Who Owns UFC? TKO, Endeavor and Silver Lake Explained

UFC is part of TKO Group Holdings. TKO’s 2025 annual report describes the group as owning and operating UFC and WWE. The control structure involves TKO Operating Company and Endeavor-related entities; Silver Lake’s 2025 acquisition of Endeavor added another layer. These relationships should not be reduced to a single undated ownership percentage.

Verified October 7, 2026. Six corporate and transaction facts plus four historical control-interest records. Percentages are dated transaction disclosures, not verified current October 2026 holdings.

UFC’s parent company and operating structure

TKO’s 2025 annual report identifies UFC and WWE as its operating businesses. It describes TKO Operating Company, LLC—formerly Zuffa Parent, LLC—as a direct subsidiary of TKO Group Holdings.

A share in the listed parent, an economic interest in the operating company and a voting interest in TKO are different instruments. A percentage attached to one should not be relabeled as direct ownership of UFC.

How the TKO structure developed

The combination of UFC and WWE completed on September 12, 2023. A separate February 28, 2025 transaction added IMG, On Location and PBR from Endeavor. Silver Lake’s Endeavor take-private completed on March 24, 2025.

Those dates explain why articles about different years may show different control figures. The asset acquisition and the take-private also were separate events, even though they occurred close together.

What do the 51% and 61% figures mean?

At the 2023 combination, the annual report describes a 51% controlling non-economic voting interest in TKO and a 51% economic interest in TKO OpCo held by Endeavor-related subsidiaries. Those statements concern different entities and interests.

The report describes approximately 61% voting interest after the February 2025 asset transaction, and approximately 61% beneficial ownership of TKO’s total voting securities by Silver Lake affiliates at the March 2025 effective time. They are historical, event-specific figures. They are not a claim that Silver Lake directly owns 61% or 100% of UFC today.

Did the Endeavor take-private make TKO private?

The March 24, 2025 completion announcement distinguishes the two companies: Endeavor became private and its Class A shares stopped trading on the NYSE, while TKO remained publicly traded at that announcement.

This guide uses that statement to explain the transaction. It does not turn a historical listing statement into a fresh securities-price or current shareholding report.

How to research current control without mixing dates

For a present-day ownership analysis, the annual report is a starting point. Subsequent quarterly filings and beneficial-ownership amendments may change the share counts or control percentages. Those later percentages have not been independently refreshed for this guide.

The downloadable workbook therefore separates corporate relationships from historical percentages. Each percentage retains its holder, entity, interest type and effective date so it cannot silently become an undated current-control claim.

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Six corporate and transaction facts plus four historical control-interest records. Percentages are dated transaction disclosures, not verified current October 2026 holdings. Each record contains its official source, date information and verification date. Empty fields represent information not established in the reviewed source.

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FAQ

Who owns UFC?

UFC is part of TKO Group Holdings, whose 2025 annual report describes ownership and operation of UFC and WWE.

Is UFC the same legal entity as TKO?

No. UFC is a business within the TKO structure; the report also identifies TKO Operating Company.

What happened in September 2023?

The UFC and WWE combination forming TKO completed on September 12, 2023.

Does the 61% figure mean 61% direct ownership of UFC?

No. The cited March 2025 figure describes beneficial ownership of TKO voting securities at that transaction date.

Did TKO go private with Endeavor?

The March 2025 announcement says TKO remained publicly traded while Endeavor became private.

Are the spreadsheet percentages current holdings?

No. They are explicitly dated historical disclosures, not a refreshed October 2026 ownership register.