2017 in UFC

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The year 2017 was the 25th year in the history of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States.

First dateJanuary 15
Last dateDecember 30
Total events39
UFC12
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2017 in UFC
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Information
First dateJanuary 15
Last dateDecember 30
Events
Total events39
UFC12
UFC on Fox4
TUF Finale events2
Fights
Total fights457
Title fights20
Chronology
2016 in UFC 2017 in UFC 2018 in UFC
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2017 in UFC

Dana White's Contender Series

In May 2017, the UFC announced White would hold Dana White's Contender Series weekly on UFC Fight Pass. As with the earlier web series Looking for a Fight, the goal of the series is for White to scout talent for the UFC.[1][2] Similar to The Ultimate Fighter none of the fighters involved will have existing UFC contracts. Licensed separately from the UFC with Dana White applying for a promoter's licence, it was stated ahead of the license being approved that “this is not the UFC, this is not the UFC brand, but instead a promotion that will allow up and coming fighters the chance to showcase their talents in hopes that one day they may compete in the UFC."[3]

The inaugural event took take place on July 11, 2017 at the UFC's home base of Las Vegas.[4][5]

2017 UFC.com awards

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2017 UFC.COM Awards
No Best Fighter The

Upsets

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Submissions

The Newcomers The

Knockouts

The

Fights

1 Max Holloway Rose Namajunas
defeats
Joanna Jędrzejczyk 1
UFC 217
Demetrious Johnson
defeats
Ray Borg
UFC 216
Volkan Oezdemir Francis Ngannou
defeats
Alistair Overeem
UFC 218
Justin Gaethje
defeats
Michael Johnson
The Ultimate Fighter: Redemption Finale
2 Rose Namajunas Josh Emmett
defeats
Ricardo Lamas
UFC on Fox: Lawler vs. dos Anjos
Aleksei Oleinik
defeats
Viktor Pešta
UFC Fight Night: Rodríguez vs. Penn
Cynthia Calvillo Mike Perry
defeats
Jake Ellenberger
UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Lobov
Eddie Alvarez
defeats
Justin Gaethje
UFC 218
3 Demetrious Johnson Dan Kelly
defeats
Rashad Evans
UFC 209
Brett Johns
defeats
Joe Soto
The Ultimate Fighter: A New World Champion Finale
Justin Gaethje Edson Barboza
defeats
Beneil Dariush
UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs. Gastelum
Yancy Medeiros
defeats
Alex Oliveira
UFC 218
4 Robert Whittaker Eryk Anders
defeats
Rafael Natal
UFC on Fox: Weidman vs. Gastelum
Brian Ortega
defeats
Cub Swanson
UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Ortega
Marlon Moraes Matt Brown
defeats
Diego Sanchez
UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Pettis
Dustin Poirier
defeats
Anthony Pettis
UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Pettis
5 Cris Cyborg Darren Elkins
defeats
Mirsad Bektić
UFC 209
Valentina Shevchenko
defeats
Julianna Peña
UFC on Fox: Shevchenko vs. Peña
Zabit Magomedsharipov Marlon Moraes
defeats
Aljamain Sterling
UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Ortega
Frank Camacho
defeats
Damien Brown
UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Tybura
6 Volkan Oezdemir Gabriel Benítez
defeats
Jason Knight
UFC 209
Iuri Alcântara
defeats
Luke Sanders
UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Ortega
Nicco Montaño Ricardo Ramos
defeats
Aiemann Zahabi
UFC 217
Tim Elliott
defeats
Louis Smolka
UFC on Fox: Johnson vs. Reis
7 Rafael dos Anjos Brian Kelleher
defeats
Iuri Alcântara
UFC 212
Ovince Saint Preux
defeats
Yushin Okami
UFC Fight Night: Saint Preux vs. Okami
Paulo Costa Holly Holm
defeats
Bethe Correia
UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Correia
David Teymur
defeats
Lando Vannata
UFC 209
8 Dustin Poirier Felice Herrig
defeats
Alexa Grasso
UFC Fight Night: Bermudez vs. The Korean Zombie
Demetrious Johnson
defeats
Wilson Reis
UFC on Fox: Johnson vs. Reis
Eryk Anders Marc Diakiese
defeats
Teemu Packalén
UFC Fight Night: Manuwa vs. Anderson
Jéssica Andrade
defeats
Angela Hill
UFC Fight Night: Bermudez vs. The Korean Zombie
9 Raphael Assunção Carla Esparza
defeats
Cynthia Calvillo
UFC 219
Georges St-Pierre
defeats
Michael Bisping
UFC 217
Dominick Reyes Damir Hadžović
defeats
Marcin Held
UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs. Teixeira
Georges St-Pierre
defeats
Michael Bisping
UFC 217
10 Brian Ortega Georges St-Pierre
defeats
Michael Bisping
UFC 217
Zabit Magomedsharipov
defeats
Sheymon Moraes
UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs. Gastelum
Trevin Giles Kelvin Gastelum
defeats
Michael Bisping
UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs. Gastelum
Julian Marquez
defeats
Darren Stewart
UFC on Fox: Lawler vs. dos Anjos
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2017 by the numbers

