The MMA year in review

March 2013

March 2013 saw 395 professional MMA events and 2,744 bouts recorded worldwide, roughly level with the year before.

Of bouts with a decisive result, 74 % ended in a finish — 904 by KO/TKO and 1,070 by submission — with 684 going to a decision.

Oplot Challenge ran the most events (12), and the biggest single card was Xplode Fight Series - Revancha with 36 bouts.

395

Events

▲ 5 vs prev yr

2,744

Bouts

72 %

Finish rate

904 KO · 1,070 SUB · 684 DEC

Methods

Most active organisations

Oplot Challenge 12 Shooto 5 AK Entertainment 4 Shooto Europe 4 Bellator MMA 3 King of the Cage 3

Busiest venues

Kharkiv Ukraine, United States 6 Kharkiv Ukraine, Ukraine 4 Shinjuku Face Tokyo, Japan 2 Moscow Russia, Russia 2 Curtis D. Menard Memorial Sports Center Wasilla, Alaska, United States 2 Fight Club Berkut Grozny, Chechnya, Russia 2

Biggest cards

Xplode Fight Series - Revancha 2013-03-16 36 bouts Gladiator Challenge - Battleground 2013-03-24 29 bouts Shooto - Isami Shooto Caravan Tokyo 2013-03-10 28 bouts Pancrase - 246 2013-03-17 22 bouts UK MMA League - Northampton 2013 2013-03-31 21 bouts

Fastest finishes

Travis Triskle KO (Punch) · HKFC - School of Hard Knocks 31 R1 0:05 Rick Guerrieri KO (Punch) · AFL - Asylum Fight League 40 R1 0:05 Josh Baker TKO (Punches) · Coliseum to the Cage - March Mayhem R1 0:07 Tumelo Maphutha KO (Punch) · EFC Africa - Extreme Fighting Championship Africa 18 R1 0:07 Chi Lewis-Parry KO (Knee) · DFS - Dynamite Fight Series 4 R1 0:08