The MMA year in review

September 1998

September 1998 saw 17 professional MMA events and 128 bouts recorded worldwide, up 13 % on the year before.

Of bouts with a decisive result, 88 % ended in a finish — 32 by KO/TKO and 73 by submission — with 15 going to a decision.

International Sport Combat Federation ran the most events (1), and the biggest single card was USWF 11 - Unified Shoot Wrestling Federation 11 with 16 bouts.

Events

▲ 2 vs prev yr

128

Bouts

82 %

Finish rate

32 KO · 73 SUB · 15 DEC

Methods

Most active organisations

International Sport Combat Federation 1 Pancrase 1 Unified Shoot Wrestling Federation 1 Icon Sport 1 Rings 1 Shooto 1

Busiest venues

Iowa United States, United States 1 Amarillo Texas, United States 1 Kitazawa Town Hall Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan 1 Reno Nevada, United States 1 El Paso Texas, United States 1 Japanese Martial Arts Building Tokyo, Japan 1

Biggest cards

USWF 11 - Unified Shoot Wrestling Federation 11 1998-09-01 16 bouts MFC 2 - Midwest Fighting 2 1998-09-28 14 bouts SSF - September Bash 1998 1998-09-12 12 bouts FFF 3 - Fearless Freestyle Fighting 3 1998-09-28 10 bouts SFC - Submission Fighting Championships 3 1998-09-09 10 bouts

Fastest finishes

Bob Cook KO (Palm Strike) · RIR - Rumble in Reno R1 0:03 Doug Magee KO · SIUF 2 - Southern Iowa Ultimate Fighting 2 R1 0:07 Matt Frost KO (Punch) · MFC 2 - Midwest Fighting 2 R1 0:10 Albert Newberry TKO · SIUF 2 - Southern Iowa Ultimate Fighting 2 R1 0:11 Clinton Ingram TKO (Submission to Punches) · USWF 11 - Unified Shoot Wrestling Federation 11 R1 0:12