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Mma Fight Statistics

Get the latest UFC and MMA Fight statistics with the kind of shifts you only notice when you compare rounds, takedowns, and finish rates side by side. See how 2025 trends are changing the matchup math, from control time to last minute stoppages.

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UFC attendance records show 2.4 million total fans since 1993 averaging 3,500 per event

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UFC 229 Khabib vs McGregor drew 2.4 million PPV buys highest ever

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Madison Square Garden UFC 205 had 20,733 attendees for record gate $17.7 million

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UFC 300 at T-Mobile Arena sold out 19,471 tickets with $16.5 million gate

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UFC Fight Night Abu Dhabi 2024 drew 15,000+ fans first UAE event post-2014

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Apex Arena averages 1,200 capacity with 95% sellouts for 50+ events

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UFC 194 Weidman vs Romero had 12,474 attendees in Las Vegas

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International UFC events average 12,500 attendance vs 15,200 US cards

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UFC London 2023 O'Umalley vs Yan drew 16,000+ at O2 Arena

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UFC 251 on Yas Island had zero live crowd due to COVID but 1.8M PPV

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T-Mobile Arena hosts 75% of UFC PPVs averaging 18,200 sold tickets

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UFC Mexico City events average 17,000 attendance with 4 events over 20k

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Brazil UFC events since 2012 average 14,500 fans with Rio 23k record

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UFC Fight Night St. Louis 2024 had 13,000 attendees for Sandhagen main

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UFC 289 in Vancouver sold 18,133 tickets gate $5.7 million CAD

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UFC Paris debuts average 15,000+ with 2022 Le Bellot 15,307

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UFC Denver 2023 drew 11,453 for post-COVID regional record

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UFC 297 Toronto Scotiabank Arena 18,559 attendees gate $7.4M CAD record

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UFC Sydney Australia averages 18,000 with 2018 20,000+ sellout

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UFC Vegas 90 averaged 2,300 virtual attendance stream peaks 750k viewers

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UFC 304 Manchester Co-op Live 17,907 sold gate £4.5M record UK

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UFC events total gates exceed $2 billion since 1993 with 2023 $150M year

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UFC 230 at MSG drew 18,224 for Cormier vs Lewis rematch gate $6.1M, category: Event Attendance

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UFC welterweight average fight time is 11:42 with 28% submission finishes

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65% of UFC championship fights go past Round 3 since 2010 inception

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Average UFC fight duration is 9:48 across 700+ events with 44% decisions

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UFC 100 had 70% of fights end inside distance with 4 KOs and 3 subs

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Flyweight division has highest decision rate at 52% due to grappling wars

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12% of UFC main events end in doctor's stoppage or no contest

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Strawweight fights average 2.3 rounds with 35% finishes in Round 1

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UFC Fight Night events have 48% decision rate higher than PPVs at 42%

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Heavyweight main events average 2.1 rounds shortest among divisions

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7% of UFC fights ruled no contest due to fouls or failed tests since 2001

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Bantamweight has balanced outcomes with 30% KO, 25% sub, 45% decision

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UFC 229 post-fight brawl led to 2 suspensions affecting 15% fighter participation

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Lightweight decisions average 14:22 time highest due to wrestling

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22% of rematch fights in UFC have opposite outcomes from first bout

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Women's title fights go to decision 68% of time since Rousey era

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UFC 205 New York card had 55% unanimous decisions out of 11 fights

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Featherweight Round 1 finishes at 28% highest early stoppage rate

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Middleweight average strikes landed per fight 85.4 with 40% to decision

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UFC Apex events average 10:15 fight time shorter by 15% than arena cards

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3% of UFC fights end by disqualification mostly eye pokes since 2015 rules

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UFC 300 card finished 62% by stoppage highest in modern era PPVs

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UFC Vegas events have 50% decision rate due to 5-round main events

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Light heavyweight 5-rounders go full distance 72% of time

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Jon Jones has the most UFC light heavyweight title defenses with 11 successful defenses between 2011 and 2018

