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2012 MMA by the Numbers

Every completed fight of 2012 across all organizations we track, distilled into the numbers that tell the year's story. Updated automatically as events finish.

AllUFCPFLONERIZINKSWACAOKTAGONBKFCCAGE-WARRIORSBRAVE-CFFNCJUNGLE-FIGHT
32
Events
335
Fights
52%
Finish rate
19
Title fights

How fights ended

  • KO/TKO31% · 105
  • Submission21% · 70
  • Decision47% · 158
  • Other1% · 2

Finish rate by division

DivisionFightsKO/TKOSUBFinished
Heavyweight2767%19%85%
Bantamweight3625%33%58%
Light Heavyweight2438%21%58%
Welterweight6032%20%52%
Middleweight4536%16%51%
Featherweight5326%21%47%
Flyweight1323%23%46%
Lightweight6725%19%45%

Divisions with at least 10 fights in 2012.

Fastest finishes

  1. 0:07Ryan Jimmo def. Anthony Perosh · TKO · UFC 149: Faber vs Barao · Jul 21, 2012#1
  2. 0:17Erik Perez def. Ken Stone · TKO · UFC 150: Henderson vs. Edgar II · Aug 12, 2012#2
  3. 0:22Nick Denis def. Joseph Sandoval · TKO · UFC on FX: Guillard vs Miller · Jan 20, 2012#3
  4. 0:23Robert Peralta def. Jason Young · TKO · UFC on FUEL TV: Struve vs Miocic · Sep 29, 2012#4
  5. 0:31Chad Mendes def. Cody McKenzie · TKO · UFC 148: Silva vs. Sonnen II · Jul 8, 2012#5
  6. 0:42Siyar Bahadurzada def. Paulo Thiago · TKO · UFC on FUEL TV: Gustafsson vs Silva · Apr 14, 2012#6
  7. 0:43Stipe Miocic def. Phil De Fries · TKO · UFC on FUEL TV: Sanchez vs Ellenberger · Feb 15, 2012#7
  8. 0:45Justin Edwards def. Josh Neer · SUB · UFC on FX: Browne vs Bigfoot · Oct 5, 2012#8

Biggest upsets

  1. 26%Mark Hunt def. Cheick Kongo · UFC 144: Edgar vs Henderson · Feb 25, 2012
  2. 27%Cristiano Marcello def. Reza Madadi · UFC 153: Silva vs Bonnar · Oct 13, 2012
  3. 29%Vaughan Lee def. Norifumi Yamamoto · UFC 144: Edgar vs Henderson · Feb 25, 2012
  4. 30%Marcus Brimage def. Jimy Hettes · UFC 152: Jones vs Belfort · Sep 22, 2012
  5. 31%Michael Johnson def. Tony Ferguson · UFC on FOX: Diaz vs Miller · May 5, 2012
  6. 31%Chael Sonnen def. Michael Bisping · UFC on FOX: Evans vs Davis · Jan 28, 2012
  7. 32%Jason Young def. Eric Wisely · UFC on FUEL TV: Gustafsson vs Silva · Apr 14, 2012
  8. 32%Johnny Bedford def. Marcos Vinicius · The Ultimate Fighter: Team Carwin vs. Team Nelson Finale · Dec 15, 2012

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

Breakout fighters

FighterFightsPower Index
Michael Johnson4+96
Constantinos Philippou3+88
TJ Dillashaw2+82
Erik Perez3+81
Cung Le2+74
Rony Jason2+71
John Moraga2+71
Dennis Bermudez2+70

Largest UFCalendar Power Index rating gains across 2012.

Busiest fighters

FighterFightsWins
Matt Brown44
Max Holloway43
Michael Johnson43
Mike Pierce43
Daniel Pineda42
Melvin Guillard41
Mike Pyle33
Rafael Dos Anjos33

Most controversial decisions

  1. Cristiano Marcello def. Reza Madadi · UFC 153: Silva vs Bonnar · Oct 13, 2012
    95% of 39 fan cards scored it for Reza Madadi
  2. Benson Henderson def. Frankie Edgar · UFC 150: Henderson vs. Edgar II · Aug 12, 2012
    85% of 412 fan cards scored it for Frankie Edgar
  3. Francis Carmont def. Tom Lawlor · UFC 154: St-Pierre vs Condit · Nov 17, 2012
    88% of 43 fan cards scored it for Tom Lawlor
  4. Marcus LeVesseur def. Carlo Prater · UFC on FX: Browne vs Bigfoot · Oct 5, 2012
  5. Akira Corassani def. Andy Ogle · UFC on FUEL TV: Struve vs Miocic · Sep 29, 2012

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

Events by organization

OrganizationEventsFights
UFC32335

Events by country

CountryEvents
United States17
Canada3
Brazil3
Australia2
Wales1
China1
Japan1
Sweden1

Busiest judges

JudgeFights scored
Sal D'Amato39
Chris Lee25
Howard Hughes23
Jeff Blatnick22
Chris Watts21

Official scorecards recorded in 2012. Judges →

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

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