The MMA year in review

February 2008

February 2008 saw 160 professional MMA events and 1,057 bouts recorded worldwide, up 10 % on the year before.

Of bouts with a decisive result, 84 % ended in a finish — 388 by KO/TKO and 472 by submission — with 169 going to a decision.

The Ultimate Fighter ran the most events (9), and the biggest single card was XFO 22 - Rising Star with 20 bouts.

160

Events

▲ 14 vs prev yr

1,057

Bouts

81 %

Finish rate

388 KO · 472 SUB · 169 DEC

Methods

Most active organisations

The Ultimate Fighter 9 Ultimate Combat Experience 5 Extreme Challenge 3 Strikeforce 2 King of the Cage 2 Deep 2

Busiest venues

UFC Training Center Las Vegas, Nevada, United States 9 Shinjuku Face Tokyo, Japan 3 Salt Lake City Utah, United States 3 Niles Ohio, United States 2 Korakuen Hall Tokyo, Japan 2 Green Bay Wisconsin, United States 2

Biggest cards

XFO 22 - Rising Star 2008-02-23 20 bouts IFBL - Fight Night 11 2008-02-23 18 bouts Rites of Passage 4 - The Uproar 2008-02-16 17 bouts TFC 11 - Total Fight Challenge 11 2008-02-09 16 bouts MMAX 19 - MMA Xtreme 19 2008-02-02 16 bouts

Fastest finishes

Dustin Blankenship KO (Punch) · Genesis Fights 2 - Goliath vs. Goliath R1 0:06 Dave Nippard TKO (Punches) · MFC 15 - Rags to Riches R1 0:08 Plamen Petrov KO (Punches) · Maxfight - Warriors 1 R1 0:08 Bobby Martinez KO · FFF - Fearless Freestyle Fighting R1 0:09 Sami Berik KO · Cage Rage - Contenders 8 R1 0:09