# Cito API

> Unified sports and esports API with UFC cards, fighters, round stats, rankings and live fight state, plus CS2, League of Legends, Dota 2, tennis and more. Free key plus paid plans.

Canonical page: https://sportdex.net/providers/cito-ufc-api/  
Last checked: 2026-11-03  
SportDex Score: 45/100 (rank 89; popularity 15, community n/a, transparency 75, developer experience 68)

## Facts
- Type: Sports data API
- Website: https://citoapi.com/ufc-api/
- Documentation: https://citoapi.com/docs/
- Pricing page: https://citoapi.com/pricing/
- Sports: MMA, Esports, Tennis
- Data types: Fixtures, Historical data, Odds, Player stats, Results, Live scores, Standings, Team stats
- Protocols: REST, WebSocket, SSE
- Delivery: Streaming (WebSocket, SSE)
- Live / in-play: not disclosed
- Free tier: yes
- Cheapest public paid plan: not public
- Key competitions: UFC
- Commercial use: Paid plans only
- Redistribution: Not allowed
- Authentication: api key

## Plans
| Plan | Price | Requests | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | 500 / month | 10 req/min, 200/day, 30-day history, 60s delayed live |
| Starter | Not public | 10,000 / month | 30 req/min, 1 selected game, 90-day history; price not shown in crawled text |
| Pro | Not public | 250,000 / month | 100 req/min, 25,000/day, real-time REST, full archive, WebSocket +$15/mo |
| Scale | Not public | 1,000,000 / month | 400 req/min, 100,000/day, WebSockets included, 99.9% SLA |
| Enterprise | Contact sales | 5,000,000 / month | 5M+ calls, custom limits, phone/video support |

## Who it is for

Best for: Developers building UFC and MMA apps or betting models who need fighters, cards, round stats and odds, with a free key to start.

Not ideal for: Teams that need official or rights-cleared league data, or wide coverage beyond MMA, esports and tennis.

Use cases: Fight-night apps; MMA stats dashboards; UFC betting models

Limitations:
- Free plan is 500 calls per month with 60-second delayed live data and 30-day history
- Full archive and real-time REST need Pro or higher
- WebSocket is a 15 USD per month add-on on Pro
- Independent aggregator, no league licence
- Commercial use needs a paid plan

## Quick answers

**What is Cito API best for?** Developers building UFC and MMA apps or betting models who need fighters, cards, round stats and odds, with a free key to start. Not ideal for: Teams that need official or rights-cleared league data, or wide coverage beyond MMA, esports and tennis.

**How much does Cito API cost?** Cito API does not publish prices on the pages we checked.

**Does Cito API have a free tier?** Yes. Cito API lists a free plan called "Free" (500 requests per month).

**What does Cito API cover?** Cito API is a sports data api. Its sports: MMA, Esports, Tennis; data: Fixtures, Historical data, Odds, Player stats, Results, Live scores, Standings, Team stats.

**Does Cito API have a WebSocket or streaming API?** Yes. Cito API pushes data continuously: WebSocket, SSE.

**Can I use Cito API data commercially or for betting?** According to the public terms of Cito API — commercial use: paid plans only; redistribution: not allowed.

**What do developers say about Cito API?** Newer unified sports and esports API with UFC, CS2, Dota 2 and LoL data, a free key and paid plans. Only a few small hobby repos use it, plus an automatic OpenAPI import issue. There are no user discussions, so quality, limits and pricing feedback are unknown.

**What are the alternatives to Cito API?** Close alternatives in the SportDex catalog: iSports API, AcesAPI, Sportradar, Sportmonks, SportsDataIO.

## What developers say

Newer unified sports and esports API with UFC, CS2, Dota 2 and LoL data, a free key and paid plans. Only a few small hobby repos use it, plus an automatic OpenAPI import issue. There are no user discussions, so quality, limits and pricing feedback are unknown.

Praised for: Free key available; Covers UFC and esports in one API

## Method
Facts were read from the provider's own pages on 2026-11-03. Empty fields mean the provider does not say, not that a feature is missing. Method: https://sportdex.net/methodology/