UFC 2022 Numbers: UFC News: There are several MMA promotions across the world, but it is reasonable to say that none have experienced a greater rise than UFC. Thanks to its intense matches, the firm has come to be associated with MMA sports. We can therefore confidently assert that it is the biggest promotion ever. Without fighter and Dana White, the UFC’s quick transition from a “niche sport” to a legitimate big Sport would not have been conceivable. Follow UFC News Updates with InsideSport.IN.
White has changed the UFC’s dynamic to an unscheduled challenge match from a “No Holds Barred/No Weight Class” spectacle. Likewise, the year 2022 was another lucrative one for the UFC Octagon.
Records were shattered, fresh champions were crowned, and priceless memories were created. Let’s take a look at UFC’s this year number.
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UFC 2022 Numbers: Events, fights, and more
The lightweight division saw the most fights in 2022 with 66, accounting for 511 total fights (including catchweight contests).
- Heavyweight: 39
- Light Heavyweight: 35
- Middleweight: 64
- Welterweight: 62
- Lightweight: 66
- Featherweight: 55
- Bantamweight: 61
- Flyweight: 32
- Women’s Featherweight: 5
- Women’s Bantamweight: 15
- Women’s Flyweight: 33
- Women’s Strawweight: 34
92 hours, 30 minutes, and 16 seconds was spent fighting in total year 2022.
UFC 2022 Numbers: 42 events, 511 fights, 92 Hrs + fight time and more
42 Events
- 21 events at UFC APEX
- 13 PPVs
- 5 countries
- 3 continents
- 16 cities
19 Title Fights
- 9 title changes (interim flyweight title included)
- 5 champions remained the same
- Aljamain Sterling – bantams
- Alexander Volkanovski – featherweight
- Francis Ngannou – heavyweight
- Valentina Shevchenko – women’s flyweight
- Amanda Nunes – women’s featherweight (hasn’t defended this belt since 2021)
Finishes and Decisions
98 Submission
The two UFC fight nights featuring Rodriguez vs. Lemos and Volkov vs. Aspinall in 2022 included five submissions each. Adding to that at UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Yan, featherweight Sodiq Yusuff quickly submitted rookie Dan Shainis, becoming the fastest submission of the year.
171 defeats
With eight knockouts each, Kattar vs. Emmett and Thompson vs. Holland from UFC on ESPN equaled for the most in a single event in 2022.
Decision
- 242 Decisions
- 176 unanimous decisions
- 53 split decisions
- 8 majority decisions
- 3 draws
- 1 no contest
- 1 DQ
Other numbers
- 99 Debutants
When he submitted Jay Perrin in his debut at UFC 282, Raul Rosas Jr., then age 18, became the youngest fighter in UFC history to achieve victory.
- 199 fight night bonuses awarded
UFC 281: Adesanya vs. Pereira was broadcast live from Madison Square Garden to 20,845 spectators. The number of attendees was the most for 2022. Additionally, the event, UFC 282: Bachowicz vs. Ankalaev, was the organization’s 29th straight sellout in arenas with a full house. Indeed, this was the year which had everything and UFC will try to double it or at least match this year’s numbers. And seeing the increase in viewership it will certainly outclass this year’s numbers.
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