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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.

15
Events
145
Fights
51%
Finish rate
5
Title fights

How fights ended

  • KO/TKO36% · 52
  • Submission15% · 22
  • Decision49% · 71
  • Other0% · 0

Finish rate by division

DivisionFightsKO/TKOSUBFinished
Middleweight2255%23%77%
Lightweight1856%6%61%
Welterweight3234%19%53%
Light Heavyweight1233%17%50%
Featherweight119%9%18%

Divisions with at least 10 fights in 2022.

Fastest finishes

  1. 0:13Naglis Kanišauskas def. Jakub Běle · KO · OKTAGON 31: Krištofič vs. Kincl · Feb 26, 2022#1
  2. 0:21Ronald Paradeiser def. Felipe da Silva Maia · KO · OKTAGON 37: Kozma vs. Brito · Dec 3, 2022#2
  3. 0:38Jorick Montagnac def. Daniel Škvor · TKO · OKTAGON 38: Macek vs. Lopez · Dec 30, 2022#3
  4. 0:49Daniel Škvor def. Panagiotis Stroumpoulis · TKO · OKTAGON 34: Vémola vs. Ilič · Jul 23, 2022#4
  5. 0:57Martin Mucha def. Viktor Serhij · SUB · East PRO Fight - Powered by OKTAGON MMA · Oct 29, 2022#5
  6. 1:09Kaik Brito def. Andrej Kalašnik · TKO · OKTAGON PRIME 5: Kertész vs. Veličkovič · Mar 26, 2022#6
  7. 1:12Radovan Úškrt def. Denis Kurdinov · KO · OKTAGON 35: KINCL vs. LOHORÉ · Sep 17, 2022#7
  8. 1:24Mateusz Strzelczyk def. Michal Kotalík · SUB · East PRO Fight - Powered by OKTAGON MMA · Oct 29, 2022#8

Biggest upsets

  1. 29%Vladimír Lengál def. Karol Ryšavý · FABRIQ MMA: Ryšavý vs. Lengál · Nov 5, 2022
  2. 31%Magomed Kadimagomedov def. Roman Paulus · FABRIQ MMA: Ryšavý vs. Lengál · Nov 5, 2022
  3. 33%Kaik Brito def. David Kozma · OKTAGON 37: Kozma vs. Brito · Dec 3, 2022
  4. 33%Alex Lohoré def. Matúš Juráček · OKTAGON 38: Macek vs. Lopez · Dec 30, 2022
  5. 34%Gustavo Lopez def. Filip Macek · OKTAGON 38: Macek vs. Lopez · Dec 30, 2022
  6. 35%Václav Mikulášek def. Michal Kotalík · OKTAGON: VÉMOLA vs. MARPO · May 21, 2022
  7. 36%Robert Bryczek def. Rahmane Abdel Driai · OKTAGON 37: Kozma vs. Brito · Dec 3, 2022
  8. 36%Bojan Velickovic def. Máté Kertész · OKTAGON PRIME 5: Kertész vs. Veličkovič · Mar 26, 2022

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

Breakout fighters

FighterFightsElo
Vladimír Lengál3+117
Kaik Brito2+110
Losene Keita3+107
Hassan Shaaban5+98
Adam Pałasz2+86
Hatef Moeil2+81
Christian Jungwirth4+77
Mate Sanikidze2+71

Largest UFCal Elo rating gains across 2022.

Busiest fighters

FighterFightsWins
Hassan Shaaban54
Václav Mikulášek53
Christian Jungwirth43
Ronald Paradeiser42
Karlos Vemola33
Losene Keita33
Vladimír Lengál33
Max Handanagić32

Events by organization

OrganizationEventsFights
OKTAGON15145

Events by country

CountryEvents
Czechia8
Germany4
Slovakia3

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

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