Fighter of The Year:

2023 – Islam Makhachev
2022 – Alexander Volkanovski
2021 – Kamaru Usman
2020 – Deiveson Figueiredo
2019 – Israel Adesanya
2018 – Daniel Cormier
2017 – Robert Whittaker
2016 – Michael Bisping
2015 – Conor McGregor
2014 – Robbie Lawler

Fight of The Year:

2023 – Islam Makhachev vs. Alexander Volkanovski (UFC 284)
2022 – Jiří Procházka vs. Glover Teixeira (UFC 275)
2021 – Justin Gaethje vs. Michael Chandler (UFC 268)
2020 – Zhang Weili vs Joanna Jedrzejczyk (UFC 248)
2019 – Israel Adesanya vs Kelvin Gastelum (UFC 236)
2018 – Yair Rodriguez vs Chang Sung Jung (UFC Fight Night 139)
2017 – Justin Gaethje vs Michael Johnson (TUF 25 Finale)
2016 – Robbie Lawler vs Carlos Condit (UFC 195)
2015 – Robbie Lawler vs Rory MacDonald (UFC 189)
2014 – Jose Aldo vs Chad Mendes (UFC 179)

Submission of The Year:

2023 – Alexa Grasso vs Valentina Shevchenko – Rear Naked Choke (UFC 285)
2022 – Stevie Ray vs. Anthony Pettis – Modified Twister (PFL 5)
2021 – AJ McKee – Guillotine (vs Patricio Freire, Bellator 263)
2020 – AJ McKee– Neck Crank from closed guard (vs Darion Caldwell, Bellator 253)
2019 – Bryce Mitchell – Twister (vs Matt Sayles, UFC on ESPN 7)
2018 – Zabit Magomedsharipov – Suloev Stretch (vs Brandon Davis, UFC 228)
2017 – Demetrious Johnson – Suplex into an Armbar (vs Ray Borg, UFC 216)
2016 – Nate Diaz – Rear Naked Choke (vs Conor McGregor, UFC 196)
2015 – Fabricio Werdum – Guillotine (vs Cain Velasquez, UFC 188)
2014 – Luke Rockhold – Inverted Triangle Kimura (vs Tim Boetsch, UFC 172)

Knockout of The Year:

2023 – Drakkar Klose vs Joe Solecki (UFC On ESPN 52)
2022 – Leon Edwards vs. Kamaru Usman (UFC 278)
2021 – Sergio Pettis vs. Kyoji Horiguchi (Bellator 272)
2020 – Joaquin Buckley vs Impa Kasanganay (UFC Fight Island 5)
2019 – Jorge Masvidal vs Ben Askren (UFC 239)
2018 – Yair Rodriguez vs Chang Sung Jung (UFC Fight Night 139)
2017 – Edson Barboza vs Beneil Dariush (UFC Fight Night 106)
2016 – Michael Page vs Evangelista Santos (Bellator 158)
2015 – Conor McGregor vs Jose Aldo (UFC 194)
2014 – Ronda Rousey vs Alexis Davis UFC 175)

Female Fighter of The Year:

2023 – Nong Stamp Fairtex
2022 – Zhang Weili
2021 – Julianna Peña
2020 – Valentina Shevchenko
2019 – Amanda Nunes
2018 – Amanda Nunes
2017 – Rose Namajunas
2016 – Joanna Jedrzejczyk
2015 – Joanna Jedrzejczyk
2014 – Ronda Rousey

Underdog of The Year:

2023 – Sean Strickland
2022 – Leon Edwards
2021 – Julianna Peña
2020 – Jan Blachowicz
2019 – Alexander Volkanovski
2018 – Mauricio Rua
2017 – Darren Elkins
2016 – Michael Bisping
2015 – Rafael dos Anjos
2014 – TJ Dillashaw

Emerging Worldwide Prospect of The Year:

2023 – Ian Garry
2022 – Alex Pereira
2021 – Aaron Pico
2020 – Khamzat Chimaev
2019 – Fabian Edwards
2018 – Israel Adesanya
2017 – Brett Johns
2016 – Tom Duquesnoy
2015 – Thomas Almeida
2014 – Kelvin Gastelum

