UFCal
2017 MMA by the Numbers
Every completed fight of 2017 across all organizations we track, distilled into the numbers that tell the year's story. Updated automatically as events finish.
39
Events
451
Fights
50%
Finish rate
20
Title fights
How fights ended
- KO/TKO32% · 146
- Submission18% · 80
- Decision50% · 224
- Other0% · 1
Finish rate by division
| Division | Fights | KO/TKO | SUB | Finished |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Light Heavyweight | 38 | 50% | 16% | 66% |
| Heavyweight | 38 | 50% | 13% | 63% |
| Middleweight | 54 | 44% | 17% | 61% |
| Lightweight | 68 | 34% | 19% | 53% |
| Women's Flyweight | 10 | 10% | 40% | 50% |
| Women's Bantamweight | 16 | 25% | 25% | 50% |
| Flyweight | 29 | 21% | 28% | 48% |
| Featherweight | 45 | 31% | 16% | 47% |
| Bantamweight | 39 | 23% | 23% | 46% |
| Welterweight | 71 | 32% | 10% | 42% |
| Women's Strawweight | 34 | 6% | 18% | 24% |
Divisions with at least 10 fights in 2017.
Fastest finishes
- 0:15Dustin Ortiz def. Hector Sandoval · TKO · UFC Fight Night: Pettis vs Moreno · Aug 6, 2017#1
- 0:15Song Kenan def. Bobby Nash · TKO · UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs Gastelum · Nov 25, 2017#2
- 0:21Gregor Gillespie def. Andrew Holbrook · TKO · UFC 210: Cormier vs Johnson 2 · Apr 9, 2017#3
- 0:22Ion Cuțelaba def. Henrique da Silva · TKO · UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs Hunt · Jun 11, 2017#4
- 0:24Daniel Spitz def. Anthony Hamilton · TKO · UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs Branch · Sep 16, 2017#5
- 0:26Humberto Bandenay def. Martin Bravo · TKO · UFC Fight Night: Pettis vs Moreno · Aug 6, 2017#6
- 0:28Volkan Oezdemir def. Misha Cirkunov · TKO · UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs Teixeira · May 28, 2017#7
- 0:29Dominick Reyes def. Joachim Christensen · TKO · UFC Fight Night: Chiesa vs Lee · Jun 26, 2017#8
Biggest upsets
- 30%Marlon Moraes def. John Dodson · UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs Pettis · Nov 11, 2017
- 32%Tim Elliott def. Louis Smolka · UFC Fight Night: Johnson vs Reis · Apr 16, 2017
- 32%Marlon Moraes def. Aljamain Sterling · UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs Ortega · Dec 9, 2017
- 32%Volkan Oezdemir def. Misha Cirkunov · UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs Teixeira · May 28, 2017
- 34%Darren Till def. Donald Cerrone · UFC Fight Night: Cerrone vs Till · Oct 21, 2017
- 34%Tim Boetsch def. Johny Hendricks · UFC Fight Night: Chiesa vs Lee · Jun 26, 2017
- 35%Patrick Cummins def. Jan Blachowicz · UFC 210: Cormier vs Johnson 2 · Apr 9, 2017
- 35%Rose Namajunas def. Joanna Jedrzejczyk · UFC 217: Bisping vs St-Pierre · Nov 5, 2017
Pre-fight win probability from UFCal Elo ratings at the time of the fight. Elo ratings →
Breakout fighters
| Fighter | Fights | Elo |
|---|---|---|
| Volkan Oezdemir | 3 | +130 |
| Paulo Costa | 3 | +121 |
| Darren Till | 3 | +119 |
| Khalil Rountree Jr. | 2 | +92 |
| Alexander Volkov | 2 | +82 |
| Curtis Blaydes | 2 | +81 |
| Belal Muhammad | 3 | +80 |
| Trevin Giles | 2 | +80 |
Largest UFCal Elo rating gains across 2017.
Busiest fighters
| Fighter | Fights | Wins |
|---|---|---|
| Ovince Saint Preux | 4 | 3 |
| Cynthia Calvillo | 4 | 3 |
| Aljamain Sterling | 4 | 2 |
| Walt Harris | 4 | 2 |
| Jason Knight | 4 | 2 |
| Sam Alvey | 4 | 2 |
| Chase Sherman | 4 | 2 |
| Paulo Costa | 3 | 3 |
Most controversial decisions
- Joe Lauzon def. Marcin Held · UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs Penn · Jan 16, 201793% of 383 fan cards scored it for Marcin Held
- Raphael Assuncao def. Marlon Moraes · UFC 212: Aldo vs Holloway · Jun 3, 201780% of 244 fan cards scored it for Marlon Moraes
- Lauren Murphy def. Barb Honchak · UFC Fight Night: Montano vs Modafferi · Dec 1, 201781% of 57 fan cards scored it for Barb Honchak
- Jarred Brooks def. Eric Shelton · UFC 214: Cormier vs Jones 2 · Jul 30, 201771% of 75 fan cards scored it for Eric Shelton
- Jake Matthews def. Bojan Velickovic · UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs Tybura · Nov 18, 201775% of 93 fan cards scored it for Bojan Velickovic
Scored from real fan and media scorecards on MMA Decisions. Robbery Index →
Events by organization
| Organization | Events | Fights |
|---|---|---|
| UFC | 39 | 451 |
Events by country
| Country | Events |
|---|---|
| United States | 22 |
| Brazil | 3 |
| Canada | 3 |
| United Kingdom | 2 |
| Australia | 1 |
| New Zealand | 1 |
| Poland | 1 |
| Singapore | 1 |
| Sweden | 1 |
| Netherlands | 1 |
| China | 1 |
| Japan | 1 |
Busiest judges
| Judge | Fights scored |
|---|---|
| Sal D'Amato | 52 |
| Jeff Mullen | 49 |
| Derek Cleary | 46 |
| Marcos Rosales | 31 |
| Chris Lee | 29 |
Official scorecards recorded in 2017. Judges →
Sources: official results, ufcstats.com, fan and media scorecards from mmadecisions.com, and the UFCal Elo model.
These numbers are free to cite — link back to this page as the source.