The numbers below records the events, fights, techniques, champions and fighters held or performed for the year of 2017 in UFC.[12]

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Events
Number of Events PPV Continents Countries Cities Fight Night Bonuses
39 13 5 14 34 156
Total $7,800,000
Longest Event Shortest Event Highest Income

Live Gate

Lowest Income

Live Gate

Highest

Attendance

Lowest

Attendance

UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Tybura

3:04:18

UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs. Branch

1:20:40

UFC 217

$6,200,000

The Ultimate Fighter 26 Finale

$124,847.40

UFC 217

18,201

The Ultimate Fighter 26 Finale

2,798

Title Fights
Undisputed

Title Fights

Title Changes Champions Remained

in Their Divisions

Number of

Champions

Number of

Interim Champions

Number of

Title Defenses

18 4 6
FLW – Demetrious Johnson
LW – Conor McGregor
WW – Tyron Woodley
LHW – Daniel Cormier
HW – Stipe Miocic
WBW – Amanda Nunes
13 2 11
Champions
Division Beginning of The Year End of The Year Division Beginning of The Year End of The Year
Heavyweight Stipe Miocic Stipe Miocic Bantamweight Cody Garbrandt T.J. Dillashaw
Light Heavyweight Daniel Cormier Daniel Cormier Flyweight Demetrious Johnson Demetrious Johnson
Middleweight Michael Bisping Robert Whittaker Women's Bantamweight Amanda Nunes Amanda Nunes
Welterweight Tyron Woodley Tyron Woodley Women's Flyweight None Nicco Montaño
Lightweight Conor McGregor Conor McGregor Women's Strawweight Joanna Jędrzejczyk Rose Namajunas
Featherweight José Aldo Max Holloway Women's Featherweight None Cris Cyborg
Fights
Most Knockouts

at A Single Event

Most submissions

at A Single Event

Most Decisions

at A Single Event

Total Number

of Fights

Total Number

of Cage Time

UFC 218

8

UFC on Fox: Shevchenko vs. Peña
UFC 212
UFC 216
UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Machida
UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs. Gastelum
The Ultimate Fighter 26 Finale

4

UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Tybura

10

457 83:36:56
Fighters
Number of

Fighters

UFC

Debutants

Releases /

Retired

Fighters

Suspended

Number of Fighters

Missed weight

(At the end of Dec 31, 2017)
565
116 N/A N/A 28
Champion feats[12]
Fighter feats[12]
  • Aleksei Oleinik became the first fighter to win via an Ezekiel choke submission.
  • Derek Brunson set the UFC middleweight record for most first‑round finishes by earning his seventh at UFC Fight Night 119.
  • Holly Holm became the first female to win two bouts via head kick knockout.
  • Dustin Ortiz's 15-second knockout at UFC Fight Night 114 stands as the fastest finish and fastest knockout in UFC flyweight history.
  • Andre Soukhamthath became the first fighter to lose a decision despite scoring three knockdowns, a result that occurred at UFC Fight Night 114.
  • Mairbek Taisumov became the first lightweight to score five consecutive knockout victories.
  • Josh Emmett's four knockdowns at UFC Fight Night 118 set the record for the most in a UFC featherweight bout.
  • Francis Ngannou became the first heavyweight fighter to score six consecutive finishes.
  • Max Holloway became the youngest fighter in UFC history to reach 15 wins, accomplishing the feat at age 25.
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Debut UFC fighters

The following fighters fought their first UFC fight in 2017:

