The MMA year in review

January 1996

January 1996 saw 9 professional MMA events and 57 bouts recorded worldwide, up 50 % on the year before.

Of bouts with a decisive result, 92 % ended in a finish — 15 by KO/TKO and 33 by submission — with 4 going to a decision.

Icon Sport ran the most events (2), and the biggest single card was Shooto - Vale Tudo Junction 1 with 10 bouts.

9

Events

▲ 3 vs prev yr

57

Bouts

84 %

Finish rate

15 KO · 33 SUB · 4 DEC

Methods

Most active organisations

Icon Sport 2 Independent Events 2 Shooto 1 Quad City Ultimate 1 Mr. Powerman Sekai 1 Rings 1

Busiest venues

Gussie L'Amours Honolulu, Hawaii, United States 2 California United States, United States 1 Yokohama Cultural Gymnasium Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan 1 Mississippi United States, United States 1 The Mark of the Quad-Cities in Moline Illinois, United States 1 Budokan Hall Japan, Japan 1

Biggest cards

Shooto - Vale Tudo Junction 1 1996-01-20 10 bouts MPS - Mr. Powerman Sekai 1996 1996-01-28 9 bouts SB - FutureBrawl 2 1996-01-30 8 bouts Pancrase - Truth 1 1996-01-28 8 bouts QCU 1 - Quad City Ultimate 1 1996-01-20 7 bouts

Fastest finishes

David Pa'aluhi Submission (Guillotine Choke) · SB - FutureBrawl 2 R1 0:13 David Pa'aluhi TKO (Submission to Punches) · SB - FutureBrawl 1 R1 0:38 Ron Russell Submission (Armbar) · QCU 1 - Quad City Ultimate 1 R1 0:39 David Pa'aluhi KO (Punches) · SB - FutureBrawl 2 R1 0:50 Masanori Suda Technical Submission (Armbar) · Shooto - Vale Tudo Junction 1 R1 1:02