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Security report for ufc.com

Ultimate Fighting Championship · Media · N/a

Medium risk. 4 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

72/100

Risk levelMedium

0–100, higher is better. How it is calculated

The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) operates a comprehensive and professionally designed website serving as the official hub for MMA fans worldwide. The site offers extensive content including event details, athlete profiles, rankings, news, video highlights, and merchandise sales. It targets combat sports enthusiasts and leverages a strong brand presence with consistent and high-quality media content. The business model centers on media content distribution, event promotion, and e-commerce related to UFC-branded products and services. Technically, the website is built on Drupal 10 CMS and integrates modern technologies such as Google Tag Manager, YouTube API, Facebook SDK, and AMP story player, indicating a mature digital infrastructure. The site is mobile optimized, accessible, and SEO-friendly, providing a good user experience across devices. From a security perspective, the site enforces HTTPS and uses asynchronous loading of scripts to enhance performance and security. However, explicit security headers and privacy policies are not clearly visible in the provided content, suggesting room for improvement in transparency and compliance. The absence of WHOIS data limits domain registration trust analysis, but the strong brand and professional presentation mitigate concerns. Overall, the UFC website demonstrates a high level of professionalism and digital maturity with moderate security posture and basic privacy compliance. Strategic enhancements in privacy disclosures, security headers, and incident response information would further strengthen trust and compliance.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
53/ 100 · Medium
Checks completed
7of 7

NIS2 Art. 21(2)

  1. (a) Risk analysis and security policies: Not visible from outside
  2. (b) Incident handling: One indicator
  3. (c) Business continuity, backups and crisis management: Not visible from outside
  4. (d) Supply chain security: Not visible from outside
  5. (e) Secure acquisition, development and maintenance, including vulnerability handling: Partly checked
  6. (f) Assessing the effectiveness of security measures: Not visible from outside
  7. (g) Cyber hygiene and security training: Not visible from outside
  8. (h) Cryptography and encryption: Partly checked
  9. (i) HR security, access control and asset management: One indicator
  10. (j) Multi-factor authentication and secured communications: Not visible from outside

This scan rated NIS2 with an earlier keyword method that is no longer shown; rescan for the per-article view. Risk management, continuity, supply chain, training, MFA, management oversight (Art. 20) and incident reporting (Art. 23) need internal evidence, and Guard cannot tell whether NIS2 applies to this organisation.

GDPR is indicative only, based on publicly visible signals: Articles 7, 12, 13 and 32 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 and Article 5(3) of the ePrivacy Directive. Not a certification or legal assessment.

Priority findings

4 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. Security headers

    Security headers are instructions your web server sends to every visitor’s browser. Missing ones leave visitors more exposed to attacks such as clickjacking and injected scripts.

    • High

      Missing Content-Security-Policy header

      Controls resources the browser is allowed to load

      What to do: Implement a Content-Security-Policy appropriate for your application

      • ASVS V3.4.3
      • OWASP Secure Headers: OWASP Secure Headers Project recommends Content-Security-Policy: default-src 'self'; form-action 'self'; base-uri 'self'; object-src 'none';…

  2. GDPR outside view

    These are the privacy signals visitors and data protection authorities look for under GDPR.

    • High

      No Cookie Policy found

      GDPR requires clear information about cookie usage

      What to do: Add a dedicated cookie policy explaining cookie usage and purposes

    • High

      No Cookie Consent Banner found

      GDPR requires explicit consent for non-essential cookies

      What to do: Implement a cookie consent banner that appears on first visit

  3. SSL/TLS

    TLS encrypts the connection and proves the site is really yours. Weak or expiring certificates trigger browser warnings and put traffic at risk.

    • High

      SSL Certificate Expires Soon

      SSL certificate expires in 20 days

      What to do: Renew SSL certificate before expiration

      • NIS2 21(2)(h)
      • IR 2024/2690 9.2(c): Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2690, Annex point 9.2(c): Cryptography
      • NIST SC-17: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 SC-17: Public Key Infrastructure Certificates

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  • Security score drift

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Results by check

Each check with its score, findings and the evidence it collected.

How this score is calculated

The security score runs 0–100, higher is better. It is the plain average of the security checks that completed in this scan, each counted equally. A check that could not run is left out: it counts neither as a pass nor as a fail.

Counted in this score

SSL/TLS
75
Security headers
50
Email security
70
DNS health
85
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
53
Average
72

Not counted

  • NIS2 outside view: Re-weights evidence from the TLS, email, DNS, network and hygiene checks, so counting it would count that evidence twice. Shown on its own.
  • OffSeq Observations: An AI reading of the site, useful context but not reproducible evidence. Shown on its own.

