2022 in combat sports
== Boxing == === International boxing events === May 8 – 20: 2022 IBA Women's World Boxing Championships in Istanbul == Fencing == === International fencing events === July 15 – 23: 2022 World Fencing Championships in Cairo === 2021–22 Fencing World Cup === November 19 – 21, 2021: WC #1 in Tallinn Women's Épée winner: Joséphine Jacques-André-Coquin Women's Team Épée winners: Russia November 19 – 21, 2021: WC #2 in Bern Men's Épée winner: Rubén Limardo Men's Team Épée winners: Russia December 10 – 12, 2021: WC #3 in Saint-Maur-des-Fossés Women's Foil winner: Alice Volpi Women's Team Foil winners: Italy January 14 – 16: WC #4 in Paris Men's Foil winner: Cheung Ka Long Men's Team Foil winners: Italy January 14 – 16: WC #5 in Poznań Women's Foil winner: Alice Volpi Women's Team Foil winners: United States January 15 – 17: WC #6 in Tbilisi Men's Sabre winner: Sandro Bazadze Women's Sabre winner: Caroline Queroli Men's Team Sabre winners: South Korea Women's Team Sabre winners: South Korea January 28 – 30: WC #7 in Plovdiv Women's Sabre winner: Anna Bashta Women's Team Sabre winners: France January 28 – 30: WC #8 in Doha Men's Épée winner: Yannick Borel Women's Épée winner: Katrina Lehis February 11 – 13: WC #9 in Sochi Men's Épée winner: Valerio Cuomo Men's Team Épée winners: Russia February 11 – 13: WC #10 in Barcelona Women's Épée winner: Song Se-ra Women's Team Épée winners: France February 25 – 27: WC #11 in Cairo Men's Foil winner: Anton Borodachev Men's Team Foil winners: United States February 25 – 27: WC #12 in Guadalajara Women's Foil winner: Alice Volpi Women's Team Foil winners: United States March 4 – 6: WC #13 in Athens Women's Sabre winner: Anna Bashta Women's Team Sabre winners: Italy March 4 – 6: WC #14 in Budapest Men's Épée winner: Rubén Limardo Women's Épée winner: Alberta Santuccio March 18 – 20: WC #15 in Budapest Men's Sabre winner: Áron Szilágyi Men's Team Sabre winners: Hungary March 18 – 20: WC #16 in Istanbul Women's Sabre winner: Manon Apithy-Brunet Women's Team Sabre winners: South Korea April 15 – 17: WC #17 in Paris Men's Épée winner: Nelson Lopez-Pourtier Men's Team Épée winners: Hungary April 15 – 18: WC #18 in Belgrade Men's Foil winner: Tommaso Marini Women's Foil winner: Anne Sauer Men's Team Foil winners: Italy Women's Team Foil winners: France April 29 – May 1: WC #19 in Plovdiv Men's Foil winner: Alessio Foconi Men's Team Foil winners: Italy April 29 – May 1: WC #20 in Tauberbischofsheim Women's Foil winner: Lee Kiefer Women's Team Foil winners: Italy April 29 – May 1: WC #21 in Cairo Men's Épée winner: Yannick Borel Women's Épée winner: Choi In-jeong May 6 – 8: WC #22 in Madrid Men's Sabre winner: Oh Sang-uk Men's Team Sabre winners: South Korea May 6 – 8: WC #23 in Hammamet Women's Sabre winner: Misaki Emura Women's Team Sabre winners: South Korea May 12 – 14: WC #24 in Heidenheim an der Brenz Men's Épée winner: Romain Cannone Men's Team Épée winners: South Korea May 13 – 15: WC #25 in Incheon Men's Foil winner: Tommaso Marini Women's Foil winner: Lee Kiefer May 20 – 22: WC #26 in Padua Men's Sabre winner: Áron Szilágyi Women's Sabre winner: Anna Bashta May 27 – 29: WC #27 in Katowice Women's Épée winner: Choi In-jeong Women's Team Épée winners: South Korea May 27 – 29: WC #28 in Tbilisi Men's Épée winner: Volodymyr Stankevych Men's Team Épée winners: Switzerland == Judo == August 7 – 14: 2022 World Judo Championships in Tashkent === Judo World Tour === January 28 – 30: 2022 Judo Grand Prix Almada Extra-lightweight winners: Lee Ha-rim (m) / Catarina Costa (f) Half-lightweight winners: Denis Vieru (m) / Distria Krasniqi (f) Lightweight winners: Murodjon Yuldoshev (m) / Rafaela Silva (f) Half-middleweight winners: Matthias Casse (m) / Joanne van Lieshout (f) Middleweight winners: Jesper Smink (m) / Lara Cvjetko (f) Half-heavyweight winners: Jorge Fonseca (m) / Yoon Hyun-ji (f) Heavyweight winners: Kim Min-jong (m) / Kim Ha-yun (f) February 5 & 6: 2022 Judo Grand Slam Paris Extra-lightweight winners: Ryuju Nagayama (m) / Natsumi Tsunoda (f) Half-lightweight winners: Yondonperenlein Baskhüü (m) / Amandine Buchard (f) Lightweight winners: Lasha Shavdatuashvili (m) / Haruka Funakubo (f) Half-middleweight winners: Sotaro Fujiwara (m) / Nami Nabekura (f) Middleweight winners: Sanshiro Murao (m) / Margaux Pinot (f) Half-heavyweight winners: Toma Nikiforov (m) / Audrey Tcheuméo (f) Heavyweight winners: Odkhüügiin Tsetsentsengel (m) / Wakaba Tomita (f) February 