World MMA Awards

Annual awards in mixed martial arts

World MMA Awards

Awarded for| Excellence in the field of
Mixed martial arts
Country| United States
Presented by| Fighters Only Magazine
First award| 2008
Website| WorldMMAAwards.com
Television/radio coverage
Network| Versus[1]
Fuel TV[2]
Fox Sports Networks[2]

The World MMA Awards are awards presented by Fighters Only magazine to honor exceptional performance in various aspects of mixed martial arts. Winners are presented with the Fighters Only silver statuette. The World MMA Awards are divided into over twenty categories. The first World MMA Awards ceremony was held in 2008. From their inception to the present, award winners have been chosen through online fan voting.[2][3] It is the most prestigious award event in the world of MMA.[4][5][6][7]

## Active award categories

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### Fighters

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Year  | The Charles 'Mask' Lewis
Fighter of the Year  | Female
Fighter of the Year  | Breakthrough
Fighter of the Year  | International
Fighter of the Year

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2023-24[8] |  Alex Pereira |  Zhang Weili |  Tom Aspinall |  Dricus du Plessis
2022-23[9] |  Leon Edwards |  Alexa Grasso |  Alex Pereira |  Leon Edwards
2021-22[10] |  Alexander Volkanovski |  Valentina Shevchenko |  Paddy Pimblett |  Alexander Volkanovski
2020-21[11] |  Kamaru Usman |  Rose Namajunas |  Brandon Moreno |  Israel Adesanya
2019-20[12] |  Israel Adesanya |  Amanda Nunes |  Jorge Masvidal |  Israel Adesanya
2018[13] |  Daniel Cormier |  Amanda Nunes |  Israel Adesanya |  Aung La Nsang
2017[14] |  Max Holloway |  Rose Namajunas |  Brian Ortega |  Robert Whittaker
2016[15] |  Conor McGregor |  Amanda Nunes |  Cody Garbrandt |  Khabib Nurmagomedov
2015[16] |  Conor McGregor |  Holly Holm |  Holly Holm |  Conor McGregor
2014[17] |  Robbie Lawler |  Ronda Rousey |  Kelvin Gastelum |  Conor McGregor
2013[18] |  Chris Weidman |  Ronda Rousey |  Travis Browne |  Alexander Gustafsson
2012[19] |  Jon Jones |  Ronda Rousey |  Chris Weidman |  Michael Bisping
2011[20] |  Jon Jones |  Miesha Tate |  Donald Cerrone |  Alistair Overeem
2010[21] |  José Aldo |  Cris Cyborg |  Jon Jones |  Alistair Overeem
2009[22] |  Georges St-Pierre |  Cris Cyborg |  Brock Lesnar |  Gegard Mousasi
2008[23] |  Anderson Silva |  Gina Carano |  Demian Maia |  Michael Bisping

* From 2010, Fighter of the Year was awarded as The Charles 'Mask' Lewis Fighter of the Year in commemoration of Tapout co-founder Charles Lewis Jr.[24]
* From 2010, European Fighter of the Year was awarded as International Fighter of the Year, to the leading MMA fighter from outside of the Americas.

### Fight of the Year

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Year | Winner | Defeated | Method, Round | Event

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2023-24[8] |  Max Holloway |  Justin Gaethje | KO, 5 | UFC 300
2022-23[9] |  Islam Makhachev |  Alexander Volkanovski | UD, 5 | UFC 284
2021-22[10] |  Jiří Procházka |  Glover Teixeira | Sub, 5 | UFC 275
2020-21[11] |  Deiveson Figueiredo |  Brandon Moreno | M Draw, 5 | UFC 256
2019-20[12] |  Weili Zhang |  Joanna Jędrzejczyk | SD, 5 | UFC 248
2018[13] |  Tony Ferguson |  Anthony Pettis | TKO, 2 | UFC 229
2017[14] |  Eddie Alvarez |  Justin Gaethje | KO, 3 | UFC 218
2016[15] |  Cub Swanson |  Doo Ho Choi | UD, 3 | UFC 206
2015[16] |  Robbie Lawler |  Rory MacDonald | TKO, 5 | UFC 189
2014[17] |  José Aldo |  Chad Mendes | UD, 5 | UFC 179
2013[18] |  Jon Jones |  Alexander Gustafsson | UD, 5 | UFC 165
2012[19] |  Joe Lauzon |  Jamie Varner | Sub, 3 | UFC on Fox: Shogun vs. Vera
2011[20] |  Frankie Edgar |  Gray Maynard | S Draw, 5 | UFC 125
2010[21] |  Anderson Silva |  Chael Sonnen | Sub, 5 | UFC 117
2009[22] |  Diego Sanchez |  Clay Guida | SD, 3 | The Ultimate Fighter: United States vs. United Kingdom Finale
2008[23] |  Chuck Liddell |  Wanderlei Silva | UD, 3 | UFC 79

