The MMA year in review

2000

2000 saw 409 professional MMA events and 2,995 bouts recorded worldwide, up 28 % on the year before.

Of bouts with a decisive result, 80 % ended in a finish — 678 by KO/TKO and 1,533 by submission — with 548 going to a decision.

Rings ran the most events (16), and the biggest single card was Dangerzone - Insane In Ft. Wayne with 27 bouts.

409

Events

▲ 90 vs 1999

2,995

Bouts

74 %

Finish rate

678 KO · 1,533 SUB · 548 DEC

Methods

Months Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Most active organisations

Rings 16 Rage in the Cage 15 Pancrase 13 Shooto 13 HOOKnSHOOT 8 Gladiators 8

Busiest venues

Korakuen Hall Tokyo, Japan 12 Texas United States, United States 7 Finke's SportsBarHighland Indiana, United States 7 Phoenix Arizona, United States 6 Iowa United States, United States 6 Evansville Indiana, United States 5

Biggest cards

Dangerzone - Insane In Ft. Wayne 2000-11-25 27 bouts Dangerzone - Ft. Wayne 2 2000-05-20 25 bouts CSOT 1 - Combat Sports Open Trials 1 2000-11-26 22 bouts IAFC - Pankration World Championship 2000 [Day 2] 2000-04-29 21 bouts M-1 MFC - World Championship 2000 2000-11-11 19 bouts

Fastest finishes

Chris Bulle Submission (Rear Naked Choke) · BB2 - Backyard Brawl 2 R0 2:11 Wes Lindly Submission (Rear Naked Choke) · BB2 - Backyard Brawl 2 R0 2:40 Ian Wooten Submission (Leg Strikes) · BB2 - Backyard Brawl 2 R0 4:50 Mark Coleman TKO (Corner Stoppage) · Pride FC - Pride Grand Prix 2000: Finals R1 0:02 Dennis Reed KO (Punch) · EC 36 - Extreme Challenge 36 R1 0:05