The MMA year in review

2022

2022 saw 3,969 professional MMA events and 33,173 bouts recorded worldwide, up 36 % on the year before.

Of bouts with a decisive result, 67 % ended in a finish — 12,005 by KO/TKO and 9,603 by submission — with 10,876 going to a decision.

Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) ran the most events (48), and the biggest single card was IMMAF - 2021 World Championships: Day 2 with 119 bouts.

3,969

Events

▲ 1,047 vs 2021

33,173

Bouts

65 %

Finish rate

12,005 KO · 9,603 SUB · 10,876 DEC

Methods

Months Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Most active organisations

Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) 48 B2 Fighting Series 33 Hardcore Fighting Championships (Russia) 31 Deep 31 Combate Global 29 Legacy Fighting Alliance (LFA) 28

Busiest venues

UFC Apex Las Vegas, Nevada, United States 34 Hardcore Platform Moscow, Russia 30 Moscow Russia, Russia 29 Cisneros Studios Miami, Florida, United States 23 Singapore Indoor Stadium Kallang, Singapore 21 Haikou Hainan, China 16

Biggest cards

IMMAF - 2021 World Championships: Day 2 2022-01-25 119 bouts IMMAF - 2021 World Championships: Day 3 2022-01-26 88 bouts IMMAF - 2021 World Championships: Day 1 2022-01-24 73 bouts IMMAF - 2022 European Championships: Day 2 2022-09-28 68 bouts IMMAF - 2022 European Championships: Day 3 2022-09-29 63 bouts

Fastest finishes

Hassan Al Amide TKO (Punches) · British Fighting Championship 3 - BFC 3: New Blood R0 0:24 Ramazan Kulchiev Submission (Choke) · Shakh Fight Club 5 - Battle in Mozdok 4 R0 1:55 Rodion Mybarakshin Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) · PFA - Petersburg Fighting Academy 001 R0 2:01 Michael Mitchell Jr. KO · KOTC - Future Legends 50 R0 2:44 Zachary Blumberg KO (Punch) · Flex Fight Series - Unleash the Beast Vol. 11 R1 0:02