The MMA year in review

October 2020

October 2020 saw 189 professional MMA events and 1,536 bouts recorded worldwide, down 47 % on the year before.

Of bouts with a decisive result, 70 % ended in a finish — 613 by KO/TKO and 434 by submission — with 457 going to a decision.

One Championship ran the most events (6), and the biggest single card was Colosseum MMA - Battle of Champions 15 with 66 bouts.

189

Events

▼ 167 vs prev yr

1,536

Bouts

68 %

Finish rate

613 KO · 434 SUB · 457 DEC

Methods

Most active organisations

One Championship 6 Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) 5 Bellator MMA 5 Deep 3 Legacy Fighting Alliance (LFA) 3 Jue Cheng King 3

Busiest venues

Singapore Indoor Stadium Kallang, Singapore 5 Moscow Russia, Russia 5 Flash Forum Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates 4 Hartman Arena Park City, Kansas, United States 3 St. Petersburg Russia, Russia 3 Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, Connecticut, United States 2

Biggest cards

Colosseum MMA - Battle of Champions 15 2020-10-18 66 bouts Barbarians 7 - BFL 7: Loma vs. Poggi 2020-10-24 40 bouts FFC - FMR Fighting Championship: Selection 4 2020-10-24 38 bouts Rise Debut Fight Series - Rise DFS 4 2020-10-18 31 bouts WLF - W.A.R.S. 48 2020-10-31 25 bouts

Fastest finishes

Nick Caracappa KO (Punch) · CFFC 87 - Cage Fury Fighting Championships 87 R1 0:06 Chermen Kobesov KO (Punch) · Colosseum MMA - Battle of Champions 15 R1 0:07 Kenan Guliyev TKO (Body Kicks and Punches) · Colosseum MMA - Battle of Champions 15 R1 0:08 Matheus Nascimento KO · GCF 53 - Gladiator Combat Fight 53 R1 0:08 Michal Balcerczak TKO (Punches) · GA - Gladiator Arena 14 R1 0:10