# 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
### 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 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 |
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## 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

* ↑ 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.

## 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 |
| 423 | UFC on Fox: Lawler vs. dos Anjos | December 16, 2017 | Bell MTS Place | Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada | 8,862 |
| 422 | UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Ortega | December 9, 2017 | Save Mart Center | Fresno, California, U.S | 7,605 |
| 421 | UFC 218: Holloway vs. Aldo 2 | December 2, 2017 | Little Caesars Arena | Detroit, Michigan, U.S. | 17,587 |
| 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 |
| 418 | UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Tybura | November 19, 2017 | Qudos Bank Arena | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | 10,021 |
| 417 | UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Pettis | November 11, 2017 | Ted Constant Convocation Center | Norfolk, Virginia, U.S. | 8,442 |
| 416 | UFC 217: Bisping vs. St-Pierre | November 4, 2017 | Madison Square Garden | New York City, New York, U.S. | 18,201 |
| 415 | UFC Fight Night: Machida vs. Brunson | October 28, 2017 | Ginásio do Ibirapuera | São Paulo, Brazil | 10,265 |
| 414 | UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Till | October 21, 2017 | Ergo Arena | Gdańsk, Poland | 11,138 |
| 413 | UFC 216: Ferguson vs. Lee | October 7, 2017 | T-Mobile Arena | Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | 10,638 |
| 412 | UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs. Saint Preux 2 | September 23, 2017 | Saitama Super Arena | Saitama, Saitama, Japan | 8,571 |
| 411 | UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs. Branch | September 16, 2017 | PPG Paints Arena | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. | 7,005 |
| 410 | UFC 215: Nunes vs. Shevchenko 2 | September 9, 2017 | Rogers Place | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | 16,232 |
| 409 | UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Struve | September 2, 2017 | Rotterdam Ahoy | Rotterdam, Netherlands | 10,224 |
| 408 | UFC Fight Night: Pettis vs. Moreno | August 5, 2017 | Arena Ciudad de México | Mexico City, Mexico | 10,172 |
| 407 | UFC 214: Cormier vs. Jones 2 | July 29, 2017 | Honda Center | Anaheim, California, U.S. | 16,610 |
| 406 | UFC on Fox: Weidman vs. Gastelum | July 22, 2017 | Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum | Uniondale, New York, U.S. | 11,198 |
| 405 | UFC Fight Night: Nelson vs. Ponzinibbio | July 16, 2017 | SSE Hydro | Glasgow, Scotland | 10,589 |
| 404 | UFC 213: Romero vs. Whittaker | July 8, 2017 | T-Mobile Arena | Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S | 12,834 |
| 403 | The Ultimate Fighter: Redemption Finale | July 7, 2017 | T-Mobile Arena | Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | 6,308 |
| 402 | UFC Fight Night: Chiesa vs. Lee | June 25, 2017 | Chesapeake Energy Arena | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S. | 7,605 |
| 401 | UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Correia | June 17, 2017 | Singapore Indoor Stadium | Kallang, Singapore | 8,414 |
| 400 | UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Hunt | June 11, 2017 | Spark Arena | Auckland, New Zealand | 8,649 |
| 399 | UFC 212: Aldo vs. Holloway | June 3, 2017 | Jeunesse Arena | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 15,412 |
| 398 | UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs. Teixeira | May 28, 2017 | Ericsson Globe | Stockholm, Sweden | 12,668 |
| 397 | UFC 211: Miocic vs dos Santos 2 | May 13, 2017 | American Airlines Center | Dallas, Texas, U.S. | 17,834 |
| 396 | UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Lobov | April 22, 2017 | Bridgestone Arena | Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. | 10,744 |
| 395 | UFC on Fox: Johnson vs. Reis | April 15, 2017 | Sprint Center | Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. | 12,171 |
| 394 | UFC 210: Cormier vs Johnson 2 | April 8, 2017 | KeyBank Center | Buffalo, New York, U.S. | 17,110 |
| 393 | UFC Fight Night: Manuwa vs. Anderson | March 18, 2017 | The O$_2$ Arena | London, England, U.K. | 15,761 |
| 392 | UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs. Gastelum | March 11, 2017 | Centro de Formação Olímpica do Nordeste | Fortaleza, Brazil | 14,069 |
| 391 | UFC 209: Woodley vs. Thompson 2 | March 4, 2017 | T-Mobile Arena | Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | 13,150 |
| 390 | UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Browne | February 19, 2017 | Scotiabank Centre | Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada | 8,123 |
| 389 | UFC 208: Holm vs De Randamie | February 11, 2017 | Barclays Center | Brooklyn, New York, U.S. | 15,628 |
| 388 | UFC Fight Night: Bermudez vs. The Korean Zombie | February 4, 2017 | Toyota Center | Houston, Texas, U.S. | 8,119 |
| 387 | UFC on Fox: Shevchenko vs. Peña | January 28, 2017 | Pepsi Center | Denver, Colorado, U.S | 13,233 |
| 386 | UFC Fight Night: Rodríguez vs. Penn | January 15, 2017 | Talking Stick Resort Arena | Phoenix, Arizona, U.S | 11,589 |