BKFC API

Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship as clean JSON: every event since 2018, results with method, round and time, round-by-round punch stats, fighter records, official rankings, champions, and results as they post on fight night. New to it? Start with the BKFC API overview.

BASEhttps://api.citoapi.com/api/v1

BKFC API RootAppend any endpoint path below.

Punch stats for every bout since BKFC 1

Every completed bout carries punches landed and thrown for both corners, split by head and body, distance and clinch, with knockdowns, round by round. That is the full official stat record back to the first BKFC card in 2018, not just recent events.

GET /api/v1/bkfc/bouts/bkfc-fight-night-bethlehem--gregoris-cisneros--ryan-petersen/rounds

What BKFC data is available?

Every BKFC event since BKFC 1 in 2018: 175 cards, numbered events, Fight Nights, Prospects and international shows

1,760+ completed bouts with winner, method (KO, TKO, decision, DQ and more), round, time and scheduled rounds

Round-by-round punch stats for every completed bout: landed and thrown, head and body, distance and clinch, knockdowns

1,600+ fighter profiles with records, nicknames, rankings and official headshots where BKFC publishes them

Official rankings for every men's and women's division, current champions and interim champions

Head-to-head records between any two fighters

Fight cards in running order, including card changes and corrections

Results posted bout by bout on fight night, checked every 60 seconds while a card is running

Results pages

Event results with method, round and time for every bout, and punch totals for both corners.

Stat dashboards

Round-by-round punch breakdowns and career accuracy for fighter pages and fight analysis.

Fighter profiles

Records, rankings, fight histories and official headshots across 1,600+ fighters.

Rankings pages

Official rankings per division, champions and interim champions.

Matchup previews

Head-to-head records and both fighters' recent results before the next card.

Fight night

Card status and results as each bout finishes, by polling /bkfc/live or holding the /bkfc/live/stream SSE connection open.

From the next card to a result

6 calls, real ids

1Find the next card

GET /bkfc/events/upcoming

2Load its fight card

GET /bkfc/events/bkfc-95-newark/bouts

3Follow fight night

GET /bkfc/live

4Open a result

GET /bkfc/bouts/bkfc-fight-night-bethlehem--gregoris-cisneros--ryan-petersen

5Break it down by round

GET /bkfc/bouts/bkfc-fight-night-bethlehem--gregoris-cisneros--ryan-petersen/rounds

6Profile the winner

GET /bkfc/fighters/ryan-petersen

Promotion & search

GET/api/v1/bkfc

BkfcPromotion overview: counts, next event, current champions.

Bash

curl "https://api.citoapi.com/api/v1/bkfc" \
  -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY"

GET/api/v1/bkfc/search?q=arlovski

SearchSearch fighters and events by name.

Bash

curl "https://api.citoapi.com/api/v1/bkfc/search?q=arlovski" \
  -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY"

GET/api/v1/bkfc/sync/status

StatusData freshness: when each source was last read.

Bash

curl "https://api.citoapi.com/api/v1/bkfc/sync/status" \
  -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY"

Events & fight cards

GET/api/v1/bkfc/events

List EventsEvery event since BKFC 1 (2018), newest first: numbered cards, Fight Nights, Prospects and international events.

Bash

curl "https://api.citoapi.com/api/v1/bkfc/events" \
  -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY"

GET/api/v1/bkfc/events/upcoming

Upcoming ScheduleScheduled cards with date, local start time, venue and bout count.

Bash

curl "https://api.citoapi.com/api/v1/bkfc/events/upcoming" \
  -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY"

GET/api/v1/bkfc/events/recent

Recent MatchesMost recent completed cards.

Bash

curl "https://api.citoapi.com/api/v1/bkfc/events/recent" \
  -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY"

GET/api/v1/bkfc/events/{slug}

SlugOne event: date, venue, status (slug e.g. bkfc-95-newark).

Bash

curl "https://api.citoapi.com/api/v1/bkfc/events/{slug}" \
  -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY"

GET/api/v1/bkfc/events/{slug}/bouts

Event BoutsThe fight card in running order with results and punch totals.

Bash

curl "https://api.citoapi.com/api/v1/bkfc/events/{slug}/bouts" \
  -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY"

GET/api/v1/bkfc/events/{slug}/changes

ChangesCard changes: bouts added, cancelled or moved, results and finish times corrected.

Bash

curl "https://api.citoapi.com/api/v1/bkfc/events/{slug}/changes" \
  -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY"

Bouts & punch stats

GET/api/v1/bkfc/bouts?fighter=ryan-petersen

Event BoutsQuery bouts by fighter, event, division or status.

Bash

curl "https://api.citoapi.com/api/v1/bkfc/bouts?fighter=ryan-petersen" \
  -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY"

GET/api/v1/bkfc/bouts/{boutId}

BoutIdFull bout: winner, method, round, time, scheduled rounds, red and blue corners with punch totals.

Bash

curl "https://api.citoapi.com/api/v1/bkfc/bouts/{boutId}" \
  -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY"

GET/api/v1/bkfc/bouts/{boutId}/rounds

Bout RoundsRound-by-round punch stats per corner: landed and thrown, head and body, distance and clinch, knockdowns. Starter plan and above.

