The MMA year in review

June 2012

June 2012 saw 390 professional MMA events and 2,740 bouts recorded worldwide, up 32 % on the year before.

Of bouts with a decisive result, 77 % ended in a finish — 916 by KO/TKO and 1,140 by submission — with 604 going to a decision.

King of the Cage ran the most events (5), and the biggest single card was GC - Gladiator Challenge with 24 bouts.

390

Events

▲ 94 vs prev yr

2,740

Bouts

75 %

Finish rate

916 KO · 1,140 SUB · 604 DEC

Methods

Most active organisations

King of the Cage 5 Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) 4 Gladiator Challenge 3 M-1 Global 3 All Star Boxing 2 Midwest Cage Championship 2

Busiest venues

Shinjuku Face Tokyo, Japan 2 Benevides Para, Brazil 2 Montreal Quebec, Canada 2 Hyatt Regency Minneapolis Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States 2 Benito Juarez Gymnasium Mexico City, Federal District, Mexico 2 Kyoto Grand Hotel & Gardens Los Angeles, California, United States 2

Biggest cards

GC - Gladiator Challenge 2012-06-24 24 bouts OFC - Cage Fight 2012-06-09 20 bouts Gladiator Challenge - World Class 2012-06-23 20 bouts M4tC 6 - Annihilation 2012-06-16 19 bouts Grachan - Grachan 6 2012-06-16 19 bouts

Fastest finishes

Wesley Aguiar de Carvalho KO · TFS - Tucuma Fighting Show 2 R1 0:05 Issa Abiev KO (Punch) · OFC - Cage Fight R1 0:07 Kyle Burks KO (Punch) · RWC - Rogue Warrior Championships R1 0:08 Alfred Wonesh KO (Punches) · XFE - Cage Wars 15 R1 0:08 Welber Santos TKO (Punches) · SC - Shockwave Combate 2 R1 0:08