The MMA year in review

November 2018

November 2018 saw 413 professional MMA events and 3,255 bouts recorded worldwide, up 13 % on the year before.

Of bouts with a decisive result, 69 % ended in a finish — 1,141 by KO/TKO and 1,018 by submission — with 980 going to a decision.

International Mixed Martial Arts Federation ran the most events (26), and the biggest single card was FFP 6 - Fight Family Promotion 6 with 27 bouts.

413

Events

▲ 48 vs prev yr

3,255

Bouts

66 %

Finish rate

1,141 KO · 1,018 SUB · 980 DEC

Methods

Most active organisations

International Mixed Martial Arts Federation 26 WKC MMA-World Kombat Challenge 5 Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) 5 Shooto 3 One Championship 3 Legacy Fighting Alliance (LFA) 3

Busiest venues

Khalifa Sports City Arena Manama, Bahrain 27 Kalighat Bayam Samity Club Kolkata, India 2 Fight Dome Las Vegas, Nevada, United States 2 Grozny Chechnya, Russia 2 Kunlun Fight Stadium Tongling, Anhui, China 2 Parque Roca Arena Buenos Aires, Argentina 1

Biggest cards

FFP 6 - Fight Family Promotion 6 2018-11-11 27 bouts MMA Battle Arena - Battle Arena 52 2018-11-17 27 bouts WLF - W.A.R.S. 29 2018-11-16 24 bouts AFC - Almighty Fighting Championship 10 2018-11-17 24 bouts VFN 16 - Vendetta 16 2018-11-17 22 bouts

Fastest finishes

John Smith TKO (Strikes) · UCMMA 57 - Ultimate Challenge MMA 57 R1 0:06 Edimilson Souza TKO (Punches) · MF Fighters - MF Fighters 1 R1 0:08 Dalton Duperreault KO (Punches) · BFL 58 - Battlefield Fight League R1 0:08 Reyona Driskell TKO (Punches) · SteelFist Fight Night - Confrontation R1 0:09 Alan Flores KO (Punch) · Rudo FC 7 - Torneo Amateur R1 0:10