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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.
53
Events
551
Fights
49%
Finish rate
20
Title fights
How fights ended
- KO/TKO34% · 187
- Submission15% · 82
- Decision51% · 279
- Other1% · 3
Finish rate by division
| Division | Fights | KO/TKO | SUB | Finished |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heavyweight | 40 | 55% | 5% | 60% |
| Middleweight | 67 | 33% | 25% | 58% |
| Light Heavyweight | 42 | 45% | 12% | 57% |
| Lightweight | 69 | 39% | 17% | 57% |
| Bantamweight | 66 | 41% | 11% | 52% |
| Women's Flyweight | 44 | 30% | 16% | 45% |
| Welterweight | 65 | 28% | 17% | 45% |
| Women's Strawweight | 33 | 24% | 15% | 39% |
| Flyweight | 33 | 24% | 15% | 39% |
| Women's Bantamweight | 18 | 22% | 17% | 39% |
| Featherweight | 62 | 26% | 6% | 32% |
Divisions with at least 10 fights in 2021.
Fastest finishes
- 0:07Terrance McKinney def. Matt Frevola · TKO · UFC 263: Adesanya vs Vettori 2 · Jun 13, 2021#1
- 0:15Matthew Semelsberger def. Martin Sano · TKO · UFC 266: Volkanovski vs Ortega · Sep 26, 2021#2
- 0:16Matthew Semelsberger def. Jason Witt · TKO · UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs Muhammad · Mar 14, 2021#3
- 0:17Uriah Hall def. Chris Weidman · TKO · UFC 261: Usman vs Masvidal 2 · Apr 25, 2021#4
- 0:17Abdul Razak Alhassan def. Alessio Di Chirico · TKO · UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs Chikadze · Aug 29, 2021#5
- 0:22Dan Ige def. Gavin Tucker · TKO · UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs Muhammad · Mar 14, 2021#6
- 0:26Ode Osbourne def. Jerome Rivera · TKO · UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs Volkov · Feb 7, 2021#7
- 0:28Cory Sandhagen def. Frankie Edgar · TKO · UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs Volkov · Feb 7, 2021#8
Biggest upsets
- 15%Julianna Pena def. Amanda Nunes · UFC 269: Oliveira vs Poirier · Dec 12, 2021
- 19%Dominick Cruz def. Casey Kenney · UFC 259: Blachowicz vs Adesanya · Mar 7, 2021
- 22%Dominick Cruz def. Pedro Munhoz · UFC 269: Oliveira vs Poirier · Dec 12, 2021
- 24%Chris Gruetzemacher def. Rafa Garcia · UFC Fight Night: Hall vs Strickland · Aug 1, 2021
- 25%Chan Sung Jung def. Dan Ige · UFC Fight Night: The Korean Zombie vs Ige · Jun 19, 2021
- 27%Danny Roberts def. Ramazan Emeev · UFC Fight Night: Ladd vs Dumont Viana · Oct 16, 2021
- 27%Claudio Puelles def. Jordan Leavitt · UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs Sakai · Jun 5, 2021
- 28%Randa Markos def. Livinha Souza · UFC Fight Night: Costa vs Vettori · Oct 23, 2021
Pre-fight win probability from UFCalendar Power Index ratings at the time of the fight. Power Index ratings →
Breakout fighters
| Fighter | Fights | Power Index |
|---|---|---|
| Julianna Pena | 2 | +117 |
| Casey O'Neill | 3 | +94 |
| Tai Tuivasa | 3 | +92 |
| Ciryl Gane | 3 | +89 |
| Tom Aspinall | 2 | +88 |
| Giga Chikadze | 2 | +87 |
| Julian Marquez | 2 | +86 |
| Amanda Lemos | 3 | +83 |
Largest UFCalendar Power Index rating gains across 2021.
Busiest fighters
| Fighter | Fights | Wins |
|---|---|---|
| Dustin Jacoby | 4 | 3 |
| Manel Kape | 4 | 2 |
| Loopy Godinez | 4 | 2 |
| Pat Sabatini | 3 | 3 |
| Bruno Silva | 3 | 3 |
| Manon Fiorot | 3 | 3 |
| Adrian Yanez | 3 | 3 |
| Gerald Meerschaert | 3 | 3 |
Most controversial decisions
- Maycee Barber def. Miranda Maverick · UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs Dillashaw · Jul 24, 202192% of 736 fan cards scored it for Miranda Maverick
- Matheus Nicolau def. Manel Kape · UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs Muhammad · Mar 14, 202181% of 558 fan cards scored it for Manel Kape
- Danny Roberts def. Ramazan Emeev · UFC Fight Night: Ladd vs Dumont Viana · Oct 16, 202184% of 188 fan cards scored it for Ramazan Emeev
- Carlos Felipe def. Justin Tafa · UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs Kattar · Jan 16, 202182% of 166 fan cards scored it for Justin Tafa
- Amanda Lemos def. Angela Hill · UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs Daukaus · Dec 19, 202172% of 227 fan cards scored it for Angela Hill
Scored from real fan and media scorecards on MMA Decisions. Robbery Index →
Events by organization
| Organization | Events | Fights |
|---|---|---|
| UFC | 53 | 551 |
Events by country
| Country | Events |
|---|---|
| United States | 49 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 |
Busiest judges
| Judge | Fights scored |
|---|---|
| Sal D'Amato | 102 |
| Junichiro Kamijo | 70 |
| Michael Bell | 68 |
| Derek Cleary | 59 |
| Chris Lee | 42 |
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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