The MMA year in review

October 1996

October 1996 saw 10 professional MMA events and 65 bouts recorded worldwide, up 67 % on the year before.

Of bouts with a decisive result, 82 % ended in a finish — 12 by KO/TKO and 28 by submission — with 9 going to a decision.

Pancrase ran the most events (2), and the biggest single card was Shooto - Let's Get Lost with 10 bouts.

10

Events

▲ 4 vs prev yr

65

Bouts

62 %

Finish rate

12 KO · 28 SUB · 9 DEC

Methods

Most active organisations

Pancrase 2 Icon Sport 1 HOOKnSHOOT 1 Rings 1 International Mix-Fight Association 1 Universal Vale Tudo Fighting 1

Busiest venues

Korakuen Hall Tokyo, Japan 2 Blaisdell Arena in Honolulu Hawaii, United States 1 Holland Netherlands, Netherlands 1 Tulsa Oklahoma, United States 1 Tsuyuhashi Sport Center Nagoya, Aichi, Japan 1 Metropolitan Concert Hall Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 1

Biggest cards

Shooto - Let's Get Lost 1996-10-04 10 bouts EF 3 - Extreme Fighting 3 1996-10-18 9 bouts UVF 4 - Universal Vale Tudo Fighting 4 1996-10-22 9 bouts SB 2 - SuperBrawl 2 1996-10-11 9 bouts Rings - Battle Dimensions Tournament 1996 Opening Round 1996-10-25 7 bouts

Fastest finishes

Vitor Belfort KO (Punches) · SB 2 - SuperBrawl 2 R1 0:12 Enson Inoue TKO (Submission to Punches) · Shooto - Let's Get Lost R1 0:38 Uchu Tatsumi Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) · Shooto - Let's Get Lost R1 0:51 Ryushi Yanagisawa Submission (Ankle Lock) · Pancrase - Truth 7 R1 0:51 Bas Rutten Submission (Ankle Lock) · Pancrase - Truth 7 R1 0:54