The MMA year in review

April 2020

April 2020 saw 29 professional MMA events and 104 bouts recorded worldwide, down 92 % on the year before.

Of bouts with a decisive result, 70 % ended in a finish — 38 by KO/TKO and 34 by submission — with 31 going to a decision.

MMA Series ran the most events (3), and the biggest single card was WLF - W.A.R.S. 42 with 25 bouts.

29

Events

▼ 332 vs prev yr

104

Bouts

69 %

Finish rate

38 KO · 34 SUB · 31 DEC

Methods

Most active organisations

MMA Series 3 Tylko Jeden 2 Belarusian Fighting Championship 2 Shooto 1 Spartyka Fight League 1 Ignite Fights (Driller Promotions) 1

Busiest venues

Minsk Belarus, Belarus 3 Prime Hall Minsk, Belarus 2 Warsaw Poland, Poland 2 Tsutaya O-East Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan 1 Henan TV Station Hall 8 Zhengzhou, Henan, China 1 Landers Center Southaven, Mississippi, United States 1

Biggest cards

WLF - W.A.R.S. 42 2020-04-26 25 bouts MMA Series 4 - Road to NFG 3 2020-04-25 10 bouts MMA Series 3 - Road to NFG 2 2020-04-18 10 bouts FCR 7 - Fight Club Rush 7 2020-04-07 9 bouts BFC 51 - Belarusian Fighting Championship 2020-04-30 9 bouts

Fastest finishes

Taimuraz Dzhalilov TKO (Punches) · MMA Mania - Fight Challenge R1 0:22 Dmitriy Burchits TKO · BOH - Battle of Heroes R1 0:40 Henadzi Varaksa KO (Punch) · MMA Series 2 - Heroes of the Black Square R1 0:41 Azamat Dzhamhatov TKO (Kicks) · BFC 51 - Belarusian Fighting Championship R1 0:52 Yibugele Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) · WLF - W.A.R.S. 42 R1 0:53