The MMA year in review

February 1999

February 1999 saw 21 professional MMA events and 157 bouts recorded worldwide, up 31 % on the year before.

Of bouts with a decisive result, 92 % ended in a finish — 36 by KO/TKO and 95 by submission — with 12 going to a decision.

Pancrase ran the most events (1), and the biggest single card was BRI 1 - Bas Rutten Invitational 1 with 26 bouts.

21

Events

▲ 5 vs prev yr

157

Bouts

83 %

Finish rate

36 KO · 95 SUB · 12 DEC

Methods

Most active organisations

Pancrase 1 World Extreme Fighting 1 Icon Sport 1 Rings 1 Kombat Zone 1 International Sport Combat Federation 1

Busiest venues

Atlanta Georgia, United States 1 Blaisdell Arena in Honolulu Hawaii, United States 1 Davenport Iowa, United States 1 Umeda Stella Hall Osaka, Japan 1 Pardubice Czech Republic, Czech Republic 1 Georgia United States, United States 1

Biggest cards

BRI 1 - Bas Rutten Invitational 1 1999-02-06 26 bouts ISCF - Submission Fighting Open 4 1999-02-20 15 bouts SB 11 - SuperBrawl 11 1999-02-02 15 bouts WEF 2 - World Extreme Fighting 2 1999-02-21 14 bouts KK 12 - Kage Kombat 12 1999-02-01 11 bouts

Fastest finishes

Tommy Sauer TKO (Injury) · WEF 2 - World Extreme Fighting 2 R1 0:10 Matt Asher TKO (Punches) · BRI 1 - Bas Rutten Invitational 1 R1 0:11 Roger Kessler Submission (Guillotine Choke) · WEF 2 - World Extreme Fighting 2 R1 0:14 Ronald Jhun TKO (Punches) · SB 11 - SuperBrawl 11 R1 0:15 Manny Gamburyan Submission (Guillotine Choke) · KK 12 - Kage Kombat 12 R1 0:16