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How the ranking works, who is rising, what every event is worth, and answers to the questions we get most. Every number in these pages comes from the same engine that builds the tables.

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Guides & how-to

Step-by-step help for applicants, admins and fans.

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Getting ranked

Guides & how-toGetting ranked
How to get a kickboxing world ranking: a step-by-step guide

To get a KBN kickboxing world ranking you apply online with proof of identity and evidence for each official bout; KBN verifies ev...

26 Sept 2026 · 7 min👁15.5k ♥1.5k ↗306
Guides & how-toGetting ranked
How to get an MMA world ranking with verified results

An MMA fighter gets a KBN world ranking by submitting official, verifiable bout results; every approved bout earns base points (wi...

22 Sept 2026 · 6 min👁13.4k ♥1.1k ↗184
Guides & how-toGetting ranked
Muay Thai world ranking: how verified bouts turn into points

Muay Thai fighters are ranked by KBN in their own tables, separate from kickboxing, using points from verified official bouts only...

17 Sept 2026 · 5 min👁1.2k ♥46 ↗19
Guides & how-toGetting ranked
Boxing rankings: how amateur and professional boxers get ranked at KBN

Boxers get a KBN ranking by submitting verified official bouts; amateur and professional boxing are ranked in separate tables by g...

11 Sept 2026 · 5 min👁29.2k ♥1.5k ↗774

Getting started

Guides & how-toGetting started
Amateur vs professional: which category should you compete in?

Amateur competition focuses on development and safety, with more protective rules and tournament formats, while professional bouts...

13 Sept 2026 · 5 min👁13.7k ♥614 ↗184

Licences

Guides & how-toLicences
How to renew a KBN fighter licence (and what happens if it expires)

A KBN fighter licence is valid for one year from its issue date minus one day, and renewal can start in the fighter portal before...

1 Sept 2026 · 5 min👁18.6k ♥835 ↗443

Applicants

Guides & how-toApplicants
How to appeal a rejected result or ranking decision

If KBN rejects a bout or makes a ranking decision you disagree with, you can ask your national branch to review it within 14 days,...

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Muay Thai world ranking: how verified bouts turn into points
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Amateur vs professional: which category should you compete in?
13 Sept 2026 · Guides & how-to
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Questions & answers

Q&A

Short answers on points, applying, documents, rankings, officials, branches and privacy.

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