The MMA year in review

2015

2015 saw 3,859 professional MMA events and 28,729 bouts recorded worldwide, up 4 % on the year before.

Of bouts with a decisive result, 74 % ended in a finish — 9,969 by KO/TKO and 10,516 by submission — with 7,269 going to a decision.

King of the Cage ran the most events (45), and the biggest single card was WMMAA - 2015 World MMA Championships - Selection with 107 bouts.

3,859

Events

▲ 138 vs 2014

28,729

Bouts

71 %

Finish rate

9,969 KO · 10,516 SUB · 7,269 DEC

Methods

Months Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Most active organisations

King of the Cage 45 Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) 41 The Ultimate Fighter 33 Deep 23 Shooto 23 Kunlun Fight 22

Busiest venues

UFC Training Center Las Vegas, Nevada, United States 32 Differ Ariake Tokyo, Japan 15 Striker's House Academy Curitiba, Parana, Brazil 12 Differ Ariake Koto, Tokyo, Japan 10 Shinjuku Face Tokyo, Japan 10 Moscow Russia, Russia 9

Biggest cards

WMMAA - 2015 World MMA Championships - Selection 2015-11-27 107 bouts UMMAF - 2015 Ukraine MMA Cup, Day 1 2015-09-19 86 bouts Russian MMA Union - Russian MMA Cup 2015, Day 1 2015-10-24 60 bouts OCAMM - Tournament 2015-05-29 46 bouts UMMAF - Ukrainian MMA Championships 2015, Day 1 2015-05-22 45 bouts

Fastest finishes

Adam Jahovic KO (Head Kick) · TMT MMA - Too Much Talent: Fight Night 6 R1 0:02 Joe Cook Submission (Armbar) · Shinobi War 4 - This Is War R1 0:02 Alex Munoz KO (Punch) · XKO - Xtreme Knockout 28 R1 0:03 Joey DeSanto TKO · Valor Fights - Apex Fights 5 R1 0:03 Jorge Perez KO (Head Kick) · Invictus Combat Challenge - ICC 2015 Flyweight Grand Prix R1 0:04