The MMA year in review

May 2007

May 2007 saw 166 professional MMA events and 1,204 bouts recorded worldwide, up 7 % on the year before.

Of bouts with a decisive result, 82 % ended in a finish — 421 by KO/TKO and 525 by submission — with 204 going to a decision.

Ultimate Combat Experience ran the most events (4), and the biggest single card was IFBL - Fight Night 7 with 20 bouts.

166

Events

▲ 11 vs prev yr

1,204

Bouts

79 %

Finish rate

421 KO · 525 SUB · 204 DEC

Methods

Most active organisations

Ultimate Combat Experience 4 Shooto 3 Legends of Fighting Championship 3 Greatest Common Multiple 2 King of the Cage 2 Pancrase 2

Busiest venues

Ogden Utah, United States 2 Gold's Gym South Tokyo Annex Tokyo, Japan 2 Korakuen Hall Tokyo, Japan 2 Iowa United States, United States 2 Sandy Utah, United States 2 Canton Civic Center Canton, Ohio, United States 1

Biggest cards

IFBL - Fight Night 7 2007-05-05 20 bouts COH - Total Destruction 2007-05-05 20 bouts GC 64 - Best of the Best 2007-05-20 20 bouts XXX - Extreme Fighting 2007-05-18 17 bouts UF 5 - Ultimate Force 5 2007-05-19 15 bouts

Fastest finishes

Christoph Kuolt TKO (Punches) · Shido - MMA Grand Prix 2007 R1 0:07 Samy Schiavo TKO (Punches) · Cage Rage - Contenders: The Real Deal R1 0:08 Yasin Mengulluoglu KO · FFA - German Championships R1 0:09 Patrick Upton KO (Punch) · UCE - Round 26 - Episode 7 R1 0:09 Alavutdin Gadjiev Submission (Achilles Lock) · FEFoMP - Mayor Cup 2007 R1 0:10