### Knockout of the Year

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Year | Winner | Knocked out | Method, Round | Event

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2023-24[8] |  Max Holloway |  Justin Gaethje | KO, 5 | UFC 300
2022-23[9] |  Leon Edwards |  Kamaru Usman | KO, 5 | UFC 278
2021-22[10] |  Michael Chandler |  Tony Ferguson | KO, 2 | UFC 274
2020-21[11] |  Joaquin Buckley |  Impa Kasanganay | KO, 2 | UFC Fight Night: Moraes vs. Sandhagen
2019-20[12] |  Jorge Masvidal |  Ben Askren | KO, 1 | UFC 239
2018[13] |  Amanda Nunes |  Cris Cyborg | KO, 1 | UFC 232
2017[14] |  Francis Ngannou |  Alistair Overeem | KO, 1 | UFC 218
2016[15] |  Michael Page |  Evangelista Santos | KO, 2 | Bellator 158
2015[16] |  Holly Holm |  Ronda Rousey | KO, 2 | UFC 193
2014[17] |  Mark Hunt |  Roy Nelson | KO, 2 | UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Nelson
2013[18] |  Vitor Belfort |  Luke Rockhold | KO, 1 | UFC on FX: Belfort vs. Rockhold
2012[19] |  Edson Barboza |  Terry Etim | KO, 3 | UFC 142
2011[20] |  Anderson Silva |  Vitor Belfort | KO, 1 | UFC 126
2010[21] |  Maurício Rua |  Lyoto Machida | KO, 1 | UFC 113
2009[22] |  Dan Henderson |  Michael Bisping | KO, 2 | UFC 100
2008[23] |  Wanderlei Silva |  Keith Jardine | KO, 1 | UFC 84

### Submission of the Year

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Year | Winner | Submitted | Method, Round | Event

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2023-24[8] |  Diego Lopes |  Gavin Tucker | Armbar, 1 | UFC on ESPN: Sandhagen vs. Font
2022-23[9] |  Alexa Grasso |  Valentina Shevchenko | Face crank, 4 | UFC 285
2021-22[10] |  Charles Oliveira |  Dustin Poirier | Rear-naked choke, 3 | UFC 269
2020-21[11] |  Khabib Nurmagomedov |  Justin Gaethje | Triangle choke, 2 | UFC 254
2019-20[12] |  Demian Maia |  Ben Askren | Rear-naked choke, 3 | UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Askren
2018[13] |  Zabit Magomedsharipov |  Brandon Davis | Suloev stretch, 2 | UFC 228
2017[14] |  Demetrious Johnson |  Ray Borg | Armbar, 5 | UFC 216
2016[15] |  Nate Diaz |  Conor McGregor | Rear-naked choke, 2 | UFC 196
2015[16] |  Ronda Rousey |  Cat Zingano | Straight armbar, 1 | UFC 184
2014[17] |  Ben Saunders |  Chris Heatherly | Omoplata, 1 | UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs. dos Anjos
2013[18] |  Urijah Faber |  Ivan Menjivar | Rear-naked choke, 1 | UFC 157
2012[19] |  Frank Mir |  Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira | Kimura, 1 | UFC 140
2011[20] |  Chan Sung Jung |  Leonard Garcia | Twister, 2 | UFC Fight Night: Nogueira vs. Davis
2010[21] |  Fabrício Werdum |  Fedor Emelianenko | Triangle armbar, 1 | Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Werdum
2009[22] |  Toby Imada |  Jorge Masvidal | Inverted triangle choke, 3 | Bellator 5
2008[23] |  Georges St-Pierre |  Matt Hughes | Armbar, 2 | UFC 79

### Comeback of the Year

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Year | Winner | vs. | Method, Round | Event

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2023-24[8] |  Tom Aspinall | "Career" | — | —
2022-23[9] |  Leon Edwards |  Kamaru Usman | KO, 5 | UFC 278
2021-22[10] |  Aljamain Sterling | "Ridicule and Injury" | — | —
2020-21[11] |  Charles Oliveira |  Michael Chandler | TKO, 2 | UFC 262
2019-20[12] |  Stipe Miocic |  Daniel Cormier | TKO, 4 | UFC 241
2018[13] |  Angela Lee |  Mei Yamaguchi | UD, 5 | Car accident, ONE FC 71
2017[14] |  Justin Gaethje |  Michael Johnson | TKO, 2 | The Ultimate Fighter: Redemption Finale
2016[15] |  Miesha Tate |  Holly Holm | Sub, 5 | UFC 196
2015[16] |  Eddie Alvarez |  Gilbert Melendez | SD, 3 | UFC 188
2014[17] |  Dominick Cruz | "Career" | — | —
2013[18] |  Travis Browne |  Alistair Overeem | KO, 1 | UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs. Sonnen
2012[19] |  Frank Mir |  Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira | Sub, 1 | UFC 140
2011[20] |  Cheick Kongo |  Pat Barry | KO, 1 | UFC Live: Kongo vs. Barry

