The MMA year in review

October 2023

October 2023 saw 391 professional MMA events and 3,300 bouts recorded worldwide, roughly level with the year before.

Of bouts with a decisive result, 68 % ended in a finish — 1,177 by KO/TKO and 1,011 by submission — with 1,052 going to a decision.

Oktagon MMA ran the most events (5), and the biggest single card was FederKombat - 3rd Italian MMA Trophy with 53 bouts.

391

Events

▼ 3 vs prev yr

3,300

Bouts

66 %

Finish rate

1,177 KO · 1,011 SUB · 1,052 DEC

Methods

Most active organisations

Oktagon MMA 5 One Championship 4 Octagon Promotion 4 National Fighting Championship 3 Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) 3 Cage Warriors 3

Busiest venues

Moscow Russia, Russia 6 Oktagon Gym Samorin, Slovakia 4 UFC Apex Las Vegas, Nevada, United States 4 Lumpinee Boxing Stadium Bangkok, Thailand 4 JCK International Fighting Center Jiaocheng County, Shanxi, China 3 Hardcore Platform Moscow, Russia 3

Biggest cards

FederKombat - 3rd Italian MMA Trophy 2023-10-07 53 bouts CAM - Circuito Argentino de MMA: Amateur 2023-10-14 36 bouts BCMMA - Cage Warriors Academy South East 32 2023-10-07 34 bouts Colosseum MMA - Battle of Champions 45 2023-10-29 26 bouts CWA - Cage Warriors Academy Lowlands 7 2023-10-07 24 bouts

Fastest finishes

Cameron Gould TKO (Punches) · TCMMA - Texas Clash Bash 25 R1 0:05 Avliyohon Hamidov KO (Spinning Back Kick) · OFC 35 - Open Fighting Championship 35 R1 0:05 Ozodbek Azimov KO (Head Kick) · BFC 2 - Bodao Fighting Championship MMA R1 0:06 Matias Beteta TKO · CAM - Circuito Argentino de MMA: Amateur R1 0:07 Marcus Reid KO (Punch) · Ring of Combat - ROC: Combat at the Space R1 0:07