The MMA year in review

May 1996

May 1996 saw 10 professional MMA events and 79 bouts recorded worldwide, up 150 % on the year before.

Of bouts with a decisive result, 81 % ended in a finish — 26 by KO/TKO and 33 by submission — with 14 going to a decision.

Brazilian Vale Tudo Fighting ran the most events (2), and the biggest single card was BVF 2 - Brazilian Vale Tudo Fighting 2 with 14 bouts.

10

Events

▲ 6 vs prev yr

79

Bouts

75 %

Finish rate

26 KO · 33 SUB · 14 DEC

Methods

Most active organisations

Brazilian Vale Tudo Fighting 2 Shooto 1 Pancrase 1 HOOKnSHOOT 1 United Full Contact Federation 1 Quad City Ultimate 1

Busiest venues

Cobo Arena Detroit, Michigan, United States 1 Korakuen Hall Tokyo, Japan 1 Humberto Nesi Gymnasium Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil 1 Nippon Budokan Tokyo, Japan 1 Kirkland Washington, United States 1 The Mark of the Quad-Cities in Moline Illinois, United States 1

Biggest cards

BVF 2 - Brazilian Vale Tudo Fighting 2 1996-05-31 14 bouts BVF 1 - Brazilian Vale Tudo Fighting 1 1996-05-31 12 bouts QCU 2 - Quad City Ultimate 2 1996-05-11 10 bouts Pancrase - Truth 5 1996-05-16 9 bouts Shooto - Vale Tudo Junction 3 1996-05-07 9 bouts

Fastest finishes

Geraldo Magela TKO (Submission to Knee to the Groin) · BVF 1 - Brazilian Vale Tudo Fighting 1 R1 0:19 Dennis Hallman Submission (Guillotine Choke) · UFCF - Ultimate Fighting 2 R1 0:20 Jorge Patino Submission (Guillotine Choke) · Free Stile de Natal - Natal Freestyle 1 R1 0:29 Oswaldo Loti Submission (Guillotine Choke) · BVF 1 - Brazilian Vale Tudo Fighting 1 R1 0:37 Mark Hall TKO (Doctor Stoppage) · UFC 9 - Motor City Madness R1 0:40