The MMA year in review

January 2017

January 2017 saw 168 professional MMA events and 1,247 bouts recorded worldwide, down 10 % on the year before.

Of bouts with a decisive result, 72 % ended in a finish — 451 by KO/TKO and 425 by submission — with 339 going to a decision.

Super Fight League ran the most events (6), and the biggest single card was CWM MMA - Chin Woo Men: 2016-2017 Season, Stage 3 with 25 bouts.

168

Events

▼ 19 vs prev yr

1,247

Bouts

70 %

Finish rate

451 KO · 425 SUB · 339 DEC

Methods

Most active organisations

Super Fight League 6 Southeast Asia Fighting Championship 3 Legacy Fighting Alliance (LFA) 2 Bellator MMA 2 Absolute Championship Akhmat 2 Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) 2

Busiest venues

Siri Fort Sports Complex New Delhi, Delhi, India 6 The Moon Tallahassee, Florida, United States 2 Henan TV Station Hall 8 Zhengzhou, Henan, China 2 Ningxiang Hunan, China 2 St. Croix Casino Danbury, Wisconsin, United States 2 Sumiyoshi Kumin Center Osaka, Japan 2

Biggest cards

CWM MMA - Chin Woo Men: 2016-2017 Season, Stage 3 2017-01-07 25 bouts Perrera Fight 6 - Amateur 2017-01-15 21 bouts Grachan / WCF - Grachan 27 / Wardog Cage Fight 12 2017-01-29 18 bouts Bellator 170 - Sonnen vs. Ortiz 2017-01-21 18 bouts LFA 2 - Richman vs. Stojadinovic 2017-01-20 16 bouts

Fastest finishes

Ibragim Khalilov KO (Punch) · WBK - WBK 22 R1 0:03 Blaze Dardov KO (Punch) · MFC - Munja Fighting Championship R1 0:04 Ray Cooper III KO (Punch) · X-1 45 - Live R1 0:04 Daisuke Kiguchi KO (Punch) · Grachan / WCF - Grachan 27 / Wardog Cage Fight 12 R1 0:06 Mike Rodriguez KO (Punches) · CES MMA 41 - Bessette vs. Croom R1 0:07