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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.

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4
Events
39
Fights
69%
Finish rate
0
Title fights

How fights ended

  • KO/TKO44% · 17
  • Submission26% · 10
  • Decision31% · 12
  • Other0% · 0

Finish rate by division

DivisionFightsKO/TKOSUBFinished
Catchweight1145%27%73%

Divisions with at least 10 fights in 2018.

Biggest upsets

  1. 30%Tarek Suleiman def. Artur Guseinov · Brave CF 14 · Aug 18, 2018
  2. 30%Velimurad Alkhasov def. Sean Santella · Brave CF 14 · Aug 18, 2018
  3. 30%Nkosi Ndebele def. Ahmed Faress · Brave CF 19 · Dec 9, 2018
  4. 34%Mark Hulme def. Adam Townsend · Brave CF 19 · Dec 9, 2018
  5. 35%Louie Sanoudakis def. Nawras Abzakh · Brave CF 16 · Sep 21, 2018
  6. 38%David Bear def. Pawel Kielek · Brave CF 19 · Dec 9, 2018
  7. 41%Chad Hanekom def. Leon Aliu · Brave CF 16 · Sep 21, 2018
  8. 41%Carlos Soares def. Georges Bardawil · Brave CF 11 · Apr 13, 2018

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

Breakout fighters

FighterFightsPower Index
Bruno Malfacine2+95
Tarek Suleiman1+75
Nkosi Ndebele1+75
Francois Meyer1+54
Velimurad Alkhasov1+51
Luana Pinheiro1+49
Carlos Graca1+47
David Bear1+40

Largest UFCalendar Power Index rating gains across 2018.

Busiest fighters

FighterFightsWins
Bruno Malfacine22
Arnold Quero21
Abdul Hussein11
Louie Sanoudakis11
Nkosi Ndebele11
John Cris Corton11
Bubba Jenkins11
Francois Meyer11

Events by organization

OrganizationEventsFights
BRAVE CF439

Events by country

CountryEvents
Brazil1
Morocco1
United Arab Emirates1

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

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