The MMA year in review

1998

1998 saw 220 professional MMA events and 1,601 bouts recorded worldwide, up 51 % on the year before.

Of bouts with a decisive result, 85 % ended in a finish — 312 by KO/TKO and 878 by submission — with 212 going to a decision.

Pancrase ran the most events (15), and the biggest single card was ECT - February 1998 with 39 bouts.

220

Events

▲ 74 vs 1997

1,601

Bouts

74 %

Finish rate

312 KO · 878 SUB · 212 DEC

Methods

Months Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Most active organisations

Pancrase 15 Extreme Challenge 10 Shooto 10 Rings 6 International Absolute Fighting Council 6 Unified Shoot Wrestling Federation 5

Busiest venues

Korakuen Hall Tokyo, Japan 13 Iowa United States, United States 7 Chicago Illinois, United States 6 Rio de Janeiro Brazil, Brazil 3 Vancouver British Columbia, Canada 3 Atlanta Georgia, United States 3

Biggest cards

ECT - February 1998 1998-02-07 39 bouts MS 1 - Midwest Shootfighting 1 1998-06-27 32 bouts ECT - 1998 U.S. MMA National Championships 1998-12-05 23 bouts IMAC 1 - Indiana Martial Arts Challenge 1 1998-03-06 21 bouts ES - Eastern Shootfighting Championships 1998-10-03 19 bouts

Fastest finishes

Bob Cook KO (Palm Strike) · RIR - Rumble in Reno R1 0:03 Paul Pumphery TKO (Injury) · EC 17 - Extreme Challenge 17 R1 0:06 Scott Bradley KO · SIUF 3 - Southern Iowa Ultimate Fighting 3 R1 0:06 Doug Magee KO · SIUF 2 - Southern Iowa Ultimate Fighting 2 R1 0:07 Adam Guerra KO (Punch) · WSW - World Shoot Wrestling 1 R1 0:07