The MMA year in review

October 2013

October 2013 saw 367 professional MMA events and 2,599 bouts recorded worldwide, up 3 % on the year before.

Of bouts with a decisive result, 74 % ended in a finish — 861 by KO/TKO and 959 by submission — with 649 going to a decision.

King of the Cage ran the most events (6), and the biggest single card was WMMAA - 2013 World MMA Championships - Selection with 62 bouts.

367

Events

▲ 12 vs prev yr

2,599

Bouts

70 %

Finish rate

861 KO · 959 SUB · 649 DEC

Methods

Most active organisations

King of the Cage 6 Super Fight League 5 M-1 Global 4 Bellator MMA 4 Oplot Challenge 4 Fight Nights Global 3

Busiest venues

Kharkiv Ukraine, Ukraine 4 UFC Training Center Las Vegas, Nevada, United States 3 General Severiano Stadium Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 2 Surco Rose Garden Coliseum Santiago de Surco, Lima, Peru 2 Shinjuku Face Tokyo, Japan 2 Mirage Banquet Hall Edmonton, Alberta, Canada 2

Biggest cards

WMMAA - 2013 World MMA Championships - Selection 2013-10-17 62 bouts BMMAF - 2013 Belgium Novice Championship 2013-10-13 51 bouts KOTC - World Amateur Championships 2013-10-19 21 bouts ECC - Banned 1 2013-10-12 20 bouts OFC - Octagon Fighting Club 7 2013-10-26 20 bouts

Fastest finishes

Adam Hunter TKO (Punches) · ECC 18 - Road to Glory R1 0:06 Tony Jackson KO (Punch) · XFL - Xtreme Cage Fighting R1 0:07 Tsharles Taiariol TKO (Punches) · Sparta MMA 10 - Fighting for Kaue Mena R1 0:07 Aaron Gallant TKO (Punches) · MFC 38 - Behind Enemy Lines R1 0:07 Thiago Araujo KO (Punch) · WOCS 30 - Watch Out Combat Show 30 R1 0:07