2020 in combat sports

2020 Summer Olympics (Boxing)

 * February 20 – 29: Olympic Qualifying Tournament – Africa in 🇸🇳 Dakar
 * March 3 – 11: Olympic Qualifying Tournament – Asia & Oceania in 🇯🇴 Amman
 * March 13 – 23: Olympic Qualifying Tournament – Europe in 🇬🇧 London
 * March 26 – April 3: Olympic Qualifying Tournament – Americas in 🇦🇷 Buenos Aires
 * May 13 – 24: World Olympic Qualifying Tournament in 🇫🇷 Paris

International boxing events

 * October 10 – 15: 2020 World University Boxing Championships in 🇵🇱 Katowice

International fencing events

 * February 22 – 29: 2020 Pan American Junior Fencing Championships in San Salvador
 * February 22 – March 3: 2020 European Junior Fencing Championships in Poreč
 * February 24 – 29: 2020 African Junior Fencing Championships in 🇬🇭 (location TBA)
 * February 25 – March 5: 2020 Asian Junior Fencing Championships in Jakarta
 * April 3 – 11: 2020 World Junior & Cadet Fencing Championships in 🇺🇸 Salt Lake City
 * April 17 – 22: 2020 Asian Fencing Championships in 🇰🇷 Seoul
 * April 19 – 24: 2020 African Fencing Championships in 🇪🇬 Cairo
 * June 16 – 21: 2020 Pan American Fencing Championships in Asunción
 * June 16 – 21: 2020 European Fencing Championships in 🇧🇾 Minsk

2019–20 Fencing Grand Prix

 * Épée Grand Prix
 * January 24 – 26: Qatari Grand Prix in 🇶🇦 Doha
 * March 6 – 8: Hungarian Grand Prix in 🇭🇺 Budapest
 * May 1 – 3: Colombian Grand Prix (final) in 🇨🇴 Cali
 * Foil Grand Prix
 * February 7 – 9: Italian Grand Prix in 🇮🇹 Turin
 * March 13 – 15: American Grand Prix in 🇺🇸 Anaheim
 * May 15 – 17: Chinese Grand Prix (final) in 🇨🇳 Shanghai
 * Sabre Grand Prix
 * January 10 – 12: Canadian Grand Prix in 🇨🇦 Montreal
 * April 26 – 28: Korean Grand Prix in 🇰🇷 Seoul
 * May 24 – 26: Russian Grand Prix (final) in 🇷🇺 Moscow

2019–20 Fencing World Cup

 * Men's Épée World Cup
 * November 22 – 24, 2019: Swiss World Cup in Bern
 * Winner: 🇺🇦 Ihor Reizlin
 * Team winners: 🇫🇷
 * January 9 – 11: German Men's Épée World Cup in 🇩🇪 Heidenheim an der Brenz
 * February 7 – 9: Canadian World Cup in 🇨🇦 Vancouver
 * March 20 – 22: Argentinian World Cup in 🇦🇷 Buenos Aires
 * May 15 – 17: French Men's Épée World Cup (final) in 🇫🇷 Paris
 * Women's Épée World Cup
 * November 1 – 3, 2019: Estonian World Cup in 🇪🇪 Tallinn
 * Winner: 🇷🇴 Ana Maria Popescu
 * Team winners: 🇵🇱
 * January 10 – 12: Cuban World Cup in 🇨🇺 Havana
 * February 7 – 9: Spanish Women's Épée World Cup in 🇪🇸 Barcelona
 * March 20 – 22: Chinese World Cup in 🇨🇳 Chengdu
 * May 15 – 17: Emirati World Cup (final) in Dubai
 * Men's Foil World Cup
 * November 8 – 10, 2019: German Men's Foil World Cup in 🇩🇪 Bonn
 * Winner: 🇫🇷 Julien Mertine
 * Team winners: 🇺🇸
 * December 13 – 15, 2019: Japanese World Cup (Olympic Test Event) in 🇯🇵 Tokyo
 * Winner: 🇮🇹 Alessio Foconi
 * Team winners: 🇫🇷
 * January 10 – 12: French Men's Foil World Cup in 🇫🇷 Paris
 * February 21 – 23: Egyptian Men's Foil World Cup in 🇪🇬 Cairo
 * May 1 – 3: Russian World Cup (final) in 🇷🇺 Saint Petersburg
 * Women's Foil World Cup
 * November 22 – 24, 2019: Egyptian Women's Foil World Cup in 🇪🇬 Cairo
 * Winner: 🇮🇹 Arianna Errigo
 * Team winners: 🇮🇹
 * December 13 – 15, 2019: French Women's Foil World Cup in 🇫🇷 Saint-Maur-des-Fossés
 * Winner: 🇮🇹 Alice Volpi
 * Team winners: 🇷🇺
 * January 10 – 12: Polish Women's Foil World Cup in 🇵🇱 Katowice
 * February 21 – 23: (TBA)
 * May 1 – 3: German Women's Foil World Cup (final) in 🇩🇪 Tauberbischofsheim
 * Men's Sabre World Cup
 * November 15 – 17, 2019: Egyptian Men's Sabre World Cup in 🇪🇬 Cairo
 * Winner: 🇫🇷 Vincent Anstett
 * Team winners: 🇰🇷
 * February 21 – 23: Polish Men's Sabre World Cup in 🇵🇱 Warsaw
 * March 6 – 8: Italian World Cup in 🇮🇹 Padua
 * March 20 – 22: Hungarian World Cup in 🇭🇺 Budapest
 * May 8 – 10: Spanish Men's Sabre World Cup (final) in 🇪🇸 Madrid
 * Women's Sabre World Cup
 * November 22 – 24, 2019: French Women's Sabre World Cup in 🇫🇷 Orléans
 * Winner: 🇫🇷 Manon Brunet
 * Team winners: 🇷🇺
 * December 13 – 15, 2019: American World Cup in 🇺🇸 Salt Lake City
 * Winner: 🇺🇦 Olha Kharlan
 * Team winners: 🇷🇺
 * March 6 – 8: Greek World Cup in Athens
 * March 20 – 22: Belgian World Cup in 🇧🇪 Sint-Niklaas
 * May 8 – 10: Tunisian World Cup (final) in 🇹🇳 Tunis

