Story byMike Bohn, MMA JunkieSat, December 27, 2025 at 5:30 PM UTC·17 min readNow that the year has come to a close, and with a major assist from UFC research analyst and live statistics producer Michael Carroll, here are some of 2025's most significant milestones from the events, the fights and individual performances. EVENT FEATSThe UFC held 42 events in 26 different cities across 12 countries and five continents. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementWithin those events, there were 520 fights across 12 different weight classes (including catchweight bouts). Those 520 fights combined for a total cage time of 93 hours, 43 minutes and 36 seconds. The longest event of the year was "UFC on ABC 8: Hill vs. Rountree" in Baku, at 2 hours, 53 minutes and 52 seconds of total fight time. The shortest event of the year was "UFC on ESPN 68: Blanchfield vs. Barber" in Las Vegas, at 1 hour, 36 minutes and 45 seconds of total fight time. At those events, the UFC drew an announced total attendance of 457,808 for a live gate total of $143,245,514.94 (Note: live gate was not announced for 19 events; attendance figures were not revealed for 16 events). AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementThe highest reported attended event of the year was "UFC 322: Della Maddalena vs.