The MMA year in review

March 2007

March 2007 saw 191 professional MMA events and 1,462 bouts recorded worldwide, up 54 % on the year before.

Of bouts with a decisive result, 84 % ended in a finish — 542 by KO/TKO and 597 by submission — with 210 going to a decision.

Whiskey Junction Beatdown ran the most events (5), and the biggest single card was NLF 8 - Next Level Fighting 8 with 22 bouts.

191

Events

▲ 67 vs prev yr

1,462

Bouts

78 %

Finish rate

542 KO · 597 SUB · 210 DEC

Methods

Most active organisations

Whiskey Junction Beatdown 5 Gladiator Challenge 4 Midwest King of the Ring 4 Ultimate Combat Experience 4 Shooto 4 Warrior Fighting Championship (Kentucky) 4

Busiest venues

Minneapolis Minnesota, United States 6 Iowa United States, United States 5 Shinjuku Face Tokyo, Japan 2 8 Seconds Saloon Indianapolis, Indiana, United States 2 Korakuen Hall Tokyo, Japan 2 Salt Lake City Utah, United States 2

Biggest cards

NLF 8 - Next Level Fighting 8 2007-03-10 22 bouts Pancrase - 2007 Neo-Blood Tournament Eliminations 2007-03-25 21 bouts GC 58 - Headhunters 2007-03-11 20 bouts KZ 8 - Kombat Zone 8 2007-03-12 19 bouts AOW 5 - Art of War 5 2007-03-31 17 bouts

Fastest finishes

Satoru Takadaya KO (Punch) · Pancrase - 2007 Neo-Blood Tournament Eliminations R1 0:04 Adam Sepulveda Submission (Guillotine Choke) · Warrior MMA 44 - Reality Cage Fighting R1 0:04 John Pike KO · Warrior MMA 46 - Return to London R1 0:04 J.J. Sedillo KO · DE - Firestorm R1 0:05 Theodore Reynol Submission (Punches) · WJB - Whiskey Junction Beatdown 10 R1 0:08