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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.
53
Events
562
Fights
51%
Finish rate
25
Title fights
How fights ended
- KO/TKO31% · 177
- Submission20% · 112
- Decision48% · 270
- Other1% · 3
Finish rate by division
| Division | Fights | KO/TKO | SUB | Finished |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Middleweight | 60 | 42% | 22% | 63% |
| Lightweight | 82 | 45% | 13% | 59% |
| Welterweight | 65 | 26% | 31% | 57% |
| Heavyweight | 38 | 37% | 18% | 55% |
| Light Heavyweight | 38 | 42% | 13% | 55% |
| Flyweight | 39 | 31% | 23% | 54% |
| Bantamweight | 60 | 33% | 18% | 52% |
| Featherweight | 66 | 29% | 17% | 45% |
| Women's Strawweight | 39 | 23% | 21% | 44% |
| Women's Flyweight | 36 | 11% | 25% | 36% |
| Catchweight | 11 | 9% | 18% | 27% |
| Women's Bantamweight | 18 | 0% | 22% | 22% |
Divisions with at least 10 fights in 2023.
Fastest finishes
- 0:14Bryan Battle def. Gabe Green · TKO · UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs Almeida · May 13, 2023#1
- 0:17Jesus Aguilar def. Shannon Ross · TKO · UFC 290: Volkanovski vs Rodriguez · Jul 9, 2023#2
- 0:20Denise Gomes def. Yazmin Jauregui · TKO · UFC 290: Volkanovski vs Rodriguez · Jul 9, 2023#3
- 0:20Terrance McKinney def. Brendon Marotte · TKO · UFC Fight Night: Yusuff vs Barboza · Oct 14, 2023#4
- 0:23Jim Miller def. Jesse Butler · TKO · UFC Fight Night: Kara-France vs Albazi · Jun 4, 2023#5
- 00:26Ramon Taveras def. Cortavious Romious · KO · Dana White's Contender Series 66 · Oct 10, 2023#6
- 0:33Rinya Nakamura def. Toshiomi Kazama · TKO · UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs Spivac · Feb 5, 2023#7
- 0:33Derrick Lewis def. Marcos Rogerio de Lima · TKO · UFC 291: Poirier vs Gaethje 2 · Jul 30, 2023#8
Biggest upsets
- 16%Abdul-Kerim Al-Selwady def. George Hardwick · Dana White's Contender Series 58 · Aug 15, 2023
- 16%Jon Jones def. Ciryl Gane · UFC 285: Jones vs Gane · Mar 5, 2023
- 25%Ange Loosa def. Rhys McKee · UFC Fight Night: Gane vs Spivac · Sep 2, 2023
- 27%Timothy Cuamba def. Mateo Vogel · Dana White's Contender Series 60 · Aug 29, 2023
- 27%Leon Edwards def. Kamaru Usman · UFC 286: Edwards vs Usman 3 · Mar 18, 2023
- 28%Sean Strickland def. Israel Adesanya · UFC 293: Adesanya vs Strickland · Sep 10, 2023
- 28%Gilbert Urbina def. Orion Cosce · UFC Fight Night: Dern vs Hill · May 20, 2023
- 29%Cesar Almeida def. Lucas Fernando · Dana White's Contender Series 57 · Aug 8, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Roman Kopylov | 3 | +105 |
| Bo Nickal | 2 | +97 |
| Tom Aspinall | 2 | +88 |
| Benoit Saint Denis | 3 | +87 |
| Tatiana Suarez | 2 | +79 |
| Rodolfo Bellato | 2 | +77 |
| Carlos Ulberg | 2 | +77 |
| Vitor Petrino | 3 | +76 |
Largest UFCalendar Power Index rating gains across 2023.
Busiest fighters
| Fighter | Fights | Wins |
|---|---|---|
| Jessica Andrade | 5 | 2 |
| Loopy Godinez | 4 | 4 |
| Jamie Mullarkey | 4 | 2 |
| Da'Mon Blackshear | 4 | 2 |
| Terrance McKinney | 4 | 2 |
| Cody Brundage | 4 | 2 |
| Charles Johnson | 4 | 1 |
| Tatsuro Taira | 3 | 3 |
Most controversial decisions
- Daniel Marcos def. Davey Grant · UFC Fight Night: Aspinall vs Tybura · Jul 22, 202397% of 350 fan cards scored it for Davey Grant
- Joselyne Edwards def. Lucie Pudilova · UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs Allen · Apr 16, 202388% of 302 fan cards scored it for Lucie Pudilova
- Amir Albazi def. Kai Kara-France · UFC Fight Night: Kara-France vs Albazi · Jun 4, 202390% of 1081 fan cards scored it for Kai Kara-France
- Jack Jenkins def. Jamall Emmers · UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs Topuria · Jun 24, 202383% of 220 fan cards scored it for Jamall Emmers
- Elves Brener def. Zubaira Tukhugov · UFC 284: Makhachev vs Volkanovski · Feb 12, 202383% of 301 fan cards scored it for Zubaira Tukhugov
Scored from real fan and media scorecards on MMA Decisions. Robbery Index →
Events by organization
| Organization | Events | Fights |
|---|---|---|
| UFC | 53 | 562 |
Events by country
| Country | Events |
|---|---|
| United States | 43 |
| Brazil | 2 |
| Australia | 2 |
| United Kingdom | 2 |
| Singapore | 1 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 |
| Canada | 1 |
| France | 1 |
Busiest judges
| Judge | Fights scored |
|---|---|
| Sal D'Amato | 96 |
| Derek Cleary | 63 |
| Chris Lee | 55 |
| Michael Bell | 50 |
| Junichiro Kamijo | 43 |
Official scorecards recorded in 2023. Judges →
Sources: official results, ufcstats.com, fan and media scorecards from mmadecisions.com, and the UFCalendar Power Index.
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