Amateur vs. professional level athletes
The IMMAF considers an athlete to be on a professional level and thus not eligible for participation if he or she meets any one of the following criteria: * holds a Pro MMA or professional combat sports license issued by any sanctioning body * is under contract with a professional MMA or professional combat sport promotion * has received a fee for participating in an MMA or professional combat sports match * has participated in a professional MMA match under the Unified Rules of MMA or equivalent in the country where the bout took place * has competed against an opponent with a Pro MMA record at the time the bout took place * has a professional MMA fight record published anywhere * National amateur criteria do not hold for IMMAF international competition if it does not conform to the above stipulationsAmateur MMA rules
Compulsory equipment
* Competition gloves * Competition shin guards * Competition shorts made in a durable material and designed in such a way that they can't inflict injury on either one of the contestants * Mouthpiece * Competition top or rashguard (women only) * Protective groin cup (optional for women, compulsory for men) * Protective chest gear (optional for women, not applicable for men) * Knee protection (optional) * Ankle protection (optional)Unauthorized techniques
The same from the Unified Rules of MMA plus: * Elbow and forearm strikes of any kind * Heel hook * Twisters/Sit through crucifix and/or any submission deemed as applying pressure to the spine * Knees to the head at any pointLength of the match
* A match shall contain three rounds. * A round shall last three minutes. * The round break shall last sixty secondsSuspension
A contestant who was knocked out as a result of a blow to the head, or whose match was stopped by the judge because of several tough blows to the head which have made him/her defenseless and unable to continue, shall be suspended from competition and sparring matches. Suspension periods starting from the day of the latest match: * One knockout: Minimum four weeks suspension * Two knockouts during a period of three months: Minimum three months suspension. * Three knockouts during a period of twelve months: Minimum twelve months suspension. Listed suspension periods are minimum periods and can be extended at the physician's discretion. In the event that a match was not stopped the physician still has the right to decide on a suspension if he/she deems it necessary due to the contestant having received many tough blows to the headMembers
National Federations:Pan America
*Arrgentina - Argentine Association of Mixed Martial Arts and Contact Sports *Aruba - Millard Academy *Bahamas - Empire Mixed Martial Arts Bahamas *Barbados - Barbados Mixed Martial Arts Federation (BMMAF) *Belize - MMA Federation of Belize *Bolivia - MMA Federation of Belize *Brazil - Brazilian MMA Athletic Commission / Comissão Atlética Brasileira de MMA (CABMMA) *Canada - Canadian Combat Alliance *Cayman Islands - ''Under Review'' *Colombia - Asociación Colombiana de Artes Marciales Mixtas (OCAMM) *Costa Rica - Federacion de Artes Marciales Mixtas *Dominican Republic - Federation Dominicana de Artes Marciale Mixtas *Ecuador - Ecuador Mixed Martial Arts Federation (EMMAF) *El Salvador - Federacion Salvadoreña de Kickboxing & MMA / Salvadorean Kickboxing & MMA Federation (presiding over Commission Salvadoreña de Artes Marciales Mixtas / Salvadorean Mixed Martial Arts Comission) *Grenada - Grenada mixed martial arts federation *Guatemala - Asociación Guatemalteca de Artes Marciales Mixtas *Guyana - Guyana Mixed Martials Federation *Jamaica - MMA Jamaica Sports Federation *Mexico - Federacion de Artes Marciales Mixtas Equidad y Juego Limpio *Panama - Asociación Nacional de mixed martial arts *Paraguay - Federacion Paraguaya de Kick Boxing Muay Thai & MMA *Puerto Rico - Federacion Independiente de Artes Marciales Mixtas de Puerto Rico (FIAMMPR) *Saint Martin - Sint Maarten Martial Arts *St Lucia - St Lucia Mixed Martial Arts Federation *Trinidad and Tobago - Trinidad and Tobago Mixed Martial Arts Federation (TNT MMAF) *Uruguay - Asociacion Uruguaya de Artes Marciales Mixtas Amateur y Profesional – AUAMMAP *United States of America - USA Mixed Martial Arts Federation *Venezuela - Federación Venezolana de Artes Marciales Mixtas (FEVAMM) NationalAsia
*Afghanistan - Afghanistan MMA Federation (AMMAF) *Bahrain - Bahrain Mixed Martial Arts Federation *China - MMA Department Of Chinese Boxing Federation *Hong Kong - Hong Kong MMA Federation Ltd *India - MMA India *Indonesia - Indonesia Committee for Martial Art Sports / Komite Olahraga Beladiri Indonesia – KOBI *Iran - Iranian MMA Federation (IRMMAF) *Iraq - Iraq Champion Fighting Cage (ICFC) *Japan - Japan MMA Federation JMMAF *Jordan - Jordan Mixed Martial Arts Federation *Kazakhstan - Kazakh National Public Union of Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) Federation *Kuwait - MMA Kuwait Association *Kyrgyzstan - Republic Of Kyrgyzstan Federation Of MMA And Pankration *Lebanon - Lebanese MMA Federation *Malaysia - Malaysia Mixed Martial Arts Association (MASMMAA) *Mongolia - Mongolian Mixed Martial Arts Federation *Nepal - Nepal National Martial Art Games Confederation *Pakistan -Europe
