List of current UFC fighters
Name Division From Duration Tested positive for / reasons By Eligible to fight again
Brad Scott Welterweight July 3 , 2018 2 years Benzoylecgonine , a metabolite of cocaine USADA July 3 , 2020
Stefan Sekulić Welterweight October 31 , 2018 2 years Anabolic steroid drostanolone and its metabolites , as well as a metabolite of metandienone USADA October 31 , 2020
Bharat Kandare Bantamweight November 2 , 2018 2 years Ostarine USADA November 2 , 2020
TJ Dillashaw Bantamweight January 18 , 2019 1 Year ( NYSAC ) 2 Years ( USADA ) Erythropoietin ( EPO ) NYSAC USADA January 18 , 2021
Jessica Penne Women 's Flyweight April 8 , 2019 20 months metabolites of stanozolol - 16β-hydroxystanozolol and 3′-hydroxystanozolol . Note : ( Original suspension was 4 years after 2nd violation , but reduced to 20 months on Feb 2020 by USADA ) USADA December 8 , 2020
Vince Murdock Featherweight July 6 , 2019 20 months GW1516 , better known Cardarine , often sold on the black market as Endurobol USADA March 6 , 2021
Giacomo Lemos Heavyweight July 9 , 2019 2 years Drostanolone and its metabolite 2α-methyl-5α-androstan-3α-ol-17-one USADA July 9 , 2020
John Allan Arte Light Heavyweight July 13 , 2019 1 Year tamoxifen USADA and fined $ 4,800 by the CSAC July 13 , 2020
Istela Nunes Women 's Straweight July 22 , 2019 2 years stanozolol metabolites , 16β-hydroxystanozolol and 3′-hydroxystanozolol USADA July 22 , 2021
Khalid Taha Bantamweight October 6 , 2019 One year furosemide ( diuretics ) USADA October 6 , 2020
Michel Prazeres Welterweight March 9 , 2019 2 years exogenous boldenone and its metabolite 5β-androst-1-en-17β-ol-3-one USADA March 9 , 2021
Rachael Ostovich Women 's Flyweight January 3 , 2020 8 months Ostarine and GW1516 Prohibited substance found in supplement USADA September 9 , 2020
Bruno Silva Middleweight June 14 , 2019 2 years boldenone and its metabolite USADA June 14 , 2021
Suspended fighters
The list below is based on fighters suspended either by ( 1 ) United States Anti-Doping Agency ( USADA ) or World Anti-Doping Agency ( WADA ) for violation of taking prohibited substances or non-analytical incidents , ( 2 ) by local commissions on misconduct during the fights or at event venues , or ( 3 ) by UFC for reasons stated below . UFC announced the partnership with USADA on June 3 , 2015 , as the official , independent anti-doping agency . The UFC USADA testing program effective started on July 1 , 2015 , included a minimum of 2,750 drug tests per year , with an average of five tests per fighter , and punishments for fighters who fail the tests . [ 79 ] [ 80 ] Under the UFC Anti-Doping Policy , fighters are subject to random tests at any time and any place , on all in- and out-of-competition blood and urine samples collected by USADA , and fighters must be in the testing pool for six months prior to being allowed to fight under a UFC event . [ 79 ] In 2015 , USADA conducted 353 tests , and 2291 tests in 2016 , on 586 UFC fighters , with Anderson Silva tested the most , a total of 15 times . [ 86 ] In 2017 and 2018 a total of 2818 and 2888 tests were conducted by USADA respectively . [ 87 ] As of May 16 , 2019 , a total of 76 UFC fighters have been sanctioned by USADA since the UFC USADA testing program started . [ 88 ]
This list of current UFC fighters records current Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) fighters' info, country origins, recent fighter signings and departures, fight schedules and results, the champion of each division, and top 5 UFC records. The UFC is a mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion, founded in 1993 by Art Davie and Rorion Gracie. The organization was purchased from its parent company SEG in 2001 by Zuffa LLC, a promotional company owned by Las Vegas casino magnates Lorenzo Fertitta and Frank Fertitta, and managed by Dana White (current president of operations). World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC) was purchased by Zuffa in 2006 and officially merged under the UFC brand on January 1, 2011. UFC was sold to WME-IMG in 2016, and WME-IMG changed its holding name to Endeavor in September 2017. As of February 10, 2018, the UFC roster consisted of fighters from 60 countries. Fighters representing the United States, Brazil, Russia, Canada, Britain and Mexico are among the top five countries in the list as per the date indicated only for the number could change week by week. Updated as of February 2, 2019.