Black History Month

Zane Frazier, Art Jimmerson, Patrick Smith and Trent Jenkins compete at UFC 1: The Beginning

Jim Brown serves as the first African American color commentator (pre-Zuffa era) at UFC 1: The Beginning

Ron Van Clief fights at UFC 4 to become the oldest competitor to fight in the UFC, aged 51

Kevin Jackson defeated Tom Butler by first-round knockout to become the first African American to win a UFC tournament at UFC 14

Maurice Smith defeated Mark Coleman at UFC 14 to become the UFC heavyweight champion, and the first African American to headline a non-tournament event.

UFC Hall-of-Famer Kevin Randleman defeated Pete Williams by decision to win the UFC heavyweight title at UFC 23

Carlos Newton, born in Anguilla and representing Canada, defeated Pat Miletich with a third-round submission to win the welterweight title at UFC 31

Mark Weir, born in Gloucester, England, makes his UFC debut at UFC 38 with a 10-second knockout victory over Eugene Jackson

David Loiseau, born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, makes his UFC debut at UFC 42 with a first-round knockout victory over Mark Weir.

Josh Koscheck and Bobby Southworth compete in the inaugural season of The Ultimate Fighter

Rashad Evans defeated Brad Imes in the heavyweight division finale of the second season of The Ultimate Fighter

Anderson Silva defeats Rich Franklin by first-round knockout at UFC 64 to win the UFC middleweight title on October 14, 2006.

Quinton "Rampage" Jackson defeats Chuck Liddell by first-round knockout, winning UFC light heavyweight title at UFC 71

Quinton "Rampage" Jackson makes his coaching debut on season 7 of The Ultimate Fighter. His team: C.B. Dollaway, Matthew Riddle, Paul Bradley, Dan Cramer, Gerald Harris, Mike Dolce, Jeremy May and Brandon Sene

Rashad Evans defeats Forrest Griffin with a third-round knockout at UFC 92 to win the UFC light heavyweight title

Jon Jones defeats Mauricio "Shogun" Rua by third-round knockout at UFC 128 to become the youngest champion in UFC history at 23 years old

Benson Henderson defeated Frankie Edgar by decision at UFC 144 to win the UFC lightweight title

Demetrious Johnson defeated Joseph Benavidez by decision at UFC 152 to become the UFC flyweight champion, the start of a six-year reign

Anderson "Spider" Silva defeats Stephan Bonnar at UFC 153 to set the UFC record for most consecutive UFC victories (16). 

Germaine de Randamie makes her victorious debut at UFC on FOX 8 against Julie Kedzie

Angela Hill becomes the first female African American athlete to compete on The Ultimate Fighter, Season 20, as a member of Team Melendez

Angela Hill became the first African American female to compete in the UFC during the season finale of Season 20 of The Ultimate Fighter against fellow strawweight Emily Kagan 

Daniel Cormier defeated Anthony Johnson for the vacant UFC light heavyweight championship at UFC 187

Tyron Woodley defeats Robbie Lawler by first-round knockout to become the UFC welterweight champion at UFC 201

Daniel Cormier serves as the first color commentator for a UFC event (Zuffa era) at UFC Fight Night 96: Lineker vs Dodson

Germaine de Randamie becomes the first Black female to headline a UFC event at UFC 208, where she defeated Holly Holm for the UFC featherweight championship title

Germaine de Randamie defeats Holly Holm at UFC 208 to become the first Black Female UFC Champion 

Maurice Smith is inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame, Pioneer Wing ('17), becoming the first African American athlete to be inducted

Geoff Neal (right) and Karl Roberson (left) are awarded contracts on Season 1, Episode 3 of DWCS

Demetrious Johnson defeats Ray Borg with a fifth-round submission to set the record for the most successful UFC title defenses (11) at UFC 216

Daniel Cormier defeats Stipe Miocic at UFC 226 to become the UFC heavyweight champion, while also the UFC light heavyweight champion

Kamaru Usman, born in Nigeria, defeats Tyron Woodley to become the UFC welterweight champion at UFC 235

Rashad Evans inducted into the Pioneer Wing ('19) of the UFC Hall of Fame

Israel Adesanya defeats Robert Whittaker with a second-round knockout to be crowned the undisputed UFC middleweight champion at UFC 243

Kevin Randleman inducted into the Pioneer Wing ('20) of the UFC Hall of Fame

Jon Jones is inducted into the Fight Wing ('20) of the UFC Hall of Fame for his UFC 165 battle against Alexander Gustafsson

Angela Hill becomes the first African American female to headline a UFC event in her main event bout against Michelle Waterson at UFC Fight Night: Waterson vs Hill

Aljamain Sterling defeats Petr Yan at UFC 259 to claim the UFC bantamweight title

Francis Ngannou defeats Stipe Miocic by second-round knockout in their championship rematch at UFC 260 to claim the UFC heavyweight title