The MMA year in review

May 2021

May 2021 saw 204 professional MMA events and 1,695 bouts recorded worldwide, up 437 % on the year before.

Of bouts with a decisive result, 68 % ended in a finish — 616 by KO/TKO and 520 by submission — with 526 going to a decision.

Combate Global ran the most events (4), and the biggest single card was Thunder Fight 26 - Copa Thunder Fight 9 with 36 bouts.

204

Events

▲ 166 vs prev yr

1,695

Bouts

67 %

Finish rate

616 KO · 520 SUB · 526 DEC

Methods

Most active organisations

Combate Global 4 Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) 4 Cage Fury Fighting Championships 2 Legacy Fighting Alliance (LFA) 2 Bellator MMA 2 Valor Fights (Tennessee) 2

Busiest venues

UFC Apex Las Vegas, Nevada, United States 5 Moscow Russia, Russia 3 Univision Studios Miami, Florida, United States 2 Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, Connecticut, United States 2 2300 Arena Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States 2 Sanford Pentagon Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States 2

Biggest cards

Thunder Fight 26 - Copa Thunder Fight 9 2021-05-02 36 bouts Ultimate Battle Grounds 7 - Battle De Mayo 2021-05-08 25 bouts VFC 82 - Valor Fighting Challenge 82 2021-05-15 21 bouts Pancrase - 321 2021-05-30 21 bouts TFC 6 - Tonala Fighters Championship 6 2021-05-08 21 bouts

Fastest finishes

Torrez Finney KO · VFC 82 - Valor Fighting Challenge 82 R1 0:05 Elijah Smith TKO (Strikes) · SCL - Sparta Wyoming 7 R1 0:07 Canaan Prichard KO · CN 126 - Combat Night 126 R1 0:07 James Ritchie TKO (Slam and Punches) · OCL - Ohio Combat League 13 R1 0:09 Dakota Dudley KO · VFC 81 - Valor Fighting Challenge 81 R1 0:10