The MMA year in review

February 2010

February 2010 saw 243 professional MMA events and 1,875 bouts recorded worldwide, up 25 % on the year before.

Of bouts with a decisive result, 79 % ended in a finish — 613 by KO/TKO and 844 by submission — with 376 going to a decision.

The Ultimate Fighter ran the most events (8), and the biggest single card was Gladiator Challenge - Vision Quest with 24 bouts.

243

Events

▲ 49 vs prev yr

1,875

Bouts

78 %

Finish rate

613 KO · 844 SUB · 376 DEC

Methods

Most active organisations

The Ultimate Fighter 8 King of the Cage 4 World Full Contact Association 3 Ultimate Combat Experience 3 Shooto 3 Zst 3

Busiest venues

UFC Training Center Las Vegas, Nevada, United States 8 Shinjuku Face Tokyo, Japan 3 The Arena Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States 2 Differ Ariake Koto, Tokyo, Japan 2 American Airlines Arena Miami, Florida, United States 1 Tropicana Resort and Casino Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States 1

Biggest cards

Gladiator Challenge - Vision Quest 2010-02-21 24 bouts CFX 8 - Rumble in the Jungle 3 2010-02-20 22 bouts AFO - Last Man Standing 2 2010-02-26 21 bouts Pancrase - Passion Tour 1 2010-02-07 21 bouts TC 33 - Total Combat 33 2010-02-06 20 bouts

Fastest finishes

Jeremy Heiderman KO (Kick) · TriState Cage Fights - Octagon Outrage R1 0:04 Jessie Berkshire KO (Punch) · Cage Rage - Logansport R1 0:04 Marcio Cesar KO (Punches) · Nitrix - Show Fight 4 R1 0:05 Matthew Wilkerson KO (Punches) · RR - Ring Rulers R1 0:06 Bronius Siupienis KO · RF 8 - Real Fights 8 R1 0:07