Rankings & points
Precise answers about the KBN point framework: base points, event multipliers, the 12- and 24-month time value, divisions, scopes, movement arrows and tie-breaks.
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QHow are KBN ranking points calculated?
Each verified bout scores base points × event multiplier × time value, rounded to one decimal, and a fighter's total is the sum. Base points: 5 for participation, +20 for a win, +5 for a KO or TKO win, +5 for a submission win in MMA only, +25/+50/+100 for tournament third/runner-up/champion and +75 for a successful KBN title defence. The complete framework.
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QWhat are the event multipliers?
National ×1.0, International Open ×1.5, Continental Championship ×2.0, KBN World Cup ×2.5 and World Championship ×3.0. KBN World HQ sets the level and may set a lower override for a specific event, or reject it (×0). Event multipliers explained.
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QHow do ranking points expire?
A result keeps 100 percent of its value for 12 months, 50 percent from 12 to 24 months and 0 after 24 months. Age is measured as days between the event and today divided by 30.4375, so full value lasts 365 days. How points expire.
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QHow many points is a knockout worth?
A KO or TKO win is 30 base points (5 + 20 + 5). At full time value that is 30 at a national event, 45 at an International Open, 60 at a Continental Championship, 75 at a KBN World Cup and 90 at a World Championship.
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QDoes a submission win earn a bonus?
In MMA only: a submission win earns the same +5 finishing bonus as a KO or TKO. In other disciplines a submission is not a legal finish. MMA vs kickboxing.
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QWhat does a no contest score?
0 points by default. The no-contest value is a configurable rule that the Ranking Committee can confirm or change, and no contests are recorded separately from wins, losses and draws. What is a no contest?
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QHow are tournament placements scored?
Third place adds +25, runner-up +50 and champion +100, added once on the bout that decided the placement. A champion who wins the final by KO earns 130 base points on that bout. Tournament brackets explained.
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QWhat is a KBN title defence worth?
A successful KBN title defence adds +75 base points to that bout. An administrator sets the flag; the exact definition of a KBN title defence is one of the open decisions the Ranking Committee is confirming. Title defences explained.
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QHow are ties broken?
Points first, then verified wins, then last name alphabetically. The order is a configurable rule applied equally to every table. Tie-breaks explained.
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QWhat is a division?
One combination of discipline (MMA, Kickboxing, Boxing, Muay Thai), category (Professional or Amateur), gender and weight class. Each division has its own world, continental and national tables, and points never transfer between divisions.
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QHow is my continent decided?
By the country on your KBN profile, not where you live or fight. Turkey defaults to Europe, a setting KBN can confirm or change. Continental rankings explained.
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QWho appears in the ranking tables?
Fighters who are licensed, whose ranking has been published by KBN World HQ, who are not suspended and who have more than zero points. Applicants in review do not appear. What "ranking published" means.
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QIs there a minimum number of bouts to be ranked?
No. One verified result with more than zero points is enough, once you are licensed and your ranking is published.
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QHow often are rankings updated?
Continuously. Every verified result, multiplier change, licence status change or publication recalculates the affected tables at once, and a nightly snapshot records the history used for movement and the 12-month chart.
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QAre the weight classes official?
The current tables are samples until KBN publishes Annex A, and the rankings page marks them "Sample". Super administrators update them when Annex A is published. Weight classes explained.
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QWhy is a fighter with fewer wins ranked higher?
Points, not wins, order the table. Wins at high-multiplier events, tournament placements and recent results outweigh a larger number of older or national-level wins.
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QCan points ever be bought?
Never. Ranking points are earned only through verified sporting performance. No code path creates or edits points except the ranking engine reading verified bouts, and every decision that affects them is audited. Why points cannot be bought.
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QWhat does "as of" mean on the rankings page?
It is the date used for every calculation, including time value and movement. On the demo site the date is fixed at 28 September 2026 so the numbers stay stable; otherwise it is today's date.
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QCan a multiplier be raised after an event?
No. HQ sets the level at sanctioning; afterwards it can only reduce a multiplier or reject the event (×0). Every change is audited and the rankings recalculate.
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QWhere can I see how a fighter's points were calculated?
Every fighter profile has a points breakdown listing each verified bout with event, level, result, base points, multiplier, time value and points. A 12-month points chart shows how the total has moved as results were added and aged.
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