Citation

Miarka B, Soto DAS, Aedo-Muñoz EA, Maurício CA, Müller VT, Bragazzi NL, Brito CJ. Front. Neurol. 2022; 13: e941829.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2022, Frontiers Research Foundation)

DOI

10.3389/fneur.2022.941829

PMID

36119707

PMCID

PMC9473287

Abstract

This research study verified the technical-tactical actions during the mixed martial arts (MMA) fights to generate serious enough injury to stop the MMA round, determining technical-tactical potential risk factors for injury in official MMA combats, according to Concussion or Resignation per Submission. A total of 990 rounds with concussions and 627 resignations per submission were considered with severe injury (i.e., a fight ended by a doctor or referee). All injuries were diagnosed and managed by attending ringside physicians during the MMA fights and rounds and had a continuous technical-tactical behavior analysis, p ≤ 0.05. The leading cause of concussion was due to head trauma (~90%), with higher dependence on head strikes scored actions. Comparisons between Concussion and Resignation per Submission combats demonstrated differences between distance head strikes actions [13(6,25) vs. 9(4,18) frequencies], clinch head strikes actions [1(0;4) vs. 1(0;3) frequencies], ground head strikes actions [1(0;8) vs. 2(0;10) frequencies] and takedowns actions [0(0;1) vs. 1(0;2) frequencies]. This information may provide significant evidence regarding the doctor stoppage in concussion combats and when it could be called by officials supervising MMA.

Language: en

Keywords

injury; risk factors; trauma; rehabilitation; neurology; time and motion studies