Adding to this site’s archives of combat sports safety studies, The Journal of Sports Health published a data review concluding that MMA combatants suffer an in competition injury rate between 22.9 and 28.6%.
In the recent study the authors reviewed 35 years of publications detailing injury rates in MMA or thier component sports. The data revealed that “The majority of studies on MMA injuries evaluate those sustained during competition, which range in incidence from 22.9 to 28.6 per 100 fight-participations. Striking-predominant disciplines such as boxing, karate, and Muay Thai have high rates of head and facial injuries, whereas submission-predominant disciplines such as Brazilian jiu-jitsu, judo, and wrestling have high rates of joint injuries.”
The study is titled “Injuries Sustained by the Mixed Martial Arts Athlete” and the full article can be purchased here.
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