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ISOFighterDivision
RussiaAbdul-Kerim EdilovLight Heavyweight
PolandAdam WieczorekHeavyweight
CanadaAiemann ZahabiBantamweight
SerbiaAleksandar RakićLight Heavyweight
United StatesAlex PerezFlyweight
United StatesAlex ReyesLightweight
BrazilAlexandre PantojaFlyweight
United StatesAllen CrowderHeavyweight
BrazilAmanda LemosWomen's Bantamweight
United StatesAndre SoukhamthathBantamweight
United StatesAriel BeckWomen's Flyweight
CanadaArjan BhullarHeavyweight
AustraliaAshkan MokhtarianFlyweight
United StatesBarb HonchakWomen's Flyweight
United StatesBenito LopezBantamweight
IndiaBharat KandareFeatherweight
United StatesBobby NashWelterweight
United StatesBrian KelleherBantamweight
United StatesCalvin KattarFeatherweight
PhilippinesCarls John de TomasFlyweight
South KoreaChan-Mi JeonWomen's Strawweight
United StatesChristina MarksWomen's Flyweight
BelgiumCindy DandoisWomen's Bantamweight
United StatesCody StamannBantamweight
United StatesCynthia CalvilloWomen's Strawweight
United StatesDaniel SpitzHeavyweight
SwedenDaniel TeymurFeatherweight
ScotlandDanny HenryFeatherweight
BrazilDavi RamosLightweight
United StatesDeAnna BennettWomen's Flyweight
BrazilDeiveson FigueiredoFlyweight
United StatesDesmond GreenLightweight
United StatesDevin PowellLightweight
United StatesDominick ReyesLight Heavyweight
United StatesDrakkar KloseLightweight
United StatesEmily WhitmireWomen's Strawweight
United StatesEryk AndersMiddleweight
United StatesEric SheltonFlyweight
GuamFrank CamachoWelterweight
United KingdomGalore BofandoWelterweight
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ISOFighterDivision
CanadaGavin TuckerFeatherweight
CanadaGillian RobertsonWomen's Flyweight
United StatesGina MazanyWomen's Bantamweight
TurkeyGökhan SakiLight Heavyweight
ChinaHu YaozongLight Heavyweight
PeruHumberto BandenayFeatherweight
United StatesJames BochnovicLight Heavyweight
United StatesJared GordonLightweight
United StatesJeremy KimballLight Heavyweight
AustraliaJessica Rose-ClarkWomen's Flyweight
South KoreaJi Yeon KimWomen's Flyweight
United StatesJodie EsquibelWomen's Strawweight
United StatesJoseph MoralesFlyweight
United StatesJulian MarquezMiddleweight
BrazilJúnior AlbiniHeavyweight
United StatesJustin GaethjeLightweight
United StatesJustin WillisHeavyweight
BrazilKalindra FariaWomen's Flyweight
ArmeniaKarine GevorgyanWomen's Flyweight
United StatesKarl RobersonMiddleweight
Czech RepublicLucie PudilovaWomen's Bantamweight
New ZealandLuke JumeauWelterweight
DenmarkMads BurnellFeatherweight
RussiaMagomed BibulatovFlyweight
ItalyMara Romero BorellaWomen's Flyweight
BrazilMarcel FortunaHeavyweight
BrazilMarcelo GolmHeavyweight
United StatesMark De La RosaBantamweight
BrazilMarkus PerezMiddleweight
PolandMichał OleksiejczukLight Heavyweight
HungaryMelinda FábiánWomen's Strawweight
Georgia (country)Merab DvalishviliBantamweight
United StatesMichel QuiñonesFeatherweight
United StatesMike SantiagoFeatherweight
United StatesMontana De La RosaWomen's Flyweight
RussiaMuslim SalikhovWelterweight
AustraliaNadia KassemWomen's Strawweight
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ISOFighterDivision
JapanNaoki InoueFlyweight
AfghanistanNasrat HaqparastLightweight
United StatesNicco MontañoWomen's Flyweight
United StatesNick RoehrickLight Heavyweight
SwedenOliver EnkampWelterweight
PolandOskar PiechotaMiddleweight
BrazilPaulo CostaMiddleweight
United StatesPearl GonzalezWomen's Strawweight
BrazilPoliana BotelhoWomen's Strawweight
United StatesRashad CoulterHeavyweight
United StatesRachael OstovichWomen's Flyweight
RussiaRamazan EmeevWelterweight
BrazilRicardo RamosBantamweight
AustraliaRob WilkinsonMiddleweight
United StatesRoberto SanchezFlyweight
PhilippinesRolando DyFeatherweight
United StatesTerrion WareBantamweight
United StatesTrevin GilesMiddleweight
PolandSalim TouahriWelterweight
United StatesSean O'MalleyBantamweight
United StatesShana DobsonWomen's Flyweight
New ZealandShane YoungFeatherweight
BrazilSheymon MoraesFeatherweight
ChinaSong KenanWelterweight
ChinaSong YadongBantamweight
JapanSyuri KondoWomen's Strawweight
AustraliaTai TuivasaHeavyweight
BrazilTalita BernardoWomen's Bantamweight
FranceTom DuquesnoyBantamweight
United StatesTom GallicchioLightweight
SwitzerlandVolkan OezdemirLight Heavyweight
ChinaWang GuanFeatherweight
ChinaWu YunanWomen's Bantamweight
ChinaWuliji BurenBantamweight
ChinaYan XiaonanWomen's Strawweight
RussiaZabit MagomedsharipovFeatherweight
United StatesZu AnyanwuHeavyweight
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The Ultimate Fighter

