
When Dana White offered Raul Rosas Jr. a UFC contract on Dana White’s Contender Series, he made history.
Rosas’ signing is impending, which will make him the youngest fighter in UFC history at just 17. He is also the only teenager on the roster and one of only 17 fighters 23 years old or younger.
Thirteen of said fighters have already made their promotional debuts, while Rosas and three other recent signees eagerly await their first UFC walks.
Scroll through the list below to see the 17 youngest fighters in the UFC.
17
Viktoriya Dudakova

Age: 23 years, 7 months, 26 days
Record: 6-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC
Next fight: TBA
16
Yazmin Jauregui

Age: 23 years, 6 months, 24 days
Record: 9-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC
Next fight: TBA
15
Francis Marshall

Age: 23 years, 6 months, 12 days
Record: 6-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC
Next fight: Dec. 3 at UFC Fight Night vs. Marcelo Rojo (16-8 MMA, 0-2 UFC)
14
Brady Hiestand

Age: 23 years, 4 months, 22 days
Record: 5-2 MMA, 0-1 UFC
Next fight: Nov. 19 at UFC Fight Night vs. Fernie Garcia (10-2 MMA, 0-1 UFC)
13
Erin Blanchfield

Age: 23 years, 4 months, 17 days
Record: 9-1 MMA, 3-0 UFC
Next fight: Nov. 12 at UFC 281 vs. Molly McCann (13-4 MMA, 6-3 UFC
12
Michael Morales

Age: 23 years, 2 months, 28 days
Record: 14-0 MMA, 2-0 UFC
Next fight: TBA
11
Daniel Zellhuber

Age: 23 years, 2 months, 14 days
Record: 12-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC
Next fight: TBA
10
Cory McKenna

Age: 23 years, 2 months, 10 days
Record: 7-2 MMA, 2-1 UFC
Next fight: TBA
9
Chase Hooper

Age: 23 years, 0 months, 8 days
Record: 11-2-1 MMA, 3-2 UFC
Next fight: Oct. 29 at UFC Fight Night vs. Steve Garcia (12-5 MMA, 1-2 UFC)
8
Nurullo Aliev

Age: 22 years, 11 months, 5 days
Record: 7-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC
Next fight: TBA
7
Hayisaer Maheshate

Age: 22 years, 9 months, 20 days
Record: 9-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC
Next fight: TBA
6
Tatsuro Taira

Age: 22 years, 7 months, 25 days
Record: 11-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC
Next fight: Oct. 15 at UFC Fight Night 212 vs. C.J. Vergara (10-3-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC)
5
Muhammad Mokaev

Age: 22 years, 1 month, 22 days
Record: 7-0 MMA, 2-0 UFC
Next fight: Oct. 22 at UFC 280 vs. Malcolm Gordon (14-5 MMA, 2-2 UFC)
4
Yusaku Kinoshita

Age: 22 years, 1 month, 0 days
Record: 6-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC
Next fight: TBA
3
Cameron Saaiman

Age: 21 years, 9 months, 1 day
Record: 6-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC
Next fight: TBA
2
Iasmin Lucindo

Age: 20 years, 8 months, 13 days
Record: 13-5 MMA, 0-1 UFC
Next fight: TBA
1
Raul Rosas Jr.

Age: 17 years, 11 months, 13 days
Record: 6-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC
Next fight: TBA