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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.

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4
Events
45
Fights
62%
Finish rate
0
Title fights

How fights ended

  • KO/TKO33% · 15
  • Submission29% · 13
  • Decision38% · 17
  • Other0% · 0

Finish rate by division

DivisionFightsKO/TKOSUBFinished
Heavyweight1937%16%53%

Divisions with at least 10 fights in 2016.

Fastest finishes

  1. 0:07Charles Bennett def. Minoru Kimura · TKO · Rizin 2 - Rizin Fighting World Grand Prix 2016: Opening Round · Sep 25, 2016#1
  2. 0:19Yusuke Yachi def. Mario Sismundo · TKO · Rizin 3 - Rizin Fighting World Grand Prix 2016: 2nd Round · Dec 29, 2016#2
  3. 0:41Gabrielle Garcia def. Yumiko Hotta · TKO · Rizin 4 - Rizin Fighting World Grand Prix 2016: Final Round · Dec 31, 2016#3
  4. 0:49Mirko Filipovic def. Baruto Kaito · KO · Rizin 4 - Rizin Fighting World Grand Prix 2016: Final Round · Dec 31, 2016#4
  5. 0:55Vadim Nemkov def. Alison Vicente · KO · Rizin 3 - Rizin Fighting World Grand Prix 2016: 2nd Round · Dec 29, 2016#5
  6. 1:04Hisaki Kato def. Yuta Watanabe · TKO · Rizin 1 - Rizin Fighting Federation 1 · Apr 17, 2016#6
  7. 1:19Hideo Tokoro def. Erson Yamamoto · SUB · Rizin 4 - Rizin Fighting World Grand Prix 2016: Final Round · Dec 31, 2016#7
  8. 2:02Mirko Filipovic def. Amir Aliakbari · KO · Rizin 4 - Rizin Fighting World Grand Prix 2016: Final Round · Dec 31, 2016#8

Biggest upsets

  1. 26%Kron Gracie def. Tatsuya Kawajiri · Rizin 4 - Rizin Fighting World Grand Prix 2016: Final Round · Dec 31, 2016
  2. 31%Alyssa Garcia def. Kanna Asakura · Rizin 3 - Rizin Fighting World Grand Prix 2016: 2nd Round · Dec 29, 2016
  3. 34%Kirill Sidelnikov def. Chris Barnett · Rizin 1 - Rizin Fighting Federation 1 · Apr 17, 2016
  4. 36%Kanako Murata def. Natalia Denisova · Rizin 1 - Rizin Fighting Federation 1 · Apr 17, 2016
  5. 38%Amir Aliakbari def. Joao Isidoro Almeida · Rizin 2 - Rizin Fighting World Grand Prix 2016: Opening Round · Sep 25, 2016
  6. 39%Erson Yamamoto def. Kizaemon Saiga · Rizin 2 - Rizin Fighting World Grand Prix 2016: Opening Round · Sep 25, 2016
  7. 41%Kron Gracie def. Hideo Tokoro · Rizin 2 - Rizin Fighting World Grand Prix 2016: Opening Round · Sep 25, 2016
  8. 42%Karl Albrektsson def. Vadim Nemkov · Rizin 1 - Rizin Fighting Federation 1 · Apr 17, 2016

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

Breakout fighters

FighterFightsPower Index
Kron Gracie2+142
Gabrielle Garcia3+108
Rena Kubota2+90
Tenshin Nasukawa2+88
Amir Aliakbari4+87
Baruto Kaito3+52
Alyssa Garcia1+51
Valentin Moldavsky3+51

Largest UFCalendar Power Index rating gains across 2016.

Busiest fighters

FighterFightsWins
Mirko Filipovic44
Amir Aliakbari43
Gabrielle Garcia33
Baruto Kaito32
Kanako Murata32
Daron Cruickshank32
Valentin Moldavsky32
Rena Kubota22

Events by organization

OrganizationEventsFights
RIZIN445

Events by country

CountryEvents
Japan4

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

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