The MMA year in review

January 2003

January 2003 saw 44 professional MMA events and 288 bouts recorded worldwide, up 38 % on the year before.

Of bouts with a decisive result, 77 % ended in a finish — 64 by KO/TKO and 140 by submission — with 61 going to a decision.

TPI Fighting Championship ran the most events (2), and the biggest single card was WF 5 - WasaFight 5 with 16 bouts.

44

Events

▲ 12 vs prev yr

288

Bouts

71 %

Finish rate

64 KO · 140 SUB · 61 DEC

Methods

Most active organisations

TPI Fighting Championship 2 Iowa Challenge 2 Pancrase 1 Greatest Common Multiple 1 Shooto Americas 1 TKO Major League MMA 1

Busiest venues

Korakuen Hall Tokyo, Japan 2 California United States, United States 1 Salt Lake City Utah, United States 1 Sokol Hall Nebraska, United States 1 Metairie Louisiana, United States 1 Celebrity Theatre Phoenix, Arizona, United States 1

Biggest cards

WF 5 - WasaFight 5 2003-01-25 16 bouts SSF - Lupus Challenge 2003-01-25 14 bouts RITC 43 - The Match 2003-01-18 12 bouts UCC 12 - Adrenaline 2003-01-25 11 bouts URC 3 - Ultimate Ring Challenge 3 2003-01-04 11 bouts

Fastest finishes

Tom Kirk KO (Punch) · FCC 9 - Freestyle Combat Challenge 9 R1 0:07 Kenny Florian KO (Punch) · MD 10 - Mass Destruction 10 R1 0:07 Justin Davis KO · RTV - Road To Victory R1 0:09 Naoki Hashimoto KO · TPIFC 11 - TPI Fighting Championship 11 R1 0:13 Jose Hernandez KO · FFC 4 - Freestyle Fighting Championships 4 R1 0:19