The MMA year in review

October 2010

October 2010 saw 329 professional MMA events and 2,266 bouts recorded worldwide, up 18 % on the year before.

Of bouts with a decisive result, 76 % ended in a finish — 684 by KO/TKO and 988 by submission — with 526 going to a decision.

King of the Cage ran the most events (5), and the biggest single card was Gladiator Challenge - Royal Flush with 29 bouts.

329

Events

▲ 51 vs prev yr

2,266

Bouts

74 %

Finish rate

684 KO · 988 SUB · 526 DEC

Methods

Most active organisations

King of the Cage 5 M-1 Global 5 Brutaal Fight Night 4 Bellator MMA 3 Gladiator (Japan) 3 Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) 2

Busiest venues

State University of Para School of Physical Education Gymnasium Belem, Para, Brazil 4 Shinjuku Face Tokyo, Japan 2 Differ Ariake Tokyo, Japan 2 Compass Ballroom at Resorts World Sentosa Convention Centre Sentosa, Singapore 2 Whiskey Tango Grain Valley, Missouri, United States 2 Turfway Park Florence, Kentucky, United States 2

Biggest cards

Gladiator Challenge - Royal Flush 2010-10-24 29 bouts German Vale Tudo - Contenders 4 2010-10-03 24 bouts AFO - Halloween Havoc 2 2010-10-08 19 bouts Rings - The Outsider 13 2010-10-11 19 bouts GMC 2 - Continued 2010-10-09 17 bouts

Fastest finishes

Marcio Laerte de Lucca Jr. KO (Head Kick) · BC - Barueri Combat R1 0:05 Mike Mendoza KO (Punches) · ECC - Extreme Cage Combat 8.0 R1 0:06 Nicolas Dalby KO (Punches) · FG 16 - Bad Boys R1 0:06 Marin Vlahovic KO (Punch) · GFC - King of the Kongo R1 0:07 Anthony Stamm TKO (Punches) · AAMMA 6 - Proving Ground R1 0:08