UFC Anti-Doping Program

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

NameViolationSanction TermsAnnounced
Saint Preux, Ovince3α-hydroxy-5α-androst-1-en-17-one 6-Month Suspension09/18/2023
Casey, CortneyBPC-1574-Month Suspension09/14/2023
Smith, BraxtonTestosterone2-Year Suspension06/27/2023
De Souza, Jose19-norandrosterone; 19-noretiocholanolone2-Year Suspension06/01/2023
do Carmo Mota, CarlosMeldonium2-Year Suspension02/21/2023
Abdelwahab, HamdyMethenolone; Tampering2-Year Suspension02/03/2023
Green, BobbyDehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) 6-Month Suspension10/07/2022
Zaleski dos Santos, ElizeuOstarine1-Year Suspension09/22/2022
Johns, MilesAdderallPublic Warning07/21/2022
Evans-Smith, AshleeDehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA)14-Month Suspension05/16/2022
Blanchfield, ErinSpironolactonePublic Warning05/13/2022
Lazishvili, ZviadClomiphene10-Month Suspension02/23/2022
Prazeres, MichelClomiphene; Oxandrolone; Androgenic Anabolic Steroid4-Year Suspension12/23/2021
Benoit, RyanModafinil10-Month Suspension11/08/2021
Augusto de Freitas, GeraldoAndrogenic Anabolic Steroid2-Year Suspension10/13/2021
Bontorin, RogerioHydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ) 3-Month Suspension09/29/2021
Shakirova, LiliyaMeldonium2-Year Suspension 08/30/2021
Alvis, Juancamilo Ronderos Cocaine1-Month Suspension07/29/2021
Koch, ErikStanozolol18-Month Suspension06/16/2021
Piechota, OskarGrowth hormone releasing peptide 2 (GHRP-2) 22-Month Suspension05/05/2021
Pessoa Nunes, RaphaelHydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ); Possession and Use/Attempted Use; Evading Sample Collection2-Year Suspension05/03/2021
Azaitar, AbuTamoxifen7-Month Suspension02/01/2021
Pennington, Raquel7-keto-DHEA; AOD-90646-Month Suspension01/28/2021
Ewell, AndreOstarinePublic Warning01/19/2021
Santanna, Eduarda NevesLGD-40331-Year Suspension01/15/2021
Castro, Vinicius MoreiraAnastrozolePublic Warning01/15/2021
Lewis-Parry, ChiDrostanolone; Stanozolol; Dehydrochloromethyltestosterone (DHCMT); Tampering4-Year Suspension12/04/2020
Barriault, Marc-AndreOstarine6-Month Suspension12/04/2020
Rodriguez, Yair3 Whereabouts Failures6-Month Suspension12/03/2020
Pessoa Nunes, RaphaelHydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ) 1-Year Suspension11/23/2020
Ronson, JesseMetandienone20-Month Suspension11/18/2020
Sherman, ChaseAnastrozole9-Month Suspension10/20/2020
Fritzen Procopio, LaraOstarine6-Month Suspension09/21/2020
Gonzalez Villa, JorgeStanozolol; Drostanolone 2-Year Suspension 09/11/2020
Doskalchuk, OleksandrMesterolone14-Month Suspension09/02/2020
Murdock, VinceGW151620-Month Suspension - Sanction ReducedOriginal: 09/05/2019; Updated: 08/26/2020
Melendez, GilbertGHRP-6 2-Year Suspension07/27/2020
Arruda da Silva, BrunoBoldenone2-Year Suspension06/22/2020
Ostovich-Berdon, RachaelOstarine; GW15161-Year Suspension06/18/2020
Gastelum, KelvinCannabinoids9-Month Suspension with 5-Month Deferral05/11/2020
Penchel, LucasNon-Analytical: Complicity2-Year Suspension03/23/2020
Penne, JessicaStanozolol20-Month Suspension02/28/2020
de Padua, Isabela19-norandrosterone (19-NA)2-Year Suspension02/27/2020
Prazeres, Michel Boldenone2-Year Suspension02/11/2020
