The MMA year in review

March 1999

March 1999 saw 27 professional MMA events and 217 bouts recorded worldwide, up 42 % on the year before.

Of bouts with a decisive result, 83 % ended in a finish — 34 by KO/TKO and 128 by submission — with 34 going to a decision.

Rings ran the most events (2), and the biggest single card was BFN - Bama Fight Night: Tournament of Champions 1999 with 21 bouts.

27

Events

▲ 8 vs prev yr

217

Bouts

75 %

Finish rate

34 KO · 128 SUB · 34 DEC

Methods

Most active organisations

Rings 2 Pancrase 1 Unified Shoot Wrestling Federation 1 Gladiators 1 Mossoro Open de Vale Tudo 1 Shooto 1

Busiest venues

Korakuen Hall Tokyo, Japan 2 Phoenix Arizona, United States 1 Indiana United States, United States 1 Jacksonville Florida, United States 1 Texas United States, United States 1 Hollywood Casino Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, United States 1

Biggest cards

BFN - Bama Fight Night: Tournament of Champions 1999 1999-03-20 21 bouts SSF - March Bash 1999 1999-03-27 16 bouts USWF 13 - Unified Shoot Wrestling Federation 13 1999-03-20 14 bouts GT - Golden Trophy 1999 1999-03-20 14 bouts KK 13 - Kage Kombat 13 1999-03-01 13 bouts

Fastest finishes

Louis Martin KO (Punch) · Gladiators 2 - Gladiators 2 R1 0:02 Gilbert Yvel KO (Knee) · WVC - World Vale Tudo Championship R1 0:10 Dave Menne Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) · Gladiators 2 - Gladiators 2 R1 0:14 Jay Beckett Submission (Keylock) · BFN - Bama Fight Night: Tournament of Champions 1999 R1 0:14 Dave Menne Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) · Gladiators 2 - Gladiators 2 R1 0:18