2017 in UFC

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
Information
First date	January 15
Last date	December 30
Events
Total events	39
UFC	12
UFC on Fox	4
TUF Finale events	2
Fights
Total fights	457
Title fights	20
Chronology
2016 in UFC 2017 in UFC 2018 in UFC

2017 in UFC

Dana White's Contender Series

Main article: 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 UFC.COM Awards
No	Best Fighter	The Upsets	The 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 on Fox: Shevchenko vs. Peña	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
Ref	[6]	[7]	[8]	[9]	[10]	[11]

Debut UFC fighters

The following fighters fought their first UFC fight in 2017:

• Abdul-Kerim Edilov
• Adam Wieczorek
• Aiemann Zahabi
• Aleksandar Rakić
• Alex Perez
• Alex Reyes
• Alexandre Pantoja
• Allen Crowder
• Amanda Lemos
• Andre Soukhamthath
• Ariel Beck
• Arjan Bhullar
• Ashkan Mokhtarian
• Barb Honchak
• Benito Lopez
• Bharat Kandare
• Bobby Nash
• Brian Kelleher
• Calvin Kattar
• Carls John de Tomas
• Chan-Mi Jeon
• Christina Marks
• Cindy Dandois
• Cody Stamann
• Cynthia Calvillo
• Daniel Spitz
• Daniel Teymur
• Danny Henry
• Davi Ramos
• DeAnna Bennett
• Deiveson Figueiredo
• Desmond Green
• Devin Powell
• Dominick Reyes
• Drakkar Klose
• Emily Whitmire
• Eryk Anders
• Eric Shelton
• Frank Camacho
• Galore Bofando
• Gavin Tucker
• Gillian Robertson
• Gina Mazany
• Gökhan Saki
• Hu Yaozong
• Humberto Bandenay
• James Bochnovic
• Jared Gordon
• Jeremy Kimball
• Jessica Rose-Clark
• Ji Yeon Kim
• Jodie Esquibel
• Joseph Morales
• Julian Marquez
• Júnior Albini
• Justin Gaethje
• Justin Willis
• Kalindra Faria
• Karine Gevorgyan
• Karl Roberson
• Lucie Pudilova
• Luke Jumeau
• Mads Burnell
• Magomed Bibulatov
• Mara Romero Borella
• Marcel Fortuna
• Marcelo Golm
• Mark De La Rosa
• Markus Perez
• Michał Oleksiejczuk
• Melinda Fábián
• Merab Dvalishvili
• Michel Quiñones
• Mike Santiago
• Montana De La Rosa
• Muslim Salikhov
• Nadia Kassem
• Naoki Inoue
• Nasrat Haqparast
• Nicco Montaño
• Nick Roehrick
• Oliver Enkamp
• Oskar Piechota
• Paulo Costa
• Pearl Gonzalez
• Poliana Botelho
• Rashad Coulter
• Rachael Ostovich
• Ramazan Emeev
• Ricardo Ramos
• Rob Wilkinson
• Roberto Sanchez
• Rolando Dy
• Terrion Ware
• Trevin Giles
• Salim Touahri
• Sean O'Malley
• Shana Dobson
• Shane Young
• Sheymon Moraes
• Song Kenan
• Song Yadong
• Syuri Kondo
• Tai Tuivasa
• Talita Bernardo
• Tom Duquesnoy
• Tom Gallicchio
• Volkan Oezdemir
• Wang Guan
• Wu Yunan
• Wuliji Buren
• Yan Xiaonan
• Zabit Magomedsharipov
• Zu Anyanwu

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

Title fights

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]

1. For the inaugural UFC Women's Featherweight Championship.
2. For the UFC Welterweight Championship.
3. For the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship.
4. For the UFC Flyweight Championship.
5. For the UFC Women's Strawweight Championship.
6. For the UFC Heavyweight Championship.
7. For the UFC Featherweight Championship.
8. For the interim UFC Middleweight Championship.
9. For the vacant UFC Women's Featherweight Championship.
10. For the UFC Welterweight Championship.
11. For the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship. Originally a KO (head kick and punches) win for Jones, overturned after he tested positive for turinabol.
12. For the UFC Women's Bantamweight Championship.
13. For the UFC Flyweight Championship.
14. For the interim UFC Lightweight Championship.
15. For the UFC Women's Strawweight Championship.
16. For the UFC Bantamweight Championship.
17. For the UFC Middleweight Championship.
18. For the inaugural UFC Women's Flyweight Championship.
19. For the UFC Featherweight Championship.
20. For the UFC Women’s Featherweight Championship.

Events list

Main article: List of UFC events

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

See also

• UFC
• List of UFC champions
• List of UFC events
• List of current UFC fighters
• Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Conor McGregor