The MMA year in review

June 1997

June 1997 saw 14 professional MMA events and 104 bouts recorded worldwide, up 180 % on the year before.

Of bouts with a decisive result, 88 % ended in a finish — 31 by KO/TKO and 58 by submission — with 12 going to a decision.

Pancrase ran the most events (2), and the biggest single card was USWF 5 - Unified Shoot Wrestling Federation 5 with 15 bouts.

14

Events

▲ 9 vs prev yr

104

Bouts

86 %

Finish rate

31 KO · 58 SUB · 12 DEC

Methods

Most active organisations

Pancrase 2 Brazilian Freestyle Circuit 1 Unified Shoot Wrestling Federation 1 Rings 1 Shooto 1 Extreme Challenge 1

Busiest venues

Korakuen Hall Tokyo, Japan 1 Paris France, France 1 Amarillo Texas, United States 1 Council Bluffs Iowa, United States 1 Kitazawa Town Hall Tokyo, Japan 1 Hakata Star Lanes Hakata, Fukuoka, Japan 1

Biggest cards

USWF 5 - Unified Shoot Wrestling Federation 5 1997-06-20 15 bouts EC 7 - Extreme Challenge 7 1997-06-25 15 bouts UE - Ultimate Enticer 1997-06-24 10 bouts Brazil Open - '97 1997-06-15 9 bouts Rings Holland - Utrecht at War 1997-06-29 9 bouts

Fastest finishes

Tyrone Roberts TKO (Submission to Strikes) · UE - Ultimate Enticer R1 0:15 Minoru Suzuki KO (Head Kick) · Pancrase - Alive 6 R1 0:21 Rick Petefish KO · UE - Ultimate Enticer R1 0:30 Dan Henderson Technical Submission (Guillotine Choke) · Brazil Open - '97 R1 0:30 Miguel Reyes KO · RE 1 - Reto Extremo 1 R1 0:33