The MMA year in review

October 2004

October 2004 saw 115 professional MMA events and 804 bouts recorded worldwide, up 53 % on the year before.

Of bouts with a decisive result, 82 % ended in a finish — 254 by KO/TKO and 354 by submission — with 135 going to a decision.

The Ultimate Fighter ran the most events (8), and the biggest single card was FFC - Free Fight Championship with 19 bouts.

115

Events

▲ 40 vs prev yr

804

Bouts

76 %

Finish rate

254 KO · 354 SUB · 135 DEC

Methods

Most active organisations

The Ultimate Fighter 8 Ultimate Combat Experience 4 Neo Fight 3 Shooto Europe 3 Deep 3 Xtreme Kage Kombat 2

Busiest venues

UFC Training Center Las Vegas, Nevada, United States 8 Gimme Five Seoul, South Korea 2 Boardwalk Hall Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States 2 Tropical Hotel Manaus Sports Complex Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil 2 Hara Arena Dayton, Ohio, United States 1 Des Moines Iowa, United States 1

Biggest cards

FFC - Free Fight Championship 2004-10-24 19 bouts SSF - Fortress Fight 2004-10-30 19 bouts GC 31 - Knockout Nightmare 2004-10-07 17 bouts ECC - Halloween Havoc 2004-10-30 16 bouts KOTC 42 - Buckeye Nuts 2004-10-23 15 bouts

Fastest finishes

Andrew Punshon KO · GR 10 - Goshin Ryu 10 R1 0:05 Chad Nelson KO (Head Kick) · SF 7 - Frightnight R1 0:06 Adam Bass KO · ECC - Halloween Havoc R1 0:06 Sean Huffman KO (Punch) · IC 15 - Iowa Challenge 15 R1 0:08 Lukasz Jurkowski KO (Head Kick) · KSW 2 - Konfrontacja R1 0:09