The MMA year in review

January 2016

January 2016 saw 187 professional MMA events and 1,440 bouts recorded worldwide, up 2 % on the year before.

Of bouts with a decisive result, 74 % ended in a finish — 521 by KO/TKO and 507 by submission — with 370 going to a decision.

Dacheng Wuyi ran the most events (4), and the biggest single card was WEF - WEF ProfFight 3 with 25 bouts.

187

Events

▲ 4 vs prev yr

1,440

Bouts

71 %

Finish rate

521 KO · 507 SUB · 370 DEC

Methods

Most active organisations

Dacheng Wuyi 4 Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) 3 King of the Cage 2 Jungle Fight 2 One Championship 2 Cage Fury Fighting Championships 2

Busiest venues

Shaxi Stadium Zhongshan, China 4 Beijing China, China 3 Atlantic City New Jersey, United States 2 Differ Ariake Tokyo, Japan 2 Deltaplex Arena Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States 2 Sao Paulo Football Club Gymnasium Sao Paulo, Brazil 2

Biggest cards

WEF - WEF ProfFight 3 2016-01-31 25 bouts SSP - Spar Star Promotions 2016-01-23 20 bouts WFCA 14 - Grozny Battle 2016-01-30 19 bouts Dacheng Wuyi - Chinese MMA Super League Season 4: Day 1 2016-01-28 19 bouts BodyPower - India Open MMA Championships 2016 2016-01-10 19 bouts

Fastest finishes

Suraj Bahadur KO (Punches) · FCC - Full Contact Championship 12 R1 0:06 Brett Martin TKO (Punches) · KOP 47 - Knockout Promotions R1 0:07 Charlie Russo Jr. KO (Punch) · WCFL 14 - World Class Fight League 14: Resolutions R1 0:08 Ryan Ecret TKO (Punches) · Walkout FC 1 - Champions Crowned R1 0:09 Allan da Silva Pena TKO (Punches) · SFMMA - Strike Fight MMA 2 R1 0:10