A Review of Time-Motion Analysis and Combat Development in Mixed Martial Arts Matches at Regional Level Tournaments

Mixed martial arts (MMA) have become a fast-growing worldwide expansion of martial arts competition, requiring high level of skill, physical conditioning, and strategy, and involving a synthesis of combat while standing or on the ground. This study quantified the effort-pause ratio (EP), and classif...

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Published inPerceptual and motor skills Vol. 112; no. 2; pp. 639 - 648
Main Authors del Vecchio, Fabrício Boscolo, Hirata, Sérgio Masashi, Franchini, Emerson
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.04.2011
SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC
Subjects
Adult
Athletic Performance
Brazil
Checklist
Comparative analysis
Competitive Behavior
Humans
Male
Martial arts
Martial Arts - psychology
Physical Exertion
Time and Motion Studies
Tournaments & championships
Variance analysis
Young Adult
Brazil
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Summary:Mixed martial arts (MMA) have become a fast-growing worldwide expansion of martial arts competition, requiring high level of skill, physical conditioning, and strategy, and involving a synthesis of combat while standing or on the ground. This study quantified the effort-pause ratio (EP), and classified effort segments of stand-up or groundwork development to identify the number of actions performed per round in MMA matches. 52 MMA athletes participated in the study (M age = 24 yr., SD = 5; average experience in MMA = 5 yr., SD = 3). A one-way analysis of variance with repeated measurements was conducted to compare the type of action across the rounds. A chi-squared test was applied across the percentages to compare proportions of different events. Only one significant difference (p<.05) was observed among rounds: time in groundwork of low intensity was longer in the second compared to the third round. When the interval between rounds was not considered, the EP ratio (between high-intensity effort to low-intensity effort plus pauses) was 1:2 to 1:4. This ratio is between ratios typical for judo, wrestling, karate, and taekwondo and reflects the combination of ground and standup techniques. Most of the matches ended in the third round, involving high-intensity actions, predominantly executed during groundwork combat.
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ISSN:0031-5125
1558-688X
DOI:10.2466/05.25.PMS.112.2.639-648