It’s a rough holiday season for several fighters.
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) has trimmed its expansive mixed martial arts (MMA) roster just days before Christmas. Today (Tues., Dec. 16, 2025),
Sherdog reporter Tom Freely revealed that five fighters have been removed from UFC active’s roster , meaning they have been released from their respective contracts and/or the promotion decided not to extend them.
Ricardo Ramos, Viacheslav Borshchev, Lukasz Brzeski, Marcin Prachnio, and Yusaku Kinoshita are the five fighters who lost their spots on UFC’s active roster this time around.
Of the group, Ramos (17-8) logged the most Octagon appearances with 15 bouts. “Carcacinha” burst onto the UFC scene with three straight wins but struggled to maintain momentum thereafter. Still, he delivered memorable moments, scoring two spinning back-elbow knockouts that earned him $50,000 performance bonuses each time.
Ramos exits the promotion with an 8-7 UFC record, riding a two-fight losing streak.
Borshchev (8-7-1) entered the UFC as a decorated kickboxer after a highlight-reel knockout on Contender Series. Though consistently entertaining — earning three Performance of the Night bonuses — “Slava Claus” struggled to translate excitement into wins. He departs the promotion with a 3-6-1 record and a three-fight skid.
Prachnio (17-9) endured a disastrous start to his UFC tenure, dropping his first three fights by first-round stoppage. He rebounded late in his run, scoring a notable upset over Khalil Rountree Jr. and following it up with a body-kick TKO. However, inconsistency plagued him, as he lost four of his final six bouts.
Prachnio leaves the UFC at 4-7, also on a two-fight losing streak.
Brzeski (9-7-1) managed just one UFC victory — a notable unanimous decision over now-ranked heavyweight Valter Walker in Walker’s promotional debut. Outside of that win, his UFC run was rocky, suffering four first-round losses. Complicating matters further, his Contender Series victory was later overturned to a no contest following a failed drug test.
“The Bull” exits the UFC with a 1-6 record and three straight losses.
Finally, Kinoshita (6-3) arrived with considerable hype after his Contender Series appearance but failed to meet expectations. The Japanese prospect lost both of his UFC bouts by first-round stoppage, including his debut as a heavy betting favorite.
At just 25 years old, however, “Wonderboy” still has time to rebuild and could find his way back to the promotion with success on the regional scene.
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