The MMA year in review

March 2008

March 2008 saw 208 professional MMA events and 1,481 bouts recorded worldwide, up 9 % on the year before.

Of bouts with a decisive result, 79 % ended in a finish — 467 by KO/TKO and 666 by submission — with 297 going to a decision.

Shooto ran the most events (5), and the biggest single card was Pancrase - 2008 Neo-Blood Tournament Eliminations with 29 bouts.

208

Events

▲ 17 vs prev yr

1,481

Bouts

77 %

Finish rate

467 KO · 666 SUB · 297 DEC

Methods

Most active organisations

Shooto 5 Ultimate Combat Experience 4 Brutaal Fight Night 3 Rage in the Cage 3 Shooto Europe 3 North American Allied Fight Series 2

Busiest venues

Salt Lake City Utah, United States 3 Gold's Gym South Tokyo Annex Tokyo, Japan 2 Korakuen Hall Tokyo, Japan 2 Iowa United States, United States 2 Lethbridge Alberta, Canada 2 HP Pavilion San Jose, California, United States 1

Biggest cards

Pancrase - 2008 Neo-Blood Tournament Eliminations 2008-03-23 29 bouts Cage Rage - Lafayette 2008-03-22 20 bouts TCF - TriState Cage Fights 2008-03-08 18 bouts GC 76 - Alpha Dog Challenge 2008-03-17 18 bouts AFP - The Arena 4 2008-03-01 17 bouts

Fastest finishes

Rodrigo Almeida KO (Punch) · WFL - Real 2 R1 0:06 Jason Jones TKO (Punch and Knee) · M-1 - Slamm R1 0:06 Junior Almeida TKO (Punches) · ATK 1 - Amazon Tribal Kombat 1 R1 0:07 Pua Pua KO (Punch) · ECF - Elite Cage Fighting 21 R1 0:07 Ross Ebanez TKO (Corner Stoppage) · Icon Sport - Baroni vs. Hose R1 0:09