Paul Gift
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Dr. Paul Gift is a sports economist with a research focus on mixed martial arts. A licensed MMA referee and judge himself, Dr. Gift's interests pertain to many facets of the MMA industry including behavioral biases and judging, the role of financial and environmental factors on fighter performance, determination of fighter marginal products, and predictive analytics. A regular MMA business contributor for Forbes, Dr. Gift also writes about MMA analytics and officiating in popular press for SB Nation and co-hosts the MMA business podcast Show Money. His sports research has been cited in the Wall Street Journal, ESPN's Grantland, and popular media including Around the Horn, Olbermann, and various MMA and boxing podcasts.
UFC 285: Jones vs. Gane alternative stats
A detailed breakdown of the position-by-position statistics to watch out for in Saturday’s UFC 285 fight card from Las Vegas.
UFC 284: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski alternative stats
A detailed breakdown of the position-by-position statistics to watch out for in Saturday’s UFC 284 fight card from Perth, Australia.
UFC 281: Adesanya vs. Pereira alternative stats
A detailed breakdown of the position-by-position statistics to watch out for in Saturday’s UFC 281 fight card from New York City.
UFC 280: Oliveira vs. Makhachev alternative stats
A detailed breakdown of the position-by-position statistics to watch out for in Saturday’s UFC 280 fight card from Abu Dhabi.
UFC 278: Usman vs. Edwards alternative stats
A detailed breakdown of the position-by-position statistics to watch out for in Saturday’s UFC 278 fight card from Salt Lake City.
UFC 276: Adesanya vs. Cannonier alternative stats
A detailed breakdown of the position-by-position statistics to watch out for in Saturday’s UFC 276 fight card from Las Vegas.
UFC 274: Oliveira vs. Gaethje alternative stats
A detailed breakdown of the position-by-position statistics to watch out for in Saturday’s UFC 274 fight card from Phoenix.
UFC 272 analytics: Covington vs. Masvidal alternative stats
A detailed breakdown of the position-by-position statistics to watch out for in Saturday’s UFC 272 fight card from Las Vegas.
UFC 271 analytics: Adesanya vs. Whittaker alternative stats
A detailed breakdown of the position-by-position statistics to watch out for in Saturday’s UFC 271 fight card from Houston.
UFC 269: Oliveira vs. Poirier alternative stats
A detailed breakdown of the position-by-position statistics to watch out for in Saturday’s UFC 269 fight card from Las Vegas.