The MMA year in review

February 2006

February 2006 saw 114 professional MMA events and 835 bouts recorded worldwide, up 58 % on the year before.

Of bouts with a decisive result, 82 % ended in a finish — 279 by KO/TKO and 375 by submission — with 144 going to a decision.

The Ultimate Fighter ran the most events (9), and the biggest single card was Shooto Australia - Contenders Series 2006 with 28 bouts.

114

Events

▲ 42 vs prev yr

835

Bouts

78 %

Finish rate

279 KO · 375 SUB · 144 DEC

Methods

Most active organisations

The Ultimate Fighter 9 World Full Contact Association 3 Shooto 3 Independent Events 2 Ultimate Combat Experience 2 International Sport Combat Federation 2

Busiest venues

UFC Training Center Las Vegas, Nevada, United States 9 Night Club Faraons Riga, Latvia 2 Atlanta Georgia, United States 2 Differ Ariake Tokyo, Japan 2 Austin Texas, United States 2 Des Moines Iowa, United States 1

Biggest cards

Shooto Australia - Contenders Series 2006 2006-02-11 28 bouts Pancrase - 2006 Neo-Blood Tournament Eliminations 2006-02-19 24 bouts Spirit MC - Interleague 3 2006-02-11 20 bouts NAAFS - Caged Vengeance 1 2006-02-18 16 bouts ECF - Beatdown At The Fairgrounds 5 2006-02-11 16 bouts

Fastest finishes

Jason Louck KO (Punches) · MCC 1 - In The Beginning R1 0:05 Kevin Mingarelli KO (Punch) · Shooto Australia - Contenders Series 2006 R1 0:09 Shota Fujii KO (Punches) · Double R - 2nd Stage R1 0:12 Grant Ward TKO (Strikes) · Warrior MMA 19 - Battle in Bloody Harlan R1 0:14 Ronnie Britt Submission (Guillotine Choke) · MCC 1 - In The Beginning R1 0:15