2017 in UFC
The year 2017 was the 25th year in the history of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, 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. 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."The inaugural event took take place on July 11, 2017 at the UFC's home base of Las Vegas.
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.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
| 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
Events list
| # | Event | Date | Venue | Location | Attendance |
| 424 | UFC 219: Cyborg vs. Holm | T-Mobile Arena | Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | ||
| 423 | UFC on Fox: Lawler vs. dos Anjos | Bell MTS Place | Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada | ||
| 422 | UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Ortega | Save Mart Center | Fresno, California, U.S | ||
| 421 | UFC 218: Holloway vs. Aldo 2 | Little Caesars Arena | Detroit, Michigan, U.S. | ||
| 420 | The Ultimate Fighter: A New World Champion Finale | Park Theatre | Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | rowspan="1 | |
| 419 | UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs. Gastelum | Mercedes-Benz Arena | Shanghai, China | ||
| 418 | UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Tybura | Qudos Bank Arena | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | ||
| 417 | UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Pettis | Ted Constant Convocation Center | Norfolk, Virginia, U.S. | ||
| 416 | UFC 217: Bisping vs. St-Pierre | Madison Square Garden | New York City, New York, U.S. | ||
| 415 | UFC Fight Night: Machida vs. Brunson | Ginásio do Ibirapuera | São Paulo, Brazil | ||
| 414 | UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Till | Ergo Arena | Gdańsk, Poland | ||
| 413 | UFC 216: Ferguson vs. Lee | T-Mobile Arena | Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | ||
| 412 | UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs. Saint Preux 2 | Saitama Super Arena | Saitama, Saitama, Japan | ||
| 411 | UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs. Branch | PPG Paints Arena | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. | ||
| 410 | UFC 215: Nunes vs. Shevchenko 2 | Rogers Place | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | ||
| 409 | UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Struve | Rotterdam Ahoy | Rotterdam, Netherlands | ||
| 408 | UFC Fight Night: Pettis vs. Moreno | Arena Ciudad de México | Mexico City, Mexico | ||
| 407 | UFC 214: Cormier vs. Jones 2 | Honda Center | Anaheim, California, U.S. | ||
| 406 | UFC on Fox: Weidman vs. Gastelum | Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum | Uniondale, New York, U.S. | 11198 | |
| 405 | UFC Fight Night: Nelson vs. Ponzinibbio | SSE Hydro | Glasgow, Scotland | 10589 | |
| 404 | UFC 213: Romero vs. Whittaker | T-Mobile Arena | Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S | 12834 | |
| 403 | The Ultimate Fighter: Redemption Finale | T-Mobile Arena | Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | 6308 | |
| 402 | UFC Fight Night: Chiesa vs. Lee | Chesapeake Energy Arena | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S. | 7605 | |
| 401 | UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Correia | Singapore Indoor Stadium | Kallang, Singapore | 8414 | |
| 400 | UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Hunt | Spark Arena | Auckland, New Zealand | 8649 | |
| 399 | UFC 212: Aldo vs. Holloway | Jeunesse Arena | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 15412 | |
| 398 | UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs. Teixeira | Ericsson Globe | Stockholm, Sweden | 12668 | |
| 397 | UFC 211: Miocic vs dos Santos 2 | American Airlines Center | Dallas, Texas, U.S. | 17834 | |
| 396 | UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Lobov | Bridgestone Arena | Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. | 10744 | |
| 395 | UFC on Fox: Johnson vs. Reis | Sprint Center | Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. | 12171 | |
| 394 | UFC 210: Cormier vs Johnson 2 | KeyBank Center | Buffalo, New York, U.S. | 17110 | |
| 393 | UFC Fight Night: Manuwa vs. Anderson | The O2 Arena | London, England, U.K. | 15761 | |
| 392 | UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs. Gastelum | Centro de Formação Olímpica do Nordeste | Fortaleza, Brazil | 14069 | |
| 391 | UFC 209: Woodley vs. Thompson 2 | T-Mobile Arena | Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | 13150 | |
| 390 | UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Browne | Scotiabank Centre | Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada | 8123 | |
| 389 | UFC 208: Holm vs De Randamie | Barclays Center | Brooklyn, New York, U.S. | 15628 | |
| 388 | UFC Fight Night: Bermudez vs. The Korean Zombie | Toyota Center | Houston, Texas, U.S. | 8119 | |
| 387 | UFC on Fox: Shevchenko vs. Peña | Pepsi Center | Denver, Colorado, U.S | 13233 | |
| 386 | UFC Fight Night: Rodríguez vs. Penn | Talking Stick Resort Arena | Phoenix, Arizona, U.S | 11589 |