The MMA year in review

2016

2016 saw 3,847 professional MMA events and 29,483 bouts recorded worldwide, roughly level with the year before.

Of bouts with a decisive result, 72 % ended in a finish — 10,264 by KO/TKO and 10,178 by submission — with 8,037 going to a decision.

King of the Cage ran the most events (47), and the biggest single card was UMMAF - Ukrainian MMA Championships 2016, Day 1 with 62 bouts.

3,847

Events

▼ 12 vs 2015

29,483

Bouts

69 %

Finish rate

10,264 KO · 10,178 SUB · 8,037 DEC

Methods

Months Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Most active organisations

King of the Cage 47 Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) 42 International Mixed Martial Arts Federation 23 Shooto 23 Absolute Championship Akhmat 22 Bellator MMA 22

Busiest venues

Differ Ariake Tokyo, Japan 19 Beijing China, China 19 UFC Training Center Las Vegas, Nevada, United States 15 Moscow Russia, Russia 13 Las Vegas Convention Center Las Vegas, Nevada, United States 12 Shinjuku Face Tokyo, Japan 11

Biggest cards

UMMAF - Ukrainian MMA Championships 2016, Day 1 2016-04-23 62 bouts UMMAF - 2016 Ukraine MMA Cup, Day 1 2016-09-24 60 bouts WMMAA - 2016 World MMA Championships - Selection 2016-11-25 59 bouts WOCS 43 - Watch Out Combat Show 43 2016-06-25 32 bouts WLF - E.P.I.C.: Elevation Power in Cage 9 2016-10-24 31 bouts

Fastest finishes

John Mitchell TKO (Corner Stoppage) · Akuma FC 9 - Akuma Fighting Championship 9 R1 0:03 Sodai Inami TKO (Punches) · Deep - Deep Hitachinaka: Yasuhiro Kawasaki Intai Matsuri R1 0:04 Sean Loeffler KO (Punch) · Gladiator Challenge - MMA Smackdown R1 0:04 George Melendez KO · ECF 12 - Holiday Havoc 3 R1 0:04 Tyron Robinson TKO (Kick) · MMA Battle Arena - Battle Arena 41 R1 0:05