The MMA year in review

October 2016

October 2016 saw 373 professional MMA events and 2,793 bouts recorded worldwide, roughly level with the year before.

Of bouts with a decisive result, 72 % ended in a finish — 959 by KO/TKO and 1,016 by submission — with 757 going to a decision.

King of the Cage ran the most events (7), and the biggest single card was WLF - E.P.I.C.: Elevation Power in Cage 9 with 31 bouts.

373

Events

▲ 0 vs prev yr

2,793

Bouts

71 %

Finish rate

959 KO · 1,016 SUB · 757 DEC

Methods

Most active organisations

King of the Cage 7 Dacheng Wuyi 5 Modern Fighting Pankration 4 Shooto 3 World Ertaymash Federation 3 Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) 3

Busiest venues

Tianjin China, China 5 Leo Max Man's Club Kharkiv, Ukraine 3 St. Petersburg Russia, Russia 3 Sapporo Concarino Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan 2 Fantastic Casino Panama City, Panama 2 Luzhniki Stadium Moscow, Russia 2

Biggest cards

WLF - E.P.I.C.: Elevation Power in Cage 9 2016-10-24 31 bouts Gladiator Challenge - Rampage 2016-10-22 27 bouts ICE FC - ICE Fighting Championships 18 2016-10-28 23 bouts AFC - Aspera Fighting Championship 45 2016-10-08 22 bouts One Pride MMA Fight Night 5 - Lumihi vs. Saepudin 2016-10-08 21 bouts

Fastest finishes

Tyron Robinson TKO (Kick) · MMA Battle Arena - Battle Arena 41 R1 0:05 Alexandru Galanton KO (Punches) · RMMAF Series 12 - Divizia MMA: Pascu vs. Markovic R1 0:07 Jesse Smith TKO (Punches) · CCCFC - Walking The Walk R1 0:07 Arben Escayo TKO (Punches) · Dynasty Fights - 2 R1 0:07 Keyron Palmer TKO (Punches) · XFL - Xtreme Fight Night 337 R1 0:09