The MMA year in review

July 2018

July 2018 saw 279 professional MMA events and 2,201 bouts recorded worldwide, down 14 % on the year before.

Of bouts with a decisive result, 71 % ended in a finish — 776 by KO/TKO and 713 by submission — with 621 going to a decision.

Oktagon MMA ran the most events (6), and the biggest single card was MMA Battle Arena - Battle Arena 51 with 30 bouts.

279

Events

▼ 44 vs prev yr

2,201

Bouts

68 %

Finish rate

776 KO · 713 SUB · 621 DEC

Methods

Most active organisations

Oktagon MMA 6 Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) 5 One Championship 4 Dana White's Contender Series 4 King of the Cage 3 Combat Night (Florida) 3

Busiest venues

UFC Training Center Las Vegas, Nevada, United States 6 Octagon Fighting Academy ZEC Bratislava, Slovakia 4 RYBA-PILA Vyatka, Kirov, Russia 2 Haymarket Park Lincoln, Nebraska, United States 2 Saitama Super Arena Saitama, Japan 1 Pearl Concert Theater at Palms Casino Resort Las Vegas, Nevada, United States 1

Biggest cards

MMA Battle Arena - Battle Arena 51 2018-07-07 30 bouts WMMAA - 2018 Asian MMA Championships 2018-07-30 27 bouts FFP 3 - Fight Family Promotion 3 2018-07-22 27 bouts WLF - W.A.R.S. 26 2018-07-13 25 bouts AFC - Almighty Fighting Championship 9 2018-07-28 22 bouts

Fastest finishes

Craig Skelton TKO · AFC - Almighty Fighting Championship 9 R1 0:06 Michele Martignoni KO (Head Kick) · Bellator 203 - Pitbull vs. Weichel 2 R1 0:06 Razvan Sandulache TKO · WCMMA - Warrior Challenge 33 R1 0:07 Askar Mozharov TKO (Head Kick and Punches) · IPFC - YunFeng Showdown 10 R1 0:08 Kaharyree Davis KO · APC 21 - All Powers Combat 21 R1 0:08