The MMA year in review

May 2005

May 2005 saw 96 professional MMA events and 610 bouts recorded worldwide, roughly level with the year before.

Of bouts with a decisive result, 85 % ended in a finish — 226 by KO/TKO and 274 by submission — with 85 going to a decision.

Shooto ran the most events (6), and the biggest single card was GC 37 - Throwdown with 16 bouts.

96

Events

▲ 1 vs prev yr

610

Bouts

82 %

Finish rate

226 KO · 274 SUB · 85 DEC

Methods

Most active organisations

Shooto 6 Ultimate Combat Experience 4 King of the Cage 2 Jungle Fight 2 Pancrase 2 Shido (Germany) 2

Busiest venues

Sandy Utah, United States 3 Tropical Hotel Manaus Sports Complex Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil 2 Differ Ariake Tokyo, Japan 1 Atlantic City New Jersey, United States 1 Rochester Minnesota, United States 1 Des Moines Iowa, United States 1

Biggest cards

GC 37 - Throwdown 2005-05-15 16 bouts XXX - Extreme Fighting 2005-05-28 15 bouts Deep - clubDeep Toyama: Barbarian Festival 2 2005-05-15 13 bouts WEC 15 - Judgment Day 2005-05-19 13 bouts UCS - Battle at the Barn 9 2005-05-07 13 bouts

Fastest finishes

Mamed Khalidov KO (Head Kick) · MMA Sport 2 - Olimp R1 0:05 Adam Maciejewski KO (Punch) · Combat - Do Fighting Challenge 3 R1 0:06 Matt Baker TKO (Submission to Punches) · KOTC - Red Rock R1 0:12 Mike Delaney KO (Knee) · MT 3 - Madtown Throwdown 3 R1 0:13 Caleb Garcia KO (Punch) · GC 37 - Throwdown R1 0:16