It would appear that competitors within the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s flyweight division are having a more difficult time finding their way onto a main card than most.
The UFC flyweight division is the only division to not feature a fight on the main card of a of a UFC event within the year of 2018. The most recent time a flyweight fighter was on a main card was way back at UFC 218, in which Henry Cejudo earned a victory over Sergio Pettis.
UFC flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson holds the No. 1 spot within the official UFC pound-for-pound rankings. The fighter holds the record for the most consecutive UFC title defenses.
With that in mind, the fighter is also consistently the weakest of the promotion’s pay-per-view draws when it comes to reigning champions. Now it would appear that the effect lingers among the rest of the division.
Here is a list of all the flyweight competitors to appear on a UFC card within 2018, as provided by Bloody Elbow:
Dustin Ortiz vs. Alexandre Pantoja – UFC 220 prelims on FS1
Deiveson Figueiredo vs. Joseph Morales – UFC Fight Night: Machida vs. Anders prelims on Fight Pass
Jussier Formiga vs. Ben Nguyen – UFC 221 prelims on FS1
Roberto Sanchez vs. Joby Sanchez – UFC Fight Night: Cerrone vs. Medeiros prelims on FS1
Alex Perez vs. Eric Shelton – UFC on FOX 28 prelims on Fight Pass (fight was at catchweight)
John Moraga vs. Wilson Reis – UFC on FOX 29 prelims on FOX
Alexandre Pantoja vs. Brandon Moreno – UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Usman prelims on FS2
