The MMA year in review

August 2020

August 2020 saw 136 professional MMA events and 969 bouts recorded worldwide, down 59 % on the year before.

Of bouts with a decisive result, 70 % ended in a finish — 357 by KO/TKO and 310 by submission — with 286 going to a decision.

Jue Cheng King ran the most events (5), and the biggest single card was Colosseum MMA - Battle of Champions 13 with 36 bouts.

136

Events

▼ 196 vs prev yr

969

Bouts

69 %

Finish rate

357 KO · 310 SUB · 286 DEC

Methods

Most active organisations

Jue Cheng King 5 Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) 5 I Am Fighter 4 Dana White's Contender Series 4 Brave Combat Federation 4 One Championship 3

Busiest venues

UFC Apex Las Vegas, Nevada, United States 9 Haikou Hainan, China 5 Grove Recreation Park Donetsk, Ukraine 3 Sweden 3 Impact Arena Bangkok, Thailand 3 Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, Connecticut, United States 2

Biggest cards

Colosseum MMA - Battle of Champions 13 2020-08-16 36 bouts WLF - W.A.R.S. 46 2020-08-21 26 bouts CG 27 - Celtic Gladiator 27 2020-08-22 25 bouts PFL KG - Bitva Na Vershine 2020-08-31 17 bouts Fight King Gold Belt Contest - Lightweight Grand Prix 2020-08-12 16 bouts

Fastest finishes

Jerald Spohn KO · Combat Quest 9 - Revenge R1 0:19 Eron Mamadaslamov KO (Knee) · Colosseum MMA - Battle of Champions 13 R1 0:19 Khristofor Guchmazov KO · SLMMA 14 - Qualifying Stage R1 0:22 Ullubiy Ataev KO (Head Kick) · MFC - Athletic Spirit MMA Tournament R1 0:23 Vadim Koynov TKO (Knee Injury) · NGL 1 - New Generation League 1 R1 0:23