The MMA year in review

November 2020

November 2020 saw 181 professional MMA events and 1,404 bouts recorded worldwide, down 61 % on the year before.

Of bouts with a decisive result, 70 % ended in a finish — 531 by KO/TKO and 436 by submission — with 410 going to a decision.

Jue Cheng King ran the most events (4), and the biggest single card was Barbarians 9 - BFL 9 with 48 bouts.

181

Events

▼ 284 vs prev yr

1,404

Bouts

69 %

Finish rate

531 KO · 436 SUB · 410 DEC

Methods

Most active organisations

Jue Cheng King 4 Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) 4 Bellator MMA 3 Absolute Championship Akhmat 3 Dana White's Contender Series 3 Russian MMA Union 3

Busiest venues

UFC Apex Las Vegas, Nevada, United States 7 Langfang Hebei, China 4 Moscow Russia, Russia 4 Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, Connecticut, United States 3 St. Petersburg Russia, Russia 3 Prime Hall Minsk, Belarus 2

Biggest cards

Barbarians 9 - BFL 9 2020-11-14 48 bouts CG 28 - Celtic Gladiator 28: Lockdown Throwdown 2020-11-22 32 bouts Korea Fighter 3 - Morelli vs. Hernandez 2020-11-07 29 bouts WLF - W.A.R.S. 49 2020-11-17 25 bouts ACA YE 14 - ACA Young Eagles 2020-11-14 25 bouts

Fastest finishes

Lucas Vinicius Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke) · SFC - Sombra Fight Champions 18 R0 1:56 Inal Khasbulatov KO · Colosseum MMA - Battle of Champions 16 R1 0:08 Cameron Veales KO · MMAX FC - Fight Night 2 R1 0:09 Pete Rodriguez TKO (Flying Knee and Punches) · iFF 3 - iKon Fighting Federation 3 R1 0:10 Richard Chica TKO (Punches) · Barbarians 9 - BFL 9 R1 0:10