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UFC finish rate by era

In 1994–2000, 80% of UFC fights ended inside the distance. In 2020–2026 it is 51%. The high is 80% in 1994–2000; the low 50% in 2013–2019.

How often a UFC fight ends before the final bell — knockouts and submissions together.
Computed from 8,723 fights · 5 eras · updated 20 September 2026
Finish rate by era5 bars. Highest: 1994–2000 at 80% from 240 fights. The table below carries every value.0%20%40%60%80%1994–2000: 80% (240 fights)1994–20002001–2005: 72% (248 fights)2001–20052006–2012: 57% (1,619 fights)2006–20122013–2019: 50% (3,238 fights)2013–20192020–2026: 51% (3,378 fights)2020–2026
Finish rate by era · every value is in the table below, with the number of fights behind it.
EraFinish rateFinishesFights
1994–200080%192240
2001–200572%178248
2006–201257%9241,619
2013–201950%1,6293,238
2020–202651%1,7093,378
What counts. A finish is a knockout (KO/TKO, including a doctor’s stoppage) or a submission. 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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