The MMA year in review

April 2019

April 2019 saw 361 professional MMA events and 2,928 bouts recorded worldwide, roughly level with the year before.

Of bouts with a decisive result, 71 % ended in a finish — 999 by KO/TKO and 897 by submission — with 774 going to a decision.

World Ertaymash Federation ran the most events (6), and the biggest single card was RMMAU - Russian Junior MMA Championships, Day 1 with 87 bouts.

361

Events

▼ 4 vs prev yr

2,928

Bouts

65 %

Finish rate

999 KO · 897 SUB · 774 DEC

Methods

Most active organisations

World Ertaymash Federation 6 Modern Fighting Pankration 3 Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) 3 One Championship 3 Fight Nights Global 3 Warrior Sports Championship 3

Busiest venues

National Stadium Surulere Lagos, Nigeria 3 Near Dreamciti Maharashtra, India 2 Moscow Russia, Russia 2 Sistema X Curitiba, Parana, Brazil 2 Eventfinda Stadium Auckland, New Zealand 2 FedEx Forum Memphis, Tennessee, United States 1

Biggest cards

RMMAU - Russian Junior MMA Championships, Day 1 2019-04-13 87 bouts UMMAF - Ukrainian MMA Championships 2019, Day 1 2019-04-05 59 bouts Amateur Fight Club - AFC 2: Jumachi vs. Perez 2019-04-07 32 bouts BCMMA - Cage Warriors Academy South East 23 2019-04-13 31 bouts West Fights MMA 2 - Rivas vs. Lobo 2019-04-28 30 bouts

Fastest finishes

Zhandos Zhanat KO (Head Kick) · WJF - World Jaguar Federation Series 3 R1 0:03 Jaime Jimenez KO · IE Fight Night 7 - Melee R1 0:05 Adrian Cartland KO (Punch) · Eternal MMA 43 - Howard vs. Bynoe R1 0:06 Vicente Alvarado KO · CFL - California Fight League 13 R1 0:06 Vladislav Bezobrazov KO (Punches)Vyacheslav Kiselev · GIT Sech Pro - Time of New Heroes 1 R1 0:07