The MMA year in review

2024

2024 saw 4,207 professional MMA events and 38,433 bouts recorded worldwide, roughly level with the year before.

Of bouts with a decisive result, 64 % ended in a finish — 12,924 by KO/TKO and 11,417 by submission — with 13,462 going to a decision.

One Championship ran the most events (60), and the biggest single card was IMMAF - 2024 European Championships: Day 1 with 227 bouts.

4,207

Events

▼ 45 vs 2023

38,433

Bouts

63 %

Finish rate

12,924 KO · 11,417 SUB · 13,462 DEC

Methods

Months Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Most active organisations

One Championship 60 International Mixed Martial Arts Federation 55 Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) 49 Hardcore Fighting Championships (Russia) 37 Union of Mixed Martial Arts 35 Deep 29

Busiest venues

Lumpinee Boxing Stadium Bangkok, Thailand 56 Hardcore Platform Moscow, Russia 34 UFC Apex Las Vegas, Nevada, United States 30 Mubadala Arena Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates 27 New Pier Hall Minato, Tokyo, Japan 22 JCK International Fighting Center Luliang, Shanxi, China 19

Biggest cards

IMMAF - 2024 European Championships: Day 1 2024-03-30 227 bouts IMMAF - 2024 European Championships: Day 2 2024-03-31 158 bouts IMMAF - 2024 World Championships: Day 2 2024-11-06 132 bouts IMMAF - 2024 World Championships: Day 3 2024-11-07 118 bouts IMMAF - 2024 World Championships: Day 1 2024-11-05 76 bouts

Fastest finishes

Josue Flores TKO (Corner Stoppage) · FRL 30 - Real Fight League 30 R0 1:18 Mohamed Ebrahim TKO (Retirement) · Evolution Championship - Fight Night 96 R1 0:01 Mohamed Ebrahim TKO (Retirement)Mohamed Abdel Hamid · Evolution Championship - Fight Night 96 R1 0:01 Chaymae Boudik TKO (Retirement) · Evolution Championship 100 - The Dark Night R1 0:02 Tarek Eltahan TKO (Retirement) · Evolution Championship 100 - The Dark Night R1 0:02