The MMA year in review

December 2025

December 2025 saw 347 professional MMA events and 2,891 bouts recorded worldwide, up 2 % on the year before.

Of bouts with a decisive result, 68 % ended in a finish — 1,061 by KO/TKO and 851 by submission — with 909 going to a decision.

Deep ran the most events (3), and the biggest single card was PCFC 7 - Progress Check Fighting Championship 7 with 33 bouts.

347

Events

▲ 8 vs prev yr

2,891

Bouts

66 %

Finish rate

1,061 KO · 851 SUB · 909 DEC

Methods

Most active organisations

Deep 3 Jue Cheng King 3 Professional Fighters League 3 Panama Fight League 3 One Championship 3 LUX Fight League 2

Busiest venues

JCK International Fighting Center Luliang, Shanxi, China 3 Lumpinee Boxing Stadium Bangkok, Thailand 3 Jinhua Sports Center Jinhua, Zhejiang, China 2 Prime Hall Minsk, Belarus 2 New Pier Hall Minato, Tokyo, Japan 2 Marcelino Gonzalez Gymnasium Zacatecas, Mexico 2

Biggest cards

PCFC 7 - Progress Check Fighting Championship 7 2025-12-06 33 bouts SMMAF - Icon Challenge 15 2025-12-13 28 bouts BPL 2 - Boburiylar Pro Ligasi 2025-12-25 21 bouts Tiempo de Combate - SBF 22: Ragnarok 2025-12-13 21 bouts AFL 40 - Cheste 2025-12-06 21 bouts

Fastest finishes

Daniel Fox TKO (Punches) · Flex Fight Series Vol. 53 - The Underground R1 0:04 Kojiro Nakashima KO (Punches) · KROSSxOVER - KROSSxOVER 33 R1 0:06 Sodik Amao KO (Punch) · Pitbull Fighting Championship - Lome Fight Night 14 R1 0:06 Berre Vanduffel TKO (Punches) · IFP - Cage Series 2025 R1 0:06 Gabriel Muscat TKONghi Bui · FFIT - Fight For It 26 R1 0:07