The MMA year in review

October 2022

October 2022 saw 394 professional MMA events and 3,344 bouts recorded worldwide, up 8 % on the year before.

Of bouts with a decisive result, 66 % ended in a finish — 1,159 by KO/TKO and 991 by submission — with 1,130 going to a decision.

Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) ran the most events (6), and the biggest single card was IMMAF - 2022 Asian Championships: Day 2 with 47 bouts.

394

Events

▲ 28 vs prev yr

3,344

Bouts

64 %

Finish rate

1,159 KO · 991 SUB · 1,130 DEC

Methods

Most active organisations

Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) 6 International Mixed Martial Arts Federation 5 Spartacus MMA 5 Combate Global 4 Cage Warriors 3 King of the Cage 3

Busiest venues

Dushanbe Tajikistan, Tajikistan 4 Cisneros Studios Miami, Florida, United States 4 Moscow Russia, Russia 3 Khalifa Sports City Arena Isa Town, Bahrain 3 Etihad Arena Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates 3 UFC Apex Las Vegas, Nevada, United States 3

Biggest cards

IMMAF - 2022 Asian Championships: Day 2 2022-10-28 47 bouts IMMAF - 2022 Asian Championships: Day 3 2022-10-29 40 bouts AFL - First International Amateur MMA Open 2022-10-29 38 bouts BCMMA - Cage Warriors Academy South East 29 2022-10-08 32 bouts CF 4 - Cobra Fighter 4 2022-10-09 30 bouts

Fastest finishes

Hassan Al Amide TKO (Punches) · British Fighting Championship 3 - BFC 3: New Blood R0 0:24 Lukasz Klos KO (Head Kick) · Carpathian Warriors 10 - Road to Babilon R1 0:04 Luciano Pereira TKO (Punches) · CFU 16 - Spartacus R1 0:06 Joimer Rengel TKO (Punches) · Reto de Campeones 3 - Nuevos Talentos R1 0:06 Giovanni Sosa TKO (Punches) · Battle 5 - Battle MMA Championships R1 0:07