The MMA year in review

2003

2003 saw 900 professional MMA events and 6,455 bouts recorded worldwide, up 34 % on the year before.

Of bouts with a decisive result, 81 % ended in a finish — 1,929 by KO/TKO and 2,949 by submission — with 1,120 going to a decision.

Toad Holler Fight Club ran the most events (33), and the biggest single card was SSF - Stockholm Challenge with 24 bouts.

900

Events

▲ 229 vs 2002

6,455

Bouts

76 %

Finish rate

1,929 KO · 2,949 SUB · 1,120 DEC

Methods

Months Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Most active organisations

Toad Holler Fight Club 33 Ultimate Combat Experience 33 TPI Fighting Championship 24 Bar Room Brawl 20 Shooto 17 International Sport Combat Federation 17

Busiest venues

Toad Holler Nightclub Des Moines, Iowa, United States 33 Salt Lake City Utah, United States 20 Korakuen Hall Tokyo, Japan 14 Jakarta Indonesia, Indonesia 13 VelfarreTokyo Japan, Japan 5 Kitazawa Town Hall Tokyo, Japan 5

Biggest cards

SSF - Stockholm Challenge 2003-11-01 24 bouts 2H2H - 1st Open Team Mixfight Championships 2003-04-27 23 bouts Spirit MC 1 - Spirit Preliminary 64 2003-03-29 23 bouts Spirit MC 2 - Combative Spirit Prologue 2003-09-06 22 bouts GC 19 - Gladiator Challenge 19 2003-09-28 21 bouts

Fastest finishes

Indra Gunawan KO · TPIFC 19 - TPI Fighting Championship 19 R1 0:03 Raymond Baumann KO (Punch) · 2H2H - 1st Open Team Mixfight Championships R1 0:03 Ross Pettifer TKO (Injury) · Cage Rage 4 - Lightning Strikes R1 0:04 Shelby Walker TKO (Punches) · USMMA 3 - Ring of Fury R1 0:05 Mike Rothmeir KO · FNAL - Fight Night at Luckys R1 0:05