The following The Ultimate Fighter seasons are scheduled for broadcast in 2017:

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Title fights

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Title fights in 2017
Weight class Method Round Time Event Notes
Women's Featherweight Germaine de Randamie def. Holly Holm Decision (unanimous) (48–47, 48–47, 48–47) 5 5:00 UFC 208 [a]
Welterweight Tyron Woodley (c) def. Stephen Thompson Decision (majority) (48–47, 47–47, 48–47) 5 5:00 UFC 209 [b]
Light Heavyweight Daniel Cormier (c) def. Anthony Johnson Submission (rear-naked choke) 2 3:39 UFC 210 [c]
Flyweight Demetrious Johnson (c) def. Wilson Reis Submission (armbar) 3 4:49 UFC on Fox 24 [d]
Women's Strawweight Joanna Jędrzejczyk (c) def. Jéssica Andrade Decision (unanimous) (50–45, 50–44, 50–45) 5 5:00 UFC 211 [e]
Heavyweight Stipe Miocic (c) def. Junior dos Santos TKO (punches) 1 2:22 UFC 211 [f]
Featherweight Max Holloway (ic) def. José Aldo (c) TKO (punches) 3 4:13 UFC 212 [g]
Middleweight Robert Whittaker def. Yoel Romero Decision (unanimous) (48–47, 48–47, 48–47) 5 5:00 UFC 213 [h]
Women's Featherweight Cris Cyborg def. Tonya Evinger TKO (knees) 3 1:56 UFC 214 [i]
Welterweight Tyron Woodley (c) def. Demian Maia Decision (unanimous) (50–45, 49–46, 49–46) 5 5:00 UFC 214 [j]
Light Heavyweight Daniel Cormier (c) vs. Jon Jones No Contest (overturned) 3 3:01 UFC 214 [k]
Women's Bantamweight Amanda Nunes (c) def. Valentina Shevchenko Decision (split) (47–48, 48–47, 48–47) 5 5:00 UFC 215 [l]
Flyweight Demetrious Johnson (c) def. Ray Borg Submission (armbar) 5 3:15 UFC 216 [m]
Lightweight Tony Ferguson def. Kevin Lee Submission (triangle choke) 3 4:02 UFC 216 [n]
Women's Strawweight Rose Namajunas def. Joanna Jędrzejczyk (c) TKO (punches) 1 3:03 UFC 217 [o]
Bantamweight T.J. Dillashaw def. Cody Garbrandt (c) KO (punches) 2 2:41 UFC 217 [p]
Middleweight Georges St-Pierre def. Michael Bisping (c) Technical Submission (rear-naked choke) 3 4:23 UFC 217 [q]
Women's Flyweight Nicco Montaño def. Roxanne Modafferi Decision (unanimous) (50–45, 49–46, 49–46) 5 5:00 The Ultimate Fighter: A New World Champion Finale [r]
Featherweight Max Holloway (c) def. José Aldo TKO (punches) 3 4:51 UFC 218 [s]
Women's Featherweight Cris Cyborg (c) def. Holly Holm Decision (unanimous) (49–46, 48–47, 48–47) 5 5:00 UFC 219 [t]
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Events list

