The MMA year in review

April 2018

April 2018 saw 365 professional MMA events and 2,913 bouts recorded worldwide, down 12 % on the year before.

Of bouts with a decisive result, 70 % ended in a finish — 962 by KO/TKO and 932 by submission — with 829 going to a decision.

Absolute Championship Akhmat ran the most events (6), and the biggest single card was UMMAF - Ukrainian MMA Championships 2018, Day 1 with 75 bouts.

365

Events

▼ 49 vs prev yr

2,913

Bouts

65 %

Finish rate

962 KO · 932 SUB · 829 DEC

Methods

Most active organisations

Absolute Championship Akhmat 6 Modern Fighting Pankration 4 Thunder Fight 3 Bellator MMA 3 Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) 3 Deep 3

Busiest venues

Fight Club Berkut Arena Tolstoy-Yurt, Chechnya, Russia 4 Hangar Convention Center and Trade of the Amazon Belem, Para, Brazil 2 Straits Sports Centre Stadium Guangzhou, Guangdong, China 2 UFD Gym Dusseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany 2 Shinjuku Face Tokyo, Japan 2 Servus Sports Centre Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada 2

Biggest cards

UMMAF - Ukrainian MMA Championships 2018, Day 1 2018-04-21 75 bouts BCMMA 21 - Cage Warriors Academy South East 2018-04-07 30 bouts IFC 4 - Iran Fighting Championship 4 2018-04-14 29 bouts EOFN 3 - El Octagono Fight Night 3 2018-04-28 29 bouts WLF - W.A.R.S. 23 2018-04-14 25 bouts

Fastest finishes

Tyrann Reid TKO (Punches) · Honor FC 4 - Reaching The Summit R1 0:10 Ben Davis TKO (Punches) · Gladiator Challenge - MMA Fighting Championship R1 0:10 Arash Delkhosh TKO · IFC 4 - Iran Fighting Championship 4 R1 0:10 Arash Delkhosh TKOSajad Ale Taha · IFC 4 - Iran Fighting Championship 4 R1 0:10 Evgeny Bondarev TKO (Punches) · Tech-Krep FC - Prime Selection 2018 R1 0:10