World MMA Awards

• 2008 Anderson Silva[8]
• 2009 Georges St-Pierre[9]

For the 2010 awards, the Fighter of the Year award was renamed The Charles ‘Mask’ Lewis Fighter of the Year award in commemoration of Tapout co-founder Charles Lewis Jr.[10]

• 2010 José Aldo[11]
• 2011 Jon Jones[12]
• 2012 Jon Jones[13]
• 2013 Chris Weidman[14]
• 2014 Robbie Lawler[15]
• 2015 Conor McGregor[16]
• 2016 Conor McGregor[17]
• 2017 Max Holloway[18]
• 2018 Daniel Cormier[19]
• 2019 Israel Adesanya[20]
• 2021 Kamaru Usman

• 2008 Gina Carano[8]
• 2009 Cris Cyborg[9]
• 2010 Cris Cyborg[11]
• 2011 Miesha Tate[12]
• 2012 Ronda Rousey[13]
• 2013 Ronda Rousey[14]
• 2014 Ronda Rousey[15]
• 2015 Holly Holm[16]
• 2016 Amanda Nunes[21]
• 2017 Rose Namajunas[18]
• 2018 Amanda Nunes[19]
• 2019 Amanda Nunes[20]
• 2021 Rose Namajunas

• 2008 Demian Maia[8]
• 2009 Brock Lesnar[9]
• 2010 Jon Jones[11]
• 2011 Donald Cerrone[12]
• 2012 Chris Weidman[13]
• 2013 Travis Browne[14]
• 2014 Kelvin Gastelum[15]
• 2015 Holly Holm[16]
• 2016 Cody Garbrandt
• 2017 Brian Ortega[18]
• 2018 Israel Adesanya[19]
• 2019 Jorge Masvidal[20]
• 2021 Brandon Moreno

This award was originally known as the European Fighter of the Year.

• 2008 Michael Bisping[8]
• 2009 Gegard Mousasi[9]

This award was renamed the International Fighter of the Year from 2010 onward. It is awarded to the leading mixed martial artist from outside of the Americas.

• 2010 Alistair Overeem[11]
• 2011 Alistair Overeem[12]
• 2012 Michael Bisping[13]
• 2013 Alexander Gustafsson[14]
• 2014 Conor McGregor[15]
• 2015 Conor McGregor[16]
• 2016 Khabib Nurmagomedov
• 2017 Robert Whittaker[18]
• 2018 Aung La Nsang[19]
• 2019 Israel Adesanya[20]
• 2021 Israel Adesanya

• 2008 Chuck Liddell UD 3 Wanderlei Silva[8] – UFC 79
• 2009 Diego Sanchez SD 3 Clay Guida[9] – The Ultimate Fighter: United States vs. United Kingdom Finale
• 2010 Anderson Silva SUB 5 Chael Sonnen[11] – UFC 117
• 2011 Frankie Edgar S Draw 5 Gray Maynard II[12] – UFC 125
• 2012 Joe Lauzon SUB 3 Jamie Varner[13] – UFC on Fox: Shogun vs. Vera
• 2013 Jon Jones UD 5 Alexander Gustafsson[14] – UFC 165
• 2014 José Aldo UD 5 Chad Mendes II[15] – UFC 179
• 2015 Robbie Lawler TKO 5 Rory MacDonald II[16] – UFC 189
• 2016 Cub Swanson UD 3 Doo Ho Choi[22] – UFC 206
• 2017 Eddie Alvarez KO 3 Justin Gaethje – UFC 218
• 2018 Tony Ferguson TKO 2 Anthony Pettis – UFC 229[19]
• 2019–20 Weili Zhang SD 5 Joanna Jędrzejczyk – UFC 248[20]
• 2021 Deiveson Figueiredo M Draw 5 Brandon Moreno I – UFC 256

• 2008 Wanderlei Silva KO 1 Keith Jardine[8] – UFC 84
• 2009 Dan Henderson KO 2 Michael Bisping[9] – UFC 100
• 2010 Maurício Rua KO 1 Lyoto Machida[11] – UFC 113
• 2011 Anderson Silva KO 1 Vitor Belfort[12] – UFC 126
• 2012 Edson Barboza KO 3 Terry Etim[13] – UFC 142
• 2013 Vitor Belfort KO 1 Luke Rockhold[14] – UFC on FX: Belfort vs. Rockhold
• 2014 Mark Hunt KO 2 Roy Nelson[15] – UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Nelson
• 2015 Holly Holm KO 2 Ronda Rousey[16] – UFC 193
• 2016 Michael Page KO 2 Evangelista Santos – Bellator 158
• 2017 Francis Ngannou KO 1 Alistair Overeem – UFC 218
• 2018 Amanda Nunes KO 1 Cris Cyborg – UFC 232[19]
• 2019 Jorge Masvidal KO 1 Ben Askren – UFC 239[20]
• 2020 Joaquin Buckley KO 2 Impa Kasanganay >– UFC Fight Night: Moraes vs. Sandhagen