*Albania - Albanian Free Fighting Federation *Armenia - MMA Federation of Armenia *Austria - Austrian Mixed Martial Arts Federation *Azerbaijan - Azerbaijan Mixed Martial Arts Federation *Belgium - Belgian Mixed Martial Arts Federation *Bulgaria - Bulgarian Mixed Martial Arts Federation (BULMMAF) *Croatia - ''Under Review'' *Cyprus - Cyprus Mixed Martial Arts Federation (CMMAF) *Czech Republic - Czech Association of MMA *Denmark - Danish Mixed Martial Arts Federation *England - England Mixed Martial Arts Association *Estonia - Estonian Mixed Martial Arts Federation *Finland - Finnish Mixed Martial Arts Federation / Suomen Vapaaotteluliitto ry *France - Federation Francaise de Boxe *Georgia - National Federation of Universal Martial Arts *Germany - German Mixed Martial Arts Federation (GEMMAF) *Greece - Panhellenic MMA Federation *Hungary - Hungarian MMA Federation (HMMAF) *Iceland - Iceland MMA Federation *Ireland - Irish Mixed Martial Arts Association (IMMAA) *Israel- ISR Mixed Martial Arts *Italy - Federazione Italiana Grappling Mixed Martial Arts / Italian Grappling and Mixed Martial Arts Federation (FIGMMA) * Kosovo - Kosovo Miksed Martial Arts Federation / Federation Federata Arteve Mikse Marciale *Latvia - ''Under Review'' *Lithuania - Lithuanian Mixed Martial Arts Federation *Luxembourg - Fédération Luxembourgeoise de MMA (FLMMA) *Malta - Malta Mixed Martial Arts Association *Moldova - Moldovan MMA Federation *Netherlands - Netherlands MMA Federation *Northern Ireland - Ulster Amateur MMA *Norway - Norwegian Mixed Martial Arts Federation *Poland - Stowarzyszenie MMA Polska *Portugal - Federação Portugusea de Lutas Amadoras (FPLA) / Comissão Atlética Portuguesa de MMA (CAPMMA) *Romania - Romanian Kempo Mixed Martial Arts Federation (RKMMAF) *Russia - Russian MMA Union ''(suspended)'' *Scotland - Mixed Martial Arts Federation Of Scotland *Serbia - Serbian MMA Federation *Slovakia - Slovakian MMA Association *Slovenia - Slovenia MMA Federation *Spain - Federación Española de Lucha Olímpica y Disciplinas Asociadas (FELUCHA-IMMAF) *Sweden - Swedish Mixed Martial Arts Federation *Switzerland - Federation Switzerland Mixed Martial Arts *Turkey - Turkey Combat Mixed Martial Arts Sport Association *Ukraine - MMA League of Ukraine *Wales - Mixed Martial Arts CymruOceania
*Australia - International Mixed Martial Arts Federation of Australia *French Polynesia - Wrestling Polynesian Federation & Associated Disciplines *New Zealand - New Zealand Mixed Martial Arts FederationAfrica
*Algeria - Algerian Federation of Kickboxing, MMA & Similar Sports *Angola - Associação Provincial de MMA de Luanda *Cameroon - National League Mixed Martial Arts Cameroon (NLMMAC) *Cote D Ivoire - Federation Ivoirienne D Arts Martiaux Mixtes *Democratic Republic of Congo - Democratic Republic of Congo MMA Federation (DRCMMAF) *Egypt - The Egyptian MMA Committee *Ghana - Ghana Mixed Martial Arts Federation (GHAMMAF) *Guinea - Guinean Federation of Krav-Maga and Associated Disciplines (MMA) *Mauritius - Mixed Martial Arts Federation Mauritius *Morocco - Fédération Royale Marocaine Du Sport de Combat Libre Et Mixte (FRMSCLM) *Namibia - Namibian MMA Federation * Nigeria -Championships
World Championships
* 2014 IMMAF World Championships * 2015 IMMAF World Championships * 2016 IMMAF World Championships * 2017 IMMAF World Championships * 2018 IMMAF World Championships * 2019 IMMAF World Championships * 2021 IMMAF World ChampionshipsYouth World Championships
* 2019 IMMAF Youth World Championships * 2021 IMMAF Youth World Championships * 2022 IMMAF Youth World ChampionshipsJunior World Championships
* 2019 IMMAF Junior World ChampionshipsWorld Cup
* 2021 IMMAF World CupSuper Cup
* 2022 MMA Super CupEuropean Championships
* 2015 IMMAF European Open Championship * 2016 IMMAF European Open Championships * 2017 IMMAF European Open Championships * 2018 IMMAF European Open Championships * 2019 IMMAF European Open Championships * 2021 IMMAF European Open Championships * 2022 IMMAF European Open ChampionshipsAfrican Championships
* 2016 IMMAF Africa Open Championships * 2017 IMMAF Africa Open Championships * 2018 IMMAF Africa Open Championships * 2019 IMMAF Africa Open Championships * 2022 IMMAF Africa Open ChampionshipsAsian Championships
* 2017 IMMAF Asian Open Championships * 2019 IMMAF Asian Open Championships * 2022 IMMAF Asian Open ChampionshipsOceanian Championships
* 2018 IMMAF Oceania Open Championships * 2019 IMMAF Oceania Open Championships * 2020 IMMAF Oceania Open ChampionshipsPan American Championships
* 2019 Pan American Open Championships * 2022 Pan American Open ChampionshipsOverall Medals Standing (World Championships)
Totals do not include medals from the 2016 or 2017 World Championships.References
External links
* {{International Sports Federations International Mixed Martial Arts Federation Sports governing bodies in Switzerland International sports organizations Sports organizations established in 2012