The MMA year in review

October 2001

October 2001 saw 49 professional MMA events and 305 bouts recorded worldwide, up 53 % on the year before.

Of bouts with a decisive result, 81 % ended in a finish — 91 by KO/TKO and 145 by submission — with 56 going to a decision.

Tuesday Night Fights ran the most events (5), and the biggest single card was CR 3 - Cage Rage 3 with 19 bouts.

49

Events

▲ 17 vs prev yr

305

Bouts

77 %

Finish rate

91 KO · 145 SUB · 56 DEC

Methods

Most active organisations

Tuesday Night Fights 5 Sunday Night Fights 4 Iowa Fight Night 2 TKO Major League MMA 2 Pancrase 2 Cage Fighting Challenge 2

Busiest venues

Cedar Rapids Iowa, United States 5 Iowa United States, United States 4 Kitazawa Town Hall Tokyo, Japan 2 Minnesota United States, United States 1 Vancouver British Columbia, Canada 1 Korakuen Hall Tokyo, Japan 1

Biggest cards

CR 3 - Cage Rage 3 2001-10-20 19 bouts SSF - Martial Arts Festival 2001-10-13 15 bouts CFF - Cobra Classic 2001 2001-10-06 15 bouts DB 2 - DesertBrawl 2 2001-10-06 14 bouts WEC 2 - Clash of the Titans 2001-10-04 13 bouts

Fastest finishes

Kazuo Misaki KO (Punches) · Pancrase - Proof 6 R1 0:08 Joel Zimmerman KO (Punches) · UW - Ultimate Wrestling Minnesota R1 0:12 Gan McGee TKO (Punches) · WEC 2 - Clash of the Titans R1 0:12 Kevin Christopher TKO (Punches) · CFF - Cobra Classic 2001 R1 0:13 Jim Breech TKO (Punches) · CFF - Cobra Classic 2001 R1 0:13