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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.

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18
Events
158
Fights
67%
Finish rate
15
Title fights

How fights ended

  • KO/TKO37% · 59
  • Submission30% · 47
  • Decision33% · 52
  • Other0% · 0

Finish rate by division

DivisionFightsKO/TKOSUBFinished
Lightweight1932%42%74%
Middleweight3435%35%71%
Heavyweight2654%15%69%
Light Heavyweight3241%28%69%
Welterweight4129%29%59%

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. 0:44Rory Singer def. Ross Pointon · SUB · The Ultimate Fighter: Team Ortiz vs. Team Shamrock Finale · Jun 24, 2006#2
  3. 0:48Joe Lauzon def. Jens Pulver · TKO · UFC 63: Hughes vs Penn · Sep 23, 2006#3
  4. 0:49Anderson Silva def. Chris Leben · TKO · UFC Fight Night: Goulet vs Cummo · Jun 29, 2006#4
  5. 1:07Joshua Burkman def. Drew Fickett · SUB · UFC Fight Night 3 · Jan 16, 2006#5
  6. 1:09Brandon Vera def. Frank Mir · TKO · UFC 65: BAD INTENTIONS · Nov 18, 2006#6
  7. 1:18Tito Ortiz def. Ken Shamrock · TKO · UFC 61: Bitter Rivals · Jul 8, 2006#7
  8. 1:25Brandon Vera def. Justin Eilers · TKO · UFC 57: Liddell vs Couture 3 · Feb 4, 2006#8

Biggest upsets

  1. 22%Wilson Gouveia def. Wes Combs · UFC 62: Liddell vs Sobral · Aug 26, 2006
  2. 22%Mike Nickels def. Wes Combs · The Ultimate Fighter: Team Ortiz vs. Team Shamrock Finale · Jun 24, 2006
  3. 22%Joshua Burkman def. Drew Fickett · UFC Fight Night 3 · Jan 16, 2006
  4. 24%Kendall Grove def. Ed Herman · The Ultimate Fighter: Team Ortiz vs. Team Shamrock Finale · Jun 24, 2006
  5. 27%Marcio Cruz def. Frank Mir · UFC 57: Liddell vs Couture 3 · Feb 4, 2006
  6. 28%Mark Hominick def. Yves Edwards · UFC 58: USA vs. Canada · Mar 4, 2006
  7. 30%Luke Cummo def. Jason Von Flue · UFC Fight Night 4 · Apr 6, 2006
  8. 30%Marcus Davis def. Forrest Petz · Ortiz vs Shamrock 3: The Final Chapter · Oct 10, 2006

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

Breakout fighters

FighterFightsPower Index
Josh Koscheck4+128
Matt Hamill2+106
Brandon Vera3+100
Mike Swick3+95
Joshua Burkman3+93
Mike Nickels1+91
Kendall Grove2+90
David Heath2+83

Largest UFCalendar Power Index rating gains across 2006.

Busiest fighters

FighterFightsWins
Chris Leben53
Josh Koscheck44
Tim Sylvia44
Tito Ortiz43
Spencer Fisher43
Jeff Monson43
Keith Jardine43
Thiago Alves43

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

Events by country

CountryEvents
United States15

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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