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Reference Data Fight Records Feature

2026

Reference Data How the New UFC Meta Rankings Work: Factors & Rules Results and opponent strength drive most of the Meta model; finishes, recency and 18-month inactivity decay adjust the rest. What is public, what is not. Fight Records UFC Title-Fight Wins vs. Title Defenses A win may capture, recapture or retain a belt; only a champion who enters with the contested title and retains it earns a defense. Fight Records UFC Noche Judges Disagreed on Every Round, Still Scored 29-28 Bell gave Cortes-Acosta Round 2, Colon Round 3 and Topps Round 1. Why three cards with zero rounds in common still read as a clean unanimous decision. Fight Records UFC Decision Types by Year, 1994–2026 How UFC fights that reached the judges were scored each year from 1994 to 2026: unanimous, split and majority decision counts and shares, from UFCSTATS.com. Fight Records UFC Fight Outcomes by Method and Year, 1994–2026 Every UFC fight from 1994 to 2026 counted by how it ended, year by year: KO/TKO, submission, decision, DQ, no contest and overturned, from UFCSTATS.com. Fight Records UFC Finish Rate and Duration by Weight Class, 1994–2026 Finish rate (KO/TKO plus submission) and average fight length for every UFC weight class and calendar year from 1994 to 2026, from UFCSTATS.com event pages. Fight Records UFC Finishes by Round and Year, 1994–2026 Every UFC knockout and submission from 1994 to 2026 counted by the round it came in, year by year, with each round's share of the year's finishes. Fight Records UFC Title Fight Outcomes by Weight Class, 1994–2026 Every UFC title fight from 1994 to 2026 by weight class and year: how many were finished, went to a decision or ended otherwise, plus finish rate and length. Feature UFC Rounds Won: What Missing Scorecards Mean Blank fields are unknown—not losses. Count only documented judging data, distinguish physical rounds from judge ballots, and label missingness. Feature Historic UFC Moments From UFC 1 to the 2010s Sixteen turning points explain shifts in championships, ownership, regulation, TV reach, live-event scale and women’s divisions through 2019. Feature How a 10–8 Round Can Create an MMA Draw Two 10–9 losses and one 10–8 win total 28–28 on a judge’s card—but that tied ballot alone does not make the official result a draw. Feature MMA Combined Opponent Records: Definition and Calculation Guide An MMA combined opponent record is the sum of the wins, losses, and draws held by opponents in a defined sample. No contests should be reported separately. The… Feature Why UFC Control Time Isn’t Effective Grappling Judges assess what control produces: damage, meaningful attacks, credible submission threats and sustained defensive reactions—not duration alone. Feature IBJJF Weight Divisions: Charts & Weigh-In Rules Use adult/master or juvenile charts by sex and format, weigh in the required uniform, and verify the maximum on your specific event page. Feature How Often Do UFC Fights End in a Finish? Roughly half of UFC fights end inside the distance, but the rate swings hard by weight class — heavyweights finish twice as often as flyweights. The data, explained.