Sanctions

Athletes who receive a sanction for a doping violation under the UFC Anti-Doping Policy will be listed below. For more information about a specific sanction, please click the athlete’s last name for a link to the official press release announcing the Anti-Doping Policy Violation.

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*TBD = Sanction end date is “To Be Determined” because the athlete is retired or has failed to fully comply with the terms of the sanction.

UFC Sanctions List

Name	WADA Substances Class	Violation	Announced	Sanction Start Date	Sanction End Date	Sanction Terms
Silva, Anderson	S1 - Anabolic Agents; S5 - Diuretics and Masking Agent	Methyltestosterone; Hydrochlorothiazide	07/18/2018	11/10/2017	11/09/2018	1-Year Suspension
Oleksiejczuk, Michał	S4 - Hormone & Metabolic Modulators	Clomiphene	06/12/2018	12/30/2017	12/29/2018	1-Year Suspension
Nogueira, Antonio Rogerio	S5 - Diuretics and Masking Agent	Hydrochlorothiazide	04/23/2018	10/19/2017	04/18/2018	6-month suspension
Almeida, Junior dos Santos	S5 - Diuretics and Masking Agents	Hydrochlorothiazide	04/23/2018	08/18/2017	02/17/2018	6-month suspension
De Lima, Marcos Rogerio	S4 - Hormone & Metabolic Modulators; S5 - Diuretics and Masking Agents	Anastrozole; Hydrochlorothiazide	04/23/2018	08/11/2017	02/10/2018	6-month suspension
Diaz, Nick	Non-Analytical	3 Whereabouts Failures	04/09/2018	04/19/2017	04/18/2018	1-year suspension
Rothwell, Ben	S1 - Anabolic Agents	Testosterone	04/06/2018	02/06/2017	02/05/2019	2-year suspension
Lemos, Amanda	S1 - Anabolic Agents	Stanozolol	03/28/2018	11/08/2017	11/07/2019	2-year suspension
Barnett, Josh	S1 - Anabolic Agents	Ostarine	03/23/2018			Public Reprimand
Cutelaba, Ion	M1 – Manipulation of Blood and Blood Components	Non-Analytical: Blood Transfusion	03/08/2018	11/03/2017	05/02/2018	6-month suspension
Calvillo, Cynthia	S8 - Cannabinoids	Carboxy-THC	03/07/2018	12/30/2017	06/29/2018	6-month suspension
Anyanwu, Azunna	S5 - Diuretics and Masking Agents	Furosemide	03/02/2018	10/18/2017	10/17/2018	1-year suspension
Tukhugov, Zubaira	S1 - Anabolic Agents	Ostarine	02/15/2018	09/26/2016	09/25/2018	2-year suspension
Magomedov, Ruslan	S1 - Anabolic Agents	Ostarine	02/15/2018	09/26/2016	09/25/2018	2-year suspension
Wallhead, Jim	S1 - Anabolic Agents	Ostarine	02/06/2018	10/07/2017	07/06/2018	9-month suspension
De Tomas, Carls John	S5 - Diuretics and Masking Agents	Furosemide	02/05/2018	12/29/2017	12/28/2018	1-year suspension
Mulheron, James	S4 - Hormone & Metabolic Modulators	Clomiphene	01/30/2018	11/17/2017	11/16/2018	1-year suspension
Rivera, Francisco	S1 - Anabolic Agents	Clenbuterol	01/19/2018	08/17/2016	08/16/2020	4-year suspension
Ribas, Amanda	S1 - Anabolic Agents	Ostarine	01/10/2018	06/07/2017	06/06/2019	2-year suspension
Penne, Jessica	S1 - Anabolic Agents	Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA)	01/05/2018	04/23/2017	10/22/2018	18-month suspension
Moreno, Brandon	S1 - Anabolic Agents	Clenbuterol	11/01/2017			No Fault
Felipe, Carlos	S1 - Anabolic Agents	Stanozolol	10/20/2017	09/19/2017	09/18/2019	2-year suspension
Taylor, Jesse	S4 - Hormone & Metabolic Modulators	Clomiphene	10/13/2017	09/13/2017	09/12/2018	1-year suspension
Roehrick, Nick	S4 - Hormone & Metabolic Modulators	Clomiphene	09/21/2017	08/17/2017	08/16/2018	1-year suspension
Cannetti, Guido	S1 - Anabolic Agents S5 - Diuretics and Masking Agents	Ostarine, Stanozolol metabolites 16β-hydroxystanozolol and 4β-hydroxystanozolol, Hydrochlorothiazide, Chlorothiazide	08/18/2017	10/28/2016	08/27/2017	10-month suspension
Sullivan, George	S4 - Hormone & Metabolic Modulators	Clomiphene	06/20/2017	01/14/2017	1/13/2018	1-year suspension
