The MMA year in review

September 2018

September 2018 saw 348 professional MMA events and 2,736 bouts recorded worldwide, down 6 % on the year before.

Of bouts with a decisive result, 71 % ended in a finish — 1,003 by KO/TKO and 861 by submission — with 752 going to a decision.

Deep ran the most events (4), and the biggest single card was FFP 5 - Fight Family Promotion 5 with 33 bouts.

348

Events

▼ 24 vs prev yr

2,736

Bouts

68 %

Finish rate

1,003 KO · 861 SUB · 752 DEC

Methods

Most active organisations

Deep 4 World Ertaymash Federation 4 King of the Cage 4 Cage Warriors 4 Legacy Fighting Alliance (LFA) 4 WKC MMA-World Kombat Challenge 4

Busiest venues

Brazil 3 Santiago Chile, Chile 2 St. Petersburg Russia, Russia 2 Omni Auditorium Coconut Creek, Florida, United States 2 Shinjuku Face Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan 2 Chengdu Sichuan, China 2

Biggest cards

FFP 5 - Fight Family Promotion 5 2018-09-30 33 bouts WEF 63 ProfFight 27 - Battle In Kara-Kulzha 2018-09-20 27 bouts WLF - W.A.R.S. 27 2018-09-14 25 bouts MAMMAL - Round 3 2018-09-29 22 bouts MMAA Arena - MMAA Arena Cup 44 2018-09-29 22 bouts

Fastest finishes

Andres Rodriguez KO (Punches) · Combat Zone 67 - Revival R1 0:06 Ratanui Beazley TKO (Punches) · FFFC - Beatdown 3 R1 0:07 Alfiandi Alfiandi KO (Flying Knee) · One Pride MMA Fight Night 22 - Limitless Courage R1 0:08 Thomas Narmo Submission (Guillotine Choke) · VCUK - Vision MMA Combat UK 3 R1 0:08 Joshua Francis Submission (Armbar) · Mix It Up Sports - Throwdown R1 0:08