The Best MMA Fighter ESPY Award is an annual award honoring the achievements of an individual from the world of mixed martial arts. The Best MMA Fighter ESPY Award trophy is presented to the mixed martial arts fighter adjudged to be the best in a given calendar year at the annual ESPY Awards ceremony. It was first awarded as part of the ESPY Awards in 2019, succeeding the Best Fighter ESPY Award, which encompassed both boxers and MMA fighters.
The inaugural winner of the Best MMA Fighter ESPY Award was American UFC Heavyweight Champion Daniel Cormier, who won and defended the championship in 2018..
Winners and nominees + Best Fighter ESPY Award winners and nominees Year Image Winner Nationality Sanctioning body or league Weight class Nominees Ref. 2019 Ultimate Fighting Championship Heavyweight Israel Adesanya Henry Cejudo Amanda Nunes 2020Not awarded due to the COVID-19 pandemic 2021 Ultimate Fighting Championship Lightweight Amanda Nunes Rose Namajunas Francis Ngannou 2022 Ultimate Fighting Championship Lightweight Kayla Harrison Kamaru Usman Alexander Volkanovski 2023 Ultimate Fighting Championship Heavyweight Leon Edwards Amanda Nunes Islam Makhachev 2024 Ultimate Fighting Championship Bantamweight Islam Makhachev Alex Pereira Zhang Weili 2025 Ultimate Fighting Championship Bantamweight Dricus du Plessis Kayla Harrison Islam Makhachev
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