Voting is underway for the 16th annual World MMA Awards, where Alex Pereira, Alexandre Pantoja, Dricus Du Plessis, Islam Makhachev, and Renan Ferreira are up for the top honor of Charles “Mask” Lewis Fighter of the Year.

Female Fighter of the Year finalists are Kayla Harrison, Larissa Pacheco, Liz Carmouche, Raquel Pennington, and Zhang Weili.

In addition, MMA Junkie (Media Source of the Year) and Nolan King (Journalist of the Year) also are finalists.

Fighters Only Magazine again is hosting the awards. The date and location for a black-tie ceremony hasn’t been determined, although it typically coincides during the week of the UFC’s final pay-per-view event of the year in December.

According to Fighters Only, a panel of MMA industry experts put together the list of award nominees for a year-long period covering July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024. Voting is now open at WorldMMAAwards.com.

Below is the full list of finalists by category:

Charles ‘Mask’ Lewis Fighter of the Year

  • Alex Pereira
  • Alexandre Pantoja
  • Dricus Du Plessis
  • Islam Makhachev
  • Renan Ferreira

Female Fighter of the Year

  • Kayla Harrison
  • Larissa Pacheco
  • Liz Carmouche
  • Raquel Pennington
  • Zhang Weili

Breakthrough Fighter of the Year

  • Anatoly Malykhin
  • Benoit Saint Denis
  • Diego Lopes
  • Ian Machado Garry
  • Tom Aspinall

International Fighter of the Year

  • Chihiro Suzuki
  • Dricus Du Plessis
  • Ilia Topuria
  • Jack Della Maddalena
  • Zhang Weili

Fight of the Year

  • Alexandre Pantoja vs. Brandon Moreno (UFC 290)
  • Clay Collard vs. Shane Burgos (2023 PFL 9)
  • Dan Hooker vs. Jalin Turner (UFC 290)
  • Dustin Poirier vs. Benoit Saint Denis (UFC 299)
  • Max Holloway vs. Justin Gaethje (UFC 300)

Knockout of the Year

  • Josh Emmett vs. Bryce Mitchell (UFC 296)
  • Justin Gaethje vs. Dustin Poirier (UFC 291)
  • Levy Carriel vs. Mathieu Rakotondrazanany (Brave CF 74)
  • Max Holloway vs. Justin Gaethje (UFC 300)
  • Vinicius Oliveira vs. Bernardo Sopaj (UFC Fight Night 238)

Submission of the Year

  • Alexander Volkov vs. Tai Tuivasa (Ezekiel choke)
  • Brian Ortega vs. Yair Rodriguez (arm-triangle choke)
  • Da’Mon Blackshear vs. Jose Johnson (twister)
  • Diego Lopes vs. Gavin Tucker (triangle armbar)
  • Islam Makhachev vs. Dustin Poirier (D’Arce choke)

Comeback of the Year

  • Brian Ortega (vs. Yair Rodriguez)
  • Elves Brener (vs. Guram Kutateladze)
  • Jose Aldo (career)
  • Rodolfo Bellato (vs. Ihor Potieria)
  • Tom Aspinall (career)

Upset of the Year

  • Dricus Du Plessis vs. Robert Whittaker
  • Jason Jackson vs. Yaroslav Amosov
  • Neil Magny vs. Mike Malott
  • Ovince Saint Preux vs. Kennedy Nzechukwu
  • Sean Strickland vs. Israel Adesanya

Commentator of the Year

  • Brendan Fitzgerald
  • John Gooden
  • Jon Anik
  • Laura Sanko
  • Sean O’Connell

Analyst of the Year

  • Dan Hardy
  • Din Thomas
  • Michael Bisping
  • Paul Felder
  • Sayif Sayud

Shawn Tompkins Coach of the Year

  • Eric Nicksick
  • Francisco Grasso
  • Marcos ‘Parrumpa’ DaMatta
  • Plinio Cruz
  • Tim Welch

Trainer of the Year

  • Everton Oliveira
  • Heather Linden
  • Ian Larios
  • Jordan Sullivan
  • Phil Daru

Gym of the Year

  • American Kikcboxing Academy
  • American Top Team
  • Lobo Gym
  • The Fighting Nerds
  • Xtreme Couture

Referee of the Year

  • Herb Dean
  • Jason Herzog
  • Keith Peterson
  • Marc Goddard
  • Mark Smith

Ringcard Girl of the Year

  • Brookliyn Wren
  • Holly Barker
  • Kasia Motloch Kejsi
  • Luciana Andrade
  • Red Dela Cruz

Leading Man

  • Dana White
  • Ed Soares
  • Graham Boylan
  • Martin Lewandowski
  • Peter Murray

Personality of the Year

Bruce Buffer

Daniel Cormier

Chael Sonnen

Joe Rogan

Nina-Marie Daneile

Best MMA Programming

  • Dana White’s Contender Series
  • Morning Kombat
  • The Anik & Florian Podcast
  • The MMA Hour
  • UFC Embedded

MMA Media Source of the Year

  • ESPN
  • MMA Junkie
  • MMA Fighting
  • Sherdog
  • The Mac Life

MMA Journalist of the Year

  • Aaron Bronsteter
  • Ariel Helwani
  • Carlos Contreras Legaspi
  • Nolan King
  • Oscar Willis

Fighting Spirit Award

  • Gabriel Braga (Heart: Strength to overcome the loss of his father and coach)
  • Jim Miller (Endurance: The only fighter to compete at UFC 100, 200 and 300)
  • Leon Edwards (Composure: Strength during disgusting mental antics by an opponent)
  • Mark Coleman (Bravery: Fearlessly rescuing family and loved ones from a burning building)
  • Thomas Paull (Resilience: Successfully competing in MMA despite being deaf)