The MMA year in review

November 2015

November 2015 saw 384 professional MMA events and 3,003 bouts recorded worldwide, down 6 % on the year before.

Of bouts with a decisive result, 72 % ended in a finish — 985 by KO/TKO and 1,051 by submission — with 795 going to a decision.

International Mixed Martial Arts Federation ran the most events (7), and the biggest single card was WMMAA - 2015 World MMA Championships - Selection with 107 bouts.

384

Events

▼ 25 vs prev yr

3,003

Bouts

68 %

Finish rate

985 KO · 1,051 SUB · 795 DEC

Methods

Most active organisations

International Mixed Martial Arts Federation 7 Shooto 6 Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) 4 King of the Cage 4 Modern Fighting Pankration 3 Jungle Fight 2

Busiest venues

Walsall Sports Centre Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England 7 Botafogo Soccer and Rowing Club Gymnasium Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 2 Differ Ariake Tokyo, Japan 2 Arena Coliseum Grozny, Chechnya, Russia 2 Rivage Blumenau, Santa Catarina, Brazil 2 Differ Ariake Koto, Tokyo, Japan 2

Biggest cards

WMMAA - 2015 World MMA Championships - Selection 2015-11-27 107 bouts WMMAF - World MMA Open Championship 2015 2015-11-21 40 bouts Grachan - Grachan 20 2015-11-29 29 bouts IMMAF - 2015 European Open Championships: Day 2, Cage A 2015-11-20 26 bouts IMMAF - 2015 European Open Championships: Day 2, Cage B 2015-11-20 26 bouts

Fastest finishes

Adam Jahovic KO (Head Kick) · TMT MMA - Too Much Talent: Fight Night 6 R1 0:02 Michelangelo Lupoli KO (Head Kick) · LAFN - Legio's Arena Fight Night 2 R1 0:06 Sherwyn Collins KO (Punch) · CUFF 9 - Canadian Invasion R1 0:08 Darren Hession KO (Punch) · SnA 21 - Shock n Awe 21 R1 0:09 Hiroyuki Tetsuka KO (Punch) · Pancrase - 271 R1 0:10