The MMA year in review

September 2019

September 2019 saw 365 professional MMA events and 2,971 bouts recorded worldwide, up 5 % on the year before.

Of bouts with a decisive result, 69 % ended in a finish — 1,051 by KO/TKO and 951 by submission — with 879 going to a decision.

Union of Mixed Martial Arts ran the most events (4), and the biggest single card was Amateur Fight Club - AFC 4: Grand Prix with 30 bouts.

365

Events

▲ 17 vs prev yr

2,971

Bouts

67 %

Finish rate

1,051 KO · 951 SUB · 879 DEC

Methods

Most active organisations

Union of Mixed Martial Arts 4 Deep 4 Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) 4 King of the Cage 3 Bellator MMA 3 Legacy Fighting Alliance (LFA) 3

Busiest venues

Vivi Arena Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 2 Jardim Guanabara Yacht Club Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 2 Plymouth Memorial Hall Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States 2 Moscow Russia, Russia 2 Striker´s House Gym Curitiba, PR, Brazil 2 Epic Studios Norwich, Norfolk, England 2

Biggest cards

Amateur Fight Club - AFC 4: Grand Prix 2019-09-15 30 bouts Rise Debut Fight Series - Rise DFS 2 2019-09-22 29 bouts MMA Battle Arena - Battle Arena 57 2019-09-07 29 bouts WEF 88 - ProfFight 38 2019-09-12 25 bouts FCC 24 - Full Contact Contender 24 2019-09-14 24 bouts

Fastest finishes

Guilherme Gomes Submission (Guillotine Choke) · RDSC - Rei da Selva Combat 15 R0 0:48 Rikki Wyatt KO (Punch) · Raged UK MMA - Raged UK MMA 11 R1 0:03 Jashari Mirlind TKO (Punches) · Rise Debut Fight Series - Rise DFS 2 R1 0:06 Mario Aguilar TKO (Punches) · WXC 82 - Warrior Wednesday 7 R1 0:06 Melsik Baghdasaryan KO (Punch) · LXF 3 - Lights Out Xtreme Fighting 3 R1 0:07