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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.

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18
Events
141
Fights
52%
Finish rate
0
Title fights

How fights ended

  • KO/TKO35% · 50
  • Submission16% · 23
  • Decision48% · 67
  • Other1% · 1

Finish rate by division

DivisionFightsKO/TKOSUBFinished
Heavyweight2152%10%62%
Light Heavyweight2442%17%58%
Lightweight4025%30%55%
Welterweight1844%6%50%
Featherweight2223%9%32%

Divisions with at least 10 fights in 2022.

Fastest finishes

  1. 0:24Ray Cooper III def. Brett Cooper · TKO · Professional Fighters League - PFL 6: 2022 Regular Season · Jul 1, 2022#1
  2. 0:25Renan Ferreira def. Jamelle Jones · KO · Professional Fighters League - PFL 2: 2022 Regular Season · Apr 28, 2022#2
  3. 0:29Antonio Carlos Junior def. Delan Monte · SUB · Professional Fighters League - PFL 1: 2022 Regular Season · Apr 20, 2022#3
  4. 0:45Biaggio Ali Walsh def. Tom Graesser · KO · Professional Fighters League - 2022 Season PFL Championships · Nov 25, 2022#4
  5. 0:56Carlos Leal def. Korey Kuppe · TKO · Professional Fighters League - PFL Challenger Series 2 · Feb 25, 2022#5
  6. 0:58Dakota Ditcheva def. Hassna Gaber · TKO · Professional Fighters League - PFL 9: 2022 Playoffs · Aug 20, 2022#6
  7. 1:10Chris Wade def. Kyle Bochniak · TKO · Professional Fighters League - PFL 5: 2022 Regular Season · Jun 24, 2022#7
  8. 1:15Radu Maxim def. Vojto Barborík · SUB · Professional Fighters League - PFL 8: 2022 Playoffs · Aug 13, 2022#8

Biggest upsets

  1. 23%Genah Fabian def. Julia Budd · Professional Fighters League - PFL 3: 2022 Regular Season · May 6, 2022
  2. 26%Stevie Ray def. Anthony Pettis · Professional Fighters League - PFL 5: 2022 Regular Season · Jun 24, 2022
  3. 29%Marthin Hamlet def. Cory Hendricks · Professional Fighters League - PFL 7: 2022 Playoffs · Aug 5, 2022
  4. 30%Sadibou Sy def. Rory MacDonald · Professional Fighters League - PFL 6: 2022 Regular Season · Jul 1, 2022
  5. 30%Matheus Scheffel def. Bruno Cappelozza · Professional Fighters League - PFL 5: 2022 Regular Season · Jun 24, 2022
  6. 31%Stevie Ray def. Anthony Pettis · Professional Fighters League - PFL 7: 2022 Playoffs · Aug 5, 2022
  7. 31%Radu Maxim def. Vojto Barborík · Professional Fighters League - PFL 8: 2022 Playoffs · Aug 13, 2022
  8. 32%Larissa Pacheco def. Kayla Harrison · Professional Fighters League - 2022 Season PFL Championships · Nov 25, 2022

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

Breakout fighters

FighterFightsPower Index
Rob Wilkinson4+124
Jeslen Mishelle2+96
Simeon Powell3+92
Alexei Pergande2+85
Larissa Pacheco4+81
Chris Mixan2+80
Marcelo Nunes2+71
Ali Taleb1+67

Largest UFCalendar Power Index rating gains across 2022.

Busiest fighters

FighterFightsWins
Dilano Taylor53
Sadibou Sy44
Brendan Loughnane44
Olivier Aubin-Mercier44
Larissa Pacheco44
Ante Delija44
Rob Wilkinson44
Kayla Harrison43

Most controversial decisions

  1. Alex Martinez def. Clay Collard · Professional Fighters League - PFL 4: 2022 Regular Season · Jun 17, 2022
    92% of 59 fan cards scored it for Clay Collard
  2. Aspen Ladd def. Julia Budd · Professional Fighters League - 2022 Season PFL Championships · Nov 25, 2022
    53% of 34 fan cards scored it for Julia Budd
  3. Brendan Loughnane def. Ryoji Kudo · Professional Fighters League - PFL 2: 2022 Regular Season · Apr 28, 2022
  4. Clay Collard def. Jeremy Stephens · Professional Fighters League - PFL 1: 2022 Regular Season · Apr 20, 2022
  5. Sadibou Sy def. Rory MacDonald · Professional Fighters League - PFL 6: 2022 Regular Season · Jul 1, 2022

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

Events by organization

OrganizationEventsFights
PFL18141

Events by country

CountryEvents
United States16
England1
Wales1

Busiest judges

JudgeFights scored
Robert Basinger16
Monika Ridgeway9
Dan Mathisen9
Mark Collett8
Steve Armstrong7

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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