The MMA year in review

May 2003

May 2003 saw 98 professional MMA events and 642 bouts recorded worldwide, up 75 % on the year before.

Of bouts with a decisive result, 81 % ended in a finish — 190 by KO/TKO and 274 by submission — with 107 going to a decision.

Toad Holler Fight Club ran the most events (5), and the biggest single card was ECC - Assault with 18 bouts.

98

Events

▲ 42 vs prev yr

642

Bouts

72 %

Finish rate

190 KO · 274 SUB · 107 DEC

Methods

Most active organisations

Toad Holler Fight Club 5 International Sport Combat Federation 4 Bar Room Brawl 3 Deep 2 Shooto 2 Ultimate Combat Experience 2

Busiest venues

Toad Holler Nightclub Des Moines, Iowa, United States 5 Tijuana Mexico, Mexico 2 Salt Lake City Utah, United States 2 Kitazawa Town Hall Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan 2 Curitiba Brazil, Brazil 1 Korakuen Hall Tokyo, Japan 1

Biggest cards

ECC - Assault 2003-05-31 18 bouts SSF - Lupus Challenge 2 2003-05-31 16 bouts EC - Best of the Best 1 2003-05-10 14 bouts THFC - Ground Zero 3 2003-05-16 14 bouts HHCF 8 - Attack by the Track 2003-05-31 14 bouts

Fastest finishes

Shelby Walker TKO (Punches) · USMMA 3 - Ring of Fury R1 0:05 Paul Scott KO (Punch) · ECC - Assault R1 0:07 Jake Jones Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) · XRW - Xtreme Ring Wars 2 R1 0:12 Justin Hawes KO (Punches) · DesertBrawl 7 - Battle in Bend R1 0:13 Dereck Keasley TKO (Punches) · ECC - Assault R1 0:14