The MMA year in review

May 1998

May 1998 saw 27 professional MMA events and 190 bouts recorded worldwide, up 145 % on the year before.

Of bouts with a decisive result, 85 % ended in a finish — 36 by KO/TKO and 98 by submission — with 24 going to a decision.

FinnFight ran the most events (2), and the biggest single card was EC 18 - Extreme Challenge 18 with 17 bouts.

27

Events

▲ 16 vs prev yr

190

Bouts

71 %

Finish rate

36 KO · 98 SUB · 24 DEC

Methods

Most active organisations

FinnFight 2 International Fighting Championship 2 Shooto 1 Pancrase 1 Rio Recreio Fighting 1 International Sport Combat Federation 1

Busiest venues

Korakuen Hall Tokyo, Japan 2 Chicago Illinois, United States 1 Wisconsin United States, United States 1 Iowa United States, United States 1 Moscow Russia, Russia 1 Mobile Civic Center Mobile, Alabama, United States 1

Biggest cards

EC 18 - Extreme Challenge 18 1998-05-02 17 bouts IFC WC 2 - Warriors Challenge 2 1998-05-23 14 bouts IAFC - Pankration European Championship 1998 1998-05-23 13 bouts SSF - May Bash 1998 1998-05-31 12 bouts IEF 2 - Iowa Extreme Fighting 2 1998-05-15 12 bouts

Fastest finishes

Brian Anthony Fulton Submission (Guillotine Choke) · IEF 2 - Iowa Extreme Fighting 2 R1 0:11 Vladimir Matyushenko TKO (Doctor Stoppage) · IFC 7 - Cage Combat R1 0:16 John Carr TKO (Punches) · EC 18 - Extreme Challenge 18 R1 0:17 Steve Martin Submission (Choke) · R - Ruffman R1 0:20 Reder Soderlind Submission · FF 1 - FinnFight 1 R1 0:21