The MMA year in review

June 2019

June 2019 saw 349 professional MMA events and 2,985 bouts recorded worldwide, up 9 % on the year before.

Of bouts with a decisive result, 67 % ended in a finish — 1,075 by KO/TKO and 857 by submission — with 945 going to a decision.

International Mixed Martial Arts Federation ran the most events (5), and the biggest single card was IMMAF-WMMAA - 2019 European Senior & Junior Open Championships: Day 2 with 88 bouts.

349

Events

▲ 30 vs prev yr

2,985

Bouts

65 %

Finish rate

1,075 KO · 857 SUB · 945 DEC

Methods

Most active organisations

International Mixed Martial Arts Federation 5 Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) 4 The Hero 3 One Championship 3 Shooto 3 Bellator MMA 2

Busiest venues

PalaPellicone Lido di Ostia, Rome, Italy 5 DreamCiti Nashik, India 3 Moscow Russia, Russia 3 Linz Austria, Austria 2 Shanghai China, China 2 UFC Apex Las Vegas, Nevada, United States 2

Biggest cards

IMMAF-WMMAA - 2019 European Senior & Junior Open Championships: Day 2 2019-06-20 88 bouts IMMAF-WMMAA - 2019 European Senior & Junior Open Championships: Day 3 2019-06-21 65 bouts IMMAF-WMMAA - 2019 European Senior & Junior Open Championships: Day 1 2019-06-19 46 bouts IMMAF-WMMAA - 2019 European Senior & Junior Open Championships: Senior Semifinals & Junior Finals 2019-06-22 37 bouts AFC - Ased Fighting Championship - Series 7 2019-06-30 31 bouts

Fastest finishes

Niyaz Ramazanov TKO (Punches) · Fight Championship Aslan - R0 4:56 Won Jun Choi KO (Punch) · Road FC 54 - Road Fighting Championship 54 R1 0:05 Josh Hinkle TKO (Punches) · PureCombat - Warrior Spirit R1 0:05 Jason Landry KO (Punch) · NEF 39 - All American R1 0:07 Melita Tajic TKO (Punches) · IFC - Fight Night Austria R1 0:07