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This glossary defines the terms used in KBN rankings and documents, from base points and event multipliers to time value, scopes,...

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

You climb the KBN rankings by adding verified results at higher-level events, staying active so new results replace ageing ones, a...

KBN ranks women in separate tables for every discipline, category and weight class, using exactly the same point formula, evidence...

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...

A KBN continental ranking lists fighters from the same continent in the same division, ordered by the same points as the world tab...

To follow fighters on KBN, create a free fan account, open a fighter's profile and tap Follow; with push notifications on, you are...

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...

Rankings measure current form. Results keep 100 % of their value for a year, 50 % for a second year, then leave the active table.

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

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...

Clean national rankings depend on official result sheets from every event, a single register of events and athletes, consistent na...

Good federation governance separates powers between an elected board and specialist committees, manages conflicts of interest, pub...

Sponsors and partners can support events, athletes and education, and receive visibility in return, but they can never influence r...

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

There is no universal number, but many amateur fighters compete several times a year and many professionals two to four times, dep...

5 questions answered: How often are rankings updated? · What does NEW mean? · Why is a fighter with more wins ranked below one wit...