The MMA year in review

July 1996

July 1996 saw 11 professional MMA events and 69 bouts recorded worldwide, up 57 % on the year before.

Of bouts with a decisive result, 81 % ended in a finish — 10 by KO/TKO and 42 by submission — with 12 going to a decision.

Pancrase ran the most events (2), and the biggest single card was BVF 3 - Circuito Regional de Lutas Freestyle 1 with 22 bouts.

11

Events

▲ 4 vs prev yr

69

Bouts

75 %

Finish rate

10 KO · 42 SUB · 12 DEC

Methods

Most active organisations

Pancrase 2 Shooto 1 TKO Major League MMA 1 Vale Tudo Japan 1 Brazilian Vale Tudo Fighting 1 Shoot Boxing 1

Busiest venues

Korakuen Hall Tokyo, Japan 3 Alabama State Fair Arena Birmingham, Alabama, United States 1 Tokyo Bay N.K. Hall Urayasu, Chiba, Japan 1 Club Citta Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan 1 Belem Brazil, Brazil 1 The Coliseum Davenport, Iowa, United States 1

Biggest cards

BVF 3 - Circuito Regional de Lutas Freestyle 1 1996-07-01 22 bouts VTJ 1996 - Vale Tudo Japan 1996 1996-07-07 9 bouts UFC 10 - The Tournament 1996-07-12 9 bouts Gladiators - Gladiators 1 1996-07-26 7 bouts Pancrase - 1996 Neo-Blood Tournament, Round 1 1996-07-22 6 bouts

Fastest finishes

Alexandre Tiburcio Submission (Strikes) · BVF 3 - Circuito Regional de Lutas Freestyle 1 R1 0:34 Igor Zinoviev TKO (Punches) · VTJ 1996 - Vale Tudo Japan 1996 R1 0:44 Bart Guyer Submission (Guillotine Choke) · Gladiators - Gladiators 1 R1 0:44 Osami Shibuya Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) · Pancrase - 1996 Neo-Blood Tournament, Round 1 R1 0:49 Ed de Kruijf Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) · VTJ 1996 - Vale Tudo Japan 1996 R1 0:53