The MMA year in review

March 2016

March 2016 saw 330 professional MMA events and 2,433 bouts recorded worldwide, down 16 % on the year before.

Of bouts with a decisive result, 71 % ended in a finish — 814 by KO/TKO and 863 by submission — with 694 going to a decision.

King of the Cage ran the most events (5), and the biggest single card was Pain Pit Fight Night 15 - Renegade with 23 bouts.

330

Events

▼ 63 vs prev yr

2,433

Bouts

69 %

Finish rate

814 KO · 863 SUB · 694 DEC

Methods

Most active organisations

King of the Cage 5 Deep 4 Shooto 3 Shooto Europe 3 Absolute Championship Akhmat 2 Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) 2

Busiest venues

Moscow Russia, Russia 3 Cairo Egypt, Egypt 2 UFC Training Center Las Vegas, Nevada, United States 2 Shinjuku Face Tokyo, Japan 2 Differ Ariake Tokyo, Japan 2 Sombor Vojvodina, Serbia 2

Biggest cards

Pain Pit Fight Night 15 - Renegade 2016-03-05 23 bouts Pancrase - 276 2016-03-13 22 bouts WLF - E.P.I.C.: Elevation Power in Cage 2 2016-03-13 21 bouts German Mixed Martial Arts Federation - German MMA Amateur Championships 2016 2016-03-12 21 bouts ICE FC - ICE Fighting Championships 12 2016-03-05 20 bouts

Fastest finishes

Yosef Ali Mohammad KO (Punches) · Trophy MMA 8 - Easter Bash 2 R1 0:06 Mike Kimbel KO (Punch) · WNXFA - Warrior Nation XFA 12 R1 0:08 Benito Lopez KO (Punch) · KOTC - Home Turf R1 0:08 Lewi Sheriff TKO · ICE FC - ICE Fighting Championships 12 R1 0:08 Thomas Mantooth TKO (Punches) · COH 68 - Cage of Honor 68 R1 0:09