The MMA year in review

May 2014

May 2014 saw 394 professional MMA events and 2,636 bouts recorded worldwide, up 15 % on the year before.

Of bouts with a decisive result, 73 % ended in a finish — 887 by KO/TKO and 989 by submission — with 689 going to a decision.

King of the Cage ran the most events (6), and the biggest single card was Xplode Fight Series - Adrenaline with 31 bouts.

394

Events

▲ 52 vs prev yr

2,636

Bouts

71 %

Finish rate

887 KO · 989 SUB · 689 DEC

Methods

Most active organisations

King of the Cage 6 CTN Promotions 5 The Ultimate Fighter 4 Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) 4 Deep 3 Shooto Europe 3

Busiest venues

Cambodian Television Network (CTN) Studio Phnom Penh, Cambodia 5 UFC Training Center Las Vegas, Nevada, United States 4 Shinjuku Face Tokyo, Japan 2 Fight Club Berkut Grozny, Chechnya, Russia 2 Odzaci Vojvodina, Serbia 2 Differ Ariake Tokyo, Japan 2

Biggest cards

Xplode Fight Series - Adrenaline 2014-05-17 31 bouts Gringo Super Fight / CABMMA - 2014 National Amateur MMA Selective 2014-05-25 23 bouts Breakthrough MMA 12 - BMMA 12 2014-05-31 19 bouts CP - Calvo Promotions 2 2014-05-28 19 bouts MIMMA - Malaysian Invasion 2: Festival Belia Putrajaya 2014 2014-05-24 19 bouts

Fastest finishes

Marian Rusu KO (Punch) · UCMMA 39 - Ultimate Challenge MMA 39 R1 0:04 Matt Butler TKO (Punches) · Gladiator Challenge - Backlash R1 0:06 Oscar Sanchez TKO (Punches) · KOTC - Future Legends 22 R1 0:08 Felipe Perrone Ciuffo TKO (Punches) · SC - Samurai Combate 5 R1 0:08 Chris Padilla KO (Punches) · Xplode Fight Series - Adrenaline R1 0:08