The MMA year in review

October 2011

October 2011 saw 379 professional MMA events and 2,489 bouts recorded worldwide, up 15 % on the year before.

Of bouts with a decisive result, 74 % ended in a finish — 771 by KO/TKO and 1,003 by submission — with 615 going to a decision.

Bellator MMA ran the most events (5), and the biggest single card was Gladiator Challenge - Pro-Am Series 2 with 21 bouts.

379

Events

▲ 50 vs prev yr

2,489

Bouts

71 %

Finish rate

771 KO · 1,003 SUB · 615 DEC

Methods

Most active organisations

Bellator MMA 5 MMA Corona Cup 4 Deep 4 Shooto 3 Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) 3 Professional Fighting Championships (ProFC) 3

Busiest venues

Differ Ariake Tokyo, Japan 5 Yalta Crimea, Ukraine 3 Shougang Basketball Center Gymnasium Beijing, China 2 Moscow Russia, Russia 2 Avertino Ramos Gymnasium Macapa, Amapa, Brazil 2 Asunal Kanayama Hall Nagoya, Aichi, Japan 2

Biggest cards

Gladiator Challenge - Pro-Am Series 2 2011-10-16 21 bouts BEP 5 - Breast Cancer Beatdown 2011-10-01 16 bouts Pancrase - Impressive Tour 10 2011-10-02 16 bouts Grabaka Live - 1st Cage Attack 2011-10-15 16 bouts MoWFC 2 - Shiel vs. Fadipe 2011-10-22 16 bouts

Fastest finishes

Damion Hill KO (Punch) · Brutaal Fight Night - Brutaal Myth R1 0:04 Andrew Punshon KO (Head Kick) · M4tC 4 - Total Domination R1 0:04 Marcos Mendes da Silva KO (Punch) · JF - Jaula Fight R1 0:06 Joe Palazio TKO (Punches) · AFO - Halloween Havoc 3 R1 0:06 Devon Smith KO (Punch)Elvis Lyon · HKFC - School of Hard Knocks 16 R1 0:08