The MMA year in review

March 2024

March 2024 saw 437 professional MMA events and 4,128 bouts recorded worldwide, up 5 % on the year before.

Of bouts with a decisive result, 64 % ended in a finish — 1,367 by KO/TKO and 1,223 by submission — with 1,472 going to a decision.

One Championship ran the most events (6), and the biggest single card was IMMAF - 2024 European Championships: Day 1 with 227 bouts.

437

Events

▲ 21 vs prev yr

4,128

Bouts

63 %

Finish rate

1,367 KO · 1,223 SUB · 1,472 DEC

Methods

Most active organisations

One Championship 6 Union of Mixed Martial Arts 5 Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) 5 Cage Warriors 4 Deep 4 MMA Polska Stowarzyszenie 4

Busiest venues

Lumpinee Boxing Stadium Bangkok, Thailand 5 Pulawy Poland, Poland 4 Hardcore Platform Moscow, Russia 3 UFC Apex Las Vegas, Nevada, United States 3 JCK International Fighting Center Luliang, Shanxi, China 3 The RiverCenter Davenport, Iowa, United States 2

Biggest cards

IMMAF - 2024 European Championships: Day 1 2024-03-30 227 bouts IMMAF - 2024 European Championships: Day 2 2024-03-31 158 bouts FMMAF - MMA League 11: Clermont - Day 1 2024-03-01 36 bouts BMF MMA 8 - Bad Mofo MMA 2024-03-16 27 bouts MMA Battle Arena - Battle Arena 79: Pro 2024-03-02 25 bouts

Fastest finishes

Christopher Conway KO (Punch) · Sparta Sports and Entertainment - Sparta 102: Legal Assault R1 0:04 Christopher Conway KO (Punch) · Sparta Sports and Entertainment - Sparta 102: Legal Assault R1 0:04 Elias Jacare TKO (Punches) · Lions Fights MMA - Mixed Fights 2 R1 0:05 Paea Tukuafu TKO (Punches) · 209 - Beatdown 21 R1 0:07 Wirlley Oliveira KO (Punches) · NEC 65 - North Extreme Cagefighting 65 R1 0:07