What the UFC archive shows
Compare recorded divisions over the same three-year window (2023-10-17 to 2026-10-17), then inspect complete and partial calendar years. Every table states its sample and links back to the archive.
Divisions over the same period
| Sample | Bouts | Event groups | KO/TKO | Submissions | Decisions | Other | Finish share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lightweight | 216 | 104 | 83 | 38 | 92 | 3 | 56.0% |
| Middleweight | 203 | 109 | 78 | 37 | 84 | 4 | 56.7% |
| Featherweight | 187 | 105 | 77 | 31 | 79 | 0 | 57.8% |
| Bantamweight | 182 | 96 | 35 | 34 | 109 | 4 | 37.9% |
| Welterweight | 177 | 103 | 71 | 25 | 79 | 2 | 54.2% |
| Flyweight | 125 | 84 | 30 | 29 | 63 | 3 | 47.2% |
| Heavyweight | 113 | 79 | 50 | 12 | 49 | 2 | 54.9% |
| Light Heavyweight | 113 | 83 | 61 | 18 | 30 | 4 | 69.9% |
| Women's Strawweight | 104 | 80 | 18 | 19 | 66 | 1 | 35.6% |
| Women's Flyweight | 74 | 57 | 10 | 11 | 52 | 1 | 28.4% |
| Women's Bantamweight | 62 | 53 | 11 | 15 | 36 | 0 | 41.9% |
| Catch Weight | 21 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 42.9% |
| Women's Featherweight | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% |
Small samples can produce large percentage differences. These counts describe bouts at the recorded weight, rather than the current roster. Standalone division studies use at least 20 bouts; smaller samples remain in this comparison.
Calendar-year results
| Sample | Bouts | Event groups | KO/TKO | Submissions | Decisions | Other | Finish share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 454 | 36 | 182 | 81 | 184 | 7 | 57.9% |
| 2025 | 522 | 43 | 169 | 92 | 254 | 7 | 50.0% |
| 2024 | 517 | 42 | 147 | 83 | 281 | 6 | 44.5% |
| 2023 | 520 | 43 | 159 | 102 | 242 | 17 | 50.2% |
| 2022 | 511 | 42 | 171 | 98 | 236 | 6 | 52.6% |
| 2021 | 509 | 43 | 171 | 73 | 251 | 14 | 47.9% |
| 2020 | 456 | 41 | 139 | 82 | 221 | 14 | 48.5% |
| 2019 | 516 | 42 | 153 | 80 | 272 | 11 | 45.2% |
| 2018 | 474 | 39 | 151 | 90 | 227 | 6 | 50.8% |
| 2017 | 457 | 39 | 146 | 80 | 219 | 12 | 49.5% |
| 2016 | 493 | 41 | 153 | 89 | 241 | 10 | 49.1% |
| 2015 | 473 | 41 | 155 | 88 | 219 | 11 | 51.4% |
| 2014 | 503 | 46 | 152 | 95 | 246 | 10 | 49.1% |
| 2013 | 386 | 33 | 130 | 67 | 178 | 11 | 51.0% |
| 2012 | 341 | 31 | 105 | 70 | 156 | 10 | 51.3% |
| 2011 | 300 | 27 | 95 | 55 | 145 | 5 | 50.0% |
| 2010 | 253 | 24 | 69 | 59 | 121 | 4 | 50.6% |
| 2009 | 215 | 20 | 75 | 46 | 91 | 3 | 56.3% |
| 2008 | 201 | 20 | 86 | 51 | 64 | 0 | 68.2% |
| 2007 | 171 | 19 | 53 | 54 | 61 | 3 | 62.6% |
| 2006 | 158 | 18 | 59 | 47 | 52 | 0 | 67.1% |
| 2005 | 80 | 10 | 39 | 21 | 19 | 1 | 75.0% |
| 2004 | 39 | 5 | 18 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 74.4% |
| 2003 | 41 | 5 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 63.4% |
| 2002 | 53 | 7 | 29 | 8 | 15 | 1 | 69.8% |
| 2001 | 40 | 5 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 65.0% |
| 2000 | 43 | 6 | 14 | 11 | 16 | 2 | 58.1% |
| 1999 | 44 | 6 | 26 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 75.0% |
| 1998 | 25 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 68.0% |
| 1997 | 41 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 78.0% |
| 1996 | 43 | 5 | 27 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 88.4% |
| 1995 | 40 | 4 | 15 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 87.5% |
| 1994 | 31 | 3 | 11 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| 1993 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
The current calendar year is incomplete through 2026-10-17. Compare rates with their denominators; partial-year volumes are not full-season totals.
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How these figures are counted
Each completed UFC bout counts once. Finishes require a recorded winner and KO/TKO, TKO or submission. Finish share is those wins divided by every completed bout in the stated sample. Draws, no contests, disqualifications and other results remain in the denominator. Scheduled and unfinished cards, plus known partial catalog imports, are excluded.
Event groups are the archive's result groupings, rather than a count of numbered and Fight Night shows. The 2025 sample also includes the two official UFC bouts staged at Road to UFC Season 4, Episode 6 on 22 August: one submission and one decision, recorded as one additional event group. Tournament bouts from that show are excluded. UFC's official recap identifies the two UFC bouts.
Divisions use the weight class recorded for the bout, including fighters who later moved. These are historical proportions, not probabilities for an upcoming matchup. Source corrections may revise the totals.