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2026 MMA by the Numbers

Every completed fight of 2026 across all organizations we track, distilled into the numbers that tell the year's story. Updated automatically as events finish.

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20
Events
216
Fights
51%
Finish rate
8
Title fights

How fights ended

  • KO/TKO35% · 75
  • Submission16% · 35
  • Decision49% · 105
  • Other0% · 1

Finish rate by division

DivisionFightsKO/TKOSUBFinished
Middleweight1173%9%82%
Light Heavyweight1850%22%72%
Welterweight3549%11%60%
Lightweight3342%12%55%
Women's Flyweight2025%20%45%
Bantamweight3517%26%43%
Featherweight2821%14%36%
Catchweight1520%7%27%

Divisions with at least 10 fights in 2026.

Fastest finishes

  1. 0:20Patrick Habirora def. Benson Henderson · KO · PFL Brussels: Habirora vs Henderson · May 23, 2026#1
  2. 0:34Dakota Bush def. Robert Watley · TKO · PFL Pittsburgh: Eblen vs Battle · Mar 28, 2026#2
  3. 0:37Amru Magomedov def. Kolton Englund · TKO · PFL Dubai: Nurmagomedov vs Davis · Feb 7, 2026#3
  4. 0:37Jay-Jay Wilson def. Darragh Kelly · KO · PFL Belfast: Kelly vs Wilson · Apr 16, 2026#4
  5. 0:37Donegi Abena def. Joe Schilling · KO · PFL Brussels: Habirora vs Henderson · May 23, 2026#5
  6. 0:46Biaggio Ali Walsh def. Dash Harris · TKO · PFL Chicago: Pettis vs McKee · Apr 11, 2026#6
  7. 0:47Jackson Glass def. Zak Flessas · KO · PFL Austin: Eblen vs Kasanganay 2 · Jul 18, 2026#7
  8. 0:52Denis Goltsov def. Hasan Mezhiev · KO · PFL Charlotte: Battle vs Rosta · Aug 7, 2026#8

Biggest upsets

  1. 27%Josh Fremd def. Jarrah Al-Silawi · PFL Pittsburgh: Eblen vs Battle · Mar 28, 2026
  2. 28%Mouhamed Ba def. Yabna N’Tchalá · PFL Africa: Morocco · Oct 10, 2026
  3. 28%Ylies Djiroun def. Salah Eddine Hamli · PFL MENA 9: Pride of Arabia · May 24, 2026
  4. 28%Mattia Giordano def. Ernesto Rodriguez · PFL Madrid: Van Steenis vs Edwards 2 · Mar 20, 2026
  5. 32%Chelsea Hackett def. Andrea Vázquez · PFL Belfast: Kelly vs Wilson · Apr 16, 2026
  6. 33%Jordan Fongno def. Yahaya Yahuza · PFL Africa: Nigeria · Jun 13, 2026
  7. 33%Peace Nguphane def. Yabna N’Tchalá · PFL Africa: Pretoria · Apr 10, 2026
  8. 36%Jhony Gregory def. Haider Khan · PFL Dubai: Nurmagomedov vs Davis · Feb 7, 2026

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

Breakout fighters

FighterFightsPower Index
Gamid Khizriev2+110
Noah Hermosillo2+102
Cobey Fehr2+93
Levan Khabalaev2+90
Jena Bishop3+88
Ahmed Albrahim2+84
Eoin Sheridan2+75
Jordan Fongno1+72

Largest UFCalendar Power Index rating gains across 2026.

Busiest fighters

FighterFightsWins
Nkosi Ndebele33
Jena Bishop33
Ernesto Rodriguez31
Levan Khabalaev22
Cobey Fehr22
Sean Gauci22
Lazaro Dayron22
Omar El Dafrawy22

Most controversial decisions

  1. Bryan Battle def. Dalton Rosta · PFL Charlotte: Battle vs Rosta · Aug 7, 2026
  2. Tatiana Postarnakova def. Montana De La Rosa · PFL New York: Nurmagomedov vs Colgan · Jul 31, 2026
  3. Simeon Powell def. Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov · PFL Charlotte: Battle vs Rosta · Aug 7, 2026
  4. Dakota Ditcheva def. Denise Kielholtz · PFL New York: Nurmagomedov vs Colgan · Jul 31, 2026

Scored from real fan and media scorecards. Robbery Index →

Events by organization

OrganizationEventsFights
PFL20216

Events by country

CountryEvents
United States9
Saudi Arabia2
United Arab Emirates2
Nigeria1
United Kingdom1
Belgium1
South Africa1
Spain1
D.C.1
Morocco1

Busiest judges

JudgeFights scored
Ben Cartlidge11
Darryl Ransom11
David Lethaby6
Hadi Mohamed Ali5
Paul Barton3

Official scorecards recorded in 2026. Judges →

Sources: official results, ufcstats.com, fan and media scorecards, and the UFCalendar Power Index.

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