The MMA year in review

November 2011

November 2011 saw 320 professional MMA events and 2,106 bouts recorded worldwide, up 7 % on the year before.

Of bouts with a decisive result, 75 % ended in a finish — 626 by KO/TKO and 894 by submission — with 513 going to a decision.

M-1 Global ran the most events (4), and the biggest single card was PMMAF - Polish MMA Championships Finals with 24 bouts.

320

Events

▲ 22 vs prev yr

2,106

Bouts

72 %

Finish rate

626 KO · 894 SUB · 513 DEC

Methods

Most active organisations

M-1 Global 4 King of the Cage 3 Bellator MMA 3 Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) 3 Ultimate Challenge MMA 3 Shooto 3

Busiest venues

Shinjuku Face Tokyo, Japan 2 Honda Center Anaheim, California, United States 1 Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Hollywood, Florida, United States 1 HP Pavillion San Jose, California, United States 1 LG Arena Birmingham, West Midlands, England 1 Tropicana Resort and Casino Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States 1

Biggest cards

PMMAF - Polish MMA Championships Finals 2011-11-05 24 bouts Zst - Zst 30 2011-11-23 23 bouts Crazy Circus - Premium 4 2011-11-13 23 bouts Rings - The Outsider 19 2011-11-13 21 bouts APC 6 - All Powers Combat 6 2011-11-19 19 bouts

Fastest finishes

Veronica Rothenhausler KO (Punch) · FR - Fight Republic 2 R1 0:05 Drew Schaff TKO (Punches) · Square Ring Promotions - Island Fights 11 R1 0:05 Luis Cruz KO (Punch) · U of MMA - Storm Cage Fights R1 0:06 Patrick Iodice TKO (Punches) · FWC 10 - FightWorld Cup 10 R1 0:07 Mike Dunaj KO (Punch) · UAF - Ultimate Alliance Fights 1 R1 0:07