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Graph Theory, Algorithmic Consensus, and MMA Ranking
I’ve been working on an objective ranking system lately that could be applied to groups with large numbers of individual competitors, like the sport of mixed martial arts (MMA). The biggest issue compared to typical ranking systems is that there are so many participants that they cannot all compete against each other in a round-robin [...]
Directed Graphs and MMA
There is underlying mathematical structure everywhere – it’s just a matter of finding the best way to unfold it from the data. I’ve been working on a project to objectively rank mixed martial arts fighters. It’s not anywhere near done yet, but I’ve collected a fair bit of data. Here’s what nearly 2000 MMA fights [...]
