The MMA year in review

January 2019

January 2019 saw 155 professional MMA events and 1,295 bouts recorded worldwide, up 5 % on the year before.

Of bouts with a decisive result, 71 % ended in a finish — 514 by KO/TKO and 373 by submission — with 371 going to a decision.

One Championship ran the most events (3), and the biggest single card was Rudo FC 8 - Rudo Fighting Championship with 29 bouts.

155

Events

▲ 8 vs prev yr

1,295

Bouts

68 %

Finish rate

514 KO · 373 SUB · 371 DEC

Methods

Most active organisations

One Championship 3 Octagon Promotion 2 Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) 2 Legacy Fighting Alliance (LFA) 2 Shooto 2 WKC MMA-World Kombat Challenge 2

Busiest venues

Moscow Russia, Russia 2 Beijing China, China 2 Blaisdell Arena Honolulu, Hawaii, United States 1 Barclays Center Brooklyn, New York, United States 1 EVENT CANCELED - Honda Center Anaheim, California, United States 1 Pinnacle Bank Arena Lincoln, Nebraska, United States 1

Biggest cards

Rudo FC 8 - Rudo Fighting Championship 2019-01-13 29 bouts GEMMAF - West German GEMMAF Championship 2019 2019-01-19 26 bouts WJF - World Jaguar Federation Series 1 2019-01-19 24 bouts Amateur Fight Club - AFC 1 2019-01-27 24 bouts CCW - California Cage Wars 10 2019-01-20 20 bouts

Fastest finishes

John Hernholm TKO (Injury) · 864 Fighting Championship - Showcase MMA R1 0:04 Bat-Ulzii Ganzorig KO (Head Kick) · Mongol FC 1 - Mongol Fighting Championship 1 R1 0:08 Rodrigo Rivoin TKO (headkick) · Torneo Samurai - Torneo Samurai 3: Tolentino vs. Molnar R1 0:08 Chris Daniel Submission · CN 100 - Combat Night 100 R1 0:08 Chris Tapia KO (Punch) · Walkout FC 14 - Fully Loaded R1 0:09