Action Score
The Action Score measures how exciting a fighter's bouts are. It captures striking volume, knockdowns, submission attempts, pace, and fighting style — while penalizing stalling tactics like lay-and-pray or point fighting.
Scores range from 0 to 100. Higher scores mean the fighter consistently delivers entertaining fights.
Two Levels: Bout Action and Fighter Action
Bout Action Score
Each individual fight receives an action score based on the combined output of both fighters. This is a shared score — both participants receive the same rating for that bout.
Fighter Action Score
A fighter's career action score is the time-decayed average of all their bout action scores, with a bonus for high finish rates.
Bout Action: What Goes Into It
Positive Contributions (up to 100 points)
| Factor | Max Points | How It's Earned |
|---|---|---|
| Strike Volume | 30 | Combined sig strikes from both fighters. 120+ strikes = full points |
| Knockdowns | 20 | Combined knockdowns. Each knockdown = 10 points |
| Submission Attempts | 10 | Combined sub attempts. Each attempt = 5 points |
| Standing Ratio | 15 | Percentage of strikes at distance. 80%+ = full points |
| Head Strikes | 10 | Percentage targeting the head. 60%+ = full points |
| Pace | 15 | Strikes per minute. 15+ strikes/min = full points |
| Finish Bonus | 15/10 | KO/TKO finish = +15, Submission finish = +10 |
| Mutual KDs | 5 | Bonus when both fighters score a knockdown |
Penalties (subtracted from total)
| Penalty | Max Deduction | When It Applies |
|---|---|---|
| Lay & Pray | -15 | 60+ seconds of control time with fewer than 1 ground strike per minute |
| Point Fighting | -10 | More than 50% distance strikes AND fewer than 5 strikes per minute |
Fighter Action: Career Score
A fighter's overall action score combines:
- Time-decayed average of all their bout action scores (recent fights weighted more heavily)
- Sample confidence — pulled toward 50 for fighters with fewer than 5 fights
- Finish rate bonus — up to +10 points for fighters who finish opponents (100% finish rate = +10)
career_action = 50 + (time_decayed_avg - 50) x confidence + finish_bonus
Action Labels
| Score Range | Label |
|---|---|
| 75+ | High Action |
| 55-74 | Action-Packed |
| 40-54 | Moderate |
| 25-39 | Low Action |
| < 25 | Boring |
Example: High Action Bout
Fighter D vs Fighter E — a striking war:
- Combined sig strikes: 190 (30 pts — capped at max)
- Combined knockdowns: 3 (20 pts — capped at max)
- Submission attempts: 0 (0 pts)
- Standing ratio: 85% (15 pts)
- Head strike ratio: 55% (9.2 pts)
- Pace: 12 strikes/min (12 pts)
- KO finish: (+15 pts)
- No lay-and-pray or point fighting
Bout action = 30 + 20 + 0 + 15 + 9.2 + 12 + 15 = 101.2 -> capped at 100
Bout Action Score: 100 — a fan-favorite fight.
Example: Low Action Bout
Fighter F vs Fighter G — a grinding wrestle-fest:
- Combined sig strikes: 45 (11.25 pts)
- Combined knockdowns: 0 (0 pts)
- Submission attempts: 1 (5 pts)
- Standing ratio: 30% (5.6 pts)
- Head strike ratio: 40% (6.7 pts)
- Pace: 4 strikes/min (4 pts)
- Decision: (0 pts finish bonus)
- Lay-and-pray penalty: 180s control, 0 ground strikes (-15 pts)
Bout action = 11.25 + 0 + 5 + 5.6 + 6.7 + 4 + 0 - 15 = 17.55
Bout Action Score: ~18 — a forgettable fight.