The MMA year in review

June 2008

June 2008 saw 181 professional MMA events and 1,288 bouts recorded worldwide, down 6 % on the year before.

Of bouts with a decisive result, 83 % ended in a finish — 448 by KO/TKO and 564 by submission — with 213 going to a decision.

The Ultimate Fighter ran the most events (8), and the biggest single card was ECC - Indiana's Rising Stars with 23 bouts.

181

Events

▼ 11 vs prev yr

1,288

Bouts

79 %

Finish rate

448 KO · 564 SUB · 213 DEC

Methods

Most active organisations

The Ultimate Fighter 8 Ultimate Combat Experience 4 Deep 3 North American Allied Fight Series 3 Shooto 2 International Sport Combat Federation 2

Busiest venues

UFC Training Center Las Vegas, Nevada, United States 8 Shinjuku Face Tokyo, Japan 2 Missouri United States, United States 2 Salt Lake City Utah, United States 2 HP Pavilion San Jose, California, United States 1 Neil S. Blaisdell Arena Honolulu, Hawaii, United States 1

Biggest cards

ECC - Indiana's Rising Stars 2008-06-21 23 bouts WFC - Warriors Fighting Championship 2008-06-28 23 bouts Cage Rage - Stronger Than All 2008-06-21 17 bouts NAAFS - Fight Night in the Flats 4 2008-06-07 17 bouts NLF 13 - Next Level Fighting 13 2008-06-28 17 bouts

Fastest finishes

Andrew Flores TKO · WFC - Warriors Fighting Championship R1 0:03 Michael Gabitas KO (Punch) · PFP - Night of Fire R1 0:04 Matt Smith KO · FX3 - Fight Night 8 R1 0:05 Daisuke Orito KO (Punches) · Deep - clubDeep Toyama: Barbarian Festival 7 R1 0:07 Joe Pearson KO (Knee) · EC 100 - Extreme Challenge 100 R1 0:09