA, 2-0 UFC)
- Ibo Aslan (14-1 MMA, 2-0 UFC)
- Igor Severino (9-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC)
- Ivan Erslan (14-4 MMA, 0-1 UFC)
- James Llontop (14-5 MMA, 0-3 UFC)
- Jean Matsumoto (16-0 MMA, 2-0 UFC)
- Jean Silva (14-2 MMA, 3-0 UFC)
- Jhonata Diniz (8-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC)
- Jordan Vucenic (13-3 MMA, 0-1 UFC)
- Jose Medina (11-4 MMA, 0-1 UFC)
- Jose Ochoa (7-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC)
- Julia Polastri (13-4 MMA, 1-1 UFC)
- Kaan Ofli (11-3-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC)
- Kai Asakura (21-5 MMA, 0-1 UFC)
- Kayla Harrison (18-1 MMA, 2-0 UFC)
- Kiru Sahota (12-3 MMA, 0-1 UFC)
- Klaudia Sygula (6-2 MMA, 0-1 UFC)
- Lone’er Kavanagh (8-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC)
- Lucas Rocha (17-2 MMA, 0-1 UFC)
- Luis Pajuelo (8-2 MMA, 0-1 UFC)
- Magomed Gadzhiyasulov (9-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC)
- Mairon Santos (14-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC)
- Mansur Abdul-Malik (7-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC)
- Marquel Mederos (9-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC)
- Mauricio Ruffy (11-1 MMA, 2-0 UFC)
- Michael Page (22-3 MMA, 1-1 UFC)
- Mitch Ramirez (8-2 MMA, 0-1 UFC)
- Mitch Raposo (9-2 MMA, 0-1 UFC)
- Nathan Fletcher (9-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC)
- Navajo Stirling (6-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC)
- Nikolay Veretennikov (12-5 MMA, 0-1 UFC)
- Nyamjargal Tumendemberel (8-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC)
- Oban Elliott (12-2 MMA, 3-0 UFC)
- Oumor Sy (11-0 MMA, 2-0 UFC)
- Ozzy Diaz (9-3 MMA, 0-1 UFC)
- Pedro Falcao (16-4 MMA, 0-1 UFC)
- Puja Tomar (9-4 MMA, 1-0 UFC)
- Quang Le (8-2 MMA, 0-2 UFC)
- Rafael Cerqueira (11-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC)
- Ramazan Temirov (18-2 MMA, 1-0 UFC)
- Ramon Taveras (10-3 MMA, 1-1 UFC)
- Rei Tsuruya (10-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC)
- Reinier de Ridder (18-2 MMA, 1-0 UFC)
- Robelis Despaigne (5-2 MMA, 1-2 UFC)
- Robert Bryczek (17-6 MMA, 0-1 UFC)
- Robert Valentin (10-4 MMA, 0-1 UFC)
- Roberto Romero (8-4-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC)
- Ronaldo Rodriguez (17-2 MMA, 2-0 UFC)
- Ryan Loder (7-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC)
- Sean Sharaf (4-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC)
- Serhiy Sidey (11-2 MMA, 1-1 UFC)
- Shi Ming (17-5 MMA, 1-0 UFC)
- Stephanie Luciano (6-1-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC)
- Steven Nguyen (9-2 MMA, 0-1 UFC)
- Stewart Nicoll (8-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC)
- SuYoung You (14-3 MMA, 1-0 UFC)
- Thomas Petersen (9-2 MMA, 1-1 UFC)
- Timmy Cuamba (8-3 MMA, 0-2 UFC)
- Tom Nolan (8-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC)
- Tuco Tokkos (10-5 MMA, 0-2 UFC)
- Valter Walker (12-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC)
- Victor Hugo (25-5 MMA, 1-1 UFC)
- Vinicius Oliveira (21-3 MMA, 2-0 UFC)
- Wang Cong (6-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC)
- Xiao Long (27-9 MMA, 1-1 UFC)
- Yi Zha (25-5 MMA, 0-2 UFC)
- Zachary Scroggin (7-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC)
- Zhang Mingyang (18-6 MMA, 2-0 UFC)
- Zygimantas Ramaska (9-3 MMA, 0-1 UFC)
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