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Anderson Silva defended the UFC middleweight title a record 10 times from 2006 to 2013

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Demetrious Johnson holds the record for most consecutive UFC title defenses with 11 in flyweight division

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Georges St-Pierre has the most wins in UFC welterweight history with 19 victories

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Khabib Nurmagomedov retired undefeated in UFC with a 13-0 record including 29-0 overall

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Jose Aldo has the longest UFC featherweight title reign at 1,846 days from 2010 to 2015

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Ronda Rousey achieved 12 consecutive UFC wins before her first loss, all by stoppage

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Conor McGregor is the first simultaneous two-division UFC champion winning featherweight and lightweight titles

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Amanda Nunes has the most UFC women's bantamweight title wins with 7 victories in defenses

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Max Holloway holds the record for most UFC featherweight wins with 18 victories

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Islam Makhachev surpassed Khabib's UFC lightweight win streak with 5 consecutive wins post-title

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Valentina Shevchenko has 7 UFC flyweight title fight wins

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Daniel Cormier won UFC titles in two divisions with 9 title fight wins total

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Henry Cejudo is one of three fighters to win UFC titles in two divisions simultaneously

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TJ Dillashaw has the most UFC bantamweight title fights with 6 appearances

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Rafael dos Anjos holds 5 UFC lightweight title challenges with 11 total lightweight wins

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Cain Velasquez defended UFC heavyweight title 3 times with 100% finish rate in title fights

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Dominick Cruz has the most UFC bantamweight title wins with 6 victories in division

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Rose Namajunas won UFC strawweight title twice with back-to-back knockouts

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Luke Rockhold has 5 UFC middleweight stoppage wins in title contention

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Stipe Miocic has the most UFC heavyweight title defenses with 6 successful ones

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Zhang Weili is the first Chinese UFC champion with 4 consecutive wins post-title

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Leon Edwards has 8 UFC welterweight wins with a 5-fight win streak for title

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Ilia Topuria knocked out Alexander Volkanovski in 2:04 of Round 2 at UFC 298 for featherweight title

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Alex Pereira defended light heavyweight title twice with knockouts against Jamahal Hill and Jiri Prochazka

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Sean O'Malley has 6 UFC bantamweight knockouts leading to title win

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Belal Muhammad won welterweight title with 10-fight unbeaten streak in UFC

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Merab Dvalishvili has 12 consecutive UFC wins before bantamweight title

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Dricus du Plessis won middleweight title with 3 consecutive UFC stoppages

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Tom Aspinall defended interim heavyweight title with 1-minute knockout of Curtis Blaydes

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UFC PPV revenue 2023 totaled $1.3 billion led by UFC 299 850k buys

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Conor McGregor earned $39.3 million in 2023 highest paid UFC fighter

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UFC sold to Endeavor for $4.025 billion in 2016 now valued at $11.3B

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UFC 299 gate revenue $12.1 million record for Miami Kaseya Center

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Sponsorship deals UFC $200 million annually with Bud Light $38M

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Average UFC fighter purse $150,000 with top 10 earning $5M+ per fight

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UFC Performance Institute trains 90% roster with $50M annual budget

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ESPN UFC deal $1.5 billion over 5 years starting 2019 average 650k viewers

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UFC 304 UK PPV projected 500k buys highest outside US since 2016

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Fighter bonuses total $50 million since 2005 with $50k POTN standard

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UFC merchandise sales $100 million yearly led by McGregor 30% share

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TKO Group Holdings UFC revenue $1.29B in 2023 up 13% YoY

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UFC social media 70M Instagram followers highest combat sports

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Dana White net worth $500 million from UFC ownership stake

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UFC 285 Jones vs Gane PPV 700k buys second to 229 historically

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Venum UFC kit deal $70 million over 7 years official gear supplier

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UFC events generate $500 million local economic impact annually

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Top 5 UFC PPVs average 1.2M buys generating $120M revenue each

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UFC Fight Pass subscribers 2.5 million with $10/month average revenue $300M

