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2018 MMA by the Numbers

Every completed fight of 2018 across all organizations we track, distilled into the numbers that tell the year's story. Updated automatically as events finish.

AllUFCPFLONERIZINKSWACAOKTAGONBKFCCage WarriorsBRAVE CFFNCJungle Fight
20
Events
313
Fights
51%
Finish rate
0
Title fights

How fights ended

  • KO/TKO28% · 89
  • Submission23% · 72
  • Decision48% · 151
  • Other0% · 1

Finish rate by division

DivisionFightsKO/TKOSUBFinished
Flyweight1414%64%79%
Heavyweight3639%19%58%
Light Heavyweight3839%18%58%
Middleweight1921%32%53%
Lightweight7027%23%50%
Welterweight5728%21%49%
Bantamweight4624%24%48%
Featherweight2818%11%29%

Divisions with at least 10 fights in 2018.

Fastest finishes

  1. 0:01Rasul Shovhalov def. Lindeclecio Oliveira Batista · SUB · ACA 79: ACB 79, Grozny · Jan 27, 2018#1
  2. 0:16Yusup Umarov def. Rander Junio · KO · ACA 78: ACB 78 - Young Eagles 24, Grozny · Jan 13, 2018#2
  3. 0:18Murat Gugov def. Alexander Stolyarov · TKO · BYE 4 - 2018 Berkut Young Eagles Grand Prix: Opening Round 4 · Apr 29, 2018#3
  4. 0:32Askerkhan Afaunov def. Georgiy Kaziev · SUB · BYE 3 - 2018 Berkut Young Eagles Grand Prix: Opening Round 3 · Apr 22, 2018#4
  5. 0:37Erkin Darmenov def. Akhmad Magomedov · KO · BYE 2 - 2018 Berkut Young Eagles Grand Prix: Opening Round 2 · Apr 15, 2018#5
  6. 0:38Anzor Shakhmurzaev def. Igor Litoshik · KO · BYE 4 - 2018 Berkut Young Eagles Grand Prix: Opening Round 4 · Apr 29, 2018#6
  7. 0:43Saifullah Dzhabrailov def. Sergio Soares · TKO · ACA 78: ACB 78 - Young Eagles 24, Grozny · Jan 13, 2018#7
  8. 0:53Rizvan Liev def. Alexey Bondarchuk · KO · BYE 4 - 2018 Berkut Young Eagles Grand Prix: Opening Round 4 · Apr 29, 2018#8

Biggest upsets

  1. 21%Wendres Carlos da Silva def. Baysangur Vakhitov · ACA 85: ACB 85, Rimini · Apr 21, 2018
  2. 23%Saikhan Dzhabrailov def. Kamil Łebkowski · ACA 78: ACB 78 - Young Eagles 24, Grozny · Jan 13, 2018
  3. 26%Asadullah Akhazaev def. Oberdan Vieira Tenorio · ACA 78: ACB 78 - Young Eagles 24, Grozny · Jan 13, 2018
  4. 29%Muslim Magomedov def. Asylzhan Bakhytzhanuly · ACA 86: ACB 86, Moscow · May 5, 2018
  5. 29%Adlan Mamaev def. Alberd Zhapuev · ACA 78: ACB 78 - Young Eagles 24, Grozny · Jan 13, 2018
  6. 29%Shamil Nikaev def. Alexander Sarnavskiy · ACA 80: ACB 80 - Krasnodar · Feb 16, 2018
  7. 30%Ciro Rodrigues def. Beslan Isaev · ACA 86: ACB 86, Moscow · May 5, 2018
  8. 30%Rashid Gamzatov def. Maksadjon Yusupov · BYE 2 - 2018 Berkut Young Eagles Grand Prix: Opening Round 2 · Apr 15, 2018

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

Breakout fighters

FighterFightsPower Index
Magomedkhan Yarogiev3+166
Adlan Ibragimov3+159
Murat Gugov3+155
Bibert Tumenov3+143
Movladi Kalamov3+133
Isa Kilaev3+130
Dzhabrail Yasaev3+127
Movsar Baymaskhanov3+121

Largest UFCalendar Power Index rating gains across 2018.

Busiest fighters

FighterFightsWins
Isa Kilaev33
Dzhabrail Yasaev33
Murat Gugov33
Alibeg Rasulov33
Ali Bagov33
Magomedkhan Yarogiev33
Magomedrasul Gasanov33
Kubanychbek Abdisalam Uulu33

Events by organization

OrganizationEventsFights
ACA20313

Events by country

CountryEvents
Russia7

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

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