{"id":292,"date":"2026-06-14T17:10:58","date_gmt":"2026-06-14T17:10:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fernandoloio.com\/?p=292"},"modified":"2026-07-14T23:07:28","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T23:07:28","slug":"world-ultimate-full-contact-championship-1988-2017thirty-years-of-elite-international-competition-in-portugal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fernandoloio.com\/en\/world-ultimate-full-contact-championship-1988-2017thirty-years-of-elite-international-competition-in-portugal\/","title":{"rendered":"World Ultimate Full Contact Championship (1988\u20132017): Thirty Years of Elite International Competition in Portugal"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"publication-entry\">\n\n  <div class=\"publication-box\">\n    <h2>World Ultimate Full Contact Championship (1988\u20132017)<\/h2>\n    <h3>Thirty Years of Elite International Competition in Portugal<\/h3>\n     <p class=\"publication-meta\">\n      <strong>Author:<\/strong> Fernando Loio, PhD<br>\n     \n      <strong>DOI:<\/strong>\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.17605\/OSF.IO\/6Z7TC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n        https:\/\/doi.org\/10.17605\/OSF.IO\/6Z7TC\n      <\/a>\n    <\/p>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <p>\n    This study presents the first comprehensive historical and statistical analysis\n    of the <strong>World Ultimate Full Contact Championship (WUFC)<\/strong>,\n    covering 30 consecutive editions held in Portugal between 1988 and 2017.\n  <\/p>\n\n  <p>\n    The research integrates historical records, competition archives, and previously\n    published scientific studies to examine international participation, competitive\n    performance, and fight-ending patterns conducted under the Unified Rules of <em>Ultimate Full Contact<\/em>,\n    pankration, free fight, vale tudo and mixed martial arts (MMA).\n  <\/p>\n\n  <p>\n    The documented dataset includes <strong>689 athlete participations<\/strong>\n    from <strong>40 countries <\/strong> and <strong>346 documented bouts<\/strong>\n    across three decades of international competition. The study combines sports\n    statistics, longitudinal analysis, Wilson confidence intervals and technical-tactical\n    research on hybrid full-contact combat sports.\n  <\/p>\n\n  <p>\n    Beyond its scientific contribution, this work also serves as an open-access\n    historical record of the WUFC competitive heritage and contributes to the\n    preservation and study of international hybrid combat sports developed in Portugal.\n  <\/p>\n\n  <div class=\"publication-buttons\">\n    <a class=\"pub-btn blue\"\n       href=\"https:\/\/fernandoloio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Loio_2026_WUFC_Trinta_Anos_Competicao_Internacional_Elite_Portugal_PT.pdf\"\n       target=\"_blank\"\n       rel=\"noopener\">\n       \ud83d\udcd6 PDF Portuguese\n    <\/a>\n\n    <a class=\"pub-btn dark\"\n       href=\"https:\/\/fernandoloio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Loio_2026_WUFC_Thirty_Years_Elite_International_Competition_Portugal_EN.pdf\"\n       target=\"_blank\"\n       rel=\"noopener\">\n       \ud83d\udcc4 PDF English\n    <\/a>\n\n    <a class=\"pub-btn purple\"\n       href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.17605\/OSF.IO\/6Z7TC\"\n       target=\"_blank\"\n       rel=\"noopener\">\n       \ud83d\udd17 DOI \/ OSF\n    <\/a>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <h3>Keywords<\/h3>\n\n  <p class=\"keywords\">\n    Ultimate Full Contact; pankration; free fight; vale tudo; mixed martial arts (MMA);\n    WUFC; boxing; longitudinal analysis; Wilson confidence interval;\n    technical-tactical versatility; competitive performance; hybrid combat sports;\n    combat sports; performance analysis.\n  <\/p>\n\n  <h3>Recommended Citation<\/h3>\n\n  <blockquote class=\"citation\">\n    Loio, F. (2026).\n    <em>World Ultimate Full Contact Championship (1988\u20132017): Thirty Years of Elite International Competition in Portugal<\/em>.\n    OSF.\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.17605\/OSF.IO\/6Z7TC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n      https:\/\/doi.org\/10.17605\/OSF.IO\/6Z7TC\n    <\/a>\n  <\/blockquote>\n\n<\/section>\n\n<style>\n.publication-entry {\n  max-width: 900px;\n  margin: 0 auto;\n  padding: 25px 0;\n  line-height: 1.7;\n  font-size: 16px;\n}\n\n.publication-entry h2 {\n  margin-bottom: 8px;\n  font-size: 28px;\n  line-height: 1.25;\n}\n\n.publication-entry h3 {\n  margin-top: 28px;\n  margin-bottom: 12px;\n  font-size: 21px;\n}\n\n.publication-box {\n  background: #f2f4f8;\n  border-left: 5px solid #1e73be;\n  padding: 18px 22px;\n  margin-bottom: 25px;\n}\n\n.publication-box h2 {\n  margin-top: 0;\n}\n\n.publication-box h3 {\n  margin-top: 5px;\n  color: #333;\n  font-weight: 600;\n}\n\n.publication-meta {\n  margin-top: 18px;\n  font-size: 15px;\n}\n\n.publication-buttons {\n  margin: 28px 0 30px 0;\n  display: flex;\n  flex-wrap: wrap;\n  gap: 12px;\n}\n\n.pub-btn {\n  display: inline-block;\n  padding: 12px 20px;\n  border-radius: 6px;\n  color: #ffffff !important;\n  text-decoration: none !important;\n  font-weight: 600;\n  font-size: 15px;\n  transition: all 0.25s ease;\n}\n\n.pub-btn.blue {\n  background: #1e73be;\n}\n\n.pub-btn.dark {\n  background: #222222;\n}\n\n.pub-btn.purple {\n  background: #4b3f72;\n}\n\n.pub-btn:hover {\n  opacity: 0.88;\n  transform: translateY(-1px);\n}\n\n.keywords {\n  background: #f8f8f8;\n  padding: 14px 18px;\n  border-left: 4px solid #cccccc;\n}\n\n.citation {\n  border-left: 4px solid #333333;\n  padding: 14px 18px;\n  margin: 15px 0;\n  background: #fafafa;\n  font-size: 15px;\n}\n<\/style>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>World Ultimate Full Contact Championship (1988\u20132017) Thirty Years of Elite International Competition in Portugal Author: Fernando Loio, PhD DOI: https:\/\/doi.org\/10.17605\/OSF.IO\/6Z7TC This study presents the first comprehensive historical and statistical analysis of the World Ultimate Full Contact Championship (WUFC), covering 30 consecutive editions held in Portugal between 1988 and 2017. 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