The MMA year in review

April 2026

April 2026 saw 357 professional MMA events and 2,888 bouts recorded worldwide, roughly level with the year before.

Of bouts with a decisive result, 65 % ended in a finish — 1,068 by KO/TKO and 770 by submission — with 998 going to a decision.

One Championship ran the most events (5), and the biggest single card was BCMMA - Cage Warriors Academy South East 41 with 30 bouts.

357

Events

▲ 0 vs prev yr

2,888

Bouts

64 %

Finish rate

1,068 KO · 770 SUB · 998 DEC

Methods

Most active organisations

One Championship 5 Shooto 4 Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) 4 Professional Fighters League 3 Cage Warriors 3 Hexagone MMA 3

Busiest venues

Lumpinee Boxing Stadium Bangkok, Thailand 4 JCK International Fighting Center Luliang, Shanxi, China 3 DOMVS Arena Seoul, South Korea 3 New Pier Hall Minato, Tokyo, Japan 3 UFC Apex Las Vegas, Nevada, United States 2 Curitiba Parana, Brazil 2

Biggest cards

BCMMA - Cage Warriors Academy South East 41 2026-04-18 30 bouts SFH 28 - Miletich vs. Pereyra 2026-04-05 27 bouts ACC - Apex Combat Championship 2026-04-04 24 bouts Flex Fight Series Vol. 56 - Mosh Pit 2026-04-04 22 bouts ACC 74 - Amateur Combat Club 2026-04-18 21 bouts

Fastest finishes

Jack Lonaker TKO (Punches) · NLC 45 - New Line Cagefighting 45: Stefanic vs Greene R1 0:07 Gustavo Sousa TKO (Punch) · Prime MMA 1 - Prime Championship R1 0:07 Chad Sooter TKO · WCSA - Combat Fest R1 0:07 Alexander Ancajas TKO · RFL 5 - Regime Fight League R1 0:07 Abrahim Yoser Alkanass KO (Punch) · COH 96 - Cage of Honor 96 R1 0:08