The MMA year in review

March 2011

March 2011 saw 269 professional MMA events and 1,852 bouts recorded worldwide, up 3 % on the year before.

Of bouts with a decisive result, 76 % ended in a finish — 599 by KO/TKO and 775 by submission — with 429 going to a decision.

Bellator MMA ran the most events (4), and the biggest single card was Gladiator Challenge - High Octane with 21 bouts.

269

Events

▲ 8 vs prev yr

1,852

Bouts

74 %

Finish rate

599 KO · 775 SUB · 429 DEC

Methods

Most active organisations

Bellator MMA 4 Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) 3 M-1 Global 2 X-1 World Events (Hawaii) 2 King of the Cage 2 Xtreme Fighting League (Oklahoma) 2

Busiest venues

Metropolis Montreal, Quebec, Canada 2 KFC Yum! Center Louisville, Kentucky, United States 1 Ted Constant Convocation Center Norfolk, Virginia, United States 1 Nationwide Arena Columbus, Ohio, United States 1 Key Arena Seattle, Washington, United States 1 Neil S. Blaisdell Arena Honolulu, Hawaii, United States 1

Biggest cards

Gladiator Challenge - High Octane 2011-03-19 21 bouts HRMMA - Hardrock MMA 32 2011-03-26 18 bouts CFC 9 - Cage Fighters Championship 9 2011-03-19 17 bouts BFL 7 - Battlefield Fight League: Invasion 2011-03-26 16 bouts Rites of Passage 10 - Bad Intentions 2011-03-11 16 bouts

Fastest finishes

Scott Askham KO (Head Kick) · Fight-Pro UK - Barnsley Fight Night 3 R1 0:04 Edward Banks KO (Flying Knee)Tim Mills · RMBB - Caged Chaos R1 0:05 Warwick Benson KO (Punch) · Budo 1 - Night of Champions R1 0:07 Alfred Leslie KO (Punch) · BFL 6 - Battlefield Fight League: Over The Edge R1 0:08 Jesse Varela KO (Punch) · RITC - Rage in the Cage 150 R1 0:08