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Heavyweight

UFC divisions in 2023. Photo: USA Today Sports

The heavyweight division had quite a year!

When former light heavyweight champ Jon Jones finally returned to action after two years, it took him less than a round to win the vacant heavyweight strap at UFC 285 in March.

A superfight between Jones and Stipe Miocic fell through, and the division got a new interim champion as Tom Aspinall defeated Sergei Pavlovich at UFC 295. Will we see a unification bout between Jones and Aspinall, or is the UFC set to still make the superfight happen?

The heavyweight division in 2023:

• Number of fights: 35
• Knockouts: 14
• Submissions: 5
• Decisions: 15
• Other: 1
• Champion at beginning of 2023: Vacant
• Champion at end of 2023: Jon Jones
• Interim champion at end of 2023: Tom Aspinall
• Fighter to keep an eye on in 2024: Jailton Almeida