The MMA year in review

August 2016

August 2016 saw 280 professional MMA events and 2,174 bouts recorded worldwide, down 16 % on the year before.

Of bouts with a decisive result, 73 % ended in a finish — 773 by KO/TKO and 754 by submission — with 574 going to a decision.

World Fighting Championship Akhmat ran the most events (6), and the biggest single card was WLF - E.P.I.C.: Elevation Power in Cage 7 with 26 bouts.

280

Events

▼ 54 vs prev yr

2,174

Bouts

70 %

Finish rate

773 KO · 754 SUB · 574 DEC

Methods

Most active organisations

World Fighting Championship Akhmat 6 MMA Pro Ukraine 5 Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) 3 King of the Cage 3 One Championship 3 Valor Fights (Tennessee) 2

Busiest venues

Shinjuku Face Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan 2 Mansfield Tavern Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 2 UFC Training Center Las Vegas, Nevada, United States 2 Vivint Smart Home Arena Salt Lake City, Utah, United States 1 Cotai Arena Cotai, Macau, China 1 Cross Insurance Center Bangor, Maine, United States 1

Biggest cards

WLF - E.P.I.C.: Elevation Power in Cage 7 2016-08-20 26 bouts WEF - WEF ProfFight 7 2016-08-10 25 bouts AUFC - Arabic Ultimate Fighting Championship 9 2016-08-19 25 bouts Deep - 77 Impact / Jewels 13 2016-08-27 23 bouts WMMAA - 2016 Asian MMA Championships, Day 1 2016-08-06 22 bouts

Fastest finishes

Nahuel Gandolfi KO (Head Kick) · CCV 1 - Combate Club Vareadores R1 0:05 Denis Cherkasov KO (Punch) · Altay Republic MMA League - Battle of Tigers 5 R1 0:06 Mauricio Machado Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) · TFC - Tatuquara Fight Combat 11 R1 0:06 Travis Murchison KO (Head Kick and Punches) · WXC 64 - Redemption R1 0:06 Loik Radzhabov KO (Punches) · GFC - Road to M-1 Germany Final R1 0:07