Age: Its impact on fights (Part II)

by JCS_FM on Apr 12, 2011 11:04 PM EDT

A little disclaimer before viewing the following results.

Obviously, the fighters we actually have birthdates are, for the most part, more "well known" than the fighters who we don't have birthdates for. So, in the following, you can't compare to a 50% win percentage (you can't anyway, because draws are included), you'll have to compare to the sample average. Having said that...

Win % by Age

In the above graph, the dotted line represents the sample average. I'm very surprised at the almost impeccable trend downward, which starts all the way at the beginning when the fighters are in their teens.

The teenage group boasts an astounding 79.8% win percentage. The spike after age 39 is undoubtedly a result of the few ageless wonders that we've seen in the recent years of MMA, carefully picking and choosing their spots rather than retiring.

Originally posted at: http://www.fightmatrix.com/2011/04/12/age-it%e2%80%99s-impact-on-fights-part-ii/

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Cool

by Dabashire on Apr 12, 2011 11:36 PM EDT reply actions

Interesting post

I think Couture is probably the only reason their is such a huge spike in the 40+.

"...was like a couple a' whores fightin' over a loose dollar."- Don Frye.

by gspisoverrated on Apr 13, 2011 2:22 AM EDT reply actions

Don't forget Dan Severn!

IIRC he’s like 52 and is over 100 wins or something

by hardlyworking on Apr 13, 2011 6:31 AM EDT up reply actions

Very interesting and thanks for posting this!

I ran some numbers based on your win% and found that the average 19 year old fighter should go 3.75 years before losing. I’m going to have to think about how to analyze this in a more meaningful way.

The Swami has spoken.

by seminole_swami on Apr 13, 2011 10:03 AM EDT reply actions

The high winning percentage for young fighters is pretty simple to explain really.

Most of the guys that are well known enough to have their personal information out on the web are fighters who would have been practically undefeated in local promotions before making it to the big Pride/UFC/Strikeforce/Dream types in their early-mid 20s.

by Roa on Apr 13, 2011 11:06 AM EDT up reply actions