I really need to get some Evil Pooh T-shirts made up for prizes or something. *shrugs*
For this week I decided to double the tossup. The first one is fairly easy and if you have a pretty good idea who the two people are before even looking, then please wait until this weekend to answer. That will give some other people a chance. 8)
Beginner Mode
Similarities
Fighter A and Fighter B have the *SAME* Number of wins
Fighter A and Fighter B have the *SAME* Number of losses
Fighter A and Fighter B have the *SAME* Number of (T)KOs
Both fighters lost their last fight
Both fighters won their previous two fights before that loss
Both fighters have 3 wins and 3 loses in their last six fights
Other
Fighter A has *ONE* more submission victory than Fighter B
Fighter B holds *TWO* Victories over Fighter A
Fighter B’s Strength of Schedule is slightly higher than Fighter A’s (About 3-4ish percent)
Intermediate Mode
Similarities
Fighter A and Fighter B have the *SAME* Number of KOs
Fighter A and Fighter B have the *SAME* Number of Subs
Fighter A and Fighter B have the *SAME* Number of non-unanimous decisions
Advantage(s) Fighter A
Fighter A has two more wins than Fighter B
Advantage(s) Fighter B
Fighter B has four fewer losses than Fighter A
Fighter B has a slightly higher Strength of Schedule (barely 1%, but noted so people don’t think I ignored/forgot it)
Who ya got?
Remember to ask yourself a few questions while looking objectively at these fighters:
- Who has “achieved” more?
- If I were starting out in MMA (or my son/daughter/whatever) which record/accomplishments would I rather have to show for my(their) career?
- Does either fighter have a significant edge over the other?
Remember that we want to ignore the names and get down to raw accomplishments here. It’s not a perfect science by any means, but quite often I’ve found people are truly shocked by what some fighters have/haven’t actually done. Keep in mind this isn’t about bashing one fighter, but perhaps seeing one fighter get just a touch more respect.
Tags: Tossup
Mmm.. having difficulty with the intermediate one.
I’ve found a few pairings that match the win/loss/close SoS criteria:
Mark Coleman- Patrick Cote
Nick Diaz – Jon Fitch
But none that match the similar criteria.
Interesting pairings. One of those I almost used previously. 8)
A few have e-mailed me about the “beginner” one at this point, so anyone is free to claim it if they want.
Since I’m not going to do a new Toss-up this week I’ll refrain from offering up a hint. I will say both fighters are well known and fairly high ranked. No one too out there this time.
BTW — for some reason my first comment on the beginner mode ranking is in “awaiting moderation”… probably because I linked to the fighter comparison.
Gonzaga and Werdum