The MMA year in review

September 2014

September 2014 saw 348 professional MMA events and 2,494 bouts recorded worldwide, up 7 % on the year before.

Of bouts with a decisive result, 76 % ended in a finish — 883 by KO/TKO and 939 by submission — with 576 going to a decision.

Chinese Kung Fu Championships ran the most events (8), and the biggest single card was Russian MMA Union - Russian MMA Cup 2014, Day 1 with 59 bouts.

348

Events

▲ 24 vs prev yr

2,494

Bouts

73 %

Finish rate

883 KO · 939 SUB · 576 DEC

Methods

Most active organisations

Chinese Kung Fu Championships 8 King of the Cage 4 Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) 4 Bellator MMA 4 Circuito Team Nogueira de MMA 3 M-1 Global 3

Busiest venues

Quin'an China, China 6 Waterpark Caribou Moscow, Russia 2 Ibirapuera Gymnasium Sao Paulo, Brazil 2 Moscow Russia, Russia 2 Tbilisi Georgia, Georgia 2 Tangshan Hebei, China 2

Biggest cards

Russian MMA Union - Russian MMA Cup 2014, Day 1 2014-09-26 59 bouts WMMAA - 2014 World Championships - Selection 2014-09-11 55 bouts BCMMA - British Challenge MMA 8 2014-09-27 25 bouts F3 8 - Freestyle Full Contact Fight 2014-09-28 20 bouts PC - Pentagon Combat 20 2014-09-27 19 bouts

Fastest finishes

Josh Mayville KO (Punch) · MMA Battle Arena - Team USA vs. Team UK R1 0:04 Weverton Delfim KO (Punch) · TKOMMA 7 - The King of MMA 7 R1 0:04 Bryant West KO (Head Kick) · Shamrock FC - Nemesis R1 0:05 Joaquim Silva TKO (Punches) · THF - The Hill Fighters 3 R1 0:06 Ryan Fournier TKO (Punches) · IC - Iowa Challenge 105 R1 0:07