1997 in UFC

The year 1997 was the fifth year in the history of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States. In 1997, the UFC held five events beginning with UFC 12: Judgement Day.

Debut UFC fighters
The following fighters fought their first UFC fight in 1997:


 * Alex Hunter
 * Brad Kohler
 * Carlos Barreto
 * Dan Bobish
 * Dmitri Stepanov
 * Donnie Chappell
 * Dwayne Cason
 * Enson Inoue
 * Eric Martin
 * Frank Shamrock
 * Greg Stott
 * Harry Moskowitz
 * Houston Dorr
 * Jackie Lee
 * Jim Mullen
 * Justin Martin
 * Yoshiki Takahashi
 * Kazushi Sakuraba
 * Kevin Jackson
 * Marcus Silveira
 * Mark Kerr
 * Maurice Smith
 * Nick Sanzo
 * Rainy Martinez
 * Randy Couture
 * Royce Alger
 * Saeed Hosseini
 * Steven Graham
 * Tito Ortiz
 * Tony Fryklund
 * Tony Halme
 * Tra Telligman
 * Vitor Belfort
 * Wallid Ismail
 * Wes Albritton
 * Yoji Anjo
 * Yuri Vaulin