The MMA year in review

July 2012

July 2012 saw 249 professional MMA events and 1,777 bouts recorded worldwide, down 16 % on the year before.

Of bouts with a decisive result, 74 % ended in a finish — 649 by KO/TKO and 635 by submission — with 440 going to a decision.

Extreme Challenge ran the most events (3), and the biggest single card was Xplode Fight Series - Eclipse with 33 bouts.

249

Events

▼ 47 vs prev yr

1,777

Bouts

72 %

Finish rate

649 KO · 635 SUB · 440 DEC

Methods

Most active organisations

Extreme Challenge 3 Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) 3 Gladiator (Japan) 2 Cage Titans Fighting Championship 2 King of the Cage 2 Shooto 2

Busiest venues

Differ Ariake Tokyo, Japan 4 Venice Club Sevastopol, Crimea, Ukraine 2 Pier Maua Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 2 Dezhou Gymnasium Dezhou, Shandong, China 2 Scotiabank Saddledome Calgary, Alberta, Canada 1 USF Sun Dome Tampa, Florida, United States 1

Biggest cards

Xplode Fight Series - Eclipse 2012-07-28 33 bouts Pancrase - Pancrase Gate 10th Chance 2012-07-29 25 bouts Zst - Battle Hazard 6 2012-07-16 25 bouts EFC - Egyptian Fighting Championship 7 2012-07-06 22 bouts KOTC - Ali'is 2012-07-14 21 bouts

Fastest finishes

Quinten Culpepper KO · CN 3 - Combat Night 3 at the Moon R1 0:04 Veronica Rothenhausler KO (Punches) · Tuff-N-Uff - Festibrawl 2 R1 0:05 Ryan Jimmo KO (Punch) · UFC 149 - Faber vs. Barao R1 0:07 Oren Hanscomb KO (Punch) · AFC Contender Series 1 - Full Throttle R1 0:07 Alex Minogue Submission (Guillotine Choke) · UCC Contenders - All Day MMA Bender R1 0:08