The MMA year in review

May 2009

May 2009 saw 256 professional MMA events and 2,032 bouts recorded worldwide, up 16 % on the year before.

Of bouts with a decisive result, 80 % ended in a finish — 704 by KO/TKO and 884 by submission — with 398 going to a decision.

Bellator MMA ran the most events (4), and the biggest single card was Pancrase - Pancrase Gate 2009 with 22 bouts.

256

Events

▲ 36 vs prev yr

2,032

Bouts

78 %

Finish rate

704 KO · 884 SUB · 398 DEC

Methods

Most active organisations

Bellator MMA 4 Shooto 4 Ultimate Combat Experience 4 King of the Cage 3 Jungle Fight 2 M-1 Global 2

Busiest venues

Gold's Gym South Tokyo Annex Tokyo, Japan 2 Club Elevate Salt Lake City, Utah, United States 2 Ivan Rodrigues Gymnasium Joinville, Santa Catarina, Brazil 2 Penrith RSL Club Penrith, New South Wales, Australia 2 Paulo Sarasate Gymnasium Fortaleza, Ceara, Brazil 2 Rockwood Wisconsin, United States 2

Biggest cards

Pancrase - Pancrase Gate 2009 2009-05-24 22 bouts EFC 10 - Evolution Fighting Championships 10 2009-05-30 21 bouts Destiny MMA - Bad Blood 2009-05-02 20 bouts SIL - Friday Night Fights 2009-05-15 19 bouts Cage Rage - Crawfordsville 2009-05-30 19 bouts

Fastest finishes

Tim Means KO (Knee) · KOTC - El Lobo R1 0:04 Byron Pardo TKO (Punches) · BKP - Cinco de Massacre R1 0:05 Ururahy Rodrigues KO (Head Kick) · Fight Party - Revenge R1 0:08 Antwain Britt KO (Punches) · Shine Fights 1 - Genesis R1 0:08 Sean Goldstein Submission (Guillotine Choke) · Ohio Xtreme Fighting 13 - Demoltion R1 0:09