The MMA year in review

March 2021

March 2021 saw 181 professional MMA events and 1,732 bouts recorded worldwide, up 20 % on the year before.

Of bouts with a decisive result, 70 % ended in a finish — 665 by KO/TKO and 532 by submission — with 501 going to a decision.

Deep ran the most events (4), and the biggest single card was Colosseum MMA - Battle of Champions 20 with 76 bouts.

181

Events

▲ 30 vs prev yr

1,732

Bouts

69 %

Finish rate

665 KO · 532 SUB · 501 DEC

Methods

Most active organisations

Deep 4 Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) 4 Caged Aggression MMA 3 Legacy Fighting Alliance (LFA) 3 Brave Combat Federation 3 Cage Warriors 3

Busiest venues

UFC Apex Las Vegas, Nevada, United States 4 Shinjuku Face Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan 3 The RiverCenter Davenport, Iowa, United States 3 York Hall London, Greater London, England 3 Grand Casino Hotel & Resort Shawnee, Oklahoma, United States 3 Moscow Russia, Russia 2

Biggest cards

Colosseum MMA - Battle of Champions 20 2021-03-28 76 bouts FFC - FMR Fighting Championship: Selection 6 2021-03-20 55 bouts AAAMM - National Amateur MMA Circuit 2021-03-28 26 bouts UFS 10 - Muniz vs. Velazquez 2021-03-07 23 bouts TF - Triton Fights 18 2021-03-27 23 bouts

Fastest finishes

Mahmoud Mando KO (Punch) · AUFC - Arabic Ultimate Fighting Championship 31 R1 0:07 Yasmin Guimaraes TKO (Punches) · DMF - DM Fight 2 R1 0:08 Tsuyoshi Kamiyama KO (Punch) · Rizin FF - Rizin 27 R1 0:08 Zachary Carlyle TKO (Punches) · COH 80 - Cage of Honor 80 R1 0:09 Obi Okonkwo KO · TF - Triton Fights 18 R1 0:09