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2019 MMA by the Numbers

Every completed fight of 2019 across all organizations we track, distilled into the numbers that tell the year's story. Updated automatically as events finish.

40
Events
572
Fights
59%
Finish rate
35
Title fights

How fights ended

  • KO/TKO39% · 222
  • Submission20% · 116
  • Decision41% · 232
  • Other0% · 2

Finish rate by division

DivisionFightsKO/TKOSUBFinished
Catchweight1127%55%82%
Strawweight6737%36%73%
Lightweight4829%40%69%
Featherweight6354%10%63%
Flyweight10038%22%60%
Atomweight4129%29%59%
Welterweight3050%7%57%
Bantamweight8137%14%51%
Super Series - Flyweight1118%0%18%

Divisions with at least 10 fights in 2019.

Fastest finishes

  1. 0:14Edilah Johany def. Roshnee Khaira · TKO · ONE Warrior Series 4 · Feb 28, 2019#1
  2. 0:16Jace Law def. Jong Heon Kim · TKO · ONE Warrior Series 6 · Jun 20, 2019#2
  3. 0:19Eko Roni Saputra def. Kaji Ebin · SUB · Dawn Of Valor · Oct 25, 2019#3
  4. 0:19Kwon Won Il def. Eric Kelly · KO · Roots Of Honor · Apr 12, 2019#4
  5. 0:25Dagi Arslanaliev def. Ev Ting · TKO · Call To Greatness · Feb 22, 2019#5
  6. 0:26Xiongxiong Cai def. Tian Cheng Zhao · TKO · ONE Hero Series January · Jan 28, 2019#6
  7. 0:27Wang Zhen def. Yu Zhong Sen · TKO · ONE Hero Series January · Jan 28, 2019#7
  8. 0:29Cosmo Alexandre def. Sage Northcutt · KO · Enter the Dragon · May 17, 2019#8

Biggest upsets

  1. 30%Puja Tomar def. Priscilla Hertati Lumban Gaol · Eternal Glory · Jan 19, 2019
  2. 32%Ryogo Takahashi def. Keanu Subba · For Honor · May 3, 2019
  3. 33%Ayijiake Akenbieke def. Zhoujiangcuo Luo · ONE Hero Series December · Dec 16, 2019
  4. 33%Ryoji Kudo def. Jerry Olsim · ONE Martial Arts Fan Fest · Oct 5, 2019
  5. 33%Michelle Nicolini def. Angela Lee · Masters Of Destiny · Jul 12, 2019
  6. 33%Ji Yeon Seo def. Edilah Johany · ONE Warrior Series 6 · Jun 20, 2019
  7. 33%Amarsanaa Tsogookhuu def. Shannon Wiratchai · Clash Of Legends · Feb 16, 2019
  8. 34%Robin Catalan def. Stefer Rahardian · Eternal Glory · Jan 19, 2019

Pre-fight win probability from UFCal Elo ratings at the time of the fight. Elo ratings

Breakout fighters

FighterFightsElo
Xie Wei6+173
Yoon Chang Min4+144
Hu Yong4+124
Lito Adiwang4+115
Shinechagtga Zoltsetseg3+112
Ismael Bandiwan3+111
Troy Worthen2+103
Toreq3+103

Largest UFCal Elo rating gains across 2019.

Busiest fighters

FighterFightsWins
Honglin Li96
Fuchong Yang84
Zhiyuan Yan75
Li Zhe73
Xie Wei66
Zhoujiangcuo Luo63
Jingjia Wang63
Rodtang Jitmuangnon55

Events by organization

OrganizationEventsFights
ONE40572

Events by country

CountryEvents
China14
Singapore8
Japan4
Philippines4
Thailand3
Indonesia3
Malaysia2
Vietnam1
Myanmar (Burma)1

Sources: official results, ufcstats.com, fan and media scorecards from mmadecisions.com, and the UFCal Elo model.

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