The MMA year in review

February 2015

February 2015 saw 251 professional MMA events and 1,885 bouts recorded worldwide, down 7 % on the year before.

Of bouts with a decisive result, 73 % ended in a finish — 666 by KO/TKO and 672 by submission — with 506 going to a decision.

The Ultimate Fighter ran the most events (8), and the biggest single card was NEF - Fight Night 16 with 24 bouts.

251

Events

▼ 20 vs prev yr

1,885

Bouts

71 %

Finish rate

666 KO · 672 SUB · 506 DEC

Methods

Most active organisations

The Ultimate Fighter 8 Professional Combat Sambo 3 Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) 3 King of the Cage 3 Super Fight League 3 Deep 3

Busiest venues

UFC Training Center Las Vegas, Nevada, United States 7 Differ Ariake Koto, Tokyo, Japan 2 Shinjuku Face Tokyo, Japan 2 Gigantinho Gymnasium Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil 1 Save Mart Center Fresno, California, United States 1 CenturyLink Arena Boise, Idaho, United States 1

Biggest cards

NEF - Fight Night 16 2015-02-07 24 bouts ICE FC - ICE Fighting Championship 5 2015-02-28 22 bouts Gladiator Challenge - California State Championship Series 2015-02-28 21 bouts Breakthrough MMA 15 - Night of Champions 3 2015-02-28 21 bouts M4tC 16 - Invasion 2015-02-28 19 bouts

Fastest finishes

Richard Parra III KO (Punch) · TPF 22 - Champions Collide 2 R1 0:06 Artur Pronin TKO (Punches) · OFS - Octagon Fighting Sensation 3 R1 0:08 Lim Soon Keat TKO (Ground & Pound) · KOne Fight Night - Penang Fight Night R1 0:08 Caleb Farrington KO (Punch) · NEF - Fight Night 16 R1 0:08 Abukar Yandiev Submission (Armbar) · OFS - Octagon Fighting Sensation 3 R1 0:09