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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.
53
Events
570
Fights
52%
Finish rate
21
Title fights
How fights ended
- KO/TKO35% · 198
- Submission18% · 100
- Decision47% · 269
- Other1% · 3
Finish rate by division
| Division | Fights | KO/TKO | SUB | Finished |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Light Heavyweight | 44 | 43% | 25% | 68% |
| Welterweight | 62 | 48% | 16% | 65% |
| Middleweight | 83 | 47% | 14% | 61% |
| Heavyweight | 39 | 44% | 13% | 56% |
| Flyweight | 45 | 22% | 33% | 56% |
| Featherweight | 69 | 41% | 12% | 52% |
| Lightweight | 75 | 33% | 17% | 51% |
| Women's Bantamweight | 20 | 20% | 20% | 40% |
| Women's Strawweight | 35 | 17% | 20% | 37% |
| Bantamweight | 63 | 22% | 13% | 35% |
| Women's Flyweight | 25 | 16% | 12% | 28% |
Divisions with at least 10 fights in 2025.
Fastest finishes
- 0:15Luke Fernandez def. Rafael Pergentino · KO · Dana White's Contender Series 85 · Oct 7, 2025#1
- 0:16Benoit Saint Denis def. Beneil Dariush · TKO · VeChain UFC 322: Della Maddalena vs Makhachev · Nov 16, 2025#2
- 0:16Steven Asplund def. Anthony Guarascio · TKO · Dana White's Contender Series 81 · Sep 9, 2025#3
- 0:19Quillan Salkilld def. Anshul Jubli · TKO · UFC 312: Du Plessis vs Strickland 2 · Feb 9, 2025#4
- 0:21Iwo Baraniewski def. Mahamed Aly · KO · Dana White's Contender Series 82 · Sep 16, 2025#5
- 0:21Aoriqileng def. Cody Gibson · TKO · UFC Vancouver: De Ridder vs Hernandez · Oct 18, 2025#6
- 0:26Jose Delgado def. Hyder Amil · TKO · UFC 317: Topuria vs Oliveira · Jun 29, 2025#7
- 0:26Joshua Van def. Alexandre Pantoja · TKO · UFC 323: Dvalishvili vs Yan 2 · Dec 7, 2025#8
Biggest upsets
- 20%Mizuki def. Jaqueline Amorim · UFC 321: Aspinall vs Gane · Oct 25, 2025
- 22%Juliana Miller def. Ivana Petrovic · UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs Figueiredo · May 4, 2025
- 23%Jakub Wiklacz def. Patchy Mix · UFC 320: Ankalaev vs Pereira 2 · Oct 5, 2025
- 24%Aleksandre Topuria def. Bekzat Almakhan · UFC Qatar: Tsarukyan vs Hooker · Nov 22, 2025
- 24%Yair Rodriguez def. Patricio Pitbull · UFC 314: Volkanovski vs Lopes · Apr 13, 2025
- 25%Ode Osbourne def. Luis Gurule · UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs Murphy · Apr 6, 2025
- 26%Ante Delija def. Marcin Tybura · UFC Fight Night: Imavov vs Borralho · Sep 6, 2025
- 27%Tim Elliott def. Kai Asakura · UFC 319: Du Plessis vs Chimaev · Aug 17, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Joshua Van | 4 | +119 |
| Carli Judice | 2 | +110 |
| Joseph Morales | 2 | +98 |
| Baisangur Susurkaev | 3 | +91 |
| Quillan Salkilld | 3 | +91 |
| Chris Duncan | 3 | +87 |
| Ateba Gautier | 3 | +85 |
| Valter Walker | 3 | +84 |
Largest UFCalendar Power Index 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 |
| Alexander Hernandez | 3 | 3 |
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. Robbery Index →
Events by organization
| Organization | Events | Fights |
|---|---|---|
| UFC | 53 | 570 |
Events by country
| Country | Events |
|---|---|
| United States | 38 |
| 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 | 154 |
| Michael Bell | 98 |
| Derek Cleary | 83 |
| Eric Colón | 78 |
| Chris Lee | 74 |
Official scorecards recorded in 2025. Judges →
Sources: official results, ufcstats.com, fan and media scorecards, and the UFCalendar Power Index.
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