The MMA year in review

November 2016

November 2016 saw 365 professional MMA events and 2,822 bouts recorded worldwide, down 5 % on the year before.

Of bouts with a decisive result, 72 % ended in a finish — 963 by KO/TKO and 967 by submission — with 761 going to a decision.

International Mixed Martial Arts Federation ran the most events (8), and the biggest single card was WMMAA - 2016 World MMA Championships - Selection with 59 bouts.

365

Events

▼ 19 vs prev yr

2,822

Bouts

68 %

Finish rate

963 KO · 967 SUB · 761 DEC

Methods

Most active organisations

International Mixed Martial Arts Federation 8 Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) 5 King of the Cage 4 Shooto 4 Deep 3 Bellator MMA 3

Busiest venues

Sparta Arena Prague, Czech Republic 8 Shinjuku Face Tokyo, Japan 2 Express Arena Rostov-on-Don, Rostov, Russia 2 Plymouth Memorial Hall Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States 2 Differ Ariake Koto, Tokyo, Japan 2 SAP Center San Jose, California, United States 1

Biggest cards

WMMAA - 2016 World MMA Championships - Selection 2016-11-25 59 bouts Parma Fights 7 - Nordic MMA 2016-11-26 25 bouts IMMAF - 2016 European Open Championships: Day 4 2016-11-26 25 bouts WLF - W.A.R.S. 10 2016-11-26 24 bouts One Pride MMA Fight Night 6 - Mulyadi vs. Sulistio 2016-11-05 21 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 Daniel Spitz TKO (Injury) · KOTC - Fall Out R1 0:06 Silvestrs Kaneps TKO (Punches) · Freon - Gigant Fights 5 R1 0:07 Eugen Black-Dell KO · IFC - Integra FC 6 R1 0:08