The UFC’s 2024 schedule is in the books.

The last year has been busy and booming, not only for fighters, promoters and coaches, but also for referees. The UFC has hosted events in nine U.S. jurisdictions (California, Florida, Kentucky, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, Nevada, Texas and Utah) and nine international countries (Australia, Brazil, Canada, France, Macau, Mexico, Saudi Arabia, United States). United Arab Emirates and United Kingdom).

In the span of 12 months, the UFC hosted 42 events. During these shows, 50 referees were used, an 8.7% increase in the number of referees (46) used across 43 events in 2023.

With the increased diversification of officials and locations, the number of fights refereed by last year’s leaders was pushed back on an individual basis, with the exception of the leader, who won the exact same number of fights from year to year.

Below is a complete list of all referees who have officiated at least one UFC fight in 2024 (in alphabetical order by last name). The list does not include fights from Dana White’s Contender Series, “Road to UFC” or “The Ultimate Fighter.” Data was calculated using a comprehensive MMA database Tapology:

Todd Anderson, Brian Beauchamp, Mike Beltran, Nick Berens, Lukasz Bosacki, Luke Boutin, Christophe Chapuis, Joe Coca, George Conley, Gary Copeland, Mark Craig, Herb Dean, Thomas Fan, Andrew Glenn, Marc Goddard, Blake Grice, Kerry Hatley , Jason Herzog, Greg Kleynjans, Kevin MacDonald, Osiris Maia, Eric McMahon, Dan Miragliotta, Rich Mitchell, Rob Mooney, Jacob Montalvo, Daniel Movahedi, Joel Ojeda, Gasper Oliver, Keith Peterson, Steve Perceval, Jim Perdios, Loic Pora, Fernando Portella, Bladmir Puga, Vitor Ribeiro, Matthew Rocham, Jonathan Romero, Fernando Salas, Kevin Sataki, Dave Seljestad, Joao Claudio Soares, Andy Social , Mark Smith, Josh Stewart, Chris Tognoni, Tyler Tomlinson, Frank Trigg, Jerin Valel and Matt Wynne.

Nine officials mentioned above have refereed a double-digit number of fights for the promotion. Which of these referees has the UFC used the most in 2024? Scroll down below to find out.

9: Kerry Hatley (14)

December 2, 2023; Austin, Texas, United States; Jalin Turner (red gloves) fights Bobby Green (blue gloves) during UFC Fight Night at Moody Center. Mandatory Credit: Dustin Safranek-USA TODAY Sports

Texas-based referee Kerry Hatley just crossed the double-digit threshold with just over a dozen UFC fights officiated in 2024. Hatley has also been one of the main promotional executives for Power Slap since his emergence.

8: Dan Miragliotta (23)

July 13, 2024; Denver, Colorado, United States; UFC referee Dan Miragliotta pauses the fight between Abdul Razak Alhassan (red gloves) and Cody Brundage (blue gloves) during UFC Fight Night at Ball Arena. Mandatory Credit: Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports

Dan Miragliotta, one of the longest-serving referees in MMA, comes in at number 8. In 2025, Miragliotta will reach his 18th anniversary since his UFC refereeing debut, which took place at UFC 78 in November 2007.

7: Keith Peterson (34 years old)

May 11, 2024; St. Louis, Missouri, United States; Referee Keith Peterson reacts to Joaquin Buckley (red gloves) in his fight with Nursulton Ruziboev (blue gloves) during UFC Fight Night at Enterprise Center. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Le-USA TODAY Sports

Keith Peterson has seen a decline in the number of fights refereed in the UFC in 2024. However, Tapology data shows that he may have been the most active referee on this list when it comes to overall refereed fights, not just the UFC.

6: Mike Beltran (38)

February 17, 2024; Anaheim, California, United States; Referee Mike Beltran stops the fight between Zhang Mingyang and Brendson Ribeiro during UFC 298 at Honda Center. Mandatory Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports

Mike Beltran made his return to refereeing in 2024 after a health issue sidelined him for much of 2023. It was a welcome sight to see the man with the most notorious mustache in the MMA return to action, as he ranked 6th. overall.

4 (tie): Jason Herzog, Chris Tognoni (52)

Fourth place was a tie between veteran officials Jason Herzog and Chris Tognoni. The two men established themselves as the most used officials, year after year.

3: Grass Dean (53)

NEWARK, NEW JERSEY – JUNE 01: Offical Herb Dean watches the middleweight fight between Michal Oleksiejczuk of Poland and Kevin Holland UFC 302 at the Prudential Center on June 1, 2024 in Newark, New Jersey. (Photo by Luke Hales/Getty Images)

Perhaps the most recognizable face ever in the world of MMA officials, Herb Dean ranks third, the lowest he’s been since MMA Junkie began tracking him in 2020. However, Dean was still incredibly busy in 2024, as it is frequently used in promotions. across the world – not just in the UFC.

2: Marc Goddard (55)

October 5, 2024; Salt Lake City, Utah, United States; Alex Pereira (red gloves) fights Khalil Rountree Jr. (blue gloves) in a light heavyweight title fight during UFC 307 at Delta Center. Mandatory credit: Stephen R. Sylvanie-Imagn Images

Although Marc Goddard has officiated one fewer fight than in 2023, he is moving up the power rankings, ranking second for the first time since MMA Junkie began tracking in 2020. Goddard is one of the officials most universally used.

1: Mark Smith (65)

December 7, 2024; Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; Themba Gorimbo (blue gloves) fights Vicente Luque (red gloves) at T-Mobile Arena. Mandatory credit: Stephen R. Sylvanie-Imagn Images

Mark Smith retains his spot as the UFC’s No. 1 most-used official, a title he first won in 2023 when he also refereed 65 fights. Smith is a stalwart of the Nevada Athletic Commission (NAC), under which he is frequently used for events in Las Vegas.

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