The MMA year in review

2009

2009 saw 2,707 professional MMA events and 19,899 bouts recorded worldwide, up 23 % on the year before.

Of bouts with a decisive result, 80 % ended in a finish — 6,792 by KO/TKO and 8,670 by submission — with 3,858 going to a decision.

Ultimate Combat Experience ran the most events (37), and the biggest single card was Pancrase - Changing Tour 5 with 31 bouts.

2,707

Events

▲ 512 vs 2008

19,899

Bouts

78 %

Finish rate

6,792 KO · 8,670 SUB · 3,858 DEC

Methods

Months Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Most active organisations

Ultimate Combat Experience 37 King of the Cage 37 Shooto 30 M-1 Global 27 Gladiator Challenge 22 Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) 20

Busiest venues

Shinjuku Face Tokyo, Japan 23 UFC Training Center Las Vegas, Nevada, United States 19 Tenkaichi Stadium Chatan, Okinawa, Japan 15 Gold's Gym South Tokyo Annex Tokyo, Japan 12 Club Elevate Salt Lake City, Utah, United States 11 Korakuen Hall Tokyo, Japan 10

Biggest cards

Pancrase - Changing Tour 5 2009-10-17 31 bouts WUFC - World Ultimate Full Contact 15 2009-08-22 31 bouts Pancrase - Changing Tour 1 2009-02-01 30 bouts EC 127 - Extreme Challenge 127 2009-04-25 27 bouts Deep - Future King Tournament 2009 2009-12-27 25 bouts

Fastest finishes

Danijel Dzebic KO (Punch) · MF 2 - Mega Fight 2 R1 0:03 Carlos Henri KO (Knee) · KOTC - Rapture R1 0:03 Steve Ramirez KO (Punches) · PureCombat 9 - Home Turf R1 0:03 Tim Means KO (Knee) · KOTC - El Lobo R1 0:04 Matt Inman KO (Punch) · NFL - On Thin Ice R1 0:04