Vice President, UFC Institute Operations

Who We Are:

UFC is the world’s premier mixed martial arts organization (MMA), with more than 700 million fans and approximately 300 million social media followers. The organization produces more than 40 live events annually in some of the most prestigious arenas around the world while broadcasting to over 950 million households across more than 170 countries. UFC’s athlete roster features the world’s best MMA athletes representing more than 80 countries.

The organization’s digital offerings include UFC FIGHT PASS, one of the world’s leading streaming services for combat sports. UFC is part of TKO Group Holdings (NYSE: TKO) and is headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada. For more information, visit  and follow UFC at  and @UFC on X, Snapchat, Instagram, and Tik Tok:  Group Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: TKO) is a premium sports and entertainment company.

TKO owns iconic properties including UFC, the world’s premier mixed martial arts organization; WWE, the global leader in sports entertainment; and P , the world’s premier bull riding organization. Together, these properties reach 1 billion households across 210 countries and territories and organize more than 500 live events year-round, attracting more than three million fans. TKO also services and partners with major sports rights holders through IMG, an industry-leading global sports marketing agency;

and On Location, a global leader in premium experiential hospitality.

The UFC Performance Institute (UFCPI) is the world’s first Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) multi-disciplinary research, innovation, and training center, and is globally recognized for the performance infrastructures it provides to UFC and UFC Academy athletes. With world-class facilities in Las Vegas, Shanghai, and Mexico City, the mission of the UFCPI is to promote performance-enhancement through the delivery of world-class coaching, science, and medical services to the world’s best MMA and combat athletes.

The core values of the UFCPI are aligned with maximizing the health and wellbeing of UFC athletes and to support fighters and coaches in optimizing their training, preparation, and ultimately performances inside the octagon. The successful candidate will join a world-class interdisciplinary team of service providers with a proven track record of delivering world-leading support services to MMA and other professional athletes.

The role will be integral in leading the operational activities needed for the delivery of core services to UFC athletes at a world-class level, as well as wider business-related initiatives on a global scale. The Vice President, Operations will have primary responsibility for the strategic leadership of the UFCPI’s global business operations. This role will oversee the operating model, business processes, facility operations, vendor strategy, and cross-functional ecosystems that are required to support a world-class high-performance environment across multiple locations.

Working in close partnership with the Senior Vice President, this position serves as the principal operational leader for the UFCPI and the senior point of coordination for the Institute’s global business and support functions. This role will integrate with performance leadership and key stakeholders across UFC to ensure the UFCPI operations scale effectively, support athlete and coach experience, enable measurable business and performance outcomes, and align with the organization’s long-term global growth strategy.

The role requires a leader who can operate at both strategic and executional levels, building operational excellence across existing facilities while laying the foundation for future growth and expansion. Provide leadership, oversight, and direction to the…