Trisha Shetty (Editor)

World MMA Awards

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit
Country
  
United States

First awarded
  
2008

Presented by
  
Fighters Only Magazine

Official website
  
WorldMMAAwards.com

Awarded for
  
Excellence in the field of Mixed martial arts

Network
  
Versus Fuel TV Fox Sports Networks

The World MMA Awards are awards presented by Fighters Only magazine to honor exceptional performance in various aspects of Mixed martial arts. Winners are presented with the Fighters Only silver statuette. The World MMA Awards are divided into over twenty categories. The first World MMA Awards ceremony was held in 2008. From their inception to the present, award winners have been chosen through online fan voting. It is the most prestigious award event in the world of MMA.

Contents

The Charles ‘Mask’ Lewis Fighter of the Year

  • 2008 Anderson Silva
  • 2009 Georges St-Pierre

    • 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..

  • 2010 José Aldo
  • 2011 Jon Jones
  • 2012 Jon Jones
  • 2013 Chris Weidman
  • 2014 Robbie Lawler
  • 2015 Conor McGregor
  • 2016 Conor McGregor

    • Female Fighter of the Year

  • 2008 Gina Carano
  • 2009 Cristiane Santos
  • 2010 Cristiane Santos
  • 2011 Miesha Tate
  • 2012 Ronda Rousey
  • 2013 Ronda Rousey
  • 2014 Ronda Rousey
  • 2015 Holly Holm
  • 2016 Amanda Nunes

    • Breakthrough Fighter of the Year

  • 2008 Demian Maia
  • 2009 Brock Lesnar
  • 2010 Jon Jones
  • 2011 Donald Cerrone
  • 2012 Chris Weidman
  • 2013 Travis Browne
  • 2014 Kelvin Gastelum
  • 2015 Holly Holm
  • 2016 Cody Garbrandt

    • International Fighter of the Year

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

  • 2008 Michael Bisping
  • 2009 Gegard Mousasi

    • 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
  • 2011 Alistair Overeem
  • 2012 Michael Bisping
  • 2013 Alexander Gustafsson
  • 2014 Conor McGregor
  • 2015 Conor McGregor
  • 2016 Khabib Nurmagomedov

    • Fight of the Year

  • 2008 Chuck Liddell UD 3 Wanderlei Silva - UFC 79
  • 2009 Diego Sanchez SD 3 Clay Guida - The Ultimate Fighter: United States vs. United Kingdom Finale
  • 2010 Anderson Silva SUB 5 Chael Sonnen - UFC 117
  • 2011 Frankie Edgar S Draw 5 Gray Maynard II - UFC 125
  • 2012 Joe Lauzon SUB 3 Jamie Varner - UFC on Fox: Shogun vs. Vera
  • 2013 Jon Jones UD 5 Alexander Gustafsson - UFC 165
  • 2014 José Aldo UD 5 Chad Mendes II - UFC 179
  • 2015 Robbie Lawler TKO 5 Rory MacDonald II - UFC 189
  • 2016 Cub Swanson UD 3 Doo Ho Choi - UFC 206

    • Knockout of the Year

  • 2008 Wanderlei Silva KO 1 Keith Jardine - UFC 84
  • 2009 Dan Henderson KO 2 Michael Bisping - UFC 100
  • 2010 Maurício Rua KO 1 Lyoto Machida - UFC 113
  • 2011 Anderson Silva KO 1 Vitor Belfort - UFC 126
  • 2012 Edson Barboza KO 3 Terry Etim - UFC 142
  • 2013 Vitor Belfort KO 1 Luke Rockhold - UFC on FX: Belfort vs. Rockhold
  • 2014 Dong Hyun Kim KO 3 John Hathaway - The Ultimate Fighter China Finale: Kim vs. Hathaway
  • 2015 Holly Holm KO 2 Ronda Rousey - UFC 193
  • 2016 Michael Page KO 2 Evangelista Santos - Bellator 158

    • Submission of the Year

  • 2008 Georges St-Pierre vs. Matt Hughes - UFC 79
  • 2009 Toby Imada vs. Jorge Masvidal - Bellator 5
  • 2010 Fabrício Werdum vs. Fedor Emelianenko - Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Werdum
  • 2011 Chan Sung Jung vs. Leonard Garcia - UFC Fight Night: Nogueira vs. Davis
  • 2012 Frank Mir vs. Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira - UFC 140
  • 2013 Urijah Faber vs. Ivan Menjivar - UFC 157
  • 2014 Ben Saunders vs. Chris Heatherly - UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs. dos Anjos
  • 2015 Ronda Rousey vs. Cat Zingano - UFC 184
  • 2016 Nate Diaz vs. Conor McGregor - UFC 196

    • Comeback of the Year

  • 2011 Cheick Kongo KO 1 Pat Barry - UFC Live: Kongo vs. Barry
  • 2012 Frank Mir TS 1 Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira - UFC 140
  • 2013 Travis Browne KO 1 Alistair Overeem - UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs. Sonnen
  • 2014 Dominick Cruz (career)
  • 2015 Eddie Alvarez SD 3 Gilbert Melendez - UFC 188
  • 2016 Miesha Tate SUB 5 Holly Holm - UFC 196

    • Upset of the Year

  • 2014 TJ Dillashaw TKO 5 Renan Barao - UFC 173
  • 2015 Holly Holm KO 2 Ronda Rousey - UFC 193
  • 2016 Michael Bisping KO 1 Luke Rockhold - UFC 199