• 2008 Georges St-Pierre SUB 2 Matt Hughes[8] – UFC 79
• 2009 Toby Imada SUB 3 Jorge Masvidal[9] – Bellator 5
• 2010 Fabrício Werdum SUB 1 Fedor Emelianenko[11] – Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Werdum
• 2011 Chan Sung Jung SUB 2 Leonard Garcia[12] – UFC Fight Night: Nogueira vs. Davis
• 2012 Frank Mir SUB 1 Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira[13] – UFC 140
• 2013 Urijah Faber SUB 1 Ivan Menjivar[14] – UFC 157
• 2014 Ben Saunders SUB 1 Chris Heatherly[15] – UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs. dos Anjos
• 2015 Ronda Rousey SUB 1 Cat Zingano[16] – UFC 184
• 2016 Nate Diaz SUB 2 Conor McGregor – UFC 196
• 2017 Demetrious Johnson SUB 5 Ray Borg – UFC 216
• 2018 Zabit Magomedsharipov SUB 2 Brandon Davis – UFC 228[19]
• 2019 Demian Maia SUB 3 Ben Askren – UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Askren[20]
• 2021 Brandon Moreno SUB 3 Deiveson Figueiredo - UFC 263

• 2011 Cheick Kongo KO 1 Pat Barry[12] – UFC Live: Kongo vs. Barry
• 2012 Frank Mir SUB 1 Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira[13] – UFC 140
• 2013 Travis Browne KO 1 Alistair Overeem[14] – UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs. Sonnen
• 2014 Dominick Cruz KO 1 Takeya Mizugaki[15] – UFC 178
• 2015 Eddie Alvarez SD 3 Gilbert Melendez[16] – UFC 188
• 2016 Miesha Tate SUB 5 Holly Holm – UFC 196
• 2017 Justin Gaethje TKO 2 Michael Johnson – The Ultimate Fighter: Redemption Finale
• 2018 Angela Lee UD 5 Mei Yamaguchi[19] – ONE FC 73
• 2019 Stipe Miocic TKO 4 Daniel Cormier II– UFC 241[20]
• 2021 Charles Oliveira TKO 2 Michael Chandler– UFC 262

• 2014 TJ Dillashaw TKO 5 Renan Barao[15] – UFC 173
• 2015 Holly Holm KO 2 Ronda Rousey[16] – UFC 193
• 2016 Michael Bisping KO 1 Luke Rockhold – UFC 199
• 2017 Rose Namajunas TKO 1 Joanna Jędrzejczyk – UFC 217
• 2018 Amanda Nunes KO 1 Cris Cyborg – UFC 232[19]
• 2019 Alexander Volkanovski UD 5 Max Holloway – UFC 245

• 2009 Greg Jackson[9]
• 2010 Greg Jackson[11]
• 2011 Greg Jackson[12]

For the 2012 awards, the Coach of the Year award was renamed The Shawn Tompkins Coach of the Year award in commemoration of Shawn Tompkins.

• 2012 Rafael Cordeiro[13]
• 2013 Duane Ludwig[14]
• 2014 Duane Ludwig[15]
• 2015 Rafael Cordeiro[16]
• 2016 John Kavanagh
• 2017 Trevor Wittman
• 2018 Mike Brown[19]
• 2019 Trevor Wittman[20]

• 2009 Greg Jackson Fighting Systems[9]
• 2010 Wand Training Center[11]
• 2011 Black House[12]
• 2012 Cesar Gracie Jiu-Jitsu[13]
• 2013 Team Alpha Male[14]
• 2014 Team Alpha Male[15]
• 2015 Jackson-Wink MMA Academy[16]
• 2016 American Top Team
• 2017 American Top Team
• 2018 American Top Team[19]
• 2019 American Top Team[20]
• 2020 American Top Team[23]
• 2021 American Top Team[24]

• 2013 Mike Dolce[14]
• 2014 Mike Dolce[15]
• 2015 Mike Dolce[16]
• 2016 Mike Dolce
• 2017 Nick Curson
• 2018 Nick Curson[20]
• 2019 Phil Daru[20]

• 2010 Herb Dean[11]
• 2011 Herb Dean[12]
• 2012 Herb Dean[13]
• 2013 Herb Dean[14]
• 2014 Herb Dean[15]
• 2015 John McCarthy[16]
• 2016 John McCarthy
• 2017 John McCarthy
• 2018 Herb Dean[19]
• 2019 Herb Dean[20]

• 2008 Arianny Celeste[8]
• 2009 Arianny Celeste[9]
• 2010 Arianny Celeste[11]
• 2011 Arianny Celeste[12]
• 2012 Brittney Palmer[13]
• 2013 Brittney Palmer[14]
• 2014 Arianny Celeste[15]
• 2015 Arianny Celeste[16]
• 2016 Jhenny Andrade
• 2017 Jhenny Andrade
• 2018 Jhenny Andrade[19]
• 2019 Brittney Palmer[20]

Awarded to the leading industry executive in the world of MMA.

