UFC Releases, Retirement & Suspended Fighters List for 2022
UFC has a ton of fighters contracted with them and it is natural that some of the underperforming fighters will be released from the contract from time to time, some might take retirement from MMA or get suspended due to some violations. Here, we are listing all the recent UFC releases, retirements, and suspended fighters list.
Releases & Retirement
Below is the list of fighters that have left UFC either due to being released by UFC, retirement from MMA career, or have joined some other promotions.
| Released Date | Name | Weight Divison | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 2022 | Matt Sayles | Lightweight | Released |
| January 2022 | Maki Pitolo | Middleweight | Released |
| January 2022 | Jared Gooden | Welterweight | Released |
| January 2022 | Jeremy Stephens | Lightweight | Released |
| January 2022 | Tom Breese | Middleweight | Released |
| February 2022 | Andre Ewell | Featherweight | Released |
| February 2022 | Collin Anglin | Featherweight | Released |
| February 2022 | Dakota Bush | Lightweight | Released |
| February 2022 | Dhiego Lima | Welterweight | Retired |
| February 2022 | Domingo Pilarte | Bantamweight | Released |
| February 2022 | Gaetano Pirrello | Bantamweight | Released |
| February 2022 | Gustavo Lopez | Bantamweight | Released |
| February 2022 | Hu Yaozong | Middleweight | Released |
| February 2022 | Jordan Williams | Welterweight | Released |
| February 2022 | Sasha Palatnikov | Welterweight | Released |
| February 2022 | Sean Soriano | Featherweight | Released |
| February 2022 | David Zawada | Welterweight | Released |
| February 2022 | Jennifer Gonzalez | Women’s Flyweight | Released |
| February 2022 | Mallory Martin | Women’s Strawweight | Released |
| February 2022 | Roxanne Modafferi | Women’s Flyweight | Retired |
| March 2022 | Carlos Felipe | Heavyweight | Released |
| March 2022 | Fabio Cherant | Light Heavyweight | Released |
| March 2022 | Greg Hardy | Heavyweight | Released |
| March 2022 | Hunter Azure | Bantamweight | Released |
| March 2022 | Zviad Lazishvili | Bantamweight | Released |
| April 2022 | Alex Oliveira | Welterweight | Contract not renewed |
| April 2022 | Ben Rothwell | Heavyweight | Released |
| April 2022 | Kay Hansen | Women’s Strawweight | Released |
| April 2022 | Marlon Moraes | Bantamweight | Retired |
| May 2022 | Austin Hubbard | Lightweight | Released |
| May 2022 | Brandon Jenkins | Lightweight | Released |
| May 2022 | Bruno Souza | Featherweight | Released |
| May 2022 | Cameron Else | Bantamweight | Released |
| May 2022 | Dean Barry | Welterweight | Released |
| May 2022 | Devonte Smith | Lightweight | Released |
| May 2022 | Farès Ziam | Lightweight | Released |
| May 2022 | Ike Villanueva | Light Heavyweight | Released |
| May 2022 | Jesse Strader | Bantamweight | Released |
| May 2022 | Kazula Vargas | Lightweight | Released |
| May 2022 | Kevin Croom | Bantamweight | Released |
| May 2022 | Kris Moutinho | Bantamweight | Released |
| May 2022 | Luigi Vendramini | Lightweight | Released |
| May 2022 | Mark Striegl | Featherweight | Released |
| May 2022 | Micheal Gillmore | Welterweight | Released |
| May 2022 | Mike Grundy | Featherweight | Released |
| May 2022 | Rong Zhu | Lightweight | Released |
| June 2022 | Andreas Michailidis | Welterweight | Released |
| June 2022 | Alex da Silva Coelho | Lightweight | Released |
| June 2022 | Felice Herrig | Women’s Strawweight | Retired |
| June 2022 | Felipe Colares | Bantamweight | Released |
| June 2022 | Frank Camacho | Lightweight | Released |
| June 2022 | Joanna Jedrzejczyk | Women’s Strawweight | Retired |
| June 2022 | Louis Smolka | Bantamweight | Released |
| June 2022 | Niklas Stolze | Lightweight | Released |
| June 2022 | T.J. Laramie | Featherweight | Released |
| June 2022 | Tristan Connelly | Lightweight | Released |
| July 02, 2022 | Jessica Eye | Women’s Flyweight | Retired |
| July 02, 2022 | Donald Cerrone | Welterweight | Retired |
