The MMA year in review

March 2025

March 2025 saw 388 professional MMA events and 3,466 bouts recorded worldwide, down 11 % on the year before.

Of bouts with a decisive result, 64 % ended in a finish — 1,130 by KO/TKO and 1,053 by submission — with 1,214 going to a decision.

One Championship ran the most events (6), and the biggest single card was FMMAF - MMA League 19: Miramas - Day 1 with 48 bouts.

388

Events

▼ 49 vs prev yr

3,466

Bouts

63 %

Finish rate

1,130 KO · 1,053 SUB · 1,214 DEC

Methods

Most active organisations

One Championship 6 Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) 5 Federacion de Artes Marciales Mixtas 4 Cage Warriors 4 French Mixed Martial Arts Federation 4 Real Cage Fighting 4

Busiest venues

Lumpinee Boxing Stadium Bangkok, Thailand 4 The RiverCenter Davenport, Iowa, United States 3 Nilson Nelson Gymnasium Brasilia, Federal District, Brazil 2 UFC Apex Las Vegas, Nevada, United States 2 BEC Arena Manchester, Greater Manchester, England 2 New Pier Hall Minato, Tokyo, Japan 2

Biggest cards

FMMAF - MMA League 19: Miramas - Day 1 2025-03-29 48 bouts FMMAF - MMA League: Junior Agen - Day 1 2025-03-08 41 bouts FMMAF - MMA League 19: Miramas - Day 2 2025-03-30 38 bouts GAMMA Argentina - Amateur MMA Open 9 2025-03-08 31 bouts FMMAF - MMA League: Junior Agen - Day 2 2025-03-09 29 bouts

Fastest finishes

Alexander Rojas TKO (Punches) · KO Showtime 8 - Cieza vs. Amaya R0 1:00 Yannick Bahati KO (Punch) · CW 186 - Cage Warriors 186: London R1 0:04 Levy Carriel TKO (Punch) · HXMMA 25 - Hexagone MMA 25 R1 0:05 Kalil Cuffe TKO (Punches) · Flex Fight Series Vol. 44 - MMA Madness R1 0:07 Dustin Jones TKO · Fierce FC 39 - Fierce Fighting Championship 39 R1 0:07