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Rankings, Buy Rates, and More
Below is a graph of UFC events 100 through 124 compared to the ranking score of the event and its buy rate (divided by 10,000). The ranking score is the total of 26 minus each of the fighter's rankings. So a #1 ranked fighter scores an event 25 points down to 1 point for a #25 ranked fighter. Not surprisingly, UFC 100 had the largest group of highly ranked fighters, and the buy rate reflects that. However, that connection is rather inconsistent. Although it would simplify the lives of fighters, rankings do not necessarily sell PPVs. While there is a host of reasons why each card sells a certain amount of PPVs, it seems clear that, above all else, stories and characters sell fights.
Here are some interesting facts about UFC 100-124.
Unranked fighters beat ranked fighters 32% of the time
The higher ranked fighter won 67% of the time
The biggest championship upset was #1 BJ Penn losing to #7 Frankie Edgar
The biggest upset was #9 Paulo Thiago losing to #20 Diego Sanchez
The biggest mismatch was #2 Jon Fitch versus unranked Ben Saunders
The most common match ups were 1vs2 and 23vsNR (4 times each)
The most upset ranking was 6th (4 times)
63% of upsets happened to top 10 fighters.
I posted this once before and it was full of errors. Once again here is the data. I hope its all right this time.
| Event | Buyrate | Fighter 1 (winner) | Rank 1 | Score 1 | Fighter 2 | Rank 2 | Score 2 |
| UFC 100 | 1,600,000 | Georges St. Pierre | 1 | 25 | Thiago Alves | 2 | 24 |
| UFC 100 | 1,600,000 | Jon Fitch | 3 | 23 | Paulo Thiago | 10 | 16 |
| UFC 100 | 1,600,000 | Dan Henderson | 4 | 22 | Michael Bisping | 13 | 13 |
| UFC 100 | 1,600,000 | Brock Lesnar | 5 | 21 | Frank Mir | 3 | 23 |
| UFC 100 | 1,600,000 | Yoshihiro Akiyama | 12 | 14 | Alan Belcher | 22 | 4 |
| UFC 100 | 1,600,000 | Mark Coleman | 23 | 3 | Stephan Bonnar | NR | 0 |
| UFC 101 | 850,000 | B.J. Penn | 1 | 25 | Kenny Florian | 2 | 24 |
| UFC 101 | 850,000 | Anderson Silva | 1 | 25 | Forrest Griffin | 4 | 22 |
| UFC 101 | 850,000 | Alessio Sakara | NR | 0 | Thales Leites | 9 | 17 |
| UFC 102 | 435,000 | Nate Marquardt | 3 | 23 | Demian Maia | 5 | 21 |
| UFC 102 | 435,000 | Antonio Rod. Nogueira | 4 | 22 | Randy Couture | 5 | 21 |
| UFC 102 | 435,000 | Thiago Silva | 13 | 13 | Keith Jardine | 6 | 20 |
| UFC 102 | 435,000 | Gabriel Gonzaga | 18 | 8 | Chris Tuchscherer | NR | 0 |
| UFC 102 | 435,000 | Brandon Vera | 20 | 6 | Krzysztof Soszynski | 24 | 2 |
| UFC 102 | 435,000 | Aaron Simpson | NR | 0 | Ed Herman | NR | 0 |
