The MMA year in review

February 2002

February 2002 saw 50 professional MMA events and 342 bouts recorded worldwide, up 56 % on the year before.

Of bouts with a decisive result, 78 % ended in a finish — 94 by KO/TKO and 139 by submission — with 67 going to a decision.

Sunday Night Fights ran the most events (4), and the biggest single card was CSOT - Combat Sports Open Trials: 2002 1st Leg with 19 bouts.

50

Events

▲ 18 vs prev yr

342

Bouts

68 %

Finish rate

94 KO · 139 SUB · 67 DEC

Methods

Most active organisations

Sunday Night Fights 4 Tuesday Night Fights 2 Pride Fighting Championships 2 Shooto 2 Shido (Germany) 2 Wednesday Night Fights 2

Busiest venues

The Cavern Council Bluffs, Iowa, United States 2 Minnesota United States, United States 1 Korakuen Hall Tokyo, Japan 1 Soboba Casino San Jacinto, California, United States 1 Arizona United States, United States 1 Differ Ariake Tokyo, Japan 1

Biggest cards

CSOT - Combat Sports Open Trials: 2002 1st Leg 2002-02-10 19 bouts M-1 MFC - European Championship 2002 2002-02-15 15 bouts GC 9 - Gladiator Challenge 9 2002-02-10 15 bouts MD 6 - Mass Destruction 6 2002-02-23 15 bouts GR - Goshin Ryu MMA Championships 3 2002-02-22 14 bouts

Fastest finishes

Shohei Uesugi TKO (Injury) · MD 6 - Mass Destruction 6 R1 0:01 Travis Wiuff KO (Punch) · EC 46 - Extreme Challenge 46 R1 0:06 Tony Gandia KO · BB 3 - Blairstown Brawl 3 R1 0:07 Dane Wheeler TKO (Submission to Strikes) · TNF - Tuesday Night Fights R1 0:08 Andy Kemp KO (Punch) · UW - New Blood R1 0:10