The MMA year in review

June 2021

June 2021 saw 256 professional MMA events and 2,270 bouts recorded worldwide, up 482 % on the year before.

Of bouts with a decisive result, 65 % ended in a finish — 795 by KO/TKO and 658 by submission — with 768 going to a decision.

Deep ran the most events (4), and the biggest single card was FELUCHA - 2021 Spanish MMA Championship with 39 bouts.

256

Events

▲ 212 vs prev yr

2,270

Bouts

64 %

Finish rate

795 KO · 658 SUB · 768 DEC

Methods

Most active organisations

Deep 4 Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) 4 Professional Fighters League 3 Cage Warriors 3 World Ertaymash Federation 3 Barbarians Fighting League 3

Busiest venues

New Pier Hall Minato, Tokyo, Japan 4 Almaty Kazakhstan, Kazakhstan 3 Ocean Casino Resort Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States 3 UFC Apex Las Vegas, Nevada, United States 3 York Hall London, Greater London, England 3 Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, Connecticut, United States 2

Biggest cards

FELUCHA - 2021 Spanish MMA Championship 2021-06-19 39 bouts FFC - FMR Fighting Championship: Selection 7 2021-06-12 37 bouts WEF 99 - Selection 33 2021-06-20 34 bouts Barbarians 14 - BFL 14: Centeno vs. Cueva 2021-06-30 31 bouts OCAMM - Senior National MMA Championship 2021-06-19 31 bouts

Fastest finishes

Adonis Tamayo TKO (Punches) · Barbarians 13 - BFL 13: Gomez vs. Tiwi R1 0:04 Haim Gozali Submission (Heel Hook) · TDT 1 - The Dice Team 1 R1 0:05 Giacomo De Santis TKO (Punches) · Venator FC 7 - Santoro vs Yousaam R1 0:06 Terrance McKinney KO (Punches) · UFC 263 - Adesanya vs. Vettori 2 R1 0:07 Damon Miller KO · Pantheon FC - Bartlesville Beatdown 2 R1 0:07