Fight Announcement Thread

[Egg Shen]

 

[Dai]

Whats with the symbols after the fighters rankings? Never seen thay before. Strange as well, as during the PPV announcement, Prates still had his #2 ranking. That's the Meta logo isnt it?

[Egg Shen]

Yeah, the rankings are now determined by Meta.

What are the Meta UFC Rankings?

• Data-driven model: Launched on June 22, 2026, the UFC replaced its 13-year-old media-voted panel with an automated, Elo-style mathematical system developed in partnership with Meta.

• How it works: Ratings are calculated automatically every Monday after fight events. Win-loss results and opponent quality make up about 95% of a fighter's score.

• Activity and finishes: Fighters get a rating boost for staying active or scoring finishes, while long layoffs lead to inactivity penalties.

• No P4P list: The system removed the traditional pound-for-pound rankings. 

[Dai]

Ah cheers for posting that.

A revolutionary AI ranking system, 13 years in the making, where wins and losses make up 95% of the determination. Ground breaking stuff!

I know they are a sham and get ignored and/or manipulated all the time so are worthless, but theres no way you should get bonus marks for staying 'active'. Just because you fight more often doesn't make you a better fighter than the guy who fights once a year. 

Interesting, as we have talked about the pure sporting element recently, that by their own definitions a fighter who wins 3 fights by KO is a better fighter than someone who wins 3 fights by decision.