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2025 MMA by the Numbers
Every completed fight of 2025 across all organizations we track, distilled into the numbers that tell the year's story. Updated automatically as events finish.
278
Events
3,131
Fights
57%
Finish rate
69
Title fights
How fights ended
- KO/TKO42% · 1,313
- Submission15% · 465
- Decision42% · 1,328
- Other1% · 25
Finish rate by division
| Division | Fights | KO/TKO | SUB | Finished |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cruiserweight | 31 | 81% | 0% | 81% |
| Light Heavyweight | 12 | 33% | 42% | 75% |
| Light Heavyweight | 165 | 56% | 15% | 72% |
| Heavyweight | 201 | 58% | 9% | 68% |
| Middleweight | 251 | 53% | 13% | 66% |
| Welterweight | 301 | 46% | 16% | 62% |
| Catchweight | 58 | 53% | 7% | 60% |
| Featherweight | 358 | 41% | 16% | 58% |
| Lightweight | 433 | 38% | 18% | 56% |
| Flyweight | 294 | 38% | 17% | 54% |
| Bantamweight | 379 | 30% | 19% | 49% |
| Women's Bantamweight | 32 | 25% | 22% | 47% |
| Strawweight | 89 | 36% | 8% | 44% |
| Atomweight | 71 | 34% | 6% | 39% |
Divisions with at least 10 fights in 2025.
Fastest finishes
- 00:03Esteban Rodriguez def. Julio Perez · KO · BKFC 78 Hollywood: Perdomo vs Adams · Jul 12, 2025#1
- 00:04Dalvin Blair def. Justin Walters · KO · BKFC Fight Night Philly: Pague vs Angelcor · Mar 22, 2025#2
- 00:05Yannick Bahati def. Charles Joyner · KO · Cage Warriors 186: Hardwick vs. Garcia · Mar 21, 2025#3
- 00:07Elijah Harris def. Ishiah Carson · KO · BKFC Fight Night Philly: Pague vs Petersen · Jul 26, 2025#4
- 00:07Elijah Harris def. Brandon Honsvick · KO · BKFC Fight Night Philly: Pague vs Angelcor · Mar 22, 2025#5
- 0:08Yakub Kediev def. Imran Dzhavadov · KO · ACA YE 53 - ACA Young Eagles 53 · Apr 24, 2025#6
- 00:08Zack Partridge def. Cody Beierle · KO · BKFC 74 Salt Lake City: Richman vs Dyer · May 11, 2025#7
- 0:12Jarosław Chokobok def. Juba Beridze · KO · Rkena FC 1: Sharikadze vs. Kontny · Nov 29, 2025#8
Biggest upsets
- 17%Ratchasiesan Laochokcharoen def. John Lineker · ONE Fight Night 27: Tang vs. Abdullaev on Prime Video · Jan 11, 2025
- 17%Gadjimurad Aliev def. Ortca Gudaev · ACA 193: Kerimov vs Selimkhanov · Oct 4, 2025
- 20%Mizuki def. Jaqueline Amorim · UFC 321: Aspinall vs Gane · Oct 25, 2025
- 20%Ivan Solovyev def. Victor Azatyan · ACA 196: Silva vs Borisov · Nov 23, 2025
- 21%Kamil Oniszczuk def. David Zawada · OKTAGON 74: BOLANDER VS. SZABOVÁ · Aug 9, 2025
- 21%Sina Karimian def. Hidetaka Arato · RIZIN LANDMARK 11 in SAPPORO · Jun 14, 2025
- 21%Erson Yamamoto def. Yuki Ito · RIZIN 51 · Sep 28, 2025
- 22%Vicente Vargas def. Said-Magomed Batukaev · ACA 190: Gasanov vs Aryshev · Aug 15, 2025
Pre-fight win probability from UFCalendar Power Index ratings at the time of the fight. Power Index ratings →
Breakout fighters
| Fighter | Fights | Power Index |
|---|---|---|
| Qosim Sardarov | 6 | +235 |
| Donte Johnson | 6 | +201 |
| Josh Hokit | 5 | +187 |
| Gabriel Vinicius | 4 | +180 |
| Emerson Augusto | 4 | +180 |
| Jhovan Pajuelo | 6 | +178 |
| Tomáš Mudroch | 3 | +175 |
| Gabriel Alemão | 6 | +175 |
Largest UFCalendar Power Index rating gains across 2025.
Busiest fighters
| Fighter | Fights | Wins |
|---|---|---|
| Worapon Lukjaoporongtom | 6 | 4 |
| Yodlekpet Or Atchariya | 6 | 3 |
| Suriyanlek Por Yenying | 6 | 3 |
| Avazbek Kholmirzaev | 5 | 5 |
| Khunponnoi Sor Sommai | 5 | 5 |
| Tangtang Sor Dechapan | 5 | 4 |
| Waldo Cortes Acosta | 5 | 4 |
| Pet Suanluangrodyok | 5 | 4 |
Most controversial decisions
- Mairon Santos def. Francis Marshall · UFC 313: Pereira vs Ankalaev · Mar 9, 202586% of 368 fan cards scored it for Francis Marshall
- Gabriel Bonfim def. Stephen Thompson · UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs Teixeira · Jul 13, 202590% of 546 fan cards scored it for Stephen Thompson
- Modestas Bukauskas def. Ion Cuțelaba · UFC 315: Muhammad vs Della Maddalena · May 11, 202584% of 280 fan cards scored it for Ion Cuțelaba
- Caolan Loughran def. Nathan Fletcher · UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs Brady · Mar 22, 202575% of 142 fan cards scored it for Nathan Fletcher
- Nasrat Haqparast def. Esteban Ribovics · UFC Fight Night: Kape vs Almabayev · Mar 2, 202574% of 251 fan cards scored it for Esteban Ribovics
Scored from real fan and media scorecards on MMA Decisions. Robbery Index →
Events by organization
| Organization | Events | Fights |
|---|---|---|
| ONE | 61 | 668 |
| UFC | 53 | 577 |
| BKFC | 32 | 345 |
| ACA | 25 | 362 |
| PFL | 24 | 246 |
| OKTAGON | 19 | 172 |
| Cage Warriors | 14 | 198 |
| KSW | 12 | 109 |
| BRAVE CF | 12 | 100 |
| Jungle Fight | 10 | 140 |
| RIZIN | 8 | 133 |
| FNC | 7 | 72 |
| RFC | 1 | 9 |
Events by country
| Country | Events |
|---|---|
| United States | 70 |
| Thailand | 58 |
| Russia | 21 |
| Brazil | 11 |
| Germany | 10 |
| Czechia | 10 |
| Japan | 9 |
| Poland | 9 |
| United Kingdom | 8 |
| England | 8 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 |
| Italy | 5 |
Busiest judges
| Judge | Fights scored |
|---|---|
| Sal D'Amato | 95 |
| Michael Bell | 67 |
| Clemens Werner | 61 |
| Eric Colón | 54 |
| Derek Cleary | 50 |
Official scorecards recorded in 2025. Judges →
Sources: official results, ufcstats.com, fan and media scorecards from mmadecisions.com, and the UFCalendar Power Index.
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