The MMA year in review

September 1997

September 1997 saw 15 professional MMA events and 117 bouts recorded worldwide, up 200 % on the year before.

Of bouts with a decisive result, 93 % ended in a finish — 26 by KO/TKO and 69 by submission — with 7 going to a decision.

International Fighting Championship ran the most events (2), and the biggest single card was IFC 5 - Battle in the Bayou with 13 bouts.

15

Events

▲ 10 vs prev yr

117

Bouts

81 %

Finish rate

26 KO · 69 SUB · 7 DEC

Methods

Most active organisations

International Fighting Championship 2 Desafio 1 Pancrase 1 HOOKnSHOOT 1 Rings 1 International Sport Combat Federation 1

Busiest venues

Iowa United States, United States 1 Tacoma Washington, United States 1 Tokyo Bay NK Hall Urayasu, Chiba, Japan 1 Indiana United States, United States 1 Griffin Georgia, United States 1 Sport Hall Zuid Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands 1

Biggest cards

IFC 5 - Battle in the Bayou 1997-09-05 13 bouts IFC 6 - Battle at Four Bears 1997-09-20 11 bouts ISCF - Submission Fighting Open 1 1997-09-06 11 bouts SFF - September Bash 1997 1997-09-14 10 bouts HOOKnSHOOT - Elite 1997-09-20 9 bouts

Fastest finishes

Travis Fulton KO (Punch) · IFC 6 - Battle at Four Bears R1 0:14 Ricardo Morais TKO (Submission to Punches) · Pentagon Combat - Pentagon Combat R1 0:17 Artur Mariano KO (Punch) · IVC 2 - A Question of Pride R1 0:19 Henry Matamoros Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) · HOOKnSHOOT - Elite R1 0:22 Angela Clark Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) · IFC 5 - Battle in the Bayou R1 0:36