UFC Finish Rates: Comparing 2024 and 2025
A reproducible comparison of two complete calendar years, recalculated from the source-linked archive when records change.
Comparing 2024 and 2025
| Sample | Bouts | Event groups | KO/TKO | Submissions | Decisions | Other | Finish share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 517 | 42 | 147 | 83 | 281 | 6 | 44.5% |
| 2025 | 522 | 43 | 169 | 92 | 254 | 7 | 50.0% |
Finish share changed from 44.5% in 2024 to 50.0% in 2025: a difference of 5.5 percentage points. Both samples cover a complete calendar year.
KO/TKO wins changed from 147 to 169; submission wins changed from 83 to 92. These figures describe the recorded seasons and do not establish why the mix changed or predict a later event.
Calculation: (KO/TKO wins + submission wins) ÷ all completed bouts. Archive coverage through 2026-10-17. Historical corrections may revise this comparison; the downloadable annual counts use the same calculation.
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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.