The MMA year in review

August 2021

August 2021 saw 271 professional MMA events and 2,470 bouts recorded worldwide, up 99 % on the year before.

Of bouts with a decisive result, 67 % ended in a finish — 888 by KO/TKO and 740 by submission — with 790 going to a decision.

International Mixed Martial Arts Federation ran the most events (5), and the biggest single card was IMMAF - 2021 European Senior & Junior Open Championships: Day 3 with 62 bouts.

271

Events

▲ 135 vs prev yr

2,470

Bouts

66 %

Finish rate

888 KO · 740 SUB · 790 DEC

Methods

Most active organisations

International Mixed Martial Arts Federation 5 Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) 3 Professional Fighters League 3 Combate Global 3 B2 Fighting Series 3 Global Association of Mixed Martial Arts 3

Busiest venues

Basket Hall Kazan, Republic of Tatarstan, Russia 5 Univision Studios Miami, Florida, United States 3 UFC Apex Las Vegas, Nevada, United States 3 Almaty Kazakhstan, Kazakhstan 3 Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Hollywood, Florida, United States 3 Moscow Russia, Russia 3

Biggest cards

IMMAF - 2021 European Senior & Junior Open Championships: Day 3 2021-08-18 62 bouts WEF 109 - Selection 37 2021-08-29 50 bouts IMMAF - 2021 European Senior & Junior Open Championships: Day 4 2021-08-19 49 bouts Colosseum MMA - Battle of Champions 23 2021-08-29 44 bouts IMMAF - 2021 European Senior & Junior Open Championships: Day 2 2021-08-17 42 bouts

Fastest finishes

Derek Benoit TKO (Strikes) · NSC - North Star Combat 16 R1 0:04 Demetri Miller KO (Punch) · NFC 136 - National Fighting Championship 136 R1 0:07 Kevin Hendricks KO · CN - Combat Night: Pro - Tallahassee R1 0:07 Sam Bird TKO · Caged Steel 26 - Caged Steel MMA R1 0:08 Ion Petrov KO (Punch) · RXF 40 - Real Xtreme Fighting R1 0:08