The MMA year in review

September 2023

September 2023 saw 387 professional MMA events and 3,147 bouts recorded worldwide, up 7 % on the year before.

Of bouts with a decisive result, 67 % ended in a finish — 1,135 by KO/TKO and 932 by submission — with 1,023 going to a decision.

One Championship ran the most events (6), and the biggest single card was Exclusive Fighting Championship - EFC 3: Qazikhani vs. Habibi with 28 bouts.

387

Events

▲ 26 vs prev yr

3,147

Bouts

66 %

Finish rate

1,135 KO · 932 SUB · 1,023 DEC

Methods

Most active organisations

One Championship 6 Deep 4 Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) 4 Dana White's Contender Series 4 Combate Global 4 Octagon Promotion 4

Busiest venues

Moscow Russia, Russia 5 Lumpinee Boxing Stadium Bangkok, Thailand 5 UFC Apex Las Vegas, Nevada, United States 5 Hardcore Platform Moscow, Russia 3 Mediapro Studios Miami, Florida, United States 3 176box Toyonaka, Osaka, Japan 2

Biggest cards

Exclusive Fighting Championship - EFC 3: Qazikhani vs. Habibi 2023-09-29 28 bouts Evolution Championship - Fight Night 84 2023-09-16 27 bouts Thicc Boy Fight Club - Fight Night 2 2023-09-30 24 bouts Campania Kombat 2 - Lombardi vs. Salameh 2023-09-30 24 bouts CFC 2 - Catamarca Fighting Championship 2 2023-09-23 24 bouts

Fastest finishes

Travis Lawrence TKO · Agoge Fight League - AFL 3: Battlegrounds 2 R1 0:02 Robelis Despaigne KO (Head Kick) · Fury FC - Challenger Series 7 R1 0:03 Veja Hinda TKO · IMMAF - 2023 African Championships: Semifinals R1 0:04 Edgar Amirkhanyan KO (Head Kick) · Gladiator Challenge - Fall Brawls R1 0:05 Adrian Martinez KO · TTT 2 - To the Top 2 R1 0:06