The MMA year in review

May 1999

May 1999 saw 31 professional MMA events and 224 bouts recorded worldwide, up 15 % on the year before.

Of bouts with a decisive result, 79 % ended in a finish — 36 by KO/TKO and 111 by submission — with 38 going to a decision.

InterPride ran the most events (3), and the biggest single card was SSF - May Bash 1999 with 15 bouts.

31

Events

▲ 4 vs prev yr

224

Bouts

66 %

Finish rate

36 KO · 111 SUB · 38 DEC

Methods

Most active organisations

InterPride 3 Unified Shoot Wrestling Federation 2 Shooto 2 International Absolute Fighting Council 2 Extreme Challenge 1 Pancrase 1

Busiest venues

Moscow Russia, Russia 2 Little Reata Roping Arena Dumas, Texas, United States 1 Phoenix Arizona, United States 1 Kharkiv Ukraine, Ukraine 1 Salt Lake City Utah, United States 1 Chicago Illinois, United States 1

Biggest cards

SSF - May Bash 1999 1999-05-29 15 bouts USWF 16 - Unified Shoot Wrestling Federation 16 1999-05-22 14 bouts EC 24 - Extreme Challenge 24 1999-05-15 14 bouts KK 15 - Kage Kombat 15 1999-05-03 13 bouts BITBH - Brawl in the Black Hills 1 1999-05-15 12 bouts

Fastest finishes

Danny Payne Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) · USWF 16 - Unified Shoot Wrestling Federation 16 R1 0:21 Jason Miller Submission (Armbar) · CC 2 - Cage Combat 2 R1 0:25 Ron Waterman TKO (Punches) · UFC 20 - Battle for the Gold R1 0:28 Heath Pedigo Submission (Armbar) · HOOKnSHOOT - Trial 2 R1 0:29 Pat Miletich Submission (Triangle Choke) · CC 2 - Cage Combat 2 R1 0:40