Fighter Algorithm

The basic rules are as follows:

WIN:

If a fighter wins:

9 pts - KO, TKO, Submission

3 pts - unanimous decision

2 pts - split decision:

1 pt  - majority decision, draw, majority draw

X2 pts - fight of the night, knockout of the night, or submission of the night.

WIN STREAK - If the fighter has strung together multiple wins, then the points for that win rise exponentially (X^win streak).  For example.  If the fighter wins a submission victory, on his 2nd consecutive win, they would be awarded 9^2 pts, or 81 pts. Each consecutive win, the pts are added ontop of existing points from previous wins. For example: 

Brian Stann:

2011 Fight 1 - win, TKO, 9 pts

2011 Fight 2 - win, TKO, FIGHT OF THE NIGHT, (9X2)^2 = 324 pts

2011 TOTAL = 333 pts

CONTROVERSY - If the fighter wins or loses in a controversial decision (e.g., Nik Lentz v. Charles Oliveira), nothing happens to existing points.

LOSS:
1 pt - loses in a FIGHT OF THE NIGHT

For all other loses, the fighter's existing points are divided by 2.

AND THATS IT!

The resulting algorithm rewards fighters that fight recently and often, with added bonuses for exciting fights, and fight finishes.

This is the first version, so good user suggestions can be worked in easily!

To see the end results, visit our list "HOTTEST MMA FIGHTERS OF 2011"

THE MMA MESSAGE TEAM

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