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2010 MMA by the Numbers

Every completed fight of 2010 across all organizations we track, distilled into the numbers that tell the year's story. Updated automatically as events finish.

AllUFCPFLONERIZINKSWACAOKTAGONBKFCCAGE-WARRIORSBRAVE-CFFNCJUNGLE-FIGHT
24
Events
253
Fights
51%
Finish rate
12
Title fights

How fights ended

  • KO/TKO27% · 69
  • Submission23% · 59
  • Decision49% · 124
  • Other0% · 1

Finish rate by division

DivisionFightsKO/TKOSUBFinished
Heavyweight3155%16%71%
Light Heavyweight3435%18%53%
Middleweight5227%21%48%
Welterweight6526%22%48%
Lightweight6411%33%44%

Divisions with at least 10 fights in 2010.

Fastest finishes

  1. 0:21BJ Penn def. Matt Hughes · TKO · UFC 123: RAMPAGE vs MACHIDA · Nov 21, 2010#1
  2. 0:39Roy Nelson def. Stefan Struve · TKO · UFC Fight Night: Florian vs Gomi · Mar 31, 2010#2
  3. 0:41Charles Oliveira def. Darren Elkins · SUB · UFC Live: Jones vs Matyushenko · Aug 1, 2010#3
  4. 0:44Darren Elkins def. Duane Ludwig · TKO · UFC Live: Vera vs Jones · Mar 21, 2010#4
  5. 0:45Rousimar Palhares def. Tomasz Drwal · SUB · UFC 111: St-Pierre vs Hardy · Mar 27, 2010#5
  6. 0:47Brendan Schaub def. Chase Gormley · TKO · UFC Live: Vera vs Jones · Mar 21, 2010#6
  7. 0:51Pablo Garza def. Fredson Paixao · TKO · The Ultimate Fighter: Team GSP vs Team Koscheck Finale · Dec 4, 2010#7
  8. 1:03Sean McCorkle def. Mark Hunt · SUB · UFC 119: Mir vs Cro Cop · Sep 25, 2010#8

Biggest upsets

  1. 18%Mario Miranda def. David Loiseau · UFC 115: Liddell vs Franklin · Jun 12, 2010
  2. 28%Brian Foster def. Forrest Petz · UFC Fight Night: Marquardt vs Palhares · Sep 15, 2010
  3. 29%Dennis Siver def. Spencer Fisher · The Ultimate Fighter: Team Liddell vs Team Ortiz Finale · Jun 19, 2010
  4. 32%Matthew Riddle def. Greg Soto · UFC 111: St-Pierre vs Hardy · Mar 27, 2010
  5. 33%TJ Waldburger def. David Mitchell · UFC Fight Night: Marquardt vs Palhares · Sep 15, 2010
  6. 33%Mauricio Rua def. Lyoto Machida · UFC 113: MACHIDA vs SHOGUN 2 · May 8, 2010
  7. 33%Brendan Schaub def. Chris Tuchscherer · UFC 116: Lesnar vs Carwin · Jul 3, 2010
  8. 34%Ian Loveland def. Tyler Toner · The Ultimate Fighter: Team GSP vs Team Koscheck Finale · Dec 4, 2010

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

Breakout fighters

FighterFightsPower Index
Phil Davis4+176
Jon Madsen3+157
Brendan Schaub3+140
Brian Foster3+110
Matt Mitrione2+103
Matthew Riddle3+93
Cain Velasquez2+86
Rick Story4+85

Largest UFCalendar Power Index rating gains across 2010.

Busiest fighters

FighterFightsWins
Phil Davis44
Rick Story44
Jim Miller44
Gerald Harris43
Nik Lentz43
Demian Maia43
Mark Munoz43
Dan Miller42

Most controversial decisions

  1. Leonard Garcia def. Nam Phan · The Ultimate Fighter: Team GSP vs Team Koscheck Finale · Dec 4, 2010
    92% of 78 fan cards scored it for Nam Phan
  2. Sean Sherk def. Evan Dunham · UFC 119: Mir vs Cro Cop · Sep 25, 2010
    81% of 53 fan cards scored it for Evan Dunham
  3. Melvin Guillard def. Jeremy Stephens · UFC 119: Mir vs Cro Cop · Sep 25, 2010
  4. Duane Ludwig def. Nick Osipczak · UFC 122: Marquardt vs Okami · Nov 13, 2010
  5. Quinton Jackson def. Lyoto Machida · UFC 123: RAMPAGE vs MACHIDA · Nov 21, 2010
    67% of 180 fan cards scored it for Lyoto Machida

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

Events by organization

OrganizationEventsFights
UFC24253

Events by country

CountryEvents
United States16
Canada3
Australia1
Germany1
Island,1
United Kingdom1

Busiest judges

JudgeFights scored
Tony Weeks27
Sal D'Amato27
Cecil Peoples24
Nelson Hamilton18
Douglas Crosby16

Official scorecards recorded in 2010. Judges →

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

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