The MMA year in review

May 2022

May 2022 saw 328 professional MMA events and 2,767 bouts recorded worldwide, up 61 % on the year before.

Of bouts with a decisive result, 65 % ended in a finish — 944 by KO/TKO and 819 by submission — with 934 going to a decision.

Deep ran the most events (5), and the biggest single card was Acinaces 2 - Acinaces Fighting Championship 2 with 30 bouts.

328

Events

▲ 124 vs prev yr

2,767

Bouts

64 %

Finish rate

944 KO · 819 SUB · 934 DEC

Methods

Most active organisations

Deep 5 Jue Cheng King 4 B2 Fighting Series 4 Spartacus MMA 3 Fury Fighting Championship 3 Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) 3

Busiest venues

Haikou Hainan, China 4 Buenos Aires Argentina, Argentina 3 Cisneros Studios Miami, Florida, United States 3 Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Sacramento Wheatland, California, United States 3 Korakuen Hall Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan 3 Shinagawa Intercity Hall Minato, Tokyo, Japan 3

Biggest cards

Acinaces 2 - Acinaces Fighting Championship 2 2022-05-13 30 bouts JSFL 1 - Yuma vs. Paillacho 2022-05-07 27 bouts UFN 4 - Ultimate Fight Night 2022-05-14 24 bouts RAC 10 - Rise and Conquer 10 2022-05-21 21 bouts Dragon House MMA - Zhong Luo Cage Fighting Series 04 2022-05-28 20 bouts

Fastest finishes

Ramazan Kulchiev Submission (Choke) · Shakh Fight Club 5 - Battle in Mozdok 4 R0 1:55 Ignacio Kliphan TKO · IMMA 4 - Imperium MMA 4 R1 0:06 Jesus Alexis Caraballo Zambrano TKO (Strikes) · Tiempo de Combate - SBF 2 R1 0:06 Reynaldo Bravo KO · 305 Fights - Where Champions Rise 14 R1 0:06 Baatar-Zorig Tsolmonbaatar KO (Punch) · MGL-1 Fighting Championship - MGL-1 FC 17 R1 0:07