Gastelum, Kelvin	S8 - Cannabinoids	Carboxy-THC	05/11/2017	03/11/2017	06/10/2017	6-month suspension
Abreu, Ricardo	S1 - Anabolic Agents	19-norandrosterone (19-NA)	05/05/2017	05/04/2017	*TBD	4-year suspension
Mir, Francisco	S1 - Anabolic Agents	Dehydrochloromethyltestosterone (DHCMT)	04/21/2017	04/08/2016	04/07/2018	2-year suspension
Ledet, Justin	S1 -Anabolic Agents	1-testosterone and 1-androstenedione	04/05/2017	02/01/2017	05/31/2017	4-month suspension
Good, Lyman	S1 -Anabolic Agents	1-androstenedione	04/03/2017	10/24/2016	04/23/2017	6-month suspension
Nicolau (Pereira), Matheus	S4 - Hormone & Metabolic Modulators	Anastrozole	03/29/2017	10/13/2016	10/12/2017	1-year suspension
Andrade, Viscardi	S1 -Anabolic Agents	Stanozolol	03/21/2017	03/20/2016	03/19/2018	2-year suspension
Lawlor, Tom	S1 - Anabolic Agents	Ostarine	02/24/2017	10/10/2016	10/09/2018	2-year suspension
Omielanczuk, Daniel	S4 - Hormone & Metabolic Modulators	Meldonium	02/06/2017			No Fault
Olivieri, Felipe	S1 - Anabolic Agents	Methyltestosterone	01/25/2017	03/10/2016	03/09/2018	2-year suspension
Lesnar, Brock	S4 - Hormone & Metabolic Modulators	Clomiphene	01/04/2017	07/15/2016	*TBD	1-year suspension
Ferreira, Carlos Diego	S1 - Anabolic Agents	Ostarine; 7‐keto‐DHEA	12/21/2016	04/29/2016	09/28/2017	17-month suspension
Machida, Lyoto	S1 - Anabolic Agents	7‐keto‐DHEA	11/16/2016	04/08/2016	10/07/2017	18-month suspension
Sullivan, George	S2 - Peptide Hormones, Growth Factors and Related Substances and Mimetics	Insulin-like Growth Factor-1	11/08/2016	01/31/2016	01/30/2017	1-year suspension
Jones, Jon	S4 - Hormone & Metabolic Modulators	Clomiphene; Letrozole	11/07/2016	07/06/2016	07/05/2017	1-year suspension
Hunter, Adam	S4 - Hormone & Metabolic Modulators; S1 - Anabolic Agents	Tamoxifen; Boldenone, Methandienone, Drostanolone, and Clenbuterol	10/28/2016	08/26/2016	08/25/2018	2-year suspension; Loss of Results
Edilov, Abdul-Kerim	S4 - Hormone & Metabolic Modulators	Meldonium	10/21/2016	01/07/2016	04/06/2017	15-month suspension; Loss of results
Diaz, Nate	S8 - Cannabinoids	Cannabidiol	10/06/2016	-	-	Public Warning
Jingliang, Li	S1 - Anabolic Agents	Clenbuterol	09/02/2016	-	-	No Fault
Montano, Augusto	S1 - Anabolic Agents	Clenbuterol	08/31/2016	-	-	No Fault
Guangyou, Ning	S1 - Anabolic Agents	Clenbuterol	08/09/2016	-	-	No Fault
Abreu, Ricardo	S1 - Anabolic Agents	19-norandrosterone	07/29/2016	07/01/2016	06/30/2018	2-year Suspension; Loss of results
Makhachev, Islam	S4 - Hormone & Metabolic Modulators	Meldonium	07/27/2016	-	-	No Fault
Mendes, Chad	S2 - Peptide Hormones, Growth Factors and Related Substances and Mimetics	Growth Hormone-Releasing Hexapeptide	07/20/2016	06/10/2016	06/09/2018	2-Year Suspension; Loss of Results
Penn, Jay Dee	M2 - Chemical and Physical Manipulation	Non-Analytical: Intravenous Infusion	06/27/2016	03/25/2016	09/24/2016	6-Month Suspension
Means, Tim	S1 - Anabolic Agents	Ostarine	06/10/2016	02/03/2016	08/02/2016	6-Month Suspension; Loss of Results
Romero, Yoel	S2 - Peptide Hormones, Growth Factors and Related Substances and Mimetics	Ibutamoren	04/04/2016	01/12/2016	07/11/2016	6-Month Suspension
Brandao, Diego	S8 - Cannabinoids	Carboxy-THC	05/19/2016	01/02/2016	10/01/2016	9-Month Suspension; Loss of Results
Filipovic, Mirko	S2 - Peptide Hormones, Growth Factors and Related Substances and Mimetics	Non-Analytical: Growth Hormone (hGH)	11/25/2015	11/09/2015	*TBD	2-Year Suspension; Loss of Results
Tibau, Gleison	S2 - Peptide Hormones, Growth Factors and Related Substances and Mimetics	Erythropoietin (EPO)	02/18/2016	11/07/2015	11/06/2017	2-Year Suspension; Loss of Results