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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.

22
Events
161
Fights
59%
Finish rate
8
Title fights

How fights ended

  • KO/TKO37% · 60
  • Submission22% · 35
  • Decision41% · 66
  • Other0% · 0

Finish rate by division

DivisionFightsKO/TKOSUBFinished
Middleweight1669%19%88%
Featherweight1942%26%68%
Lightweight2744%19%63%
Light Heavyweight1233%25%58%
Welterweight3426%21%47%

Divisions with at least 10 fights in 2023.

Fastest finishes

  1. 0:07Karlos Vemola def. Pavol Langer · KO · OKTAGON 47: Vémola vs. Langer · Oct 7, 2023#1
  2. 0:22Jaime Cordero def. Gabriel Török · KO · OKTAGON 45: Sanikidze vs. Keita · Jul 29, 2023#2
  3. 0:29Matěj Peňáz def. Ole Magnor · TKO · OKTAGON 50: Keita vs. Samsonidse · Dec 9, 2023#3
  4. 0:33Andreas Michailidis def. Louis Glismann · KO · OKTAGON 46: Dalisda vs. Austin · Sep 16, 2023#4
  5. 0:34Armand Herczeg def. Jake McHugh · SUB · Oktagon MMA - Oktagon 7 Challenge Qualification: Quarterfinals 2 · Sep 19, 2023#5
  6. 0:45Michal Plesník def. Stanislav Shaboltas · SUB · FABRIQ 2: Boráros vs. Medvedovski · Feb 25, 2023#6
  7. 0:54Eric Spicely def. Nikola Zlatev · SUB · FABRIQ 2: Boráros vs. Medvedovski · Feb 25, 2023#7
  8. 0:55Ole Magnor def. Václav Mikulášek · SUB · OKTAGON 45: Sanikidze vs. Keita · Jul 29, 2023#8

Biggest upsets

  1. 30%Mate Sanikidze def. Losene Keita · OKTAGON 45: Sanikidze vs. Keita · Jul 29, 2023
  2. 30%Dan Vinni def. Daniel Škvor · OKTAGON 41: Magard vs. Lopez · Apr 15, 2023
  3. 31%Piotr Wawrzyniak def. Vlasto Cepo · OKTAGON 51 · Dec 29, 2023
  4. 31%Ion Surdu def. Alex Lohoré · OKTAGON 48: ABY VS. GARCIA · Nov 4, 2023
  5. 34%Andreas Michailidis def. Louis Glismann · OKTAGON 46: Dalisda vs. Austin · Sep 16, 2023
  6. 34%Mateusz Strzelczyk def. Jorick Montagnac · OKTAGON 41: Magard vs. Lopez · Apr 15, 2023
  7. 34%Ioannis Palaiologos def. Christian Jungwirth · OKTAGON 46: Dalisda vs. Austin · Sep 16, 2023
  8. 34%Ronald Paradeiser def. Ivan Buchinger · OKTAGON 50: Keita vs. Samsonidse · Dec 9, 2023

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

Breakout fighters

FighterFightsPower Index
George Staines3+134
Marek Mazúch2+76
Radek Roušal2+69
Megan Morris1+59
Stevan Nikolič1+58
Piotr Wawrzyniak1+55
Matěj Daněk1+54
Jake Quickenden1+54

Largest UFCalendar Power Index rating gains across 2023.

Busiest fighters

FighterFightsWins
Christian Jungwirth53
Karlos Vemola53
Bojan Velickovic44
Losene Keita43
Andreas Michailidis43
Ion Surdu42
George Staines33
Ronald Paradeiser33

Events by organization

OrganizationEventsFights
OKTAGON22161

Events by country

CountryEvents
Slovakia9
Czechia8
Germany4
United Kingdom1

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

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