The MMA year in review

2007

2007 saw 1,983 professional MMA events and 14,871 bouts recorded worldwide, up 21 % on the year before.

Of bouts with a decisive result, 83 % ended in a finish — 5,251 by KO/TKO and 6,501 by submission — with 2,400 going to a decision.

Ultimate Combat Experience ran the most events (53), and the biggest single card was XFO 19 - Outdoor War 3 with 26 bouts.

1,983

Events

▲ 344 vs 2006

14,871

Bouts

79 %

Finish rate

5,251 KO · 6,501 SUB · 2,400 DEC

Methods

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

Most active organisations

Ultimate Combat Experience 53 Warrior Fighting Championship (Kentucky) 32 King of the Cage 22 Shooto 22 Deep 22 Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) 19

Busiest venues

Salt Lake City Utah, United States 29 Korakuen Hall Tokyo, Japan 21 UFC Training Center Las Vegas, Nevada, United States 19 Minneapolis Minnesota, United States 17 Shinjuku Face Tokyo, Japan 15 Ft. Wayne Indiana, United States 14

Biggest cards

XFO 19 - Outdoor War 3 2007-08-11 26 bouts ECC - Summer Smash 2007-07-28 25 bouts IFBL - Fight Night 9 2007-09-15 23 bouts KOTC - Final Chapter 2007-12-02 23 bouts GFS - Caged Colosseum 2007-10-06 22 bouts

Fastest finishes

Brad Nordquist KO (Kick) · DE - Desert Extreme R1 0:03 Chris Cook Submission · EFN - Athens Extreme Fight Night 6 R1 0:03 Eduardo Farias KO (Punch) · EFN - Athens Extreme Fight Night 6 R1 0:03 Rene Allain KO (Punch) · KOTC - Avalanche R1 0:03 Adam Shroer KO (Punch) · Warrior MMA 42 - E-Town Beatdown R1 0:03