Starting with the next update, we’ll be debuting “mouse over” stats on the ranking pages. Just hover your mouse over a ranked fighter and test it out. The first set of statistics will be as follows:
Quality Performance % – The percentage of fights that the system feels the fighter fought an acceptable opponent and substantiated their current rating (at the time).
“Big 15” Record – The Win-Loss-Draw record for the fighter in the “Big 15”. This “Big 15” refers to the top 15 organizations based on a statistical analysis we performed (UFC, PRIDE, Pancrase, Icon Sport, Shooto, K-1, WEC, Smack Girl, Absolute FC, Strike Force, IFL, BoDog, EliteXC, WVR, DREAM).
Win Finish % – The percentage of a fighter’s wins that do not reach a decision.
540 Opponent Metric – This is an experimental metric that attempts to reflect a fighter’s recent opposition quality. The metric goes back 1,080 days, and looks at all the fighter’s opponents’ W-L-D records within a window of 540 days before, and 540 days after their respective bout(s) with the fighter. All of the records are added up and the cumulative win percentage is presented by this metric in a “strength of schedule” format.
If you have ideas for new statistics, please let us know. Please do not suggest anything that is already represented on the main ranking page, or can be derived from the total W-L-D record (e.g. total win %).