2002 MMA by the Numbers

How fights ended

• KO/TKO45% · 55
• Submission22% · 27
• Decision33% · 40
• Other1% · 1

Finish rate by division

Divisions with at least 10 fights in 2002.

Fastest finishes

1. 0:10Mark Weir def. Eugene Jackson · TKO · UFC 38: Brawl At The Hall · Jul 13, 2002#1
2. 0:11Bob Sapp def. Kiyoshi Tamura · TKO · PRIDE 21: Demolition · Jun 23, 2002#2
3. 0:18Phil Baroni def. Dave Menne · TKO · UFC 39: The Warriors Return · Sep 27, 2002#3
4. 0:29Cole Escovedo def. Paul Morris · SUB · WEC 3: All or Nothing · Jun 7, 2002#4
5. 0:35Rogerio Nogueira def. Yusuke Imamura · SUB · PRIDE 20: Armed and Ready · Apr 28, 2002#5
6. 0:43Jeff Bedard def. Antonio Banuelos · SUB · WEC 5: Halloween Fury · Oct 18, 2002#6
7. 0:44Alistair Overeem def. Yusuke Imamura · TKO · PRIDE: The Best Vol. 2 · Jul 20, 2002#7
8. 0:46Frank Mir def. Pete Williams · SUB · UFC 36: Worlds Collide · Mar 22, 2002#8

Biggest upsets

1. 18%Shungo Oyama def. Renzo Gracie · PRIDE 21: Demolition · Jun 23, 2002
2. 22%Hidehiko Yoshida def. Don Frye · PRIDE 23: Championship Chaos 2 · Nov 24, 2002
3. 25%Ivan Salaverry def. Andrei Semenov · UFC 37: High Impact · May 10, 2002
4. 27%Kevin Randleman def. Renato Sobral · UFC 35: Throwdown · Jan 11, 2002
5. 28%Mirko Filipovic def. Kazushi Sakuraba · PRIDE: Shockwave · Aug 28, 2002
6. 30%Bob Sapp def. Kiyoshi Tamura · PRIDE 21: Demolition · Jun 23, 2002
7. 31%Bob Sapp def. Yoshihisa Yamamoto · PRIDE 20: Armed and Ready · Apr 28, 2002
8. 33%Heath Herring def. Igor Vovchanchyn · PRIDE 19: Bad Blood · Feb 24, 2002

Pre-fight win probability from UFCalendar Power Index ratings at the time of the fight. Power Index ratings →

Most controversial decisions

1. Chuck Liddell def. Vitor Belfort · UFC 37.5: As Real As It Gets® · Jun 22, 2002
   15% of 34 fan cards scored it for Vitor Belfort

Scored from real fan and media scorecards on MMA Decisions. Robbery Index →

Busiest judges

Official scorecards recorded in 2002. Judges →