The MMA year in review

November 1997

November 1997 saw 17 professional MMA events and 155 bouts recorded worldwide, up 55 % on the year before.

Of bouts with a decisive result, 81 % ended in a finish — 26 by KO/TKO and 75 by submission — with 24 going to a decision.

Brazilian Vale Tudo Fighting ran the most events (2), and the biggest single card was EC - Extreme Challenge Trials with 26 bouts.

17

Events

▲ 6 vs prev yr

155

Bouts

65 %

Finish rate

26 KO · 75 SUB · 24 DEC

Methods

Most active organisations

Brazilian Vale Tudo Fighting 2 Extreme Challenge 2 Pancrase 1 United Full Contact Federation 1 Ultimate Battle 1 Vale Tudo Japan 1

Busiest venues

Tokyo Bay N.K. Hall Urayasu, Chiba, Japan 1 Davenport Iowa, United States 1 St. Petersburg Russia, Russia 1 Texas United States, United States 1 Victoria BC Canada, Canada 1 Tel Aviv Israel, Israel 1

Biggest cards

EC - Extreme Challenge Trials 1997-11-15 26 bouts SSF - Shootfighting Championship 1997 Part 1 1997-11-30 14 bouts BVF 9 - Campeonato Brasileiro de Vale Tudo 2 1997-11-20 12 bouts M-1 MFC - World Championship 1997 1997-11-01 12 bouts BVF 8 - Campeonato Brasileiro de Vale Tudo 2 1997-11-20 11 bouts

Fastest finishes

Ruslan Kerselyan TKO (Submission to Punches) · M-1 MFC - World Championship 1997 R1 0:11 Julio Cesar Alves TKO (Submission to Punches) · BVF 8 - Campeonato Brasileiro de Vale Tudo 2 R1 0:12 Luiz Claudio Nunes Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) · BVF 9 - Campeonato Brasileiro de Vale Tudo 2 R1 0:36 Tom Erikson TKO (Punches) · VTJ 1997 - Vale Tudo Japan 1997 R1 0:37 Carlos Newton Submission (Armbar) · VTJ 1997 - Vale Tudo Japan 1997 R1 0:41