The UFC had another busy year in 2017, and 39 events took place around the globe. During that time, many records were set and produced a host of historic moments.

Now that the year has come to a close, and with the help of FightMetric research analyst and live-statistics producer Michael Carroll, here are some of 2017’s most significant events, fights and individual performances.

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Events

The UFC held 39 events in 34 different cities across 14 countries and five continents. The 39 events were the organization’s fewest since 2013 (33).

Those event had 457 fights across 13 different weight classes (including catchweight bouts). Those 457 fights combined for a total cage time of 83:36:56.

The longest event of the year was “UFC Fight Night 121: Werdum vs. Tybura” in Sydney (3:04:18 – a UFC record).

The shortest event of the year was “UFC Fight Night 116: Rockhold vs. Branch” (1:20:40).

The UFC drew an announced total attendance of 453,333 for a live gate total of $44,744,143.28. (Note: the live-gate figure was not announced for seven events.)

The highest reported attended event of the year was “UFC 217: Bisping vs. St-Pierre” at Madison Square Garden in New York (18,201). The lowest-attended event was The Ultimate Fighter 26 Finale at Park Theatre in Las Vegas (2,798).

The highest reported gate of the year came at “UFC 217: Bisping vs. St-Pierre” ($6.2 million) while the lowest was the TUF 26 Finale ($124,847.40).

In 2017, 155 fight-night bonuses were given out for a total of $7.7 million.

In 2017, athletes were paid $6.3 million in UFC-Reebok Athlete Outfitting Policy money.

The most knockouts at a single event came at “UFC 218: Holloway vs. Aldo 2” (eight).

In 2017, 26 fights ended with a knockout stemming from kicks and knees, tying 2013 for second most in a calendar year; 2014 holds this record (28).

Six different events had a year-high six submission finishes.

The TUF 26 Finale featured three armbar finishes, tied with UFC on FUEL TV 10 for the most on a UFC card in the modern era.

“UFC 216: Ferguson vs. Lee” was the first pay-per-view card since UFC 81 in February 2008 to have the final four fights end via submission.

“UFC Fight Night 114: Pettis vs. Moreno” featured seven first-round stoppages, tied with UFC 146, The Ultimate Fighter 1 Finale, UFC Fight Night 14, UFC Fight Night 32 and UFC Fight Night 68 for the most in modern history.

“UFC Fight Night 121: Werdum vs. Tybura” featured 4,036 total strike attempts, a new single-event UFC record. It also featured 2,213 total strikes landed, a new single-event UFC record.

The most fights to go to a decision at a single event came at “UFC Fight Night 121: Werdum vs. Tybura” with 10, which tied UFC Fight Night 101, UFC Fight Night 84, UFC Fight Night 36 and UFC 169 for most at a single UFC show.

“UFC 208: Holm vs. de Randamie” marked the second card in UFC history with just one stoppage result, joining UFC on FUEL TV 6.

“UFC 216: Ferguson vs. Lee” joined UFC 22 in September 2001 as the only events in UFC history with two draws.

“UFC 217: Bisping vs. St-Pierre” became the first event in UFC history to have three new champions crowned.

Betting favorites went 305-138. Fourteen fights ended in a draw, no-contest or had even odds.

“UFC Fight Night 115: Volkov vs. Struve” had the most favorites come through with victories, where 11 of 12 had their hand raised. On the flip side, seven underdogs won at “UFC on FOX 25: Weidman vs. Gastelum.”

Twenty-eight fighters officially missed weight. The 21 fighters in that group to compete went 11-10.

A total of 116 fighters made their UFC debut in 2017. Those fighters went 60-54-2. Debuting fighters who faced an opponent with at least one prior UFC bout went 45-38.

Twenty one UFC main-event or co-main-event fights to be adjusted, postponed or canceled entirely.

