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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.
Rules & points
How the KBN point framework works, rule by rule.
Point framework
Every KBN ranking point comes from one formula: base points × event multiplier × time value, applied to each verified bout. Here i...
A successful KBN title defence earns +75 base points on top of the participation, win and finishing points for that bout. An admin...
Discipline comparisons
The biggest difference between kickboxing and Muay Thai is what you can strike with and how long you can clinch: Muay Thai allows...
MMA allows striking and grappling, including takedowns, ground strikes and submissions, while kickboxing is a stand-up striking sp...
Time value
KBN ranking points expire in two steps: a result keeps 100% of its value for 12 months, drops to 50% after 12 months and to 0% aft...
Rankings measure current form. Results keep 100 % of their value for a year, 50 % for a second year, then leave the active table.
Event levels
Results & methods
A KO (knockout) happens when a fighter cannot continue after a legal strike, usually failing to beat the count; a TKO (technical k...
A no contest (NC) is a bout officially ruled to have no winner or loser, typically after an accidental foul early in the fight or...
Integrity
Tables
Guides & how-to
Step-by-step help for applicants, admins and fans.
Applicants
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,...
Getting ranked
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...
Muay Thai fighters are ranked by KBN in their own tables, separate from kickboxing, using points from verified official bouts only...
Boxers get a KBN ranking by submitting verified official bouts; amateur and professional boxing are ranked in separate tables by g...
Athletes
Parents
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Glossary & explainers
Plain-English definitions of ranking, rules and document terms.
Rankings explained
Reading the tables, movement, scopes and divisions.
Tables
Explainers
Strategy
Divisions
KBN ranks women in separate tables for every discipline, category and weight class, using exactly the same point formula, evidence...
A KBN division is one combination of discipline, category, gender and weight class, and each division has its own ranking. Points...
Movement
Movement arrows are not only about new results. Expiring results, verified appeals and multiplier changes all move the table.
Movement arrows in KBN tables compare each fighter's current position with their position in the table calculated as of 30 days ea...
Scopes
Eligibility
For fans
Following fighters, reading fight cards and understanding decisions.
Getting started
Community
Watching
Branches & federation
How national branches work with KBN World.
Europe
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...
Asia
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,...
Africa
South America
Governance
For federations & organisers
Starting a federation, joining KBN, sanctioning and running events.
Joining KBN
Running a branch
A KBN branch administrator manages their country's branch page and events, and reviews their country's applications through the fi...
Clean national rankings depend on official result sheets from every event, a single register of events and athletes, consistent na...
Building a federation
Partnerships
Fighter stories
Profiles, records and what the numbers say.
There is no universal number, but many amateur fighters compete several times a year and many professionals two to four times, dep...
Change weight class when your natural weight, health or performance says you should, and decide it with your coach and doctor. In...
Most amateur fighters find bouts through their club, their national federation's championships and open tournaments, and through m...
Health & safety
Medical clearance, weigh-ins, minors and welfare.
Questions & answers
Short answers to the questions we get most.
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Q&AShort answers on points, applying, documents, rankings, officials, branches and privacy.
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