### Upset of the Year

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Year | Winner | Defeated | Method, Round | Event

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2023-24[8] |  Sean Strickland |  Israel Adesanya | UD, 5 | UFC 293
2022-23[9] |  Alexa Grasso |  Valentina Shevchenko | Sub, 4 | UFC 285
2021-22[10] |  Julianna Peña |  Amanda Nunes | Sub, 2 | UFC 269
2020-21[11] |  Adriano Moraes |  Demetrious Johnson | KO, 2 | ONE on TNT 1
2019-20[12] |  Alexander Volkanovski |  Max Holloway | UD, 5 | UFC 245
2018[13] |  Amanda Nunes |  Cris Cyborg | KO, 1 | UFC 232
2017[14] |  Rose Namajunas |  Joanna Jędrzejczyk | TKO, 1 | UFC 217
2016[15] |  Michael Bisping |  Luke Rockhold | KO, 1 | UFC 199
2015[16] |  Holly Holm |  Ronda Rousey | KO, 2 | UFC 193
2014[17] |  TJ Dillashaw |  Renan Barao | TKO, 5 | UFC 173

### Training, In-ring

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Year | The Shawn Tompkins
Coach of the Year | Gym of the Year | Trainer of the Year | Referee of the Year | Ring-card Girl of the Year

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2023-24[8] |  Plinio Cruz |  The Fighting Nerds |  Ian Larios |  Herb Dean |  Luciana Andrade
2022-23[9] |  Mike Brown |  American Top Team |  Dr. Heather Linden |  Herb Dean |  Brittney Palmer
2021-22[10] |  Eugene Bareman |  City Kickboxing |  Dr. Heather Linden |  Marc Goddard |  Brittney Palmer
2020-21[11] |  Trevor Wittman |  American Top Team |  Phil Daru |  Herb Dean |  Brittney Palmer
2019-20[12] |  Trevor Wittman |  American Top Team |  Phil Daru |  Herb Dean |  Brittney Palmer
2018[13] |  Mike Brown |  American Top Team |  Nick Curson |  Herb Dean |  Jhenny Andrade
2017[14] |  Trevor Wittman |  American Top Team |  Nick Curson |  John McCarthy |  Jhenny Andrade
2016[15] |  John Kavanagh |  American Top Team |  Mike Dolce |  John McCarthy |  Jhenny Andrade
2015[16] |  Rafael Cordeiro |  Jackson-Wink MMA Academy |  Mike Dolce |  John McCarthy |  Arianny Celeste
2014[17] |  Duane Ludwig |  Team Alpha Male |  Mike Dolce |  Herb Dean |  Arianny Celeste
2013[18] |  Duane Ludwig |  Team Alpha Male |  Mike Dolce |  Herb Dean |  Brittney Palmer
2012[19] |  Rafael Cordeiro |  Cesar Gracie Jiu-Jitsu | — |  Herb Dean |  Brittney Palmer
2011[20] |  Greg Jackson |  Black House | — |  Herb Dean |  Arianny Celeste
2010[21] |  Greg Jackson |  Wand Fight Team | — |  Herb Dean |  Arianny Celeste
2009[22] |  Greg Jackson |  Greg Jackson's Submission Fighting | — | — |  Arianny Celeste
2008[23] | — | — | — | — |  Arianny Celeste

* From 2012, Coach of the Year was awarded as The Shawn Tompkins Coach of the Year in commemoration of trainer Shawn Tompkins.[25]

### Promotion

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Year | Leading Man | Personality of the Year | Analyst of the Year | Best Promotion

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2023-24[8] |  Dana White |  Nina-Marie Danielle |  Michael Bisping | UFC
2022-23[9] |  Dana White |  Joe Rogan |  Michael Bisping | UFC
2021-22[10] |  Dana White |  Joe Rogan |  Michael Bisping | UFC
2020-21[11] |  Dana White |  Daniel Cormier |  Michael Bisping | UFC
2019-20[12] |  Dana White |  Joe Rogan |  Daniel Cormier | UFC
2018[13] |  Dana White |  Joe Rogan |  Daniel Cormier | UFC
2017[14] |  Dana White |  Joe Rogan |  Dominick Cruz | UFC
2016[15] |  Dana White |  Joe Rogan |  Dominick Cruz | UFC
2015[16] |  Dana White |  Joe Rogan |  Dominick Cruz | UFC
2014[17] |  Dana White |  Joe Rogan | — | UFC
2013[18] |  Dana White |  Chael Sonnen | — | UFC
2012[19] |  Dana White |  Joe Rogan | — | UFC
2011[20] |  Dana White |  Joe Rogan | — | UFC
2010[21] |  Dana White |  Joe Rogan | — | UFC
2009[22] |  Dana White | — | — | UFC
2008[23] |  Dana White | — | — | UFC