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Heavyweight

Number of fights: 39
Knockouts: 19
Submissions: Five
Decisions: 13
Other: Two
Champion at beginning of year: Stipe Miocic
Champion at end of year: Miocic
Most fights in divisional history: Frank Mir (27)
Longest winning streak in division: Francis Ngannou (six)
Most wins in divisional history: Mir (16)
Most stoppages in divisional history: Mir (13)
Most knockouts in divisional history: Cain Velasquez (10)
Most submissions in divisional history: Mir (eight)
Most fight-night bonuses: Miocic (eight)

Light heavyweight

Number of fights: 40
Knockouts: 19
Submissions: Six
Decisions: 14
Other: One
Champion at beginning of year: Daniel Cormier
Champion at end of year: Cormier
Most fights in divisional history: Ryan Bader (20)
Longest winning streak in division: Mauricio Rua, Volkan Oezdemir and Ovince Saint Preux (three)
Most wins in divisional history: Jon Jones (16)
Most stoppages in divisional history: Jones and Chuck Liddell (nine)
Most knockouts in divisional history: Liddell (nine)
Most submissions in divisional history: Jones (five)
Most fight-night bonuses: Jones (eight)

Middleweight

Number of fights: 56
Knockouts: 24
Submissions: Nine
Decisions: 22
Other: Two
Champion at beginning of year: Michael Bisping
Champion at end of year: Robert Whittaker
Most fights in divisional history: Bisping (24)
Longest winning streak in division: Whittaker (seven)
Most wins in divisional history: Bisping (16)
Most stoppages in divisional history: Anderson Silva (11)
Most knockouts in divisional history: Silva (eight)
Most submissions in divisional history: Thales Leites, Rousimar Palhares and Demian Maia (five)
Most fight-night bonuses: Silva (11)

Welterweight

Number of fights: 73
Knockouts: 23
Submissions: Eight
Decisions: 41
Other: One
Champion at beginning of year: Tyron Woodley
Champion at end of year: Woodley
Most fights in divisional history: Matt Brown and Josh Koscheck (24)
Longest winning streak in division: Kamaru Usman and Santiago Ponzinibbio (six)
Most wins in divisional history: Georges St-Pierre (19)
Most stoppages in divisional history: Brown and Matt Hughes (12)
Most knockouts in divisional history: Brown (10)
Most submissions in divisional history: Chris Lytle (six)
Most fight-night bonuses: Lytle (10)

Lightweight

Number of fights: 70
Knockouts: 23
Submissions: 14
Decisions: 32
Other: One
Champion at beginning of year: Conor McGregor
Champion at end of year: McGregor (Tony Ferguson interim champ)
Most fights in divisional history: Jim Miller (27)
Longest winning streak in division: Tony Ferguson (10)
Most wins in divisional history: Miller and Gleison Tibau (16)
Most stoppages in divisional history: Joe Lauzon (12)
Most knockouts in divisional history: Melvin Guillard (seven)
Most submissions in divisional history: Lauzon and Nate Diaz (seven)
Most fight-night bonuses: Lauzon (15)

Featherweight

Number of fights: 45
Knockouts: 14
Submissions: Seven
Decisions: 24
Champion at beginning of year: Jose Aldo
Champion at end of year: Max Holloway
Most fights in divisional history: Holloway (17)
Longest winning streak in division: Holloway (11)
Most wins in divisional history: Holloway (14)
Most stoppages in divisional history: Holloway (nine)
Most knockouts in divisional history: Holloway (seven)
Most submissions in divisional history: Charles Oliveira (six)
Most fight-night bonuses: Cub Swanson (seven)

Women’s featherweight

Number of fights: Three
Knockouts: One
Submissions: Zero
Decisions: Two
Champion at beginning of year: None
Champion at end of year: Cris Cyborg
Most fights in divisional history: Cyborg and Holly Holm (two)
Longest winning streak in division: Cyborg (two)
Most wins in divisional history: Cyborg (two)
Most stoppages in divisional history: Cyborg (one)
Most knockouts in divisional history: Cyborg (one)
Most submissions in divisional history: None
Most fight-night bonuses: Cyborg and Holm (one)

Bantamweight

Number of fights: 39
Knockouts: Nine
Submissions: Eight
Decisions: 21
Champion at beginning of year: Cody Garbrandt
Champion at end of year: T.J. Dillashaw
Most fights in divisional history: Urijah Faber (15)
Longest winning streak in division: Jimmie Rivera (five)
Most wins in divisional history: Dillashaw (11)
Most stoppages in divisional history: Dillashaw (seven)
Most knockouts in divisional history: Dillashaw (six)
Most submissions in divisional history: Faber (six)
Most fight-night bonuses: Dillashaw (seven)