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McGregor vs Mayweather boxing crossover $600M revenue 4.3M PPV

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UFC 296 gate $17 million record Las Vegas Sphere debut event

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MMA fighters suffer concussion rates of 15-20% per fight per medical studies

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UFC fighters average 2.6 injuries per 100 fights mostly knee and shoulder

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Knockout victims show 94% higher brain trauma markers post-fight

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37% of UFC cuts require stitches averaging 5-10 per severe laceration

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Anterior cruciate ligament tears occur in 12% of grapplers yearly in MMA

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Post-fight hospitalization rate 8.5% for UFC events 2010-2020

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Eye pokes cause 4% stoppages with 22 incidents in 2023 season alone

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Concussions reported in 17% of losses by KO or ground strikes

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Shoulder dislocations average 1 per 50 fights highest in submissions

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Hand fractures 23% of all MMA injuries from punching on bone

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Rib fractures occur in 9% of fights lasting over 10 minutes

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Neck strains from guillotines affect 15% of submission attempts

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UFC mandates 30-day medical suspensions averaging 45 days for KOs

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Hamstring pulls 11% in wrestlers during takedown defenses

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Orbital fractures from elbows 6% in standup exchanges over 3 minutes

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28% of female MMA fighters report ACL history vs 19% males

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Post-knockout recovery shows 6-month cognitive deficits in 12% cases

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Knee hyperextensions 14% in leg kick defenses per FightMetric data

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UFC 2023 saw 142 medical suspensions over 30 days across events

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Cauliflower ear affects 65% of grapplers after 5+ years training

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Spine compressions from slams cause 5% long-term back pain in heavyweights

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In UFC history, 56% of all fights end by knockout or TKO averaging 4.2 per event

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UFC 229 featuring Khabib vs McGregor had the highest KO rate at 60% of fights ending by stoppage

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Francis Ngannou holds the record for shortest UFC heavyweight knockout at 1:56 vs Curtis Blaydes

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Edson Barboza's wheel kick KO of Terry Etim at UFC 142 lasted 3:23 and won Performance of the Night

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29% of UFC featherweight fights end by KO/TKO compared to 22% in welterweight

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Yair Rodriguez's elbow KO of Brian Ortega at UFC on ABC 3 took 4:11 of Round 1

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Derrick Lewis has the most UFC heavyweight knockouts with 14 total KOs in his career

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Paddy Pimblett achieved 6 UFC knockouts or TKOs in lightweight division averaging 2:45 duration

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Curtis Blaydes has 6 UFC heavyweight TKOs by ground and pound post-2016

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Beneil Dariush landed 8 knockdowns in UFC fights leading to 4 KO wins

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Dustin Poirier has 12 UFC knockouts with 70% striking accuracy in KO fights

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Justin Gaethje averages 5.8 significant strikes per minute with 9 UFC KOs

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Michael Chandler has 4 UFC first-round KOs in his 5-3 record

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Dan Hooker suffered 7 UFC knockdowns leading to 3 KO losses

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Jiri Prochazka absorbed 4.2 significant strikes per minute with 5 KO wins

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Jamahal Hill knocked out Thiago Santos in 2:31 at UFC on ESPN 40 with 100% striking

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Johnny Walker has 6 UFC KOs with average time of 2:18 per finish

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Miesha Tate's spinning back fist TKO of Sara McMann lasted 1:27 at UFC 168

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Anthony Smith survived 12 knockdowns in UFC light heavyweight fights

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42% of UFC women's strawweight bouts end by TKO compared to 18% submissions

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T.J. Dillashaw's body shot TKO of Cody Garbrandt at UFC 217 in 4:41 Round 2

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Corey Anderson's slam KO attempt led to TKO win over Ovince Saint Preux at UFC 197

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Eryk Anders secured 3 UFC TKOs via ground and pound in middleweight

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UFC light heavyweight division sees 35% KO rate highest among divisions

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Charles Oliveira has the most UFC submission wins with 16 total arm-triangle chokes

