The MMA year in review

February 2012

February 2012 saw 245 professional MMA events and 1,739 bouts recorded worldwide, down 4 % on the year before.

Of bouts with a decisive result, 76 % ended in a finish — 544 by KO/TKO and 741 by submission — with 415 going to a decision.

Brutaal Fight Night ran the most events (3), and the biggest single card was Gladiator Challenge - Bombs Away with 22 bouts.

245

Events

▼ 9 vs prev yr

1,739

Bouts

74 %

Finish rate

544 KO · 741 SUB · 415 DEC

Methods

Most active organisations

Brutaal Fight Night 3 MMA Corona Cup 3 Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) 3 Cage Warriors 3 Shooto 3 Ultimate Challenge MMA 2

Busiest venues

Mandalay Bay Events Center Las Vegas, Nevada, United States 1 Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland, Ohio, United States 1 The Palace of Auburn Hills Auburn Hills, Michigan, United States 1 Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, Nebraska, United States 1 Saitama Super Arena Saitama, Japan 1 Tropicana Resort and Casino Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States 1

Biggest cards

Gladiator Challenge - Bombs Away 2012-02-26 22 bouts Top Fight - Battle of the Gyms 2012-02-25 20 bouts Xplode Amateur Fight Series - XAFS 1: Revolution 2012-02-25 19 bouts NEF - Fight Night 1 2012-02-11 19 bouts SFC - Supremacy Fight Challenge 5 2012-02-26 18 bouts

Fastest finishes

Gus Lemon TKO (Punches) · Gladiator Challenge - Bombs Away R1 0:07 Stephen Upchurch KO (Punch) · BFN 12 - Bangkok Fight Night 12 R1 0:07 Matt Hunt KO (Punch) · AOWCF - Art of War Cage Fights 7 R1 0:08 Hikaru Saito Submission (Armbar) · Rings - The Outsider 20 R1 0:08 Kazuki Nakatake Submission (Armbar) · Gladiator - Gladiator 29 R1 0:08