Women’s bantamweight

Number of fights: 16
Knockouts: Four
Submissions: Four
Decisions: Eight
Champion at beginning of year: Amanda Nunes
Champion at end of year: Nunes
Most fights in divisional history: Nunes, Sara McMann and Miesha Tate (nine)
Longest winning streak in division: Nunes (six)
Most wins in divisional history: Nunes (eight)
Most stoppages in divisional history: Nunes and Ronda Rousey (six)
Most knockouts in divisional history: Nunes (four)
Most submissions in divisional history: Rousey (three)
Most fight-night bonuses: Rousey (seven)

Flyweight

Number of fights: 29
Knockouts: Six
Submissions: Eight
Decisions: 15
Champion at beginning of year: Demetrious Johnson
Champion at end of year: Johnson
Most fights in divisional history: Johnson (14)
Longest winning streak in division: Johnson (13)
Most wins in divisional history: Johnson (13)
Most stoppages in divisional history: Johnson (seven)
Most knockouts in divisional history: John Lineker (four)
Most submissions in divisional history: Johnson (five)
Most fight-night bonuses: Johnson (eight)

Women’s flyweight

Number of fights: 10
Knockouts: One
Submissions: Four
Decisions: Five
Champion at beginning of year: None
Champion at end of year: Nicco Montano
Most fights in divisional history: 22 fighters tied with one
Longest winning streak in division: 10 fighters tied with one
Most wins in divisional history: 10 fighters tied with one
Most stoppages in divisional history: Six fighters tied with one
Most knockouts in divisional history: Joanne Calderwood and Shana Dobson (one)
Most submissions in divisional history: Four fighters tied with one
Most fight-night bonuses: Montano and Roxanne Modafferi (one)

Women’s strawweight

Number of fights: 34
Knockouts: Two
Submissions: Six
Decisions: 26
Champion at beginning of year: Joanna Jedrzejczyk
Champion at end of year: Rose Namajunas
Most fights in divisional history: Jedrzejczyk (nine)
Longest winning streak in division: Felice Herrig (four)
Most wins in divisional history: Jedrzejczyk (eight)
Most stoppages in divisional history: Namajunas (four)
Most knockouts in divisional history: Jedrzejczyk and Paige VanZant (two)
Most submissions in divisional history: Namajunas (three)
Most fight-night bonuses: Namajunas, Jedrzejczyk, Jessica Andrade and Claudia Gadelha (three)

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Championship feats

Germaine de Randamie became the inaugural UFC women’s featherweight champion when she defeated Holly Holm at UFC 208.

De Randamie became the sixth European-born champion in UFC history and second from the Netherlands, joining Bas Rutten.

Joanna Jedrzejczyk’s 225 significant strikes landed against Jessica Andrade at UFC 211 set a new UFC title-fight record.

Jedrzejczyk’s 75 leg kicks landed against Andrade at UFC 211 set a new single-fight UFC record.

Stipe Miocic’s two consecutive UFC heavyweight title defense (with his win over Junior Dos Santos at UFC 211) tied the record for most of any champion in divisional history.

Max Holloway became the second Hawaiian-born champion in UFC history when he defeated Jose Aldo at UFC 212. B.J. Penn also accomplished the feat.

Robert Whittaker became the first New Zealand-born fighter to win a UFC championship when he claimed the interim middleweight title at UFC 213. He was later promoted to undisputed champion.

Tyron Woodley’s fight vs. Demian Maia at UFC 214 consisted of just 86 combined total strikes landed, the fewest in UFC welterweight history for a title fight that went all five rounds.

Demetrious Johnson set the record for most consecutive UFC title defenses with his 11th against Ray Borg at UFC 216.

Tony Ferguson became the second in UFC history to win a title bout by triangle choke at UFC 216. Anderson Silva also accomplished the feat against Chael Sonnen at UFC 117.

