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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.

33
Events
377
Fights
52%
Finish rate
23
Title fights

How fights ended

  • KO/TKO34% · 130
  • Submission18% · 67
  • Decision47% · 179
  • Other0% · 1

Finish rate by division

DivisionFightsKO/TKOSUBFinished
Heavyweight2868%11%79%
Flyweight2250%9%59%
Middleweight5531%25%56%
Bantamweight3222%31%53%
Light Heavyweight3339%12%52%
Lightweight7127%24%51%
Women's Bantamweight1436%14%50%
Welterweight6834%10%44%
Featherweight4829%10%40%

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. Phil De Fries · TKO · UFC on FUEL TV: Mousasi vs Latifi · Apr 6, 2013#3
  4. 0:29Matt Brown def. Mike Pyle · TKO · UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs Sonnen · Aug 18, 2013#4
  5. 0:31Rousimar Palhares def. Mike Pierce · SUB · UFC Fight Night: Maia vs Shields · Oct 9, 2013#5
  6. 0:36Tyron Woodley def. Jay Hieron · TKO · UFC 156: Aldo vs Edgar · Feb 2, 2013#6
  7. 0:40Jeremy Stephens def. Rony Jason · TKO · UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs Henderson · Nov 9, 2013#7
  8. 0:43Alex Garcia def. Ben Wall · TKO · UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs Bigfoot · Dec 7, 2013#8

Biggest upsets

  1. 25%Al Iaquinta def. Piotr Hallmann · UFC Fight Night: Machida vs Munoz · Oct 27, 2013
  2. 26%Renee Forte def. Terry Etim · UFC on FUEL TV: Barao vs McDonald · Feb 16, 2013
  3. 30%Alex Caceres def. Roland Delorme · UFC 165: Jones vs Gustafsson · Sep 21, 2013
  4. 30%George Roop def. Brian Bowles · UFC 160: Velasquez vs Bigfoot 2 · May 25, 2013
  5. 31%Chris Weidman def. Anderson Silva · UFC 162: Silva vs Weidman · Jul 6, 2013
  6. 32%Mark Hunt def. Stefan Struve · UFC on FUEL TV: Silva vs. Stann · Mar 2, 2013
  7. 32%Francis Carmont def. Constantinos Philippou · UFC 165: Jones vs Gustafsson · Sep 21, 2013
  8. 34%Isaac Vallie-Flagg def. Yves Edwards · UFC 156: Aldo vs Edgar · Feb 2, 2013

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

Breakout fighters

FighterFightsPower Index
Demetrious Johnson3+113
Chris Weidman2+110
Yoel Romero2+110
Travis Browne3+107
Ryan LaFlare3+88
Clint Hester2+80
Chris Holdsworth1+77
Edson Barboza3+76

Largest UFCalendar Power Index rating gains across 2013.

Busiest fighters

FighterFightsWins
Urijah Faber44
Gabriel Gonzaga43
Rafael Natal43
Joseph Benavidez43
Gleison Tibau42
Donald Cerrone42
Robbie Lawler33
Vitor Belfort33

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

Events by country

CountryEvents
United States18
Brazil7
Canada3
Sweden1
England1
Australia1
Japan1

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 UFCalendar Power Index.

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