The MMA year in review

August 2024

August 2024 saw 341 professional MMA events and 3,741 bouts recorded worldwide, roughly level with the year before.

Of bouts with a decisive result, 62 % ended in a finish — 985 by KO/TKO and 1,299 by submission — with 1,401 going to a decision.

International Mixed Martial Arts Federation ran the most events (29), and the biggest single card was IMMAF - 2024 Youth World Championships: Day 1, Cage 3 with 56 bouts.

341

Events

▼ 3 vs prev yr

3,741

Bouts

61 %

Finish rate

985 KO · 1,299 SUB · 1,401 DEC

Methods

Most active organisations

International Mixed Martial Arts Federation 29 Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) 6 One Championship 6 LUX Fight League 4 Professional Fighters League 3 Dana White's Contender Series 3

Busiest venues

Mubadala Arena Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates 25 UFC Apex Las Vegas, Nevada, United States 7 Lumpinee Boxing Stadium Bangkok, Thailand 6 Lahore Pakistan, Pakistan 5 Ibirapuera Gymnasium Sao Paulo, Brazil 2 Fronton Mexico Mexico City, Mexico 2

Biggest cards

IMMAF - 2024 Youth World Championships: Day 1, Cage 3 2024-08-06 56 bouts IMMAF - 2024 Youth World Championships: Day 3, Cage 3 2024-08-08 50 bouts IMMAF - 2024 Youth World Championships: Day 5, Cage 3 2024-08-10 50 bouts IMMAF - 2024 Youth World Championships: Day 4, Cage 3 2024-08-09 49 bouts Evolution Championship - Fight Night 96 2024-08-02 48 bouts

Fastest finishes

Mohamed Ebrahim TKO (Retirement)Mohamed Abdel Hamid · Evolution Championship - Fight Night 96 R1 0:01 Mohamed Ebrahim TKO (Retirement) · Evolution Championship - Fight Night 96 R1 0:01 Brennan Caverhill TKO · KOTC - Future Legends 60 R1 0:05 Ty Kelly KO (Punch) · NFC 1 - Norfolk Fighting Championship R1 0:06 Ridham Kaur TKO (Punches) · War Championship 11 - Kovacs vs. Bhullar R1 0:06