The MMA year in review

September 2000

September 2000 saw 31 professional MMA events and 244 bouts recorded worldwide, up 29 % on the year before.

Of bouts with a decisive result, 78 % ended in a finish — 49 by KO/TKO and 131 by submission — with 52 going to a decision.

United Full Contact Federation ran the most events (2), and the biggest single card was IFF 5 - Battle for the Belts with 17 bouts.

31

Events

▲ 7 vs prev yr

244

Bouts

74 %

Finish rate

49 KO · 131 SUB · 52 DEC

Methods

Most active organisations

United Full Contact Federation 2 Surf Fight Circuit 2 Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) 2 Rings 2 Silverback Classic 1 King of the Cage 1

Busiest venues

Federal District Military Police Gymnasium Brasilia, Brazilian Federal District, Brazil 2 Atlantic City New Jersey, United States 1 Korakuen Hall Tokyo, Japan 1 Illinois United States, United States 1 Iowa United States, United States 1 Indianapolis Indiana, United States 1

Biggest cards

IFF 5 - Battle for the Belts 2000-09-23 17 bouts TFC - Titan Fighting Championship 1 2000-09-29 15 bouts BFN - Bama Fight Night 11 2000-09-16 14 bouts ES - Extreme Shootfighting 2000-09-30 14 bouts RITC Tucson 4 - Rage in the Cage Tucson 4 2000-09-24 13 bouts

Fastest finishes

Travis Fulton KO (Punch) · IFF 5 - Battle for the Belts R1 0:08 Fedor Emelianenko KO (Punches) · Rings - Battle Genesis Vol. 6 R1 0:12 Hiroaki Yoshioka KO (Head Kick) · Shooto - R.E.A.D. 10 R1 0:17 Vance McDonald Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) · ES - Extreme Shootfighting R1 0:17 Miguel Reyes KO · RE 6 - Reto Extremo 6 R1 0:21