Each MMA promotion might have a different number. UFC, Bellator, ONE Championship, and other MMA promotions based in America follow the “UNIFIED RULES OF MIXED MATERIAL ARTS.” These unified rules provide a framework for universal MMA rules.
All states with an athletic commission regulating Mixed Martial Arts fights should adopt the unified rules. These rules are intended to protect fighters. These rules set the duration and rounds for every sanctioned MMA bout.
What do the Unified Rules of MMA have to say about Fight Rounds?
Here is the unifying rule for MMA regarding how many rounds a fight should last.
Professionals will have five rounds. Between rounds, there will be one minute of rest.
A. Contests should be at most five rounds or take at most twenty-five minutes.
B. Bouts may be one (1), two (2), or three (3) rounds. You could also have four (4) rounds.
c. Contestants cannot compete in more than five rounds or twenty-five minutes of fighting during a twenty-four (24) hour period.
How many rounds can MMA Fights have?
Different MMA promotions may offer additional rounds. Each MMA promotion has the option to provide three or five games. UFC decided that there would be five rounds regardless of whether the primary fight was a title fight or a non-title fight.
Below is a table showing how many rounds are needed for the most popular MMA promotions worldwide. These can be compared.
UFC
Three rounds of five-minute each (Non Main Event)
Bellator MMA
Bellator’s nonworld championship fights consist of three rounds lasting five minutes each.
ONE Championship
Each round will last for three rounds and each last five minutes.
Invicta Fighting Championship
Non-championship mixed martial arts contests should be no more than 3 rounds. Each round should not exceed 5 minutes.
PFL (Professional Fighters League).
3 five-minute rounds. (PFL does not specify when a fight is 3 rounds.
UFC
Five rounds lasting five minutes. Non-championship “main event” fights are: i.e. the final fight on the card or Championship fights.
Bellator MMA
Bellator’s world champion fights last 5 minutes.
ONE Championship
Champion bouts will be five rounds long and last for five minutes each.
Invicta Fighting Championship
Each round of mixed-martial art championship must last 5 rounds, and each round should not exceed 5 minutes.
PFL (Professional Fighters League).
5 five-minute rounds. (PFL does not specify when a fight is five minutes long.
UFC
You can take a one-minute break between rounds.
Bellator MMA
You can take a one-minute break between rounds.
ONE Championship
You can take a one-minute break between rounds.
Invicta Fighting Championship
You can take a one-minute break between rounds.
PFL (Professional Fighters League).
You can take a one-minute break between rounds.
