While the MMA Freak Awards last year came out rather late, this year’s was on the later side as well and as a result, the awards are being condensed again with only the winners being listed.
Honorable mentions will return next year.
Upset of the 2023
Sean Strickland defeats Israel Adesanya via decision victory – UFC 293: Adesanya vs. Strickland
Comeback of 2023
Brandon Moreno defeats Deiveson Figueiredo via technical knockout – UFC 283: Teixeira vs. Hill
Breakout Fighters of 2023
Male – Shavkat Rakhmonov
Female – Dakota Ditcheva
Male Fighter of 2023
Olivier Aubin-Mercier
Female Fighter of 2023
Dakota Ditcheva
Moment of 2023
The Professional Fighters League buys Bellator MMA
Knockout of 2023
Ryan Bader defeats Fedor Emelianenko via technical knockout victory – Bellator 290: Bader vs. Fedor 2
Submission of 2023
Bobby Green defeats Tony Ferguson via submission victory – UFC 291: Poirier vs. Gaethje 2
Fight of 2023
Khamzat Chimaev defeats Kamaru Usman via decision – UFC 294: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski 2