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2021 MMA by the Numbers

Every completed fight of 2021 across all organizations we track, distilled into the numbers that tell the year's story. Updated automatically as events finish.

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10
Events
96
Fights
43%
Finish rate
0
Title fights

How fights ended

  • KO/TKO26% · 25
  • Submission17% · 16
  • Decision55% · 53
  • Other2% · 2

Finish rate by division

DivisionFightsKO/TKOSUBFinished
Heavyweight1362%8%69%
Welterweight1520%33%53%
Light Heavyweight1323%23%46%
Lightweight3622%14%36%
Featherweight1712%6%18%

Divisions with at least 10 fights in 2021.

Fastest finishes

  1. 0:27Loik Radzhabov def. Akhmed Aliev · KO · Professional Fighters League - PFL 4: 2021 Regular Season · Jun 10, 2021#1
  2. 0:31Renan Ferreira def. Stuart Austin · KO · Professional Fighters League - PFL 8: 2021 Playoffs · Aug 19, 2021#2
  3. 0:37Cezar Ferreira def. Nick Roehrick · KO · Professional Fighters League - PFL 2: 2021 Regular Season · Apr 29, 2021#3
  4. 0:46Bruno Cappelozza def. Ante Delija · KO · Professional Fighters League - PFL 3: 2021 Regular Season · May 6, 2021#4
  5. 0:51Larissa Pacheco def. Julija Pajic · TKO · Professional Fighters League - PFL 3: 2021 Regular Season · May 6, 2021#5
  6. 1:23Ray Cooper III def. Jason Ponet · SUB · Professional Fighters League - PFL 2: 2021 Regular Season · Apr 29, 2021#6
  7. 1:23Kayla Harrison def. Mariana Morais · TKO · Professional Fighters League - PFL 3: 2021 Regular Season · May 6, 2021#7
  8. 1:57Magomed Magomedkerimov def. Curtis Millender · SUB · Professional Fighters League - PFL 5: 2021 Regular Season · Jun 17, 2021#8

Biggest upsets

  1. 19%Clay Collard def. Anthony Pettis · Professional Fighters League - PFL 1: 2021 Regular Season · Apr 23, 2021
  2. 20%Sadibou Sy def. Alexey Kunchenko · Professional Fighters League - PFL 5: 2021 Regular Season · Jun 17, 2021
  3. 21%Gleison Tibau def. Rory MacDonald · Professional Fighters League - PFL 5: 2021 Regular Season · Jun 17, 2021
  4. 23%Raush Manfio def. Anthony Pettis · Professional Fighters League - PFL 6: 2021 Regular Season · Jun 25, 2021
  5. 23%Tom Lawlor def. Jordan Young · Professional Fighters League - PFL 5: 2021 Regular Season · Jun 17, 2021
  6. 27%Marthin Hamlet def. Dan Spohn · Professional Fighters League - PFL 2: 2021 Regular Season · Apr 29, 2021
  7. 28%Marthin Hamlet def. Cezar Ferreira · Professional Fighters League - PFL 9: 2021 Playoffs · Aug 27, 2021
  8. 31%Ante Delija def. Denis Goltsov · Professional Fighters League - PFL 8: 2021 Playoffs · Aug 19, 2021

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

Breakout fighters

FighterFightsPower Index
Bruno Cappelozza4+131
Raush Manfio4+111
Taylor Guardado4+83
Marthin Hamlet4+68
Kayla Harrison4+67
Genah Fabian3+60
Don Madge2+57
Renan Ferreira2+57

Largest UFCalendar Power Index rating gains across 2021.

Busiest fighters

FighterFightsWins
Movlid Khaybulaev44
Kayla Harrison44
Bruno Cappelozza44
Raush Manfio44
Ray Cooper III44
Chris Wade43
Taylor Guardado43
Marthin Hamlet42

Most controversial decisions

  1. Gleison Tibau def. Rory MacDonald · Professional Fighters League - PFL 5: 2021 Regular Season · Jun 17, 2021
    84% of 68 fan cards scored it for Rory MacDonald
  2. Raush Manfio def. Clay Collard · Professional Fighters League - PFL 7: 2021 Playoffs · Aug 13, 2021
    86% of 43 fan cards scored it for Clay Collard
  3. Abigail Montes def. Claressa Shields · Professional Fighters League - 2021 Season PFL Championships · Oct 27, 2021
    28% of 29 fan cards scored it for Claressa Shields
  4. Bruno Cappelozza def. Ante Delija · Professional Fighters League - 2021 Season PFL Championships · Oct 27, 2021
  5. Movlid Khaybulaev def. Chris Wade · Professional Fighters League - 2021 Season PFL Championships · Oct 27, 2021

Scored from real fan and media scorecards on MMA Decisions. Robbery Index →

Events by organization

OrganizationEventsFights
PFL1096

Events by country

CountryEvents
United States10

Busiest judges

JudgeFights scored
Dominic Carolei20
Dave Tirelli19
Eliseo Rodriguez15
Eric Colón14
John Rupert11

Official scorecards recorded in 2021. Judges →

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

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