This year the top 10 format has finally made a return so here is the list:
Top 10 Upsets of 2024
Honorable Mentions
Carlos Ulberg defeats Alonzo Menifield via knockout victory – UFC on ESPN: Lewis vs. Nascimento
Top 10
10) Sergei Bilostenniy defeats Blagoy Ivanov via unanimous decision victory method – PFL 1 (2024)
9) Jack Della Maddalena defeats Gilburt Burns via knockout knee victory – UFC 299: O’Malley vs. Vera 2
8) Dricus de Plessis defeats Sean Strickland via decision victory method – UFC 297: Strickland vs. du Plessis
7) Ilia Topuria defeats Alexander Volkanovski via knockout method – UFC 298: Volkanovski vs. Topuria
6) Talia Santos defeats Liz Carmouche via unanimous decision victory method – PFL 7 (2024)
5) Merab Dvalishvili defeats Sean O’Malley via unanimous decision – UFC 306: O’Malley vs. Dvalishvili
4) Julianna Peña defeats Raquel Pennington via decision victory – UFC 307: Pereira vs. Rountree Jr.
3) Joaquin Buckley defeats Colby Covington via technical knockout – UFC on ESPN: Covington vs. Buckley
2) Belal Muhammad defeats Leon Edwards via decision victory – UFC 304: Edwards vs. Muhammad 2
1) Wang Cong defeats Gabriella Fernandes via technical submission – UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Figueiredo
Top 10 Comebacks of 2024
10) Jim Miller defeats Damon Jackson via submission choke victory method – UFC 309: Jones vs. Miocic
9) Sergei Bilostenniy defeats Blagoy Ivanov via unanimous decision victory method – PFL 1 (2024)
8) Toshiomi Kazama defeats Charalampos Grigoriou via submission – UFC on ESPN: Tybura vs. Spivac 2
7) Bryce Mitchell defeats Kron Gracie via knockout victory method – UFC 310: Pantoja vs. Asakura
6) Julianna Peña defeats Raquel Pennington via decision victory – UFC 307: Pereira vs. Rountree Jr.
5) Jean Silva defeats Drew Dober via technical knockout victory – UFC on ESPN: Namajunas vs. Cortez
4) Liz Carmouche defeats Kana Watanabe via submission victory method – PFL 4 (2024)
3) Merab Dvalishvili defeats Henry Cejudo via decision method – UFC 298: Volkanovski vs. Topuria
2) Raquel Pennington defeats Mayra Bueno Silva via decision victory – UFC 297: Strickland vs. du Plessis
1) Dustin Poirier defeats Benoît Saint Denis via knockout victory method – UFC 299: O’Malley vs. Vera 2
Top 10 Breakout Fighters of 2024
Honorable Mentions
Ryan Loder
Joachin Buckley
Top 10
10) Timur Khizriev
9) Gadzhi Robahonov
8) Elisandra Ferreira
7) Shamil Musaev
6) Mairon Santos
5) Paddy Pimblett
4) Artem Vakhitov
3) Khalil Rountree
2) Paulina Wisniewska – Female Breakout Fighter of 2024
1) Ilia Topuria
Top 10 Male Fighters of 2024
10) Mairon Santos
9) Merab Dvalishivili
8) Driscus du Plessis
7) Francis Ngannou
6) Ilia Topuria
5) Alexandre Pantoja
4) Islam Makhachev
3) Denis Goltsov
2) Joaquin Buckley
1) Alex Pereira
Top 10 Female Fighters of 2024
10) Rena Kabota
9) Seika Izawa
8) Jennifer Maia
7) Kayla Harrison
6) Julianna Pena
5) Cristiane “Cyborg” Venancio
4) Zhang Weili
3) Elisandra Ferreira
2) Valentina Shevchenko
1) Dakota Ditcheva
Top 10 MMA Moments of 2024
Honorable Mentions
UFC 310 fight pants rip incident
Former sumo wrestler and MMA fighter Akebono passes away
Top 10
10) The Global Fight League signs many high-profile fighters
9) Dana White speaks for Donald Trump at the Republican National Convention
8) The UFC has a high turnover rate of champions
7) The UFC introduces new fight gloves that are safer for the fighters
6) Donald Trump attends several UFC events despite his election campaign
5) PFL expansion with the slow integration of Bellator fighters into various events
