The MMA year in review

March 2000

March 2000 saw 36 professional MMA events and 241 bouts recorded worldwide, up 33 % on the year before.

Of bouts with a decisive result, 81 % ended in a finish — 59 by KO/TKO and 126 by submission — with 44 going to a decision.

HOOKnSHOOT ran the most events (2), and the biggest single card was GT - Golden Trophy 2000 with 16 bouts.

36

Events

▲ 9 vs prev yr

241

Bouts

77 %

Finish rate

59 KO · 126 SUB · 44 DEC

Methods

Most active organisations

HOOKnSHOOT 2 Ring of Fire 1 Extreme Challenge 1 Shooto 1 International Fighting Championship 1 Rage in the Cage 1

Busiest venues

Yokohama Arena Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan 1 Korakuen Hall Tokyo, Japan 1 Wisconsin United States, United States 1 Iowa United States, United States 1 Red and Jerry's Denver, Colorado, United States 1 Lake Charles Civic Center Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States 1

Biggest cards

GT - Golden Trophy 2000 2000-03-18 16 bouts SSF - March Bash 2000 2000-03-18 13 bouts IFC WC 6 - Warriors Challenge 6 2000-03-25 13 bouts CFA 1 - Collision at the Crossroads 2000-03-25 13 bouts Rings Australia - NR 4 2000-03-19 12 bouts

Fastest finishes

Joe Hurley KO (Punch) · IFC WC 6 - Warriors Challenge 6 R1 0:06 Miguel Torres TKO (Punches) · FFCC - Finke's Full Contact Challenge R1 0:10 James O'Connor TKO (Punches) · FFCC - Finke's Full Contact Challenge R1 0:12 Mike Stiedam Submission (Strikes) · NSFC - NW Submission Fighting Championships R1 0:17 Gilbert Yvel TKO (Punches) · 2H2H 1 - 2 Hot 2 Handle R1 0:21