The MMA year in review

July 1997

July 1997 saw 15 professional MMA events and 103 bouts recorded worldwide, up 36 % on the year before.

Of bouts with a decisive result, 87 % ended in a finish — 17 by KO/TKO and 60 by submission — with 12 going to a decision.

Pancrase ran the most events (2), and the biggest single card was HOOKnSHOOT - Absolute Fighting Championship 2 with 11 bouts.

15

Events

▲ 4 vs prev yr

103

Bouts

75 %

Finish rate

17 KO · 60 SUB · 12 DEC

Methods

Most active organisations

Pancrase 2 HOOKnSHOOT 2 Absolute Euro-Asian Championship 2 RAW Combat 1 Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) 1 Brazilian Vale Tudo Fighting 1

Busiest venues

Korakuen Hall Tokyo, Japan 2 Antonio Balbino Gymnasium Salvador, Bahia, Brazil 1 Boutwell Municipal Auditorium Birmingham, Alabama, United States 1 Vancouver Canada, Canada 1 Virginia Beach Virginia, United States 1 Night Club PILOT Moscow Russia, Russia 1

Biggest cards

HOOKnSHOOT - Absolute Fighting Championship 2 1997-07-19 11 bouts HOOKnSHOOT - When Worlds Collide 1997-07-18 10 bouts UFC 14 - Showdown 1997-07-27 9 bouts IVC 1 - Real Fight Tournament 1997-07-06 9 bouts UFCF - Road to the Championships 1 1997-07-07 8 bouts

Fastest finishes

Frank Amalfitano TKO (Cut) · HOOKnSHOOT - Absolute Fighting Championship 2 R1 0:13 Wanderlei Silva TKO (Shoulder Injury) · BVF 10 - Brazilian Vale Tudo Fighting 10 R1 0:20 Masanori Suda Submission (Heel Hook) · Lumax Cup - Tournament of J '97 Heavyweight Tournament R1 0:21 Cal Worsham Submission (Guillotine Choke) · IVC 1 - Real Fight Tournament R1 0:25 Jarod Jenson Submission · UFCF - Road to the Championships 1 R1 0:26