The MMA year in review

January 2011

January 2011 saw 177 professional MMA events and 1,276 bouts recorded worldwide, up 7 % on the year before.

Of bouts with a decisive result, 76 % ended in a finish — 394 by KO/TKO and 553 by submission — with 307 going to a decision.

King of the Cage ran the most events (2), and the biggest single card was Pancrase - Pancrase Gate 7th Chance with 24 bouts.

177

Events

▲ 12 vs prev yr

1,276

Bouts

74 %

Finish rate

394 KO · 553 SUB · 307 DEC

Methods

Most active organisations

King of the Cage 2 Volgograd HTHF Federation 2 Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) 2 Strikeforce 2 Extreme Challenge 2 Club Raw 2

Busiest venues

Club Raw Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States 2 Zeca Faustino Gymnasium Salinopolis, Para, Brazil 2 UFC Training Center Las Vegas, Nevada, United States 2 Fort Hood Killeen, Texas, United States 1 First Council Casino Newkirk, Oklahoma, United States 1 Nashville Municipal Auditorium Nashville, Tennessee, United States 1

Biggest cards

Pancrase - Pancrase Gate 7th Chance 2011-01-30 24 bouts FFFC - Fit Factory Fighting Championship 6 2011-01-08 19 bouts AAMMA 9 - Nations Collide 2011-01-15 18 bouts Strikeforce - Challengers 13 2011-01-07 17 bouts Cage Titans 3 - Mayhem 2011-01-28 16 bouts

Fastest finishes

Eli Wyse KO (Punch) · BFL 5 - Battlefield Fight League: Duel R1 0:06 Chris Birchler KO (Punch) · EFC - Extreme Fight Club R1 0:07 Freddy Arteaga KO (Punch) · WCFC - Hard Knocks R1 0:08 Rico DiSciullo KO (Punches) · Cage Titans 3 - Mayhem R1 0:09 Josh McPherson KO (Punches) · Budo Fights 3 - Resilience R1 0:09