Saint Preux, OvinceOstarine; LGD-4033; GW15163-Month Suspension01/31/2020
Sanchez, DiegoOstarine; S-23 3-Month Suspension01/31/2020
Werdum, FabricioTrenbolone2-Year Suspension; Sanction Reduced - Eligible to compete starting 4/1/2020Original 09/11/2018; Updated 01/16/2020
O'Malley, SeanOstarine6-Month Suspension01/09/2020
Townsend, DequanCocaine; Fentanyl6-Month Suspension01/08/2020
Taha, KhalidFurosemide 1-Year Suspension12/23/2019
Cachoeira Gomes da Silva, PriscilaHydrochlorothiazide4-Month Suspension12/18/2019
Nunes Souza, Istela IaneStanozolol2-Year Suspension10/25/2019
Y Frederico Salvador de Lemos, GiacomoDrostanolone2-Year Suspension10/24/2019
Arte, John AllanTamoxifen 1-Year Suspension10/18/2019
Gatto Regonha, MelissaFurosemide1-Year Suspension10/17/2019
Branch, DavidIpamorelin2-Year Suspension09/18/2019
Frota Lima, SarahStanozolol2-Year Suspension09/17/2019
Smolyakov, Dmitry Recombinant human erythropoietin (rHuEPO); Intact human chorionic gonadtrophin (hCG) 2-Year Suspension09/10/2019
Gouti, ThibaultOstarine; LGD-4033; GW15166-Month Suspension08/27/2019
Dollaway, CBAnastrozole; GHRP-2; GHRP-6; Clomiphene2-Year Suspension08/26/2019
Dolidze, RomanClomiphene; Dehydrochloromethyltestosterone (DHCMT)1-Year Suspension08/23/2019
Amedovski, AlenCannabinoids6-Month Suspension with 3-Month Deferral07/18/2019
Shtyrkov, IvanBoldenone2-Year Suspension07/9/2019
Hu, YaozongAndrosta-3,5-diene-7,17-dione10-Month Suspension06/14/2019
Gorgees, AlexDrostanolone; Dehydrochloromethyltestosterone (DHCMT)16-Month Suspension05/31/2019
Ribas, AmandaOstarine2-Year Suspension - Sanction ReducedOriginal: 01/10/2018;
Updated: 05/03/2019
Costa, CarlosNon-Analytical: Possession and Administration6-Month Suspension04/26/2019
Costa, PauloNon-Analytical: Intravenous Infusion6-Month Suspension04/26/2019
Montano, NiccoOstarine6-Month Suspension04/23/2019
O'Malley, SeanOstarine6-Month Suspension04/23/2019
Vettori, MarvinOstarine6-Month Suspension04/23/2019
Mendes, AugustoOstarine6-Month Suspension04/23/2019
Harris, WaltLGD-40334-Month Suspension04/22/2019
Taisumov, MairbekStanozolol6-Month Suspension04/11/2019
Dillashaw, TJRecombinant human erythropoietin (rHuEPO)2-Year Suspension04/9/2019
Murzakanov, AzamatBoldenone2-Year Suspension04/8/2019
Magomedov, RuslanMethyltestosterone; StanozololLifetime Suspension04/1/2019
Murtazaliev, KhalidDrostanolone2-Year Suspension02/22/2019
Collier, JakeHigenamine10-Month Suspension02/19/2019
Maia, JenniferFurosemide; Hydrochlorothiazide; Chlorothiazide; Thiazide metabolite 4-amino-6-chloro-1,3-benzenedisulfonamide (ACB)6-Month Suspension01/15/2019
Sekulic, StefanDrostanolone; Metandienone2-Year Suspension12/18/2018
Kandare, Bharat VijayBoldenone; Tamoxifen2-Year Suspension12/17/2018
Reyes, PoloOstarine6-Month Suspension10/29/2018
Scott, BradleyCocaine2-Year Suspension; Sanction Tolled Due to Retirement10/16/2018
Hunter, AdamTamoxifen; Boldenone, Methandienone, Drostanolone, and Clenbuterol 2-Year Suspension; Loss of Results; Additional Results Disqualified10/28/2016; 09/26/2018
Jones, JonChlorine-substituted Anabolic Steroid15-Month Suspension; Loss of Results09/19/2018
Silva, AndersonMethyltestosterone; Hydrochlorothiazide1-Year Suspension07/18/2018
Oleksiejczuk, MichałClomiphene1-Year Suspension06/12/2018
