Fight Stats
8,796 fights, read through the numbers. Every knockout, every scorecard, every second in the cage.
split verdicts since 1993The Third Scorecard828 times, two judges saw one fight and the third saw another. Inside the UFC's one-in-five problem.Read the story →
Submission Rate by YearThe Undisputed King - The rear naked chokeThe choke that outlived every era: thirty years of the UFC's most reliable finish.Read the story →663rear naked choke finishes
Gravity Always WinsThree decades of the takedown — the least glamorous move in fighting, and the most consequential.14,480takedowns landed since UFC 1Read the story →2,878knockouts on the clockWhen the Knockout Comes2,878 knockouts, one clock. The median UFC finish lands ten seconds before the end of round one.Read the story →
All insights →Submission Rate by YearThe Undisputed King - The rear naked chokeThe choke that outlived every era: thirty years of the UFC's most reliable finish.Read the story →663rear naked choke finishesGravity Always WinsThree decades of the takedown — the least glamorous move in fighting, and the most consequential.14,480takedowns landed since UFC 1Read the story →2,878knockouts on the clockWhen the Knockout Comes2,878 knockouts, one clock. The median UFC finish lands ten seconds before the end of round one.Read the story →
Just Fought
The Last Four Cards
The most recent nights of fighting, and the one number worth taking from each.
UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. GuskovMagomed Ankalaevdef.Bogdan GuskovKO/TKO · R5 2:41R1 1:32fastest finish on the cardValter Walker by SUB
UFC Fight Night: Du Plessis vs. UsmanDricus Du Plessis def. Kamaru Usman · U-DEC252significant strikes landedTommy McMillenUFC 329: McGregor vs. Holloway 28takedowns landedMario BautistaUFC Fight Night: Fiziev vs. Torres9 of 13fights ended inside the distanceRafael Fiziev def. Manuel Torres · KO/TKO · R2 0:15
All Time
What 8,796 Fights Look Like
The whole archive in one sitting — how it ends, where it lands, and how long it all took.
782EventsUFC 1 to today
8,796Fightsevery bout on record
2,723Fighterseveryone who has competed
How Fights End
Decision4,095KO/TKO2,878Submission1,707
Decisions edge finishes across history — 4,095 fights reached the cards against 2,878 knockouts and 1,707 submissions.
Finish Rate by Year
The finish rate has been falling for most of the sport's life; the early UFC barely knew what a decision was.
Where Strikes Land
Head339,965Body112,303Leg87,523
339,965 significant strikes to the head — more than the body and legs combined.
Total Fight Time64d 13hEvery second of cage time on record, laid end to end.
The shape of it
The UFC has staged 782 events, and fighters have spent the equivalent of two months of continuous fighting deciding them.
Source: ufcstats.com via Fight Stats · Composed 8/7/2026