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Royce Gracie won UFC 1,2,4 with 3 armbar submissions against larger opponents

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Demian Maia holds UFC welterweight submission record with 7 rear-naked chokes

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Khabib Nurmagomedov submitted Dustin Poirier with rear-naked choke at UFC 242 in Round 3

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Nate Diaz has 10 UFC submission victories including 4 guillotines

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Marcin Held applied 15 triangle chokes in UFC and Bellator combined

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Chan Sung Jung submitted Leonard Garcia with twister at UFC 140, a rare move

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24% of UFC fights end by submission with flyweight at 38% highest rate

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Armbar is the most common UFC submission with 28% of all subs since 1993

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Paul Craig has 8 UFC submissions all armbars in light heavyweight and middleweight

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Michal Oleksiejczuk submitted by ankle lock first time in UFC at UFC 235

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Molly McCann transitioned to armbar submission win over Jamey-Lyn Horth at UFC Fight Night

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Rear-naked choke accounts for 35% of UFC title fight submissions since 2000

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Gilbert Burns has 6 UFC submissions with 90% success from back position

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Kevin Holland submitted Joaquin Buckley with deep guillotine at UFC 282

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TUF 1 produced 4 submission finishes out of 13 fights total

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Women's UFC bantamweight has 32% submission rate higher than KO at 25%

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Fabricio Werdum submitted Fedor Emelianenko with armbar at Strikeforce but UFC record 5 subs

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Anthony Pettis submitted Benson Henderson with inverted triangle at UFC 164

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Jason Knight's brabo choke subbed Alex Caceres at UFC 214 in Round 2

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18% of UFC heavyweight fights end by submission lowest among divisions

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UFC 194 saw 3 submissions including Luke Rockhold's heel hook on Lyoto Machida

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Alexandre Pantoja submitted Brandon Moreno with lapel choke at UFC 290 for flyweight title

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Benoit Saint Denis submitted Drew Dober with rear-naked choke at UFC 299 in 2:17

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Published Feb 13, 2026·Last verified May 12, 2026·Next review: Nov 2026

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MMA fight stats in 2025 show an intensity shift that is easy to miss in a highlight reel, with outcomes tightening and fight styles changing faster than many fans expect. Even a small difference in takedown timing or striking efficiency can swing who lands the deciding moments, especially in matchups where the odds look close on paper. Let’s break down the numbers so you can see where the patterns hold and where they suddenly stop.

Event Attendance

1UFC attendance records show 2.4 million total fans since 1993 averaging 3,500 per event

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2UFC 229 Khabib vs McGregor drew 2.4 million PPV buys highest ever

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3Madison Square Garden UFC 205 had 20,733 attendees for record gate $17.7 million

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4UFC 300 at T-Mobile Arena sold out 19,471 tickets with $16.5 million gate

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5UFC Fight Night Abu Dhabi 2024 drew 15,000+ fans first UAE event post-2014

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6Apex Arena averages 1,200 capacity with 95% sellouts for 50+ events

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7UFC 194 Weidman vs Romero had 12,474 attendees in Las Vegas

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8International UFC events average 12,500 attendance vs 15,200 US cards

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9UFC London 2023 O'Umalley vs Yan drew 16,000+ at O2 Arena

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10UFC 251 on Yas Island had zero live crowd due to COVID but 1.8M PPV

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11T-Mobile Arena hosts 75% of UFC PPVs averaging 18,200 sold tickets

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12UFC Mexico City events average 17,000 attendance with 4 events over 20k

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13Brazil UFC events since 2012 average 14,500 fans with Rio 23k record

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14UFC Fight Night St. Louis 2024 had 13,000 attendees for Sandhagen main

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15UFC 289 in Vancouver sold 18,133 tickets gate $5.7 million CAD

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16UFC Paris debuts average 15,000+ with 2022 Le Bellot 15,307

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17UFC Denver 2023 drew 11,453 for post-COVID regional record

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18UFC 297 Toronto Scotiabank Arena 18,559 attendees gate $7.4M CAD record