Nogueira, Antonio RogerioHydrochlorothiazide6-Month Suspension04/23/2018
Almeida, Junior dos SantosHydrochlorothiazide6-Month Suspension

04/23/2018
De Lima, Marcos RogerioAnastrozole; Hydrochlorothiazide6-Month Suspension

04/23/2018
Diaz, Nick3 Whereabouts Failures1-Year Suspension04/9/2018
Rothwell, BenTestosterone2-Year Suspension04/6/2018
Lemos, AmandaStanozolol2-Year Suspension03/28/2018
Barnett, JoshOstarinePublic Reprimand03/23/2018
Cutelaba, IonNon-Analytical: Blood Transfusion6-Month Suspension03/8/2018
Calvillo, CynthiaCarboxy-THC6-Month Suspension03/7/2018
Anyanwu, AzunnaFurosemide1-Year Suspension03/2/2018
Tukhugov, ZubairaOstarine2-Year Suspension02/15/2018
Magomedov, RuslanOstarine2-Year Suspension02/15/2018
Wallhead, JimOstarine9-month suspension02/6/2018
De Tomas, Carls JohnFurosemide1-Year Suspension02/5/2018
Mulheron, JamesClomiphene1-Year Suspension01/30/2018
Rivera, FranciscoClenbuterol4-Year Suspension01/19/2018
Penne, JessicaDehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA)18-Month Suspension01/5/2018
*Name RemovedClenbuterolNo Fault
Felipe, CarlosStanozolol2-Year Suspension10/20/2017
Taylor, JesseClomiphene1-Year Suspension10/13/2017
Roehrick, NickClomiphene1-Year Suspension09/21/2017
Cannetti, GuidoOstarine, Stanozolol metabolites 16β-hydroxystanozolol and 4β-hydroxystanozolol, Hydrochlorothiazide, Chlorothiazide10-Month Suspension08/18/2017
Sullivan, GeorgeClomiphene1-Year Suspension06/20/2017
Gastelum, KelvinCarboxy-THC6-Month Suspension05/11/2017
Abreu, Ricardo19-norandrosterone (19-NA)4-Year Suspension; Sanction Tolled Due to Retirement05/5/2017
Mir, FranciscoDehydrochloromethyltestosterone (DHCMT)2-Year Suspension04/21/2017
Ledet, Justin1-testosterone and 1-androstenedione4-Month Suspension04/5/2017
Good, Lyman1-androstenedione6-Month Suspension04/3/2017
Nicolau (Pereira), MatheusAnastrozole1-Year Suspension03/29/2017
Andrade, ViscardiStanozolol2-Year Suspension03/21/2017
Lawlor, TomOstarine2-Year Suspension02/24/2017
*Name RemovedMeldoniumNo Fault
Olivieri, FelipeMethyltestosterone2-Year Suspension01/25/2017
Lesnar, BrockClomiphene1-Year Suspension01/4/2017
Ferreira, Carlos DiegoOstarine; 7‐keto‐DHEA17-Month Suspension12/21/2016
Machida, Lyoto7‐keto‐DHEA18-Month Suspension11/16/2016
Sullivan, GeorgeInsulin-like Growth Factor-11-Year Suspension11/8/2016
Jones, JonClomiphene; Letrozole1-Year Suspension11/7/2016
Edilov, Abdul-KerimMeldonium15-Month Suspension; Loss of Results10/21/2016
Diaz, NateCannabidiolPublic Warning10/6/2016
*Name RemovedClenbuterolNo Fault
*Name RemovedClenbuterolNo Fault
*Name RemovedClenbuterolNo Fault
Abreu, Ricardo19-norandrosterone2-Year Suspension; Loss of Results07/29/2016
*Name RemovedMeldoniumNo Fault
Mendes, ChadGrowth Hormone-Releasing Hexapeptide2-Year Suspension; Loss of Results07/20/2016
Penn, Jay DeeNon-Analytical: Intravenous Infusion6-Month Suspension06/27/2016
Means, TimOstarine6-Month Suspension; Loss of Results06/10/2016
Romero, YoelIbutamoren6-Month Suspension04/4/2016
Brandao, DiegoCarboxy-THC9-Month Suspension; Loss of Results05/19/2016
Filipovic, MirkoNon-Analytical: Growth Hormone (hGH)2-Year Suspension; Loss of Results11/25/2015
Tibau, GleisonErythropoietin (EPO)2-Year Suspension; Loss of Results02/18/2016
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