The MMA year in review

December 2021

December 2021 saw 340 professional MMA events and 2,976 bouts recorded worldwide, up 91 % on the year before.

Of bouts with a decisive result, 70 % ended in a finish — 1,141 by KO/TKO and 893 by submission — with 888 going to a decision.

Deep ran the most events (4), and the biggest single card was WEF 111 - Selection 38 with 50 bouts.

340

Events

▲ 162 vs prev yr

2,976

Bouts

68 %

Finish rate

1,141 KO · 893 SUB · 888 DEC

Methods

Most active organisations

Deep 4 Cage Warriors 3 One Championship 3 Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) 3 Absolute Championship Akhmat 3 B2 Fighting Series 3

Busiest venues

New Pier Hall Minato, Tokyo, Japan 4 Haikou Hainan, China 3 Hardcore Platform Moscow, Russia 3 Univision Studios Miami, Florida, United States 2 Singapore Indoor Stadium Kallang, Singapore 2 Almaty Arena Almaty, Kazakhstan 2

Biggest cards

WEF 111 - Selection 38 2021-12-11 50 bouts MMAFI - National Federation MMA Championship 2021 2021-12-16 49 bouts Colosseum MMA - Battle of Champions 24 2021-12-25 49 bouts Gladiator Challenge - Underground 3 2021-12-04 28 bouts APMMA - National Championship 2021-12-12 28 bouts

Fastest finishes

Zubair Shaikh TKO · MMAFI - National Federation MMA Championship 2021 R0 1:30 Igor Machulskiy TKO (Flying Knee and Punches) · RBM - New People R1 0:04 Cole Henning TKO (Punches) · EFC 91 - EFC Worldwide 91 R1 0:05 Dane Bolton KO · Budo 46 - Budo Fighting Championships 46 R1 0:05 Brock Carmen KO (Punch) · Gladiator Challenge - Underground 3 R1 0:05