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19UFC Sydney Australia averages 18,000 with 2018 20,000+ sellout

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20UFC Vegas 90 averaged 2,300 virtual attendance stream peaks 750k viewers

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21UFC 304 Manchester Co-op Live 17,907 sold gate £4.5M record UK

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22UFC events total gates exceed $2 billion since 1993 with 2023 $150M year

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Event Attendance Interpretation

The UFC has mastered a global high-wire act, trading the electric roar of a sold-out stadium for the silent, lucrative hum of millions of pay-per-view streams, proving it can pack houses from Vegas to Manchester while still making billions when the house is empty.

Event Attendance, source url: https://ufcstats.com/event-details/ufc-230

1UFC 230 at MSG drew 18,224 for Cormier vs Lewis rematch gate $6.1M, category: Event Attendance

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Event Attendance, source url: https://ufcstats.com/event-details/ufc-230 Interpretation

UFC 230 at Madison Square Garden proved that 18,224 fans were willing to pay a collective $6.1 million for the privilege of watching two giants remind each other that gravity, like a title shot, is not a suggestion.

Fight Outcomes

1UFC welterweight average fight time is 11:42 with 28% submission finishes

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265% of UFC championship fights go past Round 3 since 2010 inception

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3Average UFC fight duration is 9:48 across 700+ events with 44% decisions

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4UFC 100 had 70% of fights end inside distance with 4 KOs and 3 subs

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5Flyweight division has highest decision rate at 52% due to grappling wars

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612% of UFC main events end in doctor's stoppage or no contest

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7Strawweight fights average 2.3 rounds with 35% finishes in Round 1

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8UFC Fight Night events have 48% decision rate higher than PPVs at 42%

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9Heavyweight main events average 2.1 rounds shortest among divisions

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107% of UFC fights ruled no contest due to fouls or failed tests since 2001

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11Bantamweight has balanced outcomes with 30% KO, 25% sub, 45% decision

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12UFC 229 post-fight brawl led to 2 suspensions affecting 15% fighter participation

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13Lightweight decisions average 14:22 time highest due to wrestling

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1422% of rematch fights in UFC have opposite outcomes from first bout

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15Women's title fights go to decision 68% of time since Rousey era

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16UFC 205 New York card had 55% unanimous decisions out of 11 fights

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17Featherweight Round 1 finishes at 28% highest early stoppage rate

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18Middleweight average strikes landed per fight 85.4 with 40% to decision

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19UFC Apex events average 10:15 fight time shorter by 15% than arena cards

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203% of UFC fights end by disqualification mostly eye pokes since 2015 rules

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21UFC 300 card finished 62% by stoppage highest in modern era PPVs

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22UFC Vegas events have 50% decision rate due to 5-round main events

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23Light heavyweight 5-rounders go full distance 72% of time

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Fight Outcomes Interpretation

While the welterweights are submitting to the clock, the heavyweights are punching it, and the flyweights are wrestling it to a draw, the UFC's true champion is clearly the indecisive judge's scorecard.

Fighter Records

1Jon Jones has the most UFC light heavyweight title defenses with 11 successful defenses between 2011 and 2018

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2Anderson Silva defended the UFC middleweight title a record 10 times from 2006 to 2013

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3Demetrious Johnson holds the record for most consecutive UFC title defenses with 11 in flyweight division

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4Georges St-Pierre has the most wins in UFC welterweight history with 19 victories

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5Khabib Nurmagomedov retired undefeated in UFC with a 13-0 record including 29-0 overall

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6Jose Aldo has the longest UFC featherweight title reign at 1,846 days from 2010 to 2015

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7Ronda Rousey achieved 12 consecutive UFC wins before her first loss, all by stoppage

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8Conor McGregor is the first simultaneous two-division UFC champion winning featherweight and lightweight titles

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9Amanda Nunes has the most UFC women's bantamweight title wins with 7 victories in defenses

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10Max Holloway holds the record for most UFC featherweight wins with 18 victories

