The MMA year in review

March 1996

March 1996 saw 10 professional MMA events and 93 bouts recorded worldwide, up 900 % on the year before.

Of bouts with a decisive result, 92 % ended in a finish — 32 by KO/TKO and 53 by submission — with 7 going to a decision.

Shooto ran the most events (1), and the biggest single card was UCMAL - Ukrainian No Rules Championship 1996 with 19 bouts.

10

Events

▲ 9 vs prev yr

93

Bouts

91 %

Finish rate

32 KO · 53 SUB · 7 DEC

Methods

Most active organisations

Shooto 1 Pancrase 1 Icon Sport 1 International Fighting Championship 1 Lumax Cup 1 Atlanta Fights 1

Busiest venues

Korakuen Hall Tokyo, Japan 1 Atlanta Georgia, United States 1 Kyiv Ukraine, Ukraine 1 Enid Oklahoma, United States 1 Kobe Fashion Mart Kobe, Hyogo, Japan 1 Gussie L'Amour's Honolulu, Hawaii, United States 1

Biggest cards

UCMAL - Ukrainian No Rules Championship 1996 1996-03-09 19 bouts Lumax Cup - Tournament of J '96 1996-03-30 15 bouts IFC 1 - Kombat in Kiev 1996-03-30 11 bouts Shooto - Vale Tudo Junction 2 1996-03-05 10 bouts DNRF - Ukrainian Octagon 1996-03-01 9 bouts

Fastest finishes

Igor Vovchanchyn KO (Punch) · DNRF - Ukrainian Octagon R1 0:05 Igor Vovchanchyn TKO (Punches) · UCMAL - Ukrainian No Rules Championship 1996 R1 0:11 Igor Gerus KO · IFC 1 - Kombat in Kiev R1 0:15 Igor Gerus TKO (Punches) · UCMAL - Ukrainian No Rules Championship 1996 R1 0:15 Igor Gerus Submission (Choke) · UCMAL - Ukrainian No Rules Championship 1996 R1 0:19