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2006 MMA by the Numbers

Every completed fight of 2006 across all organizations we track, distilled into the numbers that tell the year's story. Updated automatically as events finish.

AllUFCPFLONERIZINKSWACAOKTAGONBKFCCAGE-WARRIORSBRAVE-CFFNCJUNGLE-FIGHT
42
Events
361
Fights
70%
Finish rate
31
Title fights

How fights ended

  • KO/TKO39% · 142
  • Submission31% · 111
  • Decision29% · 105
  • Other1% · 3

Finish rate by division

DivisionFightsKO/TKOSUBFinished
Openweight1947%37%84%
Heavyweight5555%24%78%
Middleweight6841%31%72%
Light Heavyweight4547%24%71%
Lightweight6630%39%70%
Welterweight6629%27%56%

Divisions with at least 10 fights in 2006.

Fastest finishes

  1. 0:06Duane Ludwig def. Jonathan Goulet · TKO · UFC Fight Night 3 · Jan 16, 2006#1
  2. 0:14Jake O'Brien def. Jay White · KO · WEC 19: Undisputed · Mar 17, 2006#2
  3. 0:15Denis Kang def. Murilo Rua · TKO · PRIDE: Bushido 11 · Jun 4, 2006#3
  4. 0:16Brian Stann def. Miguel Cosio · TKO · WEC 21: Tapout · Jun 15, 2006#4
  5. 0:21Frank Shamrock def. Cesar Gracie · TKO · Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Gracie · Mar 10, 2006#5
  6. 0:22Robbie Lawler def. Joey Villasenor · TKO · PRIDE 32: The Real Deal · Oct 21, 2006#6
  7. 0:25Lukasz Jurkowski def. Ilja Škondrič · TKO · KSW 5 - Konfrontacja · Jun 3, 2006#7
  8. 0:25Roman Zentsov def. Pedro Rizzo · TKO · PRIDE 31: Dreamers · Feb 26, 2006#8

Biggest upsets

  1. 15%Cory Cass def. Poppies Martinez · WEC 20: Cinco de Mayhem · May 5, 2006
  2. 18%Pawel Nastula def. Edson Drago · PRIDE: Critical Countdown Absolute · Jul 1, 2006
  3. 21%Jordan Radev def. Martin Malkhasyan · KSW 5 - Konfrontacja · Jun 3, 2006
  4. 22%Wilson Gouveia def. Wes Combs · UFC 62: Liddell vs Sobral · Aug 26, 2006
  5. 22%Mike Nickels def. Wes Combs · The Ultimate Fighter: Team Ortiz vs. Team Shamrock Finale · Jun 24, 2006
  6. 22%Joshua Burkman def. Drew Fickett · UFC Fight Night 3 · Jan 16, 2006
  7. 24%Kendall Grove def. Ed Herman · The Ultimate Fighter: Team Ortiz vs. Team Shamrock Finale · Jun 24, 2006
  8. 27%Marcio Cruz def. Frank Mir · UFC 57: Liddell vs Couture 3 · Feb 4, 2006

Pre-fight win probability from UFCalendar Power Index ratings at the time of the fight. Power Index ratings →

Breakout fighters

FighterFightsPower Index
Tamdan McCrory6+210
Yui Chul Nam7+207
Alex Rozman6+195
Jake O'Brien9+190
Johnny Rees6+186
Kanako Takeshita5+184
Daniel Puder4+182
David Heath5+180

Largest UFCalendar Power Index rating gains across 2006.

Busiest fighters

FighterFightsWins
Josh Barnett75
Hermes Franca55
Akihiro Gono54
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira54
Mitsuhiro Ishida54
Denis Kang54
Kazuo Misaki53
Ikuhisa Minowa53

Most controversial decisions

  1. Tito Ortiz def. Forrest Griffin · UFC 59: Reality Check · Apr 15, 2006
    59% of 82 fan cards scored it for Forrest Griffin
  2. Joe Riggs def. Nick Diaz · UFC 57: Liddell vs Couture 3 · Feb 4, 2006
    65% of 43 fan cards scored it for Nick Diaz
  3. Matt Serra def. Chris Lytle · The Ultimate Fighter: The Comeback Finale · Nov 11, 2006
    40% of 48 fan cards scored it for Chris Lytle
  4. Diego Sanchez def. Karo Parisyan · UFC Fight Night 6 · Aug 17, 2006
    53% of 34 fan cards scored it for Karo Parisyan
  5. Sean Sherk def. Nick Diaz · UFC 59: Reality Check · Apr 15, 2006
    52% of 29 fan cards scored it for Nick Diaz

Scored from real fan and media scorecards on MMA Decisions. Robbery Index →

Events by organization

OrganizationEventsFights
UFC18158
PRIDE FC11101
WEC740
Strikeforce445
KSW217

Events by country

CountryEvents
United States25
Japan10
Poland2

Busiest judges

JudgeFights scored
Cecil Peoples20
Nelson Hamilton18
Glenn Trowbridge15
Alejandro Rochin13
Abe Belardo12

Official scorecards recorded in 2006. Judges →

Sources: official results, ufcstats.com, fan and media scorecards from mmadecisions.com, and the UFCalendar Power Index.

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