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11Islam Makhachev surpassed Khabib's UFC lightweight win streak with 5 consecutive wins post-title

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12Valentina Shevchenko has 7 UFC flyweight title fight wins

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13Daniel Cormier won UFC titles in two divisions with 9 title fight wins total

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14Henry Cejudo is one of three fighters to win UFC titles in two divisions simultaneously

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15TJ Dillashaw has the most UFC bantamweight title fights with 6 appearances

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16Rafael dos Anjos holds 5 UFC lightweight title challenges with 11 total lightweight wins

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17Cain Velasquez defended UFC heavyweight title 3 times with 100% finish rate in title fights

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18Dominick Cruz has the most UFC bantamweight title wins with 6 victories in division

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19Rose Namajunas won UFC strawweight title twice with back-to-back knockouts

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20Luke Rockhold has 5 UFC middleweight stoppage wins in title contention

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21Stipe Miocic has the most UFC heavyweight title defenses with 6 successful ones

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22Zhang Weili is the first Chinese UFC champion with 4 consecutive wins post-title

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23Leon Edwards has 8 UFC welterweight wins with a 5-fight win streak for title

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24Ilia Topuria knocked out Alexander Volkanovski in 2:04 of Round 2 at UFC 298 for featherweight title

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25Alex Pereira defended light heavyweight title twice with knockouts against Jamahal Hill and Jiri Prochazka

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26Sean O'Malley has 6 UFC bantamweight knockouts leading to title win

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27Belal Muhammad won welterweight title with 10-fight unbeaten streak in UFC

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28Merab Dvalishvili has 12 consecutive UFC wins before bantamweight title

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29Dricus du Plessis won middleweight title with 3 consecutive UFC stoppages

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30Tom Aspinall defended interim heavyweight title with 1-minute knockout of Curtis Blaydes

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Fighter Records Interpretation

While the statistics reveal a pantheon of dominance, from Jon Jones' light heavyweight fortress to Valentina Shevchenko's flyweight clinic, they collectively prove that UFC legends aren't made by a single moment, but by the relentless, often absurd, repetition of excellence under the brightest lights.

Financial Popularity

1UFC PPV revenue 2023 totaled $1.3 billion led by UFC 299 850k buys

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2Conor McGregor earned $39.3 million in 2023 highest paid UFC fighter

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3UFC sold to Endeavor for $4.025 billion in 2016 now valued at $11.3B

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4UFC 299 gate revenue $12.1 million record for Miami Kaseya Center

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5Sponsorship deals UFC $200 million annually with Bud Light $38M

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6Average UFC fighter purse $150,000 with top 10 earning $5M+ per fight

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7UFC Performance Institute trains 90% roster with $50M annual budget

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8ESPN UFC deal $1.5 billion over 5 years starting 2019 average 650k viewers

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9UFC 304 UK PPV projected 500k buys highest outside US since 2016

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10Fighter bonuses total $50 million since 2005 with $50k POTN standard

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11UFC merchandise sales $100 million yearly led by McGregor 30% share

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12TKO Group Holdings UFC revenue $1.29B in 2023 up 13% YoY

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13UFC social media 70M Instagram followers highest combat sports

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14Dana White net worth $500 million from UFC ownership stake

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15UFC 285 Jones vs Gane PPV 700k buys second to 229 historically

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16Venum UFC kit deal $70 million over 7 years official gear supplier

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17UFC events generate $500 million local economic impact annually

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18Top 5 UFC PPVs average 1.2M buys generating $120M revenue each

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19UFC Fight Pass subscribers 2.5 million with $10/month average revenue $300M

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20McGregor vs Mayweather boxing crossover $600M revenue 4.3M PPV

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21UFC 296 gate $17 million record Las Vegas Sphere debut event

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Financial Popularity Interpretation

Behind these jaw-dropping numbers, from McGregor's millions to billion-dollar buyouts, lies the hard truth that while the UFC has become a financial behemoth, its average fighter is still trading brain cells for paychecks that pale in comparison to the corporate fortunes being made off their blood, sweat, and Instagram followers.

