What are mma communities?

Communities for MMA fans covering the UFC, Bellator, ONE Championship, and other promotions. Dedicated forums with hundreds of thousands of members serve serious fans, with Discord servers for fight picks and real-time event chat around major cards.

Where do most mma communities live?

Independent Platforms is the most common platform in this report (51% of 35 listings).

Are most of these communities free?

94% are free to join. The rest require payment, an application, or both.

How big is a typical mma community?

Among listings with public size data, the average is 450K members and the median is 62K. The median is usually the better signal for a typical group because a few large ones inflate the average.

What do these communities usually include?

Forum is the most common (94%). Others that show up often include events and member resources.

How does Hive Index collect this data?

Listings are submitted by community builders and researchers, reviewed for relevance, and updated with platform, feature, member, review, and traffic data where available.

Where can I see the full list?

The full directory is on Hive Index's MMA topic page, where you can filter by platform, size, features, and more.

MMA Communities Report: Stats, Platforms, Trends & Data...

Executive Summary

We analyzed 35 mma communities listed on Hive Index to understand where people gather, what these groups offer, and which communities attract the most interest.

The big picture: mma listings cluster on Independent Platforms, while a few large groups pull member averages up.

Source: Hive Index community database · Updated periodically

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Communities: 35
Platforms: 4
Avg members: 450K
Median members: 62K

Where MMA Communities Are Hosted

Independent Platforms
18(51%)
Reddit
13(37%)
Facebook
2(6%)
Discord
2(6%)

Format mix

Forum / feed-based
33(94%)
Chat communities
2(6%)

Most listings are forum / feed-based (94%).

Independent Platforms leads with 51%, but Reddit also has a meaningful share (37%).

Audience Size & Access

Community size

Tiny
<20 members
0(0%)
Small
20-100 members
0(0%)
Medium
100-1,000 members
2(6%)
Large
1,000-10,000 members
1(3%)
Huge
10,000-100,000 members
9(26%)
Massive
100,000-1M members
8(23%)
Gigantic
1M+ members
2(6%)

13 communities have unknown member counts.

Free vs paid

The average is much higher than the median (450K vs 62K), which usually means a few large groups are pulling the average up.

How MMA Differs From Other Categories

MMA is more free-to-join, and larger, compared with typical Hive Index topics.

Metric	MMA	Hive Index average
Free to join	94%	84%
Median members	62K	25K
Average members	450K	673K
Paid or apply-to-join	6%	16%
Discord share	6%	17%
Topic pageviews / mo	431	883

Feature Mix

Common features appear in at least 15% of listings.

Common Features

Forum
94%

Niche Features

Live Chat
9%
Newsletter
9%
Paid Community
6%
Courses
3%
Online/Offline Events
3%

Forum appears on 94% of listings.

What Visitors Click

Outbound clicks / mo: 17

Platform supply vs. clicks

Platform	Communities	Share of communities	Outbound clicks	Share of clicks
Independent Platforms	18	51%	7	41%
Reddit	13	37%	4	24%
Facebook	2	6%	6	35%

Share is calculated within this topic.

Independent Platforms hosts 51% of listings and 41% of clicks, so supply and interest line up.

Most-clicked features

Forum
17(100%)
Live Chat
1(6%)
Newsletter
1(6%)
Paid Community
1(6%)

Most-clicked size ranges

Huge
8(47%)
Massive
2(12%)

Clicks by access model

Free to join
16(94%)
Paid or apply-to-join
1(6%)

Top-clicked listings

UFC/MMA and combat sports Fan group
4(24%)
UFC Fight Group MMA
2(12%)
The Underground (UG)
2(12%)

A few listings get most of the clicks; the rest split what is left.

Trends

Founded year

2009

2010

2019

31 communities have no founding year on file.

Most listed groups were founded around 2009.

Methodology & FAQ

Methodology

This report uses communities in the Hive Index database tagged as MMA. We exclude removed or suppressed listings. Member counts, traffic, features, reviews, and ratings may vary by source and are updated periodically.

Updated periodically

FAQ

: Communities for MMA fans covering the UFC, Bellator, ONE Championship, and other promotions. Dedicated forums with hundreds of thousands of members serve serious fans, with Discord servers for fight picks and real-time event chat around major cards.
: Independent Platforms is the most common platform in this report (51% of 35 listings).
: 94% are free to join. The rest require payment, an application, or both.
: Among listings with public size data, the average is 450K members and the median is 62K. The median is usually the better signal for a typical group because a few large ones inflate the average.
: Forum is the most common (94%). Others that show up often include events and member resources.
: Listings are submitted by community builders and researchers, reviewed for relevance, and updated with platform, feature, member, review, and traffic data where available.
: The full directory is on Hive Index's MMA topic page, where you can filter by platform, size, features, and more.

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