2021 UFC Year in Review

With 43 events and 509 UFC fights in the books, 2021 has reached its conclusion. Fight Night Picks previewed, in great detail, all 509 fights (and a ton more canceled and postponed fights). Matt and Craig also broke down several Bellator fights and the occasional endeavor into boxing.

Here we take a look closer into the stats of the year, but check out Matt and Craig’s Year in Review where they more closely look at the 2021 in combat sports.

Total UFC fights: 509

UFC cards: 43

Favorites: 320-179-10 (.641)

Biggest underdog winner: Julianna Pena over Amanda Nunes (+700)

Biggest favorite winner: Valentina Shevchenko over Lauren Murphy (-1491)

Matt and Craig agreed on a pick: 414/509 (.813)

Craig’s UFC picks: 306-193-10 (.613)

Matt’s UFC picks: 305-194-10 (.611)

Bet 1u on every favorite: -27.73u

Bet 1u on every underdog: -44.63u

Bet 1u on every Craig pick: -11.62u

Bet 1u on every Matt pick: -21.96u

Bet 1u every time Matt and Craig agree: -16.40u

Bet 1u on the underdog every time Matt and Craig differ on picks: -6.62u

Betting Guide parlays: 11-32 (+4.22u)

Women’s Strawweight

Fights: 32

Starting Champ: Zhang Weili; Ending Champ: Rose Namajunas

Favorites: 19-13 (.594)

Matt: 20-12 (.625); Craig: 19-13 (.594)

Women’s Flyweight

Fights: 41

Starting Champ: Valentina Shevchenko; Ending Champ: Valentina Shevchenko

Favorites: 25-15-1 (.625)

Matt: 24-16-1 (.600); Craig: 27-13-1 (.675)

Women’s Bantamweight

Fights: 18

Starting Champ: Amanda Nunes; Ending Champ: Julianna Pena

Favorites: 11-7 (.611)

Matt: 9-9 (.500); Craig: 8-10 (.444)

Women’s Featherweight

Fights: 5

Starting Champ: Amanda Nunes; Ending Champ: Amanda Nunes

Favorites: 3-2 (.600)

Matt: 4-1 (.800); Craig: 4-1 (.800)

Flyweight

Fights: 26

Starting Champ: Deiveson Figueiredo; Ending Champ: Brandon Moreno

Favorites: 19-7 (.731)

Matt: 17-9 (.654); Craig: 20-6 (.769)

Bantamweight

Fights: 61

Starting Champ: Petr Yan; Ending Champ: Aljamain Sterling

Favorites: 37-23-1 (.617)

Matt: 36-24-1 (.600); Craig: 36-24-1 (.600)

Featherweight

Fights: 61

Starting Champ: Alexander Volkanovski; Ending Champ: Alexander Volkanovski

Favorites: 34-25-2 (.576)

Matt: 33-26-2 (.559); Craig: 34-25-2 (.576)

Lightweight

Fights: 65

Starting Champ: Khabib Nurmagomedov; Ending Champ: Charles Oliveira

Favorites: 43-20-2 (.683)

Matt: 45-18-2 (.714); Craig: 43-20-2 (.683)

Welterweight

Fights: 60

Starting Champ: Kamaru Usman; Ending Champ: Kamaru Usman

Favorites: 38-21-1 (.644)

Matt: 37-22-1 (.627); Craig: 36-23-1 (.610)

Middleweight

Fights: 64

Starting Champ: Israel Adesanya; Ending Champ: Israel Adesanya

Favorites: 40-23-1 (.635)

Matt: 34-29-1 (.540); Craig: 34-29-1 (.540)

Light Heavyweight

Fights: 37

Starting Champ: Jan Blachowicz; Ending Champ: Glover Teixeira

Favorites: 22-14-1 (.611)

Matt: 20-16-1 (.556); Craig: 19-17-1 (.528)

Heavyweight

Fights: 39

Starting Champ: Stipe Miocic; Ending Champ: Francis Ngannou

Favorites: 29-10 (.744)

Matt: 26-13 (.667); Craig: 26-13 (.667)