The MMA year in review

April 2002

April 2002 saw 52 professional MMA events and 369 bouts recorded worldwide, up 27 % on the year before.

Of bouts with a decisive result, 82 % ended in a finish — 92 by KO/TKO and 164 by submission — with 55 going to a decision.

Icon Sport ran the most events (2), and the biggest single card was CSOT - Combat Sports Open Trials: 2002 2nd Leg with 30 bouts.

52

Events

▲ 11 vs prev yr

369

Bouts

69 %

Finish rate

92 KO · 164 SUB · 55 DEC

Methods

Most active organisations

Icon Sport 2 Dangerzone 2 International Sport Combat Federation 2 Shooto 2 Gladiator Challenge 2 International Absolute Fighting Council 2

Busiest venues

Kitazawa Town Hall Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan 2 Blaisdell Arena in Honolulu Hawaii, United States 2 4 Bears Casino and Lodge New Town, North Dakota, United States 1 Soboba Casino San Jacinto, California, United States 1 Cedar Rapids Iowa, United States 1 Iowa United States, United States 1

Biggest cards

CSOT - Combat Sports Open Trials: 2002 2nd Leg 2002-04-28 30 bouts GC 11 - Gladiator Challenge 11 2002-04-20 16 bouts GC 10 - Gladiator Challenge 10 2002-04-14 15 bouts M-1 MFC - Russia vs. the World 3 2002-04-26 15 bouts SRF 3 - Spartan Reality Fight 3 2002-04-06 13 bouts

Fastest finishes

Eugeney Lyamin KO (Head Kick) · M-1 MFC - Russia vs. the World 3 R1 0:07 Doug Edwards KO · ISCF - Submission Fighting Open 8 R1 0:11 Mikhail Bogdanov TKO (Punches) · M-1 MFC - Russia vs. the World 3 R1 0:13 Ross Clifton TKO (Punches) · GC 10 - Gladiator Challenge 10 R1 0:15 Noah Schnable Submission (Guillotine Choke) · GC 10 - Gladiator Challenge 10 R1 0:15