The MMA year in review

June 2006

June 2006 saw 154 professional MMA events and 1,187 bouts recorded worldwide, up 71 % on the year before.

Of bouts with a decisive result, 84 % ended in a finish — 421 by KO/TKO and 545 by submission — with 178 going to a decision.

The Ultimate Fighter ran the most events (8), and the biggest single card was Warrior MMA 27 - Proving Ground 06' with 24 bouts.

154

Events

▲ 64 vs prev yr

1,187

Bouts

81 %

Finish rate

421 KO · 545 SUB · 178 DEC

Methods

Most active organisations

The Ultimate Fighter 8 Midwest King of the Ring 5 Ultimate Combat Experience 4 International Sport Combat Federation 3 World Extreme Fighting 2 Shooto 2

Busiest venues

UFC Training Center Las Vegas, Nevada, United States 8 Davenport Iowa, United States 5 Iowa United States, United States 2 Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Las Vegas, Nevada, United States 2 Korakuen Hall Tokyo, Japan 2 New Mexico Mexico, Mexico 2

Biggest cards

Warrior MMA 27 - Proving Ground 06' 2006-06-03 24 bouts UFS 2 - Ultimate Fight Series 2 2006-06-17 20 bouts KOTC - Mangler 2006-06-09 19 bouts 2H2H - Road to Japan 2006-06-18 17 bouts NAAFS - Fight Night in the Flats 2 2006-06-10 16 bouts

Fastest finishes

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 Jeremy Hart Submission (Guillotine Choke) · Ring Wars 2 - Quest to Crown a Champion R1 0:05 Keith Berry KO · KOTC - Mangler R1 0:06 Manuel Quiroz TKO (Punches) · CVFA - Caged Combat R1 0:07