| UFC 103 | 375,000 | Josh Koscheck | 7 | 19 | Frank Trigg | 25 | 1 |
| UFC 103 | 375,000 | Vitor Belfort | 8 | 18 | Rich Franklin | 8 | 18 |
| UFC 103 | 375,000 | Junior dos Santos | 14 | 12 | Mirko Filipovic | 15 | 11 |
| UFC 103 | 375,000 | Tyson Griffin | 16 | 10 | Hermes Franca | NR | 0 |
| UFC 103 | 375,000 | Vladimir Matyushenko | 19 | 7 | Igor Pokrajac | NR | 0 |
| UFC 103 | 375,000 | Paul Daley | NR | 0 | Martin Kampmann | 6 | 20 |
| UFC 104 | 500,000 | Lyoto Machida | 1 | 25 | Mauricio Rua | 4 | 22 |
| UFC 104 | 500,000 | Chael Sonnen | 10 | 16 | Yushin Okami | 4 | 22 |
| UFC 104 | 500,000 | Cain Velasquez | 11 | 15 | Ben Rothwell | 19 | 7 |
| UFC 104 | 500,000 | Joe Stevenson | 20 | 6 | Spencer Fisher | 21 | 5 |
| UFC 104 | 500,000 | Anthony Johnson | NR | 0 | Yoshiyuki Yoshida | NR | 0 |
| UFC 105 | 0 | Randy Couture | 9 | 17 | Brandon Vera | 16 | 10 |
| UFC 105 | 0 | Dan Hardy | 13 | 13 | Mike Swick | 5 | 21 |
| UFC 105 | 0 | Michael Bisping | 13 | 13 | Denis Kang | NR | 0 |
| UFC 106 | 375,000 | Josh Koscheck | 4 | 22 | Anthony Johnson | 16 | 10 |
| UFC 106 | 375,000 | Forrest Griffin | 5 | 21 | Tito Ortiz | 25 | 1 |
| UFC 106 | 375,000 | Paulo Thiago | 7 | 19 | Jacob Volkmann | NR | 0 |
| UFC 106 | 375,000 | Antonio Rog. Nogueira | 9 | 17 | Luis Artur Cane Jr. | 10 | 16 |
| UFC 107 | 620,000 | B.J. Penn | 1 | 25 | Diego Sanchez | 7 | 19 |
| UFC 107 | 620,000 | Jon Fitch | 2 | 24 | Mike Pierce | 23 | 3 |
| UFC 107 | 620,000 | Frank Mir | 4 | 22 | Cheick Kongo | 17 | 9 |
| UFC 107 | 620,000 | Kenny Florian | 4 | 22 | Clay Guida | 18 | 8 |
| UFC 107 | 620,000 | Alan Belcher | 20 | 6 | Wilson Gouveia | NR | 0 |
| UFC 108 | 300,000 | Rashad Evans | 3 | 23 | Thiago Silva | 8 | 18 |
| UFC 108 | 300,000 | Junior dos Santos | 5 | 21 | Gilbert Yvel | 22 | 4 |
| UFC 108 | 300,000 | Paul Daley | 10 | 16 | Dustin Hazelett | 16 | 10 |
| UFC 108 | 300,000 | Martin Kampmann | 12 | 14 | Jacob Volkmann | NR | 0 |
| UFC 109 | 275,000 | Demian Maia | 4 | 22 | Dan Miller | NR | 0 |
| UFC 109 | 275,000 | Chael Sonnen | 5 | 21 | Nate Marquardt | 2 | 24 |
| UFC 109 | 275,000 | Paulo Thiago | 9 | 17 | Mike Swick | 8 | 18 |
| UFC 109 | 275,000 | Randy Couture | 11 | 15 | Mark Coleman | 25 | 1 |
| UFC 109 | 275,000 | Matt Serra | 22 | 4 | Frank Trigg | 25 | 1 |
| UFC 110 | 240,000 | Cain Velasquez | 6 | 20 | Antonio Rod. Nogueira | 4 | 22 |
| UFC 110 | 240,000 | Wanderlei Silva | 22 | 4 | Michael Bisping | 14 | 12 |
| UFC 110 | 240,000 | George Sotiropoulos | NR | 0 | Joe Stevenson | 14 | 12 |
| UFC 110 | 240,000 | Ryan Bader | NR | 0 | Keith Jardine | 16 | 10 |
