The MMA year in review

May 2001

May 2001 saw 44 professional MMA events and 278 bouts recorded worldwide, up 7 % on the year before.

Of bouts with a decisive result, 81 % ended in a finish — 74 by KO/TKO and 130 by submission — with 48 going to a decision.

Pancrase ran the most events (2), and the biggest single card was RITC 28 - Rage in the Cage 28 with 14 bouts.

44

Events

▲ 3 vs prev yr

278

Bouts

73 %

Finish rate

74 KO · 130 SUB · 48 DEC

Methods

Most active organisations

Pancrase 2 Shooto 2 TKO Major League MMA 1 International Sport Combat Federation 1 Rage in the Cage 1 Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) 1

Busiest venues

Korakuen Hall Tokyo, Japan 2 Yokohama Arena Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan 1 Sherbrooke Quebec, Canada 1 Trump Taj Mahal Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States 1 Iowa United States, United States 1 Blaisdell Arena Honolulu, Hawaii, United States 1

Biggest cards

RITC 28 - Rage in the Cage 28 2001-05-26 14 bouts FFH - Free Fight Explosion 1 2001-05-27 14 bouts RCF 11 - Reality Combat Fighting 11 2001-05-10 12 bouts UCC 4 - Return Of The Super Strikers 2001-05-12 11 bouts Warriors Quest 1 - The New Beginning 2001-05-29 11 bouts

Fastest finishes

Ulysses Castro TKO · FNF - Friday Night Fights R1 0:18 Mark Weir KO · G & S 3 - Grapple & Strike 3 R1 0:18 Romario Manoel da Silva TKO (Punches) · QOVT - Quixada Open Vale Tudo R1 0:19 Jason Miller TKO (Corner Stoppage) · IFF 8 - End Game R1 0:21 Adam Guerra Submission (Armbar) · TK - Total Kombat R1 0:22