Georges St-Pierre became the fourth fighter in UFC history to win titles in two weight classes when he defeated Michael Bisping at UFC 217. Randy Couture, Conor McGregor and Penn have also accomplished the feat.

St-Pierre became the second in UFC history to have three separate title reigns. Couture also accomplished the feat.

St-Pierre’s 13 victories in UFC championship fights are the most in company history.

Nicco Montano became the inaugural UFC women’s flyweight champion at The Ultimate Fighter 26 Finale.

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Individual feats

Cynthia Calvillo became the first fighter since Tito Ortiz to compete on consecutive UFC pay-per-view cards, at UFC 210 and UFC 209. Ortiz accomplished the feat at UFC 132 and UFC 133 in 2011.

Aleksei Oleinik earned the first Ezekiel choke victory in UFC history when he submitted Viktor Pesta at UFC Fight Night 103.

B.J. Penn suffered the first knockdown of his UFC career against Yair Rodriguez at UFC Fight Night 103 after absorbing a record 1,034 total strikes.

Jessica Andrade became the first female to make 10 UFC appearances when she competed at UFC Fight Night 104.

Phillipe Nover became just the second in UFC history to have a 1-6 record with the promotion when he lost to Rick Glenn at UFC 208. Elvis Sinosic is the other.

Nik Lentz passed Chris Lytle for the most guillotine-choke submission attempts in UFC history with his 17th at UFC 208. He now has 19 attempts.

Iuri Alcantara was victorious against Luke Sanders at UFC 209 despite a -107 total strike differential (134 to 27), the second-largest deficit for a winner by stoppage in UFC history behind A. Silva’s comeback against Sonnen at UFC 117 (-256).

Darren Elkins was victorious against Mirsad Bektic at UFC 209 despite a -91 total strike differential (146 to 72), the third-largest deficit for a winner by stoppage in UFC history.

Michel Prazeres earned just the fourth north-south-choke submission victory in UFC history at UFC Fight Night 106. Rani Yahya, Jake Ellenberger and Jeff Monson have also accomplished the feat. Prazeres subsequently earned the fifth such finish in his next fight at UFC Fight Night 115.

Bethe Correia and Marion Reneau fought to the first draw in women’s UFC history at UFC Fight Night 106.

Edson Barboza became the first in UFC history with knockout finishes stemming from a head kick, body kick, leg kicks and flying knee when he stopped Beneil Dariush with a flying knee at UFC Fight Night 106.

Kamaru Usman became the first welterweight since Marcus Davis in 2007 to win his first five UFC appearances with his victory at UFC 210.

Jeremy Stephens’ 13th loss in UFC competition at UFC on FOX 24 set the record for most in company history.

Stephens became the first fighter in UFC history to suffer 10 decision losses with his defeat at UFC on FOX 24.

Ovince Saint Preux became the first fighter in UFC/WEC/PRIDE/Strikeforce combined history to earn two submission victories by Von Flue choke when he defeated Marcos Rogerio de Lima at UFC Fight Night 108.

Cub Swanson’s 209 significant strikes landed against Artem Lobov at UFC Fight Night 108 set a new single-fight record for a UFC/WEC featherweight bout.

Swanson and Lobov’s combined 332 significant strikes landed were second most in UFC history behind the 334 between Nate Diaz and Donald Cerrone at UFC 141.

Jedrzejczyk’s 225 significant strikes landed against Andrade at UFC 211 are second most in a UFC fight behind Nate Diaz’s 238 significant strikes against Donald Cerrone at UFC 141.

Alexander Gustafsson’s victory against Glover Teixeira at the 1:07 mark of Round 5 at UFC Fight Night 109 marked the latest stoppage in a UFC light-heavyweight fight. It also marked the first fifth-round stoppage in divisional history.

Holloway became the first in UFC/WEC featherweight history to land 100 or more significant strikes in four separate fights when he defeated Aldo at UFC 212. He pushed that stretch to five in their UFC 218 rematch.

Derek Brunson broke the record for most first-round stoppage wins in UFC middleweight history with his knockout of Daniel Kelly at UFC Fight Night 110. He earned his seventh such win with a knockout against Lyoto Machida at UFC Fight Night 119.

