Injured and non-injured athlete characteristics for Calgary MMA matches from January 2010 to December 2015
| Characteristic | Injured (n=151) | Non-injured (n=535) |
| Sex, n (% of males) | 147 (97.4) | 515 (96.4) |
| Average age (years)* | 26.9 (±5.5, 16–44) | 26.6 (±5.4, 14–46) |
| Average weight (pounds)* | 169.5 (±25.6, 115.5–265.5) | 163.5 (±25.0, 105.5–268.0) |
| Average experience (no of bouts)* | 6.2 (±7.7, 0–36) | 5.1 (±6.6, 0–60) |
| Level of competition, n (% of professional) | 88 (58.3) | 272 (50.9) |
| Non-title fight, n (%) | 131 (86.8) | 484 (90.5) |
| Country of origin, n (%) | ||
| Canadian | 121 (80.1) | 485 (90.6) |
| Non-Canadian | 24 (15.9) | 32 (6.0) |
| Unknown | 6 (4.0) | 18 (3.4) |
| Dominant matchmakers, n (%) | 102 (67.5) | 379 (70.8) |
| Referees≥50 bouts experience, n (%) | 106 (70.2) | 381 (71.2) |
| Average time bout finished (mins)* | 5.3 (±4.8, 0.1–25.0) | 6 (±4.9, 0.1–25.0) |
| Percentage of bout completed | 39.7 | 48.8 |
| Loser of the bout, n (%) | 130 (86.1) | 207 (38.7) |
| How bout was finished, n (%) | ||
| KO | 21 (13.9) | 20 (3.8) |
| TKO | 77 (51.0) | 85 (15.9) |
| Submission | 23 (15.2) | 265 (49.5) |
| Decision | 22 (14.6) | 147 (27.5) |
| Physician stoppage | 4 (2.6) | 5 (0.9) |
| Other† | 4 (2.6) | 13 (2.4) |
| No of indefinite suspensions | 43 | 4 |
| Average suspension length (days)* | 39.1 (±26.3, 14–180) | 15.5 (±6.2, 7–60) |
*All averages include the SD and range in parentheses.
†Corner stoppage, draw, no contest.
KO, knockout; MMA, mixed martial arts; TKO, technical knockout.