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2007 MMA by the Numbers

Every completed fight of 2007 across all organizations we track, distilled into the numbers that tell the year's story. Updated automatically as events finish.

AllUFCPFLONERIZINKSWACAOKTAGONBKFCCAGE-WARRIORSBRAVE-CFFNCJUNGLE-FIGHT
35
Events
326
Fights
68%
Finish rate
28
Title fights

How fights ended

  • KO/TKO34% · 111
  • Submission34% · 111
  • Decision31% · 102
  • Other1% · 2

Finish rate by division

DivisionFightsKO/TKOSUBFinished
Featherweight1118%64%82%
Middleweight5551%24%75%
Welterweight6431%41%72%
Light Heavyweight4146%22%68%
Lightweight6825%38%63%
Heavyweight2536%24%60%
Bantamweight1429%21%50%

Divisions with at least 10 fights in 2007.

Fastest finishes

  1. 0:09Gray Maynard def. Joe Veres · TKO · UFC Fight Night: Thomas vs Florian · Sep 19, 2007#1
  2. 0:11Nik Theotikos def. Devin Johnson · TKO · Strikeforce: Young Guns · Feb 10, 2007#2
  3. 0:13Anthony Johnson def. Chad Reiner · TKO · UFC Fight Night: Stout vs Fisher · Jun 12, 2007#3
  4. 0:14Terry Martin def. Jorge Rivera · TKO · UFC 67: ALL OR NOTHING · Feb 3, 2007#4
  5. 0:18Daniel Dowda def. Robert Swierblewski · SUB · KSW - Elimination · Sep 15, 2007#5
  6. 0:19Roger Huerta def. John Halverson · TKO · UFC 67: ALL OR NOTHING · Feb 3, 2007#6
  7. 0:23Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou def. Rogerio Nogueira · TKO · PRIDE 33: Second Coming · Feb 24, 2007#7
  8. 0:23Roman Mitichyan def. Dorian Price · SUB · The Ultimate Fighter: Team Serra vs Team Hughes FINALE · Dec 9, 2007#8

Biggest upsets

  1. 16%Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou def. Rogerio Nogueira · PRIDE 33: Second Coming · Feb 24, 2007
  2. 17%Matt Serra def. Georges St-Pierre · UFC 69: SHOOTOUT · Apr 7, 2007
  3. 18%Andre Fyeet def. Jan Blachowicz · KSW 8 - Konfrontacja · Nov 10, 2007
  4. 23%Gabriel Gonzaga def. Mirko Filipovic · UFC 70: NATIONS COLLIDE · Apr 21, 2007
  5. 25%Houston Alexander def. Keith Jardine · UFC 71: LIDDELL vs JACKSON · May 27, 2007
  6. 26%Cheick Kongo def. Mirko Filipovic · UFC 75: CHAMPION VS CHAMPION · Sep 8, 2007
  7. 27%Makoto Takimoto def. Zelg Galešić · PRIDE 34: Kamikaze · Apr 8, 2007
  8. 28%Keith Jardine def. Chuck Liddell · UFC 76: KNOCKOUT · Sep 22, 2007

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

Breakout fighters

FighterFightsPower Index
Ryan Bader6+197
Dongi Yang6+190
Bryan Baker5+189
Antonio Mendes8+187
Buck Henry Bisbey5+185
Florian Muller5+182
Court McGee7+179
Brian Bowles4+175

Largest UFCalendar Power Index rating gains across 2007.

Busiest fighters

FighterFightsWins
Krzysztof Kulak64
Roger Huerta55
John Alessio54
Lyoto Machida44
Urijah Faber44
Rich Clementi43
Jan Blachowicz43
Martin Zawada42

Most controversial decisions

  1. Michael Bisping def. Matt Hamill · UFC 75: CHAMPION VS CHAMPION · Sep 8, 2007
    80% of 219 fan cards scored it for Matt Hamill
  2. Rashad Evans def. Michael Bisping · UFC 78: VALIDATION · Nov 17, 2007
    53% of 62 fan cards scored it for Michael Bisping
  3. Keith Jardine def. Chuck Liddell · UFC 76: KNOCKOUT · Sep 22, 2007
    20% of 54 fan cards scored it for Chuck Liddell
  4. Quinton Jackson def. Dan Henderson · UFC 75: CHAMPION VS CHAMPION · Sep 8, 2007
    20% of 60 fan cards scored it for Dan Henderson
  5. Chuck Liddell def. Wanderlei Silva · UFC 79: NEMESIS · Dec 29, 2007
    5% of 85 fan cards scored it for Wanderlei Silva

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

Events by organization

OrganizationEventsFights
UFC19170
WEC763
Strikeforce446
KSW331
PRIDE FC216

Events by country

CountryEvents
United States24
Poland3
United Kingdom2
Japan1

Busiest judges

JudgeFights scored
Jeff Mullen21
Douglas Crosby20
Cecil Peoples18
Nelson Hamilton11
Richard Bertrand9

Official scorecards recorded in 2007. Judges →

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

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