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.
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
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]
| 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] | |||||
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| Fighter feats[12] | |||||
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Debut UFC fighters
The following fighters fought their first UFC fight in 2017:
| ISO | Fighter | Division |
|---|---|---|
| Abdul-Kerim Edilov | Light Heavyweight | |
| Adam Wieczorek | Heavyweight | |
| Aiemann Zahabi | Bantamweight | |
| Aleksandar Rakić | Light Heavyweight | |
| Alex Perez | Flyweight | |
| Alex Reyes | Lightweight | |
| Alexandre Pantoja | Flyweight | |
| Allen Crowder | Heavyweight | |
| Amanda Lemos | Women's Bantamweight | |
| Andre Soukhamthath | Bantamweight | |
| Ariel Beck | Women's Flyweight | |
| Arjan Bhullar | Heavyweight | |
| Ashkan Mokhtarian | Flyweight | |
| Barb Honchak | Women's Flyweight | |
| Benito Lopez | Bantamweight | |
| Bharat Kandare | Featherweight | |
| Bobby Nash | Welterweight | |
| Brian Kelleher | Bantamweight | |
| Calvin Kattar | Featherweight | |
| Carls John de Tomas | Flyweight | |
| Chan-Mi Jeon | Women's Strawweight | |
| Christina Marks | Women's Flyweight | |
| Cindy Dandois | Women's Bantamweight | |
| Cody Stamann | Bantamweight | |
| Cynthia Calvillo | Women's Strawweight | |
| Daniel Spitz | Heavyweight | |
| Daniel Teymur | Featherweight | |
| Danny Henry | Featherweight | |
| Davi Ramos | Lightweight | |
| DeAnna Bennett | Women's Flyweight | |
| Deiveson Figueiredo | Flyweight | |
| Desmond Green | Lightweight | |
| Devin Powell | Lightweight | |
| Dominick Reyes | Light Heavyweight | |
| Drakkar Klose | Lightweight | |
| Emily Whitmire | Women's Strawweight | |
| Eryk Anders | Middleweight | |
| Eric Shelton | Flyweight | |
| Frank Camacho | Welterweight | |
| Galore Bofando | Welterweight |
| ISO | Fighter | Division |
|---|---|---|
| Gavin Tucker | Featherweight | |
| Gillian Robertson | Women's Flyweight | |
| Gina Mazany | Women's Bantamweight | |
| Gökhan Saki | Light Heavyweight | |
| Hu Yaozong | Light Heavyweight | |
| Humberto Bandenay | Featherweight | |
| James Bochnovic | Light Heavyweight | |
| Jared Gordon | Lightweight | |
| Jeremy Kimball | Light Heavyweight | |
| Jessica Rose-Clark | Women's Flyweight | |
| Ji Yeon Kim | Women's Flyweight | |
| Jodie Esquibel | Women's Strawweight | |
| Joseph Morales | Flyweight | |
| Julian Marquez | Middleweight | |
| Júnior Albini | Heavyweight | |
| Justin Gaethje | Lightweight | |
| Justin Willis | Heavyweight | |
| Kalindra Faria | Women's Flyweight | |
| Karine Gevorgyan | Women's Flyweight | |
| Karl Roberson | Middleweight | |
| Lucie Pudilova | Women's Bantamweight | |
| Luke Jumeau | Welterweight | |
| Mads Burnell | Featherweight | |
| Magomed Bibulatov | Flyweight | |
| Mara Romero Borella | Women's Flyweight | |
| Marcel Fortuna | Heavyweight | |
| Marcelo Golm | Heavyweight | |
| Mark De La Rosa | Bantamweight | |
| Markus Perez | Middleweight | |
| Michał Oleksiejczuk | Light Heavyweight | |
| Melinda Fábián | Women's Strawweight | |
| Merab Dvalishvili | Bantamweight | |
| Michel Quiñones | Featherweight | |
| Mike Santiago | Featherweight | |
| Montana De La Rosa | Women's Flyweight | |
| Muslim Salikhov | Welterweight | |
| Nadia Kassem | Women's Strawweight |
| ISO | Fighter | Division |
|---|---|---|
| Naoki Inoue | Flyweight | |
| Nasrat Haqparast | Lightweight | |
| Nicco Montaño | Women's Flyweight | |
| Nick Roehrick | Light Heavyweight | |
| Oliver Enkamp | Welterweight | |
| Oskar Piechota | Middleweight | |
| Paulo Costa | Middleweight | |
| Pearl Gonzalez | Women's Strawweight | |
| Poliana Botelho | Women's Strawweight | |
| Rashad Coulter | Heavyweight | |
| Rachael Ostovich | Women's Flyweight | |
| Ramazan Emeev | Welterweight | |
| Ricardo Ramos | Bantamweight | |
| Rob Wilkinson | Middleweight | |
| Roberto Sanchez | Flyweight | |
| Rolando Dy | Featherweight | |
| Terrion Ware | Bantamweight | |
| Trevin Giles | Middleweight | |
| Salim Touahri | Welterweight | |
| Sean O'Malley | Bantamweight | |
| Shana Dobson | Women's Flyweight | |
| Shane Young | Featherweight | |
| Sheymon Moraes | Featherweight | |
| Song Kenan | Welterweight | |
| Song Yadong | Bantamweight | |
| Syuri Kondo | Women's Strawweight | |
| Tai Tuivasa | Heavyweight | |
| Talita Bernardo | Women's Bantamweight | |
| Tom Duquesnoy | Bantamweight | |
| Tom Gallicchio | Lightweight | |
| Volkan Oezdemir | Light Heavyweight | |
| Wang Guan | Featherweight | |
| Wu Yunan | Women's Bantamweight | |
| Wuliji Buren | Bantamweight | |
| Yan Xiaonan | Women's Strawweight | |
| Zabit Magomedsharipov | Featherweight | |
| Zu Anyanwu | Heavyweight |
The Ultimate Fighter
The following The Ultimate Fighter seasons are scheduled for broadcast in 2017:
| Season | Finale | Division | Winner | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TUF 25: Redemption | July 7, 2017 | Welterweight | Jesse Taylor | Dhiego Lima |
| TUF 26: A New World Champion | December 1, 2017 | Women's Flyweight | Nicco Montaño | Roxanne Modafferi |
Events list
See also
- UFC
- List of UFC champions
- List of UFC events
- List of current UFC fighters
- Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Conor McGregor
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