The MMA year in review

January 2001

January 2001 saw 25 professional MMA events and 240 bouts recorded worldwide, up 25 % on the year before.

Of bouts with a decisive result, 86 % ended in a finish — 64 by KO/TKO and 122 by submission — with 31 going to a decision.

Fight Night ran the most events (2), and the biggest single card was RITC 24 - Rage in the Cage 24 with 21 bouts.

25

Events

▲ 5 vs prev yr

240

Bouts

78 %

Finish rate

64 KO · 122 SUB · 31 DEC

Methods

Most active organisations

Fight Night 2 International Fighting Championship 2 Shooto 1 TKO Major League MMA 1 Deep 1 Silverback Classic 1

Busiest venues

Terre Haute Indiana, United States 2 Atlantic City New Jersey, United States 1 Korakuen Hall Tokyo, Japan 1 Celebrity Theatre Phoenix, Arizona, United States 1 Highland Indiana, United States 1 Sherbrooke Quebec, Canada 1

Biggest cards

RITC 24 - Rage in the Cage 24 2001-01-27 21 bouts TFC - Titan Fighting Championship 2 2001-01-21 20 bouts IFC WC 11 - Warriors Challenge 11 2001-01-13 13 bouts UCC 3 - Battle for the Belts 2001-01-27 13 bouts ES - Extreme Shootfighting 2001-01-13 13 bouts

Fastest finishes

Tim Bobby KO (Punches) · FFCC - Finke's Full Contact Challenge R1 0:10 Lance Boyd KO (Kick) · HOOKnSHOOT - Cyclone R1 0:10 Brett Al-azzawi TKO (Submission to Strikes) · FCC 3 - Freestyle Combat Challenge 3 R1 0:13 Travis Haynes TKO (Injury) · ES - Extreme Shootfighting R1 0:15 Todd Medina Submission (Keylock) · RITC 24 - Rage in the Cage 24 R1 0:15