Here is a statisctal formula I created to measures fighters based only on the facts.In order to keep it current the stats only go back 3 years. So whatever a fighter did in 2003 isn't reflected. I know this isn't a perfect formula so feel free to make suggestions.
I applied it to the HW top ten in a previous thread
Statistical HW Rankings and got a few request to apply it the LHW division. This time I expanded it to the top 20 based on my personal rankings. If you disagree with a fighters placement in the rankings just adjust his point total accordingly. For example if you don't think Tito is top ten then subtract 250 from his point total.
Possible Points:
Fight Record:
- For every win a fighter is awarded 100 points.
Bonus Points:
- Ending fight by submission or ko (50)
- Beating Top Ten fighter (100), Top Five (200).
- Deductions: (-80) for losing to non-top ten, (-50) for top ten, (-15) for top five. Additional (-50) for losing by sub or ko.
Example: A ko over Fedor would yield a fighter a total of 350 points. 100 for win, 50 for the ko, and 200 for beating a top 5 fighter.
Win Percentage:
- A fighter recieves points based on their career win percentage(at least 15 fights to qualify). 100% - 1000 pts; 95-99% - 950 pts; 90-94% - 900 pts; 85 - 89%; 850 pts and so on down to 60-64% - 600pts.
- A undefeated fighter with at least 10 fights but no the 15 to qualify recieves 200 pts.
Top Ten Ranking:
I based my formula on MMAWeekly's Top Ten.
- Ranked 6-10 - 250 pts
- Ranked 1-5 - 500 pts
Belts and Tourny's:
- Current UFC/Pride Champ (500pts), former champ having won the belt in the last 3 yrs
(250pts)
- Winning a Pride Grand Prix within past 3 yrs (250pts)
- Belts from non-UFC/Pride orgs (250pts), 100 pts to those having previously won a belt in these orgs in last 3 yrs
Light HeavyWeight Top 20
1. Chuck Liddell
Record: 1525
Win Percentage: 850
Top Ten Ranking: 500
UFC/Pride Belt: 500
Total Points: 4075
2. Shogun Rua
Record: 2320
Win Percentage: 850
Grand Prix: 250
Top Ten Ranking: 500
Total Points: 4870
4. Wanderlei Silva
Record: 950
Win Percentage: 750
Top Ten Ranking: 500
UFC/Pride Belt: 250
Total Points: 2275
4. Dan Henderson
Record: 1320
Win Percentage: 800
Top Ten Ranking: 500
Grand Prix: 250
UFC/Pride Belt: 500
Total Points: 3370
5. Quinton Jackson
Record: 1235
Win Percentage: 800
Top Ten Ranking: 500
Total Points: 2435
6. Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou
Record: 1020
Top Ten Ranking: 250
Total Points: 1270
7. Ricardo Arona
Record: 605
Top Ten Ranking: 250
Win Percentage: 700
Total Points: 1555
8. Tito Ortiz
Record: 400
Top Ten Ranking: 250
Win Percentage: 750
Total Points: 1400
9. Lil Nog
Record: 755
Top Ten Ranking: 250
Win Percentage: 800
Total Points: 1555
10. Rashad Evans
Record: 1200
Top Ten Ranking: 250
Win Percentage: 200
Total Points: 1650
11. Jason Lambert
Record: 1270
Win Percentage: 750
Top Ten Ranking: 100
Total Points: 2220
12. Kazuhiro Nakamura
Record: 735
Win Percentage: 600
Top Ten Ranking: 100
Total Points: 1435
13. Ryoto Machida
Record: 970
Top Ten Ranking: 100
Win Percentage: 200
Total Points: 1270
14. Alistair Overheem
Record: 750
Win Percentage: 700
Top Ten Ranking: 100
Total Points: 1550
15. Renato Sobral
Record: 745
Win Percentage: 750
Top Ten Ranking: 100
Total Points: 1595
16. Kieth Jardine
Record: 720
Win Percentage: 800
Top Ten Ranking: 100
Total Points: 1620
17. Michael Bisping
Record: 1950
Win Percentage: 200
Top Ten Ranking: 00
Total Points: 2250
18. Yoshihiro Akiyama
Record: 1220
Top Ten Ranking: 100
Total Points: 1320
19. Melvin Manhoef
Record: 1340
Win Percentage: 800
Top Ten Ranking: 100
Belt: 250
Total Points: 2490
20. Forrest Griffin
Record: 320
Win Percentage: 700
Top Ten Ranking: 100
Total Points: 1120