The MMA year in review

February 2019

February 2019 saw 269 professional MMA events and 2,168 bouts recorded worldwide, down 3 % on the year before.

Of bouts with a decisive result, 71 % ended in a finish — 767 by KO/TKO and 639 by submission — with 587 going to a decision.

Union of Mixed Martial Arts ran the most events (5), and the biggest single card was KZMMAF - 2019 National MMA Championships, Selection with 105 bouts.

269

Events

▼ 7 vs prev yr

2,168

Bouts

65 %

Finish rate

767 KO · 639 SUB · 587 DEC

Methods

Most active organisations

Union of Mixed Martial Arts 5 All-Russian Organization for the Development of Mixed Martial Arts 4 Bellator MMA 4 Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) 4 One Championship 4 Legacy Fighting Alliance (LFA) 3

Busiest venues

NK Athletics Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Santa Cruz, Bolivia 2 Pervomaysk Russia, Russia 2 Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, Connecticut, United States 2 Crystal Gardens Southgate, Michigan, United States 2 CenturyLink Arena Boise, Idaho, United States 1 Talking Stick Resort Arena Phoenix, Arizona, United States 1

Biggest cards

KZMMAF - 2019 National MMA Championships, Selection 2019-02-15 105 bouts Rudo FC 9 - Torneo Amateur MMA 2019-02-24 26 bouts WEF 70 - ProfFight 29 2019-02-10 23 bouts Slam FC 12 - Para Bellum 2019-02-03 22 bouts CWA - Cage Warriors Academy Ireland 2 2019-02-03 21 bouts

Fastest finishes

Imam Vitakhanov KO · OFC 3 - Only Fighting Championship 3 R1 0:03 Terrance McKinney TKO (Punches) · ExciteFight - Conquest of the Cage R1 0:07 Carlos Ochoa KO (Punch) · Combate 30 - Combate Baja R1 0:07 Sheila Gaff TKO (Punches) · DFC 1 - Dynasty Fighting Championship R1 0:07 Seung Yeon Kim KO (Punches) · Road FC 52 - Road Fighting Championship 52 R1 0:07