Bash

curl "https://api.citoapi.com/api/v1/bkfc/bouts/{boutId}/rounds" \
  -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY"

Fighters & head-to-head

GET/api/v1/bkfc/fighters

List FightersEvery fighter with record and division.

Bash

curl "https://api.citoapi.com/api/v1/bkfc/fighters" \
  -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY"

GET/api/v1/bkfc/fighters/{slug}

SlugFighter profile: record, nickname, ranking, official headshot where BKFC publishes one.

Bash

curl "https://api.citoapi.com/api/v1/bkfc/fighters/{slug}" \
  -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY"

GET/api/v1/bkfc/fighters/{slug}/fights

FightsComplete BKFC fight history, newest first.

Bash

curl "https://api.citoapi.com/api/v1/bkfc/fighters/{slug}/fights" \
  -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY"

GET/api/v1/bkfc/fighters/{slug}/stats

Slug StatsCareer punch stats: landed and thrown, accuracy, knockdowns, by target and position. Starter plan and above.

Bash

curl "https://api.citoapi.com/api/v1/bkfc/fighters/{slug}/stats" \
  -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY"

GET/api/v1/bkfc/h2h?fighter1=…&fighter2=…

H2hHead-to-head between two fighters (slugs or names).

Bash

curl "https://api.citoapi.com/api/v1/bkfc/h2h?fighter1=…&fighter2=…" \
  -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY"

Rankings, divisions & champions

GET/api/v1/bkfc/rankings

RankingsOfficial BKFC rankings for every division, with the champion.

Bash

curl "https://api.citoapi.com/api/v1/bkfc/rankings" \
  -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY"

GET/api/v1/bkfc/rankings/{division}

DivisionOne division's rankings (division e.g. heavyweight, womens-flyweight).

Bash

curl "https://api.citoapi.com/api/v1/bkfc/rankings/{division}" \
  -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY"

GET/api/v1/bkfc/champions

ChampionsCurrent champion and interim champion of every division.

Bash

curl "https://api.citoapi.com/api/v1/bkfc/champions" \
  -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY"

GET/api/v1/bkfc/divisions

DivisionsAll divisions, men's and women's.

Bash

curl "https://api.citoapi.com/api/v1/bkfc/divisions" \
  -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY"

Fight night

GET/api/v1/bkfc/live

Live MatchesCards in progress, with each bout's status and result as it posts.

Bash

curl "https://api.citoapi.com/api/v1/bkfc/live" \
  -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY"

GET/api/v1/bkfc/live/{boutId}

BoutIdThe latest state of one bout.

Bash

curl "https://api.citoapi.com/api/v1/bkfc/live/{boutId}" \
  -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY"

GET/api/v1/bkfc/live/stream

StreamServer-sent events: a message whenever a bout's status or result changes.

Bash

curl "https://api.citoapi.com/api/v1/bkfc/live/stream" \
  -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY"

GET/api/v1/bkfc/live/health

HealthWhether the fight-night pipeline is running and how fresh it is.

Bash

curl "https://api.citoapi.com/api/v1/bkfc/live/health" \
  -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY"

Bout example

curl "https://api.citoapi.com/api/v1/bkfc/bouts/bkfc-fight-night-bethlehem--gregoris-cisneros--ryan-petersen" \
  -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY"

{
  "boutId": "bkfc-fight-night-bethlehem--gregoris-cisneros--ryan-petersen",
  "slot": "Main event",
  "weightClass": { "label": "Welterweight" },
  "scheduledRounds": 6,
  "status": "completed",
  "winner": { "slug": "ryan-petersen", "name": "Ryan Petersen" },
  "result": { "method": "tko", "methodText": "TKO", "round": 1, "time": "1:59" },
  "fighters": [
    { "corner": "red", "slug": "ryan-petersen", "result": "win",
      "totals": { "landed": 31, "thrown": 52, "knockdowns": 1, "accuracyPct": 59.6 } },
    { "corner": "blue", "slug": "gregoris-cisneros", "result": "loss",
      "totals": { "landed": 48, "thrown": 68, "knockdowns": 0, "accuracyPct": 70.6 } }
  ]
}

Headshots are official BKFC images. Each one carries its credit (© Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC)) in the payload: show it wherever the image appears.

Good to know

Fight night data is results as each bout finishes. Punch stats arrive with the official result, not punch by punch during a round.
BKFC publishes a headshot for about 40% of fighters. The rest come back with headshot: null rather than someone else's photo.
Add every BKFC card to a calendar: api.citoapi.com/api/v1/public/calendars/bkfc.ics
Aliases are accepted: /bkfc/athletes maps to fighters and /bkfc/fight-cards to events. OpenAPI spec: api.citoapi.com/api/v1/openapi.json

Start with a free key

Every BKFC endpoint except career stats and round-by-round stats works on the free plan, with 500 requests a month. Starter ($15/month) adds those with 10,000 requests, with BKFC as your included game.

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