The MMA year in review

December 2008

December 2008 saw 160 professional MMA events and 1,033 bouts recorded worldwide, roughly level with the year before.

Of bouts with a decisive result, 81 % ended in a finish — 380 by KO/TKO and 425 by submission — with 194 going to a decision.

Deep ran the most events (4), and the biggest single card was Deep - Future King Tournament 2008 with 26 bouts.

160

Events

▼ 3 vs prev yr

1,033

Bouts

78 %

Finish rate

380 KO · 425 SUB · 194 DEC

Methods

Most active organisations

Deep 4 Ultimate Combat Experience 4 Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) 3 International Sport Combat Federation 2 K-1 2 King of the Cage 2

Busiest venues

Shinjuku Face Tokyo, Japan 3 Club Elevate Salt Lake City, Utah, United States 2 Differ Ariake Koto, Tokyo, Japan 2 Santos Football Club Gymnasium Santos, Sao Paulo, Brazil 1 Saitama Super Arena Saitama, Japan 1 Crown Coliseum Fayetteville, North Carolina, United States 1

Biggest cards

Deep - Future King Tournament 2008 2008-12-28 26 bouts Pancrase - Shining 10 2008-12-07 17 bouts NAAFS - Night of Champions 2008 2008-12-06 14 bouts GCM - Cage Force 9 2008-12-06 13 bouts CDLP 1 - Club De La Pelea 1 2008-12-06 13 bouts

Fastest finishes

Rodney Wallace KO (Punch) · RFC - Revolution Fight Club 2 R1 0:08 Minoru Kato TKO (Head Kick and Punches) · Grachan - Grachan 1 R1 0:09 Matt Dukes TKO (Punches) · Titan FC 12 - Titan Fighting Championship 12 R1 0:10 Jorge Molina-Ramirez KO (Punch) · UCE - Round 32 - Episode 22 R1 0:11 Philipp Hohne KO (Punch) · Hamburger Kafig - First Strike R1 0:11