UFC 2026 Schedule: Fights, Results & Holloway vs Oliveira 2 Preview

UFC’s Packed 2026 Lineup Begins with Major Title Defenses

The Ultimate Fighting Championship launches into its most expansive year yet in 2026. After delivering standout bouts across global hotspots like New York, London, Rio de Janeiro, and Sydney in 2025, the promotion expanded further with debuts in Azerbaijan and Qatar. Early highlights include Justin Gaethje capturing the interim lightweight title via unanimous decision over Paddy Pimblett in the UFC 324 main event, marking the start of an exclusive broadcast partnership with CBS and Paramount+.

One week later, Alexander Volkanovski retained his featherweight championship by outpointing Diego Lopes in the UFC 325 headliner at Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney. The schedule intensifies with UFC 326 in March, featuring the rematch between Max Holloway and Charles Oliveira, alongside a groundbreaking event at the White House later in the year.

Upcoming UFC Events in 2026

UFC Fight Night 266 – February 7, UFC Apex, Las Vegas

• Mario Bautista vs. Vinicius Oliveira – Bantamweight
• Amir Albazi vs. Kyoji Horiguchi – Flyweight
• Michal Oleksiejczuk vs. Marc-Andre Barriault – Middleweight
• Ryan Spann vs. Rizvan Kuniev – Heavyweight
• Uran Satybaldiev vs. Julius Walker – Light Heavyweight

UFC Fight Night 268 – February 21, Toyota Center, Houston

• Sean Strickland vs. Anthony Hernandez – Middleweight
• Ode’ Osbourne vs. Alibi Idiris – Flyweight
• Juliana Miller vs. Carli Judice – Women’s Flyweight
• Michel Pereira vs. Zachary Reese – Middleweight

UFC Fight Night 269 – February 28, Arena CDMX, Mexico City

• Brandon Moreno vs. Asu Almabayev – Flyweight
• Edgar Chairez vs. Felipe Bunes – Flyweight
• Imanol Rodriguez vs. Kevin Borjas – Flyweight
• Jose Medina vs. Ryan Gandra – Middleweight

UFC 326 – March 7, T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas

Max Holloway defends his BMF title against Charles Oliveira in a lightweight rematch, where Oliveira seeks revenge for his 2015 loss to the Hawaiian fighter.

• Max Holloway (c) vs. Charles Oliveira – Lightweight
• Renato Moicano vs. Brian Ortega – Lightweight
• Caio Borralho vs. Reinier de Ridder – Middleweight
• Gregory Rodrigues vs. Brunno Ferreira – Middleweight
• Cody Garbrandt vs. Xiao Long – Bantamweight

UFC Fight Night 270 – March 14, UFC Apex, Las Vegas

• Beatriz Mesquita vs. Montserrat Rendon – Women’s Bantamweight
• Bruno Gustavo da Silva vs. Lone’er Kavanagh – Flyweight
• Brad Tavares vs. Eryk Anders – Middleweight

UFC Fight Night 271 – March 21, The O2, London

• Roman Dolidze vs. Christian Leroy Duncan – Middleweight

UFC Fight Night 272 – March 28, Climate Pledge Arena, Seattle

• Israel Adesanya vs. Joe Pyfer – Middleweight
• Alexa Grasso vs. Maycee Barber – Women’s Flyweight

UFC Fight Night 273 – May 30, Galaxy Arena, Macao

To be confirmed.

UFC White House – June 14, White House, Washington

This historic card features bouts to be announced. Former President Donald Trump announced that the event will include eight to nine championship fights.

UFC Shanghai – August 29, Mercedes-Benz Arena, Shanghai

To be confirmed.

Recent UFC Results

UFC 325 – February 1, Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney, Australia

• Alexander Volkanovski (c) def. Diego Lopes, Decision (unanimous) – defended UFC Featherweight Championship
• Benoit Saint Denis def. Dan Hooker, TKO (punches) – Lightweight
• Mauricio Ruffy def. Rafael Fiziev, TKO (punches) – Lightweight
• Tallison Teixeira def. Tai Tuivasa, Decision (unanimous) – Heavyweight
• Quillan Salkilld def. Jamie Mullarkey, Submission (neck crank) – Lightweight

UFC 324 – January 24, T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas

• Justin Gaethje def. Paddy Pimblett, Decision (unanimous) – won interim UFC Lightweight Championship
• Sean O’Malley def. Song Yadong, Decision (unanimous) – Bantamweight
• Waldo Cortes-Acosta def. Derrick Lewis, TKO (punches) – Heavyweight
• Natalia Silva def. Rose Namajunas, Decision (unanimous) – Women’s Flyweight
• Jean Silva def. Arnold Allen, Decision (unanimous) – Featherweight

