CheesyDevin
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It would perfectly, we'd know who was the best and the elo ranking system would be awesome. Forgive me if this has already been done.
It would perfectly, we'd know who was the best and the elo ranking system would be awesome. Forgive me if this has already been done.
It would perfectly, we'd know who was the best and the elo ranking system would be awesome. Forgive me if this has already been done.
1. nice work on reading wikipedia.
2. the ibjjf recently introduced a ranking system.
1. nice work on reading wikipedia.
2. the ibjjf recently introduced a ranking system.
http://www.ibjjf.org/ranking.htm
Wikipedia? ELO is common knowledge. They use it in chess, hence my username.
Wikipedia? ELO is common knowledge. They use it in chess, hence my username.
The big problem with Elo ranking in combat sports is that combat sport results are not transitive. There is too much style vs style matchup influence.
If A beats B, and B beats C, then you'd think A would beat C even more easily. However, that doesn't hold up. This messes up an Elo ranking system pretty badly.
Someone actually did an elo system for MMA a few years back. It didn't work very well. It came up with fairly absurd results IIRC.
I think I remember this. These were the rankings that had Jeff Monson as HW GOAT?
The big problem with Elo ranking in combat sports is that combat sport results are not transitive. There is too much style vs style matchup influence.
If A beats B, and B beats C, then you'd think A would beat C even more easily. However, that doesn't hold up. This messes up an Elo ranking system pretty badly.
That can be true in chess as well, or tennis. They use the system with little trouble. It tends to average out, anyway...if you're a top level guy, you'll have trouble with some guys and other guys will have trouble with you. Doesn't invalidate the system.
That can be true in chess as well, or tennis. They use the system with little trouble. It tends to average out, anyway...if you're a top level guy, you'll have trouble with some guys and other guys will have trouble with you. Doesn't invalidate the system.
That can be true in chess as well, or tennis. They use the system with little trouble. It tends to average out, anyway...if you're a top level guy, you'll have trouble with some guys and other guys will have trouble with you. Doesn't invalidate the system.