Hey Brewer

MMA became a huge sport a few years back when it started to get more PPV buys than both boxing and wrestling. Everyone knows the big names of the UFC, Chuck Liddell, Randy Couture, Rampage Jackson and Tito Ortiz. Spike TV has a popular reality show following up and coming competitors on The Ultimate Fighter. Kimbo Slice, the internet sensation, has brought a whole new group of fans into the MMA world and has enough clout to convince CBS that EliteXC can succeed on network television.

With all of these things taking place it was only a matter of time before “the nerds” started to apply their skills to MMA. I don’t use the word nerds disparagingly, rather I’m referring to people who are looking for new ways to make MMA even more popular and more interesting.

What was Chuck's WHIP in 2007?

Recently I noticed some MMA fantasy leagues popping up and on my last trip to Vegas (for a UFC event) I couldn’t help but notice the amount of money that people were gambling on these fights.

Why do I bring all of this up? Because today I came across this site:

Fight Metric

The guys who run this site have made significant strides in figuring out how to analyze MMA fights. This is extremely difficult because of the differing styles between fighters and the number of different ways in which a fight can be finished.

I’m not sure how long the site has been around, there is obviously still some work to be done but I definitely think it is a great start. Keep an eye on this, pretty soon we’ll know as much about MMA fighters before their fights as we do about pitchers before their big starts.