| 2017 in UFC | ||||
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| 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 | ||||
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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.
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]
The numbers below records the events, fights, techniques, champions and fighters held or performed for the year of 2017 in UFC. [12]
| Events | |||||
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| 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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The following fighters fought their first UFC fight in 2017:
The following The Ultimate Fighter seasons are scheduled for broadcast in 2017:
| Season | Finale | Division | Winner | Runner-up |
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| 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 in 2017 | ||||||||
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| 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] |