The MMA year in review

2013

2013 saw 3,935 professional MMA events and 27,902 bouts recorded worldwide, up 2 % on the year before.

Of bouts with a decisive result, 74 % ended in a finish — 9,199 by KO/TKO and 10,730 by submission — with 7,126 going to a decision.

Oplot Challenge ran the most events (74), and the biggest single card was Shooto - 20th All-Japan Amateur Shooto Championships with 86 bouts.

3,935

Events

▲ 93 vs 2012

27,902

Bouts

71 %

Finish rate

9,199 KO · 10,730 SUB · 7,126 DEC

Methods

Months Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Most active organisations

Oplot Challenge 74 King of the Cage 41 Super Fight League 36 Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) 33 Shooto 28 Jungle Fight 27

Busiest venues

Kharkiv Ukraine, Ukraine 26 Kharkiv Ukraine, Ukraine 25 Kharkiv Ukraine, United States 20 UFC Training Center Las Vegas, Nevada, United States 20 Shinjuku Face Tokyo, Japan 19 SFL Training Center Nasik, Maharashtra, India 18

Biggest cards

Shooto - 20th All-Japan Amateur Shooto Championships 2013-11-23 86 bouts WMMAA - 2013 World MMA Championships - Selection 2013-10-17 62 bouts BMMAF - 2013 Belgium Novice Championship 2013-10-13 51 bouts Xplode Fight Series - Devastation 2013-05-18 40 bouts RFC - International Amateur Championships 2013 2013-06-29 39 bouts

Fastest finishes

Hector Salinas KO (Punch) · TFA 29 - Total Fighting Alliance 29 R1 0:04 David Gillan TKO · Battle Arena - The Battle for Northants R1 0:04 Ramon Grano KO (Punch) · FMP 14 - El Pantera vs. El Leon R1 0:04 Renat Lyatifov Submission (Heel Hook) · GFC 4 - Gladiators Fighting Championship R1 0:04 Ryan Fitzgerald KO (Knee) · MCC 46 - Midwest Cage Championship 46 R1 0:04