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2023 MMA by the Numbers

Every completed fight of 2023 across all organizations we track, distilled into the numbers that tell the year's story. Updated automatically as events finish.

31
Events
485
Fights
60%
Finish rate
0
Title fights

How fights ended

  • KO/TKO36% · 176
  • Submission24% · 116
  • Decision40% · 192
  • Other0% · 1

Finish rate by division

DivisionFightsKO/TKOSUBFinished
Light Heavyweight2162%14%76%
Featherweight8141%25%65%
Heavyweight2544%20%64%
Welterweight5034%28%62%
Lightweight9039%22%61%
Middleweight3135%23%58%
Bantamweight11234%24%58%
Flyweight7224%28%51%

Divisions with at least 10 fights in 2023.

Fastest finishes

  1. 0:09Adam Musaev def. Firdavs Bobokov · KO · ACA YE 40 - ACA Young Eagles 40 · Sep 14, 2023#1
  2. 0:18Idris Abdurashidov def. Mikhail Sarkisyan · TKO · ACA YE 43 - ACA Young Eagles 43 · Dec 15, 2023#2
  3. 0:20Dilovar Ashurov def. Said-Mukhamad Gutaev · SUB · ACA YE 38 - ACA Young Eagles 38 · Jul 14, 2023#3
  4. 0:21Tony Johnson def. Denis Smoldarev · KO · ACA 165 - Dakaev vs. Batista · Nov 3, 2023#4
  5. 0:22Ruslan Gabaraev def. Stepan Gorshechnikov · KO · ACA 166 - Magomedov vs. Dolgov · Nov 24, 2023#5
  6. 0:23Erzo Gudaev def. Sergey Tolmachev · KO · ACA YE 39 - ACA Young Eagles 39 · Aug 17, 2023#6
  7. 0:24Eldiyar Kalybekov def. David Mikropulo · SUB · ACA YE 43 - ACA Young Eagles 43 · Dec 15, 2023#7
  8. 0:27Bayali Taramov def. Mikhai Bachu · KO · ACA YE 33 - ACA Young Eagles 33 · Feb 18, 2023#8

Biggest upsets

  1. 21%Evgeny Bondarev def. Kalybek Arzykul Uulu · ACA YE 37 - ACA Young Eagles 37 · Jun 30, 2023
  2. 24%Vinicius Cruz def. Ayndi Umakhanov · ACA 159 - Reznikov vs. Vartanyan · Jun 16, 2023
  3. 25%Igor Zhirkov def. Dzhaddal Alibekov · ACA 166 - Magomedov vs. Dolgov · Nov 24, 2023
  4. 25%Mansur Nashaev def. Umarali Maripov · ACA YE 42 - ACA Young Eagles 42 · Nov 10, 2023
  5. 26%Vinicius Cruz def. Zelimkhan Amirov · ACA 164 - Abdulvakhabov vs. Kokov · Oct 4, 2023
  6. 26%Tagaibek Sayfidinov def. Nikita Prikhodko · ACA 165 - Dakaev vs. Batista · Nov 3, 2023
  7. 27%Daniyar Toychubek def. Akhmed Khamzaev · ACA 153 - Dzhanaev vs. Pessoa · Mar 9, 2023
  8. 27%Ruslan Kolodko def. Altynbek Mamashov · ACA 163 - Kolodko vs. Mamashov · Sep 22, 2023

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

Breakout fighters

FighterFightsPower Index
Idris Abdurashidov3+138
Ramzan Akhmatov3+125
Islam Geroev3+124
Ali Malsagov3+122
Daniyar Toychubek3+122
Murad Khasaev2+116
Eldiyar Kalybekov2+108
Shamil Basaev2+105

Largest UFCalendar Power Index rating gains across 2023.

Busiest fighters

FighterFightsWins
Faridun Odilov55
Ibragim Magomedov44
Umarali Maripov42
Bakhytbek Duyshobay Uulu41
Charmigula Serazhutdinov40
Cleber Sousa40
Pavel Vitruk33
Ibragim Dauev33

Events by organization

OrganizationEventsFights
ACA31485

Events by country

CountryEvents
Russia24
Belarus2

Sources: official results, ufcstats.com, fan and media scorecards from mmadecisions.com, and the UFCalendar Power Index.

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