The MMA year in review

January 1999

January 1999 saw 17 professional MMA events and 117 bouts recorded worldwide, up 89 % on the year before.

Of bouts with a decisive result, 81 % ended in a finish — 26 by KO/TKO and 60 by submission — with 20 going to a decision.

International Vale Tudo Championship ran the most events (2), and the biggest single card was FFH - Free Fight Gala with 14 bouts.

17

Events

▲ 8 vs prev yr

117

Bouts

74 %

Finish rate

26 KO · 60 SUB · 20 DEC

Methods

Most active organisations

International Vale Tudo Championship 2 Shooto 2 Pancrase 1 HOOKnSHOOT 1 Bangkok Fight Night 1 International Fighting Championship 1

Busiest venues

Korakuen Hall Tokyo, Japan 2 Aracaju Brazil, Brazil 2 Davenport Iowa, United States 1 Kitazawa Town Hall Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan 1 Pontchartrain Center Kenner, Louisiana, United States 1 Pierre Charbonneau Centre Montreal, Quebec, Canada 1

Biggest cards

FFH - Free Fight Gala 1999-01-09 14 bouts SFC - Submission Fighting Championships 5 1999-01-31 12 bouts IFC - Extreme Combat 1999-01-09 11 bouts HOOKnSHOOT - Trial 1999-01-30 9 bouts KK 11 - Kage Kombat 11 1999-01-04 9 bouts

Fastest finishes

Travis Fulton KO (Punch) · SFC - Submission Fighting Championships 5 R1 0:06 Rumina Sato Submission (Flying Armbar) · Shooto - Devilock Fighters R1 0:06 Tyrone Roberts Submission (Guillotine Choke) · HOOKnSHOOT - Trial R1 0:15 Jeremy Williams Submission (Armbar) · KK 11 - Kage Kombat 11 R1 0:15 Todd Fox Submission (Armbar) · SFC - Submission Fighting Championships 5 R1 0:15