Lee was fined 20% of his purse and his bout with Oliveira was expected to proceed as scheduled at a catchweight. At the weigh-ins, Lee weighed in at 158.5 lbs, 2.5 lbs over the lightweight non-title fight limit of 156 pounds. Lee faced Charles Oliveira on Maas the main event at UFC Fight Night 170. This win earned him the Performance of the Night award. Lee won the fight via knockout in the first round. Lee faced undefeated prospect Gregor Gillespie on Novemat UFC 244. In September 2019, Lee announced he would be returning to the lightweight division. He lost the fight via an arm triangle submission in the fourth round. Lee moved up to welterweight to face Rafael dos Anjos in the main event of UFC on ESPN+ 10 on May 18, 2019. He lost the fight via unanimous decision. Lee faced Al Iaquinta in a rematch on December 15, 2018, at UFC on Fox 31. Lee was rocked badly by a spinning heel kick, and was nearly finished by Barboza in the third round, but rallied back and defeated Barboza via TKO after the ringside doctor stopped the bout due to a cut suffered by Barboza in round five. As a result, the bout proceeded at catchweight and Lee was fined 20% of his purse which went to Barboza. At the weigh-ins, Lee weighed in at 157 pounds, one pound over the lightweight non-title fight upper limit of 156 pounds. Lee fought Edson Barboza on Apat UFC Fight Night 128. Despite starting off strong, Lee lost the fight by submission in the third round. Lee fought Tony Ferguson on October 7, 2017, at UFC 216 for the interim UFC Lightweight Championship. Chiesa appealed to the Oklahoma State Athletic Commission to overturn the defeat, claiming referee Mario Yamasaki erred both in stopping the fight despite no tapout nor loss of consciousness and in allowing Lee to use illegal downward elbows, which cut his head. The win also earned Lee his second Performance of the Night bonus award. He won the fight via submission at the end of the first round. Lee faced Michael Chiesa on June 25, 2017, at UFC Fight Night 112. After a back-and-forth first round, Lee won the fight via submission in the second round. Lee faced Francisco Trinaldo on March 11, 2017, at UFC Fight Night 106. The win earned Lee his first Performance of the Night bonus award. He won the fight via submission in the second round. Lee faced Magomed Mustafaev at UFC Fight Night 99 on November 19, 2016. Lee won the fight via TKO in the first round. Lee next faced Jake Matthews on July 8, 2016, at The Ultimate Fighter 23 Finale. Lee won the fight via unanimous decision. Lee next faced Efrain Escudero on April 23, 2016, at UFC 197. Lee lost the fight via TKO in the first round. Lee faced Leonardo Santos on December 12, 2015, at UFC 194. Lee won the fight via first round submission. Lee next faced James Moontasri on July 15, 2015, at UFC Fight Night 71. Lee faced Michel Prazeres on February 14, 2015, at UFC Fight Night 60. Lee faced Jon Tuck at UFC 178 on September 27, 2014. Īt The Ultimate Fighter 19 Finale on July 6, 2014, Lee got his first win for the promotion when he defeated Jesse Ronson by split decision. After the loss, Lee moved from his native Michigan to Las Vegas, searching for improvements to his game. Lee made his promotional debut against Al Iaquinta on Februat UFC 169.
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