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2022 MMA by the Numbers
Every completed fight of 2022 across all organizations we track, distilled into the numbers that tell the year's story. Updated automatically as events finish.
214
Events
2,272
Fights
57%
Finish rate
85
Title fights
How fights ended
- KO/TKO40% · 901
- Submission17% · 385
- Decision43% · 974
- Other1% · 12
Finish rate by division
| Division | Fights | KO/TKO | SUB | Finished |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cruiserweight | 13 | 100% | 0% | 100% |
| Catchweight | 13 | 46% | 31% | 77% |
| Heavyweight | 166 | 58% | 11% | 70% |
| Catchweight | 56 | 50% | 16% | 66% |
| Middleweight | 161 | 48% | 17% | 66% |
| Welterweight | 239 | 45% | 16% | 62% |
| Light Heavyweight | 142 | 51% | 9% | 61% |
| Flyweight | 149 | 34% | 26% | 60% |
| Lightweight | 327 | 38% | 19% | 57% |
| Strawweight | 31 | 35% | 16% | 52% |
| Bantamweight | 262 | 30% | 21% | 51% |
| Featherweight | 251 | 36% | 14% | 51% |
| Light Heavyweight | 12 | 33% | 17% | 50% |
| Women's Flyweight | 48 | 23% | 15% | 38% |
Divisions with at least 10 fights in 2022.
Fastest finishes
- 00:04Lucas Martins def. Henrique Marques · TKO · BRAVE CF 60 · Jul 31, 2022#1
- 0:05Bogdan Gnidko def. Damian Piwowarczyk · KO · KSW 73 - Wrzosek vs. Sarara · Aug 20, 2022#2
- 0:13Naglis Kanišauskas def. Jakub Běle · KO · OKTAGON 31: Krištofič vs. Kincl · Feb 26, 2022#3
- 00:15Bryan Duran def. Kobe Bowen · KO · BKFC 34 Hollywood · Dec 4, 2022#4
- 0:15Eldar Munapov def. Namozjon Samiev · TKO · ACA YE 26 - ACA Young Eagles 26 · Mar 31, 2022#5
- 0:15Curtis Blaydes def. Tom Aspinall · TKO · UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs Aspinall · Jul 23, 2022#6
- 0:15Said-Mukhamad Gutaev def. Ilya Mayurov · KO · ACA YE 31 - ACA Young Eagles 31 · Dec 10, 2022#7
- 0:16Chidi Njokuani def. Marc-Andre Barriault · TKO · UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs Strickland · Feb 6, 2022#8
Biggest upsets
- 10%Yoshihiro Akiyama def. Shinya Aoki · ONE X · Mar 26, 2022
- 14%Henrique da Silva def. Tomasz Narkun · KSW 75 - Stasiak vs. Ruchala · Oct 14, 2022
- 16%Tye Ruotolo def. Marat Gafurov · ONE on Prime Video 5: De Ridder vs. Malykhin · Dec 3, 2022
- 17%Floyd Mayweather def. Mikuru Asakura · Super RIZIN / RIZIN 38 · Sep 25, 2022
- 20%Leon Edwards def. Kamaru Usman · UFC 278: Usman vs Edwards 2 · Aug 21, 2022
- 20%Alex Pereira def. Israel Adesanya · UFC 281: Adesanya vs Pereira · Nov 13, 2022
- 20%Nate Diaz def. Tony Ferguson · UFC 279: Diaz vs Ferguson · Sep 11, 2022
- 20%Ryskulbek Ibraimov def. Goga Shamatava · ACA 143: Gasanov vs Frolov · Aug 27, 2022
Pre-fight win probability from UFCalendar Power Index ratings at the time of the fight. Power Index ratings →
Breakout fighters
| Fighter | Fights | Power Index |
|---|---|---|
| Vladimír Lengál | 5 | +217 |
| Yushi Sakura | 5 | +210 |
| Bruno Fontes | 5 | +203 |
| Bo Nickal | 4 | +196 |
| Junior Tafa | 4 | +189 |
| Raul Rosas Jr. | 6 | +189 |
| Elmirbek Imankulov | 6 | +189 |
| Joshua Van | 5 | +184 |
Largest UFCalendar Power Index rating gains across 2022.
Busiest fighters
| Fighter | Fights | Wins |
|---|---|---|
| Hassan Shaaban | 5 | 4 |
| Abdul-Rakhman Dudaev | 5 | 4 |
| Václav Mikulášek | 5 | 3 |
| Dilano Taylor | 5 | 3 |
| Kleber Koike Erbst | 5 | 3 |
| Andre Fialho | 5 | 2 |
| Koji Takeda | 5 | 2 |
| Larissa Pacheco | 4 | 4 |
Most controversial decisions
- Charles Johnson def. Zhalgas Zhumagulov · UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs Spivac · Nov 19, 202292% of 210 fan cards scored it for Zhalgas Zhumagulov
- Alex Martinez def. Clay Collard · Professional Fighters League - PFL 4: 2022 Regular Season · Jun 17, 202292% of 59 fan cards scored it for Clay Collard
- Daniel Rodriguez def. Li Jingliang · UFC 279: Diaz vs Ferguson · Sep 11, 202292% of 845 fan cards scored it for Li Jingliang
- Martin Buday def. Lukasz Brzeski · UFC Fight Night: Vera vs Cruz · Aug 13, 202290% of 252 fan cards scored it for Lukasz Brzeski
- Andrei Arlovski def. Jake Collier · UFC Fight Night: Font vs Vera · Apr 30, 202284% of 382 fan cards scored it for Jake Collier
Scored from real fan and media scorecards on MMA Decisions. Robbery Index →
Events by organization
| Organization | Events | Fights |
|---|---|---|
| UFC | 52 | 559 |
| ACA | 24 | 390 |
| BKFC | 23 | 244 |
| ONE | 22 | 225 |
| BRAVE CF | 19 | 145 |
| PFL | 18 | 141 |
| Bellator | 17 | 210 |
| OKTAGON | 15 | 144 |
| RIZIN | 12 | 110 |
| KSW | 12 | 104 |
Events by country
| Country | Events |
|---|---|
| United States | 92 |
| Singapore | 17 |
| Japan | 11 |
| Poland | 11 |
| Russia | 9 |
| Czechia | 8 |
| Germany | 6 |
| Bahrain | 4 |
| United Kingdom | 4 |
| Thailand | 3 |
| Slovakia | 3 |
| Philippines | 3 |
Busiest judges
| Judge | Fights scored |
|---|---|
| Sal D'Amato | 87 |
| Michael Bell | 73 |
| Derek Cleary | 63 |
| Junichiro Kamijo | 59 |
| Chris Lee | 48 |
Official scorecards recorded in 2022. Judges →
Sources: official results, ufcstats.com, fan and media scorecards from mmadecisions.com, and the UFCalendar Power Index.
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