The MMA year in review

May 2025

May 2025 saw 445 professional MMA events and 3,926 bouts recorded worldwide, up 7 % on the year before.

Of bouts with a decisive result, 66 % ended in a finish — 1,349 by KO/TKO and 1,157 by submission — with 1,319 going to a decision.

Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) ran the most events (8), and the biggest single card was Shooto Europe - Rookies 15 with 68 bouts.

445

Events

▲ 29 vs prev yr

3,926

Bouts

64 %

Finish rate

1,349 KO · 1,157 SUB · 1,319 DEC

Methods

Most active organisations

Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) 8 One Championship 6 French Mixed Martial Arts Federation 6 Octagon Promotion 4 Shooto 4 Cage Warriors 3

Busiest venues

Lumpinee Boxing Stadium Bangkok, Thailand 6 New Pier Hall Minato, Tokyo, Japan 4 UFC Performance Institute Shanghai, China 4 UFC Apex Las Vegas, Nevada, United States 2 Almaty Kazakhstan, Kazakhstan 2 Pelezao Gymnasium Sao Paulo, Brazil 2

Biggest cards

Shooto Europe - Rookies 15 2025-05-24 68 bouts FMMAF - MMA League 20: Roubaix - Day 1 2025-05-03 44 bouts Evolution Championship - Fight Night 110 2025-05-23 33 bouts FMMAF - MMA League: Junior Ondres - Day 2 2025-05-11 29 bouts Flex Fight Series Vol. 46 - The Gold Standard 2025-05-10 25 bouts

Fastest finishes

Alexandre Autem Submission · Shooto Europe - Rookies 15 R1 0:02 Mahsun Sehzade TKO (Spinning Wheel Kick) · VFN 46 - Vendetta Fight Nights 46 R1 0:03 Elias Dudley TKO · KOTC - Future Legends 63 R1 0:03 Stefano Groenendaal KO (Punch) · HXMMA 28 - Hexagone MMA 28 R1 0:05 Burak Kizilirmak TKO (Punches) · XCC 2 - Xtreme Combat Championship R1 0:05