The MMA year in review

2010

2010 saw 3,178 professional MMA events and 22,354 bouts recorded worldwide, up 17 % on the year before.

Of bouts with a decisive result, 77 % ended in a finish — 7,196 by KO/TKO and 9,597 by submission — with 4,940 going to a decision.

King of the Cage ran the most events (39), and the biggest single card was Deep - Future King Tournament 2010 with 31 bouts.

3,178

Events

▲ 471 vs 2009

22,354

Bouts

75 %

Finish rate

7,196 KO · 9,597 SUB · 4,940 DEC

Methods

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

Most active organisations

King of the Cage 39 M-1 Global 39 Ultimate Combat Experience 31 Shooto 28 Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) 24 The Ultimate Fighter 22

Busiest venues

UFC Training Center Las Vegas, Nevada, United States 22 Shinjuku Face Tokyo, Japan 21 Differ Ariake Tokyo, Japan 18 Differ Ariake Koto, Tokyo, Japan 13 Compass Ballroom at Resorts World Sentosa Convention Centre Sentosa, Singapore 12 Gold's Gym South Tokyo Annex Tokyo, Japan 11

Biggest cards

Deep - Future King Tournament 2010 2010-12-11 31 bouts Gladiator Challenge - Royal Flush 2010-10-24 29 bouts Pancrase - Pancrase Gate 4th Chance 2010-01-10 26 bouts WUFC - World Ultimate Full Contact 16 2010-09-04 26 bouts Gladiator Challenge - Season's Beatings 2 2010-12-12 25 bouts

Fastest finishes

Craig Parker KO (Punch) · TC 35 - Total Combat 35 R1 0:02 Adson Aloisio Paixao KO (Head Kick) · WMF - Wolfman Fighting R1 0:03 Chris Bottoms TKO (Submission to Punches) · LOF 43 - Wild Thang R1 0:03 Dustin Praxedes KO (Punch)Wesley Welsh · Xtreme Promotions - Throwdown in Jamestown 3 R1 0:03 C.J. Marsh TKO (Punches) · ROTR 13 - Redemption R1 0:04