The MMA year in review

January 2015

January 2015 saw 183 professional MMA events and 1,354 bouts recorded worldwide, up 13 % on the year before.

Of bouts with a decisive result, 75 % ended in a finish — 477 by KO/TKO and 505 by submission — with 336 going to a decision.

Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) ran the most events (4), and the biggest single card was PFC - Challengers 7 with 44 bouts.

183

Events

▲ 21 vs prev yr

1,354

Bouts

73 %

Finish rate

477 KO · 505 SUB · 336 DEC

Methods

Most active organisations

Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) 4 King of the Cage 3 Kunlun Fight 3 Professional League of MMA 2 Valor Fights (Tennessee) 2 Chinese Kung Fu Championships 2

Busiest venues

Nanjing Olympic Sport Center Nanjing, China 3 Quin'an China, China 2 MGM Grand Garden Arena Las Vegas, Nevada, United States 2 Tele2 Arena Stockholm, Sweden 1 Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, Hawaii, United States 1 First Council Casino Newkirk, Oklahoma, United States 1

Biggest cards

PFC - Challengers 7 2015-01-24 44 bouts Xplode Fight Series - Hurricane 2015-01-17 30 bouts Yoddha Fighting Championship 3 - Bangalore Tryouts 2015-01-17 24 bouts WCFL 11 - World Class Fight League 11: Night of Reckoning 2015-01-24 22 bouts Valor Fights - Apex Fights 4: Primetime vs. Johnson 2015-01-10 17 bouts

Fastest finishes

Kenya Lucas KO (Punch) · EWC - Elite Warrior Challenge 5 R1 0:07 Makwan Amirkhani TKO (Flying Knee and Punches) · UFC on Fox 14 - Gustafsson vs. Johnson R1 0:08 Kimson Tony KO · Yoddha Fighting Championship 3 - Bangalore Tryouts R1 0:08 Isaac Fine TKO (Head Kick) · Valor Fights - Valor Fights 18 R1 0:08 Ronaldo Harada Milan KO (Punches) · PRVT - Tamoios Fight R1 0:09