The MMA year in review

December 2000

December 2000 saw 39 professional MMA events and 304 bouts recorded worldwide, up 50 % on the year before.

Of bouts with a decisive result, 79 % ended in a finish — 69 by KO/TKO and 141 by submission — with 55 going to a decision.

The Knight of Plunge ran the most events (2), and the biggest single card was RITC 23 - Rage in the Cage 23 with 17 bouts.

39

Events

▲ 13 vs prev yr

304

Bouts

69 %

Finish rate

69 KO · 141 SUB · 55 DEC

Methods

Most active organisations

The Knight of Plunge 2 Pancrase 2 ReMix 2 K-1 1 Pride Fighting Championships 1 Shooto 1

Busiest venues

Differ Ariake Tokyo, Japan 1 Korakuen Hall Tokyo, Japan 1 Hawaii United States, United States 1 Curitiba Military Circle Gymnasium Curitiba, Parana, Brazil 1 Iowa United States, United States 1 Saitama Super Arena Saitama, Japan 1

Biggest cards

RITC 23 - Rage in the Cage 23 2000-12-06 17 bouts SSF - December Bash 2000 2000-12-16 16 bouts BFN - Bama Fight Night 12 2000-12-09 15 bouts GC 1 - Gladiator Challenge 1 2000-12-09 14 bouts WEF - World Extreme Fighting: Rumble at the Rodeo 1 2000-12-16 14 bouts

Fastest finishes

Patrick de Witte KO (Head Kick) · It's Showtime - Christmas Edition R1 0:06 Tommy Sauer KO (Punch) · Rings - King of Kings 2000 Block B R1 0:10 Dennis Reed Submission (Guillotine Choke) · Gladiators 11 - Gladiators 11 R1 0:16 Tsuyoshi Kosaka TKO (Doctor Stoppage) · Rings - King of Kings 2000 Block B R1 0:17 Junko Yagi Submission (Armbar) · ReMix - Smackgirl Episode 0 R1 0:20