    • The Shawn Tompkins Coach of the Year

  • 2009 Greg Jackson
  • 2010 Greg Jackson
  • 2011 Greg Jackson

    • 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
  • 2013 Duane Ludwig
  • 2014 Duane Ludwig
  • 2015 Rafael Cordeiro
  • 2016 John Kavanagh

    • Gym of the Year

  • 2009 Greg Jackson Fighting Systems
  • 2010 Wand Training Center
  • 2011 Black House
  • 2012 Cesar Gracie Jiu-Jitsu
  • 2013 Team Alpha Male
  • 2014 Team Alpha Male
  • 2015 Jackson-Winkeljohn MMA Academy
  • 2016 American Top Team

    • Trainer of the Year

  • 2013 Mike Dolce
  • 2014 Mike Dolce
  • 2015 Mike Dolce
  • 2016 Mike Dolce

    • Referee of the Year

  • 2010 Herb Dean
  • 2011 Herb Dean
  • 2012 Herb Dean
  • 2013 Herb Dean
  • 2014 Herb Dean
  • 2015 John McCarthy
  • 2016 John McCarthy

    • Ringcard Girl of the Year

  • 2008 Arianny Celeste
  • 2009 Arianny Celeste
  • 2010 Arianny Celeste
  • 2011 Arianny Celeste
  • 2012 Brittney Palmer
  • 2013 Brittney Palmer
  • 2014 Arianny Celeste
  • 2015 Arianny Celeste
  • 2016 Jhenny Andrade

    • Leading Man of the Year

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

  • 2008 Dana White
  • 2009 Dana White
  • 2010 Dana White
  • 2011 Dana White
  • 2012 Dana White
  • 2013 Dana White
  • 2014 Dana White
  • 2015 Dana White
  • 2016 Dana White

    • MMA Personality of the Year

  • 2011 Joe Rogan
  • 2012 Joe Rogan
  • 2013 Chael Sonnen
  • 2014 Joe Rogan
  • 2015 Joe Rogan
  • 2016 Joe Rogan

    • Analyst of the Year

  • 2015 Dominick Cruz
  • 2016 Dominick Cruz

    • Best Promotion

  • 2008 Ultimate Fighting Championship
  • 2009 Ultimate Fighting Championship
  • 2010 Ultimate Fighting Championship
  • 2011 Ultimate Fighting Championship
  • 2012 Ultimate Fighting Championship
  • 2013 Ultimate Fighting Championship
  • 2014 Ultimate Fighting Championship
  • 2015 Ultimate Fighting Championship
  • 2016 Ultimate Fighting Championship

    • Lifetime Achievement

    This honor is decided by the awards panel.

    Special Achievement Award

  • 2009 Charles Lewis, Jr.

    • Outstanding Contribution to MMA

  • 2010 Randy Couture
  • 2011 Shawn Tompkins

    • Lifetime Achievement

  • 2012 Leon Tabbs
  • 2013 Royce Gracie
  • 2014 Burt Watson
  • 2015 Bruce Buffer

    • Best Lifestyle Clothing Brand

    Best Overall Clothing.

  • 2008 TapouT

    • Best MMA Clothing.

  • 2009 TapouT

    • Best Lifestyle Clothing Brand.

  • 2010 TapouT
  • 2011 TapouT
  • 2012 Bad Boy
  • 2013 Bad Boy
  • 2014 Bad Boy
  • 2015 Bad Boy

    • Best Technical Clothing Brand

    Best MMA Shorts.

  • 2008 Sprawl
  • 2009 TapouT

    • Best Technical Clothing Brand.

  • 2010 Bad Boy
  • 2011 Bad Boy
  • 2012 Clinch Gear
  • 2013 Venum
  • 2014 Venum
  • 2015 Bad Boy
  • 2016 Venum

    • Best Technical Equipment

    Best MMA Gloves.

  • 2008 Fairtex
  • 2009 UFC / Century

    • Best Technical Equipment.

  • 2010 Everlast
  • 2011 Everlast
  • 2012 Pretorian
  • 2013 Bad Boy
  • 2014 Everlast
  • 2015 Bad Boy
  • 2016 Venum

    • MMA Media Source of the Year

    Best Media Coverage.

  • 2008 MMAjunkie.com
  • 2009 MMAjunkie.com

    • Media Source of the Year.

  • 2010 MMAjunkie.com
  • 2011 MMAjunkie.com
  • 2012 Sherdog
  • 2013 MMA Fighting
  • 2014 MMAjunkie.com
  • 2015 MMA Fighting
  • 2016 MMA Fighting

    • Best MMA Programming

  • 2015 UFC Embedded
  • 2016 The Ultimate Fighter

    • MMA Journalist of the Year

  • 2009 John Morgan
  • 2010 Ariel Helwani
  • 2011 Ariel Helwani
  • 2012 Ariel Helwani
  • 2013 Ariel Helwani
  • 2014 Ariel Helwani
  • 2015 Ariel Helwani
  • 2016 Ariel Helwani

    • Best MMA Brand

  • 2008 Ultimate Fighting Championship
  • 2009 TapouT

    • Most Memorable Ring Entrance

  • 2010 Jason Miller
  • 2011 Jason Miller

    • References

    World MMA Awards Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


    Similar Topics