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You can check out our press release for the full details, but the quick version of it is this: FightMetric is looking to train and hire paid timekeepers to collect the data for our new Time in Position Project. We're looking for hardcore MMA fans with a keen eye and attention to detail to get paid to do what they love. Applications for the first cohort of timekeepers are due by January 29th, so act soon. Full application details can be found on this page.
FightMetric Fellowship Sighting
Congrats to FightMetric Fellow Leland Roling on publishing his first article using the FightMetric database. Leland does an evaluation of the baseball ISO (Isolated Power) statistic and it's potential application in MMA. Check out the article and the comments at Bloody Elbow.
Takedowns - Ground Strikes = ?
We've now posted the stats for the fight between Rashad Evans and Thiago Silva and there's something peculiar about the numbers. Despite landing eight takedowns throughout the match, Evans managed to land only three strikes on the ground. It is exceedingly rare to see an instance where a fighter lands more takedowns than ground strikes. In fact, Evans now holds the record for least strikes landed by a fighter with five or more takedowns landed. Previously, there had been only one such instance in modern UFC history -- Fabricio Camoes did it at UFC 106, landing five takedowns but only four strikes. We've now seen twice in two months something that had never happened before in the preceding nine years. What an age we live in!This, of course, begs the question represented by the equation in the title: In the absence of any striking (or submission attempts, for that matter) once on the ground, are takedowns really an effective offensive technique?
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