The MMA year in review

March 2005

March 2005 saw 90 professional MMA events and 624 bouts recorded worldwide, down 9 % on the year before.

Of bouts with a decisive result, 82 % ended in a finish — 186 by KO/TKO and 294 by submission — with 107 going to a decision.

Shooto ran the most events (3), and the biggest single card was GC 35 - Cold Fury with 21 bouts.

90

Events

▼ 9 vs prev yr

624

Bouts

77 %

Finish rate

186 KO · 294 SUB · 107 DEC

Methods

Most active organisations

Shooto 3 Ultimate Combat Experience 3 International Fighting Championship 2 King of the Cage 2 Shooto Americas 2 Kazakhstan Federation of Pankration 2

Busiest venues

Columbus Ohio, United States 2 Sandy Utah, United States 2 Des Moines Iowa, United States 2 Honolulu Hawaii, United States 2 Kokshetau Akmola, Kazakhstan 2 Rochester Minnesota, United States 1

Biggest cards

GC 35 - Cold Fury 2005-03-13 21 bouts KOTC 49 - Soboba 2005-03-20 19 bouts SS 6 - Storm Samurai 6 2005-03-19 16 bouts MMA - Sport 1 2005-03-18 13 bouts WEC 14 - Vengeance 2005-03-17 13 bouts

Fastest finishes

Rinat Mirzabekov KO (Punch) · SI - Superfights International R1 0:05 Thomas Padilla KO (Punch) · KOTC 50 - First Blood R1 0:07 Eli Joslin TKO (Punches) · GC 35 - Cold Fury R1 0:10 Rodrigo Gripp de Sousa Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke) · SS 6 - Storm Samurai 6 R1 0:15 Ryan Stout TKO (Punches) · Brawl Till You Crawl - BTYC R1 0:15