UFC Hall of Fame: List of Members from All Wings

UFC Hall of Fame is a Hall of Fame maintained by the Ultimate Fighting Championship MMA promotion. UFC Hall of Fame recognizes the contributions from UFC as well as Pride FC, World Extreme Cagefighting, and Strikeforce MMA promotions.

Check below for the complete history of the UFC Hall of Fame, the list of members, and its different wings.

UFC Hall of Fame History

UFC Hall of Fame started on November 23, 2003, when Royce Garcia and Ken Shamrock were the first fighters to be inducted. They were later put in the Pioneers Wing in 2015. UFC Hall of Fame has a total of four wings, which came into effect in 2015.

Until 2017, the Hall of Fame inductions use to take place during various UFC PPV or other events. From 2017, UFC started hosting Hall of Fame Induction Ceremonies every year. The 2020 ceremony was postponed and took place in 2021. There was no separate ceremony in the year 2021.

UFC Hall of Fame Wings

As mentioned above, the UFC Hall of Fame is divided into four wings, which are as follows:

• Pioneers Wing – This wing celebrates the original innovators in MMA prior to the Unified Rules of MMA coming into effect in 2008.
• Modern Wing – This wing commemorates MMA fighters who debuted after the Unified Rules of MMA came into effect on November 28, 2000.
• Fight Wing – This wing recognizes some of the legendary fights, greatest, most memorable, and historically important bouts.
• Contributors Wing – This wing recognizes outstanding contributions from MMA personalities outside of active competition.

Inductees

2024

• Induction Date – June 27, 2024
• Induction Event – UFC Hall of Fame Ceremony 2024
• Location – T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, NV, US

Wing	Name	Achievements
Modern Wing	Frankie Edgar	Fourth UFC Lightweight Champion, 3 title defenses, Announced for HOF at UFC 297
Pioneer Wing	Wanderlei Silva	Second most wins & finishes in Zuffa LLC, Announced at UFC 298
Modern Wing	Joanna Jedrzejczyk	Second UFC Women’s Strawweight Champion, 5 title defenses, Announced at UFC 299
Modern Wing	Shogun Rua	11th UFC Light Heavyweight Champion, 2005 Pride Middleweight Grand Prix Winner
Fight Wing	Anderson Silva vs Chael Sonnen I	Anderson Silva def. Chael Sonnen via submission at 3:10 in round 5

2023

• Induction Date – July 7, 2023
• Induction Event – UFC Hall of Fame Ceremony 2023
• Location – T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, NV, US

Wing	Name	Achievements
Modern Wing	Donald Cerrone	Announced for HOF at UFC Fight Night on March 25
Modern Wing	José Aldo	Announced for HOF at UFC 283, 1st UFC Bantamweight Champion
Pioneer Wing	Jens Pulver	Announced for HOF at UFC 284, 1st UFC Lightweight Champion
Pioneer Wing	Anderson Silva	Announced for HOF at UFC 286, Longest Reigning UFC Champion
Fight Wing	Robbie Lawler vs. Rory MacDonald	Robbie Lawler def. Rory MacDonald via TKO at 1:00 of Round 5 in a Welterweight bout at UFC 189

2022

• Induction Date – June 30, 2022
• Induction Event – UFC Hall of Fame Ceremony 2022
• Location – T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, NV, US

Wing	Name	Achievements
Modern Wing	Khabib Nurmagomedov	Tenth UFC Lightweight Champion, 3 title defenses, Undefeated in MMA, Announced for HOF at UFC 273
Modern Wing	Daniel Cormier	20th UFC Heavyweight Champion, 13th UFC Light Heavyweight Champion, One-time Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix Champion, Announced for HOF at UFC 274
Fight Wing	Cub Swanson vs. Doo Ho Choi	Cub Swanson defeated Doo Ho Choi via unanimous decision(30-27, 30-27, 29-28) in a featherweight bout at UFC 206.

2020-2021

• Induction Date – September 23, 2020
• Induction Event – UFC Hall of Fame Ceremony 2020
• Location – Park Theater, Las Vegas, NV, US

Wing	Name	Achievements
Pioneers Wing	Kevin Randleman	Fifth UFC Heavyweight Champion
Modern Wing	Georges St-Pierre	2 Times UFC Welterweight Champion(+1 time interim), 1 Time UFC Middleweight Champion, 3rd Longest Individual Title reign
Contributors Wing	Marc Ratner	Credited for legalizing MMA in all 50 states in United States
Fight Wing	Jon Jones vs. Alexander Gustafsson I	Jones defeated Gustafsson via unanimous decision(49-46, 48-47, 48-47) at UFC 165

2019

• Induction Date – July 5, 2019
• Induction Event – UFC Hall of Fame Ceremony 2019
• Location – The Pearl at the Palms Casino Resort, Las Vegas, NV, US

Wing	Name	Achievements
Pioneers Wing	Rich Franklin	One-Time Middleweight Champion(2005-06)
Modern Wing	Michael Bisping	One-Time UFC Middleweight Champion, TUF 3 Light Heavyweight Winner
Modern Wing	Rashad Evans	One-Time UFC Light Heavyweight Champion, TUF 2 Light Heavyweight Winner
Fight Wing	Diego Sanchez vs. Clay Guida	Sanchez defeated Guida via split decision(28–29, 29–27, 29–28) in The Ultimate Fighter: US vs UK finale

2018

• Induction Date – July 5, 2018
• Induction Event – UFC Hall of Fame Ceremony 2018
• Location – The Pearl at the Palms Casino Resort, Las Vegas, NV, US

