The MMA year in review

March 1997

March 1997 saw 11 professional MMA events and 73 bouts recorded worldwide, up 10 % on the year before.

Of bouts with a decisive result, 84 % ended in a finish — 17 by KO/TKO and 37 by submission — with 10 going to a decision.

Pancrase ran the most events (1), and the biggest single card was IFC 4 - Akwesasane with 13 bouts.

11

Events

▲ 1 vs prev yr

73

Bouts

74 %

Finish rate

17 KO · 37 SUB · 10 DEC

Methods

Most active organisations

Pancrase 1 International Fighting Championship 1 Daidojuku 1 World Vale Tudo Championship 1 Caged Combat 1 Universal Vale Tudo Fighting 1

Busiest venues

Des Moines Iowa, United States 1 Korakuen Hall in Tokyo Japan, Japan 1 Belem Brazil, Brazil 1 Sydney Australia, Australia 1 Tsuyuhashi Sport Center Nagoya, Aichi, Japan 1 Metropolitan Concert House Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 1

Biggest cards

IFC 4 - Akwesasane 1997-03-28 13 bouts UVF 6 - Universal Vale Tudo Fighting 6 1997-03-03 9 bouts WVC 4 - World Vale Tudo Championship 4 1997-03-16 8 bouts FDB 3 - Freestyle de Belem 3 1997-03-23 8 bouts Pancrase - Alive 3 1997-03-22 7 bouts

Fastest finishes

Dan Bobish KO (Punches) · UVF 6 - Universal Vale Tudo Fighting 6 R1 0:05 Antonio Santos TKO (Shoulder Injury) · WVC 4 - World Vale Tudo Championship 4 R1 0:06 Alexander Mandrik Submission (Choke) · UCMAL - Warrior's Honour 2 R1 0:20 Alexander Mandrik Submission (Choke) · UCMAL - Warrior's Honour 2 R1 0:20 Alexander Mandrik Submission (Choke) · UCMAL - Warrior's Honour 2 R1 0:23