The MMA year in review

December 2016

December 2016 saw 347 professional MMA events and 2,675 bouts recorded worldwide, roughly level with the year before.

Of bouts with a decisive result, 70 % ended in a finish — 937 by KO/TKO and 897 by submission — with 780 going to a decision.

Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) ran the most events (5), and the biggest single card was Rings - The Outsider 43: Special with 29 bouts.

347

Events

▼ 2 vs prev yr

2,675

Bouts

69 %

Finish rate

937 KO · 897 SUB · 780 DEC

Methods

Most active organisations

Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) 5 Bellator MMA 4 World Ertaymash Federation 4 WKC MMA-World Kombat Challenge 3 King of the Cage 3 Dacheng Wuyi 3

Busiest venues

Space Hall Sao Pedro da Aldeia, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 3 Shaxi Stadium Zhongshan, China 3 Jiyuan Basketball Stadium Jiyuan, Henan, China 2 Differ Ariake Tokyo, Japan 2 Nelson Mandela Forum Florence, Italy 2 Saitama Super Arena Saitama, Japan 2

Biggest cards

Rings - The Outsider 43: Special 2016-12-11 29 bouts UFN 9 - Urban Fight Night 9: Fight of the Nations 2016-12-03 22 bouts Glory of Heroes - Conquest of Heroes 1 2016-12-02 22 bouts Glory of Heroes - Conquest of Heroes 2 2016-12-03 22 bouts Grachan - Grachan 26 2016-12-11 21 bouts

Fastest finishes

George Melendez KO · ECF 12 - Holiday Havoc 3 R1 0:04 Bahadur Vilyamusov KO (Punches) · Glory of Heroes - Conquest of Heroes 2 R1 0:06 Ariane Carnelossi TKO (Punches) · MMC 4 - MMA Maringa Combat: Gold Edition R1 0:08 Xavier Franklin KO (Punch) · Legacy Amateur Series - Black Tie Brawl 3 R1 0:09 Dalton Adams KO (Punches) · LITC 18 - Locked in the Cage 18 R1 0:09