Types and proportions of match stoppages because of miscellaneous trauma
| Mechanism of match stoppage | Percentage of matches ±95% CI (n = 642 matches) |
|---|---|
| *Included any assortment of repetitive elbow strikes, kicks, knee strikes, and punches to opponent’s head; definitionally disparate from head impact category (table 3) in that afflicted competitors were sufficiently responsive to submit. | |
| †Involved overtly fatigued competitors unwilling to tolerate further punishment primarily to the body and/or extremities. | |
| CI, Confidence interval. | |
| Submission because of strikes to the head* | 5.9±1.8 |
| Periocular lacerations | 3.1±1.3 |
| Submission because of exhaustion, punishment† | 2.0±1.1 |
| Thoracoabdominal blunt trauma | 1.0±0.8 |
| Epistaxis | 0.6±0.6 |
| Ocular blunt trauma | 0.3±0.4 |