2017 in UFC
UFC MMA events in 2017
| 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.
Title fights
| 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] |
- ^ For the inaugural UFC Women's Featherweight Championship.
- ^ For the UFC Welterweight Championship.
- ^ For the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship.
- ^ For the UFC Flyweight Championship.
- ^ For the UFC Women's Strawweight Championship.
- ^ For the UFC Heavyweight Championship.
- ^ For the UFC Featherweight Championship.
- ^ For the interim UFC Middleweight Championship.
- ^ For the vacant UFC Women's Featherweight Championship.
- ^ For the UFC Welterweight Championship.
- ^ For the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship. Originally a KO (head kick and punches) win for Jones, overturned after he tested positive for turinabol.
- ^ For the UFC Women's Bantamweight Championship.
- ^ For the UFC Flyweight Championship.
- ^ For the interim UFC Lightweight Championship.
- ^ For the UFC Women's Strawweight Championship.
- ^ For the UFC Bantamweight Championship.
- ^ For the UFC Middleweight Championship.
- ^ For the inaugural UFC Women's Flyweight Championship.
- ^ For the UFC Featherweight Championship.
- ^ For the UFC Women’s Featherweight Championship.
The Ultimate Fighter
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 |
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]
Debuting 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
Events list
| # | Event | Date | Venue | Location | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 424 | UFC 219: Cyborg vs. Holm | December 30, 2017 | T-Mobile Arena | Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | 13,561[6] |
| 423 | UFC on Fox: Lawler vs. dos Anjos | December 16, 2017 | Bell MTS Place | Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada | 8,862[7] |
| 422 | UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Ortega | December 9, 2017 | Save Mart Center | Fresno, California, U.S | 7,605[8] |
| 421 | UFC 218: Holloway vs. Aldo 2 | December 2, 2017 | Little Caesars Arena | Detroit, Michigan, U.S. | 17,587[9] |
| 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[10] |
| 418 | UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Tybura | November 19, 2017 | Qudos Bank Arena | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | 10,021[11] |
| 417 | UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Pettis | November 11, 2017 | Ted Constant Convocation Center | Norfolk, Virginia, U.S. | 8,442[12] |
| 416 | UFC 217: Bisping vs. St-Pierre | November 4, 2017 | Madison Square Garden | New York City, New York, U.S. | 18,201[13] |
| 415 | UFC Fight Night: Machida vs. Brunson | October 28, 2017 | Ginásio do Ibirapuera | São Paulo, Brazil | 10,265[14] |
| 414 | UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Till | October 21, 2017 | Ergo Arena | Gdańsk, Poland | 11,138[15] |
| 413 | UFC 216: Ferguson vs. Lee | October 7, 2017 | T-Mobile Arena | Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | 10,638[16] |
| 412 | UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs. Saint Preux 2 | September 23, 2017 | Saitama Super Arena | Saitama, Saitama, Japan | 8,571[17] |
| 411 | UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs. Branch | September 16, 2017 | PPG Paints Arena | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. | 7,005[18] |
| 410 | UFC 215: Nunes vs. Shevchenko 2 | September 9, 2017 | Rogers Place | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | 16,232[19] |
| 409 | UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Struve | September 2, 2017 | Rotterdam Ahoy | Rotterdam, Netherlands | 10,224[20] |
| 408 | UFC Fight Night: Pettis vs. Moreno | August 5, 2017 | Arena Ciudad de México | Mexico City, Mexico | 10,172[21] |
| 407 | UFC 214: Cormier vs. Jones 2 | July 29, 2017 | Honda Center | Anaheim, California, U.S. | 16,610[22] |
| 406 | UFC on Fox: Weidman vs. Gastelum | July 22, 2017 | Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum | Uniondale, New York, U.S. | 11,198[23] |
| 405 | UFC Fight Night: Nelson vs. Ponzinibbio | July 16, 2017 | SSE Hydro | Glasgow, Scotland | 10,589[24] |
| 404 | UFC 213: Romero vs. Whittaker | July 8, 2017 | T-Mobile Arena | Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S | 12,834[25] |
| 403 | The Ultimate Fighter: Redemption Finale | July 7, 2017 | T-Mobile Arena | Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | 6,308[26] |
| 402 | UFC Fight Night: Chiesa vs. Lee | June 25, 2017 | Chesapeake Energy Arena | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S. | 7,605[27] |
