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Martial Arts History

The Ultimate Fighting Championship has roots back to 1993. With influences from Greek Olympic Games and a Brazilian Vale Tudo fighting style, the company was in search of the best fighting style that eventually led to anything goes.

The UFC helped shape MMA to the United States to pick the champion that had the best style. This was a group of fighters with backgrounds in jiu-jitsu, boxing, grappling, wrestling, karate, sumo, and other combat skills.

In 2001, the sport had new ownership, and it started to be reconstructed into the promotion that you see today. This meant more controlled environments for the fighters, rules, and even weight classes to separate them.

In addition, it has grown to be the most watched fighting program out there. It is no wonder people want to bet on it, especially how appealing it is to watch.

The UFC and other mixed martial arts events can offer a very lucrative betting opportunity. In team sports, the underdog has to put together a complete game to get the win, but in MMA a fight can end in a split second if somebody lands the right punch, knee, kick or elbow.

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MMA Schedule​

UFC Past Events

DATE	EVENT	LOCATION	FIGHT DETAILS
2022-10-22	UFC 280	Etihad Arena, Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE)	Oliveira vs Makhachev
2022-10-15	UFC Fight Night	UFC Apex, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA	Grasso vs Araujo
2022-10-01	UFC Fight Night	UFC Apex, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA	Dern vs Xionan
2022-09-17	UFC Fight Night	UFC Apex, Las Vegas, Nevada	Sandhagen vs Yadong
2022-09-10	UFC 279	T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada	Diaz vs Ferguson
2022-09-03	UFC Fight Night	Accor Arena, Paris, France	Gane vs Tuivasa
2022-08-20	UFC 278	Vivint Arena, Salt Lake City, Utah	Usman vs Edwards 2
2022-08-13	UFC Fight Night	Pechanga Arena, San Diego, California	Vera vs Cruz
2022-08-06	UFC Fight Night	UFC APEX, Las Vegas, Nevada	Santos vs Hill
2022-07-30	UFC 277	American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas	Pena vs Nunes
2022-07-23	UFC Fight Night	O2 Arena, London, England	Blaydes vs Aspinall
2022-07-16	UFC Fight Night	UBS Arena, Long Island	Ortega vs Rodriguez
2022-07-09	UFC Fight Night	UFC APEX, Las Vegas, Nevada	dos Anjos vs Fiziev
2022-07-02	UFC 276	T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada	Adensaya vs Cannonier
2022-06-25	UFC Fight Night	UFC APEX, Las Vegas, Nevada	Tsarukyan vs Gamrot
2022-06-18	UFC Fight Night	Moody Center, Austin, Texas	Kattar vs Emmett
2022-06-11	UFC 275	Singapore Indoor Stadium	Texeira vs Prochazka
2022-06-04	UFC Fight Night 207	UFC APEX, Las Vegas, USA	Volkov vs Rozenstruik

MMA Athlete Rankings

Men’s Top fighters per Weight

Top Rank
Flyweight
Bantamweight
Featherweight
Lightweight
Welterweight
Middleweight
Light Heavyweight
Top Rank

1. Alexander Volkanovski
2. Israel Adesanya
3. Charles Oliveira
4. Kamaru Usman
5. Francis Ngannou

Flyweight

1. Deiveson Figueiredo (Champion)
2. Brandon Moreno
3. Alexandre Pantoja
4. Kai Kara France
5. Askar Askarov

Bantamweight

1. Aljamain Sterling (Champion)
2. TJ Dillashaw
3. Merab Dvalishvili
4. Cory Sandhagen
5.  Marlon Vera

Featherweight

1. Alexander Volkanovski (Champion)
2. Max Holloway
3. Yair Rodriguez
4. Brian Ortega
5. Josh Emmett

Lightweight

1. Charles Oliveira
2. Dustin Poirier
3. Justin Gaethje
4. Islam Makhachev
5. Michael Chandler

Welterweight

1. Leon Edwards (Champion)
2. Kamaru Usman
3. Colby Covington
4. Khamzat Chimaev
5. Gilbert Burns

Middleweight

1. Israel Adesanya (Champion)
2. Robert Whittaker
3. Jared Cannonier
4. Marvin Vettori
5. Alex Pereira

Light Heavyweight

1. Jiří Procházka (Champion)
2. Glover Teixeira
3. Jan Błachowicz
4. Magomed Ankalaev
5. Aleksandar Rakić

Women’s Top fighters per Weight

Top Rank
Strawweight
Flyweight
Bantamweight
Featherweight
Top Rank

1. Amanda Nunes (Champion)
2. Valentina Shevchenko
3. Julianna Peña
4. Carla Esparza
5. Rose Namajunas

Strawweight

1. Carla Esparza (Champion)
2. Rose Namajunas
3. Zhang Weili
4. Marina Rodriguez
5. Jessica Andrade

Flyweight

1. Valentina Shevchenko (Champion)
2. Katlyn Chookagian
3. Taila Santos
4. Lauren Murphy
5. Jessica Andrade

Bantamweight

1. Amanda Nunes (Champion)
2. Julianna Peña
3. Ketlen Vieira
4. Holly Holm
5. Irene Aldana

Featherweight

1. Amanda Nunes (Champion)

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Martial Arts – All Time Fights Records

Total Fights – Top 5

Rank	Fighter	Total Fights
1	Jim Miller	40
2	Andrei Arlovski	38
2	Donald Cerrone	38
4	Jeremy Stephens	34
5	Demian Maia	33

Wins – Top 5

Rank	Fighter	Total Wins
1	Jim Miller	24
2	Andrei Arlovski	23
2	Donald Cerrone	23
4	Demian Maia	22
5	Charles Oliveira	21

Finishes – Top 5

Rank	Fighter	Total Finishes
1	Charles Oliveira	19
2	Jim Miller	16
2	Donald Cerrone	16
4	Anderson Silva	14
4	Matt Brown	14

KO/TKO Wins – Top 5

Rank	Fighter	Total KO/TKO
1	Derrick Lewis	12
2	Matt Brown	12
3	Anderson Silva	11
3	Anthony Johnson	11
3	Thiago Santos	11

Submission Wins – Top 5

Rank	Fighter	Total Submission wins
1	Charles Oliveira	16
2	Demian Maia	11
2	Jim Miller	11
4	Nate Diaz	10
4	Gerald Meerschaert	9

Decision Wins – Top 5

Rank	Fighter	Total Decision Wins
1	Neil Magny	13
2	Andrei Arlovski	12
2	Georges St-Pierre	12
2	Diego Sanchez	12
2	Rafael Dos Anjos	12

Win Streak – Top 5

Rank	Fighter	Total Win Streak
1	Anderson Silva	16
2	Kamaru Usman	15
3	Georges St-Pierre	13
3	Jon Jones	13
3	Demetrious Johnson	13

Title Fight Wins – Top 5

Rank	Fighter	Total Title Fight Wins
1	Jon Jones	14
2	Georges St-Pierre	13
3	Demetrious Johnson	12
4	Anderson Silva	11
5	Amanda Nunes	10

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