The MMA year in review

November 1996

November 1996 saw 11 professional MMA events and 91 bouts recorded worldwide, up 57 % on the year before.

Of bouts with a decisive result, 96 % ended in a finish — 25 by KO/TKO and 53 by submission — with 3 going to a decision.

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

11

Events

▲ 4 vs prev yr

91

Bouts

86 %

Finish rate

25 KO · 53 SUB · 3 DEC

Methods

Most active organisations

Extreme Challenge 1 Pancrase 1 World Vale Tudo Championship 1 Brazilian Vale Tudo Fighting 1 Minamoto Clan 1 Martial Arts Reality Superfighting 1

Busiest venues

Kharkiv Ukraine, Ukraine 1 Birmingham Alabama, United States 1 Supertoad Entertainment Center Des Moines, Iowa, United States 1 Kobe Fashion Mart Kobe, Hyogo, Japan 1 Virginia Beach Virginia, United States 1 Klaipeda Lithuania, Lithuania 1

Biggest cards

BVF 6 - Campeonato Brasileiro de Vale Tudo 1 1996-11-01 24 bouts USVTO - US Vale Tudo Open 1996 1996-11-06 12 bouts MARS - Martial Arts Reality Superfighting 1996-11-22 10 bouts EC 1 - Extreme Challenge 1 1996-11-23 10 bouts WVC 2 - World Vale Tudo Championship 2 1996-11-10 8 bouts

Fastest finishes

Marcelo Giudici KO (Punches) · BVF 6 - Campeonato Brasileiro de Vale Tudo 1 R1 0:09 Roberto Xavier KO (Kicks and Punches) · BVF 6 - Campeonato Brasileiro de Vale Tudo 1 R1 0:10 Jesse Jones KO (Punches) · EC 1 - Extreme Challenge 1 R1 0:10 Jeff Payson KO (Kick) · USVTO - US Vale Tudo Open 1996 R1 0:10 Pedro Rizzo Submission (Keylock) · WVC 2 - World Vale Tudo Championship 2 R1 0:18