• 2008 Dana White[8]
• 2009 Dana White[9]
• 2010 Dana White[11]
• 2011 Dana White[12]
• 2012 Dana White[13]
• 2013 Dana White[14]
• 2014 Dana White[15]
• 2015 Dana White[16]
• 2016 Dana White[25]
• 2017 Dana White[26]
• 2018 Dana White[19]
• 2019 Dana White[20]

• 2011 Joe Rogan[12]
• 2012 Joe Rogan[13]
• 2013 Chael Sonnen[14]
• 2014 Joe Rogan[15]
• 2015 Joe Rogan[16]
• 2016 Joe Rogan
• 2017 Joe Rogan
• 2018 Joe Rogan
• 2019 Joe Rogan[20]

• 2015 Dominick Cruz[16]
• 2016 Dominick Cruz
• 2017 Dominick Cruz
• 2018 Daniel Cormier[19]
• 2019 Daniel Cormier[20]

• 2008 Ultimate Fighting Championship[8]
• 2009 Ultimate Fighting Championship[9]
• 2010 Ultimate Fighting Championship[11]
• 2011 Ultimate Fighting Championship[12]
• 2012 Ultimate Fighting Championship[13]
• 2013 Ultimate Fighting Championship[14]
• 2014 Ultimate Fighting Championship[15]
• 2015 Ultimate Fighting Championship[16]
• 2016 Ultimate Fighting Championship
• 2017 Ultimate Fighting Championship
• 2018 Ultimate Fighting Championship[19]
• 2019 Ultimate Fighting Championship[20]

This honor is decided by the awards panel.

Special Achievement Award

• 2009 Charles Lewis, Jr.[9]

Outstanding Contribution to MMA

• 2010 Randy Couture[11]
• 2011 Shawn Tompkins[12]

Lifetime Achievement

• 2012 Leon Tabbs[13]
• 2013 Royce Gracie[14]
• 2014 Burt Watson[15]
• 2015 Bruce Buffer[16]
• 2018 Wanderlei Silva[27]

Fighting Spirit

• 2019 Dustin Poirier[20]

Best Media Coverage.

• 2008 MMAjunkie.com[8]
• 2009 MMAjunkie.com[9]

Media Source of the Year.

• 2010 MMAjunkie.com[11]
• 2011 MMAjunkie.com[12]
• 2012 Sherdog[13]
• 2013 MMA Fighting[14]
• 2014 MMAjunkie.com[15]
• 2015 MMA Fighting[16]
• 2016 MMA Fighting
• 2017 MMA Fighting
• 2018 MMA Fighting[19]
• 2019 ESPN MMA[20]

• 2020 Caposa

• 2015 UFC Embedded[16]
• 2016 The Ultimate Fighter
• 2017 The Ultimate Fighter
• 2018 The Ultimate Fighter
• 2019 JRE MMA Podcast
• 2020 Morning Kombat

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• 2009 John Morgan[9]
• 2010 Ariel Helwani[11]
• 2011 Ariel Helwani[12]
• 2012 Ariel Helwani[13]
• 2013 Ariel Helwani[14]
• 2014 Ariel Helwani[15]
• 2015 Ariel Helwani[16]
• 2016 Ariel Helwani[21]
• 2017 Ariel Helwani
• 2018 Ariel Helwani[19]
• 2019 Ariel Helwani[20]

• 2015 Bad Boy
• 2016 Venum
• 2017 Reebok
• 2018 Reebok

• 2008 Ultimate Fighting Championship[8]
• 2009 TapouT[9]

• 2010 Jason Miller[11]
• 2011 Jason Miller[12]

Best Overall Clothing.

• 2008 TapouT[8]

Best MMA Clothing.

• 2009 TapouT[9]

Best Lifestyle Clothing Brand.

• 2010 TapouT[11]
• 2011 TapouT[12]
• 2012 Bad Boy[13]
• 2013 Bad Boy[14]
• 2014 Bad Boy[15]

Best MMA Shorts.

• 2008 Sprawl[8]
• 2009 TapouT[9]

Best Technical Clothing Brand.

• 2010 Bad Boy[11]
• 2011 Bad Boy[12]
• 2012 Clinch Gear[13]
• 2013 Venum[14]
• 2014 Venum[15]

Best MMA Gloves.

• 2008 Fairtex[8]
• 2009 UFC / Century[9]

Best Technical Equipment.

• 2010 Everlast[11]
• 2011 Everlast[12]
• 2012 Pretorian[13]
• 2013 Bad Boy[14]
• 2014 Everlast[15]