The MMA year in review

December 1997

December 1997 saw 13 professional MMA events and 89 bouts recorded worldwide, up 225 % on the year before.

Of bouts with a decisive result, 79 % ended in a finish — 5 by KO/TKO and 48 by submission — with 14 going to a decision.

Lumax Cup ran the most events (2), and the biggest single card was IVTC 1 - Iowa Vale Tudo Championships 1 with 14 bouts.

13

Events

▲ 9 vs prev yr

89

Bouts

60 %

Finish rate

5 KO · 48 SUB · 14 DEC

Methods

Most active organisations

Lumax Cup 2 Extreme Challenge 1 Pancrase 1 Rings 1 International Vale Tudo Championship 1 International Absolute Fighting Council 1

Busiest venues

Yokohama Arena Yokohama, Japan 1 Moscow Russia, Russia 1 Iowa United States, United States 1 Yokohama Cultural Gymnasium Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan 1 Amsterdam Holland, Netherlands 1 Beverwijk Holland, Netherlands 1

Biggest cards

IVTC 1 - Iowa Vale Tudo Championships 1 1997-12-29 14 bouts FFH - Free Fight Gala 1997-12-21 13 bouts CMA - Octagon Challenge 1997-12-08 10 bouts Pancrase - Alive 11 1997-12-20 8 bouts EC 12 - Extreme Challenge 12 1997-12-13 8 bouts

Fastest finishes

Ronny Rivano Submission (Rear Naked Choke) · RDFF 2 - Red Devil Free Fight 2 R0 2:43 Noe Hernandez TKO (Submission to Punches) · EC 12 - Extreme Challenge 12 R1 0:10 Frank Shamrock Submission (Armbar) · UFC 15.5 - Ultimate Japan 1 R1 0:16 Andy Schmidt TKO (Submission to Punches) · IVTC 1 - Iowa Vale Tudo Championships 1 R1 0:19 Jong Wang Kim Technical Submission (Guillotine Choke) · Pancrase - Alive 11 R1 0:21