From my perspective, one of the great distortions in the present state of MMA is the way we measure fights. When we look at a fighter’s record, we can tell whether that athlete won, lost or tied – or if the fight resulted in a no-contest or disqualification. But once that fight is in the past, that’s about all we can tell about it. Nothing exists in these records to tell us how that fight evolved. The reason I say this is a distortion is that the industry always prioritizes fighters who have the best-looking record on paper

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Guest column: MMA manager Alex Davis’ idea? A new system for grading fights and fighters – MMA Junkie

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