The MMA year in review

November 1998

November 1998 saw 21 professional MMA events and 148 bouts recorded worldwide, up 24 % on the year before.

Of bouts with a decisive result, 82 % ended in a finish — 35 by KO/TKO and 76 by submission — with 25 going to a decision.

Brazilian Vale Tudo Fighting ran the most events (2), and the biggest single card was EC 22 - Extreme Challenge 22 with 16 bouts.

21

Events

▲ 4 vs prev yr

148

Bouts

75 %

Finish rate

35 KO · 76 SUB · 25 DEC

Methods

Most active organisations

Brazilian Vale Tudo Fighting 2 Pancrase 1 Icon Sport 1 Desafio 1 Ultimate Warrior Challenge 1 Shooto 1

Busiest venues

Iowa United States, United States 1 Vancouver British Columbia, Canada 1 Chicago Illinois, United States 1 Atlanta Georgia, United States 1 California United States, United States 1 Korakuen Hall Tokyo, Japan 1

Biggest cards

EC 22 - Extreme Challenge 22 1998-11-21 16 bouts SSF - November Bash 1998 1998-11-28 15 bouts Shooto - Las Grandes Viajes 6 1998-11-27 12 bouts SB 10 - SuperBrawl 10 1998-11-20 12 bouts HOOKnSHOOT - Eruption 1998-11-07 11 bouts

Fastest finishes

Scott Bradley KO · SIUF 3 - Southern Iowa Ultimate Fighting 3 R1 0:06 Rocky Batastini KO (Punch) · SB 10 - SuperBrawl 10 R1 0:09 Waldir dos Anjos TKO (Corner Stoppage) · WVC 6 - World Vale Tudo Championship 6 R1 0:11 Lance Anderson TKO (Punches) · Gladiators 1 - Gladiators 1 R1 0:11 James Julian Submission (Heel Hook) · SFC - Submission Fighting Championships 4 R1 0:13