The MMA year in review

December 2022

December 2022 saw 358 professional MMA events and 2,840 bouts recorded worldwide, up 5 % on the year before.

Of bouts with a decisive result, 67 % ended in a finish — 1,042 by KO/TKO and 835 by submission — with 915 going to a decision.

Spartacus MMA ran the most events (5), and the biggest single card was Kuraia Fight Club - Invictus XX with 49 bouts.

358

Events

▲ 18 vs prev yr

2,840

Bouts

66 %

Finish rate

1,042 KO · 835 SUB · 915 DEC

Methods

Most active organisations

Spartacus MMA 5 Deep 4 Unified MMA 3 Absolute Championship Akhmat 3 Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) 3 Black Combat 3

Busiest venues

Moscow Russia, Russia 4 Hardcore Platform Moscow, Russia 3 JCK International Fighting Center Jiaocheng County, Shanxi, China 3 SA Gardens Lahore, Pakistan 3 Maritim Hotel Dusseldorf, Germany 3 Priyadarshini (Mulund) Sports Complex Mulund, Maharashtra, India 3

Biggest cards

Kuraia Fight Club - Invictus XX 2022-12-17 49 bouts LFC 2 - Leki Fighting Championship 2 2022-12-13 35 bouts Colosseum MMA - Battle of Champions 35 2022-12-25 32 bouts BCMMA - Cage Warriors Academy South East 30 2022-12-10 32 bouts MMAFI - National Federation MMA Championship 2022: Day 1 2022-12-16 29 bouts

Fastest finishes

Yure De Oliveira Submission (Armbar) · ECF 38 - Holiday Havoc R1 0:06 Biniyam Shibre TKO · 559 Fights 93 - Alonso vs. Pendell R1 0:06 Jack Newman TKO (Head Kick and Punches) · CLFC 18 - Cage Legacy 18 R1 0:07 Arsen Guseynov TKO (Leg Kick) · UFL - Universal Fighters League: Selection 18 R1 0:07 Sharabutdin Magomedov KO (Knee and Punches) · Bangla Fights - Sunday Night Super Fights: Magomedov vs. Vyas R1 0:08