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UFC knockout rate by year (1995–2026)

Name: UFC knockout rate by year
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In 1995, 34% of UFC fights ended by knockout. In 2026 it is 38%. The high is 64% in 1996; the low 28% in 2010.

How often a UFC fight ends in a knockout — the number itself, not a highlight reel, every bout on the official record since 1994.

Computed from 8,673 fights · 31 years · 2 withheld under 30 fights (50 bouts) · updated 20 September 2026

Knockout rate by year · every value is in the table below, with the number of fights behind it.

Year	Knockout rate	Knockouts	Fights
1995	34%	11	32
1996	64%	23	36
1997	32%	12	38
1999	62%	26	42
2000	33%	14	42
2001	44%	17	39
2002	56%	29	52
2003	46%	18	39
2004	46%	18	39
2005	49%	39	79
2006	37%	59	158
2007	31%	53	169
2008	43%	86	201
2009	35%	75	213
2010	28%	69	250
2011	32%	95	295
2012	32%	105	333
2013	35%	130	376
2014	31%	152	494
2015	33%	155	464
2016	32%	153	483
2017	33%	146	446
2018	32%	151	469
2019	30%	153	506
2020	31%	139	444
2021	34%	171	497
2022	34%	171	506
2023	32%	159	504
2024	29%	147	513
2025	33%	169	515
2026	38%	151	399

What counts. A knockout here is any bout the official record ends by KO/TKO, including a doctor’s stoppage, which UFCStats files as its own method. 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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