The MMA year in review

August 2006

August 2006 saw 124 professional MMA events and 1,069 bouts recorded worldwide, up 121 % on the year before.

Of bouts with a decisive result, 84 % ended in a finish — 341 by KO/TKO and 483 by submission — with 162 going to a decision.

Midwest King of the Ring ran the most events (7), and the biggest single card was Warrior MMA 30 - Mayhem in Middlesboro with 24 bouts.

124

Events

▲ 68 vs prev yr

1,069

Bouts

77 %

Finish rate

341 KO · 483 SUB · 162 DEC

Methods

Most active organisations

Midwest King of the Ring 7 Ultimate Combat Experience 4 Deep 2 Rage in the Cage 2 Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) 2 Warrior Fighting Championship (Kentucky) 2

Busiest venues

Davenport Iowa, United States 7 4-H Fairgrounds Greenfield, Indiana, United States 2 Club Lido Revere, Massachusetts, United States 2 Mansfield Ohio, United States 2 Memorial Hall Kansas City, Kansas, United States 1 Red Rock Casino Resort and Spa Las Vegas, Nevada, United States 1

Biggest cards

Warrior MMA 30 - Mayhem in Middlesboro 2006-08-05 24 bouts Spirit MC - Interleague 4 2006-08-19 19 bouts KOTC - Rapid Fire 2006-08-04 18 bouts WUFC - Trofeu Feira 12 2006-08-19 18 bouts CC - Colosseum Combat 2 2006-08-19 18 bouts

Fastest finishes

Yoshiaki Sasaki KO (Punch) · Deep - clubDeep Hakuba: Monster Challenge 2 R1 0:05 Damacio Page KO (Punch) · FW 10 - Fightworld 10 R1 0:06 Yutaka Kobayashi KO (Knee) · Deep - 25 Impact R1 0:07 Dustin Hazelett KO (Punches) · EC 70 - Extreme Challenge 70 R1 0:07 Mike de la Torre KO (Punch) · MMAX 4 - MMA Xtreme 4 R1 0:08