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# Event Date Venue Location Attendance
424 UFC 219: Cyborg vs. Holm December 30, 2017 T-Mobile Arena Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. 13,561[13]
423 UFC on Fox: Lawler vs. dos Anjos December 16, 2017 Bell MTS Place Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada 8,862[14]
422 UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Ortega December 9, 2017 Save Mart Center Fresno, California, U.S 7,605[15]
421 UFC 218: Holloway vs. Aldo 2 December 2, 2017 Little Caesars Arena Detroit, Michigan, U.S. 17,587[16]
420 The Ultimate Fighter: A New World Champion Finale December 1, 2017 Park Theatre Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. N/a
419 UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs. Gastelum November 25, 2017 Mercedes-Benz Arena Shanghai, China 15,128[17]
418 UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Tybura November 19, 2017 Qudos Bank Arena Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 10,021[18]
417 UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Pettis November 11, 2017 Ted Constant Convocation Center Norfolk, Virginia, U.S. 8,442[19]
416 UFC 217: Bisping vs. St-Pierre November 4, 2017 Madison Square Garden New York City, New York, U.S. 18,201[20]
415 UFC Fight Night: Machida vs. Brunson October 28, 2017 Ginásio do Ibirapuera São Paulo, Brazil 10,265[21]
414 UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Till October 21, 2017 Ergo Arena Gdańsk, Poland 11,138[22]
413 UFC 216: Ferguson vs. Lee October 7, 2017 T-Mobile Arena Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. 10,638[23]
412 UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs. Saint Preux 2 September 23, 2017 Saitama Super Arena Saitama, Saitama, Japan 8,571[24]
411 UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs. Branch September 16, 2017 PPG Paints Arena Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. 7,005[25]
410 UFC 215: Nunes vs. Shevchenko 2 September 9, 2017 Rogers Place Edmonton, Alberta, Canada 16,232[26]
409 UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Struve September 2, 2017 Rotterdam Ahoy Rotterdam, Netherlands 10,224[27]
408 UFC Fight Night: Pettis vs. Moreno August 5, 2017 Arena Ciudad de México Mexico City, Mexico 10,172[28]
407 UFC 214: Cormier vs. Jones 2 July 29, 2017 Honda Center Anaheim, California, U.S. 16,610[29]
406 UFC on Fox: Weidman vs. Gastelum July 22, 2017 Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum Uniondale, New York, U.S. 11,198[30]
405 UFC Fight Night: Nelson vs. Ponzinibbio July 16, 2017 SSE Hydro Glasgow, Scotland 10,589[31]
404 UFC 213: Romero vs. Whittaker July 8, 2017 T-Mobile Arena Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S 12,834[32]
403 The Ultimate Fighter: Redemption Finale July 7, 2017 T-Mobile Arena Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. 6,308[33]
402 UFC Fight Night: Chiesa vs. Lee June 25, 2017 Chesapeake Energy Arena Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S. 7,605[34]
401 UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Correia June 17, 2017 Singapore Indoor Stadium Kallang, Singapore 8,414[35]
400 UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Hunt June 11, 2017 Spark Arena Auckland, New Zealand 8,649[36]
399 UFC 212: Aldo vs. Holloway June 3, 2017 Jeunesse Arena Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 15,412[37]
398 UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs. Teixeira May 28, 2017 Ericsson Globe Stockholm, Sweden 12,668[38]
397 UFC 211: Miocic vs dos Santos 2 May 13, 2017 American Airlines Center Dallas, Texas, U.S. 17,834[39]
396 UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Lobov April 22, 2017 Bridgestone Arena Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. 10,744[40]
395 UFC on Fox: Johnson vs. Reis April 15, 2017 Sprint Center Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. 12,171[41]
394 UFC 210: Cormier vs Johnson 2 April 8, 2017 KeyBank Center Buffalo, New York, U.S. 17,110[42]
393 UFC Fight Night: Manuwa vs. Anderson March 18, 2017 The O2 Arena London, England, U.K. 15,761[43]
392 UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs. Gastelum March 11, 2017 Centro de Formação Olímpica do Nordeste Fortaleza, Brazil 14,069[44]
391 UFC 209: Woodley vs. Thompson 2 March 4, 2017 T-Mobile Arena Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. 13,150[45]
390 UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Browne February 19, 2017 Scotiabank Centre Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada 8,123[46]
389 UFC 208: Holm vs De Randamie February 11, 2017 Barclays Center Brooklyn, New York, U.S. 15,628[47]
388 UFC Fight Night: Bermudez vs. The Korean Zombie February 4, 2017 Toyota Center Houston, Texas, U.S. 8,119[48]
387 UFC on Fox: Shevchenko vs. Peña January 28, 2017 Pepsi Center Denver, Colorado, U.S 13,233[49]
386 UFC Fight Night: Rodríguez vs. Penn January 15, 2017 Talking Stick Resort Arena Phoenix, Arizona, U.S 11,589[50]
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