The MMA year in review

November 2009

November 2009 saw 299 professional MMA events and 2,143 bouts recorded worldwide, up 21 % on the year before.

Of bouts with a decisive result, 79 % ended in a finish — 726 by KO/TKO and 905 by submission — with 440 going to a decision.

Strikeforce ran the most events (3), and the biggest single card was ECCF 10 - Elite Championship Cage Fighting 10 with 19 bouts.

299

Events

▲ 52 vs prev yr

2,143

Bouts

76 %

Finish rate

726 KO · 905 SUB · 440 DEC

Methods

Most active organisations

Strikeforce 3 Gladiator Challenge 3 M-1 Global 3 North American Allied Fight Series 2 Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) 2 X-1 World Events (Hawaii) 2

Busiest venues

Terrsa Hall Kyoto, Japan 2 Boxtempel Berlin, Germany 2 Mandalay Bay Events Center Las Vegas, Nevada, United States 1 Differ Ariake Tokyo, Japan 1 Lake Charles Civic Center Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States 1 Manchester Evening News Arena Manchester, Lancashire, England 1

Biggest cards

ECCF 10 - Elite Championship Cage Fighting 10 2009-11-21 19 bouts Gladiator Challenge - Never Quit 2009-11-08 19 bouts ECO 2 - Boneyard Massacre 2009-11-14 18 bouts TC 32 - Total Combat 32 2009-11-21 18 bouts X-1 - Lights Out 2009-11-21 18 bouts

Fastest finishes

Jan Tettenborn KO (Punch) · La Onda - Manto Cup R1 0:05 Koichi Sugi KO (Punch) · Grachan - Grachan 3 R1 0:07 Frank Dimitri KO (Punches) · NLE - No Love Entertainment R1 0:08 Jon Tuck KO (Punches) · Gorilla Warfare 3 - Confrontation R1 0:08 TJ Solomon TKO (Punches) · BBMMA 2 - Blood Brothers MMA R1 0:08