2020 World and continental judo events

 * April 16 – 19: 2020 African Judo Championships in 🇲🇦 Casablanca
 * April 17 – 19: 2020 Asian-Pacific Judo Championships (Senior & Team) in Ulaanbaatar
 * April 17 – 19: 2020 Pan American Judo Championships in 🇨🇦 Montreal
 * May 1 – 3: 2020 European Judo Championships in 🇨🇿 Prague

2020 Judo Grand Slam

 * February 8 & 9: JGS #1 in 🇫🇷 Paris
 * February 21 – 23: JGS #2 in 🇩🇪 Düsseldorf
 * October 23–25: JGS #3 in 🇭🇺 Budapest

2020 Judo Grand Prix

 * January 23 – 25: JUGP #1 in 🇮🇱 Tel Aviv

2020 Asian Open

 * July 4 & 5: AsJO #1 in 🇰🇿 Aktau
 * August 29 & 30: AsJO #2 in Taipei
 * September 5 & 6: AsJO #3 (final) in 🇭🇰 Kowloon

2020 European Open

 * February 1 & 2: EJO #1 in 🇧🇬 Sofia (Men) & Odivelas (Women)
 * February 15 & 16: EJO #2 in 🇦🇹 Oberwart (Men) & 🇸🇰 Bratislava (Women)
 * February 29 & March 1: EJO #3 in 🇵🇱 Warsaw

2020 European Cup

 * March 7 & 8: EJC #1 in Zürich
 * March 21 & 22: EJC #2 in 🇧🇦 Sarajevo
 * June 20 & 21: EJC #4 in Celje-Podčetrtek
 * October 3 & 4: EJC #7 (final) in Dubrovnik

2020 Pan American Open

 * March 7 & 8: PAJO #1 in 🇦🇷 Bariloche
 * March 14 & 15: PAJO #2 in Santiago
 * March 21 & 22: PAJO #3 in 🇵🇪 Lima
 * June 20 & 21: PAJO #4 in 🇪🇨 Guayaquil
 * September 5 & 6: PAJO #5 (final) in 🇩🇴 Santo Domingo

2020 African Open

 * November 7 & 8: AJO #1 in 🇨🇲 Yaoundé
 * November 14 & 15: AJO #2 (final) in 🇸🇳 Dakar

International karate events

 * February 7 – 9: 2020 EKF Junior, Cadet, & U21 Karate Championships in 🇭🇺 Budapest
 * February 7 – 9: 2020 UFAK Junior & Senior Karate Championships in 🇲🇦 Tangier
 * March 25 – 29: 2020 European Karate Championships in 🇦🇿 Baku
 * April 3 – 5: 2020 Mediterranean Karate Championships in 🇨🇾 Nicosia
 * May 25 – 30: 2020 PKF Karate Championships in San José
 * June 12 & 13: 2020 OKF Junior & Senior Karate Championships in 🇳🇨 (location TBA)
 * June 29 – July 2: 2020 WKF Youth Camp in Poreč
 * July 10 – 12: 2020 AKF Junior, Cadet, & U21 Karate Championships in Kuwait City
 * August 24 – 29: 2020 PKF Junior, Cadet, & U21 Karate Championships in 🇲🇽 Monterrey
 * September 4 – 6: 2020 Asian Karate Championships in Bali
 * November 5 – 8: 2020 World University Karate Championships in 🇧🇷 Brasília
 * November 17 – 22: 2020 World Karate Championships in Dubai

