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2002 MMA by the Numbers

Every completed fight of 2002 across all organizations we track, distilled into the numbers that tell the year's story. Updated automatically as events finish.

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7
Events
52
Fights
71%
Finish rate
9
Title fights

How fights ended

  • KO/TKO56% · 29
  • Submission15% · 8
  • Decision29% · 15
  • Other0% · 0

Finish rate by division

DivisionFightsKO/TKOSUBFinished
Heavyweight1191%9%100%
Middleweight1267%25%92%
Welterweight1250%17%67%

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. 0:18Phil Baroni def. Dave Menne · TKO · UFC 39: The Warriors Return · Sep 27, 2002#2
  3. 0:46Frank Mir def. Pete Williams · SUB · UFC 36: Worlds Collide · Mar 22, 2002#3
  4. 1:18Andrei Arlovski def. Ian Freeman · TKO · UFC 40: Vendetta · Nov 22, 2002#4
  5. 1:19Yves Edwards def. Joao Pierini · TKO · UFC 37.5: As Real As It Gets® · Jun 22, 2002#5
  6. 1:29Robbie Lawler def. Tiki Ghosn · TKO · UFC 40: Vendetta · Nov 22, 2002#6
  7. 1:45Carlos Newton def. Pete Spratt · SUB · UFC 40: Vendetta · Nov 22, 2002#7
  8. 2:06Evan Tanner def. Elvis Sinosic · TKO · UFC 36: Worlds Collide · Mar 22, 2002#8

Biggest upsets

  1. 25%Ivan Salaverry def. Andrei Semenov · UFC 37: High Impact · May 10, 2002
  2. 28%Kevin Randleman def. Renato Sobral · UFC 35: Throwdown · Jan 11, 2002
  3. 34%Phil Baroni def. Amar Suloev · UFC 37: High Impact · May 10, 2002
  4. 35%Matt Serra def. Kelly Dullanty · UFC 36: Worlds Collide · Mar 22, 2002
  5. 35%Murilo Bustamante def. Dave Menne · UFC 35: Throwdown · Jan 11, 2002
  6. 37%Ian Freeman def. Frank Mir · UFC 38: Brawl At The Hall · Jul 13, 2002
  7. 39%Matt Lindland def. Pat Miletich · UFC 36: Worlds Collide · Mar 22, 2002
  8. 40%Eugene Jackson def. Keith Rockel · UFC 35: Throwdown · Jan 11, 2002

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

Breakout fighters

FighterFightsPower Index
Phil Baroni2+145
Robbie Lawler3+110
Murilo Bustamante2+106
Ricco Rodriguez3+73
Chuck Liddell3+64
Matt Serra2+50
Phillip Miller2+49
Sean Sherk2+46

Largest UFCalendar Power Index rating gains across 2002.

Busiest fighters

FighterFightsWins
Ricco Rodriguez33
Robbie Lawler33
Chuck Liddell33
Matt Hughes33
Matt Lindland32
BJ Penn32
Renato Sobral31
Phillip Miller22

Most controversial decisions

  1. BJ Penn def. Matt Serra · UFC 39: The Warriors Return · Sep 27, 2002
    33% of 39 fan cards scored it for Matt Serra
  2. Jens Pulver def. BJ Penn · UFC 35: Throwdown · Jan 11, 2002
    16% of 43 fan cards scored it for BJ Penn
  3. 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. Robbery Index →

Events by organization

OrganizationEventsFights
UFC752

Busiest judges

JudgeFights scored
Jeff Mullen12
Cecil Peoples9
Douglas Crosby6
Marcos Rosales4
Nelson Hamilton4

Official scorecards recorded in 2002. Judges →

Sources: official results, ufcstats.com, fan and media scorecards, and the UFCalendar Power Index.

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