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From ADCC website...
The Fighter Database Ranking System:
The fighters database ranking is a system developed with the intention of ranking fighters according to a criteria. Like any criteria is subjective and open to improvement and fine tuning. The strength of this system is that it is based on a mathematical formula, therefore it is an absolute system with no regard for personal bias or input. It is a ranking system similar to the one is used in the International Chess Tournaments and it is therefore devoid of anyone’s personal preference.
Like any ranking system, the database rankings is not perfect and is not supposed to be used as the absolute and universal ranking. It is however a very factual and unbiased scoring system that rewards bigger events, consecutive wins and wins by K.O. or submission.
The system works as follows:
Every fighter is assigned an equal number of points as a starting base, in this case 1600. Fighters are then awarded points for wins and lose points for losses. Fighters are also given bonus points for fighting in larger events such as Pride and U.F.C. Therefore, a fighter who wins a match in a larger event will get more winning points in this point system than fighters winning in smaller events.
Fighters are also rewarded for fighting in larger events and are rewarded for defeating someone ranked higher than them. If a fighter beats someone ranked much higher than him, he receives a greater number of points for that win. Likewise, if a fighter loses to someone ranked much lower than him, he gets punished by losing a greater amount of points than if he lost to a higher ranked (tougher) opponent.
Consecutive wins will also earn the fighter extra points. A fighter who wins two or more fights in a row, receives additional bonus points, therefore benefiting his position in the ranking. Likewise, if a fighter loses several matches in a row, he is penalized by losing even more points. The fighter must have 4 or more fights to be ranked and he must have 6 or more fights to be ranked in the top 20.
Finally, more points are awarded to wins by submission, knocks-outs and decisions in that order. The system tries to reward the fighter who fights for the ideal clear resolution of a match. A win by submission gets 100%, TKO 70% and decision gets 50% of the bonus points to a maximum of 60 points.
So ideally a fighter would gain the most points by fighting high ranking opponents in very large events and defeating them via submission or knock-out. If he consistently does that, he will be catapulted to the top of the rankings. In reverse, if a fighter loses to lower ranked opponents by knock out or submission in smaller events with frequency, he will find himself at the bottom of the ranking.
While no system is perfect, this system does allow for a scientific, emotionless ranking be determined by the qualities that are most desired in fighters today.
We at ADCC hope you enjoy and make good use of the information here.
A final word: Events such as “Rings”, Submission Wrestling and other types of non strike or semi strike MMA are not counted for the rankings. Additionally, matches that are known or suspected of being works are also not counted.
# Fighters Name Rank Matches
75 Kenny Florian 1632.84 4
Numbers don't lie.
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