UFCal
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.
43
Events
528
Fights
51%
Finish rate
21
Title fights
How fights ended
- KO/TKO32% · 170
- Submission18% · 97
- Decision49% · 260
- Other0% · 1
Finish rate by division
| Division | Fights | KO/TKO | SUB | Finished |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Light Heavyweight | 39 | 41% | 23% | 64% |
| Welterweight | 58 | 47% | 17% | 64% |
| Middleweight | 74 | 45% | 15% | 59% |
| Flyweight | 42 | 21% | 36% | 57% |
| Heavyweight | 35 | 40% | 14% | 54% |
| Featherweight | 61 | 36% | 13% | 49% |
| Lightweight | 72 | 31% | 18% | 49% |
| Women's Bantamweight | 21 | 19% | 24% | 43% |
| Women's Strawweight | 34 | 18% | 21% | 38% |
| Bantamweight | 58 | 19% | 12% | 31% |
| Women's Flyweight | 24 | 17% | 13% | 29% |
Divisions with at least 10 fights in 2025.
Fastest finishes
- 0:16Benoit Saint Denis def. Beneil Dariush · TKO · VeChain UFC 322: Della Maddalena vs Makhachev · Nov 15, 2025#1
- 0:19Quillan Salkilld def. Anshul Jubli · TKO · UFC 312: Du Plessis vs Strickland 2 · Feb 8, 2025#2
- 0:21Aoriqileng def. Cody Gibson · TKO · UFC Vancouver: De Ridder vs Hernandez · Oct 18, 2025#3
- 0:26Jose Delgado def. Hyder Amil · TKO · UFC 317: Topuria vs Oliveira · Jun 28, 2025#4
- 0:26Joshua Van def. Alexandre Pantoja · TKO · UFC 323: Dvalishvili vs Yan 2 · Dec 6, 2025#5
- 0:28JooSang Yoo def. Jeka Saragih · TKO · UFC 316: Dvalishvili vs O'Malley 2 · Jun 7, 2025#6
- 0:31Punahele Soriano def. Uros Medic · TKO · UFC Fight Night: Dern vs Ribas 2 · Jan 11, 2025#7
- 0:33Abdul Rakhman Yakhyaev def. Rafael Cerqueira · SUB · UFC Qatar: Tsarukyan vs Hooker · Nov 22, 2025#8
Biggest upsets
- 28%Tim Elliott def. Kai Asakura · UFC 319: Du Plessis vs Chimaev: Du Plessis vs Chimaev · Aug 16, 2025
- 30%Yaroslav Amosov def. Neil Magny · UFC Fight Night: Royval vs Kape · Dec 14, 2025
- 32%Patricio Pitbull def. Dan Ige · UFC 318: Holloway vs Poirier 3 · Jul 19, 2025
- 32%Kevin Borjas def. Ronaldo Rodriguez · UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs Erceg · Mar 29, 2025
- 33%Kyle Daukaus def. Michel Pereira · UFC Fight Night: Walker vs Zhang · Aug 23, 2025
- 34%Cam Rowston def. Andre Petroski · UFC Perth: Ulberg vs Reyes · Sep 27, 2025
- 34%David Martinez def. Rob Font · Noche UFC: Lopes vs Silva · Sep 13, 2025
- 34%Michael Page def. Shara Magomedov · UFC Saudi Arabia: Adesanya vs Imavov · Feb 1, 2025
Pre-fight win probability from UFCal Elo ratings at the time of the fight. Elo ratings →
Breakout fighters
| Fighter | Fights | Elo |
|---|---|---|
| Kevin Vallejos | 3 | +118 |
| Quillan Salkilld | 3 | +118 |
| Fatima Kline | 3 | +116 |
| Valter Walker | 3 | +116 |
| Ateba Gautier | 3 | +101 |
| Melquizael Costa | 4 | +95 |
| Mairon Santos | 3 | +92 |
| Joseph Morales | 2 | +84 |
Largest UFCal Elo rating gains across 2025.
Busiest fighters
| Fighter | Fights | Wins |
|---|---|---|
| Waldo Cortes Acosta | 5 | 4 |
| Kevin Holland | 5 | 2 |
| Melquizael Costa | 4 | 4 |
| Joshua Van | 4 | 4 |
| Reinier de Ridder | 4 | 3 |
| Merab Dvalishvili | 4 | 3 |
| Raoni Barcelos | 3 | 3 |
| Ateba Gautier | 3 | 3 |
Most controversial decisions
- Mairon Santos def. Francis Marshall · UFC 313: Pereira vs Ankalaev · Mar 8, 202586% of 368 fan cards scored it for Francis Marshall
- Gabriel Bonfim def. Stephen Thompson · UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs Teixeira · Jul 12, 202590% of 546 fan cards scored it for Stephen Thompson
- Modestas Bukauskas def. Ion Cuțelaba · UFC 315: Muhammad vs Della Maddalena · May 10, 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 1, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| UFC | 43 | 528 |
Events by country
| Country | Events |
|---|---|
| United States | 28 |
| Australia | 2 |
| Canada | 2 |
| China | 2 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 |
| France | 1 |
| Mexico | 1 |
| Qatar | 1 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 |
| Brazil | 1 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 |
| United Kingdom | 1 |
Busiest judges
| Judge | Fights scored |
|---|---|
| Sal D'Amato | 92 |
| Michael Bell | 66 |
| Derek Cleary | 50 |
| Eric Colón | 49 |
| Chris Lee | 44 |
Official scorecards recorded in 2025. Judges →
Sources: official results, ufcstats.com, fan and media scorecards from mmadecisions.com, and the UFCal Elo model.
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