The MMA year in review

October 2003

October 2003 saw 75 professional MMA events and 501 bouts recorded worldwide, up 19 % on the year before.

Of bouts with a decisive result, 81 % ended in a finish — 161 by KO/TKO and 224 by submission — with 88 going to a decision.

Toad Holler Fight Club ran the most events (5), and the biggest single card was M-1 MFC - Russia vs. the World 6 with 14 bouts.

75

Events

▲ 12 vs prev yr

501

Bouts

77 %

Finish rate

161 KO · 224 SUB · 88 DEC

Methods

Most active organisations

Toad Holler Fight Club 5 Ultimate Combat Experience 4 TPI Fighting Championship 4 Bar Room Brawl 2 International Sport Combat Federation 2 Shooto 2

Busiest venues

Toad Holler Nightclub Des Moines, Iowa, United States 5 Jakarta Indonesia, Indonesia 4 Salt Lake City Utah, United States 2 Montreal Quebec, Canada 1 Iowa United States, United States 1 Korakuen Hall Tokyo, Japan 1

Biggest cards

M-1 MFC - Russia vs. the World 6 2003-10-10 14 bouts Cage Rage 4 - Lightning Strikes 2003-10-12 13 bouts WEC 8 - Halloween Fury 2 2003-10-17 13 bouts IMA - Mixfight Gala 2003-10-12 12 bouts EC 54 - Extreme Challenge 54 2003-10-12 12 bouts

Fastest finishes

Ross Pettifer TKO (Injury) · Cage Rage 4 - Lightning Strikes R1 0:04 Mick Evans Submission (Armbar) · RF 4 - King of the Mountain 4 R1 0:09 Nobuhiro Obiya KO (Punches) · Shooto - Who is Young Leader! R1 0:11 Mike Kyle KO (Punches) · WEC 8 - Halloween Fury 2 R1 0:12 Suwarno Suwarno KO · TPIFC 30 - TPI Fighting Championship 30 R1 0:13