The MMA year in review

August 2011

August 2011 saw 256 professional MMA events and 1,596 bouts recorded worldwide, up 8 % on the year before.

Of bouts with a decisive result, 74 % ended in a finish — 464 by KO/TKO and 683 by submission — with 413 going to a decision.

Deep ran the most events (4), and the biggest single card was Pancrase - Impressive Tour 8 with 19 bouts.

256

Events

▲ 19 vs prev yr

1,596

Bouts

72 %

Finish rate

464 KO · 683 SUB · 413 DEC

Methods

Most active organisations

Deep 4 King of the Cage 4 Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) 3 Brutaal Fight Night 3 Jungle Fight 2 Midwest Cage Championship 2

Busiest venues

Jose de Moraes Barros Gymnasium Itu, Sao Paulo, Brazil 2 Shougang Basketball Center Gymnasium Beijing, China 2 Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States 1 1stBank Center Broomfield, Colorado, United States 1 Wells Fargo Center Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States 1 HSBC Arena Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 1

Biggest cards

Pancrase - Impressive Tour 8 2011-08-07 19 bouts WUFC - World Ultimate Full Contact 17 2011-08-27 19 bouts Virginia Cage Fighting Championships - VCFC: Salem Showdown 2011-08-27 18 bouts Gladiator Challenge - Unleashed 2011-08-27 18 bouts Elite Tournament 1 - El Comienzo 2011-08-13 17 bouts

Fastest finishes

Tomohiro Adaniya KO (Punch) · Rings - The Outsider 18 R1 0:04 Dustin Lema KO (Punches) · AAMMA 17 - Stacked R1 0:05 Alexei Kudin KO (Punch) · ProFC Grand Prix Global - East Europe R1 0:07 Calvin Mauldin TKO (Punches) · ECCF 17 - Elite Championship Cage Fighting 17 R1 0:08 Zachary Klouse KO (Punches) · K.O. Kings - King of the Ring 4 R1 0:10