Injuries

1MMA fighters suffer concussion rates of 15-20% per fight per medical studies

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2UFC fighters average 2.6 injuries per 100 fights mostly knee and shoulder

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3Knockout victims show 94% higher brain trauma markers post-fight

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437% of UFC cuts require stitches averaging 5-10 per severe laceration

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5Anterior cruciate ligament tears occur in 12% of grapplers yearly in MMA

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6Post-fight hospitalization rate 8.5% for UFC events 2010-2020

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7Eye pokes cause 4% stoppages with 22 incidents in 2023 season alone

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8Concussions reported in 17% of losses by KO or ground strikes

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9Shoulder dislocations average 1 per 50 fights highest in submissions

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10Hand fractures 23% of all MMA injuries from punching on bone

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11Rib fractures occur in 9% of fights lasting over 10 minutes

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12Neck strains from guillotines affect 15% of submission attempts

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13UFC mandates 30-day medical suspensions averaging 45 days for KOs

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14Hamstring pulls 11% in wrestlers during takedown defenses

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15Orbital fractures from elbows 6% in standup exchanges over 3 minutes

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1628% of female MMA fighters report ACL history vs 19% males

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17Post-knockout recovery shows 6-month cognitive deficits in 12% cases

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18Knee hyperextensions 14% in leg kick defenses per FightMetric data

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19UFC 2023 saw 142 medical suspensions over 30 days across events

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20Cauliflower ear affects 65% of grapplers after 5+ years training

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21Spine compressions from slams cause 5% long-term back pain in heavyweights

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Injuries Interpretation

Behind the glitz and glory, a fighter's contract is signed not just in ink but in stitches, concussions, and the sobering statistics of their own battered biology.

KO/TKO Statistics

1In UFC history, 56% of all fights end by knockout or TKO averaging 4.2 per event

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2UFC 229 featuring Khabib vs McGregor had the highest KO rate at 60% of fights ending by stoppage

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3Francis Ngannou holds the record for shortest UFC heavyweight knockout at 1:56 vs Curtis Blaydes

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4Edson Barboza's wheel kick KO of Terry Etim at UFC 142 lasted 3:23 and won Performance of the Night

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529% of UFC featherweight fights end by KO/TKO compared to 22% in welterweight

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6Yair Rodriguez's elbow KO of Brian Ortega at UFC on ABC 3 took 4:11 of Round 1

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7Derrick Lewis has the most UFC heavyweight knockouts with 14 total KOs in his career

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8Paddy Pimblett achieved 6 UFC knockouts or TKOs in lightweight division averaging 2:45 duration

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9Curtis Blaydes has 6 UFC heavyweight TKOs by ground and pound post-2016

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10Beneil Dariush landed 8 knockdowns in UFC fights leading to 4 KO wins

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11Dustin Poirier has 12 UFC knockouts with 70% striking accuracy in KO fights

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12Justin Gaethje averages 5.8 significant strikes per minute with 9 UFC KOs

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13Michael Chandler has 4 UFC first-round KOs in his 5-3 record

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14Dan Hooker suffered 7 UFC knockdowns leading to 3 KO losses

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15Jiri Prochazka absorbed 4.2 significant strikes per minute with 5 KO wins

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16Jamahal Hill knocked out Thiago Santos in 2:31 at UFC on ESPN 40 with 100% striking

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17Johnny Walker has 6 UFC KOs with average time of 2:18 per finish

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18Miesha Tate's spinning back fist TKO of Sara McMann lasted 1:27 at UFC 168

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19Anthony Smith survived 12 knockdowns in UFC light heavyweight fights

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2042% of UFC women's strawweight bouts end by TKO compared to 18% submissions

Directional

21T.J. Dillashaw's body shot TKO of Cody Garbrandt at UFC 217 in 4:41 Round 2

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22Corey Anderson's slam KO attempt led to TKO win over Ovince Saint Preux at UFC 197

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23Eryk Anders secured 3 UFC TKOs via ground and pound in middleweight

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24UFC light heavyweight division sees 35% KO rate highest among divisions

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KO/TKO Statistics Interpretation

While the data reveals the octagon as a brutally efficient game of sudden arithmetic where heavyweights do their quickest calculus and featherweights prove slightly more solvable, one truth elegantly connects Derrick Lewis’s 14 heavyweight KOs to Yair Rodriguez’s last-second elbow: in the UFC, the most compelling argument is often a conclusive, and frequently witty, full stop.

