The MMA year in review

1991

1991 saw 8 professional MMA events and 44 bouts recorded worldwide, up 33 % on the year before.

Of bouts with a decisive result, 64 % ended in a finish — 5 by KO/TKO and 20 by submission — with 14 going to a decision.

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

8

Events

▲ 2 vs 1990

44

Bouts

57 %

Finish rate

5 KO · 20 SUB · 14 DEC

Methods

Months Jan Mar May Aug Sep Oct Dec

Most active organisations

Shooto 7 Desafio 1

Busiest venues

Korakuen Hall Tokyo, Japan 6 Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium Osaka, Japan 1 Grajau Country Club Grajau, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 1

Biggest cards

Shooto - Shooto 1991-03-29 7 bouts Shooto - Shooto 1991-01-25 6 bouts Shooto - Shooto 1991-08-03 6 bouts Shooto - Shooto 1991-05-31 6 bouts Shooto - Shooto 1991-10-17 6 bouts

Fastest finishes

Kenji Kawaguchi Submission (Kneebar) · Shooto - Shooto R1 0:58 Tadashi Murakami Submission (Achilles Lock) · Shooto - Shooto R1 1:12 Manabu Yamada Submission (Kneebar) · Shooto - Shooto R1 1:39 Murilo Bustamante TKO (Injury) · Desafio - Jiu-Jitsu vs. Luta Livre R1 4:42 Fabio Gurgel TKO (Submission to Punches) · Desafio - Jiu-Jitsu vs. Luta Livre R1 9:55