| 401 | UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Correia | June 17, 2017 | Singapore Indoor Stadium | Kallang, Singapore | 8,414[28] |
| 400 | UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Hunt | June 11, 2017 | Spark Arena | Auckland, New Zealand | 8,649[29] |
| 399 | UFC 212: Aldo vs. Holloway | June 3, 2017 | Jeunesse Arena | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 15,412[30] |
| 398 | UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs. Teixeira | May 28, 2017 | Ericsson Globe | Stockholm, Sweden | 12,668[31] |
| 397 | UFC 211: Miocic vs dos Santos 2 | May 13, 2017 | American Airlines Center | Dallas, Texas, U.S. | 17,834[32] |
| 396 | UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Lobov | April 22, 2017 | Bridgestone Arena | Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. | 10,744[33] |
| 395 | UFC on Fox: Johnson vs. Reis | April 15, 2017 | Sprint Center | Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. | 12,171[34] |
| 394 | UFC 210: Cormier vs Johnson 2 | April 8, 2017 | KeyBank Center | Buffalo, New York, U.S. | 17,110[35] |
| 393 | UFC Fight Night: Manuwa vs. Anderson | March 18, 2017 | The O2 Arena | London, England, U.K. | 15,761[36] |
| 392 | UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs. Gastelum | March 11, 2017 | Centro de Formação Olímpica do Nordeste | Fortaleza, Brazil | 14,069[37] |
| 391 | UFC 209: Woodley vs. Thompson 2 | March 4, 2017 | T-Mobile Arena | Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | 13,150[38] |
| 390 | UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Browne | February 19, 2017 | Scotiabank Centre | Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada | 8,123[39] |
| 389 | UFC 208: Holm vs De Randamie | February 11, 2017 | Barclays Center | Brooklyn, New York, U.S. | 15,628[40] |
| 388 | UFC Fight Night: Bermudez vs. The Korean Zombie | February 4, 2017 | Toyota Center | Houston, Texas, U.S. | 8,119[41] |
| 387 | UFC on Fox: Shevchenko vs. Peña | January 28, 2017 | Pepsi Center | Denver, Colorado, U.S | 13,233[42] |
| 386 | UFC Fight Night: Rodríguez vs. Penn | January 15, 2017 | Talking Stick Resort Arena | Phoenix, Arizona, U.S | 11,589[43] |
See also
- UFC
- List of UFC champions
- List of UFC events
- List of current UFC fighters
- Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Conor McGregor
References
- ^ Staff (2017-05-12). "Dana White's Tuesday Night Contender Series Launches on Fight Pass". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2017-06-22.
- ^ Staff (2017-05-13). "'Dana White's Tuesday Night Contender Series' debuts July 11 on UFC Fight Pass with 5 live fights a week". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2017-05-13.
- ^ "Dana White receives promoter's license for new contender series separate from UFC - FOX Sports". 14 June 2017.
- ^ Staff (2017-05-12). "5-fight lineup revealed for 'Dana White's Tuesday Night Contender Series' premiere". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2017-06-22.
- ^ Thomas Gerbasi (2017-06-22). "Tuesday Night Contender Series to premiere July 11". ufc.com. Retrieved 2017-06-22.
- ^ Staff (December 31, 2017). "UFC 219 draws announced 13,561 fans for $1.76 million live gate in 2017 finale in Las Vegas". mmajunkie.com.
- ^ "UFC on FOX 26 draws reported 8,862 attendance for $781k live gate". MMAjunkie. 2017-12-17. Retrieved 2017-12-17.
- ^ "UFC Fight Night 123 draws reported 7,605 attendance for $568,290 live gate in Fresno". MMAjunkie. 2017-12-10. Retrieved 2017-12-12.
- ^ "UFC 218 draws reported 17,587 attendance for $2 million gate". MMAjunkie. 2017-12-03. Retrieved 2017-12-03.
- ^ "UFC Fight Night 122 draws announced 15,128 fans for sell-out in mainland China debut". MMAjunkie. 2017-11-25. Retrieved 2017-11-26.
- ^ "UFC Fight Night 121 draws announced 10,021 fans in Sydney". MMAjunkie. 2017-11-19. Retrieved 2017-11-19.
- ^ "UFC Fight Night 120 attendance: Event stands as most attended UFC card in Virginia". MMAjunkie. 2017-11-12. Retrieved 2017-11-26.
- ^ "UFC 217 draws reported 18,201 attendance for $6.2 million live gate in Madison Square Garden return". MMAjunkie. 2017-11-05. Retrieved 2017-11-05.
- ^ Staff (2017-10-29). "UFC Fight Night 119 draws announced 10,265 fans in Sao Paulo". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2017-10-29.
- ^ "UFC Fight Night 118 draws announced 11,138 attendance in Poland". MMAjunkie. 2017-10-21. Retrieved 2017-10-21.
- ^ Staff (2017-10-08). "UFC 216 draws announced attendance of 10,638 for $677,999.50 live gate in Las Vegas". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2017-10-08.
