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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.
48
Events
521
Fights
53%
Finish rate
21
Title fights
How fights ended
- KO/TKO34% · 178
- Submission19% · 100
- Decision46% · 242
- Other0% · 1
Finish rate by division
| Division | Fights | KO/TKO | SUB | Finished |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Light Heavyweight | 44 | 45% | 23% | 68% |
| Heavyweight | 38 | 50% | 16% | 66% |
| Middleweight | 51 | 43% | 18% | 61% |
| Welterweight | 81 | 41% | 19% | 59% |
| Lightweight | 79 | 37% | 19% | 56% |
| Bantamweight | 54 | 24% | 26% | 50% |
| Featherweight | 64 | 33% | 17% | 50% |
| Flyweight | 26 | 27% | 19% | 46% |
| Women's Strawweight | 34 | 18% | 18% | 35% |
| Women's Flyweight | 25 | 8% | 24% | 32% |
| Women's Bantamweight | 14 | 14% | 7% | 21% |
Divisions with at least 10 fights in 2018.
Fastest finishes
- 0:08Alonzo Menifield def. Dashawn Boatwright · TKO · Dana White's Tuesday Night Contender Series 9 · Jun 12, 2018#1
- 0:17Greg Hardy def. Tebaris Gordon · TKO · Dana White's Tuesday Night Contender Series 16 · Aug 7, 2018#2
- 0:26Ryan Spann def. Emiliano Sordi · SUB · Dana White's Tuesday Night Contender Series 10 · Jun 19, 2018#3
- 0:28Te'Jovan Edwards def. Austin Tweedy · KO · Dana White's Tuesday Night Contender Series 11 · Jun 26, 2018#4
- 0:28Te Edwards def. Austin Tweedy · TKO · Dana White's Tuesday Night Contender Series 11 · Jun 26, 2018#5
- 0:33Poliana Botelho def. Syuri Kondo · TKO · UFC Fight Night: Maia vs Usman · May 19, 2018#6
- 0:33Marlon Moraes def. Jimmie Rivera · TKO · UFC Fight Night: Rivera vs Moraes · Jun 2, 2018#7
- 0:39Gabriel Benitez def. Humberto Bandenay · TKO · UFC Fight Night: Maia vs Usman · May 19, 2018#8
Biggest upsets
- 22%Henry Cejudo def. Demetrious Johnson · UFC 227: Dillashaw vs Garbrandt 2 · Aug 4, 2018
- 22%Marcio Alexandre Junior def. Leonardo Silva · DWCS Brazil 1.2 · Aug 11, 2018
- 22%Jared Cannonier def. David Branch · UFC 230: Cormier vs Lewis · Nov 4, 2018
- 25%Al Iaquinta def. Kevin Lee · UFC Fight Night: Lee vs Iaquinta 2 · Dec 16, 2018
- 26%Kajan Johnson def. Stevie Ray · UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs Volkov · Mar 17, 2018
- 28%Andre Ewell def. Renan Barao · UFC Fight Night: Santos vs Anders · Sep 23, 2018
- 28%Brian Kelleher def. Renan Barao · UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs Stephens · Feb 24, 2018
- 29%Chris Gruetzemacher def. Joe Lauzon · UFC 223: Khabib vs Iaquinta · Apr 7, 2018
Pre-fight win probability from UFCalendar Power Index ratings at the time of the fight. Power Index ratings →
Breakout fighters
| Fighter | Fights | Power Index |
|---|---|---|
| Greg Hardy | 2 | +148 |
| Antonina Shevchenko | 3 | +115 |
| Juan Adams | 2 | +102 |
| Sijara Eubanks | 2 | +98 |
| Maycee Barber | 2 | +94 |
| Tatiana Suarez | 2 | +91 |
| Marcio Alexandre Junior | 1 | +91 |
| Israel Adesanya | 4 | +88 |
Largest UFCalendar Power Index rating gains across 2018.
Busiest fighters
| Fighter | Fights | Wins |
|---|---|---|
| Thiago Santos | 5 | 4 |
| Israel Adesanya | 4 | 4 |
| Derrick Lewis | 4 | 3 |
| Anthony Smith | 4 | 3 |
| Brandon Davis | 4 | 1 |
| Eryk Anders | 4 | 1 |
| Ben Saunders | 4 | 1 |
| Anthony Rocco Martin | 3 | 3 |
Most controversial decisions
- Rustam Khabilov def. Kajan Johnson · UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs Oleinik · Sep 15, 201891% of 70 fan cards scored it for Kajan Johnson
- Sergio Moraes def. Tim Means · UFC Fight Night: Machida vs Anders · Feb 4, 201887% of 128 fan cards scored it for Tim Means
- Zak Ottow def. Dwight Grant · UFC Fight Night: Lee vs Iaquinta 2 · Dec 16, 201885% of 39 fan cards scored it for Dwight Grant
- Said Nurmagomedov def. Justin Scoggins · UFC Fight Night: Dos Santos vs Ivanov · Jul 14, 201879% of 119 fan cards scored it for Justin Scoggins
- Michelle Waterson-Gomez def. Cortney Casey · UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs Gaethje · Apr 15, 201867% of 151 fan cards scored it for Cortney Casey
Scored from real fan and media scorecards on MMA Decisions. Robbery Index →
Events by organization
| Organization | Events | Fights |
|---|---|---|
| UFC | 48 | 521 |
Events by country
| Country | Events |
|---|---|
| United States | 32 |
| Canada | 3 |
| Brazil | 3 |
| Australia | 2 |
| United Kingdom | 2 |
| Singapore | 1 |
| China | 1 |
| Chile | 1 |
| Argentina | 1 |
| Germany | 1 |
| Russia | 1 |
Busiest judges
| Judge | Fights scored |
|---|---|
| Sal D'Amato | 65 |
| Chris Lee | 56 |
| Derek Cleary | 44 |
| Dave Hagen | 20 |
| Marcos Rosales | 18 |
Official scorecards recorded in 2018. Judges →
Sources: official results, ufcstats.com, fan and media scorecards from mmadecisions.com, and the UFCalendar Power Index.
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