The MMA year in review

2025

2025 saw 4,256 professional MMA events and 37,826 bouts recorded worldwide, roughly level with the year before.

Of bouts with a decisive result, 65 % ended in a finish — 12,970 by KO/TKO and 11,123 by submission — with 12,920 going to a decision.

One Championship ran the most events (61), and the biggest single card was Shooto Europe - Rookies 15 with 68 bouts.

4,256

Events

▲ 49 vs 2024

37,826

Bouts

64 %

Finish rate

12,970 KO · 11,123 SUB · 12,920 DEC

Methods

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

Most active organisations

One Championship 61 Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) 48 Cage Warriors 32 International Mixed Martial Arts Federation 31 Octagon Promotion 28 Shooto 25

Busiest venues

Lumpinee Boxing Stadium Bangkok, Thailand 56 Ranko Zeravica Sports Hall Belgrade, Serbia 27 UFC Apex Las Vegas, Nevada, United States 22 New Pier Hall Minato, Tokyo, Japan 20 Cortijo Miguel Ortas Atizapan de Zaragoza, State of Mexico, Mexico 18 JCK International Fighting Center Luliang, Shanxi, China 18

Biggest cards

Shooto Europe - Rookies 15 2025-05-24 68 bouts IMMAF - 2025 European Championships: Day 3, Cage 1 2025-02-17 64 bouts IMMAF - 2025 European Championships: Day 2, Cage 1 2025-02-16 63 bouts IMMAF - 2025 European Championships: Day 3, Cage 3 2025-02-17 62 bouts IMMAF - 2025 European Championships: Day 2, Cage 4 2025-02-16 60 bouts

Fastest finishes

Alexander Rojas TKO (Punches) · KO Showtime 8 - Cieza vs. Amaya R0 1:00 Greis Heredia Tarrillo TKO (Punches) · Perrera Fight 17 - Lazaro vs. Patino 2 R0 1:14 Paul Teague SubmissionJimmy Neely · Oxfitness MMA - Saturday Night Fights R1 0:01 Jacek Kujtkowski TKO (Retirement) · Babilon MMA 54 - Blachuta vs. Szczesny R1 0:01 Alexandre Autem Submission · Shooto Europe - Rookies 15 R1 0:02