The MMA year in review

September 2020

September 2020 saw 168 professional MMA events and 1,344 bouts recorded worldwide, down 54 % on the year before.

Of bouts with a decisive result, 69 % ended in a finish — 492 by KO/TKO and 413 by submission — with 402 going to a decision.

I Am Fighter ran the most events (4), and the biggest single card was Colosseum MMA - Battle of Champions 14 with 53 bouts.

168

Events

▼ 197 vs prev yr

1,344

Bouts

67 %

Finish rate

492 KO · 413 SUB · 402 DEC

Methods

Most active organisations

I Am Fighter 4 Jue Cheng King 4 Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) 4 Fight Nights Global 3 Bellator MMA 3 Dana White's Contender Series 3

Busiest venues

UFC Apex Las Vegas, Nevada, United States 6 Moscow Russia, Russia 5 Haikou Hainan, China 4 BEC Arena Manchester, Greater Manchester, England 3 Krylatskoye Sports Palace Moscow, Russia 2 Prime Hall Minsk, Belarus 2

Biggest cards

Colosseum MMA - Battle of Champions 14 2020-09-13 53 bouts FFC - FMR Fighting Championship: Selection 3 2020-09-19 43 bouts Kaisho Battle - Kaisho Battle 21 2020-09-26 23 bouts Evolve FC 1 - Evolve Fighting Championship 2020-09-20 20 bouts AUFC - Arabic Ultimate Fighting Championship 28 2020-09-25 18 bouts

Fastest finishes

Taylor Strader TKO (Punches) · RITC - Rage in the Cage OKC 75 R1 0:06 Qi Wang TKO (Spinning Back Kick and Punches) · JCK - Jue Cheng King: Night Qualifier 7 R1 0:07 Tomas Laube KO (Punch) · IAF - Streetfighter 9 R1 0:07 Yusuf Batsaev KO (Low Kick) · Colosseum MMA - Battle of Champions 14 R1 0:11 Alaybek Kadyr Uulu KO (Punch) · Colosseum MMA - Battle of Champions 14 R1 0:12