UFCalendar
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.
9
Events
96
Fights
58%
Finish rate
0
Title fights
How fights ended
- KO/TKO32% · 31
- Submission26% · 25
- Decision42% · 40
- Other0% · 0
Finish rate by division
| Division | Fights | KO/TKO | SUB | Finished |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lightweight | 16 | 44% | 25% | 69% |
| Flyweight | 11 | 36% | 18% | 55% |
| Bantamweight | 16 | 38% | 13% | 50% |
| Featherweight | 24 | 21% | 21% | 42% |
Divisions with at least 10 fights in 2023.
Fastest finishes
- 0:21Kyung Pyo Kim def. Tural Ragimov · TKO · RIZIN LANDMARK 7 · Nov 4, 2023#1
- 0:22Mikio Ueda def. Hideki Sekine · TKO · RIZIN 43 · Jun 24, 2023#2
- 0:23Mehman Mamedov def. Yusaku Nakamura · KO · RIZIN 41 · Apr 1, 2023#3
- 0:27Shinobu Ota def. Kazuma Kuramoto · KO · RIZIN LANDMARK 5 · Apr 29, 2023#4
- 0:56Hiroaki Suzuki def. Taisei Nishitani · KO · RIZIN 43 · Jun 24, 2023#5
- 1:04Seika Izawa def. Claire Lopez · SUB · Super RIZIN 2 · Jul 30, 2023#6
- 1:07Toshiki Watanabe def. Kento Azumi · SUB · RIZIN 43 · Jun 24, 2023#7
- 1:11Yusaku Inoue def. Kohei Tokeshi · TKO · RIZIN LANDMARK 6 · Oct 1, 2023#8
Biggest upsets
- 19%Chihiro Suzuki def. Patricio Pitbull · Super RIZIN 2 · Jul 30, 2023
- 19%Erson Yamamoto def. Yuki Ito · RIZIN 42 · May 6, 2023
- 24%Masanori Kanehara def. Kleber Koike Erbst · RIZIN 44 · Sep 24, 2023
- 28%Shinobu Ota def. Kazuma Kuramoto · RIZIN LANDMARK 5 · Apr 29, 2023
- 29%Joe Hiramoto def. Yushi Sakura · RIZIN 45 · Dec 31, 2023
- 29%Claire Lopez def. Rena Kubota · RIZIN LANDMARK 5 · Apr 29, 2023
- 30%Mikio Ueda def. Tsuyoshi Sudario · RIZIN 45 · Dec 31, 2023
- 31%Mehman Mamedov def. Yusaku Nakamura · RIZIN 41 · Apr 1, 2023
Pre-fight win probability from UFCalendar Power Index ratings at the time of the fight. Power Index ratings →
Breakout fighters
| Fighter | Fights | Power Index |
|---|---|---|
| Shinobu Ota | 4 | +145 |
| Mikio Ueda | 2 | +140 |
| Igor Tanabe | 3 | +130 |
| Chihiro Suzuki | 2 | +92 |
| Shogo Ota | 1 | +72 |
| Yuta Kubo | 2 | +71 |
| Mehman Mamedov | 2 | +70 |
| Kyung Pyo Kim | 2 | +60 |
Largest UFCalendar Power Index rating gains across 2023.
Busiest fighters
| Fighter | Fights | Wins |
|---|---|---|
| Shinobu Ota | 4 | 3 |
| Igor Tanabe | 3 | 3 |
| Juan Archuleta | 3 | 2 |
| Yuki Ito | 3 | 2 |
| Tsuyoshi Sudario | 3 | 2 |
| Vugar Karamov | 3 | 2 |
| Hiroya Kondo | 3 | 1 |
| Mehman Mamedov | 2 | 2 |
Events by organization
| Organization | Events | Fights |
|---|---|---|
| RIZIN | 9 | 96 |
Events by country
| Country | Events |
|---|---|
| Japan | 8 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 |
Sources: official results, ufcstats.com, fan and media scorecards from mmadecisions.com, and the UFCalendar Power Index.
These numbers are free to cite, link back to this page as the source.