The MMA year in review

September 2004

September 2004 saw 89 professional MMA events and 640 bouts recorded worldwide, up 25 % on the year before.

Of bouts with a decisive result, 78 % ended in a finish — 203 by KO/TKO and 270 by submission — with 137 going to a decision.

Gimme 5 ran the most events (9), and the biggest single card was Venom - First Strike with 20 bouts.

89

Events

▲ 18 vs prev yr

640

Bouts

74 %

Finish rate

203 KO · 270 SUB · 137 DEC

Methods

Most active organisations

Gimme 5 9 Freestyle Fighting Championship 2 Shooto 2 Greatest Common Multiple 2 Ultimate Combat Experience 2 Shooto Europe 2

Busiest venues

Gimme Five Seoul, South Korea 8 Jakarta Indonesia, Indonesia 2 Davenport Iowa, United States 2 Nagoya Public Hall Nagoya, Aichi, Japan 1 Douglas County Events Center Castle Rock, Colorado, United States 1 Baby Rock Night Club Tijuana, Mexico 1

Biggest cards

Venom - First Strike 2004-09-18 20 bouts KOTC 41 - Relentless 2004-09-24 16 bouts Shooto - Switzerland 2 2004-09-04 15 bouts DFC 2 - Reloaded 2004-09-25 15 bouts Zst - Zst 6 2004-09-12 14 bouts

Fastest finishes

Jonathan Goulet KO (Knee) · TKO 17 - Revenge R1 0:07 David Douglas TKO (Punches) · IFC - Night of the Warriors 5 R1 0:08 Kenny Jerrell KO (Punch) · ICE 11 - ICE XI R1 0:08 Christer Larsson Submission (Guillotine Choke) · SSF - Stockholm Challenge 3 R1 0:08 Brad Blackburn TKO (Punches) · APEX - Genesis R1 0:14