The MMA year in review

July 2004

July 2004 saw 70 professional MMA events and 493 bouts recorded worldwide, roughly level with the year before.

Of bouts with a decisive result, 83 % ended in a finish — 161 by KO/TKO and 226 by submission — with 77 going to a decision.

Gimme 5 ran the most events (3), and the biggest single card was CFC 1 - Courage Fighting Championships 1 with 19 bouts.

70

Events

▲ 1 vs prev yr

493

Bouts

78 %

Finish rate

161 KO · 226 SUB · 77 DEC

Methods

Most active organisations

Gimme 5 3 Iowa Fighting Organization 2 Shooto 2 Pancrase 2 Ultimate Combat Experience 2 TPI Fighting Championship 2

Busiest venues

Gimme Five Seoul, South Korea 3 Korakuen Hall Tokyo, Japan 3 Battle Sphere Tokyo Tokyo, Japan 2 Davenport Iowa, United States 2 Jakarta Indonesia, Indonesia 2 Rio de Janeiro Brazil, Brazil 1

Biggest cards

CFC 1 - Courage Fighting Championships 1 2004-07-24 19 bouts CR - Cage Rage 2004-07-17 15 bouts DB 11 - DesertBrawl 11 2004-07-17 13 bouts GC 29 - Gladiator Challenge 29 2004-07-10 13 bouts XKK - East Side Rumble 2004-07-24 13 bouts

Fastest finishes

Kobus Huisamen KO (Punch) · Pancrase - 2004 Neo-Blood Tournament Semifinals R1 0:12 Ricky Scott KO · SNF - House of Fury R1 0:13 Noriki Miyashita TKO (Punches) · Pancrase - 2004 Neo-Blood Tournament Final R1 0:15 Matt Thomas KO (Punches) · FFC 10 - Freestyle Fighting Championships 10 R1 0:17 Seichi Okino KO (Punches) · Trial - Battle Challenge R1 0:18