The MMA year in review

May 2023

May 2023 saw 381 professional MMA events and 3,306 bouts recorded worldwide, up 16 % on the year before.

Of bouts with a decisive result, 67 % ended in a finish — 1,143 by KO/TKO and 1,017 by submission — with 1,054 going to a decision.

Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) ran the most events (7), and the biggest single card was MFC 10 - Montenegro Fighting Championship 10: Day 1 with 32 bouts.

381

Events

▲ 53 vs prev yr

3,306

Bouts

65 %

Finish rate

1,143 KO · 1,017 SUB · 1,054 DEC

Methods

Most active organisations

Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) 7 One Championship 5 Deep 4 Hardcore Fighting Championships (Russia) 4 B2 Fighting Series 3 Shooto 3

Busiest venues

Moscow Russia, Russia 5 New Pier Hall Minato, Tokyo, Japan 4 UFC Performance Institute Shanghai, China 4 Lumpinee Boxing Stadium Bangkok, Thailand 4 Almaty Arena Almaty, Kazakhstan 2 Mediapro Studios Miami, Florida, United States 2

Biggest cards

MFC 10 - Montenegro Fighting Championship 10: Day 1 2023-05-06 32 bouts CAM 19 - Circuito Argentino de MMA 19 2023-05-20 29 bouts Serbian MMA Federation - SMMAF: MMA Prvensvo Srbije 2023-05-20 28 bouts FMMAF - MMA League 6: Clermont - Day 1 2023-05-27 26 bouts KFC - Kulak Fighting Championship 2023-05-06 26 bouts

Fastest finishes

Terry Johnson TKO (Punches) · Griggs Entertainment - GE Fights: High Octane R1 0:01 Mikheil Sazhiniani TKO (Punches) · GFC 21 - Georgian Fighting Championship 21 R1 0:04 Xavier Fye TKO · B2 Fighting Series 183 - Columbus, GA R1 0:05 Johnny Gill Jr. TKO (Punches) · GC 236 - Gladiator Challenge R1 0:05 Shane Casey SubmissionZach Teiberis · Knuckled Up Promotions - Fight Show 12 R1 0:07