The MMA year in review

2006

2006 saw 1,639 professional MMA events and 12,154 bouts recorded worldwide, up 47 % on the year before.

Of bouts with a decisive result, 83 % ended in a finish — 4,144 by KO/TKO and 5,376 by submission — with 1,895 going to a decision.

Ultimate Combat Experience ran the most events (43), and the biggest single card was Deep - clubDeep Tokyo: Future King Tournament 2006 with 48 bouts.

1,639

Events

▲ 522 vs 2005

12,154

Bouts

78 %

Finish rate

4,144 KO · 5,376 SUB · 1,895 DEC

Methods

Months Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Most active organisations

Ultimate Combat Experience 43 Midwest King of the Ring 42 Shooto 27 The Ultimate Fighter 22 Warrior Fighting Championship (Kentucky) 19 Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) 18

Busiest venues

Davenport Iowa, United States 40 UFC Training Center Las Vegas, Nevada, United States 22 The Station Sandy, Utah, United States 20 Korakuen Hall Tokyo, Japan 18 Iowa United States, United States 15 Club Lido Revere, Massachusetts, United States 12

Biggest cards

Deep - clubDeep Tokyo: Future King Tournament 2006 2006-12-09 48 bouts FOG - Fists of Glory 2006-12-09 32 bouts Shooto Australia - Contenders Series 2006 2006-02-11 28 bouts Warrior MMA 30 - Mayhem in Middlesboro 2006-08-05 24 bouts Pancrase - 2006 Neo-Blood Tournament Eliminations 2006-02-19 24 bouts

Fastest finishes

Jake Brown KO (Punch) · IC 30 - Iowa Challenge 30 R1 0:02 Chris Clements KO (Punch) · TKO 25 - Confrontation R1 0:03 Christopher Howard Submission (Punches) · Ring Wars 2 - Quest to Crown a Champion R1 0:03 Clifford Hall KO · UWC 1 - Ultimate Warrior Challenge 1 R1 0:03 Shoji Maruyama KO (Flying Knee) · Pancrase - Blow 8 R1 0:03