| UFC 111 | 850,000 | Georges St. Pierre | 1 | 25 | Dan Hardy | 6 | 20 |
| UFC 111 | 850,000 | Jon Fitch | 2 | 24 | Ben Saunders | NR | 0 |
| UFC 111 | 850,000 | Shane Carwin | 6 | 20 | Frank Mir | 3 | 23 |
| UFC 111 | 850,000 | Jim Miller | 14 | 12 | Mark Bocek | NR | 0 |
| UFC 111 | 850,000 | Nate Diaz | 23 | 3 | Rory Markham | NR | 0 |
| UFC 112 | 500,000 | Anderson Silva | 1 | 25 | Demian Maia | 6 | 20 |
| UFC 112 | 500,000 | Frankie Edgar | 7 | 19 | B.J. Penn | 1 | 25 |
| UFC 112 | 500,000 | Matt Hughes | 8 | 18 | Renzo Gracie | NR | 0 |
| UFC 113 | 520,000 | Mauricio Rua | 2 | 24 | Lyoto Machida | 1 | 25 |
| UFC 113 | 520,000 | Josh Koscheck | 4 | 22 | Paul Daley | 8 | 18 |
| UFC 113 | 520,000 | Alan Belcher | 17 | 9 | Patrick Cote | NR | 0 |
| UFC 114 | 1,050,000 | Rashad Evans | 3 | 23 | Quinton Jackson | 4 | 22 |
| UFC 114 | 1,050,000 | Antonio Rog. Nogueira | 7 | 19 | Jason Brilz | NR | 0 |
| UFC 114 | 1,050,000 | Michael Bisping | 15 | 11 | Dan Miller | 25 | 1 |
| UFC 114 | 1,050,000 | John Hathaway | NR | 0 | Diego Sanchez | 11 | 15 |
| UFC 114 | 1,050,000 | Cyrille Diabate | NR | 0 | Luis Artur Cane Jr. | 15 | 11 |
| UFC 115 | 520,000 | Martin Kampmann | 11 | 15 | Paulo Thiago | 5 | 21 |
| UFC 115 | 520,000 | Rich Franklin | 13 | 13 | Chuck Liddell | 19 | 7 |
| UFC 115 | 520,000 | Carlos Condit | 14 | 12 | Rory MacDonald | NR | 0 |
| UFC 115 | 520,000 | Mirko Filipovic | 17 | 9 | Patrick Barry | NR | 0 |
| UFC 115 | 520,000 | Ben Rothwell | 21 | 5 | Gilbert Yvel | NR | 0 |
| UFC 115 | 520,000 | Evan Dunham | NR | 0 | Tyson Griffin | 9 | 17 |
| UFC 116 | 1,160,000 | Brock Lesnar | 2 | 24 | Shane Carwin | 3 | 23 |
| UFC 116 | 1,160,000 | George Sotiropoulos | 15 | 11 | Kurt Pellegrino | 19 | 7 |
| UFC 116 | 1,160,000 | Chris Leben | NR | 0 | Yoshihiro Akiyama | 11 | 15 |
| UFC 117 | 600,000 | Anderson Silva | 1 | 25 | Chael Sonnen | 2 | 24 |
| UFC 117 | 600,000 | Jon Fitch | 2 | 24 | Thiago Alves | 3 | 23 |
| UFC 117 | 600,000 | Junior dos Santos | 6 | 20 | Roy Nelson | 18 | 8 |
| UFC 117 | 600,000 | Matt Hughes | 9 | 17 | Ricardo Almeida | 20 | 6 |
| UFC 117 | 600,000 | Stefan Struve | 23 | 3 | Christian Morecraft | NR | 0 |
| UFC 118 | 570,000 | Frankie Edgar | 1 | 25 | B.J. Penn | 2 | 24 |
| UFC 118 | 570,000 | Demian Maia | 6 | 20 | Mario Miranda | NR | 0 |
| UFC 118 | 570,000 | Gray Maynard | 7 | 19 | Kenny Florian | 4 | 22 |
| UFC 118 | 570,000 | Randy Couture | 13 | 13 | James Toney | NR | 0 |
| UFC 118 | 570,000 | Mike Pierce | 22 | 4 | Amilcar Alves | NR | 0 |
| UFC 119 | 295,000 | Frank Mir | 7 | 19 | Mirko Filipovic | 15 | 11 |
| UFC 119 | 295,000 | Sean Sherk | 15 | 11 | Evan Dunham | 10 | 16 |
