The MMA year in review

July 1999

July 1999 saw 25 professional MMA events and 150 bouts recorded worldwide, up 79 % on the year before.

Of bouts with a decisive result, 79 % ended in a finish — 36 by KO/TKO and 75 by submission — with 30 going to a decision.

Brazilian Vale Tudo Fighting ran the most events (3), and the biggest single card was MMAC 1 - Midwest MMA Championship 1 with 15 bouts.

25

Events

▲ 11 vs prev yr

150

Bouts

74 %

Finish rate

36 KO · 75 SUB · 30 DEC

Methods

Most active organisations

Brazilian Vale Tudo Fighting 3 Extreme Challenge 1 Shooto 1 Pancrase 1 Pride Fighting Championships 1 Rage in the Cage 1

Busiest venues

Korakuen Hall Tokyo, Japan 2 Havana Beach Club Aruba, Aruba 1 Evansville Indiana, United States 1 Peoria Illinois, United States 1 Yokohama Arena Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan 1 U.S. Cellular Center Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States 1

Biggest cards

MMAC 1 - Midwest MMA Championship 1 1999-07-11 15 bouts RITC 6 - Rage in the Cage 6 1999-07-10 13 bouts SSF - Centercourt Brawl 1999 1999-07-25 12 bouts VTRI 1 - Vale Tudo Rhode Island 1 1999-07-10 12 bouts WVC 8 - World Vale Tudo Championship 8 1999-07-01 10 bouts

Fastest finishes

Tim Wood KO (Punch) · MMAC 1 - Midwest MMA Championship 1 R1 0:07 Tim Sylvia KO (Punch) · VTRI 1 - Vale Tudo Rhode Island 1 R1 0:15 Yuki Kondo KO (Punch) · Pancrase - Breakthrough 7 R1 0:21 Al Mussemann Submission (Guillotine Choke) · MMAC 1 - Midwest MMA Championship 1 R1 0:27 John Horning Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) · XCC - Xtreme Combat Championships 3 R1 0:34