The MMA year in review

October 2002

October 2002 saw 63 professional MMA events and 391 bouts recorded worldwide, up 29 % on the year before.

Of bouts with a decisive result, 79 % ended in a finish — 109 by KO/TKO and 179 by submission — with 77 going to a decision.

Sunday Night Fights ran the most events (4), and the biggest single card was CSNC - Combat Sports National Championship 2002 with 17 bouts.

63

Events

▲ 14 vs prev yr

391

Bouts

74 %

Finish rate

109 KO · 179 SUB · 77 DEC

Methods

Most active organisations

Sunday Night Fights 4 TPI Fighting Championship 2 Tyumen Fight Night 2 Shooto 2 Ironheart Crown 1 World Extreme Cagefighting 1

Busiest venues

Verhnij Bor Recreational Center Tyumen, Tyumen Oblast, Russia 2 Differ Ariake Tokyo, Japan 2 Iowa United States, United States 2 Korakuen Hall Tokyo, Japan 1 Soboba Casino San Jacinto, California, United States 1 Nagoya Public Hall Nagoya, Aichi, Japan 1

Biggest cards

CSNC - Combat Sports National Championship 2002 2002-10-20 17 bouts KOTC 17 - Nuclear Explosion 2002-10-19 14 bouts RITC 39 - Bring It 2002-10-19 13 bouts GT - Gauntlet Trials 4 2002-10-12 13 bouts REF - Renegades Extreme Fighting 2002-10-12 12 bouts

Fastest finishes

Kevin Brooks TKO (Retirement) · CC 1 - Halloween Heat R1 0:01 Warseno Warseno KO · TPIFC 6 - TPI Fighting Championship 6 R1 0:06 Travis Fulton KO (Punch) · BB 6 - Blairstown Brawl 6 R1 0:06 Shad Smith TKO (Leg Injury) · KOTC 17 - Nuclear Explosion R1 0:08 Gjermund Larsen KO (Punch) · MCS 4 - Minnesota Combat Sports 4 R1 0:11