About FightPicks
FightPicks is a fantasy MMA mobile app built for fight fans.
Thousands of fans trust FightPicks for submitting their predictions, tracking their picks, discussing recent MMA news, and improving their fight fan experience. FightPicks has logged more than 400,000 fight picks, allowing users to see what other fight fans are thinking.
Scoring System
Winner of Fight: 5pts
Method of Victory: 2pts
Round of Victory: 3pts
If you correctly pick the winner, method, and round for a given fight, you receive a 5pt bonus.
If a fight ends in a draw or no contest that fight will be scored as 0pts for all users.
In the instance of a DQ victory, the winner is worth 5pts and the round is 3pts. 5pt bonuses are not given for DQ victories.
So why is round worth more than method?
The way we see it, method can be "easy" to pick for some fighters. Derrick Lewis is looking to land bombs. Alexey Oleynik wants another Ezekiel choke. Round is less obvious, so we gave a bump in points to it.
Don't agree? Tell us below!
Scoring system philosophy
Our goal is to create a scoring system that encourages users to predict the result they think will happen. With that in mind, we kept the point values for decision, KO/TKO, and submission the same to avoid favoring one outcome over the other. If you think the outcome will be decision, we want you to pick that. We don't want you to feel forced to pick 3rd Round submission just because it's worth X more points.
FAQ
1. How are fights scored?
If you correctly pick the winner, method, and round for a given fight, you receive a 5pt bonus. If a fight ends in a draw or no contest that fight will be scored as 0pts for all users. In the instance of a DQ victory, the winner is worth 5pts and the round is 3pts. 5pt bonuses are not given for DQ victories.
2. What happens with draws, no contests, and DQs?
If a fight ends in a draw or no contest that fight will be scored as 0pts for all users. In the instance of a DQ victory, the winner is worth 5pts and the round is 3pts. 5pt bonuses are not given for DQ victories. DQs without winners are scored as 0pts. Overturned outcomes are scored as their original outcomes.
3. I won a contest before Season mode was a thing. What happens to my first place finish belts?
You've been stripped. All first place belts under the previous system become first place trophies to keep in-line with the new format.
4. What is a Season?
A season is a 12-week long tournament to see who the best MMA predictor is.
5. How long does it last?
12 weeks.
6. Who can join?
Anyone. And it's free.
7. Can I join an ongoing season?
Yep.
8. How do you decide the winner of a season?
Whoever has the most total points across all contests during that season. Tiebreaker will go down to who has the most total correct picks. If that's still a tie, we go down to most first place finishes. From there, Top 10 Finishes. If there still isn't a clear champion, I'm deleting FightPicks from the internet.
9. What happens if I win an individual contest event?
For Season Mode, winning a contest nets you a first place trophy.
10. What is a League?
You and any number of your friends play agaisnt each other to see who predicts the most fights correct.
11. When does it end?
You get to choose.
12. How is a winner decided?
Right now, the winner is decided by who has the most points by the end date. In the near future, we will be adding other forms of ranking.
13. Can I make more than 1 league?
Yep.
14. Can I join more than 1 league?
Yep.
15. How do I upload a custom belt?
You need to be a premium member and a league admin. If you're both of those, clicks the settings gear in the top right of the League's home page. The upload box should be at the bottom.
Contact
We're fans just like you so don't hesitate to shoot us a message with your ideas, feedback, comments, or whatever else you'd like to say.