UFC Vegas 112 – December 14, UFC Apex, Las Vegas

• Manel Kape def. Brandon Royval, KO (punches)
• Kevin Vallejos def. Giga Chikadze, KO (spinning back fist)
• Cezary Oleksiejczuk def. Cesar Almeida, Decision (unanimous)
• Melquizael Costa def. Morgan Charriere, KO (kick)
• Kennedy Nzechukwu vs. Marcus Buchecha, Draw (unanimous)
• King Green def. Lance Gibson Jr., Decision (split)

UFC 323 – December 6, T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas

• Petr Yan def. Merab Dvalishvili (c), Decision (unanimous)
• Joshua Van def. Alexandre Pantoja (c), TKO (arm injury)
• Tatsuro Taira def. Brandon Moreno, TKO (punches)
• Payton Talbott def. Henry Cejudo, Decision (unanimous)
• Jan Blachowicz vs. Bogdan Guskov, Draw (majority)

UFC Fight Night 265 – November 22, ABHA Arena, Doha, Qatar

• Arman Tsarukyan def. Dan Hooker, Submission (arm triangle)
• Ian Machado Garry def. Belal Muhammad, Decision (unanimous)
• Volkan Oezdemir def. Alonzo Menifield, KO (punches)
• Myktybek Orolbai def. Jack Hermansson, KO (punch)
• Waldo Cortes-Acosta def. Shamil Gaziev, KO (punch)
• Kyoji Horiguchi def. Tagir Ulanbekov, Submission (rear naked choke)

UFC 322 – November 15, Madison Square Garden, New York

• Islam Makhachev (c) def. Jack Della Maddalena, Decision (unanimous) – for UFC Welterweight Championship
• Valentina Shevchenko (c) def. Zhang Weili, Decision (unanimous) – for UFC Women’s Flyweight Championship
• Michael Morales def. Sean Brady, TKO (punches)
• Carlos Prates def. Leon Edwards, KO (punches)
• Benoit Saint Denis def. Beneil Dariush, KO (punches)

Islam Makhachev secured a dominant victory over Jack Della Maddalena at UFC 322, establishing himself as a two-division champion.

UFC Fight Night 264 – November 9, UFC Apex, Las Vegas

• Gabriel Bonfim def. Randy Brown, KO (knee)
• Joseph Morales def. Matt Schnell, Submission (guillotine choke)
• Uros Medic def. Muslim Salikhov, KO (punch)
• Chris Padilla def. Ismael Bonfim, TKO (punches)
• Christian Leroy Duncan def. Marco Tulio, KO (punch)

UFC Fight Night 263 – November 9, UFC Apex, Las Vegas

• Steve Garcia def. David Onama, TKO (punches)
• Waldo Cortes Acosta def. Ante Delija, KO (punch)
• Jeremiah Wells def. Themba Gorimbo, Decision (unanimous)
• Yadier del Valle def. Isaac Dulgarian, Submission (rear naked choke)
• Charles Radtke def. Daniel Frunza, Submission (rear naked choke)

UFC 321 – October 25, Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi

• Tom Aspinall (c) vs. Ciryl Gane, No-contest
• Mackenzie Dern def. Virna Jandiroba, Decision (unanimous)
• Umar Nurmagomedov def. Mario Bautista, Decision (unanimous)
• Alexander Volkov def. Jailton Almeida, Decision (split)
• Azamat Murzakanov def. Aleksandar Rakic, KO (punches)

UFC Fight Night 262 – October 18, Rogers Arena, Canada

• Brendan Allen def. Reinier de Ridder, TKO
• Mike Malott def. Kevin Holland, Decision (unanimous)
• Aiemann Zahabi def. Marlon Vera, Decision (split)
• Manon Fiorot def. Jasmine Jasudavicius, KO (punches)
• Charles Jourdain def. Davey Grant, Submission (guillotine choke)

UFC Fight Night 261 – October 18, Farmasi Arena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

• Charles Oliveira def. Mateusz Gamrot, Submission (rear naked choke)
• Deiveson Figueiredo def. Montel Jackson, Decision (split)
• Joel Alvarez def. Vicente Luque, Decision (unanimous)
• Mario Pinto def. Jhonata Diniz, KO (punches)
• Kaan Ofli def. Ricardo Ramos, Submission (rear naked choke)

UFC 320 – October 4, T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas

• Alex Pereira (c) def. Magomed Ankalaev, TKO (elbows) – for UFC Light Heavyweight Championship
• Merab Dvalishvili (c) def. Cory Sandhagen, Decision (unanimous) – for UFC Bantamweight Championship
• Jiri Prochazka def. Khalil Rountree, KO (punches)
• Youssef Zalal def. Josh Emmett, Submission (armbar)
• Joe Pyfer def. Abus Magomedov, Submission (rear naked choke)