Findings that cap the score at 49

Each of these is serious on its own, so while any is present the site cannot rate better than high risk, however good the other checks are.

  • The certificate is not trusted by browsers
  • The website is not served over HTTPS
  • A database, remote desktop, file-sharing or Telnet service is reachable from the internet
  • The page loads a script from a compromised source
  • The domain registration has expired
  • SPF authorises every server to send mail as the domain

Partial scans

When the site blocks Guard or most checks cannot run, the score covers only the checks that ran (usually DNS and email), is capped at 75 and is shown as partial, without a risk level.

Risk levels

  • Critical0–25
  • High26–49
  • Medium50–75
  • Low76–100

Technical appendix

Business context, site observations and technical notes gathered during the scan, and the standards behind each reference.

Business context

Business profile

UFC holds a dominant position in the global MMA market as a premier sports entertainment brand. Its competitive advantage lies in exclusive content rights, a large fan base, and diversified revenue streams including pay-per-view events, merchandise, memberships, and betting partnerships. The website reflects a well-integrated ecosystem with partners for VIP experiences, travel, gaming, and collectibles. Growth indicators include active content updates, event promotion, and engagement through social media and multimedia. The partnership ecosystem is robust, linking to specialized domains that enhance the UFC brand and customer experience.

Security posture

The UFC website exhibits a solid security foundation with HTTPS and use of reputable third-party services. No critical vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the HTML content. However, the lack of visible security policies, incident response contacts, and security.txt files indicates gaps in transparency and readiness. The site should implement or clearly link to privacy and cookie policies with consent mechanisms to comply with GDPR and other regulations. Regular audits of third-party scripts and explicit security headers would improve the security posture and reduce risk exposure.

Recommendations

  1. Publish comprehensive privacy and cookie policies with clear consent mechanisms to enhance GDPR compliance.
  2. Implement and publicly link a security.txt file to facilitate vulnerability disclosure and incident reporting.
  3. Add explicit security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  4. Provide clear contact information for security incidents and data protection officers to improve transparency.
  5. Regularly review and update third-party scripts and integrations to mitigate potential vulnerabilities.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Ultimate Fighting Championship
Description
The official home of Ultimate Fighting Championship. Provides latest breaking news, fights, behind-the-scenes access and more.
Key services
Event information and ticket sales, Athlete profiles and rankings, News and video highlights, Streaming and pay-per-view ordering, Merchandise and collectibles, Membership programs (UFC Fight Club), Betting odds information
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Drupal 10 CMS, Google Tag Manager, YouTube Widget API, Facebook SDK, DoubleClick for Publishers (Google GPT), AMP Story Player, Yext Answers Search
Frameworks
Drupal
Platforms
YouTube, Facebook
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Use of Google Tag Manager asynchronously
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • No visible vulnerable libraries

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Tag Manager
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Ad networks
Google DoubleClick
Marketing tools
Yext Answers Search
Transparency
good

Site quality

Design
excellent
User experience
excellent
Content relevance
excellent
Navigation
excellent
Professionalism
excellent
Trustworthiness
high

Key observations

  1. Official UFC website with comprehensive content on events, athletes, news, and media.
  2. Uses modern web technologies and CMS (Drupal 10).
  3. No visible security or privacy policy pages in provided HTML snapshot.
  4. No contact emails or phone numbers explicitly found in HTML content.
  5. Strong branding and professional media presence.
  6. Multiple external trusted domains linked for media and commerce.
  7. No adult or questionable content detected.
  8. WHOIS data unavailable, possibly due to registry or privacy protection.
Technical notes

Notes

The website leverages Drupal 10 CMS, a modern and scalable platform suitable for high-traffic media sites. Integration with Google Tag Manager, YouTube, Facebook SDK, and AMP story player indicates a sophisticated approach to content delivery and user engagement. Performance is moderate with asynchronous script loading and responsive design. The site is well-structured with semantic HTML and accessibility features. Opportunities exist to optimize further by enhancing security headers and streamlining third-party dependencies to reduce potential attack surface.
Standards and sources

Reference chips under each finding point to the standard, regulation or specification the finding relates to. They are taken from the official datasets below and mapped conservatively: a finding with no defensible link shows none. NIS2 and GDPR references mark where a finding is relevant evidence, not a compliance verdict. Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2690 binds digital infrastructure and digital service providers; for other entities it is the most detailed public reading of the Article 21 measures. WCAG, EN 301 549, European Accessibility Act and Web Accessibility Directive references name the requirement an automated accessibility rule relates to; they are not a conformance verdict.

Retrieved 2026-10-25

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