The MMA year in review

September 2012

September 2012 saw 346 professional MMA events and 2,448 bouts recorded worldwide, up 19 % on the year before.

Of bouts with a decisive result, 75 % ended in a finish — 859 by KO/TKO and 918 by submission — with 606 going to a decision.

King of the Cage ran the most events (4), and the biggest single card was Xplode Fight Series - Anarchy with 31 bouts.

346

Events

▲ 55 vs prev yr

2,448

Bouts

73 %

Finish rate

859 KO · 918 SUB · 606 DEC

Methods

Most active organisations

King of the Cage 4 European Combat Sambo Federation 4 Zst 3 Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) 3 Deep 3 Shooto 3

Busiest venues

UFC Training Center Las Vegas, Nevada, United States 3 Shinjuku Face Tokyo, Japan 3 Kharkiv Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine 2 Differ Ariake Tokyo, Japan 2 Korakuen Hall Tokyo, Japan 2 Russia 2

Biggest cards

Xplode Fight Series - Anarchy 2012-09-22 31 bouts BFL 18 - Battlefield Fight League 2012-09-15 22 bouts NEF - Fight Night 4 2012-09-08 21 bouts ACB 3 - Judgement Day 2012-09-15 21 bouts Deep - Osaka Impact 2012 2012-09-29 18 bouts

Fastest finishes

Ikhvan Bibulatov KO (Head Kick) · PLMMA 5 - Bielsko-Biala R1 0:03 Nikolai Danilov KO (Punch) · COP - Cup of Peresvet R1 0:05 Duane Douglas KO (Punch) · Fury MMA 6 - Nunes vs. Cole R1 0:07 Paulo Alves KO (Head Kick) · Circuit Fight - Pocos de Caldas R1 0:07 Freddy Arteaga KO (Punch) · RWC - Rogue Warrior Championships 3 R1 0:07