- ^ Mazique, Brian. "UFC Fight Night 117 Results, Highlights, Bonus Money Winners, Fight Scores, Attendance And Gate". Forbes. Retrieved 2017-09-23.
- ^ Mazique, Brian. "UFC Fight Night 116 Results, Bonus Winners, Fight Scores, Highlights, Attendance & Gate Info". Forbes. Retrieved 2017-09-17.
- ^ "UFC 215: Nunes vs. Shevchenko 2 Gate and Attendance from Edmonton | MMAWeekly.com". www.mmaweekly.com. Retrieved 2017-09-10.
- ^ "UFC-Rotterdam attendance takes slight dip from Dutch debut". MMAjunkie. 2017-09-02. Retrieved 2017-09-03.
- ^ "UFC Fight Night 114 draws reported 10,172 attendance in Mexico City". MMAjunkie. 2017-08-06. Retrieved 2017-08-06.
- ^ Staff (July 30, 2017). "UFC 214: Cormier vs. Jones 2' sets UFC-Honda Center attendace [sic] record". mmajunkie.com.
- ^ "UFC on FOX 25 draws reported 11,198 attendance for $1.1 million live gate". MMAjunkie. 2017-07-23. Retrieved 2017-07-23.
- ^ "UFC Fight Night 113 attendance: Return to Glasgow draws bigger crowd than debut". MMAjunkie. 2017-07-16. Retrieved 2017-07-17.
- ^ "UFC 213: Romero vs. Whittaker Gate and Attendance from Las Vegas | MMAWeekly.com". www.mmaweekly.com. Retrieved 2017-07-10.
- ^ "TUF 25 Finale draws reported 6,308 attendance for $432,495 live gate". MMAjunkie. 2017-07-08. Retrieved 2017-07-10.
- ^ "UFC Fight Night 112: Chiesa vs. Lee Gate and Attendance from Oklahoma City | MMAWeekly.com". www.mmaweekly.com. Retrieved 2017-06-26.
- ^ "UFC Fight Night 111 draws reported 8,414 attendance for $839,300 USD live gate". MMAjunkie. 2017-06-17. Retrieved 2017-06-18.
- ^ Staff (2017-06-11). "UFC Fight Night 110 draws announced crowd of 8,649 for live gate near $830K". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2017-06-11.
- ^ Staff (2017-06-04). "UFC 212 attendance draws announced attendance of 15,412 for undisclosed live gate". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2017-06-04.
- ^ Staff (2017-05-28). "UFC Fight Night 109 attendance: Stockholm draws another solid crowd". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2017-05-28.
- ^ Staff (2017-05-14). "UFC 211 draws announced attendance of 17,834 for $2,662,645 live gate in Dallas". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2017-05-14.
- ^ Staff (2017-04-23). "UFC Fight Night 108 attendance: Event sets UFC-Nashville live-gate record". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2017-04-23.
- ^ Staff (2017-04-15). "UFC on FOX 24 attendance: Thrilling card proves highest-earning sports event in venue history". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2017-04-15.
- ^ Staff (2017-04-09). "UFC 210 draws announced 17,110 attendance for KeyBank Center sports record $2 million gate". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2017-04-09.
- ^ Staff (2017-03-18). "UFC Fight Night 107 draws announced 15,761 fans for gate north of $2 million in London". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2017-03-18.
- ^ Staff (2017-03-12). "UFC Fight Night 106 draws announced attendance of 14,069 for sell-out in Fortaleza, Brazil". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2017-03-12.
- ^ Staff (2017-03-05). "UFC 209 draws reported 13,150 attendance for $2.385 million live gate". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2017-03-05.
- ^ Staff (2017-02-20). "UFC Fight Night 105 draws reported 8,123 attendance for $575,832 live gate". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2017-02-20.
- ^ Staff (2017-02-12). "Sold-out UFC 208 draws announced 15,628 fans for $2,275,105 live gate, Barclays Center sports record". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2017-02-12.
- ^ Staff (2017-02-05). "UFC Fight Night 104 draws announced attendance of 8,119 for gate north of $600,000". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-02-06.
- ^ Staff (2017-01-28). "UFC on FOX 23 draws announced attendance of 13,233 for live gate north of $1 million in Denver". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2017-01-28.
- ^ Staff (2017-01-15). "UFC Fight Night 103 draws 11,589 fans for gate north of $900,000 in Phoenix". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2017-01-16.
External links
- UFC past events on UFC.com
- UFC events results at Sherdog.com
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- Dana White (CEO and president)
- Marshall Zelaznik (former executive vice president and COO)
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