The MMA year in review

February 2014

February 2014 saw 271 professional MMA events and 1,954 bouts recorded worldwide, up 6 % on the year before.

Of bouts with a decisive result, 69 % ended in a finish — 608 by KO/TKO and 693 by submission — with 586 going to a decision.

King of the Cage ran the most events (5), and the biggest single card was Pancrase - 256 with 35 bouts.

271

Events

▲ 16 vs prev yr

1,954

Bouts

67 %

Finish rate

608 KO · 693 SUB · 586 DEC

Methods

Most active organisations

King of the Cage 5 Deep 4 Hardrock MMA 3 Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) 3 Oplot Challenge 3 Reto de Campeones MMA 3

Busiest venues

Republic Square Mexico City, Federal District, Mexico 3 Shinjuku Face Tokyo, Japan 3 Kharkiv Ukraine, Ukraine 3 Xinguara Sports Gymnasium Xinguara, Para, Brazil 2 Differ Ariake Tokyo, Japan 2 Cambodian Television Network (CTN) Studio Phnom Penh, Cambodia 2

Biggest cards

Pancrase - 256 2014-02-02 35 bouts Zst - Zst 39 2014-02-09 24 bouts FELUCHA - 2014 Spanish MMA Championship 2014-02-22 21 bouts Gladiator Challenge - Uprising 2014-02-01 21 bouts Battle Arena - MMA 2014-02-22 20 bouts

Fastest finishes

Jaron Sato KO (Punch) · KOTC - Radar Lock R1 0:10 Brady Elliott KO · BB - Bluegrass Brawl 11 R1 0:10 Tony Williams TKO (Punches) · SHP 32 - Strike Hard Productions 32 R1 0:14 Jaz Walker TKO (Punches) · XFC 20 - Xtreme Fighting Championship 20 R1 0:14 Andrew McQueen TKO (Punches) · MMATC - MMA Total Combat 57 R1 0:15