The MMA year in review

December 2015

December 2015 saw 349 professional MMA events and 2,535 bouts recorded worldwide, up 18 % on the year before.

Of bouts with a decisive result, 73 % ended in a finish — 917 by KO/TKO and 893 by submission — with 658 going to a decision.

Dacheng Wuyi ran the most events (4), and the biggest single card was Dacheng Wuyi - Chinese MMA Super League Season 3: Day 2 with 22 bouts.

349

Events

▲ 54 vs prev yr

2,535

Bouts

71 %

Finish rate

917 KO · 893 SUB · 658 DEC

Methods

Most active organisations

Dacheng Wuyi 4 Pancrase 4 Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) 4 Aspera Fighting Championship 3 Shooto 3 Kombat League 3

Busiest venues

Wuqing Sports Center Wuqing, Tianjin, China 5 Moscow Russia, Russia 3 Sirio Club Sao Paulo, Brazil 2 Differ Ariake Tokyo, Japan 2 The Chelsea at the Cosmopolitan Las Vegas, Nevada, United States 2 Saitama Super Arena Saitama, Japan 2

Biggest cards

Dacheng Wuyi - Chinese MMA Super League Season 3: Day 2 2015-12-28 22 bouts Rings - The Outsider 38: Ota City General Gymnasium Special 2015-12-13 22 bouts BCMMA - British Challenge MMA 13 2015-12-05 22 bouts Dacheng Wuyi - Chinese MMA Super League Season 3: Day 1 2015-12-27 20 bouts Fightstar FC 16 - Fightstar Fighting Championship South Africa 2015-12-05 19 bouts

Fastest finishes

Alex Munoz KO (Punch) · XKO - Xtreme Knockout 28 R1 0:03 Mario Satya Wirawan KO (Punch and Head Kick) · One Championship 35 - Kingdom of Khmer R1 0:06 Ramon Merino KO (Punch) · MF - Marau Fight 3 R1 0:06 Kali Robbins KO (Punch) · KOTC - Bitter Enemies R1 0:08 Dawid Zywica Submission (Armbar) · SFT - MMA Fight Night 4 R1 0:08