The MMA year in review

1993

1993 saw 13 professional MMA events and 68 bouts recorded worldwide, up 62 % on the year before.

Of bouts with a decisive result, 90 % ended in a finish — 19 by KO/TKO and 36 by submission — with 6 going to a decision.

Shooto ran the most events (4), and the biggest single card was Shooto - Shooto with 8 bouts.

13

Events

▲ 5 vs 1992

68

Bouts

81 %

Finish rate

19 KO · 36 SUB · 6 DEC

Methods

Months Feb Apr Jun Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Most active organisations

Shooto 4 Pancrase 4 White Dragon 3 Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) 1 Capoeira vs. Chute Boxe 1

Busiest venues

Korakuen Hall Tokyo, Japan 4 Tokyo Bay NK Hall Urayasu, Chiba, Japan 1 McNichols Arena Denver, Colorado, United States 1 Riga Latvia, Latvia 1 Kobe World Commemoration Hall Kobe, Hyogo, Japan 1 Tsuyuhashi Sports Center Nagoya, Aichi, Japan 1

Biggest cards

Shooto - Shooto 1993-11-25 8 bouts UFC 1 - The Beginning 1993-11-12 8 bouts Shooto - Shooto 1993-02-26 6 bouts Shooto - Shooto 1993-06-24 6 bouts Pancrase - Yes, We Are Hybrid Wrestlers 3 1993-11-08 5 bouts

Fastest finishes

Oleg Taktarov Submission (Choke) · White Dragon - Day Two R1 0:24 Gerard Gordeau TKO (Head Kick) · UFC 1 - The Beginning R1 0:26 Rafael Cordeiro TKO (Cut) · CP X CB - Capoeira vs. Chute Boxe R1 0:42 Bas Rutten KO (Palm Strike) · Pancrase - Yes, We Are Hybrid Wrestlers 1 R1 0:43 Ken Shamrock Technical Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) · Pancrase - Yes, We Are Hybrid Wrestlers 3 R1 0:44