The MMA year in review

June 1998

June 1998 saw 28 professional MMA events and 192 bouts recorded worldwide, up 100 % on the year before.

Of bouts with a decisive result, 81 % ended in a finish — 34 by KO/TKO and 90 by submission — with 29 going to a decision.

Pancrase ran the most events (2), and the biggest single card was MS 1 - Midwest Shootfighting 1 with 32 bouts.

28

Events

▲ 14 vs prev yr

192

Bouts

65 %

Finish rate

34 KO · 90 SUB · 29 DEC

Methods

Most active organisations

Pancrase 2 Pride Fighting Championships 1 Unified Shoot Wrestling Federation 1 World Ultimate Full Contact 1 International Fighting Championship 1 Extreme Challenge 1

Busiest venues

Texas United States, United States 2 Chicago Illinois, United States 1 Shooting Star Casino Mahnomen, Minnesota, United States 1 Iowa United States, United States 1 Hayward Wisconsin, United States 1 Vancouver British Columbia, Canada 1

Biggest cards

MS 1 - Midwest Shootfighting 1 1998-06-27 32 bouts USWF 9 - Unified Shoot Wrestling Federation 9 1998-06-20 16 bouts IFC 8 - Showdown at Shooting Star 1998-06-20 11 bouts NG 5 - Neutral Grounds 5 1998-06-28 11 bouts Rings Holland - Who's the Boss 1998-06-07 10 bouts

Fastest finishes

Adam Guerra KO (Punch) · WSW - World Shoot Wrestling 1 R1 0:07 Travis Fulton Submission (Armbar) · SIUF 1 - Southern Iowa Ultimate Fighting 1 R1 0:10 Jason Miller Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) · SIUF 1 - Southern Iowa Ultimate Fighting 1 R1 0:13 Paul Buentello Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) · USWF 9 - Unified Shoot Wrestling Federation 9 R1 0:20 George Torchinava Submission (Ankle Injury) · Rings Holland - Who's the Boss R1 0:25