Holm became the first female in UFC history to earn two head-kick knockout victories when she stopped Correia at UFC Fight Night 111.

Gray Maynard became the first in UFC history to go 10 victories without a stoppage when he defeated Teruto Ishihara at The Ultimate Fighter 25 Finale.

Leslie Smith became the first in UFC history to land 100-plus significant strikes in two women’s bantamweight bouts, at UFC Fight Night 113 and UFC on FOX 22.

Galore Bofando earned the ninth knockout victory stemming from a slam in UFC history at UFC Fight Night 113.

Calvillo became the first UFC fighter to earn three victories in 2017 with her victory at UFC Fight Night 113. She was the only fighter on the roster with three wins in the calendar year.

Brian Ortega extended his UFC record for most consecutive third-round stoppage victories to four at UFC 214.

Dustin Ortiz’s 15-second knockout of Hector Sandoval at UFC Fight Night 114 marked the fastest finish in UFC flyweight history.

Jordan Rinaldi earned just the fourth Von Flue choke submission victory in UFC history, at UFC Fight Night 114.

Andre Soukhamthath became the first in UFC history to suffer a decision loss despite scoring three knockdowns of his opponent when he lost at UFC Fight Night 114.

Reneau’s victory at the 4:54 mark of Round 3 against Talita Bernardo at UFC Fight Night 115 marked the latest stoppage in a three-round UFC women’s bantamweight fight.

Mairbek Taisumov became the first lightweight in UFC history to earn five consecutive knockout victories, at UFC Fight Night 115.

Stephens’ five knockdowns landed at UFC 215 tied the single-fight UFC record set by Forrest Petz vs. Sammy Morgan at UFC Fight Night 6 in 2006.

Andrade landed 242 total strikes against Claudia Gadelha at UFC Fight Night 117, the most in a strawweight fight.

Saint Preux vs. Yushin Okami at UFC Fight Night 117 was just the second fight in UFC history to feature zero combined significant strike attempts. Ilir Latifi vs. Cyrille Diabate at UFC on FUEL TV 6 was the other.

Saint Preux earned his third Von Flue choke submission in UFC competition at UFC Fight Night 117, further breaking his own record for most in UFC history.

Johnson earned his third fifth-round stoppage in UFC competition at UFC 216, the most in company history.

Josh Emmett’s four knockdowns in a round against Felipe Arantes at UFC Fight Night 118 marked the new single-fight UFC record.

Ricardo Ramos became the second fighter in UFC history to earn a knockout victory stemming from a spinning back elbow when he defeated Aiemann Zahabi at UFC 217. Dong Hyun Kim also accomplished the feat The Ultimate Fighter China Finale.

St-Pierre earned his 20th UFC victory at UFC 217, tied with Bisping for most in company history.

Tai Tuivasa earned just the second knockout stemming from a flying knee in UFC heavyweight history with his victory at UFC Fight Night 121.

Fabricio Werdum and Marcin Tybura combined for 282 significant strikes landed at UFC Fight Night 121, a new single-fight record for a UFC heavyweight bout.

Kailin Curran became the first female in UFC history to suffer four consecutive losses when she lost at UFC Fight Night 122.

Kenan Song’s 15-second win at UFC Fight Night 122 was the second fastest in UFC history by a debuting welterweight behind Anthony Johnson’s 13-second win at UFC Fight Night 10.

Michael Bisping set a new record for most UFC fights with his 29th appearance at UFC Fight Night 122.

Brett Johns earned just the second calf-slicer submission in UFC history, at The Ultimate Fighter 26 Finale. Charles Oliveira also accomplished the feat.

Yancy Medeiros vs. Alex Oliveira at UFC 218 was the first fight in UFC history to feature two knockdowns for each fighter.

Francis Ngannou became the first heavyweight in UFC history to earn a six-fight stoppage streak when he defeated Alistair Overeem at UFC 218.

Holloway, 25, became the youngest fighter in UFC history to earn 15 victories with the organization when he won at UFC 218.

Holloway became the first in UFC history to land 100 or more significant strikes in six separate fights at UFC 218.

Holloway earned his sixth third-round finish in UFC competition at UFC 218, breaking Couture’s longstanding record of five.

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