The MMA year in review

March 2023

March 2023 saw 416 professional MMA events and 3,630 bouts recorded worldwide, up 11 % on the year before.

Of bouts with a decisive result, 66 % ended in a finish — 1,243 by KO/TKO and 1,103 by submission — with 1,214 going to a decision.

One Championship ran the most events (6), and the biggest single card was OFN 2 - Original Fight Night: Haidari vs. Habibi with 31 bouts.

416

Events

▲ 41 vs prev yr

3,630

Bouts

65 %

Finish rate

1,243 KO · 1,103 SUB · 1,214 DEC

Methods

Most active organisations

One Championship 6 Cage Warriors 5 Jue Cheng King 4 Professional Fighters League 4 Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) 4 Absolute Championship Akhmat 3

Busiest venues

Lumpinee Boxing Stadium Bangkok, Thailand 5 JCK International Fighting Center Jiaocheng County, Shanxi, China 4 New Pier Hall Minato, Tokyo, Japan 4 Moscow Russia, Russia 4 Universal Studios Orlando, Florida, United States 3 Hardcore Platform Moscow, Russia 3

Biggest cards

OFN 2 - Original Fight Night: Haidari vs. Habibi 2023-03-05 31 bouts WOW - 2023 Catalan MMA Championship 2023-03-25 29 bouts ACA YE 34 - ACA Young Eagles 34 2023-03-14 27 bouts CWA - Cage Warriors Academy Wales 9 2023-03-25 27 bouts MMA Battle Arena - Battle Arena 75: Coventry 2023-03-11 26 bouts

Fastest finishes

Nathan Rivera KO (Punch) · NFC 153 - National Fighting Championship 153 R1 0:05 Jonathan Ramsay TKO (Punches) · SMMA - Samourai MMA 5 R1 0:06 Nate San Nicolas TKO (Punches) · Sparta Combat League - SCL Fight Night 15 R1 0:07 Nyamjargal Tumendemberel KO (Punch) · Gladiator - Gladiator 021 in Osaka R1 0:07 Rustem Kudaibergenov KO (Punch) · UAE Warriors 39 - Machaev vs. Olzhabay R1 0:08