The MMA year in review

March 2004

March 2004 saw 99 professional MMA events and 596 bouts recorded worldwide, up 11 % on the year before.

Of bouts with a decisive result, 81 % ended in a finish — 172 by KO/TKO and 275 by submission — with 104 going to a decision.

Shooto ran the most events (3), and the biggest single card was BOC 2 - Battle of Copenhagen 2 with 21 bouts.

99

Events

▲ 10 vs prev yr

596

Bouts

75 %

Finish rate

172 KO · 275 SUB · 104 DEC

Methods

Most active organisations

Shooto 3 USA Mixed Martial Arts 3 Ultimate Combat Experience 2 K-1 2 International Sport Combat Federation 2 Bar Room Brawl 2

Busiest venues

Owatonna Minnesota, United States 2 Toad Holler Nightclub Des Moines, Iowa, United States 2 Korakuen Hall Tokyo, Japan 2 Metairie Louisiana, United States 2 Gimme Five Seoul, South Korea 2 Minnesota United States, United States 1

Biggest cards

BOC 2 - Battle of Copenhagen 2 2004-03-14 21 bouts CR - Cage Rage 2004-03-27 14 bouts UC 9 - Rebellion 2004-03-28 14 bouts ICE 8 - International Combat Events 8 2004-03-19 13 bouts EC 56 - Extreme Challenge 56 2004-03-26 13 bouts

Fastest finishes

Travis Fulton KO (Punch) · NFA - Best Damn Fights R1 0:05 Aaron Arnsmeyer TKO (Punches) · FCC 14 - Freestyle Combat Challenge 14 R1 0:06 Tyrone Roberts KO (Punch) · AFA - Return of the Champions R1 0:06 Jordan Radev KO (Punch) · MFG - Mix Fight Gala R1 0:08 Aaron Barrow KO · P & G - Clash in Consett R1 0:09