The MMA year in review

2026

2026 saw 2,112 professional MMA events and 16,197 bouts recorded worldwide, down 50 % on the year before.

Of bouts with a decisive result, 65 % ended in a finish — 5,731 by KO/TKO and 4,535 by submission — with 5,535 going to a decision.

One Championship ran the most events (33), and the biggest single card was BFC 4 - Bosnian Fighting Championship 4 with 31 bouts.

2,112

Events

▼ 2,144 vs 2025

16,197

Bouts

63 %

Finish rate

5,731 KO · 4,535 SUB · 5,535 DEC

Methods

Months Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul

Most active organisations

One Championship 33 Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) 25 Shooto 19 Cage Warriors 19 Union of Mixed Martial Arts 18 DOMVS 16

Busiest venues

Lumpinee Boxing Stadium Bangkok, Thailand 32 DOMVS Arena Seoul, South Korea 16 JCK International Fighting Center Luliang, Shanxi, China 12 New Pier Hall Minato, Tokyo, Japan 12 UFC Apex Las Vegas, Nevada, United States 8 Almaty Kazakhstan, Kazakhstan 7

Biggest cards

BFC 4 - Bosnian Fighting Championship 4 2026-03-28 31 bouts BCMMA - Cage Warriors Academy South East 41 2026-04-18 30 bouts FMMAF - 2026 French MMA Championship: Day 1 2026-06-13 30 bouts Troncal Fight League - Semilla 2026-02-28 30 bouts Evolution Championship - Fight Night 130 2026-02-13 29 bouts

Fastest finishes

Courtney Mardow KO · Diamondback Fighting Championship - DFC 26 R0 0:16 Alexandros Bozic Submission · Cage Survivor 25 - Middleweight GP R1 00:01 Valid Abu Subekh KO (Head Kick) · Honor Combat Series - Honor Combat Series 2 R1 0:03 Adam Silvey TKO · AFS 34 - Aries Fight Series 34 R1 0:04 Jake Woodley KO (Punch) · LFA 235 - Stewart vs. Havener R1 0:04