The MMA year in review

December 2024

December 2024 saw 339 professional MMA events and 3,004 bouts recorded worldwide, down 18 % on the year before.

Of bouts with a decisive result, 65 % ended in a finish — 1,030 by KO/TKO and 873 by submission — with 1,040 going to a decision.

Union of Mixed Martial Arts ran the most events (5), and the biggest single card was G-Fight - 2024 French Championship with 69 bouts.

339

Events

▼ 74 vs prev yr

3,004

Bouts

63 %

Finish rate

1,030 KO · 873 SUB · 1,040 DEC

Methods

Most active organisations

Union of Mixed Martial Arts 5 One Championship 4 Deep 4 Maximum Fighting Championship 3 Octagon Promotion 3 Hardcore Fighting Championships (Russia) 3

Busiest venues

Lumpinee Boxing Stadium Bangkok, Thailand 4 New Pier Hall Minato, Tokyo, Japan 4 Hardcore Platform Moscow, Russia 3 Mauro Pinheiro Gymnasium Sao Paulo, Brazil 2 Khalifa Sports City Arena Manama, Bahrain 2 Prime Hall Minsk, Belarus 2

Biggest cards

G-Fight - 2024 French Championship 2024-12-01 69 bouts IMMAF - 2024 Youth Asian Championships: Day 2 2024-12-15 54 bouts IMMAF - 2024 Youth Asian Championships: Day 1 2024-12-14 45 bouts Serbian MMA Federation - SMMAF: MMA Kup Srbije 2024-12-22 41 bouts SFH 19 / RyskCombat MMA 13 - Reynoso vs. La 22 2024-12-22 36 bouts

Fastest finishes

Roberth Batte KO (Punch) · CCC 2 - Copa Ciclon Combat 2 R1 0:03 Ryugo Takeuchi KO (Punches) · Deep - Osaka Impact 2024 4th Round R1 0:05 Matthew Martinez TKO · 559 Fights 110 - 559 Fights R1 0:05 Khayrulla Karimov TKO (Punches) · EFC Global 52 - Uraimov vs. Yuldashev R1 0:05 Zurab Pirtskheliani TKO (Punches) · GAMA 31 - All In R1 0:07