The MMA year in review

July 2007

July 2007 saw 146 professional MMA events and 1,108 bouts recorded worldwide, up 19 % on the year before.

Of bouts with a decisive result, 83 % ended in a finish — 416 by KO/TKO and 464 by submission — with 178 going to a decision.

The Ultimate Fighter ran the most events (4), and the biggest single card was ECC - Summer Smash with 25 bouts.

146

Events

▲ 23 vs prev yr

1,108

Bouts

79 %

Finish rate

416 KO · 464 SUB · 178 DEC

Methods

Most active organisations

The Ultimate Fighter 4 Ultimate Combat Experience 3 Deep 3 Extreme Challenge 2 King of the Cage 2 Shooto 2

Busiest venues

UFC Training Center Las Vegas, Nevada, United States 4 Korakuen Hall Tokyo, Japan 4 Salt Lake City Utah, United States 3 Des Moines Iowa, United States 2 Iowa United States, United States 2 Oklahoma City Oklahoma, United States 2

Biggest cards

ECC - Summer Smash 2007-07-28 25 bouts NLF 9 - Next Level Fighting 9 2007-07-21 20 bouts CR - Cage Rage 2007-07-07 19 bouts IFBL - Fight Night 8 2007-07-03 18 bouts PFC 3 - Step Up 2007-07-19 17 bouts

Fastest finishes

Tobias Deeds TKO (Punches) · TCF - TriState Cage Fights R1 0:09 La Souriyavongsa KO (Punch) · CCW - Summer Slam R1 0:10 Neil Grove KO (Punch) · Cage Rage 22 - Hard as Hell R1 0:10 James Gray Jr. Submission (Armbar) · RHP - Battle on the Bay 2 R1 0:11 Adam Mattson Submission · TCF - TriState Cage Fights R1 0:11