Irish Professional Fighter of The Year:

2023 – Ian Garry
2022 – Ian Garry
2021 – Ian Garry
2020 – Blaine O’Driscoll
2019 – Norman Parke
2018 – Norman Parke
2017 – James Gallagher
2016 – Conor McGregor
2015 – Conor McGregor
2014 – Conor McGregor

Emerging Irish Prospect of The Year:

2023 – Paddy McCorry
2022 – Lee Hammond
2021 – Pa Lehane
2020 – Ian Garry
2019 – Ian Garry
2018 – Kiefer Crosbie
2017 – Will Fleury
2016 – Rhys McKee
2015 – Peter Queally
2014 – Joseph Duffy

Irish Amateur Fighter of The Year:

2023 – Conor McCarthy
2022 – Keith Keogh
2021 – Shauna Bannon
2020 – Darragh Kelly
2019 – Taka Mhandu
2018 – Lee Hammond
2017 – Dillan Douglas
2016 – Dave Fogarty
2015 – Frans Mlambo
2014 – Ayo Daly

Irish Female Fighter of The Year:

2023 – Danni McCormack
2022 – Sinead Kavanagh
2021 – Leah McCourt
2020 – Sinead Kavanagh
2019 – Sinead Kavanagh
2018 – Dee Begley
2017 – Danni Neilan
2016 – Sinead Kavanagh
2015 – Aisling Daly
2014 – Aisling Daly

Irish Gym of The Year:

2023 – SBG Ireland
2022 – SBG Ireland
2021 – Fight Academy Ireland
2020 – SBG Ireland

Coach of The Year:

2023 – Eric Nicksick (Xtreme Couture)
2022 – Khabib Nurmagomedov/Javier Mendes (American Kickboxing Academy)
2021 – Trevor Wittman
2020 – Eugene Bareman (City Kickboxing)
2019 – Eugene Bareman (City Kickboxing)
2018 – Javier Mendes (American Kickboxing Academy)
2017 – Trevor Wittman
2016 – Jason Parillo (RVCA)
2015 – Javier Mendes (American Kickboxing Academy)
2014 – Roberto Liborio (American Top Team)

Upset of The Year:

2023 – Sean Strickland vs Israel Adesanya (UFC 293)
2022 – Larissa Pacheco vs Kayla Harrison (PFL 10)
2021 – Julianna Peña vs Amanda Nunes (UFC 269)
2020 – Roxanne Modafferi vs Maycee Barber (UFC 246)
2019 – Kai Asakura vs Kyoji Horiguchi (RIZIN 18)
2018 – Henry Cejudo vs Demetrious Johnson (UFC 227)
2017 – Rose Namajunas vs Joanna Jedrzejczyk (UFC 217)
2016 – Michael Bisping vs Luke Rockhold (UFC 199)
2015 – Holly Holm vs Ronda Rousey (UFC 193)
2014 – TJ Dillashaw vs Renan Barao (UFC 173)

Comeback of The Year:

2023 – Abdoul Abdouraguimov vs Rafal Haratyk (Ares 11)
2022 – Leon Edwards vs. Kamaru Usman (UFC 278)
2021 – Sergio Pettis vs. Kyoji Horiguchi (Bellator 272)
2020 – Ed Herman vs Mike Rodriguez (UFC Vegas 10)
2019 – Peter Queally vs Ryan Scope (Bellator 227)
2018 – Derrick Lewis vs Alexander Volkov (UFC 228)
2017 – Darren Elkins vs Mirsad Bektic (UFC 209)
2016 – Miesha Tate vs Holly Holm (UFC 196)
2015 – Uriah Hall vs Gegard Mousasi (UFC Fight Night 75)
2014 – Cathal Pendred vs Mike King (UFC Dublin)

Worst Fight of The Year:

