The MMA year in review

June 1996

June 1996 saw 5 professional MMA events and 28 bouts recorded worldwide, up 150 % on the year before.

Of bouts with a decisive result, 77 % ended in a finish — 3 by KO/TKO and 14 by submission — with 5 going to a decision.

Pancrase ran the most events (1), and the biggest single card was SB 1 - SuperBrawl 1 with 8 bouts.

5

Events

▲ 3 vs prev yr

28

Bouts

61 %

Finish rate

3 KO · 14 SUB · 5 DEC

Methods

Most active organisations

Pancrase 1 Icon Sport 1 Various Events from Holland 1 Universal Vale Tudo Fighting 1 Tournament of Gladiators 1

Busiest venues

Blaisdell Arena in Honolulu Hawaii, United States 1 Fukuoka Kokusai Center Fukuoka, Japan 1 Haarlem Holland, Netherlands 1

Biggest cards

SB 1 - SuperBrawl 1 1996-06-28 8 bouts Pancrase - Truth 6 1996-06-25 7 bouts UVF 2 - Universal Vale Tudo Fighting 2 1996-06-24 7 bouts TOG - Tournament of Gladiators 1 1996-06-24 3 bouts Fight Gala - Mix Fight Night 1996-06-15 3 bouts

Fastest finishes

Hugo Duarte TKO (Submission to Punches) · UVF 2 - Universal Vale Tudo Fighting 2 R1 0:08 Royler Gracie Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) · UVF 2 - Universal Vale Tudo Fighting 2 R1 1:33 Chris Charnos Submission (Armbar) · SB 1 - SuperBrawl 1 R1 1:35 Carlos Barreto TKO (Submission to Punches) · UVF 2 - Universal Vale Tudo Fighting 2 R1 1:38 Tra Telligman TKO (Submission to Punches) · SB 1 - SuperBrawl 1 R1 2:04