The MMA year in review

March 2012

March 2012 saw 390 professional MMA events and 2,728 bouts recorded worldwide, up 45 % on the year before.

Of bouts with a decisive result, 75 % ended in a finish — 901 by KO/TKO and 1,097 by submission — with 652 going to a decision.

Bellator MMA ran the most events (4), and the biggest single card was SML 11 - Frontier MMA Open 4 with 29 bouts.

390

Events

▲ 121 vs prev yr

2,728

Bouts

73 %

Finish rate

901 KO · 1,097 SUB · 652 DEC

Methods

Most active organisations

Bellator MMA 4 King of the Cage 4 The Ultimate Fighter 4 Amazon Fight 3 M-1 Global 3 Shooto Europe 3

Busiest venues

UFC Training Center Las Vegas, Nevada, United States 4 Shin-Kiba 1st Ring Tokyo, Japan 2 Differ Ariake Tokyo, Japan 2 Moscow Russia, Russia 2 Korakuen Hall Tokyo, Japan 2 Mirage Banquet Hall Edmonton, Alberta, Canada 2

Biggest cards

SML 11 - Frontier MMA Open 4 2012-03-03 29 bouts Zst - Zst 31 2012-03-17 24 bouts CFX 19 - Shamrock Rumble 2012-03-17 21 bouts ICNZ - ICNZ 16 / Grassroots 2 2012-03-03 19 bouts RFA 2 - Yvel vs. Alexander 2012-03-30 19 bouts

Fastest finishes

James Luttrell KO (Punch) · Tribal Promotions - The Awakening R1 0:02 Kyle Cremeans KO (Punch) · RFO - Big Guns 10 R1 0:05 Steven Sooy KO (Punches) · XFE - Cage Wars 14 R1 0:06 Melvin Washington TKO (Punches) · Ultimate Reno Combat - Fight Factory at the Knit 1 R1 0:06 Austin Cobb Submission (Triangle Choke) · Tribal Promotions - The Awakening R1 0:06