The MMA year in review

January 2023

January 2023 saw 161 professional MMA events and 1,296 bouts recorded worldwide, up 7 % on the year before.

Of bouts with a decisive result, 68 % ended in a finish — 474 by KO/TKO and 391 by submission — with 406 going to a decision.

American Kombat Alliance ran the most events (3), and the biggest single card was Colosseum MMA - Battle of Champions 36 with 25 bouts.

161

Events

▲ 10 vs prev yr

1,296

Bouts

67 %

Finish rate

474 KO · 391 SUB · 406 DEC

Methods

Most active organisations

American Kombat Alliance 3 Fury Fighting Championship 3 Legacy Fighting Alliance (LFA) 3 Sparta Sports and Entertainment (formerly Sparta Combat League) 3 One Championship 3 Time to Fight 3

Busiest venues

Hardcore Platform Moscow, Russia 3 Arapahoe County Fairgrounds Aurora, Colorado, United States 2 Imagen Venues Escapade 2001 Houston, Texas, United States 2 176box Toyonaka, Osaka, Japan 2 Lumpinee Boxing Stadium Bangkok, Thailand 2 Shymkent Kazakhstan, Kazakhstan 2

Biggest cards

Colosseum MMA - Battle of Champions 36 2023-01-28 25 bouts ACA YE 32 - ACA Young Eagles 32 2023-01-30 24 bouts WLF - W.A.R.S. 60 2023-01-13 21 bouts MFL 26 - Montreal Fight League 26 2023-01-28 21 bouts EFC Global 29 - Zairbek uulu vs. Orozov 2023-01-29 20 bouts

Fastest finishes

Zach Young KO (Punch) · FLA 7 - Fight League Atlantic R1 0:07 Brandon Clark TKO (Punches) · TSE - Tap or Scrap 4 R1 0:08 Christopher Garcia TKO (Punches) · TSE - Tap or Scrap 4 R1 0:09 Derek Pierce TKO (Punches) · Fury FC - Amateur Series 41 R1 0:09 Jun Seo Choi TKO (Punches) · Black Combat - Champions League 22-23 Season: 6th Week R1 0:09