Ozljede su neizbježne kako u MMA-u općenito tako i u UFC-u, no čini se kako je u posljednje vrijeme to pravilo istaknutije no ikada kada je u pitanju prestižna borilačka organizacija. Neki to nazivaju i "epidemijom".

Pojedini borci su naizgled podložniji ozljedama od ostalih, i mnogi ti natjecatelji se nalaze na listi koju je sastavio portal Sportsofanarchy.com. Saznajte tko je najčešće otkazivao nastupe u UFC-u, WEC-u i Strikeforceu - popis sadrži ne samo slučajeve gdje je presudila ozljeda, već i situacije gdje se dogodio pad na doping testu.

Matt Riddle - 9

(UFC 91, UFC 124, UFC on VS 3, UFC on VS 4, UFC 141, UFC on FX 4, Bellator 100, Bellator 109, TItan FC 29)

Allesio Sakara - 7

(UFC 59, TUF 10 Finale, UFC 116, UFC 118, UFC 122, UFC 133, UFC 158)
Thiago Tavares- 7 (TUF 9 Finale, UFC 114, UFC on Fox 3, UFC on Fox 5, UFC Fight Night 36, UFC Fight Night 41, UFC Fight Night)

Thiago Silva - 6

(UFC 89, UFC 117, UFC 130, UFC 149, UFC Fight Night 35, WSOF 19)

Thiago Alves - 6

(UFC 107, UFC 111, UFC 115, UFC 149, UFC Fight Night 26, UFC Fight Night 49)

Jose Aldo - 6

(WEC 37, UFC 125, UFC 149, UFC 153 UFC 176, UFC 189)

Bobby Green - 6

(Strikeforce: Rockhold vs. Jardine, UFC on FOx 8, UFC 169, UFC 172, UFC Fight Night 63, UFC Fight Night 71)

Joe Riggs - 6

(WEC 29, Strikeforce: Melendez vs. Thomson, Strikeforce: Carano vs. Cyborg, Bellator 98, Bellator 112, UFC Fight Night 51)

Vitor Belfort - 5

(UFC 33, UFC 112, UFC 139, UFC 147, UFC 173)

Antonio "Rogerio" Nogueira - 5

(UFC 109, UFC 133, UFC on Fuel TV 2, UFC 161, UFC Fight Night 37)

Bobby Lashley - 5

(Strikeforce: Nashville, Strikeforce: Los Angeles, Titan FC 19, Bellator 98, Bellator 134

Kid Yamamoto - 5

(Strikeforce: Heavy Artillery, Dream 7, UFC 130, UFC 135, UFC 165)

Tarec Saffiedine - 5

(Strikeforce: Feijao vs. Henderson, Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Henderson, UFC on Fox 8, UFC 172, UFC Fight Night 60)

Anthony Pettis - 5

(WEC 40, WEC 44, UFC 163, UFC on FOx 9, UFC on Fox 16)

Josh Thomson - 5

(Strikeforce Shamrock vs. Le, Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Diaz, Strikeforce: Carano vs. Cyborg, Strikeforce: Barnett vs. Kharitonov, UFC Fight Night 62)

Alistair Overeem - 5

(Strikeforce: Lawler vs. Shields,Strikeforce: Barnett vs. Kharitonov, Strikeforce: Carano vs. Cyborg, UFC 146, UFC 160)

Luke Rockhold - 5

(Strikeforce: San Jose, Strikeforce: Feijao vs. Henderson, Strikeforce: Cormier vs. Mir, Strikeforce: Marquardt vs. Saffiedine, UFC 166)

Manny Gamburyan - 5

(UFC 128, UFC 135, UFC 157, UFC on FX 8, UFC on Fox 15)

Jon Jones - 5

(UFC 133, UFC 151, UFC 177, UFC 178, UFC 187)

Georges St. Pierre - 4

(UFC 63, UFC 67, UFC 137, UFC 143)

Rory MacDonald - 4

(UFC 123, UFC 140, UFC 152, UFC 158)

Ian McCall  - 4

(UFC on Fox 4, UFC on Fox 9, UFC Fight Night 37, UFC Fight Night 56,

Erik Koch- 4

(WEC 43, UFC 143, UFC 153, UFC on Fox 16)

Frank Mir - 4

(UFC 45, UFC Fight Night 9, UFC 98, Strikeforce: Cormier vs. Mir)

Jamie Varner - 4

(WEC 27, WEC 43, TUF 16 FInale, UFC on Fox 9)

Mike Swick - 4

(UFC Fight Night 5, UFC 103, UFC Fight Night 23, UFC 134)

Todd Duffe - 4

(UFC 99, UFC 107, UFC 121, Dream 17)

Josh Koscheck - 4

(UFC 98, UFC 109, UFC 151 [pre-cancellation], UFC 163)

Matt Wiman - 4

(UFC 103, UFC Fight Night 22, UFC 145, UFC Fight Night 62)

Francisco Rivera - 4

(UFC on VS 3, UFC on FX4, UFC on Fox 7, UFC 170)

Cub Swanson - 4

(WEC 35, WEC 48, UFC on VS 3, UFC 132)

Rashad Evans - 4

(UFC 68, UFC 128, UFC 140, UFC 170)

Tito Ortiz - 4

(TUF 1 Finale, UFC 115, UFC Fight Night 24, Bellator 106)

TJ Grant - 4

(UFC on VS 4, UFC 141, UFC 164, UFC on Fox 9)

Diego Sanchez - 4

(UFC 90, UFC 135, UFC 141, UFC 180)

Derek Brunson - 4

(Strikeforce: Tate vs. Rousey, UFC 164, UFC on Fox 13, UFC Fight Night 69)

Amir Sadallah - 4

(UFC 91, UFC Fight Night 17, UFC 143, UFC 160)

Dominick Cruz - 3

(WEC 31, UFC 148, UFC 169)

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