Predicting UFC fights by facial analysis

[Mouthbreath]

Is it possible?

There is a rough correlation between FWHR and fighting success:

(PDF) Higher facial width to height ratio predicts fighting performance and perceived aggressiveness in MMA fighters

PDF | Previous studies showed that facial width-to-height ratio (fWHR), which is considered as cue to testosterone levels, is associated with sport... | Find, read and cite all the research you need on ResearchGate

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[klip11]

Is it possible?

There is a rough correlation between FWHR and fighting success:

(PDF) Higher facial width to height ratio predicts fighting performance and perceived aggressiveness in MMA fighters

PDF | Previous studies showed that facial width-to-height ratio (fWHR), which is considered as cue to testosterone levels, is associated with sport... | Find, read and cite all the research you need on ResearchGate

www.researchgate.net

I discovered this back in 2017

 

[Mouthbreath]

I discovered this back in 2017

We all knew that. The question is can you make money by betting on the right person if you compare their facial features?

 

[klip11]

We all knew that. The question is can you make money by betting on the right person if you compare their facial features?

What if they both have high T faces?

 

[swaggyp1]

by that logic, quentin rampage jackson shouldve beat jon jones

and someone like conor shouldve been losing every fight

 

[Mouthbreath]

What if they both have high T faces?

They always do. We need AI to pickt he winner.

by that logic, quentin rampage jackson shouldve beat jon jones

and someone like conor shouldve been losing every fight

It's a probabilistic process and the AI needs to beat the odds at common betting sites. It doesn't need to be correct 100% of the time. But it might even pick out features in connor mcgregor that we haven't thought about and still rank him high. Other things to compare are reach, height, stamina, all those things.

 

[ropemax]

it's called physiognomy