The MMA year in review

December 1996

December 1996 saw 4 professional MMA events and 25 bouts recorded worldwide, down 20 % on the year before.

Of bouts with a decisive result, 82 % ended in a finish — 5 by KO/TKO and 13 by submission — with 4 going to a decision.

Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) ran the most events (1), and the biggest single card was UFC - Ultimate Ultimate 1996 with 10 bouts.

4

Events

▼ 1 vs prev yr

25

Bouts

72 %

Finish rate

5 KO · 13 SUB · 4 DEC

Methods

Most active organisations

Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) 1 Pancrase 1 Chicago Challenge 1 Vale Tudo O Lutador 1

Busiest venues

Alabama State Fair Arena Birmingham, Alabama, United States 1 Chicago Illinois, United States 1 Japanese Martial Arts Building Tokyo, Japan 1

Biggest cards

UFC - Ultimate Ultimate 1996 1996-12-07 10 bouts Pancrase - Truth 10 1996-12-15 7 bouts VTOL - Rio De Janeiro, Vale Tudo O Lutador 1996-12-19 5 bouts CC 1 - Chicago Challenge 1 1996-12-01 3 bouts

Fastest finishes

Don Frye Submission (Achilles Lock) · UFC - Ultimate Ultimate 1996 R1 0:20 Ryushi Yanagisawa Submission (Twister) · Pancrase - Truth 10 R1 0:51 David Abbott KO (Punch) · UFC - Ultimate Ultimate 1996 R1 1:03 Don Frye Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) · UFC - Ultimate Ultimate 1996 R1 1:22 Steve Nelmark Submission (Shoulder Choke) · UFC - Ultimate Ultimate 1996 R1 1:37