The MMA year in review

1994

1994 saw 22 professional MMA events and 143 bouts recorded worldwide, up 69 % on the year before.

Of bouts with a decisive result, 86 % ended in a finish — 23 by KO/TKO and 98 by submission — with 20 going to a decision.

Pancrase ran the most events (10), and the biggest single card was UFC 2 - No Way Out with 15 bouts.

22

Events

▲ 9 vs 1993

143

Bouts

85 %

Finish rate

23 KO · 98 SUB · 20 DEC

Methods

Months Jan Mar Apr May Jul Sep Oct Nov Dec

Most active organisations

Pancrase 10 Shooto 5 Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) 3 K-1 1 Vale Tudo Japan 1 Lumax Cup 1

Busiest venues

Korakuen Hall Tokyo, Japan 5 Ryogoku Kokugikan Tokyo, Japan 3 Osaka Metropolitan Gymnasium Osaka, Japan 2 Grady Cole Center Charlotte, North Carolina, United States 1 Fillmore Auditorium Denver, Colorado, United States 1 Expo Square Pavilion Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States 1

Biggest cards

UFC 2 - No Way Out 1994-03-11 15 bouts Pancrase - King of Pancrase Tournament Opening Round 1994-12-16 12 bouts UFC 4 - Revenge of the Warriors 1994-12-16 10 bouts Lumax Cup - Tournament of J '94 1994-04-23 9 bouts Pancrase - Road To The Championship 3 1994-07-26 7 bouts

Fastest finishes

Noboru Asahi Submission (Kimura) · Shooto - Vale Tudo Access 1 R1 0:13 Joe Charles Submission (Armbar) · UFC 4 - Revenge of the Warriors R1 0:14 Scott Morris Submission (Guillotine Choke) · UFC 2 - No Way Out R1 0:20 Yasunori Okuda Submission (Armbar) · Shooto - Shooto R1 0:25 Patrick Smith KO (Elbows) · UFC 2 - No Way Out R1 0:30