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UFC decision rate by year (1995–2026)

In 1995, 9% of UFC fights went to the judges. In 2026 it is 44%. The high is 55% in 2024; the low 9% in 1995.

How often a UFC fight goes the distance and is scored by the judges.
Computed from 8,673 fights · 31 years · 2 withheld under 30 fights (50 bouts) · updated 20 September 2026
Decision rate by year31 bars. Highest: 2024 at 55% from 513 fights. The table below carries every value.0%15%30%45%60%1995: 9% (32 fights)19951996: 11% (36 fights)1997: 21% (38 fights)19971999: 21% (42 fights)2000: 38% (42 fights)20002001: 31% (39 fights)2002: 29% (52 fights)20022003: 31% (39 fights)2004: 26% (39 fights)20042005: 24% (79 fights)2006: 33% (158 fights)20062007: 36% (169 fights)2008: 32% (201 fights)20082009: 43% (213 fights)2010: 48% (250 fights)20102011: 49% (295 fights)2012: 47% (333 fights)20122013: 47% (376 fights)2014: 50% (494 fights)20142015: 47% (464 fights)2016: 50% (483 fights)20162017: 49% (446 fights)2018: 48% (469 fights)20182019: 54% (506 fights)2020: 50% (444 fights)20202021: 51% (497 fights)2022: 47% (506 fights)20222023: 48% (504 fights)2024: 55% (513 fights)20242025: 49% (515 fights)2026: 44% (399 fights)2026
Decision rate by year · every value is in the table below, with the number of fights behind it.
YearDecision rateDecisionsFights
19959%332
199611%436
199721%838
199921%942
200038%1642
200131%1239
200229%1552
200331%1239
200426%1039
200524%1979
200633%52158
200736%61169
200832%64201
200943%91213
201048%121250
201149%145295
201247%156333
201347%178376
201450%246494
201547%219464
201650%241483
201749%219446
201848%227469
201954%272506
202050%221444
202151%251497
202247%236506
202348%242504
202455%281513
202549%254515
202644%176399
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. Every calendar year on the official record. 2026 is not finished. The last row covers the 399 fights of 2026 that have happened so far, and it will move as the year goes on — every other row is a complete calendar year. 2 years withheld. 1994, 1998 rest on fewer than 30 fights (50 between them), so no percentage is printed for them — a rate off a handful of bouts is arithmetic, not a statistic. 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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