The MMA year in review

January 1998

January 1998 saw 9 professional MMA events and 58 bouts recorded worldwide, roughly level with the year before.

Of bouts with a decisive result, 84 % ended in a finish — 15 by KO/TKO and 26 by submission — with 8 going to a decision.

Extreme Challenge ran the most events (1), and the biggest single card was WPC - World Pankration Championships 2 with 10 bouts.

9

Events

▲ 0 vs prev yr

58

Bouts

71 %

Finish rate

15 KO · 26 SUB · 8 DEC

Methods

Most active organisations

Extreme Challenge 1 Shooto 1 Pancrase 1 Rings 1 World Pankration Championships 1 Submission Fighting Championships 1

Busiest venues

Korakuen Hall Tokyo, Japan 2 Dallas Texas, United States 1 Kenosha Wisconsin, United States 1 Madonna High School Chicago, Illinois, United States 1 Gateway Convention Center Collinsville, Illinois, United States 1

Biggest cards

WPC - World Pankration Championships 2 1998-01-16 10 bouts EC 13 - Extreme Challenge 13 1998-01-16 8 bouts BVF 7 - Brazilian Vale Tudo Fighting 7 1998-01-01 8 bouts SFC - Submission Fighting Championships 1 1998-01-15 8 bouts Rings - Battle Dimensions Tournament 1997 Final 1998-01-21 8 bouts

Fastest finishes

Matt Hughes KO (Slam) · JKD - Challenge 1 R1 0:15 Glauber Barbosa TKO (Strikes) · BVF 7 - Brazilian Vale Tudo Fighting 7 R1 0:17 Marco Selva TKO (Strikes) · BVF 7 - Brazilian Vale Tudo Fighting 7 R1 0:42 Luis Gustavo TKO (Choke) · BVF 7 - Brazilian Vale Tudo Fighting 7 R1 0:52 Tetsuji Kato Technical Submission (Armbar) · Shooto - Las Grandes Viajes 1 R1 1:01