A look at some of the statistics behind 2012
341Total fights46.3/20.5/30Percentage of fights won by decision/submission/KO-TKO
New UFC champions crowned: Carlos Condit [interim], Benson Henderson, Renan Barao [interim], Demetrious Johnson, Ronda Rousey, Cain Velasquez 2Weight classes added to the UFC: flyweight and women's bantamweight31Number of events held9Number of finishes at UFC 146 and the TUF 16 Finale, the most of any event1Number 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 bout2.9 millionNumber of Twitter followers of Anderson Silva, the most of any fighter14Number of Pay-Per-View events scheduled7Number of PPV main events that changed between the initial announcement and the actual fight5Number of continents that hosted UFC events68Number of leg kicks landed by Carlos Condit at UFC 143, a UFC record3Most knockouts scored by a single fighter: Matt Brown, Mike Pyle and Cub Swanson (tie)
Number of spinning wheel-kick knockouts nominated as an ESPN Play of the Year16Number of fighters who fought four times during the year, which is the most any fighter competed1Number of fighters who won all four bouts (Matt Brown)
Most knockdowns in a single fight: Hugo Viana, TUF 16 Finale
Most takedown in a single fight: Cain Velasquez, UFC 155477Total strikes landed by Riki Fukuda, the most of any fighter278Total significant strikes landed by Max Holloway, the most of any fighter1:15:00Combined fight time of Benson Henderson, the most of any fighter
Total fight time of Ryan Jimmo, the least of any fighter6TUF season winners crowned
Career UFC bouts of Tito Ortiz after his final fight at UFC 148, the most of any fighter in historySources: FightMetric, UFC, Twitter, ESPN