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2021 MMA by the Numbers

Every completed fight of 2021 across all organizations we track, distilled into the numbers that tell the year's story. Updated automatically as events finish.

8
Events
75
Fights
64%
Finish rate
2
Title fights

How fights ended

  • KO/TKO39% · 29
  • Submission25% · 19
  • Decision35% · 26
  • Other1% · 1

Finish rate by division

DivisionFightsKO/TKOSUBFinished
Catchweight1753%18%71%
Lightweight1050%20%70%
Welterweight1331%31%62%
Bantamweight1118%18%36%

Divisions with at least 10 fights in 2021.

Fastest finishes

  1. 0:43Valeriu Mircea def. Ayub Gaziev · TKO · BRAVE CF 52: Bad Blood · Aug 1, 2021#1
  2. 0:43Mohsen Mohammadseifi def. Bichi Zakaria · TKO · Brave CF 48 · Mar 18, 2021#2
  3. 1:10Freeh Harahsheh def. Glenn McVeigh · SUB · BRAVE CF 49: Super Fights · Mar 25, 2021#3
  4. 1:31Elias Boudegzdame def. Brice Picaud · SUB · BRAVE CF 52: Bad Blood · Aug 1, 2021#4
  5. 1:34Ali Guliev def. Rana Singh · TKO · Brave CF 47 · Mar 11, 2021#5
  6. 1:38Marcin Bandel def. Magomed Ayskhanov · SUB · BRAVE CF 54 · Sep 25, 2021#6
  7. 2:04Eslam Abdul Baset def. Mohamad Ghorabi · TKO · Brave CF 48 · Mar 18, 2021#7
  8. 2:54Denis Maher def. Rinat Sagyntay · TKO · BRAVE CF 51: The Future Is Here · Jun 4, 2021#8

Biggest upsets

  1. 24%Abbas Khan def. Omar El Dafrawy · Brave CF 48 · Mar 18, 2021
  2. 26%Nemat Abdrashitov def. Anzor Abdulkhozhaev · Brave CF 47 · Mar 11, 2021
  3. 30%Ahmed Amir def. Amin Ayoub · BRAVE CF 54 · Sep 25, 2021
  4. 32%Konstantin Erokhin def. Zhyrgalbek Chomonov · BRAVE CF 46 · Jan 16, 2021
  5. 35%Zhasur Mirzamukhamedov def. Islambek Baktybek Uulu · BRAVE CF 53 · Aug 21, 2021
  6. 37%Ali Guliev def. Rana Singh · Brave CF 47 · Mar 11, 2021
  7. 37%Maksatbek Zholdoshaev def. Sanjarbek Erkinov · BRAVE CF 53 · Aug 21, 2021
  8. 38%Gamzat Khiramagomedov def. Mago Machaev · BRAVE CF 52: Bad Blood · Aug 1, 2021

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

Breakout fighters

FighterFightsPower Index
Muhammad Mokaev2+89
Konstantin Erokhin1+73
Ali Guliev1+67
Maksatbek Zholdoshaev1+67
Omar Solomonov1+66
Axel Sola1+60
Aktore Batyrbek1+60
Mohsen Mohammadseifi1+59

Largest UFCalendar Power Index rating gains across 2021.

Busiest fighters

FighterFightsWins
Azat Maksum22
Muhammad Mokaev22
Roman Bogatov22
Tae Kyun Kim22
Kubanychbek Abdisalam Uulu22
Olli Santalahti21
Nurzhan Akishev20
Blaine O'Driscoll20

Events by organization

OrganizationEventsFights
BRAVE CF875

Events by country

CountryEvents
Bahrain3
Belarus1
Italy1
Kazakhstan1
Poland1
Russia1

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

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