The MMA year in review

January 2008

January 2008 saw 112 professional MMA events and 800 bouts recorded worldwide, up 4 % on the year before.

Of bouts with a decisive result, 83 % ended in a finish — 288 by KO/TKO and 364 by submission — with 132 going to a decision.

Ultimate Combat Experience ran the most events (4), and the biggest single card was Deep - Future King Tournament 2007 with 27 bouts.

112

Events

▲ 4 vs prev yr

800

Bouts

81 %

Finish rate

288 KO · 364 SUB · 132 DEC

Methods

Most active organisations

Ultimate Combat Experience 4 Brutaal Fight Night 2 Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) 2 King of the Cage 2 Extreme Challenge 2 Friday Night Fights 2

Busiest venues

Salt Lake City Utah, United States 3 Towner North Dakota, United States 2 Korakuen Hall Tokyo, Japan 2 Shinjuku Face Tokyo, Japan 2 Trump Taj Mahal Casino Resort Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States 1 Neil S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, Hawaii, United States 1

Biggest cards

Deep - Future King Tournament 2007 2008-01-14 27 bouts AFP - The Arena 3 2008-01-26 19 bouts ECC - New Year Knockouts 2008-01-26 18 bouts X-1 Events - Champions 2008-01-26 17 bouts PFC 6 - No Retreat, No Surrender 2008-01-17 16 bouts

Fastest finishes

Glover Teixeira KO (Punches) · PFC 6 - No Retreat, No Surrender R1 0:05 Nick Buschman KO (Punch)Adam Martinez · RMBB - Denver R1 0:07 James George Submission (Strikes) · FCFS 21 - Fight Night 3 R1 0:11 Kyle Smith KO (Punch) · Reality Fighting - Annihilation R1 0:12 Joseph Crawford KO (Punches) · NLF - Heavy Hands R1 0:12