2020 Karate 1 – Premier League

 * January 24 – 26: K1PL #1 in 🇫🇷 Paris
 * February 14 – 16: K1PL #2 in Dubai
 * February 28 – March 1: K1PL #3 in 🇦🇹 Salzburg
 * March 13 – 15: K1PL #4 in 🇲🇦 Rabat
 * April 17 – 19: K1PL #5 in 🇪🇸 Madrid
 * October 2 – 4: K1PL #6 (final) in 🇷🇺 Moscow

2020 Karate 1 – Series A

 * January 10 – 12: K1SA #1 in Santiago
 * June 19 – 21: K1SA #2 in 🇹🇷 Istanbul
 * September 11 – 13: K1SA #3 (final) in Durban

2020 Karate 1 – Youth League

 * May 1 – 3: K1YL #1 in 🇨🇾 Limassol
 * July 3 – 5: K1YL #2 in Poreč
 * September 25 – 27: K1YL #3 in 🇲🇽 Monterrey
 * December 4 – 6: K1YL #4 (final) in 🇮🇹 Venice

UFC
The UFC promotional company held a total of 41 events in 2020, with 5 being cancelled altogether. 11 of these events were pay-per-view events for championships which held 19 title fights. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, it held the record of the lowest in person attendance since the inception of the UFC.

Bellator
In 2020 Bellator held a total of 18 events out of their planned 24, due to 6 events being cancelled.

2020 Summer Olympics (Taekwondo)

 * February 22 & 23: African Olympic Qualifier for Tokyo 2020 in 🇲🇦 Rabat
 * February 29: Oceania Olympic Qualifier for Tokyo 2020 in 🇦🇺 Gold Coast
 * March 11 & 12: Pan American Olympic Qualifier for Tokyo 2020 in San José
 * April 10 & 11: Asian Olympic Qualifier for Tokyo 2020 in 🇨🇳 Wuxi
 * April 24 & 25: European Olympic Qualifier for Tokyo 2020 in 🇮🇹 Milan

International Taekwondo championships

 * February 7 – 9: 2020 El Hassan Cup in 🇯🇴 Amman
 * February 18 – 21: 2020 President's Cup - European Region in 🇸🇪 Helsingborg
 * October 14 – 18: 2020 World Junior Taekwondo Championships in 🇧🇬 Sofia

2020 Open tournaments

 * January 31 – February 2: Fujairah Open in the
 * February 3 – 5: Turkish Open in 🇹🇷 Istanbul
 * February 6 – 8: Mexico Open in 🇲🇽 Puerto Vallarta
 * February 22 & 23: Helsingborg Open in 🇸🇪
 * February 22 & 23: Slovenia Open in Ljubljana
 * February 29 & March 1: German Open in 🇩🇪 Hamburg

2020 Wrestling Continental Championships

 * 2020 Individual Wrestling World Cup in Belgrade ⇒ 12–18 December
 * 2020 European Wrestling Championships in Rome ⇒ 10–16 February
 * 2020 Asian Wrestling Championships in New Delhi ⇒ 18–23 February
 * 2020 Pan American Wrestling Championships in Ottawa ⇒ 6–9 March
 * 2020 African Wrestling Championships in Algiers ⇒ 8–9 February
 * 2020 Pan American Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament in Ottawa ⇒ 13–15 March

2020 Wrestling International Tournament

 * 2020 Yasar Dogu Tournament in Istanbul ⇒ 10–12 January
 * Golden Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin 2020 in Krasnoyarsk ⇒ 23–26 January
 * 2020 Grand Prix Zagreb Open in Zagreb  ⇒ 7–8 November
 * 2020 Wladyslaw Pytlasinski Cup in Warsaw ⇒ 7–8 November

Wushu

 * TBA: 2020 World Junior Wushu Championships in 🇲🇦 (location TBA)
 * TBA: 2020 Taolu World Cup in 🇯🇵 (location TBA)
 * TBA: 2020 Sanda World Cup in 🇨🇳 (location TBA)
 * TBA: 2020 World Taijiquan Championships in 🇮🇹 (location TBA)