The MMA year in review

July 2015

July 2015 saw 272 professional MMA events and 1,965 bouts recorded worldwide, up 25 % on the year before.

Of bouts with a decisive result, 75 % ended in a finish — 677 by KO/TKO and 743 by submission — with 482 going to a decision.

Tuff-N-Uff ran the most events (10), and the biggest single card was SFL 20 - Spartyka Fight League 20: Fight for the Warriors with 23 bouts.

272

Events

▲ 54 vs prev yr

1,965

Bouts

72 %

Finish rate

677 KO · 743 SUB · 482 DEC

Methods

Most active organisations

Tuff-N-Uff 10 The Ultimate Fighter 5 Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) 5 M-1 Global 2 Jungle Fight 2 King of the Cage 2

Busiest venues

UFC Training Center Las Vegas, Nevada, United States 5 Nanjing China, China 2 MGM Grand Garden Arena Las Vegas, Nevada, United States 2 Differ Ariake Tokyo, Japan 2 Miecimo da Silva Sports Center Rio de Janiero, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 2 Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, Connecticut, United States 1

Biggest cards

SFL 20 - Spartyka Fight League 20: Fight for the Warriors 2015-07-18 23 bouts Xplode Fight Series - Heat 2015-07-11 20 bouts Combate Extremo - Loco vs. Galvan 2 2015-07-04 19 bouts Road FC 24 - Road Fighting Championship 24 2015-07-25 18 bouts Deep - Cage Impact 2015 2015-07-20 16 bouts

Fastest finishes

Fabian Edwards TKO (Body Kick and Punches) · Budo 10 - Taylor vs. Bocian R1 0:04 Bryan Sierra KO (Punch) · Fight Club Champion 4 - Battle in the Ballroom R1 0:05 Wesley Bostick KO (Punch) · SHP 39 - Strike Hard Productions 39 R1 0:06 Herman Terrado TKO (Punches) · Gladiator Challenge - Contenders R1 0:07 John Mercurio KO (Punch) · Lights Out / Bash Entertainment - Fight Night at Sportsmen's Lodge 3 R1 0:07