The MMA year in review

December 2018

December 2018 saw 368 professional MMA events and 2,889 bouts recorded worldwide, up 2 % on the year before.

Of bouts with a decisive result, 69 % ended in a finish — 947 by KO/TKO and 889 by submission — with 839 going to a decision.

Kazakhstan MMA Federation ran the most events (5), and the biggest single card was KZMMAF - 2018 Kazakhstan MMA Cup, Selection with 47 bouts.

368

Events

▲ 8 vs prev yr

2,889

Bouts

64 %

Finish rate

947 KO · 889 SUB · 839 DEC

Methods

Most active organisations

Kazakhstan MMA Federation 5 Modern Fighting Pankration 4 Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) 4 Brave Combat Federation 3 Bellator MMA 3 Cage Warriors 3

Busiest venues

St. Petersburg Russia, Russia 2 Quinto SportMall Contagem, Minas Gerais, Brazil 2 Saitama Super Arena Saitama, Japan 2 Neil S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, Hawaii, United States 2 Cition Hall Moscow, Russia 2 Tokyo Japan, Japan 2

Biggest cards

KZMMAF - 2018 Kazakhstan MMA Cup, Selection 2018-12-07 47 bouts FIGMMA - 8th Italian MMA Cup 2018-12-09 44 bouts KZMMAF - 2018 Kazakhstan Junior MMA Cup, Selection 2018-12-07 33 bouts Latvian MMA Association - Latvian MMA Championship 2018 2018-12-22 25 bouts WLF - W.A.R.S. 30 2018-12-14 24 bouts

Fastest finishes

Cleibison Alencar Submission (Triangle) · NP Fight 11 - Goias vs. Federal District R0 02:00 Shane McKay TKO (Punches) · Shamrock FC - Shamrock 313 R1 0:04 Mantas Kondratavicius TKO (Arm Injury) · WCMMA - Warrior Challenge 35 R1 0:04 Florin Bolboasa KO (Punch) · WCMMA - Warrior Challenge 35 R1 0:05 Elin Oberg KO (Punch) · Superior Challenge 18 - Fitness Festivalen R1 0:06