The MMA year in review

May 2017

May 2017 saw 378 professional MMA events and 2,775 bouts recorded worldwide, up 13 % on the year before.

Of bouts with a decisive result, 73 % ended in a finish — 1,034 by KO/TKO and 942 by submission — with 719 going to a decision.

Boxing ran the most events (11), and the biggest single card was BCMMA - British Challenge MMA 19 with 30 bouts.

378

Events

▲ 43 vs prev yr

2,775

Bouts

71 %

Finish rate

1,034 KO · 942 SUB · 719 DEC

Methods

Most active organisations

Boxing 11 King of the Cage 6 World Fighting Championship Akhmat 4 Valor Fights (Tennessee) 4 World Ertaymash Federation 4 Fight Nights Global 4

Busiest venues

Britama Arena Mahaka Square Kelapa Gading, Jakarta Utara, Indonesia 4 Elizabethton High School Elizabethton, Tennessee, United States 3 Beijing China, China 3 Hebrew Social and Sports Club Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 2 Beijing China, China 2 Differ Ariake Tokyo, Japan 2

Biggest cards

BCMMA - British Challenge MMA 19 2017-05-06 30 bouts WMMAA - 2017 Asian MMA Championships - Selection 2017-05-20 28 bouts WLF - W.A.R.S. 14 2017-05-20 27 bouts Pancrase - 287 2017-05-28 22 bouts XFC 30 - Conflict of Interest 2017-05-20 21 bouts

Fastest finishes

Jordan Fowler KO (Punch) · PF - Pyramid Fights 2 R1 0:04 Jeff Wipfel KO · HRMMA - Hardrock MMA 89: Pender vs. Fritz R1 0:06 Guilherme Bueno Barros de Campos TKO (Punches) · Araca Fight Combat - Araca Fight 2017 R1 0:07 Blair Oster TKO (Punches) · Saturday Night Fights - Round 13 R1 0:07 Lisa Blaine KO · NYFE 14 - Pressure Creates Diamonds R1 0:07