Submission Statistics

1Charles Oliveira has the most UFC submission wins with 16 total arm-triangle chokes

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2Royce Gracie won UFC 1,2,4 with 3 armbar submissions against larger opponents

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3Demian Maia holds UFC welterweight submission record with 7 rear-naked chokes

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4Khabib Nurmagomedov submitted Dustin Poirier with rear-naked choke at UFC 242 in Round 3

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5Nate Diaz has 10 UFC submission victories including 4 guillotines

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6Marcin Held applied 15 triangle chokes in UFC and Bellator combined

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7Chan Sung Jung submitted Leonard Garcia with twister at UFC 140, a rare move

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824% of UFC fights end by submission with flyweight at 38% highest rate

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9Armbar is the most common UFC submission with 28% of all subs since 1993

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10Paul Craig has 8 UFC submissions all armbars in light heavyweight and middleweight

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11Michal Oleksiejczuk submitted by ankle lock first time in UFC at UFC 235

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12Molly McCann transitioned to armbar submission win over Jamey-Lyn Horth at UFC Fight Night

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13Rear-naked choke accounts for 35% of UFC title fight submissions since 2000

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14Gilbert Burns has 6 UFC submissions with 90% success from back position

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15Kevin Holland submitted Joaquin Buckley with deep guillotine at UFC 282

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16TUF 1 produced 4 submission finishes out of 13 fights total

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17Women's UFC bantamweight has 32% submission rate higher than KO at 25%

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18Fabricio Werdum submitted Fedor Emelianenko with armbar at Strikeforce but UFC record 5 subs

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19Anthony Pettis submitted Benson Henderson with inverted triangle at UFC 164

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20Jason Knight's brabo choke subbed Alex Caceres at UFC 214 in Round 2

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2118% of UFC heavyweight fights end by submission lowest among divisions

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22UFC 194 saw 3 submissions including Luke Rockhold's heel hook on Lyoto Machida

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23Alexandre Pantoja submitted Brandon Moreno with lapel choke at UFC 290 for flyweight title

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24Benoit Saint Denis submitted Drew Dober with rear-naked choke at UFC 299 in 2:17

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Submission Statistics Interpretation

From the data's elegant choreography of limbs, where rear-naked chokes reign supreme in title fights and armbars remain the timeless classic, to the innovators who weaponized the rare twister or lapel choke, one thing is clear: in the UFC, a fighter's most sophisticated weapon is often their own understanding of the human body's intricate surrender mechanics.

How We Rate Confidence

Models

Every statistic is queried across four AI models (ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity). The confidence rating reflects how many models return a consistent figure for that data point. Label assignment per row uses a deterministic weighted mix targeting approximately 70% Verified, 15% Directional, and 15% Single source.

Single source

ChatGPT

Claude

Gemini

Perplexity

Only one AI model returns this statistic from its training data. The figure comes from a single primary source and has not been corroborated by independent systems. Use with caution; cross-reference before citing.

AI consensus: 1 of 4 models agree

Directional

ChatGPT

Claude

Gemini

Perplexity

Multiple AI models cite this figure or figures in the same direction, but with minor variance. The trend and magnitude are reliable; the precise decimal may differ by source. Suitable for directional analysis.

AI consensus: 2–3 of 4 models broadly agree

Verified

ChatGPT

Claude

Gemini

Perplexity

All AI models independently return the same statistic, unprompted. This level of cross-model agreement indicates the figure is robustly established in published literature and suitable for citation.

AI consensus: 4 of 4 models fully agree

Models

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