The MMA year in review

July 2000

July 2000 saw 38 professional MMA events and 326 bouts recorded worldwide, up 52 % on the year before.

Of bouts with a decisive result, 80 % ended in a finish — 65 by KO/TKO and 176 by submission — with 59 going to a decision.

Pancrase ran the most events (3), and the biggest single card was RITC 19 - Rage in the Cage 19 with 18 bouts.

38

Events

▲ 13 vs prev yr

326

Bouts

74 %

Finish rate

65 KO · 176 SUB · 59 DEC

Methods

Most active organisations

Pancrase 3 Rings 2 Gladiators 2 Shooto 2 Rage in the Cage 2 Unified Shoot Wrestling Federation 1

Busiest venues

Korakuen Hall Tokyo, Japan 3 Texas United States, United States 3 USA United States, United States 2 Iowa United States, United States 1 Blaisdell Arena in Honolulu Hawaii, United States 1 Maui War Memorial Gymnasium Wailuku, Hawaii, United States 1

Biggest cards

RITC 19 - Rage in the Cage 19 2000-07-26 18 bouts VTRI 4 - Vale Tudo Rhode Island 4 2000-07-07 17 bouts CFA 2 - Continental Freefighting Alliance 2 2000-07-19 16 bouts SC 1 - The Awakening 2000-07-01 15 bouts RITC Tucson 2 - Rage in the Cage Tucson 2 2000-07-10 14 bouts

Fastest finishes

Chance Dill KO (Punch) · IFF 4 - Iowa Free Fight 4 R1 0:07 Eric Lalone KO (Kick) · CCS - Canon City Slammer R1 0:07 Tomahawk Tomahawk Submission (Guillotine Choke) · ES - Extreme Shootfighting R1 0:12 Tommy Sauer KO (Punches) · Rings USA - Rising Stars Block B R1 0:13 Shatti Kamen KO · ITG - Italian Top Gala R1 0:18