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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.
16
Events
159
Fights
74%
Finish rate
4
Title fights
How fights ended
- KO/TKO36% · 57
- Submission38% · 60
- Decision26% · 42
- Other0% · 0
Finish rate by division
| Division | Fights | KO/TKO | SUB | Finished |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Featherweight | 30 | 40% | 47% | 87% |
| Flyweight | 14 | 29% | 57% | 86% |
| Lightweight | 24 | 46% | 25% | 71% |
| Welterweight | 10 | 30% | 40% | 70% |
| Bantamweight | 15 | 27% | 20% | 47% |
Divisions with at least 10 fights in 2016.
Fastest finishes
- 0:06Timofey Nastyukhin def. Rob Lisita · KO · Kingdom Of Champions · May 27, 2016#1
- 0:08Nuerdebieke Bahetihan def. Bruno Pucci · KO · Unbreakable Warriors · Sep 2, 2016#2
- 0:21Jimmy Yabo def. Bashir Ahmad · KO · Tribe Of Warriors · Feb 20, 2016#3
- 0:22Adrian Mattheis def. Rustam Hutajulu · KO · One Championship - Titles and Titans Preliminary Fight Night · Aug 26, 2016#4
- 0:22Phoe Thaw def. Kat Pali · TKO · State of Warriors · Oct 7, 2016#5
- 0:26Dagi Arslanaliev def. Jietebusibai Haolan · SUB · Titles & Titans · Aug 27, 2016#6
- 0:27Haobin Ma def. Wu Ting Shen · SUB · Dynasty Of Champions (Changsha) · Jan 23, 2016#7
- 0:31Ming Yen Sung def. Sunoto · SUB · Dynasty Of Champions (Changsha) · Jan 23, 2016#8
Biggest upsets
- 16%Eduard Folayang def. Shinya Aoki · Defending Honor · Nov 11, 2016
- 27%Edward Kelly def. Jordan Lucas · Union Of Warriors · Mar 18, 2016
- 29%Aung La N Sang def. Aleksei Butorin · Dynasty Of Champions (Hefei) · Jul 2, 2016
- 33%Trestle Tan def. Djatmiko Waluyo · Tribe Of Warriors · Feb 20, 2016
- 35%Djatmiko Waluyo def. Islam Sayed · Titles & Titans · Aug 27, 2016
- 35%Nan Yan Zhang def. Siwuhaer Husiman · One Championship - Dynasty of Champions Preliminary Fight Night · Jul 1, 2016
- 35%Kyal Linn Aung def. Thway Thit Aung · Union Of Warriors · Mar 18, 2016
- 36%Eduard Folayang def. Tetsuya Yamada · Clash Of Heroes · Jan 29, 2016
Pre-fight win probability from UFCalendar Power Index ratings at the time of the fight. Power Index ratings →
Breakout fighters
| Fighter | Fights | Power Index |
|---|---|---|
| Dagi Arslanaliev | 3 | +160 |
| Haobin Ma | 3 | +153 |
| Zenny Huang | 3 | +130 |
| Phoe Thaw | 3 | +127 |
| Edward Kelly | 3 | +110 |
| Adrian Mattheis | 2 | +107 |
| Christian Lee | 5 | +107 |
| Agilan Thani | 3 | +102 |
Largest UFCalendar Power Index rating gains across 2016.
Busiest fighters
| Fighter | Fights | Wins |
|---|---|---|
| Christian Lee | 5 | 4 |
| Bu Huo You Ga | 4 | 3 |
| Sunoto | 4 | 2 |
| Xie Bin | 4 | 2 |
| Eduard Folayang | 3 | 3 |
| Agilan Thani | 3 | 3 |
| Honorio Banario | 3 | 3 |
| Marcin Prachnio | 3 | 3 |
Events by organization
| Organization | Events | Fights |
|---|---|---|
| ONE | 16 | 159 |
Events by country
| Country | Events |
|---|---|
| China | 3 |
| Indonesia | 3 |
| Myanmar (Burma) | 2 |
| Malaysia | 2 |
| Philippines | 2 |
| Singapore | 2 |
| Macao | 1 |
| Thailand | 1 |
Sources: official results, ufcstats.com, fan and media scorecards, and the UFCalendar Power Index.
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