UFC in 2012: by the numbers

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    Total fights

    46.3/20.5/30
    Percentage of fights won by decision/submission/KO-TKO

    6
    New UFC champions crowned: Carlos Condit [interim], Benson Henderson, Renan Barao [interim], Demetrious Johnson, Ronda Rousey, Cain Velasquez

    2
    Weight classes added to the UFC: flyweight and women's bantamweight

    31
    Number of events held

    9
    Number of finishes at UFC 146 and the TUF 16 Finale, the most of any event

    1
    Number of finishes at UFC on FUEL TV 6, the least of any event (there were two, but one was overturned to a NC)

    362
    Total combined strikes in Georges St-Pierre vs. Carlos Condit, the most in any bout

    2.9 million
    Number of Twitter followers of Anderson Silva, the most of any fighter

    14
    Number of Pay-Per-View events scheduled

    7
    Number of PPV main events that changed between the initial announcement and the actual fight

    5
    Number of continents that hosted UFC events

    68
    Number of leg kicks landed by Carlos Condit at UFC 143, a UFC record

    3
    Most knockouts scored by a single fighter: Matt Brown, Mike Pyle and Cub Swanson (tie)

    1
    Number of spinning wheel-kick knockouts nominated as an ESPN Play of the Year

    16
    Number of fighters who fought four times during the year, which is the most any fighter competed

    1
    Number of fighters who won all four bouts (Matt Brown)

    3
    Most knockdowns in a single fight: Hugo Viana, TUF 16 Finale

    11
    Most takedown in a single fight: Cain Velasquez, UFC 155

    477
    Total strikes landed by Riki Fukuda, the most of any fighter

    278
    Total significant strikes landed by Max Holloway, the most of any fighter



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    Combined fight time of Benson Henderson, the most of any fighter

    :07
    Total fight time of Ryan Jimmo, the least of any fighter

    6
    TUF season winners crowned

    27
    Career UFC bouts of Tito Ortiz after his final fight at UFC 148, the most of any fighter in history

    Sources: FightMetric, UFC, Twitter, ESPN
     
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