Wing	Name	Achievements
Pioneers Wing	Matt Serra	One Time UFC Welterweight Champion, TUF 4 Welterweight Tournament Winner
Modern Wing	Ronda Rousey	First UFC Women Champion, women’s Bantamweight Champion(2012-2015), First Female Inductee
Contributors Wing	Bruce Connal	UFC TV Producer from 1997 to 2018
Contributors Wing	Art Davie	UFC Co-creator and co-owner until UFC 5
Fight Wing	Maurício Rua vs. Dan Henderson	Henderson defeated Rua via unanimous decision(48–47, 48–47, 48–47), the first five-round non-title fight to go the distance

2017

• Induction Date – July 6, 2017
• Induction Event – UFC Hall of Fame Ceremony 2017
• Location – Park Theater, Las Vegas, NV, US

Wing	Name	Achievements
Pioneers Wing	Maurice Smith	Second UFC Heavyweight Champion, One Time Extreme Heavyweight Champion(Inducted at the Fan Expo)
Pioneers Wing	Kazushi Sakuraba	UFC Japan Heavyweight Tournament Winner
Modern Wing	Urijah Faber	One Time WEC Featherweight Champion(2006 to 2008)
Contributors Wing	Joe Silva	UFC Matchmaker from 1997 to 2016

2016

• Induction Date – July 10, 2016
• Induction Event – UFC Fan Expo
• Location – Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nevada

Wing	Name	Achievements
Pioneers Wing	Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira	One Time Interim UFC Heavyweight Champion, One Time Pride Heavyweight & One Time Pride Interim Heavyweight Champion
Pioneers Wing	Don Frye	3 Time UFC Tournament Winner (8, 10 Ultimate Ultimate 1996)
Contributors Wing	Bob Meyrowitz	UFC Co-owner from UFC 6 to January 2001
Fight Wing	Mark Coleman vs. Pete Williams	Pete Williams defeated Mark Coleman via KO at 12:38 at UFC 17

2015

• Induction Date – July 11, 2015
• Induction Event – UFC 189
• Location – MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada

Wing	Name	Achievements
Pioneers Wing	Bas Rutten	Fourth Time UFC Heavyweight Champion(1999), Pancreas Openweight Champion
Modern Wing	B.J. Penn	Fourth UFC Welterweight Champion, Third UFC Lightweight Champion, UFC 41 Lightweight Tournament Co-Champion
Contributors Wing	Jeff Blatnick	Credited as Instrumental figure to get UFC regulated by Athletic Commissions
Fight Wing	Matt Hughes vs. Frank Trigg II	Matt Hughes defeated Frank Trigg by submission at 4:05 in round 1 to win UFC Welterweight Championship at UFC 52

2014

• Induction Date – July 5, 2014
• Induction Event – UFC 175
• Location – MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada

Wing	Name	Achievements
Pioneers Wing	Pat Miletich	One Time UFC Welterweight Champion, UFC 16 Welterweight Tournament Winner

2013

• Induction Date – July 6, 2013
• Induction Event – UFC 162
• Location – MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada

Wing	Name	Achievements
Modern Wing	Forrest Griffin	Eighth UFC Light Heavyweight Champion, TUF 1: Light Heavyweight Tournament Winner
Fight Wing	Forrest Griffin vs. Stephan Bonnar I	Forrest Griffin defeated Stephan Bonnar by unanimous decision at The Ultimate Fighter 1 Finale

2012

• Induction Date – July 7, 2012
• Induction Event – UFC 148
• Location – MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada

Wing	Name	Achievements
Pioneers Wing	Tito Ortiz	Second UFC Light Heavyweight Champion, five successful defenses

2010

• Induction Date – May 29, 2010
• Induction Event – UFC 114
• Location – MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada

Wing	Name	Achievements
Pioneers Wing	Matt Hughes	3rd & 5th UFC Welterweight Champion, 7 successful defenses

2009

• Induction Date – July 11, 2009
• Induction Event – UFC 100
• Location – Mandalay Bay Events Center, Las Vegas, Nevada

Wing	Name	Achievements
Pioneers Wing	Chuck Liddell	Sixth UFC Light Heavyweight Champion, 4 defenses
Contributors Wing	Charles Lewis Jr.	Founder of first MMA clothing line “Tapout”

2008

• Induction Date – March 1, 2008
• Induction Event – UFC 82
• Location – Nationwide Arena, Columbus, Ohio

Wing	Name	Achievements
Pioneers Wing	Mark Coleman	First-ever UFC Heavyweight Champion, Two Time UFC Tournament Winner(10 & 11), Pride World Grand Prix 2000 Tournament Winner

2006

• Induction Date – June 24, 2006
• Induction Event – The Ultimate Fighters: Team Ortiz vs Team Shamrock Finale
• Location – Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada

Wing	Name	Achievements
Pioneers Wing	Randy Couture	3 Time UFC Heavyweight Champion, 2 Time UFC Light Heavyweight Champion, and First UFC Fighter to hold titles in two divisions simultaneously

2005

• Induction Date – April 16, 2005
• Induction Event – UFC 52
• Location – MGM Grand Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada

Wing	Name	Achievements
Pioneers Wing	Dan Severn	One Time UFC Superfight Champion, UFC 5 Tournament Winner, Ultimate Ultimate 1995 Tournament Winner

2003

• Induction Date – November 21, 2003
• Induction Event – UFC 45
• Location – Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, Connecticut

Wing	Name	Achievements
Pioneers Wing	Royce Gracie	3 Time UFC Tournament Winner(1, 2 & 4)
Pioneers Wing	Ken Shamrock	First UFC Superfight Champion(first ever UFC Champion), One Time Pancrase Openweight Champion, King of Pancrase Tournament Winner