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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.

AllUFCPFLONERIZINKSWACAOKTAGON
18
Events
140
Fights
52%
Finish rate
0
Title fights

How fights ended

  • KO/TKO36% · 51
  • Submission16% · 22
  • Decision48% · 67
  • Other0% · 0

Finish rate by division

DivisionFightsKO/TKOSUBFinished
Light Heavyweight2446%17%63%
Heavyweight2152%10%62%
Lightweight4427%27%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 Jr. 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 · TKO · Professional Fighters League - PFL 8: 2022 Playoffs · Aug 13, 2022#8

Biggest upsets

  1. 28%Matheus Scheffel def. Bruno Cappelozza · Professional Fighters League - PFL 5: 2022 Regular Season · Jun 24, 2022
  2. 29%Steven Ray def. Anthony Pettis · Professional Fighters League - PFL 5: 2022 Regular Season · Jun 24, 2022
  3. 34%Delan Monte def. Emiliano Sordi · Professional Fighters League - PFL 4: 2022 Regular Season · Jun 17, 2022
  4. 35%Larissa Pacheco def. Kayla Harrison · Professional Fighters League - 2022 Season PFL Championships · Nov 25, 2022
  5. 35%Carlos Leal def. Ray Cooper III · Professional Fighters League - PFL 3: 2022 Regular Season · May 6, 2022
  6. 37%Rob Wilkinson def. Bruce Souto · Professional Fighters League - PFL 1: 2022 Regular Season · Apr 20, 2022
  7. 37%Olivier Aubin-Mercier def. Natan Schulte · Professional Fighters League - PFL 1: 2022 Regular Season · Apr 20, 2022
  8. 38%Klidson Abreu def. Adam Keresh · Professional Fighters League - PFL 2: 2022 Regular Season · Apr 28, 2022

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

Breakout fighters

FighterFightsElo
Rob Wilkinson4+152
Simeon Powell3+103
Dakota Ditcheva2+78
Jeslen Mishelle2+74
Larissa Pacheco4+72
Marcelo Nunes2+72
Ante Delija4+66
Carlos Leal4+63

Largest UFCal Elo rating gains across 2022.

Busiest fighters

FighterFightsWins
Dilano Taylor53
Rob Wilkinson44
Brendan Loughnane44
Ante Delija44
Larissa Pacheco44
Sadibou Sy44
Olivier Aubin-Mercier44
Bubba Jenkins43

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
PFL18140

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 UFCal Elo model.

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