UFCal
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.
24
Events
287
Fights
61%
Finish rate
22
Title fights
How fights ended
- KO/TKO36% · 104
- Submission25% · 71
- Decision38% · 109
- Other1% · 3
Finish rate by division
| Division | Fights | KO/TKO | SUB | Finished |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Featherweight | 40 | 48% | 40% | 88% |
| Lightweight | 25 | 36% | 32% | 68% |
| Strawweight | 40 | 30% | 38% | 68% |
| Welterweight | 14 | 29% | 36% | 64% |
| Bantamweight | 32 | 31% | 25% | 56% |
| Flyweight | 25 | 20% | 28% | 48% |
| Atomweight | 13 | 23% | 15% | 38% |
Divisions with at least 10 fights in 2018.
Fastest finishes
- 0:15Punnya Sai def. Krishna Lal Tamang · TKO · One Championship - One Warrior Series 3 · Oct 11, 2018#1
- 0:19Stamp Fairtex def. Rashi Shinde · KO · One Championship - One Warrior Series 2 · Jul 19, 2018#2
- 0:21Edward Kelly def. Meas Meu · KO · Global Superheroes · Jan 26, 2018#3
- 0:21Shannon Wiratchai def. Rahul Raju · KO · Iron Will · Mar 24, 2018#4
- 0:24Bozhena Antoniyar def. Shwe Sin · TKO · Quest for Gold · Feb 23, 2018#5
- 0:33Luis Santos def. Daichi Abe · KO · Pursuit of Greatness · Oct 26, 2018#6
- 0:39Anthony Engelen def. Meas Meu · KO · Heart of The Lion · Nov 9, 2018#7
- 0:40Jomary Torres def. April Osenio · KO · Global Superheroes · Jan 26, 2018#8
Biggest upsets
- 23%Rajinder Singh Meena def. Zehao Zhang · Global Superheroes · Jan 26, 2018
- 25%Koyomi Matsushima def. Marat Gafurov · Conquest of Heroes · Sep 22, 2018
- 27%Kairat Akhmetov def. Haobin Ma · Conquest of Heroes · Sep 22, 2018
- 27%Jeremy Miado def. Dejdamrong Sor Amnuaysirichoke · Iron Will · Mar 24, 2018
- 27%Khon Sichan def. Riski Umar · Visions of Victory · Mar 9, 2018
- 29%Zebaztian Kadestam def. Agilan Thani · Pursuit of Power · Jul 13, 2018
- 30%Egi Rozten def. Riski Umar · Conquest of Heroes · Sep 22, 2018
- 31%Waqar Umar def. Zhikang Zhao · Iron Will · Mar 24, 2018
Pre-fight win probability from UFCal Elo ratings at the time of the fight. Elo ratings →
Breakout fighters
| Fighter | Fights | Elo |
|---|---|---|
| Priscilla Hertati Lumban Gaol | 6 | +139 |
| Jihin Radzuan | 4 | +122 |
| Akihiro Fujisawa | 3 | +115 |
| Xiong Jing Nan | 3 | +112 |
| Changxin Fu | 3 | +110 |
| Hayato Suzuki | 3 | +110 |
| Zebaztian Kadestam | 2 | +100 |
| Garry Tonon | 3 | +99 |
Largest UFCal Elo rating gains across 2018.
Busiest fighters
| Fighter | Fights | Wins |
|---|---|---|
| Priscilla Hertati Lumban Gaol | 6 | 5 |
| Riski Umar | 6 | 3 |
| Adrian Mattheis | 5 | 4 |
| Sunoto | 5 | 4 |
| Shinya Aoki | 4 | 4 |
| Jihin Radzuan | 4 | 4 |
| Edward Kelly | 4 | 3 |
| Han Zi Hao | 4 | 3 |
Events by organization
| Organization | Events | Fights |
|---|---|---|
| ONE | 24 | 287 |
Events by country
| Country | Events |
|---|---|
| Indonesia | 4 |
| Philippines | 4 |
| Myanmar (Burma) | 3 |
| Malaysia | 3 |
| Thailand | 2 |
| China | 2 |
| Singapore | 2 |
| Macao SAR China | 1 |
Sources: official results, ufcstats.com, fan and media scorecards from mmadecisions.com, and the UFCal Elo model.
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