The MMA year in review

May 1997

May 1997 saw 11 professional MMA events and 58 bouts recorded worldwide, up 10 % on the year before.

Of bouts with a decisive result, 86 % ended in a finish — 11 by KO/TKO and 32 by submission — with 7 going to a decision.

Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) ran the most events (1), and the biggest single card was EC 6 - Extreme Challenge 6 with 11 bouts.

11

Events

▲ 1 vs prev yr

58

Bouts

74 %

Finish rate

11 KO · 32 SUB · 7 DEC

Methods

Most active organisations

Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) 1 Strikeforce 1 Extreme Challenge 1 Pancrase 1 Slam Entertainment 1 Battle of Fort Vancouver 1

Busiest venues

Augusta Civic Center Augusta, Georgia, United States 1 Fort Vancouver National Historic Site Vancouver, Washington, United States 1 Tokyo Japan, Japan 1 Moscow Russia, Russia 1 Battle Creek Michigan, United States 1 Kobe Fashion Mart Kobe, Hyogo, Japan 1

Biggest cards

EC 6 - Extreme Challenge 6 1997-05-10 11 bouts UFC 13 - The Ultimate Force 1997-05-30 9 bouts WFC - World Fighting Council 1997-05-15 7 bouts JECVTO - Japan Extreme Challenge Vale Tudo Open 1997-05-28 6 bouts Pancrase - Alive 5 1997-05-24 6 bouts

Fastest finishes

Vasily Kudin TKO (Submission to Punches) · IAFC - Absolute Fighting Championship 2: Day 2 R1 0:19 Brian Dean KO (Punch) · SE - Gladiator Quest Championships R1 0:22 Tito Ortiz TKO (Punches) · UFC 13 - The Ultimate Force R1 0:31 Shawn Peters KO (Punch) · EC 6 - Extreme Challenge 6 R1 0:32 Jens Pulver Submission · SE - Gladiator Quest Championships R1 0:33