MMA through the years
The growth of the sport, year by year. Scroll the timeline sideways.
38,433
19,216
0
19
37
44
40
68
143
376
733
1,063
1,601
2,371
2,995
3,653
4,692
6,455
6,961
7,771
12,154
14,871
15,308
19,899
22,354
23,299
26,683
27,902
26,555
28,729
29,483
30,575
30,605
33,000
12,506
25,050
33,173
36,751
38,433
37,826
16,197
1990
1995
2000
2005
2010
2015
2020
2025
"Finishes" = bouts ending by KO/TKO or submission. Recent years may dip as the most recent events finish being scraped. Hover any bar for the count.