The MMA year in review

November 1999

November 1999 saw 33 professional MMA events and 239 bouts recorded worldwide, up 57 % on the year before.

Of bouts with a decisive result, 82 % ended in a finish — 52 by KO/TKO and 120 by submission — with 38 going to a decision.

Rage in the Cage ran the most events (1), and the biggest single card was ECT - 1999 U.S. MMA National Championships with 19 bouts.

33

Events

▲ 12 vs prev yr

239

Bouts

72 %

Finish rate

52 KO · 120 SUB · 38 DEC

Methods

Most active organisations

Rage in the Cage 1 K-1 1 Extreme Challenge 1 Shooto 1 Ironheart Crown 1 Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) 1

Busiest venues

Hammond Indiana, United States 1 Iowa United States, United States 1 Ariake Coliseum Tokyo, Japan 1 Paris France, France 1 Phoenix Arizona, United States 1 Tokyo Bay N.K. Hall Urayasu, Chiba, Japan 1

Biggest cards

ECT - 1999 U.S. MMA National Championships 1999-11-06 19 bouts Dangerzone - Ft. Wayne 1999-11-22 18 bouts RITC 8 - Rage in the Cage 8 1999-11-10 12 bouts AAC 2 - Amsterdam Absolute Championship 2 1999-11-27 11 bouts MMA - Invitational 3 1999-11-06 11 bouts

Fastest finishes

Phil Johns KO (Punch) · IHC 1 - Ironheart Crown R1 0:07 Ronald Jhun TKO (Punches) · SB 14 - SuperBrawl 14 R1 0:14 James O'Connor KO · MMA - Invitational 3 R1 0:15 Shannon Stebleton TKO (Submission to Punches) · Dangerzone - Ft. Wayne R1 0:16 John Swift Submission (Rear Naked Choke) · MMA - Invitational 3 R1 0:20