4) Retirement of Joanne Wood, Michelle Waterson, Demetrious Johnson and Stipe Miocic
3) Jon Jones vs. Stipe Miocic
2) UFC lawsuit is settled
1) Max Holloway vs. Justin Gaethje
Top 10 Knockouts of 2024
Honorable Mentions
Choi Doo-ho defeats Bill Algeo via technical knockout victory method – UFC on ESPN: Lemos vs. Jandiroba
Top 10
10) Magomed Ankalaev defeats Johnny Walker via knockout – UFC Fight Night: Rodríguez vs. Caceres
9) Renan Ferreira defeats Ryan Bader via technical knockout victory method – PFL vs. Bellator
8) Dustin Poirier defeats Benoît Saint Denis via knockout victory method – UFC 299: O’Malley vs. Vera 2
7) Dakota Ditcheva defeats Lisa Mauldin via technical knockout victory method – PFL 1 (2024)
6) Derrick Lewis defeats Rodrigo Nascimento via technical knockout – UFC on ESPN: Lewis vs. Nascimento
5) Robert Valentin Frey TKOs Giannis Bachar – The Ultimate Fighter: Team Grasso vs. Team Shevchenko
4) Dakota Ditcheva defeats Jena Bishop via technical knockout victory method – PFL 7 (2024)
3) Dakota Ditcheva defeats Taila Santos via technical knockout victory method – PFL 10 (2024)
2) Francis Ngannou defeats Renan Ferreira via knockout victory method – PFL Super Fights: Battle of Giants
1) Muslim Salikhov defeats Song Kenan via knockout victory method – UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Figueiredo
Top 10 Submission of 2024
10) Vadim Nemkov defeats Bruno Cappelozza via technical submission victory method – PFL vs. Bellator
9) Gerald Meerschaert defeats Bryan Barberena via submission victory – UFC Fight Night: Tuivasa vs. Tybura
8) Jim Miller defeats Gabriel Benítez via submission victory – UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Walker 2
7) Angela Hill defeats Luana Pinheiro via submission victory method – UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Murphy
6) Islam Makhachev defeats Dustin Poirier via submission victory method – UFC 302: Makhachev vs. Poirier
5) Paddy Pimblett defeats Bobby King Green via submission victory – UFC 304: Edwards vs. Muhammad 2
4) Ketlen Souza defeats Yazmin Jauregui via technical submission victory – UFC 306: O’Malley vs. Dvalishvili
3) Khamzat Chimaev defeats Robert Whittaker via submission victory – UFC 308: Topuria vs. Holloway
2) Alexandre Pantoja defeats Kai Asakura via technical submission – UFC 310: Pantoja vs. Asakura
1) Kayla Harrison defeats Holly Holm via submission choke victory method – UFC 300: Pereira vs. Hill
Top 10 Fights of 2024
10) Cub Swanson defeats Billy Quarantillo via knockout victory – UFC on ESPN: Covington vs. Buckley
9) Dan Hooker defeats Mateusz Gamrot via decision victory method – UFC 305: du Plessis vs. Adesanya
8) José Aldo defeats Jonathan Martinez via unanimous decision victory method – UFC 301: Pantoja vs. Erceg
7) Dricus de Plessis defeats Sean Strickland via decision victory method – UFC 297: Strickland vs. du Plessis
6) Amanda Lemos defeats Mackenzie Dern via decision victory method – UFC 298: Volkanovski vs. Topuria
5) Sean O’Malley defeats Marlon Vera via decision victory method – UFC 299: O’Malley vs. Vera 2
4) Liz Carmouche defeats Kana Watanabe via armbar submission victory method – PFL 4 (2024)
3) Merab Dvalishvili defeats Sean O’Malley via unanimous decision – UFC 306: O’Malley vs. Dvalishvili
2) Alex Pereira defeats Khalil Rountree Jr. via technical knockout victory – UFC 307: Pereira vs. Rountree Jr.
1) Charles Oliveira defeats Michael Chandler via unanimous decision victory – UFC 309: Jones vs. Miocic
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