No internal changes with this update… but the following is food for thought:
Due to the ongoing problem of controversial decisions, I’ve been tossing around the idea of adding a press score average and factoring it in as a 4th official judge for fights. MMADecisions.com is a great resource for this info and is almost certainly where I’d get the data.
As a quick relevant example on how this’d work: Last night’s Dariush/Johnson would be treated as a draw in the rating system, because the 4th judge would make it 2-2.
What do you think about this possible change?
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In summary, it’d be more work in terms of code changes, data gathering and validation. Furthermore, fighters’ performances in their next couple bouts tend to negate bad decisions. However, I think including a press score average provides a more accurate, immediate picture and the “tilt” factor is pretty minimal.