The MMA year in review

May 2015

May 2015 saw 376 professional MMA events and 2,641 bouts recorded worldwide, down 5 % on the year before.

Of bouts with a decisive result, 74 % ended in a finish — 923 by KO/TKO and 922 by submission — with 664 going to a decision.

Deep ran the most events (5), and the biggest single card was OCAMM - Tournament with 46 bouts.

376

Events

▼ 18 vs prev yr

2,641

Bouts

70 %

Finish rate

923 KO · 922 SUB · 664 DEC

Methods

Most active organisations

Deep 5 Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) 4 Absolute Championship Akhmat 3 Midwest Fight League 3 King of the Cage 3 Kombat League 3

Busiest venues

Servus Sports Centre Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada 3 Khujand Tajikistan, Tajikistan 2 Differ Ariake Tokyo, Japan 2 Korakuen Hall Tokyo, Japan 2 Costa Cavalcante Gymnasium Foz do Iguacu, Parana, Brazil 2 Differ Ariake Koto, Tokyo, Japan 2

Biggest cards

OCAMM - Tournament 2015-05-29 46 bouts UMMAF - Ukrainian MMA Championships 2015, Day 1 2015-05-22 45 bouts Shooto Italy - 6th MMA National Championship 2015-05-30 26 bouts Xplode Fight Series - Oasis 2015-05-16 23 bouts K-MMA - Amateur 4 2015-05-02 22 bouts

Fastest finishes

Lukasz Korczynski TKO (Leg Injury) · MMA Koszalin 5 - Telesinski vs. Gornowicz R1 0:05 Marcos Maciel de Oliveira TKO (Retirement) · PSF - Palhoca Super Fight 2015 R1 0:07 Akhmed Shervaniev TKO (Punches) · WFCA 2 - Grozny Battle R1 0:07 DiMarcco Hutchison KO (Head Kick) · RTP / ShoFight - Branson Brawl R1 0:08 Kai Kara-France TKO (Punches) · PRO Fighting - PRO FC 10 R1 0:08