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2013 MMA by the Numbers

Every completed fight of 2013 across all organizations we track, distilled into the numbers that tell the year's story. Updated automatically as events finish.

57
Events
529
Fights
56%
Finish rate
23
Title fights

How fights ended

  • KO/TKO34% · 181
  • Submission22% · 116
  • Decision43% · 230
  • Other0% · 2

Finish rate by division

DivisionFightsKO/TKOSUBFinished
Heavyweight4562%11%73%
Flyweight3145%16%61%
Light Heavyweight4740%19%60%
Middleweight7235%24%58%
Bantamweight5822%34%57%
Welterweight8333%18%51%
Lightweight9327%24%51%
Women's Bantamweight1436%14%50%
Featherweight6733%16%49%

Divisions with at least 10 fights in 2013.

Fastest finishes

  1. 0:14Anthony Perosh def. Vinny Magalhaes · TKO · UFC 163: Aldo vs Korean Zombie · Aug 3, 2013#1
  2. 0:17Gabriel Gonzaga def. Dave Herman · TKO · UFC 162: Silva vs Weidman · Jul 6, 2013#2
  3. 0:19Matt Mitrione def. Philip De Fries · TKO · UFC on FUEL TV: Mousasi vs Latifi · Apr 6, 2013#3
  4. 0:21Raymond Tan def. Brianata Rosadhi · SUB · One FC 10 - Champions and Warriors · Sep 13, 2013#4
  5. 0:25Magomed-emin Hazhgeriev def. Khalid Yunusov · KO · Berkut Cup 2013 - 4 Round · Apr 10, 2013#5
  6. 0:29Matt Brown def. Mike Pyle · TKO · UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs Sonnen · Aug 18, 2013#6
  7. 0:31Rousimar Palhares def. Mike Pierce · SUB · UFC Fight Night: Maia vs Shields · Oct 9, 2013#7
  8. 0:31Alain Ngalani def. Mahmoud Hassan · KO · One FC 10 - Champions and Warriors · Sep 13, 2013#8

Biggest upsets

  1. 23%Oli Thompson def. Kamil Walus · KSW 25 - Khalidov vs. Sakurai · Dec 7, 2013
  2. 26%Gilbert Melendez def. Diego Sanchez · UFC 166: Velasquez vs Dos Santos III · Oct 19, 2013
  3. 26%Jay Silva def. Michal Materla · KSW 24 - Clash of the Giants · Sep 28, 2013
  4. 28%Jake Shields def. Demian Maia · UFC Fight Night: Maia vs Shields · Oct 9, 2013
  5. 29%Chris Weidman def. Anderson Silva · UFC 162: Silva vs Weidman · Jul 6, 2013
  6. 30%Robbie Lawler def. Josh Koscheck · UFC 157: Rousey vs Carmouche · Feb 23, 2013
  7. 31%Josh Thomson def. Nate Diaz · UFC on FOX: Henderson vs Melendez · Apr 20, 2013
  8. 31%Rogerio Nogueira def. Rashad Evans · UFC 156: Aldo vs Edgar · Feb 2, 2013

Pre-fight win probability from UFCal Elo ratings at the time of the fight. Elo ratings

Breakout fighters

FighterFightsElo
Ali Abubakarov3+123
Glover Teixeira3+116
Anthony Pettis2+111
Ayub Hatuev3+111
Abdul-Rakhman Dudaev3+111
King Green3+110
John Lineker3+110
Magomed Ginazov3+109

Largest UFCal Elo rating gains across 2013.

Busiest fighters

FighterFightsWins
Urijah Faber44
Gabriel Gonzaga43
Joseph Benavidez43
Jake Butler43
Rafael Natal43
Donald Cerrone42
Gleison Tibau42
Khabib Nurmagomedov33

Most controversial decisions

  1. Papy Abedi def. Besam Yousef · UFC on FUEL TV: Mousasi vs Latifi · Apr 6, 2013
  2. Diego Sanchez def. Takanori Gomi · UFC on FUEL TV: Silva vs. Stann · Mar 2, 2013
    89% of 279 fan cards scored it for Takanori Gomi
  3. Dennis Bermudez def. Max Holloway · UFC 160: Velasquez vs Bigfoot 2 · May 25, 2013
    87% of 198 fan cards scored it for Max Holloway
  4. Godofredo Pepey def. Milton Vieira · UFC on FX: Belfort vs Bisping · Jan 19, 2013
    86% of 28 fan cards scored it for Milton Vieira
  5. Fabio Maldonado def. Joey Beltran · UFC Fight Night: Maia vs Shields · Oct 9, 2013
    80% of 50 fan cards scored it for Joey Beltran

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

Events by organization

OrganizationEventsFights
UFC33377
ONE1468
ACA654
KSW430

Events by country

CountryEvents
United States12
Russia6
Brazil4
Poland4
Singapore4
Philippines4
Malaysia4
Canada3
Indonesia2
Australia1

Busiest judges

JudgeFights scored
Sal D'Amato49
Chris Lee29
Junichiro Kamijo18
Douglas Crosby17
Howard Hughes16

Official scorecards recorded in 2013. Judges

Sources: official results, ufcstats.com, fan and media scorecards from mmadecisions.com, and the UFCal Elo model.

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