Ultimate Fighting Calendar

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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.

AllUFCPFLONERIZINKSWACAOKTAGON
10
Events
95
Fights
44%
Finish rate
0
Title fights

How fights ended

  • KO/TKO27% · 26
  • Submission17% · 16
  • Decision55% · 52
  • Other1% · 1

Finish rate by division

DivisionFightsKO/TKOSUBFinished
Heavyweight1362%8%69%
Light Heavyweight1323%31%54%
Welterweight1520%33%53%
Lightweight3622%14%36%
Featherweight1718%6%24%

Divisions with at least 10 fights in 2021.

Fastest finishes

  1. 0:13Marthin Hamlet def. Cezar Ferreira · TKO · Professional Fighters League - PFL 9: 2021 Playoffs · Aug 27, 2021#1
  2. 0:27Loik Radzhabov def. Akhmed Aliev · TKO · Professional Fighters League - PFL 4: 2021 Regular Season · Jun 10, 2021#2
  3. 0:31Renan Ferreira def. Stuart Austin · KO · Professional Fighters League - PFL 8: 2021 Playoffs · Aug 19, 2021#3
  4. 0:37Cezar Ferreira def. Nick Roehrick · KO · Professional Fighters League - PFL 2: 2021 Regular Season · Apr 29, 2021#4
  5. 0:46Bruno Cappelozza def. Ante Delija · KO · Professional Fighters League - PFL 3: 2021 Regular Season · May 6, 2021#5
  6. 0:51Larissa Pacheco def. Julija Pajic · TKO · Professional Fighters League - PFL 3: 2021 Regular Season · May 6, 2021#6
  7. 1:23Kayla Harrison def. Mariana Morais · TKO · Professional Fighters League - PFL 3: 2021 Regular Season · May 6, 2021#7
  8. 1:23Ray Cooper III def. Jason Ponet · SUB · Professional Fighters League - PFL 2: 2021 Regular Season · Apr 29, 2021#8

Biggest upsets

  1. 25%Bubba Jenkins def. Lance Palmer · Professional Fighters League - PFL 1: 2021 Regular Season · Apr 23, 2021
  2. 29%Clay Collard def. Anthony Pettis · Professional Fighters League - PFL 1: 2021 Regular Season · Apr 23, 2021
  3. 31%Marcin Held def. Natan Schulte · Professional Fighters League - PFL 1: 2021 Regular Season · Apr 23, 2021
  4. 34%Jordan Young def. Omari Akhmedov · Professional Fighters League - 2021 Season PFL Championships · Oct 27, 2021
  5. 36%Bruno Cappelozza def. Ante Delija · Professional Fighters League - PFL 3: 2021 Regular Season · May 6, 2021
  6. 36%Raush Manfio def. Anthony Pettis · Professional Fighters League - PFL 6: 2021 Regular Season · Jun 25, 2021
  7. 36%Movlid Khaybulaev def. Lance Palmer · Professional Fighters League - PFL 6: 2021 Regular Season · Jun 25, 2021
  8. 38%Gleison Tibau def. Rory MacDonald · Professional Fighters League - PFL 5: 2021 Regular Season · Jun 17, 2021

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

Breakout fighters

FighterFightsElo
Bruno Cappelozza4+146
Antonio Carlos Jr.3+121
Raush Manfio4+103
Movlid Khaybulaev4+92
Magomed Umalatov2+73
Renan Ferreira2+66
Kayla Harrison4+54
Ray Cooper III4+52

Largest UFCal Elo rating gains across 2021.

Busiest fighters

FighterFightsWins
Bruno Cappelozza44
Kayla Harrison44
Ray Cooper III44
Movlid Khaybulaev44
Raush Manfio44
Chris Wade43
Taylor Guardado43
Loik Radzhabov42

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. Julia Budd def. Kaitlin Young · Professional Fighters League - 2021 Season PFL Championships · Oct 27, 2021
  5. Raush Manfio def. Loik Radzhabov · 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
PFL1095

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 UFCal Elo model.

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