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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.
8
Events
133
Fights
47%
Finish rate
0
Title fights
How fights ended
- KO/TKO28% · 37
- Submission20% · 26
- Decision52% · 69
- Other1% · 1
Finish rate by division
| Division | Fights | KO/TKO | SUB | Finished |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lightweight | 11 | 27% | 36% | 64% |
| Featherweight | 21 | 43% | 10% | 52% |
| Bantamweight | 19 | 26% | 21% | 47% |
| Flyweight | 15 | 13% | 13% | 27% |
Divisions with at least 10 fights in 2025.
Fastest finishes
- 0:13Ilhom Nazimov def. Roberto Satoshi de Souza · KO · RIZIN Shiwasu no Cho Tsuwamono Matsuri · Dec 31, 2025#1
- 0:25Ryoma Shishimoto def. Ryusei Ashizawa · SUB · RIZIN Shiwasu no Cho Tsuwamono Matsuri · Dec 31, 2025#2
- 0:26Kyohei Hagiwara def. Toby Misech · TKO · RIZIN 50 · Mar 30, 2025#3
- 0:33Rajabali Shaidullaev def. Viktor Kolesnik · TKO · RIZIN 51 · Sep 28, 2025#4
- 0:50Roberto Satoshi de Souza def. Won Bin Ki · SUB · RIZIN in Korea · May 31, 2025#5
- 0:53Yukito Morinaga def. Daiki Kobayashi · SUB · RIZIN LANDMARK 11 in SAPPORO · Jun 14, 2025#6
- 0:54Shuya Kimura def. Takeji Yokoyama · TKO · RIZIN 50 · Mar 30, 2025#7
- 1:00Nurkhan Zhumagazy def. Tatsuya Saika · SUB · RIZIN LANDMARK 12 in KOBE · Nov 3, 2025#8
Biggest upsets
- 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%Satoshi Kamiyama def. Masashi Inada · Super RIZIN 4 · Jul 27, 2025
- 23%Takeshi Izumi def. Spike Carlyle · RIZIN 50 · Mar 30, 2025
- 25%Ilhom Nazimov def. Roberto Satoshi de Souza · RIZIN Shiwasu no Cho Tsuwamono Matsuri · Dec 31, 2025
- 26%Takaki Soya def. John Dodson · RIZIN: Otoko Matsuri · May 4, 2025
- 30%Taisei Sakuraba def. Sho Patrick Usami · RIZIN LANDMARK 12 in KOBE · Nov 3, 2025
- 32%Hyuk Min Ji def. Koji Takeda · RIZIN in Korea · May 31, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Satoshi Kamiyama | 2 | +88 |
| Rajabali Shaidullaev | 3 | +75 |
| Ilhom Nazimov | 2 | +73 |
| Hyuk Min Ji | 1 | +73 |
| Ren Sugiyama | 1 | +62 |
| Erson Yamamoto | 3 | +60 |
| Kyoma Akimoto | 4 | +60 |
| Sina Karimian | 1 | +59 |
Largest UFCalendar Power Index rating gains across 2025.
Busiest fighters
| Fighter | Fights | Wins |
|---|---|---|
| Kyoma Akimoto | 4 | 4 |
| Makoto Takahashi | 4 | 3 |
| Yuki Ito | 4 | 2 |
| Yuki Motoya | 4 | 2 |
| Danny Sabatello | 3 | 3 |
| Alexander Soldatkin | 3 | 3 |
| Seika Izawa | 3 | 3 |
| Hiromasa Ougikubo | 3 | 3 |
Events by organization
| Organization | Events | Fights |
|---|---|---|
| RIZIN | 8 | 133 |
Events by country
| Country | Events |
|---|---|
| Japan | 7 |
| South Korea | 1 |
Sources: official results, ufcstats.com, fan and media scorecards from mmadecisions.com, and the UFCalendar Power Index.
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