The MMA year in review

July 2013

July 2013 saw 245 professional MMA events and 1,780 bouts recorded worldwide, roughly level with the year before.

Of bouts with a decisive result, 73 % ended in a finish — 607 by KO/TKO and 663 by submission — with 466 going to a decision.

King of the Cage ran the most events (5), and the biggest single card was Xplode Fight Series - Aftermath with 30 bouts.

245

Events

▼ 4 vs prev yr

1,780

Bouts

71 %

Finish rate

607 KO · 663 SUB · 466 DEC

Methods

Most active organisations

King of the Cage 5 Super Fight League 3 Pancrase 3 Shooto 2 Cage Warriors 2 Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) 2

Busiest venues

Salvador Bahia, Brazil 2 SFL Training Center Nasik, Maharashtra, India 2 UFC Training Center Las Vegas, Nevada, United States 2 Differ Ariake Tokyo, Japan 2 Shinjuku Face Tokyo, Japan 2 Thunderbird Casino Norman, Oklahoma, United States 2

Biggest cards

Xplode Fight Series - Aftermath 2013-07-20 30 bouts Pancrase - Pancrase Gate 11th Chance 2013-07-21 26 bouts Zst - Zst 36 2013-07-14 24 bouts Pancrase 250 - 2013 Neo-Blood Tournament Finals 2013-07-28 19 bouts Grachan - Grachan 10 2013-07-15 19 bouts

Fastest finishes

Hector Salinas KO (Punch) · TFA 29 - Total Fighting Alliance 29 R1 0:04 John Constien KO (Punch) · FCFF - Rumble at the Roseland 72 R1 0:06 Rakim Cleveland KO (Head Kick) · WWFC - World War Fighting Championship 12 R1 0:07 Zachery Kulland KO (Punch) · FKF Boxing - Music and Mayhem R1 0:07 Joe Calboutin Submission (Guillotine Choke) · MMATC - MMA Total Combat 54 R1 0:08