The MMA year in review

February 2001

February 2001 saw 32 professional MMA events and 285 bouts recorded worldwide, up 19 % on the year before.

Of bouts with a decisive result, 80 % ended in a finish — 70 by KO/TKO and 102 by submission — with 44 going to a decision.

Pancrase ran the most events (2), and the biggest single card was CSOT 2 - Combat Sports Open Trials 2 with 34 bouts.

32

Events

▲ 5 vs prev yr

285

Bouts

60 %

Finish rate

70 KO · 102 SUB · 44 DEC

Methods

Most active organisations

Pancrase 2 Ring of Fire 1 King of the Cage 1 Shooto 1 International Sport Combat Federation 1 Rage in the Cage 1

Busiest venues

Indianapolis Indiana, United States 1 Korakuen Hall Tokyo, Japan 1 Iowa United States, United States 1 Soboba Casino San Jacinto, California, United States 1 Celebrity Theatre Phoenix, Arizona, United States 1 Trump Taj Mahal Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States 1

Biggest cards

CSOT 2 - Combat Sports Open Trials 2 2001-02-25 34 bouts IAFC - Pankration Russian Championship 2001 2001-02-08 19 bouts RITC 25 - Rage in the Cage 25 2001-02-22 17 bouts SF - February Bash 2001 2001-02-24 14 bouts KOTC 7 - Wet and Wild 2001-02-24 13 bouts

Fastest finishes

Jason Bentley TKO (Punches) · IC 1 - Iowa Challenge 1 R1 0:10 Dennis Reed Submission (Achilles Lock) · IC 1 - Iowa Challenge 1 R1 0:13 Jeremy Edwards KO (Punches) · GC 2 - Collision at Colusa R1 0:16 Shungo Oyama KO (Punch) · KOTC 7 - Wet and Wild R1 0:17 Jamie Webb Submission (Rear Naked Choke) · IEF 6 - Iowa Extreme Fighting 6 R1 0:17