The MMA year in review

March 2002

March 2002 saw 73 professional MMA events and 475 bouts recorded worldwide, up 62 % on the year before.

Of bouts with a decisive result, 82 % ended in a finish — 129 by KO/TKO and 232 by submission — with 78 going to a decision.

Ultimate Wrestling ran the most events (4), and the biggest single card was Deep - 4th Impact with 16 bouts.

73

Events

▲ 28 vs prev yr

475

Bouts

76 %

Finish rate

129 KO · 232 SUB · 78 DEC

Methods

Most active organisations

Ultimate Wrestling 4 Tuesday Night Fights 4 Sunday Night Fights 4 Shooto 3 Extreme Challenge 2 TKO Major League MMA 2

Busiest venues

Korakuen Hall Tokyo, Japan 2 Minnesota United States, United States 2 Ryogoku Kokugikan Tokyo, Japan 1 Blaisdell Arena Honolulu, Hawaii, United States 1 Iowa United States, United States 1 MGM Grand Garden Arena Las Vegas, Nevada, United States 1

Biggest cards

Deep - 4th Impact 2002-03-30 16 bouts XFC 1 - Xtreme Fighting Championship 1 2002-03-03 14 bouts UW - Rumble at the Jungle 2002-03-08 13 bouts UC 1 - Ultimate Combat 1 2002-03-10 13 bouts ARCF 1 - American Reality Combat 1 2002-03-17 13 bouts

Fastest finishes

Daryl Guthmiller KO · UW - St. Cloud 1 R1 0:07 Kareema Bennett Submission (Strikes) · SNF - Sunday Night Fights R1 0:12 Masahito Wachi KO (Spinning Backfist) · Pancrase - Spirit 3 R1 0:13 Travis Fulton TKO (Submission to Punches) · SNF - Sunday Night Fights R1 0:13 Kevin Oliver TKO (Submission to Strikes) · BB 4 - Blairstown Brawl 4 R1 0:15