The MMA year in review

1996

1996 saw 101 professional MMA events and 733 bouts recorded worldwide, up 98 % on the year before.

Of bouts with a decisive result, 88 % ended in a finish — 179 by KO/TKO and 394 by submission — with 76 going to a decision.

Pancrase ran the most events (13), and the biggest single card was BVF 6 - Campeonato Brasileiro de Vale Tudo 1 with 24 bouts.

101

Events

▲ 50 vs 1995

733

Bouts

78 %

Finish rate

179 KO · 394 SUB · 76 DEC

Methods

Months Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Most active organisations

Pancrase 13 Icon Sport 7 Brazilian Vale Tudo Fighting 6 Shooto 5 Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) 5 Universal Vale Tudo Fighting 4

Busiest venues

Korakuen Hall Tokyo, Japan 10 Tulsa Oklahoma, United States 3 Nippon Budokan Tokyo, Japan 3 Gussie L'Amours Honolulu, Hawaii, United States 3 Holland Netherlands, Netherlands 2 Alabama State Fair Arena Birmingham, Alabama, United States 2

Biggest cards

BVF 6 - Campeonato Brasileiro de Vale Tudo 1 1996-11-01 24 bouts BVF 3 - Circuito Regional de Lutas Freestyle 1 1996-07-01 22 bouts BVF 5 - Circuito de Lutas 9 1996-09-01 21 bouts UCMAL - Ukrainian No Rules Championship 1996 1996-03-09 19 bouts Lumax Cup - Tournament of J '96 1996-03-30 15 bouts

Fastest finishes

Igor Vovchanchyn KO (Punch) · DNRF - Ukrainian Octagon R1 0:05 Hugo Duarte TKO (Submission to Punches) · UVF 2 - Universal Vale Tudo Fighting 2 R1 0:08 Don Frye KO (Punch) · UFC 8 - David vs. Goliath R1 0:08 Marcelo Giudici KO (Punches) · BVF 6 - Campeonato Brasileiro de Vale Tudo 1 R1 0:09 Jesse Jones KO (Punches) · EC 1 - Extreme Challenge 1 R1 0:10