| UFC 119 | 295,000 | Ryan Bader | 16 | 10 | Antonio Rog. Nogueira | 6 | 20 |
| UFC 119 | 295,000 | Chris Lytle | 23 | 3 | Matt Serra | 13 | 13 |
| UFC 120 | 0 | Michael Bisping | 12 | 14 | Yoshihiro Akiyama | 17 | 9 |
| UFC 120 | 0 | Cheick Kongo | 14 | 12 | Travis Browne | NR | 0 |
| UFC 120 | 0 | Carlos Condit | 15 | 11 | Dan Hardy | 6 | 20 |
| UFC 120 | 0 | Mike Pyle | NR | 0 | John Hathaway | 16 | 10 |
| UFC 120 | 0 | Alexander Gustafsson | NR | 0 | Cyrille Diabate | 25 | 1 |
| UFC 121 | 1,050,000 | Cain Velasquez | 3 | 23 | Brock Lesnar | 1 | 25 |
| UFC 121 | 1,050,000 | Jake Shields | 4 | 22 | Martin Kampmann | 7 | 19 |
| UFC 121 | 1,050,000 | Matt Hamill | 18 | 8 | Tito Ortiz | 23 | 3 |
| UFC 121 | 1,050,000 | Diego Sanchez | 20 | 6 | Paulo Thiago | 9 | 17 |
| UFC 121 | 1,050,000 | Brendan Schaub | NR | 0 | Gabriel Gonzaga | 13 | 13 |
| UFC 121 | 1,050,000 | Tom Lawlor | NR | 0 | Patrick Cote | 22 | 4 |
| UFC 122 | 0 | Yushin Okami | 8 | 18 | Nate Marquardt | 3 | 23 |
| UFC 123 | 500,000 | B.J. Penn | 2 | 24 | Matt Hughes | 8 | 18 |
| UFC 123 | 500,000 | Quinton Jackson | 4 | 22 | Lyoto Machida | 2 | 24 |
| UFC 123 | 500,000 | George Sotiropoulos | 9 | 17 | Joe Lauzon | NR | 0 |
| UFC 123 | 500,000 | Phil Davis | 23 | 3 | Tim Boetsch | NR | 0 |
| UFC 123 | 500,000 | Nik Lentz | NR | 0 | Tyson Griffin | 16 | 10 |
| UFC 124 | 875,000 | Georges St. Pierre | 1 | 25 | Josh Koscheck | 4 | 22 |
| UFC 124 | 875,000 | Thiago Alves | 5 | 21 | John Howard | NR | 0 |
| UFC 124 | 875,000 | Jim Miller | 12 | 14 | Charles Oliveira | NR | 0 |
| UFC 124 | 875,000 | Ricardo Almeida | 24 | 2 | T.J. Grant | NR | 0 |
| UFC 124 | 875,000 | Stefan Struve | 25 | 1 | Sean McCorkle | NR | 0 |
| UFC 124 | 875,000 | Mac Danzig | NR | 0 | Joe Stevenson | 17 | 9 |
| UFC | Score | Buyrate | Buyrate |
| 100 | 188 | 1,600,000 | 160 |
| 101 | 113 | 850,000 | 85 |
| 102 | 136 | 435,000 | 43.5 |
| 103 | 116 | 375,000 | 37.5 |
| 104 | 118 | 500,000 | 50 |
| 105 | 74 | 0 | 0 |
| 106 | 83 | 375,000 | 37.5 |
| 107 | 138 | 620,000 | 62 |
| 108 | 106 | 300,000 | 30 |
| 109 | 123 | 275,000 | 27.5 |
| 110 | 80 | 240,000 | 24 |
| 111 | 127 | 850,000 | 85 |
| 112 | 107 | 500,000 | 50 |
| 113 | 98 | 520,000 | 52 |
| 114 | 102 | 1,050,000 | 105 |
| 115 | 99 | 520,000 | 52 |
| 116 | 80 | 1,160,000 | 116 |
| 117 | 150 | 600,000 | 60 |
| 118 | 127 | 570,000 | 57 |
| 119 | 103 | 295,000 | 29.5 |
| 120 | 77 | 0 | 0 |
| 121 | 140 | 1,050,000 | 105 |
| 122 | 41 | 0 | 0 |
| 123 | 118 | 500,000 | 50 |
| 124 | 94 | 875,000 | 87.5 |
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