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2016 MMA by the Numbers
Every completed fight of 2016 across all organizations we track, distilled into the numbers that tell the year's story. Updated automatically as events finish.
27
Events
267
Fights
64%
Finish rate
0
Title fights
How fights ended
- KO/TKO34% · 90
- Submission31% · 82
- Decision36% · 95
- Other0% · 0
Finish rate by division
| Division | Fights | KO/TKO | SUB | Finished |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Middleweight | 14 | 50% | 43% | 93% |
| Featherweight | 24 | 42% | 29% | 71% |
| Heavyweight | 24 | 54% | 17% | 71% |
| Lightweight | 74 | 31% | 30% | 61% |
| Bantamweight | 35 | 20% | 40% | 60% |
| Light Heavyweight | 25 | 40% | 20% | 60% |
| Welterweight | 43 | 35% | 23% | 58% |
Divisions with at least 10 fights in 2016.
Fastest finishes
- 0:05Sergey Khandozhko def. Mauricio Machado · KO · ACB 38 - Breakthrough · May 20, 2016#1
- 0:25Mukhamed Berkhamov def. Stanislav Vlasenko · KO · ACB 38 - Breakthrough · May 20, 2016#2
- 0:32Armen Stepanyan def. Marcin Jablonski · TKO · ACB 46 - Young Eagles 13 · Sep 24, 2016#3
- 00:33Michal Andryszak def. Tim Hague · KO · ACA 41: ACB 41 - Path to triumph · Jul 15, 2016#4
- 00:45Magomed Khamzaev def. Tomas Susina · TKO · ACA 29: ACB 29 - Poland · Feb 6, 2016#5
- 0:47Ali Bagov def. Renat Lyatifov · KO · ACB 38 - Breakthrough · May 20, 2016#6
- 0:50Akhmed Kukaev def. Slawomir Szczepanski · SUB · ACB 46 - Young Eagles 13 · Sep 24, 2016#7
- 00:59Yusup Umarov def. Azizbek Sharipov · TKO · ACA 30: ACB 30 - Young Eagles 5 · Feb 20, 2016#8
Biggest upsets
- 20%Brett Cooper def. Beslan Isaev · ACA 43: ACB 43 - The Battle of the Sura · Aug 20, 2016
- 24%Brett Cooper def. Aslambek Saidov · ACA 50: ACB 50 - Stormbringer · Dec 18, 2016
- 27%Marcelo Alfaya def. Beslan Isaev · ACA 50: ACB 50 - Stormbringer · Dec 18, 2016
- 30%Mukhamed Kokov def. Abdul-Rakhman Temirov · ACA 43: ACB 43 - The Battle of the Sura · Aug 20, 2016
- 31%Sergei prokopyuk def. Sayfullah Dzhabrailov · ACA 30: ACB 30 - Young Eagles 5 · Feb 20, 2016
- 31%Anthony Leone def. Rasul Albaskhanov · ACA 49: ACB 49 - Rostov onslaught · Nov 26, 2016
- 32%Ryan Scope def. Yusup Umarov · ACB 47 - Braveheart: Young Eagles 14 · Oct 1, 2016
- 35%Denis Kanakov def. Rakhman Makhadzhiev · ACA 48: ACB 48 - Revenge · Oct 22, 2016
Pre-fight win probability from UFCal Elo ratings at the time of the fight. Elo ratings →
Breakout fighters
| Fighter | Fights | Elo |
|---|---|---|
| Denis Goltsov | 3 | +117 |
| Brett Cooper | 2 | +114 |
| Rasul Shovhalov | 3 | +103 |
| Marat Balaev | 3 | +100 |
| Sharaf Davlatmurodov | 3 | +92 |
| Askar Askarov | 3 | +92 |
| Damian Szmigielski | 2 | +90 |
| Mukhumat Vakhaev | 2 | +85 |
Largest UFCal Elo rating gains across 2016.
Busiest fighters
| Fighter | Fights | Wins |
|---|---|---|
| Beslan Isaev | 4 | 2 |
| Rasul Shovhalov | 3 | 3 |
| Magomed Ginazov | 3 | 3 |
| Shamil Shakhbulatov | 3 | 3 |
| Denis Goltsov | 3 | 3 |
| Askar Askarov | 3 | 3 |
| Marat Balaev | 3 | 3 |
| Adlan Bataev | 3 | 3 |
Events by organization
| Organization | Events | Fights |
|---|---|---|
| ACA | 27 | 267 |
Events by country
| Country | Events |
|---|---|
| Russia | 4 |
| Poland | 1 |
| Scotland | 1 |
Sources: official results, ufcstats.com, fan and media scorecards from mmadecisions.com, and the UFCal Elo model.
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