17 – 19: 2022 Judo Grand Slam Tel Aviv Extra-lightweight winners: Artem Lesiuk (m) / Shirine Boukli (f) Half-lightweight winners: Baruch Shmailov (m) / Astride Gneto (f) Lightweight winners: Hidayat Heydarov (m) / Priscilla Gneto (f) Half-middleweight winners: Matthias Casse (m) / Megumi Horikawa (f) Middleweight winners: Mammadali Mehdiyev (m) / Shiho Tanaka (f) Half-heavyweight winners: Ilia Sulamanidze (m) / Beata Pacut (f) Heavyweight winners: Guram Tushishvili (m) / Romane Dicko (f) April 1 – 3: 2022 Judo Grand Slam Antalya Extra-lightweight winners: Yang Yung-wei (m) / Ganbaataryn Narantsetseg (f) Half-lightweight winners: Denis Vieru (m) / Réka Pupp (f) Lightweight winners: Giorgi Terashvili (m) / Jessica Klimkait (f) Half-middleweight winners: Guilherme Schimidt (m) / Lucy Renshall (f) Middleweight winners: Iván Felipe Silva Morales (m) / Marie-Ève Gahié (f) Half-heavyweight winners: Jorge Fonseca (m) / Anna-Maria Wagner (f) Heavyweight winners: Guram Tushishvili (m) / Léa Fontaine (f) June 3 – 5: 2022 Judo Grand Slam Tbilisi === Judo Senior European Cup === March 19 & 20: Senior European Cup #1 in Riga April 23 & 24: Senior European Cup #2 in Dubrovnik === Judo European Cup === February 11 – 13: European Cup #1 in Sarajevo Extra-lightweight winners: Turan Bayramov (m) / Gülkader Şentürk (f) Half-lightweight winners: Ejder Toktay (m) / Binta Ndiaye (f) Lightweight winners: Michel Adam (m) / Carla Ubasart Mascaró (f) Half-middleweight winners: Arnaud Aregba (m) / Sarai Padilla (f) Middleweight winners: Martin Matijass (m) / Lara Cvjetko (f) Half-heavyweight winners: Enrico Bergamelli (m) / Loriana Kuka (f) Heavyweight winners: Vito Dragič (m) / Valentine Marchand (f) February 26 & 27: European Cup #2 in Warsaw === Judo European Open === March 5 & 6: European Open #1 in Prague === Judo African Open === March 12 & 13: African Open #1 in Tunis March 19 & 20: African Open #2 in Algiers == Karate == May 25 – 29: 2022 European Karate Championships in Gaziantep May 26 – 28: 2022 Pan American Karate Championships in Curaçao June 4 – 5: 2022 Oceania Karate Championships in New Caledonia === 2022 Karate1 Premier League === February 18 – 20: #1 in Fujairah Kata winners: Enes Özdemir (m) / Kiyou Shimizu (f) Men's −60 kg winner: Abdullah Hammad Men's −67 kg winner: Didar Amirali Men's −75 kg winner: Abdalla Abdelaziz Men's −84 kg winner: Youssef Badawy Men's +84 kg winner: Hazeem Mohamed Women's −50 kg winner: Moldir Zhangbyrbay Women's −55 kg winner: Anna Chernysheva Women's −61 kg winner: Alessandra Mangiacapra Women's −68 kg winner: Irina Zaretska Women's +68 kg winner: Nancy Garcia April 22 – 24: #2 in Matosinhos Kata winners: Kakeru Nishiyama (m) / Kiyou Shimizu (f) Men's −60 kg winner: Christos-Stefanos Xenos Men's −67 kg winner: Steven Da Costa Men's −75 kg winner: Daniele De Vivo Men's −84 kg winner: Brian Timmermans Men's +84 kg winner: Babacar Seck Women's −50 kg winner: Yorgelis Salazar Women's −55 kg winner: Anzhelika Terliuga Women's −61 kg winner: Anita Serogina Women's −68 kg winner: Silvia Semeraro Women's +68 kg winner: Lucija Lesjak May 13 – 15: #3 in Rabat Kata winners: Kazumasa Moto (m) / Hikaru Ono (f) Men's −60 kg winner: Abdel Ali Jina Men's −67 kg winner: Dionysios Xenos Men's −75 kg winner: Abdalla Abdelaziz Men's −84 kg winner: Youssef Badawy Men's +84 kg winner: Taha Tarek Mahmoud Women's −50 kg winner: Reem Ahmed Salama Women's −55 kg winner: Anzhelika Terliuga Women's −61 kg winner: Dahab Ali Women's −68 kg winner: Elena Quirici Women's +68 kg winner: Ayumi Uekusa September 2 – 4: #4 in Baku === 2022 Karate1 Series A === January 28 – 30: #1 in Pamplona Kata winners: Ryuji Moto (m) / Gema Morales (f) Kata Team winners: Kuwait (Mohammad Hussain, Sayed Salman Al-Mosawi, Mohammad Al-Mosawi) (m) / Spain (Raquel Roy Rubio, María López Pintado, Lidia Rodríguez Encabo) (f) Men's −60 kg winner: Danilo Greco Men's −67 kg winner: Ernest Sharafutdinov Men's −75 kg winner: Kilian Cizo Men's −84 kg winner: Dany Makamata Men's +84 kg winner: Ondřej Bosák Women's −50 kg winner: Valéria Kumizaki Women's −55 kg winner: Mia Bitsch Women's −61 kg winner: Elena Quirici Women's −68 kg winner: Lynn Snel Women's +68 kg winner: Tatiana Zyabkina June 10 – 12: #2 in Cairo September 23 – 25: #3 in Temuco November 11 – 13: #4 in TBD == Mixed Martial Arts == === UFC === The UFC promotional company has held a total of 33 events so far in 2022. === Bellator === In 2022 Bellator has held a total of 14 events so far.