Notable Info
- As usual, this week’s update includes shows from the past week and it was a big week with shows from Pancrase, UFC, DREAM, Shooto, and others.
- The database has been refreshed, and nearly 500 old bouts have been either updated or added, including one that was updated for an unbelievable reason -> See next bullet point.
- On May 9, 2009, Brian Ebersole lost a split decision to Jai Bradney in Australia. After the match, Ebersole appealed the decision, an act that is performed often in MMA as well as boxing, and hardly ever sees a resulting action aside from an occasional rematch order. Well this time, they actually had the judges review a tape, and upon re-scoring it, awarded Ebersole a unanimous decision. Unbelievable! Source w/ Ebersole comments.
- Some engine tweaks have been made. Most specifically, the weighting of a majority decision has been very slightly increased, and weighting of a disqualification, moderately decreased. These changes were made based on objective analysis of past results.
- Furthermore, the rating system now consumes the scorecards in five-round match-ups to determine a more accurate placement for the participating fighters. The 10-point must system is too rigid to allow as useful analysis in three-rounders, but it may be added later to a lesser degree.