The MMA year in review

1989

1989 saw 3 professional MMA events and 19 bouts recorded worldwide.

Of bouts with a decisive result, 93 % ended in a finish — 1 by KO/TKO and 13 by submission — with 1 going to a decision.

Shooto ran the most events (3), and the biggest single card was Shooto - Shooto with 7 bouts.

3

Events

19

Bouts

74 %

Finish rate

1 KO · 13 SUB · 1 DEC

Methods

Months May Jul Oct

Most active organisations

Busiest venues

Korakuen Hall Tokyo, Japan 2 Yoyogi National Stadium Second Gymnasiu Tokyo, Japan 1

Biggest cards

Shooto - Shooto 1989-05-18 7 bouts Shooto - Shooto 1989-10-19 6 bouts Shooto - Shooto 1989-07-29 6 bouts

Fastest finishes

Kazuhiro Sakamoto Submission (Armbar) · Shooto - Shooto R1 1:30 Kenji Kawaguchi Submission (Armbar) · Shooto - Shooto R2 0:41 Yoshimasa Ishikawa KO (Spinning Back Kick) · Shooto - Shooto R4 0:13 Yasuto Sekishima Submission (Armbar) · Shooto - Shooto R4 2:01