Global MMA Reporter
Jordan Hayes
Jordan Hayes covers MMA organizations, emerging prospects, and important fight news from across the global combat sports scene.
Articles by Jordan Hayes (3)
AnalysisThere Is No Prime at 30. What 436,000 Fights Say About Age in MMA
Fans place a fighter's prime in the late twenties. We measured age against outcome across 436,867 recorded bouts, and the decline starts years earlier than that — then something genuinely strange happens after 40.
Jordan HayesAug 17, 202611 min read
AnalysisThe Most Dangerous 60 Seconds in MMA Is the First One
Two out of every three finishes in our 498,000-fight archive land in round one — and the single deadliest stretch of any fight is the opening minute. Here is what that does to how a fight should be watched.
Jordan HayesAug 8, 20267 min read
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AnalysisFrom Outlawed Spectacle to Global Empire: The Complete History of MMA
Banned in most of America, denounced in the Senate, sold for four billion dollars — the full story of how mixed martial arts fought its way from carnival to colossus.
Jordan HayesJul 26, 20264 min read