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Rank, movement arrow, verified record, points. What each column means and why the order is what it is.

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 arrows in KBN tables compare each fighter's current position with their position in the table calculated as of 30 days ea...

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

The biggest difference between kickboxing and Muay Thai is what you can strike with and how long you can clinch: Muay Thai allows...

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 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...

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...

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

At a KBN event, the officials' final result creates pending bouts for both fighters; they count in the ranking only after an admin...

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...