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Every KBN ranking point comes from one formula: base points × event multiplier × time value, applied to each verified bout. Here i...

Five participation points for every approved bout reward athletes who actually compete. Here is the reasoning, and the limits that...

A finish is worth five more base points than a decision, and the submission bonus applies in MMA only. The reasoning behind both r...

MMA allows striking and grappling, including takedowns, ground strikes and submissions, while kickboxing is a stand-up striking sp...

The Ranking Committee can lower an event's multiplier or set it to zero. What triggers it, how it is logged, and what happens to p...

A KO (knockout) happens when a fighter cannot continue after a legal strike, usually failing to beat the count; a TKO (technical k...

When two KBN fighters have exactly the same points, the one with more verified wins ranks higher; if wins are also equal, they are...

Four steps, six documents, one declaration. What to prepare before you start and how long each stage takes.

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,...

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

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

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

The KBN fighter portal is where athletes track their application through the six stages, submit new bout records with evidence, do...

An athlete under 18 can apply for a KBN ranking only with the written consent of a parent or legal guardian uploaded with the appl...

A fight record is written wins-losses-draws, so 12-3-1 means twelve wins, three losses and one draw; no contests are counted separ...

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...

One installable web app, four roles. iOS and Android instructions and what works offline.

The pipeline board, the stage-1 checklist, the AI pre-check, and the approve/reject decision for each result.

Rapid weight cutting, especially by dehydration, carries real risks, including impaired performance, kidney strain, heat illness a...

A licence is only usable with a valid medical clearance. How the date is recorded, who can update it and what happens at check-in...

Combat sports rankings are built in three main ways: panels of experts who vote, sanctioning bodies that publish their own lists,...

Movement arrows are not only about new results. Expiring results, verified appeals and multiplier changes all move the table.

A fighter appears in KBN ranking tables only when four conditions are met: licensed status, ranking published by KBN World HQ, not...

10–9, 10–8, 10–7 and the rare 10–10. What each score means, how knockdowns and fouls are recorded, and how the app sends it to the...

The KBN referee app shows an official's assigned bouts, checks fighters in by scanning their licence QR, records weigh-ins, scores...

Every licence carries a QR code that resolves to the verify page. At the venue, the referee app turns that scan into a four-point...

Athletes from the United Kingdom apply for the KBN World Ranking online; KBN United Kingdom, based in London, checks their documen...

Turkish athletes apply for the KBN World Ranking online, and KBN Turkey in Istanbul verifies their documents and results before KB...

Athletes from Russia apply online for the KBN World Ranking; KBN Russia in Moscow verifies identity and results, and KBN World HQ...

Iranian athletes apply online for the KBN World Ranking; KBN Iran in Tehran verifies documents and results, and KBN World HQ issue...

Athletes whose KBN country is the United Arab Emirates apply online and are verified by KBN UAE in Dubai before KBN World HQ issue...

Athletes from Uzbekistan apply online for the KBN World Ranking; KBN Uzbekistan in Tashkent verifies their documents and results,...

Nigerian athletes apply online for the KBN World Ranking; KBN Nigeria in Lagos verifies documents and results, and KBN World HQ is...

Brazilian athletes apply online for the KBN World Ranking; KBN Brazil in São Paulo verifies their documents and results, and KBN W...

A national federation joins KBN by applying with its legal credentials, accepting the KBN Executive Statute and paying annual memb...

A KBN branch administrator manages their country's branch page and events, and reviews their country's applications through the fi...

Every combat sports club and federation needs a written safeguarding policy, a named welfare officer, appropriate background check...

The KBN live centre shows the current bout, round, judges' running totals and per-round scores, plus tonight's card with statuses,...

An MMA glossary covering takedowns, positions (guard, half guard, side control, mount, back control), submissions (chokes and join...

A good weigh-in uses calibrated scales, a published time and tolerance, identity and licence checks, and a clear record of each we...

Branches create events as drafts. HQ sanctions them and sets the level. Applicant-submitted events have no level until HQ decides.

A UK kickboxer with six claimed bouts is at stage 2. What his file looks like, what the branch checks and when he will appear in t...

A bout agreement sets out who you fight, when, at what weight and under which rules, and what you are paid and what happens if the...

7 questions answered: Who can apply? · What must I upload? · My fight was 20 months ago. Will it count?