### Media

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Year | Media Source of the Year | Journalist of the Year | Best MMA Programming

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2023-24[8] | ESPN MMA |  Ariel Helwani | Dana White's Contender Series
2022-23[9] | ESPN MMA |  Ariel Helwani | Dana White's Contender Series
2021-22[10] | ESPN MMA |  Ariel Helwani | Morning Kombat
2020-21[11] | ESPN MMA |  Ariel Helwani | Morning Kombat
2019-20[12] | ESPN MMA |  Ariel Helwani | JRE MMA Podcast
2018[13] | MMA Fighting |  Ariel Helwani | The Ultimate Fighter
2017[14] | MMA Fighting |  Ariel Helwani | The Ultimate Fighter
2016[15] | MMA Fighting |  Ariel Helwani | The Ultimate Fighter
2015[16] | MMA Fighting |  Ariel Helwani | UFC Embedded
2014[17] | MMAjunkie.com |  Ariel Helwani | —
2013[18] | MMA Fighting |  Ariel Helwani | —
2012[19] | Sherdog |  Ariel Helwani | —
2011[20] | MMAjunkie.com |  Ariel Helwani | —
2010[21] | MMAjunkie.com |  Ariel Helwani | —
2009[22] | MMAjunkie.com |  John Morgan | —
2008[23] | MMAjunkie.com | — | —

* From 2010, Best Media Coverage was awarded as Media Source of the Year.

### Special Achievement

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Year | Lifetime Achievement Award[26] | Fighting Spirit of the Year

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2023-24[8] |  Mark Coleman |  Mark Coleman (Bravery - fearlessly rescuing family and loved ones from a burning building)
2022-23[9] |  Ken Shamrock |  Themba Gorimbo (Charity – building a water pump in Zimbabwe and putting others ahead of himself)
2021-22[10] |  Kirik Jenness |  Kevin Holland (Bravery - in and out of the cage, helping his community in the face of danger on several occasions)
2020-21[11] |  Matt Hughes |  Brandon Moreno (Perseverance - from being cut, to fighting back and becoming the first Mexican UFC champion)
2019-20[12] |  Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov |  Dustin Poirier (Charity - Good Fight Foundation)
2018[27] |  Wanderlei Silva | —
2017  |  John McCarthy | —
2016  |  Tito Ortiz | —
2015[16] |  Bruce Buffer | —
2014[17] |  Burt Watson | —
2013[18] |  Royce Gracie | —
2012[19] |  Leon Tabbs | —
2011[20] |  Shawn Tompkins | —
2010[21] |  Randy Couture | —
2009[22] |  Charles Lewis, Jr. | —
2008[28] |  John McCarthy | —

## Defunct award categories

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### MMA Clothing & Equipment Brand of the Year

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* 2015 Bad Boy[16]
* 2016 Venum[15]
* 2017 Reebok[14]
* 2018 Reebok[13]

### Best MMA Brand

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* 2008 Ultimate Fighting Championship[23]
* 2009 TapouT[22]

### Most Memorable Ring Entrance

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* 2010  Jason Miller[21]
* 2011  Jason Miller[20]

### Best Lifestyle Clothing Brand

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Best Overall Clothing.

* 2008 TapouT[23]

Best MMA Clothing.

* 2009 TapouT[22]

Best Lifestyle Clothing Brand.

* 2010 TapouT[21]
* 2011 TapouT[20]
* 2012 Bad Boy[19]
* 2013 Bad Boy[18]
* 2014 Bad Boy[17]

### Best Technical Clothing Brand

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#### Best MMA Shorts.

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* 2008 Sprawl[23]
* 2009 TapouT[22]

#### Best Technical Clothing Brand.

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* 2010 Bad Boy[21]
* 2011 Bad Boy[20]
* 2012 Clinch Gear[19]
* 2013 Venum[18]
* 2014 Venum[17]

### Best Technical Equipment

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Best MMA Gloves.

* 2008 Fairtex[23]
* 2009 UFC / Century[22]

Best Technical Equipment.

* 2010 Everlast[21]
* 2011 Everlast[20]
* 2012 Pretorian[19]
* 2013 Bad Boy[18]
* 2014 Everlast[17]

## References

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## External links

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