The MMA year in review

January 2009

January 2009 saw 131 professional MMA events and 970 bouts recorded worldwide, up 17 % on the year before.

Of bouts with a decisive result, 82 % ended in a finish — 344 by KO/TKO and 428 by submission — with 166 going to a decision.

Ultimate Combat Experience ran the most events (5), and the biggest single card was Cage Rage - Lafayette with 20 bouts.

131

Events

▲ 19 vs prev yr

970

Bouts

80 %

Finish rate

344 KO · 428 SUB · 166 DEC

Methods

Most active organisations

Ultimate Combat Experience 5 The Ultimate Fighter 3 Shooto 2 King of the Cage 2 Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) 2 Extreme Challenge 2

Busiest venues

UFC Training Center Las Vegas, Nevada, United States 3 Shinjuku Face Tokyo, Japan 2 Honda Center Anaheim, California, United States 1 Saitama Super Arena Saitama, Japan 1 O2 Arena Dublin, Ireland 1 Broomfield Event Center Broomfield, Colorado, United States 1

Biggest cards

Cage Rage - Lafayette 2009-01-24 20 bouts UEP - New Years Knockout 2009-01-19 19 bouts BKP - Night of Champions 2009-01-24 17 bouts No Love Entertainment - Full Throttle 2009-01-24 16 bouts CFX 1 - Wartown Beatdown 2009-01-17 16 bouts

Fastest finishes

Kyle Dolan KO (Punches) · KOTC - Impulse R1 0:05 Vincent Latoel TKO (Punches) · BOTE - Beast of the East R1 0:05 James Hammortree KO (Punches) · CWFC 36 - Cage Warriors 36: Destruction R1 0:08 Marcus LeVesseur KO (Punch) · MCS - Minnesota Combat Sports R1 0:10 Ryan Urquizu TKO (Punches) · Rites of Passage 6 - Conviction R1 0:11