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2017 MMA by the Numbers
Every completed fight of 2017 across all organizations we track, distilled into the numbers that tell the year's story. Updated automatically as events finish.
100
Events
1,095
Fights
58%
Finish rate
34
Title fights
How fights ended
- KO/TKO35% · 385
- Submission23% · 255
- Decision41% · 452
- Other0% · 3
Finish rate by division
| Division | Fights | KO/TKO | SUB | Finished |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strawweight | 31 | 39% | 39% | 77% |
| Heavyweight | 116 | 56% | 18% | 74% |
| Light Heavyweight | 96 | 39% | 27% | 66% |
| Atomweight | 11 | 18% | 45% | 64% |
| Middleweight | 85 | 44% | 18% | 61% |
| Bantamweight | 124 | 28% | 30% | 58% |
| Lightweight | 208 | 36% | 22% | 58% |
| Flyweight | 50 | 20% | 36% | 56% |
| Featherweight | 98 | 34% | 21% | 55% |
| Women's Flyweight | 10 | 10% | 40% | 50% |
| Women's Bantamweight | 16 | 25% | 25% | 50% |
| Welterweight | 155 | 34% | 15% | 49% |
| Women's Strawweight | 34 | 6% | 18% | 24% |
Divisions with at least 10 fights in 2017.
Fastest finishes
- 0:09Pavel Salčák def. Patrik Grunner · KO · Oktagon MMA - Oktagon 2 Challenge Qualification: Quarterfinals 3 · Aug 13, 2017#1
- 00:09James Doyle def. Lukasz Pilch · KO · ACA 65: ACB 65, Sheffield · Jul 22, 2017#2
- 0:11Alain Ngalani def. Hideki Sekine · KO · Total Victory · Sep 16, 2017#3
- 0:15Song Kenan def. Bobby Nash · TKO · UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs Gastelum · Nov 25, 2017#4
- 0:15Dustin Ortiz def. Hector Sandoval · TKO · UFC Fight Night: Pettis vs Moreno · Aug 6, 2017#5
- 0:16Tha Pyay Nyo def. Htet Aung Oo · KO · Light Of A Nation · Jun 30, 2017#6
- 00:16Ramzan Algeriev def. Vasily Bolonin · SUB · ACA 6 · Jul 16, 2017#7
- 0:16Marcin Rozalski def. Fernando Rodrigues Jr. · KO · KSW 39 - Colosseum · May 27, 2017#8
Biggest upsets
- 24%Georgi Stoyanov def. Dagi Arslanaliev · Quest For Power · Jan 14, 2017
- 24%Joshua Aveles def. Amirkhan Adaev · ACA 54: ACB 54 - Supersonic (Manchester) · Mar 11, 2017
- 26%Maike Linhares Galvao Amorim def. Rustam Asuev · ACA 73: ACB 73, Rio De Janeiro · Oct 22, 2017
- 30%Marlon Moraes def. John Dodson · UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs Pettis · Nov 11, 2017
- 30%Movlid Khaybulaev def. Herbert Burns · Throne Of Tigers · Feb 10, 2017
- 31%Mohamed Sayah def. Gábor Boráros · OKTAGON 3: VÉGH VS. BYRNE · Jul 29, 2017
- 31%Rasul Yakhyaev def. Shannon Wiratchai · Warriors Of The World · Dec 9, 2017
- 31%Riku Shibuya def. Dejdamrong Sor Amnuaysirichoke · Warriors Of The World · Dec 9, 2017
Pre-fight win probability from UFCal Elo ratings at the time of the fight. Elo ratings →
Breakout fighters
| Fighter | Fights | Elo |
|---|---|---|
| Kanna Asakura | 4 | +162 |
| Chen Lei | 4 | +137 |
| Mei Yamaguchi | 3 | +134 |
| Volkan Oezdemir | 3 | +130 |
| Ye Thway Ne | 3 | +124 |
| Paulo Costa | 3 | +121 |
| Darren Till | 3 | +119 |
| Ludovit Klein | 3 | +115 |
Largest UFCal Elo rating gains across 2017.
Busiest fighters
| Fighter | Fights | Wins |
|---|---|---|
| Kyoji Horiguchi | 5 | 5 |
| Chen Lei | 4 | 4 |
| Kanna Asakura | 4 | 4 |
| Cynthia Calvillo | 4 | 3 |
| Reina Miura | 4 | 3 |
| Rika Ishige | 4 | 3 |
| Shintaro Ishiwatari | 4 | 3 |
| Piotr Strus | 4 | 3 |
Most controversial decisions
- Joe Lauzon def. Marcin Held · UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs Penn · Jan 16, 201793% of 383 fan cards scored it for Marcin Held
- Raphael Assuncao def. Marlon Moraes · UFC 212: Aldo vs Holloway · Jun 3, 201780% of 244 fan cards scored it for Marlon Moraes
- Lauren Murphy def. Barb Honchak · UFC Fight Night: Montano vs Modafferi · Dec 1, 201781% of 57 fan cards scored it for Barb Honchak
- Jarred Brooks def. Eric Shelton · UFC 214: Cormier vs Jones 2 · Jul 30, 201771% of 75 fan cards scored it for Eric Shelton
- Jake Matthews def. Bojan Velickovic · UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs Tybura · Nov 18, 201775% of 93 fan cards scored it for Bojan Velickovic
Scored from real fan and media scorecards on MMA Decisions. Robbery Index →
Events by organization
| Organization | Events | Fights |
|---|---|---|
| UFC | 39 | 451 |
| ACA | 28 | 358 |
| ONE | 14 | 142 |
| OKTAGON | 7 | 37 |
| RIZIN | 5 | 52 |
| KSW | 4 | 36 |
| PFL | 3 | 19 |
Events by country
| Country | Events |
|---|---|
| United States | 25 |
| Japan | 6 |
| Poland | 4 |
| Slovakia | 4 |
| Canada | 3 |
| Czechia | 3 |
| Brazil | 3 |
| Singapore | 3 |
| Myanmar (Burma) | 2 |
| Indonesia | 2 |
| United Kingdom | 2 |
| Malaysia | 2 |
Busiest judges
| Judge | Fights scored |
|---|---|
| Sal D'Amato | 52 |
| Jeff Mullen | 49 |
| Derek Cleary | 46 |
| Marcos Rosales | 31 |
| Chris Lee | 29 |
Official scorecards recorded in 2017. Judges →
Sources: official results, ufcstats.com, fan and media scorecards from mmadecisions.com, and the UFCal Elo model.
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