The MMA year in review

February 2000

February 2000 saw 27 professional MMA events and 176 bouts recorded worldwide, up 29 % on the year before.

Of bouts with a decisive result, 84 % ended in a finish — 43 by KO/TKO and 91 by submission — with 26 going to a decision.

International Sport Combat Federation ran the most events (2), and the biggest single card was TFC 1 - Fightzone 1 with 15 bouts.

27

Events

▲ 6 vs prev yr

176

Bouts

76 %

Finish rate

43 KO · 91 SUB · 26 DEC

Methods

Most active organisations

International Sport Combat Federation 2 Reality Combat Fighting 1 Pancrase 1 Icon Sport 1 King of the Cage 1 Krwawy Sport 1

Busiest venues

Chicago Illinois, United States 1 Blaisdell Arena in Honolulu Hawaii, United States 1 Umeda Stella Hall Osaka, Japan 1 Griffin Georgia, United States 1 Boise Idaho, United States 1 Soboba Casino San Jacinto, California, United States 1

Biggest cards

TFC 1 - Fightzone 1 2000-02-26 15 bouts ISCF - Submission Fighting Open 5 2000-02-26 15 bouts RCF 4 - Reality Combat Fighting 4 2000-02-19 13 bouts KOTC 2 - Desert Storm 2000-02-05 13 bouts Rings Holland - There Can Only Be One Champion 2000-02-06 11 bouts

Fastest finishes

Randy Velarde KO (Punches) · KOTC 2 - Desert Storm R1 0:08 Jeremy Morrison TKO (Submission to Strikes) · FFCC - Finke's Full Contact Challenge R1 0:19 Ahron Davis Submission (Triangle Choke) · WVF - Battlejax R1 0:24 Bobby Hoffman KO (Punch) · Rings - King of Kings 1999 Final R1 0:34 Erkka Shalstrom TKO · WF 2 - WasaFight 2 R1 0:38