The MMA year in review

December 1995

December 1995 saw 5 professional MMA events and 33 bouts recorded worldwide, up 25 % on the year before.

Of bouts with a decisive result, 87 % ended in a finish — 7 by KO/TKO and 20 by submission — with 4 going to a decision.

Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) ran the most events (1), and the biggest single card was BOA - Battle of Amstelveen with 11 bouts.

5

Events

▲ 1 vs prev yr

33

Bouts

82 %

Finish rate

7 KO · 20 SUB · 4 DEC

Methods

Most active organisations

Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) 1 K-1 1 Pancrase 1 Brazil Open Fight 1 Battle of Amstelveen 1

Busiest venues

Mammoth Gardens Denver, Colorado, United States 1 Sapporo Nakashima Gymnasium Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan 1 Bankras Sports Center Amstelveen, North Holland, Netherlands 1

Biggest cards

BOA - Battle of Amstelveen 1995-12-02 11 bouts UFC - Ultimate Ultimate 1995 1995-12-16 9 bouts Pancrase - Eyes Of Beast 7 1995-12-14 7 bouts Brazil Open - '95 1995-12-01 4 bouts K-1 - Hercules '95 1995-12-09 2 bouts

Fastest finishes

Jean Riviere KO (Punch) · Brazil Open - '95 R1 0:19 Masakatsu Funaki Submission (Guillotine Choke) · Pancrase - Eyes Of Beast 7 R1 0:31 Kiyoshi Tamura Submission (Heel Hook) · K-1 - Hercules '95 R1 0:55 Pedro Palm Submission (Guillotine Choke) · BOA - Battle of Amstelveen R1 0:56 David Abbott Submission (Neck Crank) · UFC - Ultimate Ultimate 1995 R1 1:14