Posted on May 16, 2013 by jcs

This is not an attempt to suggest the rating system is more accurate than gambling odds.  Gamblers can analyze each fight individually, while the rating system uses a variety of mathematical routines to supply a primary fighter rating that is focused on ranking recent achievement, with a secondary priority of gauging future expectation. With that [...]

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Posted on May 15, 2013 by jcs

Middleweight (185) [#2] Vitor Belfort (22-10-0, -100) vs. [#4] Luke Rockhold (10-1-0, -124) Luke Rockhold is the All-Time #22 ranked Middleweight fighter. Last 3 Fights: Vitor Belfort (2-1-0) 2013-01-19: W vs. [#7MW] Michael Bisping (24-5-0) via TKO (Head Kick and Punches) in 1:27 of round 2 2012-09-22: L vs. [#1LHW/#5DD] Jon Jones (18-1-0) via Submission [...]

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Posted on May 13, 2013 by oleg

Our ‘Upcoming Events’ section has been enhanced to allow browsing upcoming events by promotion. For example, here are all the UFC Upcoming Events. A list of all MMA promotions with upcoming events: Upcoming MMA Events – By Promotion

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Posted on April 25, 2013 by jcs

This is not an attempt to suggest the rating system is more accurate than gambling odds.  Gamblers can analyze each fight individually, while the rating system uses a variety of mathematical routines to supply a primary fighter rating that is focused on ranking recent achievement, with a secondary priority of gauging future expectation. With that [...]

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Posted on April 23, 2013 by jcs

Light Heavyweight Championship (205) [#1/#5DD] Jon Jones (17-1-0, -866) vs. [#3MW] Chael Sonnen (27-12-1, +599) Jon Jones is the All-Time #3 ranked Light Heavyweight and #13 ranked Absolute fighter. Last 3 Fights: Jon Jones (3-0-0) 2012-09-22: W vs. [#2MW] Vitor Belfort (22-10-0) via Submission (Keylock) in 0:54 of round 4 2012-04-21: W vs. [#6LHW] Rashad [...]

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Posted on April 22, 2013 by jcs

It has been about 7 months since we made a bet in the “Gambling Analysis” series, so I thought it was a good time to pull it out of retirement.  Although similar to the “Ratings vs. Odds” series, in this post we use the ratings more as a supporting factor rather than a guiding factor. [...]

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Posted on April 18, 2013 by jcs

This is not an attempt to suggest the rating system is more accurate than gambling odds.  Gamblers can analyze each fight individually, while the rating system uses a variety of mathematical routines to supply a primary fighter rating that is focused on ranking recent achievement, with a secondary priority of gauging future expectation. With that [...]

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Posted on April 17, 2013 by jcs

Lightweight Championship (155) [#1/#6DD] Ben Henderson (18-2-0, -281) vs. [#2] Gilbert Melendez (21-2-0, +227) Ben Henderson is the All-Time #6 ranked Lightweight fighter. Gilbert Melendez is the All-Time #4 ranked Lightweight and #17 ranked Absolute fighter. Last 3 Fights: Ben Henderson (3-0-0) 2012-12-08: W vs. [#6LW] Nate Diaz (16-8-0) via UD (50-45, 50-45, 50-43) 2012-08-11: [...]

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Posted on April 5, 2013 by jcs

Women Atomweight Championship (105) [#1/#4DD] Jessica Penne (10-1-0, 104.9lb, -526) vs. [#7] Michelle Waterson (10-3-0, 104.7lb, +373) Last 3 Fights: Jessica Penne (3-0-0) 2012-10-06: W vs. [#6AW] Naho Sugiyama (8-2-0) via Submission (Triangle Choke) in 2:20 of round 2 2012-04-28: W vs. [#4AW] Lisa Ellis (15-8-0) via TKO (Punches) in 2:48 of round 3 2010-11-19: [...]

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Posted on April 3, 2013 by jcs

Light Heavyweight (205) [#11] Gegard Mousasi (33-3-2, -1190) vs. [#33] Ilir Latifi (7-2-0, +664) Gegard Mousasi is the All-Time #16 ranked Light Heavyweight fighter. Last 3 Fights: Gegard Mousasi (3-0-0) 2013-01-12: W vs. [*] Mike Kyle (19-9-1) via Submission (Rear Naked Choke) in 4:09 of round 1 2011-12-17: W vs. [#43LHW] Ovince St. Preux (12-5-0) [...]

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Posted on March 13, 2013 by jcs

This is not an attempt to suggest the rating system is more accurate than gambling odds.  Gamblers can analyze each fight individually, while the rating system uses a variety of mathematical routines to supply a primary fighter rating that is focused on ranking recent achievement, with a secondary priority of gauging future expectation. With that [...]

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Posted on March 11, 2013 by jcs

Welterweight Championship (170) [#1/#5DD] Georges St. Pierre (23-2-0, -488) vs. [#7] Nick Diaz (26-8-0, +367) Georges St. Pierre is the All-Time #1 ranked Welterweight and #2 ranked Absolute fighter. Nick Diaz is the All-Time #9 ranked Welterweight fighter. Last 3 Fights: Georges St. Pierre (3-0-0) 2012-11-17: W vs. [#3WW] Carlos Condit (28-6-0) via UD (50-45, [...]

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