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BE Analytics: How does cage size influence MMA fights?

We now have official cage size data from the UFC so Paul Gift put on his pocket protector, got all nerdy and shared results from the most comprehensive study ever on cage size in MMA.

Did fight fans recently experience "The Small Cage of Destruction" at UFC Fight Night: Boetsch vs. Henderson? Ten fights ended in a knockout or submission, tying it for second-most in UFC history. Were these finishes caused by the 25' Octagon or were they destined to happen even in a 30' cage? This is the key question to the cage size debate: What would have happened if the fight we just watched had taken place in a different-sized cage - a world we never get to see, but can try to estimate?