The MMA year in review

March 2006

March 2006 saw 124 professional MMA events and 821 bouts recorded worldwide, up 38 % on the year before.

Of bouts with a decisive result, 82 % ended in a finish — 256 by KO/TKO and 382 by submission — with 141 going to a decision.

Ultimate Combat Experience ran the most events (4), and the biggest single card was GC 48 - All Stars with 21 bouts.

124

Events

▲ 34 vs prev yr

821

Bouts

78 %

Finish rate

256 KO · 382 SUB · 141 DEC

Methods

Most active organisations

Ultimate Combat Experience 4 King of the Cage 4 Shooto 3 K-1 2 Cage Warriors 2 All Fighting Championships 2

Busiest venues

Holland Netherlands, Netherlands 2 Soboba Casino San Jacinto, California, United States 2 Boardwalk Hall Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States 1 Tachi Palace Hotel and Casino Lemoore, California, United States 1 Lafayette Louisiana, United States 1 HP Pavilion San Jose, California, United States 1

Biggest cards

GC 48 - All Stars 2006-03-12 21 bouts Extreme Wars 2 - X-1 2006-03-18 16 bouts XFO 10 - Explosion 2006-03-18 15 bouts CF - Champions Factory 2006-03-11 14 bouts ACF - Showdown at Sundown 2006-03-10 14 bouts

Fastest finishes

Masahiro Toryu KO (Head Kick) · Pancrase - Blow 2 R1 0:05 Tim Christie TKO (Injury) · XFC 10 - Xtreme Fighting Championships 10 R1 0:06 JD Bowling Submission (Punches) · Warrior MMA 21 - WFC & KFC Rumble in the Cage R1 0:08 Zach Earles TKO (Punches) · Warrior MMA 22 - Caged Aggression R1 0:09 Xander Nel TKO · KOTR - King of the Ring R1 0:10