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UFC decision rate by era

In 1994–2000, 20% of UFC fights went to the judges. In 2020–2026 it is 49%. The high is 49% in 2013–2019; the low 20% in 1994–2000.

How often a UFC fight goes the distance and is scored by the judges.
Computed from 8,723 fights · 5 eras · updated 20 September 2026
Decision rate by era5 bars. Highest: 2013–2019 at 49% from 3,238 fights. The table below carries every value.0%12%25%38%50%1994–2000: 20% (240 fights)1994–20002001–2005: 27% (248 fights)2001–20052006–2012: 43% (1,619 fights)2006–20122013–2019: 49% (3,238 fights)2013–20192020–2026: 49% (3,378 fights)2020–2026
Decision rate by era · every value is in the table below, with the number of fights behind it.
EraDecision rateDecisionsFights
1994–200020%47240
2001–200527%68248
2006–201243%6901,619
2013–201949%1,6023,238
2020–202649%1,6613,378
What counts. A decision is any bout the official record scores — unanimous, split or majority. A fight is a UFC bout on the official record with a result. Draws, no-contests and overturned results are excluded from every count on this page; disqualifications and could-not-continues are counted as fights, which is why the knockout, submission and decision shares do not add up to 100%. How this table is cut. Five eras: the no-rules years, the Zuffa reboot, the boom, the expansion decade and the current one. Check us. Every number here is recomputed from the official UFC statistical record on each build — nothing on this page is typed in by hand. Search every fight to filter the same record yourself, or start from the year-by-year archive.
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