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UFC finish rate by year (1995–2026)

In 1995, 91% of UFC fights ended inside the distance. In 2026 it is 56%. The high is 91% in 1995; the low 45% in 2024.

How often a UFC fight ends before the final bell — knockouts and submissions together.
Computed from 8,673 fights · 31 years · 2 withheld under 30 fights (50 bouts) · updated 20 September 2026
Finish rate by year31 bars. Highest: 1995 at 91% from 32 fights. The table below carries every value.0%25%50%75%100%1995: 91% (32 fights)19951996: 89% (36 fights)1997: 79% (38 fights)19971999: 79% (42 fights)2000: 60% (42 fights)20002001: 67% (39 fights)2002: 71% (52 fights)20022003: 67% (39 fights)2004: 74% (39 fights)20042005: 76% (79 fights)2006: 67% (158 fights)20062007: 63% (169 fights)2008: 68% (201 fights)20082009: 57% (213 fights)2010: 51% (250 fights)20102011: 51% (295 fights)2012: 53% (333 fights)20122013: 52% (376 fights)2014: 50% (494 fights)20142015: 52% (464 fights)2016: 50% (483 fights)20162017: 51% (446 fights)2018: 51% (469 fights)20182019: 46% (506 fights)2020: 50% (444 fights)20202021: 49% (497 fights)2022: 53% (506 fights)20222023: 52% (504 fights)2024: 45% (513 fights)20242025: 51% (515 fights)2026: 56% (399 fights)2026
Finish rate by year · every value is in the table below, with the number of fights behind it.
YearFinish rateFinishesFights
199591%2932
199689%3236
199779%3038
199979%3342
200060%2542
200167%2639
200271%3752
200367%2639
200474%2939
200576%6079
200667%106158
200763%107169
200868%137201
200957%121213
201051%128250
201151%150295
201253%175333
201352%197376
201450%247494
201552%243464
201650%242483
201751%226446
201851%241469
201946%233506
202050%221444
202149%244497
202253%269506
202352%261504
202445%230513
202551%261515
202656%223399
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. 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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