| July 10, 2022 | Joanne Calderwood | Women’s Flyweight | Released |
| July 2022 | Alan Baudot | Heavyweight | Released |
| July 2022 | Dwight Grant | Welterweight | Released |
| July 2022 | Joanne Wood | Women’s Flyweight | Released |
| July 2022 | Karl Roberson | Light Heavyweight | Released |
| July 2022 | Tony Kelley | Bantamweight | Released |
| August 2022 | Uriah hall | Middleweight | Retired |
| August 2022 | Nina Nunes | Women’s Flyweight | Retired |
| August 2022 | Danny Chavez | Featherweight | Released |
| August 2022 | Ramazan Emeev | Welterweight | Released |
| August 2022 | Sam Alvey | Light Heavyweight | Contract Expire |
| August 2022 | Shane Burgos | Featherweight | Contract Expire |
| August 2022 | Shamil Gamzatov | Light Heavyweight | Released |
| August 2022 | Cedric Doumbe | Welterweight | Released |
| August 2022 | Luke Rockhold | Middleweight | Retired |
| September 01, 2022 | John Dobson | Bantamweight | Released |
| September 07, 2022 | Alessio Di Chirico | Middleweight | Retired |
| September 08, 2022 | Thiago Santos | Middleweight | Released (Contract Expire) |
| September 2022 | Nate Diaz | Welterweight | Contract Expire |
| September 2022 | Sara McMann | Women’s Bantamweight | Released |
| 18 September 2022 | Jose Aldo | Bantamweight | Released |
| 28 September 2022 | Aspen Ladd | Women’s Bantamweight | Released |
| October 2022 | Jesse Ronson | Lightweight | Released |
| October 2022 | Cameron Vancamp | Lightweight | Released |
| October 2022 | Charlie Ontiveros | Lightweight | Released |
| October 2022 | Darian Weeks | Welterweight | Released |
| October 2022 | Louis Cosce | Welterweight | Released |
| October 2022 | Magomed Mustafaev | Lightweight | Released |
| October 2022 | Misha Cirkunov | Light Heavyweight | Released |
| October 2022 | Nick Maximov | Middleweight | Released |
| November 2022 | Jason Witt | Welterweight | Retired |
| November 2022 | Krzysztof Jotko | Middleweight | Released |
| 01 November 2022 | Sergey Khandozhko | Welterweight | Retirement |
| 12 November 2022 | Frankie Edgar | Bantamweight | Retirement |
| 14 November 2022 | Brad Riddell | Lightweight | Retirement |
| 15 November 2022 | Silvana Gómez Juárez | Women’s Strawweight | Released |
| 15 November 2022 | Shanna Young | Women’s Flyweight | Released |
| 21 November 2022 | Zhalgas Zhumagulov | Flyweight | Retired |
Suspended
Below is the list of UFC fighters who have been suspended:
- By USADA or WADA for using banned substances
- By other Authorities for behavioral issues
- By UFC for either doping or behavioral issues
| Date | NAME | Weight Division | Suspended By | Duration | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25, 2020 | Oskar Piechota | Middleweight | USADA | 22 Months | Growth hormone-releasing peptide 2 (GHRP-2 or pralmorelin) and GHRP-2 (1-3) free acid, a metabolite of GHRP-2, |
| Feb 9, 2021 | Raphael Pessoa | Heavyweight | 7-Keto-DHEA and AOD-9064 Hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ) and its metabolites Chlorothiazide and 4-amino-6-chloro-1,3-benzenedisulfonamide (ACB) | 2 Years | Failed Dope Test in samples collected from out-of-competition on February 9, 2021, February 15, 2021, February 16, 2021, and March 4, 2021. |
| Oct 20, 2021 | Kevin Lee | Welterweight | NSAC | Temporarily Suspended | positive drug test for amphetamine stemming |
| August 30, 2021 | Liliya Shakirova | Women’s Flyweight | USADA | 2 Years | Meldonium |
| Oct 14, 2021 | Geraldo de Freitas suspended | Welterweight | USADA | 2 Years | doping policy violation |
| Dec 23, 2021 | Michel Prazeres | Welterweight | USADA | 4 Years | second doping violation |
| Jan 03, 2022 | Ashlee Evans-Smith | Women’s Bantamweight | USADA | 14 Months | – |
Thought Kevin lee was released?
Kevin Lee was released on November 2021. Before that, he tested positive for banned stimulants and suspended for 6 months. He is both suspended list and released list.
Lol dude
I thought Roxanne retired?
Its says retired
Miesha Tate should of stayed retired.Should have released her.