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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.

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24
Events
246
Fights
54%
Finish rate
0
Title fights

How fights ended

  • KO/TKO33% · 82
  • Submission20% · 50
  • Decision45% · 111
  • Other1% · 3

Finish rate by division

DivisionFightsKO/TKOSUBFinished
Heavyweight2245%18%64%
Flyweight1323%38%62%
Featherweight4035%25%60%
Light Heavyweight1250%8%58%
Middleweight2250%5%55%
Welterweight3732%19%51%
Lightweight4723%26%49%
Bantamweight3523%26%49%

Divisions with at least 10 fights in 2025.

Fastest finishes

  1. 0:21Abraham Bably def. Justin Clarke · TKO · PFL Africa 4: 2025 Finals · Dec 20, 2025#1
  2. 0:21Mohammad Alaqraa def. Ayman Galal · TKO · PFL MENA 6: 2025 Semifinals · Sep 27, 2025#2
  3. 0:23Abdoulaye Kane def. Emmanuel Mukam · TKO · PFL Africa 3: 2025 Semifinals · Oct 18, 2025#3
  4. 0:27Rafael Xavier def. Karl Albrektsson · TKO · Professional Fighters League - 2025 PFL World Tournament 7: Semifinals · Jun 27, 2025#4
  5. 0:32Gadzhi Rabadanov def. Marc Diakiese · KO · Professional Fighters League - 2025 PFL World Tournament 3: First Round · Apr 18, 2025#5
  6. 0:34Shido Boris Esperanca def. Ibrahima Mane · SUB · Professional Fighters League - PFL Africa 2: 2025 First Round · Aug 9, 2025#6
  7. 0:36Baris Adiguzel def. Julien Lopez · TKO · PFL Europe 3: Nantes 2025 · Sep 26, 2025#7
  8. 0:36Nawras Abzakh def. Islam Youssef · SUB · PFL MENA 7: 2025 Finals · Dec 5, 2025#8

Biggest upsets

  1. 25%Ronnie Gibbs def. Biaggio Ali Walsh · Professional Fighters League - 2025 PFL World Tournament 7: Semifinals · Jun 27, 2025
  2. 33%Kunle Lawal def. Desmond Tamungang · Professional Fighters League - PFL Africa 2: 2025 First Round · Aug 9, 2025
  3. 33%Sullivan Cauley def. Phil Davis · Professional Fighters League - 2025 PFL World Tournament 7: Semifinals · Jun 27, 2025
  4. 34%Jesus Pinedo def. Gabriel Braga · Professional Fighters League - 2025 PFL World Tournament 5: Semifinals · Jun 12, 2025
  5. 35%Sergio Pettis def. Raufeon Stots · Professional Fighters League - 2025 PFL World Tournament 7: Semifinals · Jun 27, 2025
  6. 36%Wasi Adeshina def. Dwight Joseph · PFL Africa 3: 2025 Semifinals · Oct 18, 2025
  7. 37%Justin Clarke def. Maxwell Djantou Nana · PFL Africa 3: 2025 Semifinals · Oct 18, 2025
  8. 37%Kyle Driscoll def. Husein Kadimagomaev · Professional Fighters League - 2025 PFL World Tournament 8: Finals · Aug 1, 2025

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

Breakout fighters

FighterFightsPower Index
Malik Basahel3+118
Wasi Adeshina3+98
Aleksandr Chizov3+96
Ronnie Gibbs1+80
Salah Eddine Hamli3+76
Gustavo Oliveira2+71
Yabna N’Tchalá3+71
Boris Atangana3+70

Largest UFCalendar Power Index rating gains across 2025.

Busiest fighters

FighterFightsWins
Abraham Bably43
Islam Reda33
Alfie Davis33
Mirafzal Akhtamov33
Nkosi Ndebele33
Liz Carmouche33
Marcirley Alves33
Movlid Khaybulaev33

Most controversial decisions

  1. Oleg Popov def. Alexander Romanov · PFL World Tournament 10: 2025 Finals · Aug 21, 2025
  2. Usman Nurmagomedov def. Paul Hughes · PFL Champions Series 2: Nurmagomedov vs. Hughes 2 · Oct 3, 2025
    59% of 484 fan cards scored it for Paul Hughes
  3. Usman Nurmagomedov def. Paul Hughes · Professional Fighters League - PFL Road to Dubai Champions Series · Jan 25, 2025
    33% of 853 fan cards scored it for Paul Hughes
  4. Corey Anderson def. Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov · PFL Champions Series 2: Nurmagomedov vs. Hughes 2 · Oct 3, 2025
  5. Archie Colgan def. Jay-Jay Wilson · PFL Champions Series 2: Nurmagomedov vs. Hughes 2 · Oct 3, 2025

Scored from real fan and media scorecards on MMA Decisions. Robbery Index →

Events by organization

OrganizationEventsFights
PFL24246

Events by country

CountryEvents
United States10
France2
Saudi Arabia2
Belgium2
South Africa2
United Arab Emirates2
Scotland1
Northern Ireland1
Rwanda1
Benin1

Busiest judges

JudgeFights scored
Bryan Miner14
Hadi Mohamed Ali10
Darryl Ransom8
Jason Grenier8
Anthony Maness7

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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