2023 – William Knight vs. Marcin Prachino (UFC Vegas 69)
2022 – Rose Namajunas vs. Carla Esparza (UFC 274)
2021 – Kaitlin Young vs. Cindy Dandois (PFL 2021 #3)
2020 – Israel Adesanya vs Yoel Romero (UFC 248)
2019 – Jacare Souza vs Jan Blachowicz (UFC on ESPN+ 22)
2018 – Tito Ortiz vs Chuck Liddell (Golden Boy MMA 1)
2017 – Cindy Dandois vs Alexis Davis (UFC Fight Night 108)
2016 – Dada 5000 vs Kimbo Slice (Bellator 149)
2015 – Gabriel Gonzaga vs Konstantin Erokhin (TUF 22 Finale)
2014 – Brendan Schaub vs Andre Arlovski (UFC 174)

Underperformer of The Year:

2023 – Roberto Soldic
2022 – Petr Yan
2021 – Darren Till
2020 – Tony Ferguson
2019 – Ben Askren
2018 – James Gallagher
2017 – Lorenz Larkin
2016 – Rafael dos Anjos
2015 – Erick Silva
2014 – Renan Barao

Worst Decision of The Year:

2023 – Alexa Grasso vs. Valtentina Shevchenko (UFC Noche)
2022 – Michael Page vs. Logan Storley (Bellator 281)
2021 – Gleison Tibau vs. Rory MacDonald (PFL #5)
2020 – Dan Ige vs Edson Barboza (UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs Harris)
2019 – Sinead Kavanagh vs Leslie Smith (Bellator 224)
2018 – Darren Till vs Stephen Thompson (UFC Fight Night 130)
2017 – Joe Lauzon vs Marcin Held (UFC Fight Night 103)
2016 – Fedor Emelianenko vs Fabio Maldonado (EFN 50)
2015 – Al Iaquinta vs Jorge Masvidal (UFC Fight Night 63)
2014 – Diego Sanchez vs Ross Pearson (UFC Fight Night 42)

Non-UFC Fighter of The Year:

2023 – Patchy Mix
2022 – Brendan Loughnane
2021 – Ray Cooper III
2020 – Mason Jones
2019 – Douglas Lima
2018 – Ryan Bader
2017 – Nathaniel Wood
2016 – Tom Duquesnoy
2015 – Liam McGeary
2014 – Ben Askren

Event of The Year:

2023 – UFC 290 Volkanovski vs Rodriguez
2022 – UFC 281: Adesanya vs Pereira
2021 – UFC 268: Usman vs. Covington 2
2020 – UFC 256: Figueiredo vs Moreno
2019 – UFC 239: Jones vs Santos
2018 – UFC 229: Nurmagomedov vs McGregor
2017 – UFC 217: Bisping vs St. Pierre
2016 – UFC 205: Alvarez vs McGregor
2015 – UFC 189: Mendes vs McGregor
2014 – UFC Fight Night 46/UFC Fight Night Dublin: McGregor vs Brandao

Shocking Moment of The Year:

2023 – Sean Strickland drops Israel Adesanya (UFC 293)
2022 – Leon Edwards flatlines Usman
2021 – Herb Dean wins Referee of the Year.
2020 – COVID-19 halts the world of MMA.
2019 – Showtime Pettis knocks out Wonderboy via Superman punch.
2018 – McGregor attacks fighter bus at UFC 223.
2017 – Conor McGregor signs to compete in a boxing bout against Floyd Mayweather.
2016 – Nate Diaz chokes out Conor McGregor at UFC 196.
2015 – Conor McGregor finishes Jose Aldo in 13 seconds at UFC 194.
2014 – CM Punk signs for the UFC.

Commentator of The Year:

2023 – Jon Anik
2022 – Jon Anik
2021 – Brad Wharton
2020 – Paul Felder
2019 – Dominick Cruz
2018 – Paul Felder
2017 – Dan Hardy

Legacy Awards:

Walkout of The Year:

2016 – Conor McGregor vs Eddie Alvarez (UFC 205)
2015 – Aisling Daly vs Ericka Almeida (UFC Fight Night 76/UFC Dublin)
2014 – Jon Jones vs Glover Teixeira (UFC 172)

Quote of The Year:

2016 – “I’m not surprised motherfuckers.” – Nathan Diaz
2015 – “He’s powerful and he’s fast. But precision beats power. And timing beats speed.” – Conor McGregor
2014 – “Hey pussy, are you still there?” – Jon Jones

Career Comeback of The Year:

2014 – Dominick Cruz

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