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Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) rankings, which were introduced in February 2013, are generated by a voting panel made up of media members. These media members are asked to vote for whom they feel are the top fighters in the UFC by weight class and pound-for-pound .
In 2000, the New Jersey State Athletic Control Board completely took over MMA regulation in its home state and developed new rules and weight classes that eventually became the de facto rule set for all mixed martial arts. [6] The UFC realigned their weight classes to comply with these new regulations in 2001, beginning with UFC 31. [7]
Mixed martial arts (MMA) is a form of competitive combat sport, akin to boxing, muay thai, or kick boxing. MMA titles, or championship belts, are given to those fighters deemed by a promotional organization to have met a certain standard of athletic accomplishment in a specific weight class (most often by means of a championship fight ...
The telecast peaked with 8.8 million viewers tuning into the fight with an average audience of 5.7 million, making it by far the most-watched MMA event of all-time and the most-watched combat sports event since 2003's HBO bout between Lennox Lewis and Vitali Klitschko. [133]
Fight Matrix is a mixed martial arts ranking system portal. [1] [2] [3] It is one of the sport's most recognized ranking websites.[4] [5] [6]According to FightMatrix: "The rankings on this site are software generated, produced by a proprietary engine (CIRRS – Combat Intelli-Rating and Ranking System) and are based only on official results.
On December 16, 1994, Royce Gracie became the first fighter to reach 10 fights in the UFC. [1]On July 7, 2007, Tito Ortiz became the first fighter to reach 20 fights in the UFC.
The UFC rankings are rated by a panel made up of MMA media members. The panel votes for the top active fighters in the UFC by both weight class and pound-for-pound . A fighter can be ranked in multiple divisions simultaneously in divisions they have competed in.
This article lists records held by mixed martial arts (MMA) fighters. Fighting. Most bouts. Fighter Fights Travis Fulton: 322 Shannon Ritch: 151 Dan Severn: