The MMA year in review

December 2020

December 2020 saw 178 professional MMA events and 1,477 bouts recorded worldwide, down 52 % on the year before.

Of bouts with a decisive result, 69 % ended in a finish — 520 by KO/TKO and 467 by submission — with 440 going to a decision.

One Championship ran the most events (4), and the biggest single card was Colosseum MMA - Battle of Champions 17 with 54 bouts.

178

Events

▼ 195 vs prev yr

1,477

Bouts

67 %

Finish rate

520 KO · 467 SUB · 440 DEC

Methods

Most active organisations

One Championship 4 Jue Cheng King 4 Absolute Championship Akhmat 3 Cage Warriors 3 Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) 3 World Ertaymash Federation 3

Busiest venues

Moscow Russia, Russia 6 Langfang Hebei, China 4 Singapore Indoor Stadium Kallang, Singapore 4 UFC Apex Las Vegas, Nevada, United States 3 York Hall London, Greater London, England 3 Landmark Centre Lagos, Nigeria 3

Biggest cards

Colosseum MMA - Battle of Champions 17 2020-12-19 54 bouts FFC - FMR Fighting Championship: Selection 5 2020-12-12 50 bouts ACA YE 15 - ACA Young Eagles 2020-12-19 25 bouts Pancrase - 320 2020-12-13 21 bouts Grachan - Grachan 46 2020-12-06 21 bouts

Fastest finishes

Vadim Kachmazov KO · FFC - FMR Fighting Championship: Selection 5 R1 0:03 Kenya Murata KO (Punch) · Deep - Tokyo Impact 2020 R1 0:05 Adrian Dudek KO (Punch) · ML - Mmasters League 2 R1 0:07 Josh Greene TKO · CW 38 - Clan Wars 38 R1 0:07 Esteban Ribovics KO (Punches) · FFC 44 - Basurto vs. Ribovics R1 0:07