The MMA year in review

March 2014

March 2014 saw 341 professional MMA events and 2,669 bouts recorded worldwide, down 14 % on the year before.

Of bouts with a decisive result, 72 % ended in a finish — 885 by KO/TKO and 998 by submission — with 726 going to a decision.

Absolute Championship Akhmat ran the most events (4), and the biggest single card was Xplode Fight Series - Fire with 39 bouts.

341

Events

▼ 54 vs prev yr

2,669

Bouts

71 %

Finish rate

885 KO · 998 SUB · 726 DEC

Methods

Most active organisations

Absolute Championship Akhmat 4 Shooto Europe 4 Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) 4 Bellator MMA 4 Cage Warriors 3 Deep 3

Busiest venues

Fight Club Berkut Grozny, Chechnya, Russia 4 Asuncion Paraguay, Paraguay 2 Full House Martial Arts Studio Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil 2 RedeTV! Studios Osasco, Sao Paulo, Brazil 2 Heredia Costa Rica, Costa Rica 2 Veneto Italy, Italy 2

Biggest cards

Xplode Fight Series - Fire 2014-03-22 39 bouts F3 6 - Freestyle Full Contact Fight 2014-03-01 32 bouts CFC - Contender Fight 3 2014-03-29 24 bouts FWC - Fightway Challenge 8 2014-03-01 22 bouts FCC 9 - Full Contact Contender 9 2014-03-22 21 bouts

Fastest finishes

Wallison Henrique KO (Punch) · KCC - Kumite Combate Championship R1 0:04 Billy Kittel KO (Punch) · Gladiator Challenge - New Breed R1 0:05 Michael Richard KO · CCC - Cage Combat Championships 7 R1 0:06 Jack Burton KO (Punch) · BCMMA - British Challenge MMA 6 R1 0:06 Tom Aspinall KO (Punches) · OMMAC 20 - War of the Worlds R1 0:06